USPTO Examiner HALL DEANNA K - Art Unit 3783

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19101262LUNG TREATMENTFebruary 2025June 2025Allow400NoNo
18823628PAIN TREATMENT USING WANDING OF PERCUTANEOUS SURGICAL PROBE OVER SENSORY NERVESeptember 2024December 2024Allow300NoNo
18839081AN ENEMA NOZZLE COMPRISING RETENTION MEANS, AND AN ENEMA SYSTEM COMPRISING SAID ENEMA NOZZLEAugust 2024January 2025Allow500NoNo
18760216Medicament Delivery Device with Use IndicatorJuly 2024January 2025Allow710NoNo
18760477Medicament Delivery Device with Use IndicatorJuly 2024January 2025Allow710NoNo
18760391Medicament Delivery Device with Use IndicatorJuly 2024January 2025Allow710NoNo
18581809FLUID STIMULATION METHODS AND DEVICES FOR TREATING FLUID OVERLOADFebruary 2024June 2024Allow400NoNo
18440996NASAL CATHETER WITH GUIDE WALLFebruary 2024May 2024Allow310NoNo
18383582METHODS AND TECHNIQUES FOR TREATING FACIAL ASSYMETRY BY ADMINISTERING DERMAL INJECTIONS TO PATIENTS BASED UPON GESTATIONAL PATTERNSOctober 2023May 2024Allow600NoNo
18488571ELECTROCAUTERY RHIZOTOMY USING WANDING OF ENERGIZED ELECTROCAUTERY PROBEOctober 2023February 2024Allow410YesNo
18469376SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR ACCESSING A SUBDURAL SPACESeptember 2023May 2024Allow810YesNo
18230168SKIN CARE DEVICE WITH PLASMA GENERATING DEVICEAugust 2023January 2024Allow610NoNo
18328231PATIENT-CONTROLLED LIQUID ORAL MEDICINE DISPENSER AND DEACTIVATION SYSTEMJune 2023August 2023Allow200YesNo
18255226INTERSTITIAL PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY PROBE DELIVERY DEVICEMay 2023August 2023Allow300NoNo
18199105Anchoring a Medical InstrumentMay 2023June 2025Allow2410NoNo
18310881AMBULATORY INFUSION PUMPS AND ASSEMBLIES FOR USE WITH SAMEMay 2023April 2025Allow2400NoNo
18124989Cryogenic Enhancement of Joint Function, Alleviation of Joint Stiffness and/or Alleviation of Pain Associated With OsteoarthritisMarch 2023July 2025Allow2710NoNo
18121515HANDLE DEVICE FOR PROVIDING OXYGEN AT THE HEAD OF A SKIN CARE DEVICEMarch 2023October 2023Allow710NoNo
18117015SHEATH ASSEMBLY FOR INSERTION OF A CORD-SHAPED ELEMENT, PARTICULARLY A CATHETER, INTO THE BODY OF A PATIENTMarch 2023June 2025Allow2810NoNo
18177958Image Guided Surgery System Guide Wire and Methods of Manufacturing and UseMarch 2023June 2025Allow2811NoNo
18174962AUGMENTED DELIVERY CATHETER AND METHODFebruary 2023June 2025Allow2810NoNo
18170456SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVELY OCCLUDING THE SUPERIOR VENA CAVA FOR TREATING HEART CONDITIONSFebruary 2023March 2025Allow2501NoNo
18169774PREFILLED SYRINGE WITH BREAKAWAY FORCE FEATUREFebruary 2023May 2025Allow2710NoNo
18108124Fluid-Management System and MethodFebruary 2023May 2023Allow300NoNo
18104507INDWELLING LUMINAL DEVICESFebruary 2023May 2025Allow2710NoNo
18103773Fluid-Management System and MethodJanuary 2023July 2023Allow510NoNo
18095225FLUID STIMULATION METHODS AND DEVICES FOR TREATING FLUID OVERLOADJanuary 2023September 2023Allow810NoNo
18083175AUTOMATIC INJECTOR WITH NEEDLE COVERDecember 2022May 2025Abandon2910NoNo
18065078REAL-TIME SAMPLING DEVICEDecember 2022November 2024Allow2300NoNo
18071932APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR RESTORING TISSUENovember 2022July 2025Abandon3110NoNo
17991984INTRACRANIAL ABNORMALITY REMOVAL SYSTEMNovember 2022March 2024Abandon1620NoNo
17977592PRECISION ROLLER CLAMP ASSEMBLYOctober 2022October 2024Allow2400NoNo
17968294INFUSION LUBRICATED ATHERECTOMY CATHETEROctober 2022February 2025Allow2810NoNo
17964089PERSISTENT PERFUSION SHEATHOctober 2022September 2024Allow2300NoNo
18045245MEDICAL CONNECTOR WITH CLOSEABLE LUER CONNECTOROctober 2022August 2024Allow2300NoNo
17951036ALIGNING MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS TO ACCESS ANATOMYSeptember 2022September 2024Allow2400NoNo
17946674AUTOMATIC INJECTORSeptember 2022April 2025Abandon3110NoNo
17941353PROGRAMMABLE THERAPEUTIC AGENT DELIVERY FROM EYE MOUNTED DEVICESeptember 2022September 2024Allow2400NoNo
17823298NITRIC OXIDE-RELEASING DEVICEAugust 2022June 2023Allow1010YesNo
17898337Stabilization Device, System, and Methods Thereof for Integrated CathetersAugust 2022November 2024Allow2710NoNo
17893378Apparatus and Methods for Delivering Cold Perfusion Fluids in Organ DonorsAugust 2022September 2024Allow2500NoNo
17888208Multiple Wire Balloon Dilation CatheterAugust 2022February 2023Allow600NoNo
17887987ASSISTED ASPIRATION CATHETER SYSTEMAugust 2022February 2025Allow3010NoNo
17881751NASAL SUCTION INSTRUMENT WITH INTERCHANGEABLE TIP INSERTAugust 2022January 2025Allow3010YesNo
17879702VARIABLE FLOW CONTROL DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHODAugust 2022March 2025Allow3111YesNo
17816615DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PRECISION DOSE DELIVERYAugust 2022January 2025Allow3010YesNo
17874574ERGONOMIC IV SYSTEMS AND METHODSJuly 2022January 2025Allow2910NoNo
17812995METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSDERMAL DELIVERY OF PARATHYROID HORMONE USING A MICROPROJECTION ARRAYJuly 2022April 2025Allow3310NoNo
17863199MODULAR MEDICAL DEVICES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAMEJuly 2022May 2025Allow3500NoNo
17858452EYE MOUNTED DEVICE FOR THERAPEUTIC AGENT RELEASEJuly 2022August 2024Allow2500NoNo
17850833Method and Device for Verification of Intra-Luminal Placement and Patency for Vascular Access DevicesJune 2022October 2024Allow2710NoNo
17849222AutoinjectorJune 2022April 2024Allow2200NoNo
17808426Attachment for a Device for Generating an Air Flow or Dispensing a Fluid into the External Auditory CanalJune 2022July 2024Allow2500NoNo
17806881THERAPY ASSIST INFORMATION AND/OR TRACKING DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS AND SYSTEMSJune 2022June 2024Allow2400NoNo
17806896DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR ESTIMATING ACTIVE MEDICATION FROM INJECTIONSJune 2022June 2024Allow2400NoNo
17806898THERAPY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICESJune 2022June 2024Allow2500NoNo
17782324PROTECTIVE DEVICE FOR A CATHETER WITH PROTECTOR REMOVAL FUNCTIONJune 2022May 2025Allow3500NoNo
17831004VACUUM-ASSISTED INSERTION DEVICEJune 2022February 2023Allow800NoNo
17748587SAFETY MECHANISM FOR A MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE AND A MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAMEMay 2022May 2024Allow2400NoNo
17749061DUAL PATHWAY THERAPEUTIC AGENT DELIVERYMay 2022June 2024Allow2500NoNo
17742129INTRAOPERATIVE IRRIGATION AND SUCTIONMay 2022May 2025Allow3600NoNo
17740342CATHETER FOR DEEP NASAL INSERTION SPHENOPALATINE GANGLION (SPG) TREATMENTMay 2022July 2023Allow1510NoNo
17740347DEEP NASAL INSERTION SPHENOPALATINE GANGLION (SPG) TREATMENTMay 2022July 2023Allow1510NoNo
17737440High Energy Iontophoresis Method for Rapid Transdermal DisinfectionMay 2022June 2022Allow100NoNo
17736602Wireless Iontophoresis Patch And ControllerMay 2022May 2024Allow2400NoNo
17735503SYSTEM FOR ANCHORING MEDICAL DEVICESMay 2022December 2024Allow6020YesNo
17734903COLLAPSIBLE VALVEMay 2022January 2025Allow3320NoNo
17733138Fluid-Management System and MethodApril 2022September 2022Allow510YesNo
17659979Devices for Monitoring Movement of a Secured Catheter During a ProcedureApril 2022September 2024Allow2910NoNo
17722053UNIVERSAL DISINFECTING CAP WITH EXPANDABLE SLITTED OPENINGApril 2022April 2025Allow3600NoNo
17720916UTERINE DISTENSION FLUID MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHODApril 2022March 2024Allow2300NoNo
17715201AUTOINJECTORApril 2022January 2024Allow2100NoNo
17708950SUTURELESS ADHESION SYSTEMMarch 2022April 2024Allow2510NoNo
17703526OPHTHALMIC PRESSURE CONTROL SYSTEM, A KIT OF PARTS AND A METHODMarch 2022August 2024Allow2901YesNo
17700569Device and method for monitoring and assessment of movement disorder symptomsMarch 2022January 2024Allow2200NoNo
17701114AUTOINJECTORMarch 2022August 2024Allow2910YesNo
17698932OPHTHALMIC PRESSURE CONTROL SYSTEM, A KIT OF PARTS AND A METHODMarch 2022August 2024Allow2901YesNo
17654776AMBULATORY MEDICAMENT PUMP WITH INTEGRATED MEDICAMENT ORDERING INTERFACEMarch 2022June 2023Abandon1620YesNo
17693938SYNERGISTIC THERAPIES FOR INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATIONMarch 2022May 2025Allow3830NoNo
17688635INJECTION DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR USEMarch 2022August 2024Allow2910NoNo
17675942MODULAR MEDICAL DEVICES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAMEFebruary 2022April 2025Allow3810NoNo
17671367NEEDLE SAFETY SYSTEMSFebruary 2022April 2024Allow2600NoNo
17588389NAVIGABLE SUCTION INSTRUMENT WITH COAXIAL ANNULAR SENSORJanuary 2022May 2024Allow2810YesNo
17588390SINUPLASTY INSTRUMENT WITH DEFLECTABLE GUIDE RAILJanuary 2022July 2024Allow3010NoNo
17586522NEGATIVE-PRESSURE SOURCE WITH SERVICE TIMERJanuary 2022November 2024Abandon3310NoNo
17583770APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE POSITION OF AND PROVIDING SUCTION IN A SURGICAL CATHETER OR GUIDEJanuary 2022January 2024Allow2300NoNo
17628307FLUID STIMULATION METHODS AND DEVICES FOR TREATING FLUID OVERLOADJanuary 2022November 2023Allow2110NoNo
17567272SYRINGE PUMP HAVING A PRESSURE SENSOR ASSEMBLYJanuary 2022April 2024Allow2810NoNo
17566384DISINFECTION CAP FOR IV NEEDLELESS CONNECTORSDecember 2021August 2024Allow3220NoNo
17620450Method And Device For Scanning Blood VesselsDecember 2021May 2022Allow400NoNo
17643940PEN CAP FOR MEDICATION INJECTION PEN HAVING TEMPERATURE SENSORDecember 2021April 2024Allow2801NoNo
17539336MEDICAL PROBE HAVING IMPROVED MANEUVERABILITYDecember 2021September 2024Allow3311YesNo
17534173CONTROLLABLE DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USENovember 2021January 2024Allow2600NoNo
17455172THERAPY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICESNovember 2021April 2022Allow510NoNo
17525704DIAGNOSTIC CATHETERS, GUIDE CATHETERS, VISUALIZATION DEVICES AND CHORD MANIPULATION DEVICES, AND RELATED KITS AND METHODSNovember 2021January 2024Allow2600NoNo
17453296APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ENRICHED MEDICAL SUSPENSIONNovember 2021September 2024Allow3420NoNo
17452319DIABETES THERAPY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICESOctober 2021September 2023Allow2300NoNo
17508758SMART INJECTOROctober 2021December 2024Allow3820YesNo
17604666ABSORBENT DEVICE FOR USE WITH CATHETEROctober 2021November 2024Abandon3710NoNo
17502691NEUROSURGICAL APPARATUS AND METHODOctober 2021August 2024Allow3420NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner HALL, DEANNA K.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
4
Examiner Affirmed
0
(0.0%)
Examiner Reversed
4
(100.0%)
Reversal Percentile
99.5%
Higher than average

What This Means

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.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
26
Allowed After Appeal Filing
9
(34.6%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
17
(65.4%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
54.1%
Higher than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

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, 34.6% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting reconsideration.

Strategic Recommendations

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 HALL, DEANNA K - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner HALL, DEANNA K works in Art Unit 3783 and has examined 596 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 86.6%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 30 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner HALL, DEANNA K's allowance rate of 86.6% places them in the 60% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by HALL, DEANNA K receive 1.37 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 29% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by HALL, DEANNA K is 30 months. This places the examiner in the 44% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a -0.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by HALL, DEANNA K. This interview benefit is in the 9% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 34.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 71% 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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 30.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 35% 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.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 84.2% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 63% 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 81.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 71% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 52.9% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 34.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 29% 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 Cooperation and Flexibility

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 3.5% of allowed cases (in the 74% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

    Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

    • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
    • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
    • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
    • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
    • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
    • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

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