Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: ROBINSON, NICHOLAS A

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3793 3798

This examiner grants 49% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

48.9%
Allow Rate
-21.1% vs TC avg
182
Total Applications
+54.9%
Interview Lift
1303
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 131 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.9%
§101 Eligibility
13.2%
§102 Novelty
41.7%
§103 Obviousness
30.6%
§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
18907439 MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18827457 ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
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.
18630590 CLUTTER REDUCTION FOR ULTRASOUND IMAGES AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA PHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY CORPORATION
18814659 MEDICAL IMAGE DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS, X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS, AND MEDICAL IMAGE DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM Final Rejection CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
18405101 MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS AND TABLE APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
19034527 ULTRASONIC IMAGING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SHENZHEN MINDRAY BIO-MEDICAL ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18202154 ULTRASONIC IMAGING SYSTEM AND VISCOSITY QUALITY CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection SHENZHEN MINDRAY BIO-MEDICAL ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18645253 ULTRASOUND IMAGING BASED MEDICAL DEVICE TRACKING Final Rejection GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18874163 SUPPLEMENTED ULTRASOUND Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18850097 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING BUTTON PUSHING SEQUENCES DURING ULTRASOUND EXAMINATION Final Rejection 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.
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
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
18193930 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTION OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNAL OSCILLATIONS Non-Final OA Washington University
18636183 ADJUSTABLE MOUNT SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Stryker Corporation
18320115 IMPROVED DOSING METHOD FOR POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING Final Rejection Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation
17324881 STABILIZATION SYSTEM FOR NAVIGATION CAMERA IN COMPUTER-ASSISTED SURGERY Final Rejection ORTHOSOFT ULC
18997806 GARMENT WITH ULTRASONIC IMAGING SENSORS Non-Final OA IKKO Health Ltd.
17489498 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEGMENTAL TRACKING Non-Final OA Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
19015097 ORAL SCANNER SYSTEM Final Rejection Braun GmbH
18309294 PRE-DOCKING POSE OPTIMIZATION Non-Final OA Auris Health, Inc.
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 Final Rejection KING'S COLLEGE LONDON

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