Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18715976 | BREAST PUMP WITH VIBRATION UNIT AND HEATER | June 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18630860 | IV EXTRAVASATION DETECTION DEVICE | April 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18410218 | Method and Device for the Treatment of Glaucoma | January 2024 | June 2024 | Allow | 5 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18405795 | VALVE AND RELATED METHODS | January 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18488828 | APPLICATOR FOR IMPLANT INSERTION | October 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17964149 | INTELLIGENT MEDICATION DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS | October 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17835709 | Flow Control System | June 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17730302 | NEEDLE POSITION INDICATOR | April 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17559777 | INJECTION DEVICE WITH OUTER CAP WITH NEEDLE PROTECTION CAP REMOVAL ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING AN INJECTION DEVICE | December 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17533126 | BALLOON CATHETER | November 2021 | May 2025 | Abandon | 42 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17454958 | Systems and Methods for Percutaneous Intravascular Access and Guidewire Placement | November 2021 | May 2025 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17494084 | SYSTEM(S), METHOD(S) AND DEVICE(S) FOR THE PREVENTION OF ESOPHAGEAL FISTULA DURING CATHETER ABLATION | October 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17593049 | MICRONEEDLE HAVING STRUCTURE OF THREE OR MORE LAYERS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | September 2021 | November 2024 | Abandon | 38 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17400560 | DRUG SOLUTION DELIVERY APPARATUS | August 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17392330 | THREE POSITION NEEDLE RETRACTION | August 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17421986 | SYSTEM FOR LYOPHILIZING, RECONSTITUTING, AND DELIVERING A MEDICATION, AND RELATED METHODS | July 2021 | May 2025 | Abandon | 46 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17352797 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR EVERTING CATHETERS WITH EXPANDABLE LUMENS | June 2021 | March 2024 | Abandon | 33 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17343129 | CONNECTION UNIT FOR AIR FEEDING TUBE, AND METHOD OF FEEDING AIR INTO CONNECTION UNIT FOR AIR FEEDING TUBE | June 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17337238 | INTRAVENOUS CATHETER DEVICE WITH SLIDING SAFETY MECHANISM | June 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17320554 | CONNECTED INJECTION DEVICES WITH STATUS SENSING SYSTEMS | May 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17319943 | ASPIRATION CATHETER SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE | May 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 38 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17222798 | BALLOON GUIDING SHEATH HAVING A TEXTURED SURFACE | April 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 42 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17216124 | CATHETER TUBE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | March 2021 | October 2023 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17214496 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR EVERTING CATHETERS WITH EXPANDABLE LUMENS | March 2021 | May 2024 | Abandon | 38 | 3 | 1 | Yes | Yes |
| 17279783 | LASER-MARKED MEDICAL COMPONENTS FROM ELASTOMERS | March 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 48 | 2 | 2 | Yes | No |
| 17128125 | PUSH-TYPE SAFETY PROTECTION MECHANISM OF BLOOD COLLECTION NEEDLE | December 2020 | February 2024 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17096319 | EXPANDABLE-TIP ASPIRATION GUIDE CATHETER | November 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17052299 | METHOD FOR ASCERTAINING THE VERTICAL DISTANCE BETWEEN A PATIENT (LEVEL OF SURGICAL INTERVENTION) AND A FLUID DELIVERY PUMP | November 2020 | January 2025 | Allow | 50 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17032903 | SERVICE LOOP RING | September 2020 | January 2024 | Allow | 40 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17030015 | INTRAVENOUS FILTER | September 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17018955 | BREAST MILK COLLECTION AND STORAGE CONTAINERS AND SYSTEMS THEREOF | September 2020 | February 2024 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17014140 | CATHETER INCLUDING A BAMBOO STRUCTURAL SUPPORT MEMBER | September 2020 | May 2025 | Abandon | 56 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16977936 | Medical Infusion Pump for Delivery of a Fluid | September 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17001330 | PORTABLE INFUSION PUMP WITH PINCH/SQUEEZE PUMPING ACTION | August 2020 | February 2024 | Abandon | 42 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16932292 | INSUFFLATOR, CONNECTOR FOR INSUFFLATOR, AND INSUFFLATION APPARATUS | July 2020 | November 2023 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16906744 | EXCHANGEABLE CARTRIDGE FOR AN INJECTION DEVICE | June 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16884716 | Line Protecting Garment | May 2020 | March 2023 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16879485 | Ambulatory Medical Pump Cartridge Locking System | May 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16764294 | STATUS SENSING SYSTEMS WITHIN AN INJECTION DEVICE ASSEMBLY | May 2020 | March 2021 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16761521 | DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE WITH PLACEMENT AND FLOW SENSING | May 2020 | May 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16862947 | Surgical Insufflation Systems and Methods for Use | April 2020 | May 2025 | Allow | 60 | 7 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16825309 | INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER WITH SENSOR SYSTEMS | March 2020 | March 2024 | Abandon | 48 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16802317 | CATHETER WITH SEAMLESS FLEXIBILITY TRANSITIONS | February 2020 | February 2022 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16793917 | COUPLING BETWEEN A TELESCOPING NEEDLE SHIELD AND A CATHETER ADAPTER | February 2020 | May 2024 | Allow | 51 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16792595 | MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING A MEDICAL DEVICE AND DETECTION OF A SHORT CIRCUIT | February 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 40 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16790568 | Alternative Fluid-Driven Articulation Architecture for Catheters and Other Uses | February 2020 | February 2024 | Abandon | 48 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16787279 | MULTI-COMPONENT SAFETY NEEDLE COVER | February 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16781609 | IV Extravasation Detection Device | February 2020 | December 2023 | Allow | 46 | 6 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16752350 | ASYMMETRICAL BALLOON CATHETER | January 2020 | August 2022 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16747148 | PRESSURE INFUSION DEVICE FOR RETAINING INFUSION BAG AND ADJUSTABLE GRAVITY-INDEPENDENT OPERATION THEREOF | January 2020 | May 2023 | Abandon | 40 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16732787 | REDUCED DEAD SPACE CATHETER ADAPTER | January 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 30 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16615284 | CATHETER | November 2019 | October 2024 | Abandon | 59 | 6 | 0 | No | No |
| 16689340 | VANE PUMP FOR MEDICAL INSTRUMENT | November 2019 | January 2024 | Allow | 50 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16519406 | Modular Warming System for Dialysis Fluid | July 2019 | March 2024 | Allow | 56 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16436496 | FLEXIBLE CANNULA AND PROCESS | June 2019 | June 2024 | Allow | 60 | 7 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16465621 | STEERABLE ENDOSCOPE WITH CONTINUUM MANIPULATOR | May 2019 | August 2023 | Allow | 50 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16413336 | HIGH-PRESSURE BALLOON CATHETERS AND METHODS | May 2019 | August 2023 | Abandon | 51 | 5 | 1 | No | No |
| 16404842 | ENTERAL FEEDING PUMP AND TUBING SET | May 2019 | June 2023 | Abandon | 49 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16392697 | Fluid Line Connector Devices Methods and Systems | April 2019 | February 2022 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16333226 | MICRONEEDLE ARRAY | March 2019 | February 2022 | Abandon | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16299579 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TREATING A EUSTACHIAN TUBE | March 2019 | April 2022 | Abandon | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16330910 | PRESSURE REGULATION SYSTEM | March 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16278403 | MEDICAL SYRINGE FOR PREVENTING NEEDLE-STICK INJURY | February 2019 | June 2022 | Abandon | 40 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16278625 | DEFLECTABLE SHEATH WITH INFLATABLE BALLOON | February 2019 | May 2022 | Abandon | 39 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 16276685 | Transesophageal Catheter With Carbon Dioxide Delivery System For Thermal Protection Of Esophagus | February 2019 | November 2023 | Abandon | 57 | 6 | 0 | No | No |
| 16262326 | PROTECTIVE NEEDLE CAP | January 2019 | June 2021 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16259797 | INJECTION DEVICE WITH OUTER CAP WITH NEEDLE PROTECTION CAP REMOVAL ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING AN INJECTION DEVICE | January 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16259524 | EXTERNAL CAP HAVING NEEDLE PROTECTION CAP REMOVER ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING AN INJECTION DEVICE | January 2019 | November 2021 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16317396 | MEDICAL DEVICE INCLUDING A PACKAGE AND A PRE-FILLED SYRINGE DISPOSED IN THE PACKAGE | January 2019 | February 2021 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16246432 | CATHETER FEEDER | January 2019 | February 2021 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16229794 | SEGMENTED PISTON ROD FOR A MEDICATION DELIVERY DEVICE | December 2018 | October 2021 | Allow | 34 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16229354 | CLOSURE ASSEMBLY HAVING A SNAP-FIT CONSTRUCTION | December 2018 | August 2022 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16229901 | COUPLING MECHANISM FOR A MEDICATION DELIVERY DEVICE | December 2018 | July 2021 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16229212 | HIGH FLOW AT LOW PRESSURE INFUSION SYSTEM AND METHOD | December 2018 | May 2022 | Abandon | 41 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16216392 | Infusion Pump Assembly | December 2018 | June 2025 | Allow | 60 | 9 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16217032 | MEDICAL DEVICES INCLUDING RING MEMBERS AND CONNECTING MEMBERS | December 2018 | November 2021 | Abandon | 35 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16302470 | THREE POSITION NEEDLE RETRACTION | November 2018 | April 2021 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16172190 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR DELIVERING SUBSTANCES INTO A FALLOPIAN TUBE | October 2018 | March 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 6 | 1 | No | No |
| 16168284 | SECONDARY LUMEN FOR RAPID DRUG INFUSION | October 2018 | May 2021 | Abandon | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16168399 | NEEDLE INSERTION RESPONSIVE SYSTEM | October 2018 | February 2022 | Abandon | 40 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16168316 | DOUBLE ACTION RIGID FLUID PATH CONNECTOR | October 2018 | October 2020 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16095787 | SMART MEDICATION DELIVERY DEVICES FOR PROVIDING USERS WITH DELIVERY INFOMATICS AND METHODS OF USING SAME | October 2018 | March 2023 | Allow | 53 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16091677 | MICRONEEDLE USING BIOABSORBABLE METAL | October 2018 | April 2022 | Abandon | 42 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16127427 | BALLOON CATHETER, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A BALLOON CATHETER, AND TREATMENT METHOD | September 2018 | September 2021 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16127586 | BALLOON CATHETER, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A BALLOON CATHETER, AND TREATMENT METHOD | September 2018 | May 2022 | Allow | 44 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16127461 | SYSTEM(S), METHOD(S) AND DEVICE(S) FOR THE PREVENTION OF ESOPHAGEAL FISTULA DURING CATHETER ABLATION | September 2018 | September 2021 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16080565 | Flow Control System | August 2018 | March 2022 | Allow | 42 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16112988 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATING BONE TISSUE | August 2018 | September 2022 | Abandon | 49 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16110447 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF ECHOGENIC CATHETER SYSTEMS | August 2018 | April 2023 | Abandon | 56 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16100383 | CIRCUMFERENTIAL IRRIGATION METHOD OF SINUSITIS TREATMENT | August 2018 | February 2021 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16049388 | FLUID FLOW REGULATION ARRANGEMENTS FOR DRUG DELIVERY DEVICES | July 2018 | January 2021 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16049106 | GARMENT SYSTEM PROVIDING BIOMETRIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING FOR MEDICAL CONDITION ASSESSMENT | July 2018 | January 2023 | Abandon | 53 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16066900 | SYRINGE | June 2018 | February 2022 | Allow | 44 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16063551 | Automatic Injection Device Having An Improved Cam Path | June 2018 | November 2020 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16011003 | CLAMPING DEVICE | June 2018 | March 2021 | Allow | 33 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16060501 | Drug delivery device with removably attachable sensor device | June 2018 | August 2022 | Allow | 50 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16060855 | Fluid Line Connector Devices Methods and Systems | June 2018 | July 2022 | Allow | 49 | 2 | 1 | Yes | Yes |
| 16060679 | DEVICE FOR REMOVING AIR FROM AN ANATOMICAL CAVITY IN A SURGICAL INTERVENTION | June 2018 | September 2020 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16060564 | INJECTION DEVICE FOR INJECTING DOSED AMOUNTS OF A LIQUID THERAPEUTIC AGENT | June 2018 | June 2021 | Abandon | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16004275 | INTELLIGENT MEDICATION DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS | June 2018 | June 2022 | Allow | 49 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner GOLDBERG-RICHMEI, ANNA E.
With a 100.0% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. 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, 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 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 GOLDBERG-RICHMEI, ANNA E works in Art Unit 3783 and has examined 112 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 58.9%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 38 months.
Examiner GOLDBERG-RICHMEI, ANNA E's allowance rate of 58.9% places them in the 13% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.
On average, applications examined by GOLDBERG-RICHMEI, ANNA E receive 2.63 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 88% 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 GOLDBERG-RICHMEI, ANNA E is 38 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 +49.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by GOLDBERG-RICHMEI, ANNA E. 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, 20.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 13% 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 25.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 27% 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, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 21% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 50.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 16% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 66.7% 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 43% 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 3.0% of allowed cases (in the 71% 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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