Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SONG, HOON K

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2882 2884

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

86.1%
Allow Rate
+18.1% vs TC avg
1,544
Total Applications
+8.4%
Interview Lift
860
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1513 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.3%
§101 Eligibility
12.6%
§102 Novelty
61.7%
§103 Obviousness
5.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17184824 Systems and Methods for Creating Radiation Shields Final Rejection Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
18719882 X-RAY IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, X-RAY IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING AN X-RAY IMAGE Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18529366 Self-Navigating Overhead Support System and Method for Imaging System Non-Final OA GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18783494 METHOD FOR PERFORMING SCANS USING A COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Siemens Healthineers AG
18806939 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING FOREIGN SUBSTANCES WITHIN SECONDARY BATTERY ACTIVE MATERIAL Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18080836 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING IMMINENT USE OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Universal Electronics Inc.
18580080 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING TUNABLE X-RAYS VIA THE INTERACTION OF FREE ELECTRONS WITH PERIODIC STRUCTURES Final Rejection NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
17426143 SYSTEM FOR EARLY DETECTION OF PLANT DISEASE Final Rejection RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
18375597 TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY
18661385 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR HIGH SPATIOTEMPORAL RADIO-LUMINESCENT IMAGING DOSIMETRY Non-Final OA WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
18833169 APPARATUS FOR RADIOTHERAPY AND METHOD OF OPERATING AN APPARATUS FOR RADIOTHERAPY Non-Final OA DEUTSCHES KREBSFORSCHUNGSZENTRUM STIFTUNG DES OFFENTLICHEN RECHTS
18783482 Small-Angle X-Ray Scatterometry Non-Final OA Bruker Technologies Ltd.
18376461 MULTI-SYSTEM SYNCHRONIZATION FOR OPTICAL SURFACE MONITORING Non-Final OA VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
18501435 BLOCKER ROTARY-SWITCHING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND ACCELERATOR Non-Final OA Nuctech Company Limited
18510771 MULTI-FIELD RADIATION TREATMENT PLAN METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Siemens Healthineers International AG
18663077 PIXEL SENSOR CIRCUIT Non-Final OA InnoCare Optoelectronics Corporation
18544150 DIGITAL DETECTOR HAVING A LIGHT GENERATOR FOR OPTICAL ERASURE Non-Final OA TRIXELL
18644134 Glass Walls and Doors Detection and Distance Measuring for Robots and Method of Controlling the Same Non-Final OA PROX SG Pte Ltd
18264669 DETECTION DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A POSITION OF A PHANTOM Non-Final OA Elekta Limited

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