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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Patricia Joo Young Park, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as PARK, PATRICIA JOO YOUNG

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3737 3777 3781 3792 3793 3798

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Analysis

This record includes 454 resolved cases in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3737. The allowance rate is 57.9%, and the median time to allowance is 1480 days. Interview lift is 14.7%, indicating a positive but limited association between interviews and allowance outcomes.

The listed companies are Koninklijke Philips N.V., Siemens Healthineers AG, and Stryker Corporation. The listed firms are ALG Intellectual Property, ISRG, Bayramoglu Law Offices LLC, and Gowling WLG, Canada, LLP. The allowance result and extended median pendency support early claim refinement and active control of prosecution milestones.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

57.9%
Allow Rate
-12.1% vs TC avg
498
Total Applications
+14.7%
Interview Lift
1480
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 454 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.7%
§101 Eligibility
8.2%
§102 Novelty
60.2%
§103 Obviousness
20.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19035754 PUNCTURE SUPPORT APPARATUS, OPERATION METHOD THEREOF, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18872550 PREDICTION OF BONE BASED ON POINT CLOUD Final Rejection Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
18466677 INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND CO-REGISTRATION WITH ANGIOGRAPHIC IMAGES Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed Inc.
19255709 SYSTEMS AND A METHOD FOR DIRECTING AN IMAGING DEVICE TO DETECT FLOURESCENCE AND FOR DETERMINING A LIFETIME OF THE FLOURESCENCE Non-Final OA Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
18795287 INTERVENTIONAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18266622 DIGITIZING ASIC FOR AN ULTRASOUND SCANNING UNIT Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
17796817 AUTOMATIC INTRALUMINAL IMAGING-BASED TARGET AND REFERENCE IMAGE FRAME DETECTION AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18959152 ULTRASONIC BEAM PATH DETERMINATION AND TARGETING Non-Final OA GE Precision Healthcare LLC
19094363 METHOD FOR ACQUIRING A MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGE DATASET OF A BODY PART OF A SUBJECT Final Rejection Siemens Healthineers AG
19032888 CAMERA-BASED GUIDANCE FOR NEEDLE INTERVENTION Non-Final OA Siemens Healthineers AG

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Patricia Joo Young Park's allowance rate?

57.9% of resolved applications examined by Patricia Joo Young Park were allowed (454 resolved cases), compared with 0.0% across Art Unit 3737 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Patricia Joo Young Park?

This examiner's interview lift is +14.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Patricia Joo Young Park take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Patricia Joo Young Park took 1,480 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Patricia Joo Young Park work in?

Patricia Joo Young Park examines applications in Art Unit 3737 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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