Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: PEHLKE, CAROLYN A

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3737 3793 3799

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

61.5%
Allow Rate
-8.5% vs TC avg
517
Total Applications
+29.2%
Interview Lift
1311
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 478 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.8%
§101 Eligibility
17.5%
§102 Novelty
41.3%
§103 Obviousness
30.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18743230 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING BIOPHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES OF THE POSTERIOR EYE Non-Final OA OHIO STATE INNOVATION FOUNDATION
18887046 IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM Final Rejection FUJIFILM CORPORATION
18762092 MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM, IMAGING CONTROL APPARATUS, MEDICAL IMAGING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection Konica Minolta, Inc.
19192765 HANDHELD ULTRASOUND DEVICE FOR DETECTING BREAST MASS BY SENSING MOVEMENT SPEED OF ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCERS Non-Final OA L’IMAGIN INC.
18499071 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOTION GUIDED RETROSPECTIVE GATING Final Rejection GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18493388 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED OPTIC NERVE SHEATH MEASUREMENT BASED ON THREE-DIMENSIONAL ULTRASOUND DATA Final Rejection GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18838646 A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TISSUE ANALYSIS USING REMOTE PPG Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18837915 A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TISSUE ANALYSIS USING REMOTE PPG Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
19090955 TECHNIQUE FOR DETERMINING PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNALS USING MRI SCANS Non-Final OA Siemens Healthineers AG
18967878 Technique For Processing Medical Image Data Of A Patient's Body Non-Final OA Stryker European Operations Limited
19076319 System for Imaging and Analysis of Human Lesions Non-Final OA Pensievision, Inc.
19053720 MICRO-OPTIC PROBES FOR NEUROLOGY Non-Final OA Spryte Medical, Inc.
17668757 MICRO-OPTIC PROBES FOR NEUROLOGY Final Rejection Spryte Medical, Inc.
19030092 METHODS FOR NON-INVASIVE ASSESSMENT OF A BIOLOGICAL TISSUE USING BLOOD FLOW INFORMATION Non-Final OA EMTensor GmbH
18973189 ELECTROMAGNETIC (EM) PROBES, METHODS OF USING SUCH EM PROBES AND SYSTEMS WHICH USE SUCH ELECTROMAGNETIC EM PROBES Non-Final OA Sensible Medical Innovations Ltd.
19006086 REGISTRATION OF IMAGING SYSTEM WITH SENSOR SYSTEM FOR INSTRUMENT NAVIGATION Non-Final OA AURIS HEALTH, INC.
18955891 VASCULAR IMAGING METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIUMS Final Rejection SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
18866815 Storage Medium, Information Processing Method, and Information Processing Apparatus Non-Final OA Nara Institute of Science and Technology
17352493 INTEGRATED IMAGING AND MEDICAL DEVICE DELIVERY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE Final Rejection VASCUTEK LIMITED
18838213 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING HUMAN SKIN Non-Final OA MVM ENTERPRISES GMBH
18724841 IMAGING SYSTEM FOR CALCULATING FLUID DYNAMICS Final Rejection Gentuity, LLC
18565710 NEEDLE ATTACHMENT FOR A SPINAL NEEDLE Non-Final OA B. Braun Melsungen AG
18711092 SENSOR MODULE FOR VITAL SIGN MONITORING AND METHOD Non-Final OA ams-OSRAM International GmbH
18640389 ULTRASOUND HISTOTRIPSY WITH FULLY SAMPLED TRANSDUCER ARRAY Final Rejection ACOUSTIIC INC.
18530831 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING BIOCHEMICAL PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL IN PROSTATE CANCER PATIENTS Final Rejection EXINI Diagnostics AB
18690762 HEARTBEAT AND RESPIRATION DETECTION DEVICE AND HEARTBEAT AND RESPIRATION DETECTION PROGRAM Final Rejection NISSHINBO SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
18681739 FIBER OPTIC NEEDLE PROBE Final Rejection ERASMUS UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER ROTTERDAM
18510036 METHOD OF MEASURING A FLUORESCENCE SIGNAL AND A VISIBLE LIGHT IMAGE, IMAGE CAPTURING AND PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA Quest Photonic Devices B.V.
18510123 METHOD OF MEASURING A FLUORESCENCE SIGNAL AND OF DETERMINING A 3D REPRESENTATION, IMAGE CAPTURING AND PROCESSING DEVICE Final Rejection Quest Photonic Devices B.V.
18212481 DENTAL ASSESSMENT USING SINGLE NEAR INFARED IMAGES Final Rejection ILLUMENAR INC.

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