Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19217972 | Infusion Catheter and Balloon Catheter System and Method | May 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18404930 | TREATMENT OF GERD | January 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18379493 | AUTONOMOUS ROBOTIC BONE DUST SCRAPER | October 2023 | March 2026 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18268187 | 3D PRINTED MEDICAL BALLOONS AND METHODS OF INTEGRATING HIGH STRENGTH FIBERS IN MEDICAL BALLOONS | June 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18254667 | SURGICAL STAPLER | May 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18030169 | HAND-HELD SHAFT-TYPE SURGICAL INSTRUMENT | April 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18102880 | STERILIZED MEDICAL DEVICE WITH TEARABLE COVER | January 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18083217 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A SKIN SMOOTHING DEVICE | December 2022 | September 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18078409 | ALBARRAN AND PULL WIRE CARRIER FOR AN ALBARRAN | December 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18009331 | KERATIN REMOVAL TOOL | December 2022 | October 2025 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17965194 | NOVEL SURGICAL INCISION DEVICE FOR DENTAL IMPLANT PLACEMENT | October 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17944848 | SPINAL CORD STIMULATOR TUOHY NEEDLE CONNECTOR AND METHODS OF USE | September 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17900349 | MICRODEBRIDER WITH STABILITY INTERFACE BUSHING | August 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17897173 | INSTRUMENT PRE-PRODUCT AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT | August 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17884158 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS HAVING REPLACEABLE SEAL PLATES | August 2022 | June 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17760148 | SUTURE WITH A PLURALITY OF COLOR MARKS | August 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 39 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17878137 | INPUT DEVICES FOR ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEMS | August 2022 | February 2026 | Abandon | 43 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17873747 | MEDICAL DEVICE | July 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17759410 | MEDICAL SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS ADAPTED FOR TISSUE FIXATION AND APPROXIMATING TISSUE DEFECTS | July 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17869923 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND STEERING GEAR THEREOF | July 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17867831 | SPINE CONNECTING ROD | July 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17812084 | COLLET DEPLOYABLE HEMOSTASIS CLIP | July 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17791569 | SELF KNOTTING SUTURING INSTRUMENT | July 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 38 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17791227 | A DEVICE FOR THE STITCHING OF LAPAROSCOPIC INCISIONS AND METHODS THEREOF | July 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 40 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17857197 | T-shaped Anchorable Mesh | July 2022 | February 2026 | Abandon | 43 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17856158 | METHOD AND NAVIGATION SYSTEM FOR REGISTERING TWO-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DATA SET WITH THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DATA SET OF BODY OF INTEREST | July 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17854500 | MULTISPAN CINCHABLE LOOPS FOR KNOTLESS SPANNING OF TISSUE BETWEEN ANCHOR POINTS AND TOOLS FOR USING THE SAME | June 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17758176 | LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY SYSTEM CALIBRATOR AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME | June 2022 | November 2025 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17849111 | HEATING BLADE UNIT, TREATMENT TOOL, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HEATING BLADE UNIT | June 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17847341 | LINKED ASSEMBLY WITH ISTHMUS ANCHOR FOR TREATING PATULOUS EUSTACHIAN TUBE | June 2022 | September 2025 | Abandon | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17787615 | AUTO-SUTURED ALLOGRAFT | June 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17782327 | NEEDLING DEVICES AND PENETRATION DEPTHS | June 2022 | March 2026 | Abandon | 45 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17780228 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LAPAROSCOPIC DELIVERY AND DEPLOYMENT OF A NEURAL INTERFACE | May 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17749323 | BLOOD FLOW OCCLUSION DEVICES AND METHODS THEREOF | May 2022 | November 2025 | Abandon | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17663938 | INFANT PACIFIER WITH EXTERNAL FEEDING PATHWAY | May 2022 | July 2025 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17747968 | MEDICAL DEVICE | May 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17746271 | DEFORMABLE BREAKING MEMBER HAVING MULTIPLE CONTACT PORTIONS | May 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17663198 | PATIENT INTERFACE DEVICE FOR OPHTHALMIC SURGICAL LASER SYSTEM | May 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17740216 | TISSUE ANCHORING DEVICE AND USE THEREOF | May 2022 | September 2025 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17734913 | ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM WITH FLOATING PATIENT MOUNT | May 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 44 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17709232 | NEEDLE CLAMPING DEVICE AND LEG SUPPORT DEVICE | March 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17651736 | HEART VALVE MANUFACTURING DEVICES AND METHODS | February 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 48 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17668755 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR RESTORING FLOW | February 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17552488 | IMPLANTABLE SPHINCTER DEVICE WITH BEAD ORIENTATION CONTROL BASED ON BEAD INTERACTIVE GEOMETRY | December 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17619170 | SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING MR-GUIDED TRANSRECTAL PROSTATE BIOPSY | December 2021 | July 2025 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17544180 | Method for treating advanced primary angle closure glaucoma | December 2021 | January 2026 | Allow | 49 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17595813 | MICRO-INVASIVE SURGICAL DEVICE AND METHODS OF USE | November 2021 | May 2025 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17612835 | SELF-INTERFACING JAW MEMBERS FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS | November 2021 | July 2024 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17612189 | Needle-Tract Assistant Including Components and Methods Thereof | November 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17511166 | ANTI-VACUUM SURGE SYSTEM | October 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17803193 | ALTERNATING PRESSURE BED | October 2021 | November 2025 | Abandon | 49 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17491691 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR COSMETIC SKIN RESURFACING | October 2021 | July 2025 | Abandon | 46 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17438205 | SURGICAL TOOL | September 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17472201 | CONTROL DEVICE, ULTRASONIC TREATMENT SYSTEM, AND RESONANCE FREQUENCY SEARCHING METHOD | September 2021 | August 2025 | Allow | 47 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17471283 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR REPAIRING AND ANCHORING DAMAGED TISSUE | September 2021 | November 2025 | Allow | 50 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17470822 | ONE-WAY LIFTING EMBEDDED CATGUT, LIFTING DEVICE, AND PLASTIC SURGERY METHOD USING SAME | September 2021 | June 2024 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17426317 | METHOD FOR RESHAPING SEVERELY STENOSED AORTIC VALVE HAVING LEAFLETS WITH BICUSPID MALFORMATION AND SEVERE CALCIFICATION | July 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17381838 | Lancing Device with Ejector | July 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 47 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17355666 | BENDABLE CATHETER | June 2021 | March 2025 | Abandon | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17334078 | MULTISTAGE BIOABSORBABLE PLUG SYSTEM | May 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 45 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17320745 | WIRELESS TATTOO DEVICE | May 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17308443 | ENDOSCOPE CLIP AND OPERATION METHOD FOR CLIP ARM | May 2021 | January 2026 | Allow | 57 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17237023 | SINGLE-CORE FIBER AND MULTI-CORE FIBER CONFIGURATIONS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES | April 2021 | June 2025 | Abandon | 50 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17235847 | HAND-HELD POWER TOOL HAVING GRASP-ACTIVATED POWER SWITCH | April 2021 | September 2025 | Abandon | 52 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17286218 | IMPLANTS FOR FILLING BORE HOLES IN BONE AND METHODS FOR FILLING BORE HOLES IN BONE | April 2021 | September 2025 | Allow | 53 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17232783 | MEDICAL SYSTEM WITH SEPARATOR DEVICE | April 2021 | May 2025 | Allow | 49 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17286199 | Catheter System for Explanting an Intracardiac Medical Device, Particularly a Pacing System | April 2021 | March 2025 | Abandon | 47 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17279436 | CAM ROLLER TYPE HORIZONTAL EXTRUSION CRACKING SYSTEM FOR WALNUTS | March 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17249536 | VEIN STABILIZER DEVICE FOR THE VENIPUNCTURE PROCESS | March 2021 | May 2025 | Abandon | 51 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17189891 | STAGED FRYER HEATING SYSTEM | March 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17183374 | LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS | February 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17182723 | ROBOTIC DEVICE FOR DENTAL SURGERY | February 2021 | August 2025 | Allow | 54 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17181567 | Cutting Assembly Including A Grip For A Surgical Instrument | February 2021 | August 2025 | Allow | 54 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17269237 | MEDICAL DEVICE FOR NEURAL REPAIRING OF THE SPINAL CORD OR OF A NERVE | February 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 45 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17173267 | CUSTOMIZED IMPLANT AND METHOD | February 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17250607 | VASCULAR TREATMENT DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE | February 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17168166 | THROMBECTOMY DEVICES AND METHODS | February 2021 | June 2024 | Abandon | 40 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17050444 | SUTURING CLIP | October 2020 | April 2025 | Allow | 54 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17031438 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ALIGNMENT OF A SUSCEPTOR | September 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17012038 | HEATING ELEMENT, HEATING ASSEMBLY AND MOTOR VEHICLE | September 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17001213 | FOOD PRODUCT TEMPERATURE REGULATION UNIT | August 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16787504 | WARMING CABINET FOR FOOD STORAGE | February 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 43 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16332305 | Smoker Gun | March 2019 | September 2023 | Allow | 54 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 16273612 | HEATING ELEMENT AND HEATER ASSEMBLIES, CARTRIDGES, AND E-VAPOR DEVICES INCLUDING A HEATING ELEMENT | February 2019 | August 2023 | Allow | 54 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16089878 | LASER MACHINING APPARATUS AND LASER MACHINING METHOD | September 2018 | September 2023 | Allow | 60 | 4 | 1 | Yes | Yes |
| 14698351 | LASER PROCESSING SYSTEM HAVING FUNCTION OF PREPARING TO RESTART PROCESSING | April 2015 | November 2018 | Allow | 43 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14605370 | HEATING DEVICE | January 2015 | January 2019 | Allow | 48 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 14505821 | FAN ASSEMBLY | October 2014 | April 2019 | Allow | 54 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MCGRATH, ERIN E.
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, 100.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner MCGRATH, ERIN E works in Art Unit 3771 and has examined 45 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 77.8%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 45 months.
Examiner MCGRATH, ERIN E's allowance rate of 77.8% 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 MCGRATH, ERIN E receive 2.02 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 52% 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 MCGRATH, ERIN E is 45 months. This places the examiner in the 13% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +23.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MCGRATH, ERIN E. This interview benefit is in the 69% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 31.8% 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 48.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 72% 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.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 99% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 80.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 85% 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's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 45% 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 5.7% of allowed cases (in the 82% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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