USPTO Examiner HRANEK KAREN AMANDA - Art Unit 3684

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18948622SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A BODY MODIFICATION PROTOCOLNovember 2024October 2025Abandon1120NoNo
18544307MEDICAL SUPPORT DEVICE, OPERATION METHOD OF MEDICAL SUPPORT DEVICE, OPERATION PROGRAM OF MEDICAL SUPPORT DEVICE, LEARNING DEVICE, AND LEARNING METHODDecember 2023February 2026Abandon2620NoNo
18483632PHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITION INFORMATION FOR REMOTE HEALTHCARE DETERMINATIONOctober 2023January 2025Abandon1510NoNo
18228640SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN ENHANCED PATIENT USER INTERFACE DISPLAYING REAL-TIME MEASUREMENT INFORMATION DURING A TELEMEDICINE SESSIONJuly 2023October 2025Allow2740YesNo
18220937MEDICAL DEVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT SERVER, MEDICAL DEVICE, AND MEDICAL DEVICE MANAGEMENT METHODJuly 2023October 2025Abandon2710NoNo
18345140SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING AI/ML AND FOR CARDIAC AND PULMONARY TREATMENT VIA AN ELECTROMECHANICAL MACHINE RELATED TO UROLOGIC DISORDERS AND ANTECEDENTS AND SEQUELAE OF CERTAIN UROLOGIC SURGERIESJune 2023October 2025Allow2740YesNo
18344371MACHINE LEARNING FOR OPTIMIZING OVARIAN STIMULATIONJune 2023November 2025Abandon2910NoNo
18186950INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAMMarch 2023November 2025Abandon3210YesNo
18167812METHOD AND PROCESS FOR PREDICTING AND ANALYZING PATIENT COHORT RESPONSE, PROGRESSION, AND SURVIVALFebruary 2023March 2026Abandon3720NoNo
18164132HEALTHCARE DATA EXCHANGEFebruary 2023May 2025Abandon2710NoNo
18092041ADAPTABLE OPERATION RANGE FOR A SURGICAL DEVICEDecember 2022July 2025Allow3110NoNo
17969051OUTCOMES AND PERFORMANCE MONITORINGOctober 2022April 2025Abandon2930NoNo
17960406CLINICAL RISK MODELOctober 2022March 2026Abandon4130YesNo
17861672MULTI-MODEL MEMBER OUTREACH SYSTEMJuly 2022September 2025Abandon3940YesNo
17832444PATIENT AUTHENTICATION AND REMOTE MONITORING FOR PULSED ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD SYSTEMSJune 2022April 2025Abandon3420YesNo
17747873SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE PROVISION OF HEALTHCAREMay 2022March 2025Abandon3410NoNo
17541067SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING ALTERNATIVE PAYMENTS FOR PHARMACEUTICAL THERAPIES AND DRUGSDecember 2021May 2025Abandon4211NoNo
17538613DRIVE-THROUGH TREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHODNovember 2021July 2025Abandon4430YesYes
17516942METHOD AND LOCAL AND REGIONAL CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEM FOR PRESSURE ELASTOGRAPHY MEASUREMENT DEVICESNovember 2021January 2026Abandon5140NoNo
17486171REHABILITATION ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, REHABILITATION ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND PROGRAMSeptember 2021November 2024Abandon3820YesNo
17463707CLINICAL TRIALS MATCHING AND VISUALIZATION IN A CLINICAL GUIDELINE VIEWSeptember 2021September 2025Abandon4840YesNo
17397864SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING HAIR HEALTH DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND STYLING RECOMMENDATIONSAugust 2021August 2023Abandon2460YesNo
17420814MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES FOR DETERMINING THERAPEUTIC AGENT DOSAGESJuly 2021February 2025Abandon4420YesNo
17352720MEDICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, MEDICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2021December 2025Abandon5440NoNo
17416330HEALTH RISK INFORMATION MANAGEMENT DEVICE, HEALTH RISK INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND PROGRAMJune 2021March 2025Abandon4530YesNo
17328276METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REDUCING A RISK OF SPREAD OF AN ILLNESS IN A BUILDINGMay 2021March 2025Abandon4631YesNo
17207582CLINICAL CONCEPT IDENTIFICATION, EXTRACTION, AND PREDICTION SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODSMarch 2021July 2025Allow5260YesNo
17154200HEALTHCARE APPLICATION INSIGHT VELOCITY AIDJanuary 2021January 2025Abandon4840YesNo
17254942METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERSONALIZED HYPERTENSION TREATMENTDecember 2020August 2025Abandon5640YesNo
17110965PREDICTIVE DATA ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES FOR OPTIMAL TRAVERSAL OF INFECTION NETWORKSDecember 2020October 2024Allow4640YesNo
17096763JOINT STATE ESTIMATION PREDICTION THAT EVALUATES DIFFERENCES IN PREDICTED VS. CORRESPONDING RECEIVED DATANovember 2020February 2026Allow6080YesNo
17072114SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING RELATIVE PATIENT HAZARDS USING PHARMACEUTICAL ADHERENCE PREDICTIVE MODELSOctober 2020July 2024Allow4530YesNo
17064864SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING HEALTH INFORMATIONOctober 2020July 2025Abandon5740YesYes
17062526CLOUD ANALYTICS PACKAGESOctober 2020October 2025Allow6050YesNo
17034049PREDICTIVE DATA ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES FOR GENERATING OPTIMIZED DRUG DELIVERY ARRANGEMENTSSeptember 2020November 2024Abandon5040YesNo
17008702ADAPTABLE REINFORCEMENT LEARNINGSeptember 2020November 2024Abandon5040YesNo
16998417Method And Apparatus For Planning A ProcedureAugust 2020January 2025Abandon5380YesNo
16141732DYNAMIC PROMPTING FOR DIAGNOSIS SUSPECTINGSeptember 2018July 2025Abandon60100YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner HRANEK, KAREN AMANDA.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
1
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
17.9%
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
2
Allowed After Appeal Filing
0
(0.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(100.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
9.9%
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 HRANEK, KAREN AMANDA - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner HRANEK, KAREN AMANDA works in Art Unit 3684 and has examined 22 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 22.7%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 50 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner HRANEK, KAREN AMANDA's allowance rate of 22.7% places them in the 3% 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 HRANEK, KAREN AMANDA receive 4.36 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 98% 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 HRANEK, KAREN AMANDA is 50 months. This places the examiner in the 6% 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 +26.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by HRANEK, KAREN AMANDA. This interview benefit is in the 73% 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, 6.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 3% 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 4.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 5% 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.

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 20% 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 0.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 2% 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, 100.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 93% 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 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 RCE after final rejection: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments. Budget for an RCE in your prosecution strategy if you receive a final rejection.
  • 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.

No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.

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Use at Your Own Risk: While we strive to provide accurate and useful prosecution statistics, you should independently verify any information that is material to your prosecution strategy and use your professional judgment in all patent prosecution matters.