Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: NGUYEN, HIEN NGOC

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3737 3768 3777 3793 3797 3798

This examiner grants 52% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

52.5%
Allow Rate
-17.5% vs TC avg
829
Total Applications
+39.8%
Interview Lift
1540
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 767 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.5%
§101 Eligibility
10.8%
§102 Novelty
49.9%
§103 Obviousness
24.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
16971497 Detector Arrangement Suited for Optical Sensors Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18886807 SIMULATION SOFTWARE AND TOOLS FOR EVALUATING HISTOTRIPSY THERAPY FOR A GIVEN POSE AND POSITION OF A THERAPY ARRAY Non-Final OA HistoSonics, Inc.
18694076 QUANTITATIVE MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING AND TUMOR FORECASTING Final Rejection BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
18890482 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING NEURONAL DAMAGE IN STROKE AND HEART ATTACKS WITH TFUS Non-Final OA Sanmai Technologies, PBC
19114057 FLUID RESPONSIVENESS USING ULTRASOUND DATA Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18931498 PERSONAL USE EXTRACORPOREAL LOW INTENSITY SHOCK WAVE DEVICE ENHANCED USER FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS Non-Final OA MOON POOL LLC
17987698 Temperature Monitoring for Vessel Detection Non-Final OA Bard Access Systems, Inc.
18800816 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, TREATMENT SYSTEM, LEARNING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection Olympus Corporation
18310465 SCREENING, MONITORING, AND TREATMENT FRAMEWORK FOR FOCUSED ULTRASOUND Non-Final OA West Virginia University Board of Governors on behalf of West Virginia University
18590670 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMBINED COSMETIC TREATMENT OF CELLULITE WITH ULTRASOUND Non-Final OA Ulthera, Inc.
17557701 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COSMETIC ULTRASOUND TREATMENT OF SKIN Non-Final OA Ulthera, Inc.
18862300 SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF PLANNING AND REAL-TIME NAVIGATION FOR TRANSCRANIAL FOCUSED ULTRASOUND STIMULATION Final Rejection The General Hospital Corporation
19026643 BONE STRENGTH SIMULATION CALCULATION METHOD AND DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA THE FIRST MEDICAL CENTER OF PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL
18287191 OPERATION METHOD, DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND MOBILE DEVICE FOR MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
18670828 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CAVITATION MAPPING WITH SPATIAL-TEMPORAL PARALLEL PROCESSING Final Rejection THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
18625639 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXTRACELLULAR VESICLE RELEASE Final Rejection THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
18857162 ULTRASOUND-FOCUSING TRANSDUCER USED IN HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND DEVICE FOR MULTIFOCAL TREATMENT, AND DEVICE COMPRISING SAME Final Rejection ECO DM LAB CO., LTD.
18403831 SONOTRODE Final Rejection Alma Lasers Ltd.
18735345 OPTICAL SENSOR DEVICE Final Rejection Taiwan-Asia Semiconductor Corporation
18713327 CONTACTLESS ELECTROCARDIOGRAM MONITORING METHOD BASED ON MILLIMETER-WAVE RADAR Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA
18656122 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF NON-INVASIVE SONODYNAMIC THERAPY Non-Final OA Alpheus Medical, Inc.
18215515 ULTRASOUND ARRAYS FOR ENHANCED SONODYNAMIC THERAPY FOR TREATING CANCER Non-Final OA Alpheus Medical, Inc.
18040610 ULTRASOUND ARRAYS FOR ENHANCED SONODYNAMIC THERAPY FOR TREATING CANCER Final Rejection Alpheus Medical, Inc.
18692056 DEEP LEARNING-BASED ATRIAL FIBRILLATION DETERMINATION SYSTEM USING PPG SIGNAL DETECTION RING Non-Final OA SKY LABS INC.
18417996 WEARABLE AND AUTOMATED ULTRASOUND THERAPY DEVICES AND METHODS Final Rejection Cortery AB
18392050 STIMULATION TO GUIDE PHYSICAL THERAPY Final Rejection Highland Instruments, Inc.
18525485 MRI-DERIVED STRAIN-BASED MEASUREMENTS AND RELATED IMAGE DATA ACQUISITIONS, IMAGE DATA PROCESSING, PATIENT EVALUATIONS AND MONITORING METHODS AND SYSTEMS Final Rejection Myocardial Solutions, Inc.
18525050 Sensor Carrier Non-Final OA Intersect ENT International GmbH
18510984 Systems and Methods For Delivering Exosomes Through the Blood-Brain Barrier Non-Final OA Synaptec Network, Inc.
16770851 ULTRASOUND DEVICE Final Rejection THERACLION SA

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