Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3737 3783 3793 3799
This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases
Carolyn A. Pehlke serves in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3737. She has overseen 498 resolved cases, maintaining an allowance rate of 62.2%. This rate suggests that a majority of the applications she handles result in a patent grant. The median days to allowance for these successful applications is 1250. A significant feature of her prosecution profile is the interview lift of 27.9%.
This figure indicates that interviews are associated with a higher chance of securing an allowance. Practitioners should view an interview as a useful tool for advancing prosecution in Art Unit 3737. The 498 resolved cases offer a robust data set for strategic decision-making. The combination of a 62.2% allowance rate and a 27.9% interview lift points to a prosecution environment where active dialogue with the examiner is beneficial. Applicants can expect a median timeline of 1250 days for their applications to reach a final grant. Overall, the data suggests that direct engagement can help navigate the examination process.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18195721 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF | Non-Final OA | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. |
| 18454046 | ENDOSCOPE OPERATION PART AND ENDOSCOPE | Non-Final OA | FUJIFILM Corporation |
| 19064448 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NAVIGATING HIDDEN ANATOMIC PASSAGEWAYS | Final Rejection | INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC. |
| 18838646 | A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TISSUE ANALYSIS USING REMOTE PPG | Final Rejection | KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. |
| 18762092 | MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM, IMAGING CONTROL APPARATUS, MEDICAL IMAGING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | Non-Final OA | Konica Minolta, Inc. |
| 19403289 | INTERVENTIONAL ULTRASOUND IMAGING DEVICE | Non-Final OA | WUHAN UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD. |
| 19090955 | TECHNIQUE FOR DETERMINING PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNALS USING MRI SCANS | Non-Final OA | Siemens Healthineers AG |
| 18499071 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOTION GUIDED RETROSPECTIVE GATING | Non-Final OA | GE Precision Healthcare LLC |
| 19090677 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECALLING TRACKING INFORMATION VIA APPLIED LANDMARKS | Non-Final OA | Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG |
| 19091046 | VIRTUAL ALIGNMENT OF PATIENT ANATOMY | Non-Final OA | Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG |
| 19264778 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING ABLATION TREATMENT AND VISUALIZATION | Final Rejection | HOLOGIC, INC. |
| 18410346 | VASCULAR PUNCTURE DEVICE AND VASCULAR PUNCTURE SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18999620 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR 3D SURFACE MODEL FITTING VIA ROBOT ARM CONTROLLED LASER GRID AND CAMERA | Final Rejection | EDDA TECHNOLOGY, INC. |
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