Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19200521 | INTERVENTIONAL SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES AND METHODS | May 2025 | July 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18994991 | DISTAL THROMBECTOMY DEVICE | January 2025 | March 2026 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18994905 | DISTAL PROTECTION DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | January 2025 | June 2025 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18859162 | ASPIRATION APPARATUSES FOR CLOT REMOVAL | October 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18916474 | INTERVENTIONAL SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES AND METHODS | October 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18777483 | IMPLANTABLE PROTHESIS FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE HERNIA REPAIR | July 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18742240 | EXPANDABLE DILATOR | June 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18739062 | Occlusion Device | June 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18653034 | PROXIMAL EMBOLIC PROTECTION DEVICE FOR CAROTID STENTING | May 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18620465 | HOLDER AND DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM FOR PROSTHETIC HEART VALVES | March 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18605905 | WIRE LEAD ANCHORING DEVICE | March 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18604569 | TATTOO PRACTICE DEVICE AND OPERATION PEN USING THE SAME | March 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18433243 | CLIP WITH OPPOSED JAWS FOR LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE CLOSURE | February 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18426389 | TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE HAVING PARAVALVULAR LEAKAGE SEAL | January 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18424344 | LATCH MECHANISM FOR PREVENTING LANCET OSCILLATION IN A LANCING DEVICE | January 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18579828 | Puncture Device | January 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18413672 | Infant Pacifier | January 2024 | March 2026 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18408054 | SURGICAL FASTENER DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM | January 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18407835 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENDOMETRIAL ABLATION | January 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18568044 | Applicator for Robotic-Assisted Surgery | December 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18566600 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS INCORPORATING AN ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER | December 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18520313 | LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE OCCLUSION DEVICE | November 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18509894 | DELIVERY AND DETACHMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VASCULAR IMPLANTS | November 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18498282 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR CLOSING HOLES IN BODY LUMENS | October 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18288951 | DEFLECTABLE PULMONARY ACCESS TOOL | October 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18288731 | THROMBUS REMOVAL SYSTEM | October 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18495660 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT | October 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18492934 | Double-head separator for peripheral anterior synechiae | October 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18492828 | METHODS FOR ATTACHING TISSUE TO BONE UTILIZING A SCAFFOLD | October 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18380749 | Oral Cleaning Device For A Baby | October 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18485407 | MEDICAL SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND RELATED METHODS | October 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18377574 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF TYING TISSUE TO BONE | October 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18377264 | TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE HAVING PARAVALVULAR LEAKAGE SEAL | October 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18476625 | KIDNEY STONE SUCTION DEVICE | September 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18470392 | CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR SHAPEABLE CATHETERS | September 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18468458 | VASCULAR LOCATING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE | September 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18244595 | BREAKAWAY SUTURE FIXATION CONSTRUCT AND METHODS | September 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18461572 | Flavored Teething Device for Infants | September 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18279799 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS RELATED TO JOINT REPAIR | August 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18279551 | SUTURE CONSTRUCT | August 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18448571 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USE OF AN INCLINOMETER-AIDED NEEDLE GUIDE | August 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18230008 | Apparatus and Methods for Delivering Hemostatic Materials for Blood Vessel Closure | August 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18226410 | TRANSSEPTAL ACCESS DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE | July 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18226583 | ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM WITH ELECTROMAGNETIC GUIDEWIRE CLAMP | July 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18353616 | Ultrasonic Transducer Tissue Selectivity | July 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18351375 | MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING ADHESIONS | July 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18348804 | PUNCTURE NEEDLE | July 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18346089 | LAPAROSCOPIC GRASPERS AND SYSTEMS THEREFOR | June 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18339645 | HANDLE AND CARTRIDGE SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS | June 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18210674 | TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE HAVING PARAVALVULAR LEAKAGE SEAL | June 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18258171 | PERIANAL FISTULA CLOSURE SYSTEM | June 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18335914 | IMPROVED PUSH-IN SUTURE ANCHOR SYSTEM | June 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18329077 | Reinforced Anchors and Methods of Tissue Repair | June 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18205685 | Oral Development Teething Ring | June 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18324017 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSMS | May 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18201504 | FLEXIBLE ENDOLUMINAL DEVICE | May 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18037855 | Tissue Engagement Device and Method | May 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18252479 | HANDHELD GYNECOLOGICAL DEVICE | May 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18314351 | FORCEPS INCLUDING A PRE-LOADED HANDLE LATCH | May 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18142772 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ORIENTING A MEDICAL OBJECT | May 2023 | July 2023 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18310811 | Barbed Sutures Having Contoured Barbs that Facilitate Passage Through Tissue and Increase Holding Strength | May 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18138096 | TAPETAK AND METHODS OF ANCHORING SOFT TISSUE TO BONE | April 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18303734 | ADJUSTABLE SUTURE-BUTTON CONSTRUCT FOR ANKLE SYNDESMOSIS REPAIR | April 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18190661 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR TRANSSEPTAL PUNCTURE | March 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18028402 | TRANSFER OF A PRETERM BABY FROM A NATURAL WOMB | March 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18026988 | SUTURE GUIDE AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USING SAME | March 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18180786 | GUIDED ADVANCEMENT OF AN IMPLANT | March 2023 | January 2025 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18113998 | KNOTLESS BONE ANCHOR SYSTEM AND METHOD | February 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18172806 | VALVULAR INSUFFICIENCY REPAIR DEVICE AND METHOD | February 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 27 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 18111776 | PATIENT INTERFACE DEVICE FOR OPHTHALMIC LASER PROCEDURES | February 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18109615 | ULTRASONIC TREATMENT TOOL, VIBRATION TRANSMISSION MEMBER, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING VIBRATION TRANSMISSION MEMBER | February 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18108827 | SUTURE ANCHORS WITH SPECIALIZED CORTICAL AND CANCELLOUS BONE-ENGAGING SEGMENTS HAVING OPTIMIZED THREAD PATTERNS | February 2023 | November 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18166757 | TECHNIQUES FOR GUIDE-WIRE BASED ADVANCEMENT OF A TOOL | February 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18018950 | FLEXIBLE ULTRASONIC WAVE GENERATING DEVICE | January 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18096323 | SURGICAL SUTURING DEVICE | January 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18153313 | EAR CANAL CLAMP FOR SMALL ANIMALS | January 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18095022 | Head Tourniquet | January 2023 | September 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18091986 | LATCH MECHANISM FOR PREVENTING LANCET OSCILLATION IN A LANCING DEVICE | December 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18147397 | JUNCTIONAL ASSISTANCE DEVICE FOR EXTREMITIES | December 2022 | November 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18147105 | Applicator Instruments with Inverted Handles and Triggers, Curved Shafts, and Visible Orientation Indicia | December 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18066989 | Occlusion Systems | December 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18001981 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MITRAL VALVE CHORD REPAIR | December 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18063510 | VALVULAR INSUFFICIENCY REPAIR DEVICE AND METHOD | December 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18062094 | KNOTLESS INSTABILITY ANCHOR | December 2022 | September 2025 | Abandon | 34 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18075356 | VAGINAL DILATOR | December 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18058203 | Externally Applied Intrapartum Support Device | November 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18056199 | RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREOF | November 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17925511 | TISSUE CLIP APPLICATION FITTING OR RETROFITTING SET | November 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17985725 | QUICK STITCH | November 2022 | November 2025 | Abandon | 37 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17998140 | DEVICES FOR ASSISTING NEUROSURGICAL INTERVENTIONS | November 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17980012 | ADJUNCT MATERIALS AND METHODS OF USING SAME IN SURGICAL METHODS FOR TISSUE SEALING | November 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 45 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18052053 | HEMOSTASIS RELOADABLE CLIP RELEASE MECHANISM | November 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17969851 | INTRASACCULAR INVERTING BRAID WITH HIGHLY FLEXIBLE FILL MATERIAL | October 2022 | November 2024 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17968878 | SKIN TREATMENT APPARATUS WITH COOLING MEMBER | October 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17967219 | VASCULAR FILTERS, DEFLECTORS, AND METHODS | October 2022 | August 2025 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17803652 | Integrated Closure Device | October 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17938250 | HERNIA REPAIR GRAFTS HAVING ANTI-ADHESION BARRIERS | October 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17959222 | LAPAROSCOPIC FASCIAL CLOSURE SYSTEM | October 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17914504 | MEDICAL INSTRUMENT SUITABLE FOR LIGATURE OR SIMILAR | September 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17952765 | SLIDING SUTURE GRASPER | September 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner SHI, KATHERINE MENGLIN.
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, 12.5% 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.
✓ 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 SHI, KATHERINE MENGLIN works in Art Unit 3771 and has examined 391 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 85.9%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 31 months.
Examiner SHI, KATHERINE MENGLIN's allowance rate of 85.9% places them in the 63% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by SHI, KATHERINE MENGLIN receive 1.45 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 24% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by SHI, KATHERINE MENGLIN 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 +22.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SHI, KATHERINE MENGLIN. This interview benefit is in the 67% 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, 34.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 78% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. If you receive a final rejection, filing an RCE with substantive amendments or arguments has a strong likelihood of success.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 53.2% 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, 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 77.8% of appeals filed. This is in the 70% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 57.1% 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, 48.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 43% 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 46% 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 2.4% of allowed cases (in the 70% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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