Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: PARK, PATRICIA JOO YOUNG

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

This examiner grants 57% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

56.9%
Allow Rate
-13.1% vs TC avg
474
Total Applications
+15.5%
Interview Lift
1499
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 441 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
2.7%
§102 Novelty
92.7%
§103 Obviousness
3.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18881392 DETERMINING A TRIGGER SIGNAL FOR IMAGING Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
19237660 Length-Adjustable Surgical Pointer Non-Final OA Stryker European Operations Limited
18604009 Tactile Blood Pressure Imager Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18959152 ULTRASONIC BEAM PATH DETERMINATION AND TARGETING Non-Final OA GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18430192 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACTIVE TRACKING OF ELECTROMAGNETIC NAVIGATION BRONCHOSCOPY TOOLS WITH SINGLE GUIDE SHEATHS Final Rejection Covidien LP
19080377 DYNAMIC ANALYSIS APPARATUS, DYNAMIC ANALYSIS METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Konica Minolta, Inc.
18611485 DEFLECTABLE SENSING INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
18266433 VIDEO-GUIDED PLACEMENT OF SURGICAL INSTRUMENTATION Final Rejection The Johns Hopkins University
19040580 EXTERNAL THERMAL GRILL PELTIER DEVICE AND METHOD TO STIMULATE NERVES AND MUSCLES Non-Final OA The Alfred E. Mann Foundation for Scientific Research
19094363 METHOD FOR ACQUIRING A MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGE DATASET OF A BODY PART OF A SUBJECT Non-Final OA Siemens Healthineers AG
19032888 CAMERA-BASED GUIDANCE FOR NEEDLE INTERVENTION Non-Final OA Siemens Healthineers AG
18466677 INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND CO-REGISTRATION WITH ANGIOGRAPHIC IMAGES Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed Inc.
18872550 PREDICTION OF BONE BASED ON POINT CLOUD Non-Final OA Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
19100691 MINITURE ULTRASOUND DETECTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA TECHNION RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION LIMITED
18865760 DETERMINING ELECTRODE ORIENTATION USING OPTIMIZED IMAGING PARAMETERS Final Rejection Brainlab AG
18749886 DYNAMIC DEVICE MANIPULATION Non-Final OA Corindus, Inc.
18236582 CELLULITE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHODS Non-Final OA REVELLE AESTHETICS, INC.

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