Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SHAFQAT, AMY JEANETTE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3793 3798

This examiner grants 52% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

52.3%
Allow Rate
-17.7% vs TC avg
198
Total Applications
+55.4%
Interview Lift
1652
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 174 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.3%
§101 Eligibility
10.1%
§102 Novelty
46.6%
§103 Obviousness
33.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18410861 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OFFSCREEN INDICATION OF INSTRUMENTS IN A TELEOPERATIONAL MEDICAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
18173583 ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection Canon Medical Systems Corporation
17849511 ULTRASOUND VISCOELASTICITY MEASUREMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA SHENZHEN MINDRAY BIO-MEDICAL ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17583939 METHOD FOR PROCESSING 3D IMAGE DATA AND 3D ULTRASONIC IMAGING METHOD AND SYSTEM Final Rejection SHENZHEN MINDRAY BIO-MEDICAL ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17495144 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THERAPEUTIC NASAL TREATMENT Final Rejection Neurent Medical Limited
17495150 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THERAPEUTIC NASAL TREATMENT Final Rejection Neurent Medical Limited
18242115 LASER SCANNING METHOD, LASER IRRADIATION DEVICE, AND LASER SCANNING PROGRAM Final Rejection OLYMPUS CORPORATION
18642740 IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
18256204 TUNING AND MATCHING DEVICE AND METHOD, MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING EQUIPMENT, AND DISPLAY INTERACTION DEVICE Final Rejection WUHAN UNITED IMAGING LIFE SCIENCE INSTRUMENT CO., LTD
16864859 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING OF INFANTS Final Rejection Hyperfine Operations, Inc.
18859004 INTRAVASCULAR/ENDOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCERS CAPABLE OF GENERATING SWIRLING ACOUSTIC FIELD Final Rejection Georgia Institute of Technology
16850979 Apparatus, System, and Method for Mapping the Location of a Nerve Final Rejection Cadwell Laboratories, Inc.
18641547 Systems and Methods for 3D Reconstruction of Anatomical Organs and Inclusions Using Short-Wave Infra Non-Final OA Revvity Health Sciences, Inc.
18463971 PROTON CT SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED PROTON ENERGY DETECTOR Final Rejection Birmingham University
18349840 PULSATILE SUCTION RING FOR VISUALIZING AND TREATING DRAINAGE PATHWAYS OF THE EYE AND METHODS OF USE Final Rejection CLAUSON CREATIVE ENGINEERING
18039117 GHZ CMOS ULTRASONIC IMAGER PIXEL ARCHITECTURE Non-Final OA Geegah LLC
17053083 EARPIECE AND A METHOD FOR DETECTING PHYSIOLOGICAL INFORMATION Non-Final OA WELL BEING DIGITAL LIMITED
17738770 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF CARDIAC CONDUCTION ABNORMALITIES Final Rejection WEINBERG MEDICAL PHYSICS INC.

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