Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SANTOS RODRIGUEZ, JOSEPH M

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3737 3793 3797

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

68.8%
Allow Rate
-1.2% vs TC avg
591
Total Applications
+26.9%
Interview Lift
1500
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 577 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.9%
§101 Eligibility
17.5%
§102 Novelty
40.8%
§103 Obviousness
24.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18989696 MULTI-IMAGE INFORMATION FUSION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TISSUE CUTTING PATH PLANNING Non-Final OA PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation
18669674 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UPDATING REGISTRATION AND LOCALIZATION DURING SURGICAL NAVIGATION Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18984759 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING MOTION OF DETECTORS HAVING MOVING DETECTOR HEADS Non-Final OA GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18680960 BED WITH FEATURES FOR RISK DETECTION AND REFINING DETECTION OPERATIONS Non-Final OA Sleep Number Corporation
18607988 BIOMETRIC APPARATUS, BIOMETRIC METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE TOKYO
19016461 Systems and Methods for Detecting Magnetic Markers for Surgical Guidance Non-Final OA ENDOMAGNETICS LTD
18770183 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ELECTRICAL AND/OR OPTICAL SIGNAL BASED STRESS MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Augment Me, Inc.
18231961 PHOTOACOUSTIC SIGNAL MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENT AND PHOTOACOUSTIC SIGNAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Healthcare Corporation
18688621 Systems and Methods for Detecting Fibrosis Non-Final OA 3HELIX, INC.
17007953 DEVICE FOR INDUCING EXFOLIATION OF CELLS AND/OR TISSUE FRAGMENTS FOR ENHANCED CYTOPATHOLOGIC CELL COLLECTION Final Rejection Adenocyte Ltd.
17970397 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING DIFFUSE OPTICAL IMAGING Non-Final OA Steven M. Ebstein

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