Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: ROBINSON, NICHOLAS A

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3793 3798

This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

49.6%
Allow Rate
-20.4% vs TC avg
188
Total Applications
+56.8%
Interview Lift
1290
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 137 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.5%
§101 Eligibility
2.1%
§102 Novelty
85.6%
§103 Obviousness
8.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18358754 MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI) RECEIVE COIL COMPATIBLE WITH MRI GUIDED HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND (HIFU) THERAPY Final Rejection The Regents of the University of California
18861781 ULTRASONIC ROD PROBE Non-Final OA PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation
19255201 ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
18874163 SUPPLEMENTED ULTRASOUND Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18850097 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING BUTTON PUSHING SEQUENCES DURING ULTRASOUND EXAMINATION Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18834284 ADAPTIVE RIGHT LEG DRIVE FOR BIO-POTENTIAL MEASUREMENTS IN THE MRI ENVIRONMENT Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18681537 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADAPTING ECG DATA RATE BASED ON GRADIENT ACTIVITY Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
17286848 IMAGE BASED GUIDING OF AN INTERVENTIONAL DEVICE Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
19250223 ULTRASONIC SURGICAL HOLDER Non-Final OA Astron Medtech Corporation
18827457 ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18097388 Technique For Determining A Need For A Re-Registration Of A Patient Tracker Tracked By A Camera System Final Rejection Stryker European Operations Limited
18645253 ULTRASOUND IMAGING BASED MEDICAL DEVICE TRACKING Final Rejection GE Precision Healthcare LLC
17634024 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMANCE OF EXTERNAL BODY WALL DATA AND INTERNAL DEPTH DATA-BASED PERFORMANCE OF OPERATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH A COMPUTER-ASSISTED SURGICAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
17428848 EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL INTRAOPERATIVE OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING FOR SUBRETINAL MATERIAL DELIVERY Non-Final OA The Johns Hopkins University
18991688 METHOD FOR ACQUIRING IMAGE DATA USING PILOT TONE Final Rejection Siemens Healthineers AG
18814659 MEDICAL IMAGE DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS, X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS, AND MEDICAL IMAGE DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM Final Rejection CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
18636183 ADJUSTABLE MOUNT SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Stryker Corporation
18997806 GARMENT WITH ULTRASONIC IMAGING SENSORS Non-Final OA IKKO Health Ltd.
18309294 PRE-DOCKING POSE OPTIMIZATION Non-Final OA Auris Health, Inc.
18856167 MAPPING ENVIRONMENT WITH SENSORY PROSTHESES Non-Final OA COCHLEAR LIMITED
18921953 MULTICHANNEL ENDORECTAL COIL FOR PROSTATE MRI, SYSTEM, AND WORKING METHOD Non-Final OA SHENZHEN INSTITUTES OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
18858101 SYSTEM, METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REMOTE ULTRASONOGRAPHY Final Rejection Wosler Corp.
18853081 BODY PART SUPPORT Non-Final OA KING'S COLLEGE LONDON
18684756 REGISTRATION AND REGISTRATION VALIDATION IN IMAGE-GUIDED SURGERY Final Rejection AUGMEDICS LTD.
18009608 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING AND CORRECTING IMAGING ARTIFACTS Non-Final OA UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AS REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
17731839 Device For Supporting A Patient In Connection with A Medical Procedure Final Rejection United States Government as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs
18462165 VASCULAR STATE MEASURING DEVICE Non-Final OA NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY
18291540 ESTIMATING DIAGNOSTIC QUALITY OF IMAGE FROM MR SIGNALS Final Rejection Children’s Medical Center Corporation
18009175 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FLUORESCENCE LIFETIME MICROSCOPY ON AN EYE Final Rejection Haag-Streit AG

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