USPTO Examiner TOMASZEWSKI MICHAEL - Art Unit 3681

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18941101SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ORGANIZING AND RECORDING INTERACTIONS BETWEEN GROUPS OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND PATIENTSNovember 2024March 2025Allow410YesNo
18807373SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF A MEDICAL DEVICE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONNECTIVITY HUBAugust 2024November 2024Allow300NoNo
18834427DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF IMAGING TUBE ASSEMBLIESJuly 2024March 2025Allow800NoNo
18759871METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GROWING AND RETAINING THE VALUE OF BRAND DRUGS BY COMPUTER PREDICTIVE MODELJune 2024February 2025Allow800NoNo
18700257POPULATION FREQUENCY MODELING FOR QUANTITATIVE VARIANT PATHOGENICITY ESTIMATIONApril 2024August 2024Allow500NoNo
18614210System and Method for Determining Customer/Patient Wait TimesMarch 2024March 2025Allow1230YesNo
18593275SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURELY DISPENSING MEDICATIONMarch 2024March 2025Allow1310YesNo
18591857METHOD FOR INTERPRETING INTER-TUMOR AND INTRA-TUMOR HETEROGENEITY IN SMALL CELL LUNG CANCERFebruary 2024May 2025Abandon1530NoNo
18444507PREDICTING FAILURE OF A MEDICAL DEVICE PART USING OPERATIONAL AND NON-OPERATIONAL DATAFebruary 2024July 2025Allow1600NoNo
18424283METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRACKING FOOD INTAKE BEHAVIORS AND PROVIDING RELEVANT FEEDBACKJanuary 2024May 2025Allow1510YesNo
18419798Taking Preventative Action in a Secure HIPAA-Compliant Environment with Integrated Hardware and Software and an Intelligent Network, and Systems and Methods ThereforJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1410NoNo
18532572METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OUTPUTTING INFORMATION RELATED TO A PATHOLOGICAL SLIDE IMAGEDecember 2023October 2024Allow1010NoNo
18342551PRECISION TREATMENT WITH MACHINE LEARNING AND DIGITAL TWIN TECHNOLOGY FOR OPTIMAL METABOLIC OUTCOMESJune 2023April 2025Allow2220YesNo
18199860METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMPUTER-AIDED DECISION GUIDANCEMay 2023April 2025Abandon2320NoNo
18313147MEDICATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HEALTH AND HEALTH RELATED FACILITIESMay 2023April 2025Allow2320NoNo
18123913AUTOMATED PILL DISPENSERMarch 2023December 2023Allow900NoNo
18112040SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING ATRIAL ARRHYTHMIAFebruary 2023March 2025Allow2510YesNo
18151197SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLASSIFYING PATIENTS WITH RESPECT TO MULTIPLE CANCER CLASSESJanuary 2023August 2024Allow2010YesNo
18080005SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INDUCING BEHAVIOR CHANGEDecember 2022October 2024Allow2220NoNo
18008266HEART CONDITION DETECTION SENSOR DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING COMPLEX LIFE SUPPORT SOLUTION USING SAMEDecember 2022February 2025Allow2610NoNo
18071592SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MACHINE LEARNING APPROACHES TO MANAGEMENT OF HEALTHCARE POPULATIONSNovember 2022August 2024Allow2020YesNo
17993765OPERATING ROOM MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH MOBILE APPLICATIONNovember 2022March 2025Allow2810YesNo
17985370SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PATIENT-SPECIFIC DOSINGNovember 2022June 2025Abandon3120NoYes
17973948SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING BRAIN DATA VISUALIZATIONS BASED ON FEDERATED ANALYSIS OF BRAIN DATA IN A COMPLEX COMPUTING NETWORKOctober 2022April 2025Allow3000NoNo
17958753Exercise Metric Algorithm and System for Calculating an Exercise MetricOctober 2022April 2025Abandon3010NoNo
17910308Method For Registering A Virtual Representation Of A Patient Anatomy With A Coordinate System Of A Physical Patient AnatomySeptember 2022November 2024Allow2600NoNo
17818142SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING VIRTUAL HEALTH SERVICESAugust 2022November 2024Allow2820NoNo
17881518SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING WELLNESS RECOMMENDATIONAugust 2022June 2024Allow2310YesNo
17794742APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING A CLINICAL PROTOCOLJuly 2022October 2024Allow2710NoNo
17839832SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING VIRTUAL HEALTH SERVICESJune 2022September 2024Allow2710NoNo
17838802SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING VIRTUAL HEALTH SERVICESJune 2022October 2024Allow2820YesNo
17827521Monitoring Remote Smart Devices with Protected Health Information with Integrated Hardware and Software, and Systems and Methods ThereforMay 2022September 2024Allow2700NoNo
17711479SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONIC PATIENT CAREApril 2022December 2024Allow3210NoNo
17703465METHODS FOR MANAGING DATA FLOW IN LOCALIZED DIAGNOSTICS TESTING SYSTEMMarch 2022August 2024Allow2810YesNo
17700308Maintaining User Privacy of Personal, Medical, and Health Care Related Information in Recommendation SystemsMarch 2022August 2024Allow2910YesNo
17693194METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INTERACTIVELY COUNSELING A USER WITH RESPECT TO SUPERVISED CONTENTMarch 2022March 2025Abandon3610NoYes
17390237SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING A LIFESTYLE-BASED DISEASE PREVENTION PLANJuly 2021February 2025Allow4220YesNo
17310236PATIENT ID AND SAMPLE ID WORKFLOW METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING DIAGNOSTIC TESTINGJuly 2021August 2024Allow3620NoNo
17207321IMPROVING COMPLIANCE OF PATIENT DATA COLLECTION IN CLINICAL TRIALS WITH PREDICTIVE ANALYSISMarch 2021December 2024Allow4510YesNo
17175618Distributed computing system for benefits processing using patient-centric profiling and machine learningFebruary 2021March 2025Allow4920NoYes
17267032HOSPITAL SYSTEM, SERVER DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANAGING SCHEDULEFebruary 2021April 2025Abandon5040NoNo
16836575MEDICAL INDICATION DETERMINATION USING NEURAL NETWORK PREDICTION ENGINEMarch 2020July 2024Allow5230NoNo
16774340PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCT AND COMMUNICATION TOOLJanuary 2020January 2025Abandon6040YesYes
16592112METHODS AND APPARATUSES TO VERIFY HOME HEALTH CAREOctober 2019March 2025Abandon6040YesYes
16361117SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING DENTAL TREATMENT RECOMMENDATIONSMarch 2019August 2019Allow500YesNo
16270346MEDICAL CLAIM DATABASE RELATIONSHIP PROCESSINGFebruary 2019October 2019Allow810NoNo
15356179SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING NUCLEAR IMAGING APPROPRIATENESS DECISIONSNovember 2016June 2019Allow3000NoNo
15217451EMERGENCY INFORMATION AND IDENTIFICATION DEVICE AND METHODJuly 2016October 2019Allow3920YesNo
15200795SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING DENTAL TREATMENT RECOMMENDATIONSJuly 2016January 2019Allow3010YesNo
15140950METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMIC CONFIGURATION OF A MULTIPROCESSOR HEALTH DATA SYSTEMApril 2016October 2018Allow3000NoNo
14587767FACILITATING MEDICATION ADMINISTRATIONDecember 2014May 2018Allow4010NoNo
14079857DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED MEDICAL PRODUCT OR SERVICE DELIVERYNovember 2013August 2017Allow4541YesNo
13705421EVIDENCE-BASED HEALTHCARE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PROTOCOLSDecember 2012September 2019Allow60120YesNo
13675440Method and System for Acquiring and Evaluating Goal and Outcome Information for Individuals Under CareNovember 2012January 2016Abandon3840YesYes
13246060METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DATA MINING COMPOSITE MEDICAL INFORMATIONSeptember 2011November 2023Abandon6080NoYes
10044357PROCESSING AN INSURANCE CLAIM USING ELECTRONIC VERSIONS OF SUPPORTING DOCUMENTSJanuary 2002March 2007Allow6020YesNo
10044341DELIVERING ELECTRONIC VERSIONS OF SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH AN INSURANCE CLAIMJanuary 2002March 2007Allow6020YesNo
09947530DESIGNING PROGRAM AND METHOD OF FINANCIAL ARTICLE AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING FINANCIAL ARTICLE DESIGNING PROGRAMSeptember 2001August 2007Allow6030YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner TOMASZEWSKI, MICHAEL.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
5
Examiner Affirmed
5
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
16.5%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 0.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
9
Allowed After Appeal Filing
0
(0.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
9
(100.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
7.9%
Lower than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

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, 0.0% 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.

Strategic Recommendations

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 TOMASZEWSKI, MICHAEL - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner TOMASZEWSKI, MICHAEL works in Art Unit 3681 and has examined 47 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 80.9%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 30 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner TOMASZEWSKI, MICHAEL's allowance rate of 80.9% places them in the 45% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by TOMASZEWSKI, MICHAEL receive 1.94 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 62% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by TOMASZEWSKI, MICHAEL is 30 months. This places the examiner in the 43% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +10.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by TOMASZEWSKI, MICHAEL. This interview benefit is in the 47% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 25.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 29% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 30.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 35% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 18% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 16.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 1% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 100.0% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 80.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 92% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 4.3% of allowed cases (in the 87% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 36% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may come directly without a separate action for formal matters.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • Examiner cooperation: This examiner frequently makes examiner's amendments to place applications in condition for allowance. If you are close to allowance, the examiner may help finalize the claims.

Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

  • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
  • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
  • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
  • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
  • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
  • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

Important Disclaimer

Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.

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