Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19100785 | Catheter Support Apparatus and Transluminal Intervention System | February 2025 | December 2025 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18806404 | IMAGE SPACE CONTROLLED MANUAL CATHETER | August 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18673147 | SET DETECTION AND FLOW MONITORING SYSTEM | May 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 20 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 18584252 | Bolus Delivery Device | February 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18417688 | Infusion Adapter | January 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 18381255 | SYRINGE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-STAGE FLUID DELIVERY | October 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18456328 | CATHETER CONSTRUCTION | August 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 29 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18456403 | CATHETER CONSTRUCTION | August 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 28 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18227211 | IV ACCESS PORT CAP FOR PROVIDING ANTIMICROBIAL PROTECTION | July 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18345746 | MEDICAL DEVICES FOR FLUID DELIVERY AND METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE | June 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18338411 | LOW FORCE VALVES FOR DRUG DELIVERY PUMPS | June 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18320769 | PERITONEAL DIALYSIS CAPS, SYSTEMS & METHODS | May 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18314082 | CATHETER SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE | May 2023 | November 2024 | Abandon | 18 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18140944 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING A BENEFICIAL AGENT TO A USER | April 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18138290 | MULTI-LUMEN MANIFOLD AND METHOD OF OPERATING A MULTI-LUMEN MANIFOLD | April 2023 | September 2024 | Abandon | 17 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18138497 | Administration System, Delivery Device, and Notification Device for Communicating Status of a Medical Device | April 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18175470 | INJECTION DEVICE | February 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18084020 | PRIMING DEVICE | December 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18061342 | Unitary Strain-Relieving Intravenous (IV) Anchor System | December 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17986946 | ENDOSCOPIC MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE | November 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18051640 | MEDICAL DEVICES FOR FLUID DELIVERY AND RELATED METHODS OF USE | November 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17961015 | MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE WITH USAGE MONITORING | October 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17937287 | MEDICAL DEVICES FOR FLUID DELIVERY AND METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE | September 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17995294 | LAYERED WALLS FOR RIGIDIZING DEVICES | September 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17885999 | Medical Device Cap for Drug Transfer Assembly | August 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 36 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17874444 | CATHETER | July 2022 | January 2026 | Abandon | 42 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17856498 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING POWDERED AGENTS | July 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 37 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17843737 | FLEXIBLE CATHETERS AND RELATED METHODS | June 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17756825 | SYRINGE FOR OBTAINING A TARGET VOLUME OF BLOOD | June 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17780319 | Accessory for Implanting a Medical Device Configured to Plug an Anatomical Duct | May 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17733527 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SINGLE-NEEDLE IN VIVO ELECTROPORATION | April 2022 | September 2025 | Abandon | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17717624 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR PARTIAL REBOA AND FULL REBOA OCCLUSION CATHETER | April 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 44 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17703313 | WEARABLE PUMP ASSEMBLY | March 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17694150 | Bolus Delivery Device | March 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17684593 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING INFORMATION FROM A MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE | March 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17637678 | APPARATUS FOR INFUSING MEDICAL LIQUID | February 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17673166 | SYRINGE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-STAGE FLUID DELIVERY | February 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17634898 | NEW WING PROTECTOR FOR WINGED CAPSULE AND METHOD OF USING SAME | February 2022 | November 2022 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17668990 | Infusion Adapter | February 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17630381 | CATHETER SYSTEM | January 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17575601 | INJECTION DEVICE | January 2022 | September 2022 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17575604 | INJECTION DEVICE | January 2022 | November 2022 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17569208 | Needle Hub with Pressure Interlock for Drug Delivery Device | January 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17566818 | Medical Agent Dispensing Apparatuses, Systems, and Methods | December 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17563669 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOW-PROFILE OCCLUSION BALLOON CATHETER | December 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17548971 | MULTI-DIRECTION STEERABLE HANDLES FOR STEERING CATHETERS | December 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17617099 | Drug Delivery Device | December 2021 | August 2025 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17503106 | DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE AND METHOD | October 2021 | May 2025 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17498094 | SYRINGE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-STAGE FLUID DELIVERY | October 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17496959 | COMPRESSION RESISTANT SHEATH | October 2021 | October 2025 | Allow | 48 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17600467 | Disposable Medical Flow-Regulating Device and System | September 2021 | May 2025 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17447289 | Systems and Methods for Automated Phacoemulsification | September 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 34 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17459129 | TRANSITIONING TO OTHER MODES IN AUTOMATED INSULIN DELIVERY | August 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17393046 | MEDICAL DEVICES WITH MULTI-PLANE ARTICULATION | August 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 42 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17387843 | CATHETERS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING CATHETERS | July 2021 | August 2025 | Allow | 49 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17422498 | THORACIC CATHETER | July 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17374729 | IV ACCESS PORT CAP FOR PROVIDING ANTIMICROBIAL PROTECTION | July 2021 | April 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17363500 | Rapidly Insertable Central Catheters and Methods Thereof | June 2021 | January 2026 | Allow | 55 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17362630 | CATHETER TIP CONTROL DEVICE AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | June 2021 | December 2025 | Allow | 53 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17360180 | LIVESTOCK INJECTION GUN SLEEVE AND METHOD OF USE | June 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17350481 | CATHETER | June 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17312825 | STEERABLE SHEATH DEFLECTION MECHANISM | June 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17317999 | INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER HAVING AN EXPANDABLE PORTION | May 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17313827 | System and device for irrigating and cleaning nasal cavities | May 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 46 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17243885 | SHEATH RETAINER DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS | April 2021 | May 2023 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17223976 | INJECTION DEVICE | April 2021 | August 2021 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17282296 | TREATMENT DELIVERY SYSTEM | April 2021 | October 2025 | Allow | 55 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17199246 | GUIDE CATHETER WITH REINFORCING MEMBER | March 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17189380 | SYRINGE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-STAGE FLUID DELIVERY | March 2021 | October 2021 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17173536 | PERI-VASCULAR TISSUE ABLATION CATHETERS | February 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17145078 | MICRODIALYSIS DEVICE COMPRISING ATTACHMENT SHEET | January 2021 | April 2023 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17114225 | Variable Free Tip Dialysis Catheter | December 2020 | September 2024 | Abandon | 46 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17059645 | AN INJECTION DEVICE | November 2020 | March 2026 | Abandon | 60 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17088530 | Dialysis Catheter | November 2020 | May 2023 | Abandon | 30 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16949339 | Therapeutic Fluid Dispenser Holder | October 2020 | May 2023 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17072643 | DETECTION OF BUBBLES IN IRRIGATION FLUID | October 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17071388 | GENERATING MICROBUBBLES FOR BUBBLE STUDIES | October 2020 | January 2024 | Allow | 39 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17066395 | MULTI-DIRECTION STEERABLE HANDLES | October 2020 | December 2023 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17060302 | BREAST PUMP | October 2020 | August 2021 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17024953 | Vented Connector for Medical Fluid Vessels | September 2020 | January 2024 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16981888 | A STEERABLE CATHETER | September 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17008147 | ASPIRATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS, AND EXPANDING-MOUTH CATHETERS | August 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16971581 | Methods, Systems and Devices for Expressing Breastmilk | August 2020 | May 2024 | Allow | 45 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16944333 | PIPE FOR FLUID SUPPLY AND AIR FEEDING SYSTEM INCLUDING PIPE FOR FLUID SUPPLY | July 2020 | September 2024 | Allow | 50 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16963182 | TIGHT-BINDING DEVICE FOR MICRO-NEEDLE | July 2020 | April 2023 | Abandon | 33 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16916856 | ENDOSCOPIC MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE | June 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16912293 | DOUBLE THERMOFORM CANNULA | June 2020 | July 2024 | Allow | 49 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15929944 | MULTI-LUMEN MANIFOLD AND METHOD OF OPERATING A MULTI-LUMEN MANIFOLD | May 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 32 | 6 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16871239 | SYRINGE WITH DUAL NESTED CHAMBERS AND METHOD OF USE | May 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 39 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16869258 | ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM FOR ADMINISTERING A MEDICAL TREATMENT LIQUID TO A PATIENT AND EQUIPPED WITH A PURGE TUBING | May 2020 | August 2023 | Abandon | 40 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16867132 | System and Methods for Left Atrial Access | May 2020 | February 2025 | Abandon | 57 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16847297 | MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE WITH USAGE MONITORING | April 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16841809 | BALLOON CATHETER WITH ADJUSTABLE SHEATH | April 2020 | May 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16753979 | REINFORCED SHEATH FOR A STEERABLE SHEATH ASSEMBLY | April 2020 | September 2021 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16831065 | MEDICAL FLUID CONNECTOR | March 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16819274 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE ADJUSTMENT OF TEMPERATURE | March 2020 | August 2024 | Abandon | 53 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16816458 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING A BENEFICIAL AGENT TO A USER | March 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16797585 | INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER BALLOON DEVICE | February 2020 | September 2025 | Allow | 60 | 6 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 16793290 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL OF MEDICAL DEVICE DEPLOYMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS | February 2020 | June 2024 | Allow | 52 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16793967 | IV CATHETER WITH INTEGRAL EXTENSION SET AND A SPRING POWERED NEEDLE SAFETY | February 2020 | June 2024 | Abandon | 52 | 8 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner DOUBRAVA, JOHN A.
With a 0.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.
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, 50.0% 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.
⚠ Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner DOUBRAVA, JOHN A works in Art Unit 3783 and has examined 240 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 79.2%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 39 months.
Examiner DOUBRAVA, JOHN A's allowance rate of 79.2% places them in the 48% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by DOUBRAVA, JOHN A receive 2.19 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 60% 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 DOUBRAVA, JOHN A is 39 months. This places the examiner in the 28% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +26.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by DOUBRAVA, JOHN A. This interview benefit is in the 74% 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, 26.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 42% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 37.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 57% 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, 133.3% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 87% 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 90.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 83% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 55.6% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). 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, 6.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 7% 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 0.0% 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 1.1% of allowed cases (in the 61% 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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