Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: PARK, PATRICIA JOO YOUNG

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

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner PARK, PATRICIA JOO YOUNG is assigned to Art Unit 3737 within Tech Center 3700. The data shows that the examiner has 453 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 57.8 percent. This 57.8 percent allowance rate serves as a baseline for applicants during the examination process. The 453 resolved cases provide a record of the examiner's work in Art Unit 3737. These figures establish the prosecution environment for this unit.

The median days to allowance for successful applications is 1482. An interview lift of 14.7 percent is recorded, which indicates the change in the probability of allowance following an interview. Practitioners can use this 14.7 percent lift to evaluate the impact of communication. The 1482 median days to allowance helps in planning the prosecution timeline. The metrics are derived from the examiner's professional history in Tech Center 3700.

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

Performance Statistics

57.8%
Allow Rate
-12.2% vs TC avg
490
Total Applications
+14.7%
Interview Lift
1482
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 453 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.7%
§101 Eligibility
8.0%
§102 Novelty
60.9%
§103 Obviousness
19.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18466677 INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND CO-REGISTRATION WITH ANGIOGRAPHIC IMAGES Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed Inc.
19035754 PUNCTURE SUPPORT APPARATUS, OPERATION METHOD THEREOF, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
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.
18872550 PREDICTION OF BONE BASED ON POINT CLOUD Final Rejection Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
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.
19080377 DYNAMIC ANALYSIS APPARATUS, DYNAMIC ANALYSIS METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Konica Minolta, Inc.
19032888 CAMERA-BASED GUIDANCE FOR NEEDLE INTERVENTION Non-Final OA Siemens Healthineers AG
19231846 SOFT TISSUE CUTTING INSTRUMENT AND METHOD OF USE Non-Final OA MAKO Surgical Corp.
18604009 Tactile Blood Pressure Imager Final Rejection Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18959152 ULTRASONIC BEAM PATH DETERMINATION AND TARGETING Non-Final OA GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18863218 SENSOR, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NON-CONTACT SENSING OF A PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETER OF A BODY Non-Final OA National University of Singapore
19040580 EXTERNAL THERMAL GRILL PELTIER DEVICE AND METHOD TO STIMULATE NERVES AND MUSCLES Final Rejection The Alfred E. Mann Foundation for Scientific Research
18561080 BURN INJURY MANAGEMENT USING A CALCULATION OF TOTAL BODY SURFACE AREA BURNED Final Rejection CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

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