Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17059418 | END TOOL OF SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENT INCLUDING THE SAME | November 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17100381 | ACTIVE HOLDER FOR ANNULOPLASTY RING DELIVERY | November 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17067204 | PROSTHETIC VALVE SUPPORT STRUCTURE | October 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17030944 | ROTATIONAL TISSUE CUTTING DEVICE | September 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17021440 | METHODS FOR RESTORING BLOOD FLOW WITHIN BLOCKED VASCULATURE | September 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17014933 | CUTTING ELEMENTS FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS SUCH AS FOR USE IN ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEMS | September 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16999458 | REMOVABLE CAP ACTUATION FOR AN INTRAOCULAR LENS CARTRIDGE | August 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16997558 | TRACTION APPLYING DEVICES FOR LEAD REMOVAL SYSTEMS | August 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16988556 | Aspiration Thrombectomy System and Methods for Thrombus Removal with Aspiration Catheter | August 2020 | June 2021 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16962905 | ADAPTATIVELY MORPHING SURGICAL GRASPER | July 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16911351 | Z-SHAPED MENISCUS REPAIR DEVICE AND METHOD | June 2020 | March 2021 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16908974 | TRANSCATHETER VALVE WITH TORSION SPRING FIXATION AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | June 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16896434 | FORCE TRANSMISSION MECHANISM AND INSTRUMENT | June 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16884202 | CORNEAL IMPLANT INJECTOR SYSTEM | May 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16869412 | CANNULA TOOL AND METHOD | May 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16866238 | VASCULAR FILTER SYSTEM | May 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16758411 | MASTER-SLAVE SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME | April 2020 | May 2023 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16846127 | STEERABLE SUTURE RETRIEVER | April 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16820499 | DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE | March 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16785910 | DRIVE MECHANISMS FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS | February 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16783520 | CONTROLLED ENDOPROSTHESIS BALLOON EXPANSION | February 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16774558 | BRANCHED STENT GRAFT DEVICE AND DEPLOYMENT | January 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16739443 | SINUS VENOSUS ATRIAL SEPTAL DEFECT TREATMENT DEVICE | January 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16722121 | Staged Deployment Devices And Methods For Transcatheter Heart Valve Delivery | December 2019 | August 2022 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16723616 | Cricothyrotomy Device | December 2019 | June 2023 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16722525 | DEVICES FOR MANIPULATING TISSUE AND RELATED METHODS | December 2019 | September 2022 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16699816 | CLAMPING FORCEPS DEVICE | December 2019 | August 2022 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16691502 | VALVED STENT FOR ORTHOTOPIC REPLACEMENT OF DYSFUNCTIONAL CARDIAC VALVE AND DELIVERY SYSTEM | November 2019 | December 2020 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16684373 | CATHETER ATHERECTOR | November 2019 | April 2020 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16672436 | TURBINATE COMPRESSORS AND METHODS OF USE | November 2019 | May 2022 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16585233 | METHODS FOR OCCLUDING OR PROMOTING FLUID FLOW | September 2019 | January 2023 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16570030 | CERVICAL DILATOR AND METHOD OF DILATION | September 2019 | April 2020 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16550144 | INTRAOCULAR LENS INSERTION DEVICE | August 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16546737 | IMPLANTABLE DEVICE AND DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR RESHAPING A HEART VALVE ANNULUS | August 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16533413 | STEERABLE SUTURE RETRIEVER | August 2019 | April 2020 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16522628 | CLEANING OF A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT FORCE SENSOR | July 2019 | July 2022 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16413481 | SOFT TISSUE CUTTING DEVICE AND METHODS OF USE | May 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16376549 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LAPAROSCOPIC MORCELLATOR | April 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16363824 | Tourniquet Windlass Device | March 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 36 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16295465 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RESHAPING A HEART VALVE | March 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16291434 | SURGICAL PORT FEATURE | March 2019 | June 2022 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16291580 | ENDOSCOPIC DILATOR | March 2019 | September 2022 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16287208 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RESHAPING A HEART VALVE | February 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16258506 | DEVICES AND METHODS TO TREAT GALLSTONE DISEASE | January 2019 | July 2022 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16317643 | Compositions and Methods for Collagen-Based Sutures and Antibacterial Coatings | January 2019 | June 2022 | Abandon | 41 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16233471 | PROSTHESIS FOR REPAIRING A HERNIA DEFECT | December 2018 | July 2021 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16226832 | LOW RADIAL FORCE VASCULAR DEVICE AND METHOD OF OCCLUSION | December 2018 | November 2021 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16214709 | Pacemaker Retrieval Systems and Methods | December 2018 | March 2021 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16210603 | Skin Treatment Device | December 2018 | July 2020 | Abandon | 19 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16209362 | DEVICE FOR PACEMAKER LEAD PLACEMENT AND METHODS THEREOF | December 2018 | June 2022 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16191612 | SINUS VENOSUS ATRIAL SEPTAL DEFECT TREATMENT DEVICE | November 2018 | March 2022 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16188961 | EXPANDABLE ENDOSCOPIC DEVICE | November 2018 | June 2020 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16183438 | SHOCKWAVE VALVULOPLASTY CATHETER SYSTEM | November 2018 | January 2021 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16174429 | BERNOULLI GRIPPER FOR INTRAOCULAR AND CONTACT LENSES | October 2018 | November 2021 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16172128 | CLIP APPLIER COMPRISING A RECIPROCATING CLIP ADVANCING MEMBER | October 2018 | March 2022 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16172130 | CLIP APPLIER COMPRISING INTERCHANGEABLE CLIP RELOADS | October 2018 | March 2022 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16151132 | Iris Shield | October 2018 | March 2022 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16148864 | ACTIVE HOLDER FOR ANNULOPLASTY RING DELIVERY | October 2018 | July 2020 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16090318 | A CONCERTINAED EXPANDABLE TISSUE EXPANDER | October 2018 | June 2021 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16144295 | SURGICAL MESH HAVING INGROWTH-PREVENTING COATING ON ONE SIDE THEREOF, AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME | September 2018 | March 2021 | Abandon | 30 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16139641 | MEDICAL LEADS HAVING A DISTAL BODY AND AN OPENLY COILED FILAR | September 2018 | January 2021 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 16112154 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS COMPRISING A BIASED SHIFTING MECHANISM | August 2018 | August 2021 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16107145 | PRE-LOADED MULTIPORT DELIVERY DEVICE | August 2018 | May 2019 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15779316 | TISSUE REPAIR FIBER MEMBRANE, PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATION THEREOF, AND TISSUE REPAIR PRODUCT | May 2018 | October 2021 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 15777485 | SUTURING DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR FOR SUTURING LACERATIONS OF THE MENISCUS | May 2018 | July 2021 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15980776 | ROTATION ADAPTER AND RECEIVER FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL DEVICES | May 2018 | June 2021 | Allow | 37 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 15942547 | METHODS FOR RESTORING BLOOD FLOW WITHIN BLOCKED VASCULATURE | April 2018 | June 2020 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15937911 | TISSUE CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS | March 2018 | February 2021 | Allow | 34 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 15933363 | ROTATIONAL TISSUE CUTTING CONTROL DEVICE | March 2018 | May 2020 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15933359 | ROTATIONAL TISSUE CUTTING DEVICE | March 2018 | June 2020 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15761882 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR A SAFE POSITIONING OF A CORONARY STENT IN CORONARY ARTERIES | March 2018 | August 2020 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15758558 | AN EXTENDABLE, RETRIEVABLE ENDOVASCULAR ELEMENT | March 2018 | September 2020 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15903642 | TRANSCATHETER VALVE WITH TORSION SPRING FIXATION AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | February 2018 | March 2020 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15754980 | SURGICAL BANDAGE WITH STABILIZING ELEMENTS | February 2018 | July 2023 | Abandon | 60 | 7 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15894243 | PROSTHETIC VALVE SUPPORT STRUCTURE | February 2018 | July 2020 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15891653 | SINUS VENOSUS ATRIAL SEPTAL DEFECT TREATMENT DEVICE | February 2018 | August 2019 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15877423 | Stitching Device with Long Needle Delivery | January 2018 | December 2019 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15746788 | DEVICE FOR SECURING HEART VALVE LEAFLETS | January 2018 | October 2021 | Allow | 44 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 15865516 | Spinal Cord Devices and Methods for Promoting Axonal Regeneration | January 2018 | March 2020 | Abandon | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 15859923 | CLEANING OF A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT FORCE SENSOR | January 2018 | April 2019 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15739309 | A SUTURE ANCHOR FOR SOFT TISSUE REPAIR AND A METHOD AND A DRIVER FOR THE INSERTION THEREOF | December 2017 | September 2020 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15737197 | CIRCUMCISION APPARATUS | December 2017 | May 2020 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15843221 | VASCULAR INTERVENTION ROBOT AND VASCULAR INTERVENTION SYSTEM | December 2017 | November 2020 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 15831121 | DEVICE FOR PACEMAKER LEAD PLACEMENT AND METHODS THEREOF | December 2017 | March 2020 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15704505 | TAPERED SLEEVE | September 2017 | April 2020 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15704420 | TREATMENT DEVICE AND TREATMENT SYSTEM | September 2017 | July 2019 | Abandon | 23 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 15702943 | EXPANDABLE SCAFFOLD WITH CUTTING ELEMENTS MOUNTED THERETO | September 2017 | March 2021 | Abandon | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 15677791 | REENTRY CATHETER AND METHOD THEREOF | August 2017 | November 2019 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15677975 | EXPANDABLE SHEATH AND METHODS OF USE | August 2017 | February 2019 | Abandon | 18 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 15626756 | TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE DELIVERY DEVICE WITH CUTTING DILATOR | June 2017 | February 2020 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15615550 | Embolic Protection Device | June 2017 | July 2021 | Allow | 49 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15480745 | STAGED DEVELOPMENT DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE DELIVERY | April 2017 | August 2019 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15476717 | INTRAOCULAR LENS INSERTION DEVICE | March 2017 | May 2019 | Allow | 28 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 15461258 | Method of inserting a vein filter | March 2017 | March 2019 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15418919 | FRACTURING CALCIFICATIONS IN HEART VALVES | January 2017 | December 2021 | Abandon | 58 | 6 | 0 | No | No |
| 15419971 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HELICALLY ADVANCING SUTURE IN TISSUE | January 2017 | May 2020 | Abandon | 39 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 15417557 | SUTURE CONSTRUCTS FOR LIGAMENT REPAIR AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | January 2017 | December 2019 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15416858 | DEVICES FOR MEDICAL PROCEDURES AND RELATED METHODS OF USE | January 2017 | May 2020 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15398384 | PROSTHESIS FOR REPAIRING A BLOOD VESSEL AND METHOD | January 2017 | November 2020 | Allow | 46 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15389957 | PROSTHESIS FOR REPAIRING A HERNIA DEFECT | December 2016 | September 2018 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner ALEMAN, SARAH WEBB.
With a 28.6% 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, 23.1% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.
⚠ 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 ALEMAN, SARAH WEBB works in Art Unit 3771 and has examined 168 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 76.8%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 36 months.
Examiner ALEMAN, SARAH WEBB's allowance rate of 76.8% places them in the 45% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by ALEMAN, SARAH WEBB receive 2.43 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 67% 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 ALEMAN, SARAH WEBB is 36 months. This places the examiner in the 38% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +13.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by ALEMAN, SARAH WEBB. This interview benefit is in the 49% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 20.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 24% 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 38.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 60% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 40.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 39% 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 46.2% of appeals filed. This is in the 13% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 33.3% 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, 41.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 31% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 44% 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 50% 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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