Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: PATEL, RISHI R

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2858 2866 2896

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Analysis

Rishi R. Patel works within Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2858. He has managed 625 resolved cases, which results in an allowance rate of 82.6%. This rate indicates that most applications processed by this examiner eventually reach a grant. The median days to allowance for these successful cases is 1122, providing a timeline for applicants to expect during prosecution.

The interview lift for Patel is 2.3%, suggesting a slight increase in the likelihood of allowance when an interview is conducted. While this lift is positive, it is relatively small, meaning that the impact of an interview may be less pronounced than with other examiners. Practitioners should weigh the 1122 days to allowance against the 82.6% allowance rate when planning their strategy. The 625 resolved cases provide a stable data set for understanding his examination patterns. Overall, the prosecution environment in Art Unit 2858 under this examiner appears to be generally favorable for patent grants.

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

Performance Statistics

82.6%
Allow Rate
+14.6% vs TC avg
661
Total Applications
+2.3%
Interview Lift
1122
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 625 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.7%
§101 Eligibility
21.5%
§102 Novelty
41.2%
§103 Obviousness
25.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19063643 MOTION HYPERPARAMETER CORRELATION AND SELECTION FOR NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE (NMR) MOTION CORRECTION IN WELL SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18644331 MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING METHOD Non-Final OA Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
18423393 MRI APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR MRI APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM OF MRI APPARATUS Non-Final OA Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
18309210 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PATIENT-SPECIFIC B1 FIELD SHIMMING IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
19087512 SEPARABLE SPINE COIL Non-Final OA Siemens Healthineers AG
19079625 Computer-Implemented Method for Operating a Magnetic Resonance Device for Acquiring Magnetic Resonance Data, Magnetic Resonance Device, Computer Program and Electronically Readable Storage Medium Non-Final OA Siemens Healthineers AG
19051530 Magnetic Resonance System Comprising a Magnetic Resonance Apparatus and an Elastography Apparatus Non-Final OA Siemens Healthineers AG
18907814 Stimulation-Optimized Gradient Coil Non-Final OA Siemens Healthineers AG
18800061 MAGNETIC RESONANCE APPARATUS WITH SWITCHING UNIT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH AN APPARATUS Non-Final OA Siemens Healthineers AG
18522591 METHOD FOR DETERMINING A PARAMETER SETTING FOR A GRADIENT POWER OF A MAGNETIC RESONANCE SYSTEM, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM AND ELECTRONIC COMPUTING DEVICE Final Rejection Siemens Healthcare GmbH
18520362 Magnetic Resonance Scanning Non-Final OA Siemens Healthcare GmbH
18096558 METHOD FOR PERFORMING A MAGNETIC RESONANCE MEASUREMENT, A MAGNETIC RESONANCE APPARATUS, AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT Non-Final OA Siemens Healthcare GmbH
18958808 MAGNETIC RESONANCE SYSTEM AND SCANNING METHOD BASED ON MAGNETIC RESONANCE SYSTEM Non-Final OA GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18643885 RADIO-FREQUENCY POWER AMPLIFICATION MODULE FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SYSTEM AND IMAGING METHOD Final Rejection GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18625436 FLEXIBLE NO PHASE WRAP USING OUTER VOLUME SUPPRESSION FOR TWO-DIMENSIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING Non-Final OA GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18597760 MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNING AND IMAGING METHOD AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SYSTEM Final Rejection GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18484860 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PATIENT SPECIFIC MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING PROTOCOL ADJUSTMENTS TO OBTAIN EXPECTED MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGE QUALITY Non-Final OA GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18696252 PARALLEL TRANSMIT RADIO FREQUENCY PULSE DESIGN WITH DEEP LEARNING Non-Final OA Regents of the University of Minnesota
18681031 MINIATURIZED MAGNETIC FIELD SENSOR Non-Final OA THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION
17907343 MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING METHOD AND DEVICE Non-Final OA IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE

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