Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19279781 | CATHETER SYSTEM WITH HIGHLY FLEXIBLE DISTAL PORTION FOR DISTAL ACCESS AND/OR CLOT REMOVAL | July 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19189216 | MAGNETIC HYDROGEL, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF AND NON-INVASIVE SKIN MECHANICAL LOADING DEVICE | April 2025 | September 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18660645 | Surgical Staple | May 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18651259 | DYNAMIC SUPPORT FOR OPHTHALMIC DEVICE | April 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18650158 | INTRODUCTION NEEDLE AND TATTOO DEVICE | April 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18651482 | INTRODUCTION NEEDLE AND TATTOO DEVICE | April 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18609712 | WOUND CLOSURE SYSTEM | March 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18607909 | ULTRASONIC PROBE | March 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18596894 | MEDICAL STAPLER AND SUTURING METHOD | March 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18585858 | RECONSTRAINMENT BAND WITH REDUCED REMOVAL INTERFERENCE | February 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18441734 | ASPIRATION VACUUM SOURCE | February 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18437250 | CAPSULOTOMY DEVICE | February 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18681278 | INTRAVASCULAR LITHOPLASTY BALLOON SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS | February 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18427387 | ENUCLEATION-EXENTERATION APPROACH OF THE CAMEL EYE VIA THE SUPRAORBITAL FOSSA | January 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18410169 | AUGMENTED SUTURE CONSTRUCT FOR SYNDESMOTIC STABILIZATION | January 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18403514 | CATHETER WITH RETRACTABLE COVER AND PRESSURIZED FLUID | January 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18395168 | Adapter Device For Tattoo Machine | December 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18537178 | THE DYNAMIC DERIVATION OF THE INFLATION BEHAVIOR OF A DILATION CATHETER | December 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18505610 | Bioerodible Wraps and Uses Therefor | November 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18503105 | Systems And Methods For Embolization Of Body Structures | November 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18384101 | Dilation Instrument with Malleable Guide and Dilation Catheter with Integral Position Sensor | October 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18495561 | TECHNIQUES FOR AUTOMATICALLY TRACKING SURGICAL PROCEDURES | October 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18490875 | DEVICE FOR SPREADING TOPICAL SKIN ADHESIVE | October 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18484221 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENDOLUMINAL VALVE CREATION | October 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18473831 | ENDOSCOPIC NEEDLE ASSEMBLY | September 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18281448 | Medical Device Projection System | September 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18243097 | TATTOO NEEDLE AND TATTOO DEVICE | September 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18243091 | INTRODUCTION NEEDLE AND TATTOO DEVICE | September 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18240935 | DEVICES FOR APPROXIMATING TISSUE AND RELATED METHODS OF USE | August 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18454540 | ULTRASONIC TREATMENT INSTRUMENT | August 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18235159 | HAND CLAMP FOR TRIGGER POINT THERAPY AND ACUPRESSURE | August 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18448226 | Absorbable Dressings for Sealing Sensitive Neural Tissue and Dura Matter | August 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18448736 | BALLOON CATHETER WITH BIASING MEMBER | August 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 28 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18230939 | SURGICAL TOOLS WITH OCCLUDED BLADE | August 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18353234 | UTERINE MANIPULATOR | July 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18351584 | DEVICES, ASSEMBLIES, AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING AGENTS | July 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18260431 | VITRECTOMY DEVICE | July 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18330321 | MULTIPLE ANCHOR DELIVERY TOOL | June 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18256115 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING A PRESSURE, SUITABLE FOR COOPERATING WITH THE HAND OR AN OBSTETRICAL INSTRUMENT, IN PARTICULAR A CEPHALIC SPOON - ASSOCIATED OBSTETRICAL INSTRUMENT, GLOVE AND ASSISTANCE DEVICE | June 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18329319 | Stent | June 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18255640 | Methods and Devices for Changing the Flow Rates of PH Modifying Fluids for Controlling Cross-Linking Rates of Reactive Components of Biocompatible Sealing Compositions | June 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18327555 | MANIPULATOR ARM AND PATIENT-SIDE SYSTEM FOR SURGICAL SYSTEM | June 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18255509 | AN APPARATUS CONFIGURED TO DRIVE AN OBJECT IN ONE LUMEN, VIA A DRIVER IN ANOTHER LUMEN | June 2023 | November 2025 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18201890 | Acupressure Neck Pillow | May 2023 | November 2025 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18200271 | Microwave Physiotherapy Acupoint Acupuncture Device and Use Method Thereof | May 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18314447 | SURGICAL RING DESIGN WITH VARYING WALL THICKNESS AND CONSISTENT CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA | May 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18313395 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO SIMULATE HYDROSTATIC FORCE ON A USER WITH MINIMAL SHEAR FORCE | May 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18310751 | Burping Pad Teething Device | May 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18138402 | FLEXIBLE-MANIPULATOR GUIDE MEMBER AND FLEXIBLE MANIPULATOR | April 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18136504 | HELICAL ANCHOR IMPLANTATION | April 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18032549 | MEDICAL INSTRUMENT WITH CONSISTENT SMOOTHNESS OF ACTION | April 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18300036 | PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | April 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18132925 | TENSION MANAGEMENT DEVICES FOR STENTED PROSTHESIS DELIVERY DEVICE | April 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18132711 | SUTURE SYSTEM AND METHOD | April 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18298302 | Core Stimulator and Stabilizer System and Method | April 2023 | November 2025 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18122363 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR MANIPULATING AND FASTENING TISSUE | March 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18119916 | Ultrasonic Surgical Tool Capable Of Vibrating In Plural Modes And A Drive System That Induces Non-Linear Vibrations In The Tool Tip | March 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18114882 | LOW PROFILE ELECTRODES FOR A SHOCK WAVE CATHETER | February 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18172010 | LIVESTOCK EMASCULATOR | February 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18106262 | ANGIOPLASTY BALLOON CATHETER COMPRISING A BIAXIAL-COAXIAL TRANSITION | February 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18164513 | Ring Design for Capsulotomy Device | February 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18162933 | INTEGRATED ENDOSCOPIC LIGAMENT RELEASE DEVICE WITH DUAL HANDLES | February 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18098144 | VITRECTOR WITH EVERTING SEAL | January 2023 | November 2025 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18153704 | Systems and Methods Configured to Insert an Implant in an Abdominal Wall Cavity | January 2023 | September 2025 | Abandon | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 18004907 | CAPSULORHEXIS APPARATUS AND METHOD | January 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18151574 | Methods and Apparatus to Increase Secretion of Endogenous Naturetic Hormones | January 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18093460 | SPIRAL DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR EMBOLIC BRAID | January 2023 | September 2025 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18092341 | Fetal Intrauterine Positioning Fixation Device and System Thereof | January 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18081816 | ROBOT MANIPULATOR FOR EYE SURGERY TOOL | December 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18053781 | Wax warmer with automated stirring | November 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17968234 | BRANCHED GRAFT ASSEMBLY METHOD IN VIVO | October 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17966722 | LIGATURE DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE | October 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17938143 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING ANEURYSMS | October 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17958105 | SYSTEMS OF HEART VALVE DELIVERY | September 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17954241 | Adapter Device For Tattoo Machine | September 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17933637 | CRANIAL ANCHORING AND POSITIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD | September 2022 | February 2025 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17948528 | SYSTEM FOR TREATING THROMBUS IN BODY LUMENS | September 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17905314 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A STEREOTACTIC COORDINATE ADJUSTER | August 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17883235 | URINARY CATHETER OR PLUG AND METHOD FOR MANAGING URINARY INCONTINENCE | August 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17883061 | Ultrasonic Cutting Tip for Lumbar Procedures | August 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17878043 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUTURING TISSUE | July 2022 | February 2025 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17875589 | HELICAL ANCHOR IMPLANTATION | July 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17866890 | INTEGRATED ROBOTIC SURGERY SYSTEM | July 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17792381 | TIP FOR INJECTING TATTOO DYE | July 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17861017 | SPRING AND COIL DEVICES FOR PAPILLARY MUSCLE APPROXIMATION AND VENTRICLE REMODELING | July 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17809869 | SYSTEM FOR ANCHORING A PROSTHETIC VALVE TO A NATIVE HEART VALVE | June 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 40 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17845087 | VIBRATING ORAL COMFORT DEVICE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY FOR DEVICE | June 2022 | July 2025 | Abandon | 37 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17833487 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR STENT GRAFT EXTRACTION | June 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 35 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17782084 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT | June 2022 | July 2025 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17804022 | LAPAROSCOPIC FORCEPS ASSEMBLY FOR GRIPPING AND DISSECTION | May 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17751235 | RADIALLY EXPANDABLE CANNULA DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING THEM | May 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17746086 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR GRADUAL ATTENUATION OF CONGENITAL PORTOSYSTEMIC SHUNTS | May 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17743673 | DEVICE FOR PERFORMING TRICUSPID REGURGITATION OPERATION | May 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17740748 | VACUUM CLOSURE DEVICE | May 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17735291 | Anastomosis Devices | May 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17734243 | LIMITED DEPTH CORNEAL PUNCH | May 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17767588 | FOETAL EXTRACTION DEVICE | April 2022 | May 2025 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17658358 | DEVICES FOR APPROXIMATING TISSUE AND RELATED METHODS OF USE | April 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 17658204 | DEVICES FOR APPROXIMATING TISSUE AND RELATED METHODS OF USE | April 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 17655869 | DEVICES FOR APPROXIMATING TISSUE AND RELATED METHODS OF USE | March 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner LYNCH, ROBERT A.
With a 33.3% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success 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, 21.1% 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 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 shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Examiner LYNCH, ROBERT A works in Art Unit 3771 and has examined 413 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 86.2%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 31 months.
Examiner LYNCH, ROBERT A's allowance rate of 86.2% places them in the 64% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by LYNCH, ROBERT A receive 1.84 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 43% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by LYNCH, ROBERT A is 31 months. This places the examiner in the 58% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +13.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by LYNCH, ROBERT A. This interview benefit is in the 50% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 31.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 66% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 53.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 79% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 200.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 99% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 55.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 27% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 27.3% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 36.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 25% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.5% of allowed cases (in the 60% 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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