Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17122474 | System, Method and Apparatus for Real-Time Access to Networked Radiology Data | December 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17114002 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FILLING OPEN APPOINTMENTS | December 2020 | January 2022 | Abandon | 13 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17094354 | PATIENT DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD | November 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16949649 | INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR PHYSICIANS | November 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17091041 | System, Method and/or Computer Readable Medium For Optimizing Patient Rehabilitation | November 2020 | May 2024 | Abandon | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17049409 | FLAGGING A PORTION OF A RECORDING FOR REVIEW | October 2020 | July 2024 | Abandon | 45 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17038738 | SENIOR LIVING ENGAGEMENT AND CARE SUPPORT PLATFORMS | September 2020 | April 2021 | Allow | 7 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17038376 | METHOD FOR SUPPORTING EXPERT MEETING BY USING COMPUTER, SUPPORT DEVICE, COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR SUPPORTING EXPERT MEETING, AND SUPPORT SYSTEM | September 2020 | February 2024 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17035382 | ALARM NOTIFICATION SYSTEM | September 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17026083 | VALENCE PROFILING OF VIRTUAL INTERACTIVE OBJECTS | September 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16996489 | METHOD TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY, COVERAGE, AND QUALITY OF DIRECT PRIMARY CARE | August 2020 | May 2024 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16996603 | SENIOR LIVING ENGAGEMENT AND CARE SUPPORT PLATFORMS | August 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16990074 | System, Method and Apparatus for Real-Time Access to Networked Radiology Data | August 2020 | September 2020 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16988915 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTIVE DATA ANALYTICS | August 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16920454 | COMPUTER AIDED MEDICAL METHOD AND MEDICAL SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL PREDICTION | July 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16946616 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING AND SELECTING MODELS FOR PREDICTING MEDICAL CONDITIONS | June 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16913236 | INTEGRATED VALUE BASED CARE RETURN ON INVESTMENT SYSTEM | June 2020 | June 2022 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16913453 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATION OF CLINICAL AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS | June 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16899892 | COMPUTING SYSTEM FOR GENETIC DATABANK APPLICATION | June 2020 | December 2021 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16887528 | ASSIST SYSTEM, ASSIST METHOD, AND ASSIST PROGRAM | May 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 24 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 15930389 | Consolidated Healthcare and Resource Management System | May 2020 | December 2021 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16866002 | Methods and Apparatus for Processing Medical Data From A Plurality Of Users | May 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16852138 | COLLABORATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE METHOD AND SYSTEM | April 2020 | April 2021 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16833376 | HEALTHCARE INFORMATION ANALYSIS AND GRAPHICAL DISPLAY PRESENTATION SYSTEM | March 2020 | December 2021 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16818243 | System, Method and Apparatus for Real-Time Access to Networked Radiology Data | March 2020 | May 2020 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16802132 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DELIVERING PATIENT SPECIFIC RADIOTHERAPY TREATMENT FROM A DERIVED TREATMENT PLAN | February 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16799783 | System and Method for Automated Dosage Calculation and Patient Treatment Life Cycle | February 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16776454 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING NOTIFICATIONS TO A USER | January 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16773847 | SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING RETAIL CLINIC CLAIMS | January 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16751560 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED REPATRIATION OF A PATIENT FROM AN OUT-OF-NETWORK ADMITTING HOSPITAL TO AN IN-NETWORK DESTINATION HOSPITAL | January 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16751654 | ACCUMULATOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS | January 2020 | August 2021 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16742496 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VERIFICATION OF MEDICATION ADHERENCE | January 2020 | September 2021 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16728306 | DECISION SUPPORT TOOL FOR DETERMINING PATIENT LENGTH OF STAY WITHIN AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT | December 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16707822 | METHOD TO VIEW SCHEDULE INTERDEPENDENCIES AND PROVIDE PROACTIVE CLINICAL PROCESS DECISION SUPPORT IN DAY VIEW FORM | December 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16693963 | Decision-Support Application and System for Medical Differential-Diagnosis and Treatment Using a Question-Answering System | November 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16661692 | MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION AND ADHERENCE SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS | October 2019 | October 2022 | Abandon | 35 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16658894 | OPTIMIZING PERITONEAL DIALYSIS USING A PATIENT HAND-HELD SCANNING DEVICE | October 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16593474 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING AND DISPLAYING OPTIONAL ORDER SETS IN HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT | October 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16588647 | COMPUTERIZED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING CLINICAL DECISION MAKING | September 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16538289 | HEALTHCARE SERVICE SYSTEM | August 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16533161 | HEALTHCARE DEBIT CARD LINKED TO HEALTHCARE-RELATED AND NON-HEALTHCARE-RELATED FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS | August 2019 | February 2021 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16530073 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VERIFICATION OF MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION ADHERENCE | August 2019 | October 2020 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16531005 | MOBILE SUPPLEMENTATION, EXTRACTION, AND ANALYSIS OF HEALTH RECORDS | August 2019 | September 2020 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16514626 | System and Method for Coordinating Care within the Health Industry | July 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16460325 | HEALTHCARE OBJECT RECOGNITION, SYSTEMS AND METHODS | July 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16458093 | Context-Based User Interface to Medical Database | June 2019 | August 2022 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16456297 | MACHINE-LEARNING AND COMBINATORIAL OPTIMIZATION FRAMEWORK FOR MANAGING TASKS OF A DYNAMIC SYSTEM WITH LIMITED RESOURCES | June 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16440406 | FLUID DELIVERY EVENT TRACKING AND TRANSACTION MANAGEMENT | June 2019 | May 2022 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16435077 | SOCIAL MEDIA DISSEMINATION OF HEALTH INFORMATION VIA A HYBRID ARCHITECTURE | June 2019 | August 2019 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16430223 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF MEDICAL CARE INFORMATION | June 2019 | January 2020 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16430217 | INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR PHYSICIANS | June 2019 | July 2020 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16423232 | Biosurveillance Notifications | May 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16422485 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VERIFICATION OF MEDICATION ADHERENCE | May 2019 | October 2019 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16422358 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATION OF CLINICAL AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS | May 2019 | April 2020 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16421949 | HEALTHCARE SYSTEM FOR RECORDING AND MONITORING TRANSACTIONS OF SYSTEM PARTICIPANTS | May 2019 | July 2021 | Abandon | 25 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16421279 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DATA DRIVEN COGNITIVE CLINICAL TRIAL FEASIBILITY PROGRAM | May 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16416517 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INSULIN DOSING | May 2019 | December 2021 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16461215 | Concerted Alarm Handling For A Group Of Dialysis Apparatuses | May 2019 | May 2022 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16461059 | STARTER KIT FOR BASAL RATE TITRATION | May 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16408978 | MEDICAL DEVICE DATA BACK-ASSOCIATION SYSTEM, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS | May 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16409429 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRACKING HEALTH STATISTICS IN CONSOLIDATED MARKETS | May 2019 | March 2021 | Abandon | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16404713 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED DOSAGE CALCULATION AND PATIENT TREATMENT LIFE CYCLE | May 2019 | October 2019 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16395954 | USER AND ENGINE CODE HANDLING IN MEDICAL CODING SYSTEM | April 2019 | December 2021 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16384351 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AND DISPLAYING PATIENT DATA | April 2019 | July 2020 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16381148 | System and Method For Calculating Estimated Payment Based on Partial Coding Data | April 2019 | January 2020 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16372331 | MEDICAL IMAGING STUDY RETRIEVAL SYSTEM | April 2019 | October 2019 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16369363 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY ORDERING A PRODUCT ITEM VIA A WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY | March 2019 | December 2019 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16289027 | MOBILE SUPPLEMENTATION, EXTRACTION, AND ANALYSIS OF HEALTH RECORDS | February 2019 | June 2019 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16264723 | INTELLIGENT DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM AND METHOD | February 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16265959 | BLOCKCHAIN GENE SYSTEM | February 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16255076 | SELECTIVELY ROUTING PATIENT DATA BETWEEN FIELD DEVICES AND TREATMENT CENTER DESTINATIONS | January 2019 | October 2019 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16314809 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING INTRAOPERATIVE SPINAL ORIENTATION | January 2019 | May 2020 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16237774 | DIAGNOSIS SUPPORT APPARATUS, DIAGNOSIS SUPPORT SYSTEM, AND DIAGNOSIS SUPPORT METHOD | January 2019 | December 2022 | Abandon | 47 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16209064 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REAL-TIME ACCESS TO NETWORKED RADIOLOGY DATA | December 2018 | February 2020 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16206447 | METHOD TO VIEW SCHEDULE INTERDEPENDENCIES AND PROVIDE PROACTIVE CLINICAL PROCESS DECISION SUPPORT IN DAY VIEW FORM | November 2018 | August 2019 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16203795 | DATA MINING OF DENTAL IMAGES | November 2018 | June 2019 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16181490 | Treatment Recommendation Decision Support Using Commercial Transactions | November 2018 | November 2020 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16180915 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING PATIENT FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR MULTIPLE PRESCRIPTION PRODUCTS | November 2018 | December 2020 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16171608 | PROGRESSION ANALYTICS SYSTEM | October 2018 | August 2020 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16154760 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING | October 2018 | November 2020 | Abandon | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16149253 | ACTIVE PATIENT RISK PREDICTION | October 2018 | September 2019 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16128846 | Consolidated Healthcare and Resource Management System | September 2018 | April 2020 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16113980 | AUGMENTED REALITY WITH REALTIME INTERACTIVE ANALYSIS METHOD AND SYSTEM THEREOF | August 2018 | January 2021 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16104105 | Method of Event-Driven Health and Wellness Decision Support | August 2018 | November 2021 | Allow | 39 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16101825 | Calamity Averse Prescription Method and Apparatuses | August 2018 | January 2021 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16100937 | COLLAPSING CLINICAL EVENT DATA INTO MEANINGFUL STATES OF PATIENT CARE | August 2018 | December 2021 | Abandon | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16101116 | PRIMARY CARE PATIENT PANEL MANAGEMENT | August 2018 | August 2021 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16100536 | GENERATION OF CONCEPT SCORES BASED ON ANALYSIS OF CLINICAL DATA | August 2018 | March 2022 | Allow | 43 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16055937 | CENTRALIZED ACCUMULATOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS | August 2018 | October 2019 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15779571 | QUALITY MANAGEMENT OF IMAGING WORKFLOWS | May 2018 | May 2021 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15777341 | TRACKING USAGE OF A PULSE OXIMETER VIA A NETWORK SYSTEM | May 2018 | February 2022 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15948898 | SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING RETAIL CLINIC CLAIMS | April 2018 | February 2020 | Abandon | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15766855 | MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION AND ADHERENCE SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS | April 2018 | March 2020 | Abandon | 23 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15934994 | Healthcare Education Assistance Team System | March 2018 | December 2020 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15934039 | DELPHI METHOD FOR MEDICAL CODING | March 2018 | November 2020 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15927887 | ALARM NOTIFICATION SYSTEM | March 2018 | June 2020 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15900567 | VALENCE PROFILING OF VIRTUAL INTERACTIVE OBJECTS | February 2018 | July 2020 | Allow | 29 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15873816 | Computational Systems and Methods for Health Services Planning and Matching | January 2018 | November 2020 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15845934 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | December 2017 | November 2022 | Allow | 58 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15835735 | Treatment Recommendation Decision Support Using Commercial Transactions | December 2017 | November 2020 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner BURGESS, JOSEPH D.
With a 16.7% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.
Filing a Notice of Appeal can sometimes lead to allowance even before the appeal is fully briefed or decided by the PTAB. This occurs when the examiner or their supervisor reconsiders the rejection during the mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) after the appeal is filed.
In this dataset, 12.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.
⚠ Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.
⚠ Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Examiner BURGESS, JOSEPH D works in Art Unit 3626 and has examined 534 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 39.1%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 40 months.
Examiner BURGESS, JOSEPH D's allowance rate of 39.1% places them in the 8% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.
On average, applications examined by BURGESS, JOSEPH D receive 2.38 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 64% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by BURGESS, JOSEPH D is 40 months. This places the examiner in the 24% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +39.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BURGESS, JOSEPH D. This interview benefit is in the 86% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner and should be strongly considered as a prosecution strategy. Per MPEP § 713.10, interviews are available at any time before the Notice of Allowance is mailed or jurisdiction transfers to the PTAB.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 14.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 11% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show lower effectiveness with this examiner compared to others. Consider whether a continuation application might be more strategic, especially if you need to add new matter or significantly broaden claims.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 9.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 10% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments compared to other examiners. You should generally plan to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry. Per MPEP § 714.12, primary examiners have discretion in entering after-final amendments, and this examiner exercises that discretion conservatively.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 18.2% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 27% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 34.2% of appeals filed. This is in the 6% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 44.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 48.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 43% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 1.1% of allowed cases (in the 68% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 38% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may come directly without a separate action for formal matters.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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