Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18595148 | BURST MODE OPERATION OF INTRAVASCULAR LITHOTRIPSY (IVL) | March 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 23 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18527827 | DILATOR AND CATHETER ASSEMBLY | December 2023 | January 2026 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18516326 | System and Methods for Treating a Bifurcation | November 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18199104 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH A HANDLE | May 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18188393 | Method for Aortic End-to-Side Anastomosis | March 2023 | February 2026 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18040802 | LAPAROSCOPIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENT | February 2023 | November 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18102953 | VASCULAR FILTER SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DEPLOYMENT AND RETRIEVAL OF A VASCULAR FILTER | January 2023 | August 2024 | Abandon | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18015658 | INFLATION HUB FOR A FLUID INFLATABLE APPARATUS | January 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18072768 | EXPANDABLE INTRALUMINAL DEVICE | December 2022 | November 2025 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18071240 | ELECTRODE DESIGN FOR DIRECTIONAL LITHOTRIPSY CATHETERS | November 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17799678 | FLUIDLY-OPERATED FASTENER ASSEMBLY | August 2022 | April 2025 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17884112 | PROTECTION COVER FOR ANASTOMOTIC PART | August 2022 | August 2025 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17794456 | A CLIP TO STOP NOSEBLEED | July 2022 | April 2025 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17866480 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLANTING ELECTRODE ARRAY IN A BIOLOGICAL ORGAN | July 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17859276 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT APPARATUS, ACTUATOR, AND DRIVE | July 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17806624 | OVER THE SCOPE CLIP WITH REPOSITIONAL CAPABILITY | June 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17805179 | ABDOMINAL CLOSURE METHOD AND DEVICE VARIATIONS FOR CLOSING VENTRAL HERNIAS AND REDUCING RECURRENCE | June 2022 | September 2025 | Abandon | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17781866 | NEEDLE GUIDING BRACKET WITH ADJUSTABLE ANGLES | June 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17747750 | MEDICAL SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND RELATED METHODS | May 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 39 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17740720 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR CATARACT PROCEDURES | May 2022 | February 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17773849 | SUTURING SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS THEREOF | May 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 42 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17678395 | LIGATION DEVICE AND ENGAGEMENT METHOD | February 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 41 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17635195 | REUSABLE ULTRASONIC SCALPEL | February 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17630369 | OPEN-PORE SURGICAL VESSEL CLIP FOR CLOSING BLOOD VESSELS | January 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 38 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17623733 | TISSUE REPAIR DEVICE | December 2021 | August 2025 | Abandon | 44 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17623005 | Tissue Clamping and Closing Device for Passing Through Endoscope | December 2021 | April 2025 | Abandon | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17560341 | FALLOPIAN TUBE SEALING DEVICE | December 2021 | February 2025 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17618907 | WRIST ASSEMBLY FOR ROBOTIC INSTRUMENTS | December 2021 | June 2025 | Abandon | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17618793 | COLD CUTTING POLYPECTOMY SNARE | December 2021 | March 2026 | Abandon | 51 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17544275 | METHOD FOR TREATING ADVANCED PRIMARY ANGLE-CLOSURE GLAUCOMA WITH CATARACT | December 2021 | September 2025 | Abandon | 46 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17607660 | INJECTION TOOL FOR ENDOSCOPE | October 2021 | November 2024 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17496328 | SHAPE-MEMORY POLYMER FOAM DEVICE FOR TREATING ANEURYSMS | October 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17494461 | TOOL FOR NEUROMA TREATMENT AND NERVE REGENERATION PROCEDURES | October 2021 | August 2025 | Allow | 46 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17491872 | SURGICAL KNIFE SAFETY HANDLE | October 2021 | August 2025 | Abandon | 47 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17593906 | CLIP APPLIER SYSTEM | September 2021 | October 2024 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17598094 | BONE ANCHORING ASSEMBLY | September 2021 | July 2025 | Allow | 46 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17436401 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TREATING TISSUE | September 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 46 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17458055 | MEDICAL EXTRACTION ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME | August 2021 | October 2025 | Allow | 50 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17408954 | TENSIONABLE INTERCONNECTED ANCHORS WITH DOUBLE PUNCH INSERTER | August 2021 | August 2025 | Allow | 47 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 17407356 | SURGICAL FASTENER APPLYING DEVICE, KITS AND METHODS FOR ENDOSCOPIC PROCEDURES | August 2021 | October 2024 | Abandon | 37 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17406147 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT APPARATUS, ACTUATOR, AND DRIVE | August 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17431949 | APPLICATOR FOR A TWO-COMPONENT FABRIC ADHESIVE | August 2021 | January 2025 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17391074 | TEMPERATURE ESTIMATION AND TISSUE DETECTION OF AN ULTRASONIC DISSECTOR FROM FREQUENCY RESPONSE MONITORING | August 2021 | September 2025 | Allow | 49 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17422771 | SUTURE-FREE CLASP FOR VASCULAR ANASTOMOSIS | July 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17365618 | EMBOLISATION SYSTEMS | July 2021 | November 2024 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17358180 | LIGATION DEVICE AND ENGAGEMENT METHOD | June 2021 | August 2025 | Abandon | 49 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17351800 | STEERABLE SUTURE RETRIEVER | June 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17342219 | CARTRIDGE, CLIP SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MOUNTING CLIP | June 2021 | August 2025 | Abandon | 50 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17325387 | MEDICAL TREATMENT TOOL | May 2021 | August 2024 | Abandon | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17293585 | FORCEPS CONSTRUCTION, SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENT COMPRISING SUCH FORCEPS CONSTRUCTION | May 2021 | January 2026 | Allow | 56 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17216662 | METHODS OF SMOOTHLY ARTICULATING MEDICAL DEVICES HAVING MULTI-CLUSTER JOINTS | March 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17278442 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PERFORATING A DENSE BONE LAYER | March 2021 | January 2026 | Allow | 58 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17201821 | TISSUE CARE DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE | March 2021 | June 2025 | Abandon | 51 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17273330 | MEDICAL APPARATUS | March 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17273348 | MEDICAL APPARATUS | March 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17270087 | VALVE IMPLANT, DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD | February 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 50 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17167621 | SURGICAL DEVICES AND SYSTEMS WITH ROTATING END EFFECTOR ASSEMBLIES HAVING AN ULTRASONIC BLADE | February 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17263270 | INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITH WIRE BRAIDING CONFIGURATION | January 2021 | October 2025 | Allow | 57 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17075161 | VENA CAVA FILTER WITH FILAMENT | October 2020 | October 2024 | Allow | 48 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17074590 | ADJUSTABLE ANCHOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS | October 2020 | June 2025 | Abandon | 56 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16967646 | NEGATIVE PRESSURE-BASED GRIPPING SYSTEM AND METHOD | August 2020 | December 2025 | Allow | 60 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15997857 | ENDOSCOPE TREATMENT TOOL | June 2018 | May 2019 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15921464 | DEPLOYMENT DEVICE FOR PLACEMENT OF MULTIPLE INTRALUMINAL SURGICAL STAPLES | March 2018 | January 2020 | Allow | 22 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15747641 | Vascular Filter System And Method Of Deployment And Retrieval Of Vascular Filter | January 2018 | August 2019 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15839115 | INTRODUCER FOR DEPLOYING A STENT GRAFT IN A CURVED LUMEN AND STENT GRAFT THEREFOR | December 2017 | February 2020 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15831110 | STENT ALIGNMENT DURING TREATMENT OF A BIFURCATION | December 2017 | February 2020 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15605744 | VENTED TIP FOR FIXED-ABRASIVE MICRODERMABRASION WITH VACUUM-ASSISTED DEBRIS REMOVAL | May 2017 | November 2019 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15598990 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERCUTANEOUS SUTURE DELIVERY | May 2017 | October 2019 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15582846 | CONTROLLED EXPANSION STENT GRAFT DELIVERY SYSTEM | May 2017 | July 2019 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15490334 | CLIP DEVICE | April 2017 | September 2019 | Allow | 29 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15474866 | INTRAVASCULAR BLOOD FILTERS AND METHODS OF USE | March 2017 | January 2020 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15451282 | INTRAOCULAR SHUNT INSERTER | March 2017 | August 2019 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15438682 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ANEURYSM TREATMENT USING FILLING STRUCTURES | February 2017 | February 2020 | Allow | 36 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15436597 | Stent Device Delivery System with an Outer Sheath Polymeric Reinforcement Layer | February 2017 | March 2019 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15430113 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR MANIPULATING AND FASTENING TISSUE | February 2017 | October 2019 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15428771 | VASCULAR FILTER DEVICE | February 2017 | July 2019 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15400781 | BASKET-TYPE GRASPING FORCEPS | January 2017 | October 2018 | Allow | 22 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15398051 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR SEALING A VASCULAR PUNCTURE | January 2017 | September 2019 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 15396885 | EXFOLIATING ABRASIVE SHOWER OR BATH MAT | January 2017 | November 2019 | Abandon | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15395322 | TEETHING MITT | December 2016 | November 2018 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15394578 | CURLED SUTURE DEVICE APPARATUS AND METHOD | December 2016 | September 2019 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15386939 | DEPLOYMENT DEVICE FOR A SOFT TISSUE REPAIR PROSTHESIS | December 2016 | May 2019 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15376739 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TRANSCATHETER VALVE LOADING AND IMPLANTATION | December 2016 | March 2019 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15370686 | TRANSAORTIC VALVE ACCESS DEVICE | December 2016 | October 2019 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 15361647 | NASAL CONGESTION, OBSTRUCTION RELIEF, AND DRUG DELIVERY | November 2016 | December 2019 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15347478 | DEVICES FOR TRANSVASCULAR RETROGRADE ACCESS PLACEMENT | November 2016 | April 2019 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15289054 | AUTOMATICALLY RELOADING SUTURE PASSER DEVICES AND METHODS | October 2016 | August 2019 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15262793 | LEAD EXTRACTION METHODS AND APPARATUS | September 2016 | November 2018 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15240963 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DILATING TISSUES | August 2016 | February 2019 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15193190 | Catheter With Deflectable Tip | June 2016 | March 2019 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15172091 | AB EXTERNO INTRAOCULAR SHUNT PLACEMENT | June 2016 | July 2019 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15165209 | GUIDE SYSTEM WITH SUCTION | May 2016 | May 2019 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 15162638 | ENDOSCOPE HAVING A GRASPING TOOL AND A METHOD FOR REMOVING A STENT FROM A PATIENT | May 2016 | September 2019 | Allow | 40 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15038767 | SET COMPRISING A TOTALLY IMPLANTABLE DEVICE FOR ELECTRONEUROMODULATION AND AN IMPLANTATION TOOL OF SAID DEVICE | May 2016 | March 2019 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15162803 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PULSED POSTERIOR VITREOUS DETACHMENT CREATION | May 2016 | August 2019 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 15161829 | SURGICAL RETRIEVAL APPARATUS | May 2016 | November 2019 | Abandon | 41 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15162203 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING A PATIENT'S VASCULAR SYSTEM FROM DEBRIS | May 2016 | April 2019 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15038206 | ACUPRESSURE TOOL, ACUPRESSURE TOOL SET COMPRISING SAME, AND METHOD FOR ARRANGING SAME | May 2016 | March 2019 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15159612 | FACIAL ALIGNMENT SYSTEM | May 2016 | April 2019 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15157881 | SURGICAL NEEDLE HOLDER | May 2016 | November 2018 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner HOLLM, JONATHAN ADAM.
With a 50.0% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.
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, 33.3% 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.
✓ Appeals to PTAB show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner HOLLM, JONATHAN ADAM works in Art Unit 3771 and has examined 119 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 63.0%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 40 months.
Examiner HOLLM, JONATHAN ADAM's allowance rate of 63.0% places them in the 23% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.
On average, applications examined by HOLLM, JONATHAN ADAM receive 2.84 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 83% 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.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by HOLLM, JONATHAN ADAM is 40 months. This places the examiner in the 25% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +52.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by HOLLM, JONATHAN ADAM. This interview benefit is in the 94% 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, 17.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 15% 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 32.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 48% 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.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 66.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 57% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 69.2% of appeals filed. This is in the 56% 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 shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 44.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 38% 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 0.8% of allowed cases (in the 65% 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 48% 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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