Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SAKAMOTO, COLIN T

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3737 3768 3793 3798

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.2%
Allow Rate
-3.8% vs TC avg
487
Total Applications
+25.5%
Interview Lift
1284
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 470 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.4%
§101 Eligibility
4.2%
§102 Novelty
66.4%
§103 Obviousness
17.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19274924 STEREOTACTIC MBI-GUIDED BIOPSY USING A VARIABLE-ANGLE SLANT-HOLE COLLIMATOR Final Rejection Smart Breast Corporation
18712864 PLANNING DEVICE FOR POSITIONING TREATMENT APPLICATORS Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
19109007 Device for Detecting Magnetic Signals Generated by a Beating Heart Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
19064458 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMANCE OF DEPTH SENSOR AND AUXILIARY SENSOR-BASED OPERATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH A COMPUTER-ASSISTED SURGICAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
19037467 ULTRASONIC IMAGING SYSTEM Non-Final OA SHENZHEN MINDRAY BIO-MEDICAL ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19099920 IMPROVED MEDICAL FOLLICLES ASSESSMENT DEVICE Final Rejection PULSENMORE LTD.
19056071 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSTANT AND AUTOMATIC BORDER DETECTION Non-Final OA PHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY CORPORATION
18236015 INTRALUMINAL DEVICE REUSE PREVENTION WITH PATIENT INTERFACE MODULE AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA PHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY CORPORATION
19034752 Methods for Simultaneously Detecting Light at Multiple Detection Locations in a Spectroscopic System Non-Final OA Headwall Photonics, Inc.
18930725 Magnetic Resonance Imaging Guided Radiotherapy System and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Apparatus Non-Final OA OUR UNITED CORPORATION
18900778 HANDLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND TREATMENT DEVICE Non-Final OA SHENZHEN PENINSULA MEDICAL GROUP

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