USPTO Examiner RAPILLO KRISTINE K - Art Unit 3682

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18820954MEDICAL ITEM RESUPPLY ENGINE AND ENGAGEMENT CONTROLLERAugust 2024March 2026Allow1810NoNo
18733999SECURE VERIFICATION OF MEDICAL STATUS USING A CONTACTLESS CARDJune 2024July 2025Allow1410NoNo
18703136DETERMINING A MEASURE OF SUBJECT SIMILARITYApril 2024March 2026Abandon2310NoNo
18337346INTENT-BASED CLUSTERING OF MEDICAL INFORMATIONJune 2023May 2025Abandon2320YesNo
18137692METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REDISTRIBUTING MEDICATIONApril 2023October 2025Abandon3010NoNo
18133623SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COORDINATING CARE VIA AN INTEGRATED SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH (SDOH) PLATFORMApril 2023June 2025Abandon2610NoNo
18132134SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING ELLIPTICAL MACHINE TO PERFORM CARDIOVASCULAR REHABILITATIONApril 2023January 2026Abandon3331NoNo
18114368TRANSFORMER-BASED NEURAL NETWORK FOR JOINTLY PREDICTING LENGTH OF STAY AND CRITICAL INTERVENTIONS FOR PATIENTSFebruary 2023November 2025Allow3320NoNo
18168461SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PATIENT RETENTION IN NETWORK THROUGH REFERRAL ANALYTICSFebruary 2023September 2024Allow1920YesNo
17991038DIGITAL HEALTH PLATFORM FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BASED SEIZURE MANAGEMENTNovember 2022October 2025Abandon4520YesNo
17921894SLEEP SCREENING DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND SLEEP SCREENER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMOctober 2022September 2025Abandon3420NoNo
17904853HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMAugust 2022March 2025Abandon3110NoNo
17893586BLOOD TRANSFUSION TRACKING AND DECISION SUPPORTAugust 2022November 2025Abandon3920YesNo
17880765STRUCTURED SUPPORT OF CLINICAL HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALSAugust 2022April 2025Abandon3240YesNo
17864631Healthcare Occupational Outcomes Navigation EngineJuly 2022September 2024Allow2710YesNo
17725594SYSTEMS OF ENHANCED DISTRIBUTION OF PHARMACEUTICALS IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIESApril 2022April 2025Abandon3530NoNo
17685224CARE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMMarch 2022December 2025Abandon4640YesNo
17684878METHOD OF MAPPING AND MACHINE LEARNING FOR PATIENT-HEALTHCARE ENCOUNTERS TO PREDICT PATIENT HEALTH AND DETERMINE TREATMENT OPTIONSMarch 2022February 2026Abandon4730NoNo
17683012SENSOR-BASED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPATCH AND ALLOCATION OF MEDICAL DEVICES AND THE LIKEFebruary 2022March 2025Abandon3620NoNo
17519067VACCINATION RECORDNovember 2021December 2024Abandon3720YesNo
17607276HEALTH RECORD SYSTEMOctober 2021September 2025Abandon4630YesNo
17512205AIML TO MONITOR CLINICAL PROTOCOL DEVIATIONSOctober 2021April 2025Abandon4120YesNo
17451729SEIZURE PREDICTION MACHINE LEARNING MODELSOctober 2021March 2025Allow4130YesNo
17498960Nutrition and Fitness SystemOctober 2021May 2025Abandon4320NoNo
17498915SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EARLY IDENTIFICATION OF A TOTAL LOSS VEHICLEOctober 2021November 2025Abandon4950YesNo
17495048DOSAGE REGIMEN SUPPORTING APPARATUS AND DOSAGE REGIMEN SUPPORTING SYSTEMOctober 2021September 2025Abandon4740NoNo
17493159METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRIORITIZING USER SYMPTOM COMPLAINT INPUTSOctober 2021February 2026Allow5230YesNo
17382724Healthcare Product Recall Management SystemJuly 2021October 2025Abandon5140YesNo
17357737Telehealth System and MethodJune 2021December 2024Abandon4230YesNo
17344523INTEGRATED, MOLECULAR, OMICS, IMMUNOTHERAPY, METABOLIC, EPIGENETIC, AND CLINICAL DATABASEJune 2021November 2025Abandon5470YesNo
17316571PATIENT DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND CONVERSATIONAL INTERACTION METHODSMay 2021September 2024Allow4130YesNo
17213099SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXTRACTION OF CLINICAL KNOWLEDGE WITH REIMBURSEMENT POTENTIALMarch 2021May 2025Abandon5040YesNo
17274052SYSTEM TO PROVIDE SHARED DECISION MAKING FOR PATIENT TREATMENT OPTIONSMarch 2021March 2025Abandon4830YesNo
17180309GLUCOSE LEVEL MANAGEMENT BASED ON FAT CONTENT OF MEALSFebruary 2021March 2025Allow4940YesNo
16953183METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING DISTRIBUTION AND TREATMENT OF A FOOD ALLERGY ORAL IMMUNOTHERAPY DRUGNovember 2020March 2025Abandon5120NoNo
17025129HEALTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH MULTIDIMENSIONAL PERFORMANCE REPRESENTATIONSeptember 2020December 2024Abandon5150YesNo
16985609METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING IMPROVED MECHANISM FOR UPDATING HEALTHCARE INFORMATION SYSTEMSAugust 2020July 2024Allow4740YesNo
16926863DIGITAL TWIN MANAGERJuly 2020February 2025Allow5550YesNo
16860659Monitoring Patient Compliance with a Dosage RegimenApril 2020February 2026Abandon6051YesNo
16780448AUTOMATED CLINICAL INDICATOR RECOGNITION WITH NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSINGFebruary 2020December 2025Abandon6040YesYes
16702113SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GUIDELINE CONCORDANCEDecember 2019July 2025Abandon6060YesNo
16663656MAINTENANCE NOTIFICATION FOR MEDICAL DEVICESOctober 2019April 2025Abandon6060YesNo
16407900COMPUTING ARCHITECTURE FOR ASSURING THE PROVENANCE OF MEDICATION THERAPY RELATED PARAMETERS, AND RELATED SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICESMay 2019October 2025Allow6080YesNo
16173027Apparatus and Method for Care Plan GenerationOctober 2018April 2025Abandon6060YesYes
15536813AUTOMATED DERIVATION OF QUALITY ASSURANCE RULESJune 2017November 2025Abandon6060NoYes
14218542SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING WITH A DIALYSIS MACHINE THROUGH A NETWORKMarch 2014August 2018Allow5350YesNo
13736340PREPAID CARD FOR SERVICES RELATED TO PERSONAL HEALTH RECORDSJanuary 2013April 2017Allow5270NoYes
13705327EVIDENCE-BASED HEALTHCARE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PROTOCOLSDecember 2012July 2019Allow6080YesNo
12675979PRECLINICAL TIME OF FLIGHT IMAGINGMarch 2010January 2016Allow6060YesNo
12710423METHOD FOR THE NOISE REDUCTION OF CT IMAGE DATA AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEMFebruary 2010September 2013Allow4320YesNo
11577681SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING DATA QUALITY DURING CLINICAL TRIALSDecember 2007September 2013Allow6040YesNo
11678266SELF-DESCRIBING DATA FRAMEWORKFebruary 2007August 2013Allow6040YesNo
11522493Treatment limiterSeptember 2006June 2015Allow6070YesYes
10756010METHOD FOR GENERATING MEDICAL INTELLIGENCE FROM PATIENT-SPECIFIC DATAJanuary 2004December 2010Allow6050NoYes
10045649SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ARRANGING SHIPMENT AND INSURANCE FOR AN ITEMNovember 2001March 2017Allow60160YesYes

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner RAPILLO, KRISTINE K.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
5
Examiner Affirmed
4
(80.0%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(20.0%)
Reversal Percentile
33.2%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 20.0% 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.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
8
Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(37.5%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
5
(62.5%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
62.1%
Higher 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, 37.5% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting reconsideration.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner RAPILLO, KRISTINE K - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner RAPILLO, KRISTINE K works in Art Unit 3682 and has examined 36 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 47.2%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 52 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner RAPILLO, KRISTINE K's allowance rate of 47.2% places them in the 10% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by RAPILLO, KRISTINE K receive 4.81 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 99% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues more office actions than most examiners, which may indicate thorough examination or difficulty in reaching agreement with applicants.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by RAPILLO, KRISTINE K is 52 months. This places the examiner in the 4% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +16.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by RAPILLO, KRISTINE K. This interview benefit is in the 58% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 9.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 4% 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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 20.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 25% 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 44.4% of appeals filed. This is in the 10% percentile among all examiners. 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, 55.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 57% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 40% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments less often than average. You may need to make most claim amendments yourself.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 43% 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:

  • Prepare for rigorous examination: With a below-average allowance rate, ensure your application has strong written description and enablement support. Consider filing a continuation if you need to add new matter.
  • Expect multiple rounds of prosecution: This examiner issues more office actions than average. Address potential issues proactively in your initial response and consider requesting an interview early in prosecution.
  • Plan for extended prosecution: Applications take longer than average with this examiner. Factor this into your continuation strategy and client communications.

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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