Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SAKAMOTO, COLIN T

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3737 3768 3793 3798

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Analysis

Colin T Sakamoto is a patent examiner in Tech Center 3700, assigned to Art Unit 3737. He has 478 resolved cases. The data shows an allowance rate of 66.3% for these 478 cases. This 66.3% figure represents the frequency of grants among all resolved cases for this examiner.

The interview lift for Colin T Sakamoto is 25.3%. This 25.3% lift indicates the change in the probability of allowance when an interview is conducted during prosecution. Practitioners can use this lift to evaluate the potential impact of oral advocacy on their specific applications in Art Unit 3737.

The median days to allowance is 1275. This 1275 day period measures the time from the filing of an application to the issuance of a patent. This median provides a data point for estimating the duration of the examination process for matters assigned to this examiner.

Practitioners should consider the 66.3% allowance rate and the 25.3% interview lift when developing their response strategies. These figures, along with the 1275 day median, offer a statistical overview of the examiner's history in Tech Center 3700.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

66.4%
Allow Rate
-3.6% vs TC avg
502
Total Applications
+25.4%
Interview Lift
1273
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 479 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.4%
§101 Eligibility
11.4%
§102 Novelty
39.6%
§103 Obviousness
35.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19109007 Device for Detecting Magnetic Signals Generated by a Beating Heart Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
19099889 METHODS TO RECONSTRUCT 3D IMAGE/MAP FOR THE STIFFNESS OF SOFT TISSUES Non-Final OA MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
18742093 BIOPSY EQUIPMENT, SUPPORT METHOD AND BIOPSY DEVICE Non-Final OA Siemens Healthineers AG
19369630 ULTRASONIC IMAGING METHOD IN COMBINATION WITH PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNAL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA SHENZHEN MINDRAY BIO-MEDICAL ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18708683 GENERATING ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES FOR TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION Non-Final OA VIRGINIA TECH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC.
19221127 WRIST-WORN ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH OPTICAL CARDIAC MONITOR Non-Final OA Garmin International, Inc.
18549734 Optimized Implant System Final Rejection Karl Leibinger Asset Management GmbH & Co. KG
19056071 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSTANT AND AUTOMATIC BORDER DETECTION Non-Final OA PHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY CORPORATION

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