Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17077901 | INJECTION DEVICE | October 2020 | September 2024 | Allow | 47 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17033703 | Apparatus and method for buffering solutions | September 2020 | August 2023 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17030327 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INJECTING MEDICINE | September 2020 | November 2023 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16965562 | CATHETER HANDLE AND CATHETER INCLUDING SAME | July 2020 | March 2024 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16956397 | A Drug Delivery Device | June 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16873708 | MARKING AND INJECTION REMOTE DELIVERY DEVICE | June 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16767553 | BALLOON CATHETER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME | May 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16766251 | Apparatus for Removing and Retaining a Needle Shield | May 2020 | February 2025 | Allow | 57 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16765268 | Power Unit for Drug Delivery Device | May 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16876354 | DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS FOR URINARY CATHETERIZATION | May 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16856250 | MEDICAL FLUID INJECTOR INCLUDING BOLUS COUNTER | April 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16755924 | Passive Integrated Safety Device and an Injection Device Comprising this Passive Integrated Safety Device | April 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 41 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16848695 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REAL-TIME SENSOR MEASUREMENT SIMULATION | April 2020 | May 2024 | Allow | 49 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16792130 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BOTULINUM TOXIN OR OTHER DRUG INJECTIONS FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT | February 2020 | February 2025 | Allow | 60 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16626291 | NEEDLELESS INJECTOR, METHOD OF ADJUSTING ON-COMPLETION REACHED DEPTH WITH NEEDLELESS INJECTOR, AND EJECTION PARAMETER CALCULATION PROGRAM FOR NEEDLELESS INJECTOR | December 2019 | March 2023 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16615991 | SMART SYRINGE USING NFC COMMUNICATION AND CAPACITANCE DETECTION | November 2019 | September 2024 | Allow | 58 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16608054 | CLOSED LOOP CONTROL OF PHYSIOLOGICAL GLUCOSE | October 2019 | August 2023 | Allow | 46 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16601824 | DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE HAVING DAMPING MECHANISM | October 2019 | June 2023 | Allow | 44 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16590636 | INJECTION SYSTEMS FOR DRUG DELIVERY WITH INTERNAL FORCE TRANSMISSION | October 2019 | September 2023 | Allow | 48 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 16494961 | CANNULA IDENTIFICATION FOR USE WITH FLUID MANAGEMENT | September 2019 | March 2024 | Allow | 54 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 16570515 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR BOTULINUM TOXIN OR OTHER DRUG INJECTIONS FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT | September 2019 | May 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 16530871 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT, SURGICAL DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC CONTROL DEVICE | August 2019 | August 2022 | Abandon | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16479782 | DOSE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR INJECTABLE-DRUG DELIVERY DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF USE | July 2019 | May 2024 | Allow | 58 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 16459803 | MOVING A GUIDEWIRE IN A BRAIN LUMEN | July 2019 | January 2024 | Abandon | 55 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16457077 | AORTIC VALVE NO EXCHANGE CATHETER AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME | June 2019 | February 2021 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16472091 | AN INFUSION SYSTEM FOR SHORT-LIVED RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS | June 2019 | October 2023 | Allow | 51 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16348515 | DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE | May 2019 | December 2022 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16348395 | ENTERAL FEEDING ADAPTER | May 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16380475 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INDUCTIVELY CHARGING A MEDICAL DEVICE | April 2019 | August 2023 | Allow | 53 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 16373790 | Method for Operating an Implantable, Gas Pressure-Operated Infusion Pump Comprising a Throttle Portion | April 2019 | November 2022 | Abandon | 44 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16339208 | STRICTURE-DILATED URINARY CATHETER | April 2019 | December 2024 | Abandon | 60 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16360124 | System and Method for External Steering of Nasogastric Tube During Its Placement | March 2019 | December 2022 | Abandon | 45 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16359695 | LINEARLY ACTUATED FLOW CONTROLLER FOR INTRAVENOUS (IV) FLUID ADMINISTRATION | March 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16328772 | CATHETER TUBE | February 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 38 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16286707 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PERCUTANEOUS LUNG INTRATUMORAL THERAPY DELIVERY | February 2019 | September 2023 | Abandon | 55 | 6 | 0 | No | No |
| 16276971 | INTRODUCER WITH EXPANDABLE CAPABILITIES | February 2019 | May 2021 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16321527 | DOSE SENSING MECHANISM IN A MEDICATION DELIVERY DEVICE | January 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16301527 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING FLUID INTERNALLY OF A PATIENT'S BODY | November 2018 | November 2021 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16301341 | ACTUATION MECHANISM | November 2018 | January 2022 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16159228 | LOCKING ASSEMBLY FOR MEDICAL DEVICE | October 2018 | April 2023 | Allow | 54 | 5 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16091679 | DETERMINATION OF A DOSE IN A MEDICATION DELIVERY DEVICE USING TWO MOVING ARRAYS WITH TEETH AND A SENSOR | October 2018 | November 2021 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16140635 | PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING TUBE FOR PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER | September 2018 | May 2024 | Abandon | 60 | 7 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 16133321 | SYRINGE ASSEMBLY, SYRINGE ASSEMBLY PACKAGING, AND PREFILLED SYRINGE | September 2018 | March 2023 | Abandon | 54 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16132855 | INTRA-VENTRICULAR INFUSION AND EVACUATION CATHETER FOR TREATMENT OF INTRACEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE (ICH) | September 2018 | June 2021 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16132861 | INTRA-VENTRICULAR INFUSION AND EVACUATION CATHETER FOR TREATMENT OF INTRACEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE (ICH) | September 2018 | December 2021 | Allow | 39 | 3 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 16133223 | FLEXIBLE/EXPANDABLE PHACOEMULSIFICATION TIP | September 2018 | May 2021 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16079414 | Medication Injection Device with Automatic Needle Retraction Following Injection | August 2018 | August 2020 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16078865 | SYRINGE APPARATUS FOR STIRRING AND DELIVERING COMPOSITION CONTAINING CELLS | August 2018 | April 2022 | Allow | 43 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 15771100 | SAFETY NEEDLES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | August 2018 | August 2022 | Allow | 52 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15999730 | Device For Injecting A Liquid Product Having Simplified Assembly | August 2018 | January 2023 | Allow | 53 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16100031 | ELECTRONIC INJECTOR FOR INJECTING A MEDICINAL PRODUCT | August 2018 | June 2023 | Abandon | 58 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16100014 | ELECTRONIC INJECTOR FOR INJECTING A MEDICINAL PRODUCT | August 2018 | April 2022 | Allow | 44 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16076908 | CARTRIDGE WITH FLEXIBLE BAG FOR INJECTING A PHARMACEUTICAL SOLUTION AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE CARTRIDGE | August 2018 | April 2021 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16073645 | SOLUTION INFUSION APPARATUS, PARTICULARLY FOR DIALYSIS SYSTEMS | July 2018 | March 2022 | Abandon | 44 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16073670 | ELECTRICAL INFORMATION DEVICE FOR COMMUNICATING INFORMATION RELATED TO A MEDICAMENT DELIVERY | July 2018 | November 2021 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16032555 | REED SWITCH DETECTION FOR IV PUMP TUBE CALIBRATION | July 2018 | February 2022 | Allow | 43 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 16027425 | WEARABLE MEDICAL DEVICE FOR MONITORING INTRAVENOUS INJECTION | July 2018 | February 2022 | Allow | 43 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16068027 | MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE | July 2018 | November 2021 | Allow | 41 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16067660 | Drug Delivery Device | July 2018 | November 2020 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16067724 | INJECTION DEVICE | July 2018 | October 2022 | Allow | 52 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 16022548 | Catheter Elements for Bond-Strength Enhancement | June 2018 | June 2024 | Allow | 60 | 6 | 1 | Yes | Yes |
| 16021468 | OPTICAL CANNULA | June 2018 | June 2023 | Allow | 60 | 5 | 1 | No | Yes |
| 16015568 | NEEDLE INSERTION MECHANISM FOR DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE | June 2018 | January 2021 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16064638 | BREAST PUMP, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM | June 2018 | March 2021 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16062924 | DEVICE FOR TREATING HUMAN KERATIN MATERIALS | June 2018 | March 2021 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16062183 | DEVICE FOR TREATING HUMAN KERATINOUS MATERIAL WITH THE AID OF AN ELECTRIC CURRENT | June 2018 | March 2021 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16062209 | DEVICE FOR TREATING HUMAN KERATINOUS MATERIAL, ESPECIALLY WITH THE AID OF AN ELECTRIC CURRENT | June 2018 | September 2023 | Abandon | 60 | 5 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 16061875 | DEVICE FOR TREATING HUMAN KERATINOUS MATERIAL, IN PARTICULAR WITH THE AID OF AN ELECTRIC CURRENT | June 2018 | August 2022 | Allow | 50 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15781181 | Infusion Pump with Elongation Sensor | June 2018 | November 2022 | Allow | 53 | 7 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15996765 | CONNECTIVE TISSUE PROGENITOR CELL ASPIRATION AND PROCESSING SYSTEM | June 2018 | December 2022 | Allow | 54 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 15778965 | AUTO-INJECTOR | May 2018 | April 2021 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15988367 | MEDICAL SYSTEM | May 2018 | August 2020 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15778149 | AN INJECTION DEVICE | May 2018 | July 2020 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 15777244 | METERING INJECTOR FOR DELIVERING LIQUID, AND METHOD OF USING SAME | May 2018 | June 2021 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 15777151 | IONTOPHORESIS DEVICES AND METHODS OF USE | May 2018 | October 2022 | Abandon | 53 | 6 | 0 | No | No |
| 15982227 | MEDICATION CRUSHING, GRINDING, AND ADMINISTERING SYRINGE AND METHOD OF USE | May 2018 | October 2020 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15776929 | Pouch for Cooling an Insulin Pump and a Combination of Such a Pouch, a Protective Casing and an Insulin Pump | May 2018 | November 2020 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15776776 | DRUG DELIVERY APPARATUS AND SYSTEM, METHODS OF FORMING AND OPERATING THE SAME | May 2018 | November 2020 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15776308 | MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE | May 2018 | April 2020 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15980130 | MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH TERMINAL STEERABLE MECHANISM | May 2018 | March 2021 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15979661 | Methods and systems for closed-loop control of drug administration | May 2018 | November 2021 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 1 | No | Yes |
| 15776155 | Drug Delivery Device | May 2018 | November 2020 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15776127 | WOUND THERAPY | May 2018 | December 2021 | Abandon | 43 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15978628 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLED DEPLOYMENT OF MEDICAL DEVICES | May 2018 | November 2020 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 15941702 | FORCE-SENSING PERCUTANEOUS GASTROSTOMY TUBE DEVICE AND METHODS THEREOF | March 2018 | September 2023 | Abandon | 60 | 6 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 15940279 | IV Catheter with Retractable Needle and Laterally Offset Biasing Element and Needle Retraction Cavity | March 2018 | July 2021 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 15939266 | SYRINGE AND NEEDLE ASSEMBLY | March 2018 | November 2020 | Abandon | 31 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 15936791 | INSTRUMENT FOR DELIVERING SUBSTANCES INTO THE ANATOMY | March 2018 | February 2022 | Allow | 47 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 15935875 | MEDICAL PUMP DEVICE | March 2018 | May 2021 | Allow | 38 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 15759676 | FULLY DISPOSABLE SUCTION AND IRRIGATION APPARATUS FOR USE IN MEDICAL PROCEDURES | March 2018 | April 2021 | Abandon | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15911315 | METHOD OF PERFORMING SUBRETINAL DRAINAGE AND AGENT DELIVERY | March 2018 | March 2021 | Allow | 37 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15757159 | MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICES | March 2018 | December 2021 | Allow | 45 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15756925 | DRUG DELIVERY IMPLANTS WITH BI-DIRECTIONAL DELIVERY CAPACITY | March 2018 | October 2023 | Allow | 60 | 9 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15907511 | GASTRIC PROBE | February 2018 | January 2021 | Abandon | 35 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 15908411 | VALVE CLUTCH DEVICE AND DOSING UNIT WITH A VALVE CLUTCH DEVICE | February 2018 | October 2020 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15908076 | DOSING UNIT FOR USE IN AMBULATORY INFUSION SYSTEMS | February 2018 | March 2021 | Allow | 36 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15907456 | AORTIC VALVE NO EXCHANGE CATHETER | February 2018 | January 2021 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 15756477 | Injector | February 2018 | May 2021 | Abandon | 38 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 15756309 | APPARATUS FOR CONNECTING A TUBE CONNECTOR TO A FITTING AND TO FASTEN OR UNFASTEN CLOSURE CAPS | February 2018 | July 2024 | Abandon | 60 | 7 | 1 | No | No |
| 15755948 | INTRAOSSEOUS INJECTION DEVICE | February 2018 | January 2022 | Allow | 46 | 3 | 1 | Yes | Yes |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner ISMAIL, TANIA M.
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, 11.1% 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.
⚠ Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Examiner ISMAIL, TANIA M works in Art Unit 3783 and has examined 104 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 70.2%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 41 months.
Examiner ISMAIL, TANIA M's allowance rate of 70.2% places them in the 34% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by ISMAIL, TANIA M receive 2.94 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 82% 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 ISMAIL, TANIA M is 41 months. This places the examiner in the 22% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +16.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by ISMAIL, TANIA M. This interview benefit is in the 57% 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, 23.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 36% 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 19.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 25% 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, 200.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 100% 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 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 99% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 50.0% 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, 133.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 96% 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 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 51% 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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