Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17247600 | NETWORK TOPOLOGY FOR INSULIN PUMP SYSTEMS | December 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17121414 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SAFETY SYRINGE | December 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17099137 | INSERTION MECHANISM FOR DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE | November 2020 | June 2021 | Allow | 7 | 3 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 17055484 | NEEDLE CANNULA WITH A GRINDED POINT | November 2020 | August 2023 | Abandon | 33 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17054378 | Drive Unit for a Liquid Handling Device and Liquid Handling Device | November 2020 | January 2024 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17089270 | OCULAR TREATMENT DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS OF USE | November 2020 | May 2021 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17082547 | REUSABLE AUTOMATIC INJECTION DEVICE | October 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17079218 | SURGICAL ASSEMBLY FOR OCULAR SURGERY AND METHOD OF COMPENSATION OF INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE | October 2020 | February 2024 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17064704 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ADVANCING CATHETERS OR OTHER MEDICAL DEVICES THROUGH A LUMEN | October 2020 | March 2021 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17064102 | HYBRID BLUNT CANNULA WITH PUNCTURE NEEDLE ASSEMBLY | October 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17045592 | METHOD FOR CALIBRATING A SYRINGE PUMP, SYRINGE PUMP AND APPARATUSES | October 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 37 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17019306 | RIGHT VENTRICLE-PULMONARY ARTERY/LEFT VENTRICLE-AORTA CONDUIT | September 2020 | April 2024 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17018540 | DISTAL ACCESS ASPIRATION GUIDE CATHETER | September 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17017228 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING CATHETERS OR OTHER MEDICAL DEVICES TO LOCATIONS WITHIN A PATIENTS BODY | September 2020 | March 2021 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16979275 | NASOGASTRIC DEVICE AND METHOD | September 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17011421 | REMOTELY CONTROLLED SUCTION/IRRIGATION FOR ROBOTIC SURGERY | September 2020 | August 2023 | Abandon | 35 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17008936 | HYPODERMIC INTERFACE ASSEMBLY | September 2020 | June 2024 | Abandon | 45 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17006553 | Rapidly Inserted Central Catheter and Methods Thereof | August 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 36 | 3 | 1 | Yes | Yes |
| 17001678 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ADVANCING CATHETERS OR OTHER MEDICAL DEVICES THROUGH A LUMEN | August 2020 | September 2020 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16965999 | PLUNGING APPARATUS FOR SYRINGE | July 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 38 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16940569 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING CATHETERS OR OTHER MEDICAL DEVICES TO LOCATIONS WITHIN A PATIENTS BODY | July 2020 | August 2020 | Allow | 1 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16939219 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ADVANCING CATHETERS OR OTHER MEDICAL DEVICES THROUGH A LUMEN | July 2020 | September 2020 | Allow | 2 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16960703 | PUNCTURE MEMBER DETACHMENT DETECTION APPARATUS, PUNCTURE MEMBER DETACHMENT DETECTION SYSTEM, AND PUNCTURE MEMBER DETACHMENT DETECTION METHOD | July 2020 | June 2022 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16904815 | CANNULA INSERTION MECHANISM | June 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16893128 | FLUID INFUSION SYSTEMS | June 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 38 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16888219 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ADVANCING CATHETERS OR OTHER MEDICAL DEVICES THROUGH A LUMEN | May 2020 | September 2020 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16865397 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING CATHETERS OR OTHER MEDICAL DEVICES TO LOCATIONS WITHIN A PATIENTS BODY | May 2020 | July 2020 | Allow | 2 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16759789 | Drug Delivery Device | April 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16858610 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ADVANCING CATHETERS OR OTHER MEDICAL DEVICES THROUGH A LUMEN | April 2020 | July 2020 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16849674 | Safety Needle Device | April 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16843683 | LAPAROSCOPIC INSUFFLATION DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS | April 2020 | September 2022 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16840109 | BALLOON CATHETER | April 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 40 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16829218 | Control Mechanism For Medical Device | March 2020 | November 2023 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16825599 | INFUSION SYSTEMS | March 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16824172 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN ELONGATED CATHETER HAVING MULTIPLE SENSORS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL LOCATION OF THE CATHETER | March 2020 | December 2023 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16818350 | Safety Needle Device | March 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16812608 | INFUSION PUMP ASSEMBLY WITH A BACKUP POWER SUPPLY | March 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16811714 | CATHETER INSERTION DEVICE WITH IMPROVED FLASHBACK RESPONSE | March 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 25 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16796853 | FLUID DELIVERY DEVICE, TRANSCUTANEOUS ACCESS TOOL AND INSERTION MECHANISM FOR USE THEREWITH | February 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16795150 | ENDOVASCULAR CATHETER WITH CONTROLLABLE TIP | February 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16776658 | ENDOVASCULAR CATHETER WITH INTERNAL BALLOON | January 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 34 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16748931 | METHOD AND DEVICE OF DETECTING AND/OR BLOCKING REFLUX | January 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16744428 | MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE | January 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16727767 | OCULAR TREATMENT DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS OF USE | December 2019 | June 2020 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16722703 | REGIONAL ANESTHESIA CATHETER WITH ANCHOR | December 2019 | January 2023 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16721909 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ADVANCING CATHETERS OR OTHER MEDICAL DEVICES THROUGH A LUMEN | December 2019 | April 2020 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16705286 | DELIVERING AND/OR RECEIVING MATERIAL WITH RESPECT TO A SUBJECT SURFACE | December 2019 | September 2023 | Abandon | 45 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16703808 | Ampule Autoinjector Systems and Methods | December 2019 | July 2023 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16701966 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ADVANCING CATHETERS OR OTHER MEDICAL DEVICES THROUGH A LUMEN | December 2019 | April 2020 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16685847 | SPLIT PISTON METERING PUMP | November 2019 | June 2023 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16682919 | SEALING MULTIPLE SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS | November 2019 | September 2023 | Allow | 46 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16676373 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING CATHETERS OR OTHER MEDICAL DEVICES TO LOCATIONS WITHIN A PATIENTS BODY | November 2019 | April 2020 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16610830 | AUTOMATIC BREASTFEEDING METHOD OF PREMATURE INFANT AND AUTOMATIC BREASTFEEDING MACHINE | November 2019 | June 2022 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16666119 | SYSTEM AND/OR METHOD FOR GLUCOSE SENSOR CALIBRATION | October 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16658371 | MEDICAL CONNECTOR | October 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16658107 | SELECTIVE TISSUE REMOVAL TREATMENT DEVICE | October 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16585500 | LATCH FOR AN INJECTION DEVICE AND AN INJECTION DEVICE TRAINER | September 2019 | January 2024 | Allow | 51 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16571265 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLEANING BODY CAVITIES | September 2019 | July 2023 | Allow | 46 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16558024 | INJECTION NEEDLE HAVING VARYING CALIBER | August 2019 | June 2022 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16489833 | INSERTION MECHANISM FOR DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE | August 2019 | January 2024 | Allow | 53 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 16553560 | PERIPHERAL INTRAVENOUS CATHETER WITH WINGED GRIP | August 2019 | April 2024 | Allow | 55 | 7 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16552492 | FLUID DELIVERY DEVICE, TRANSCUTANEOUS ACCESS TOOL AND FLUID DRIVE MECHANISM FOR USE THEREWITH | August 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16544083 | TRANSCAROTID NEUROVASCULAR CATHETER | August 2019 | December 2021 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16522935 | Intervention Guidance Device | July 2019 | May 2023 | Abandon | 46 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16523092 | Adapter Cap for Drug Transfer Assembly | July 2019 | July 2023 | Allow | 48 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16523778 | MICROINFUSER WITH AUTOMATIC NEEDLE RETRACTION | July 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16479104 | MULTI-LAYERED ADHESIVE SUBSTRATE | July 2019 | September 2022 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16509539 | Adaptor and Drug Delivery Device | July 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16510734 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING ADMINISTERING OF MEDICATION BY SYRINGE | July 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16507782 | PUSH DEVICE FOR THE AXIAL INSERTION OF AN ELONGATE, FLEXIBLE BODY | July 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16502767 | MEDICAL DEVICE DELIVERY MEMBER WITH FLEXIBLE STRETCH RESISTANT DISTAL PORTION | July 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16459163 | CATHETER GUIDING SYSTEM AND METHODS | July 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16453567 | ANTIMICROBIAL ACTUATOR FOR OPENING THE SIDE PORT OF A PORTED CATHETER | June 2019 | March 2022 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16471935 | Medicament Delivery Device | June 2019 | November 2022 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16440318 | DELIVERY TOOL OF A VISCOELASTIC SYRINGE ASSEMBLY | June 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16469567 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESISTANCE-DEPENDENT, SELF-REGULATED MEDICAL PENETRATION | June 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16462139 | Medicament Delivery Devices | May 2019 | March 2023 | Allow | 46 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16414687 | Drug Delivery Device | May 2019 | July 2023 | Allow | 50 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16413037 | INFUSION PUMP WITH TUBE LOADING GUIDANCE AND CONFIRMATION | May 2019 | March 2023 | Allow | 46 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 16410619 | NEEDLE-FREE INTRADERMAL INJECTION DEVICE | May 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16404344 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANCHORING MEDICAL DEVICES | May 2019 | October 2020 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16379596 | SEALING MULTIPLE SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS | April 2019 | June 2022 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16378636 | Rigid Body Goggle | April 2019 | May 2021 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16377992 | FLUID-CONNECTION MECHANISM AND METHODS FOR PATCH-PUMPS | April 2019 | January 2021 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16373099 | Medicament Delivery Device and Method of Assembling the Same | April 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16290167 | Chest Tube Insertion Sheath | March 2019 | January 2023 | Allow | 46 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16287302 | PERICARDIAL ACCESS DEVICE AND ITS METHODS OF USE | February 2019 | June 2021 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16326362 | INJECTION MONITORING DEVICE AND SYSTEM | February 2019 | April 2023 | Allow | 50 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16269323 | FLUID TRANSFER DEVICE OR SET WITH RETRACTABLE NEEDLE AND SEPTUM | February 2019 | October 2020 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16262540 | IRRIGATION SYSTEM COMPRISING DUAL PUMPS | January 2019 | February 2021 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16257435 | MEDICAL/SURGICAL LAVAGE UNIT WITH A PUMP THAT INCLUDES A BELLOWS CHAMBER AND A SUPPLEMENTAL CHAMBER | January 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16247058 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING DEPTH OF CHEST COMPRESSIONS | January 2019 | January 2021 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16238622 | METHOD AND DEVICE OF DETECTING AND/OR BLOCKING REFLUX | January 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16216395 | Stretchable Sleeve and Wrap for Protecting and Securing Catheter Dressings and Tubes on a Patient | December 2018 | December 2020 | Abandon | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16306624 | NEEDLE TIP PROTECTOR FOR INDWELLING NEEDLE AND INDWELLING NEEDLE ASSEMBLY | December 2018 | February 2022 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16304764 | CONTROL MECHANISM FOR MEDICAL DEVICE | November 2018 | December 2019 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16194873 | FLUID DELIVERY DEVICE, TRANSCUTANEOUS ACCESS TOOL AND INSERTION MECHANISM FOR USE THEREWITH | November 2018 | October 2019 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16179024 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VENTILATION THROUGH A BODY CAVITY | November 2018 | June 2021 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16168148 | INFUSION PUMP ASSEMBLY AND METHOD | October 2018 | July 2020 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16162594 | DISTAL ACCESS ASPIRATION GUIDE CATHETER | October 2018 | June 2020 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner LEGETTE-THOMPSON, TIFFANY.
With a 40.0% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.
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, 38.9% 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.
✓ 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 LEGETTE-THOMPSON, TIFFANY works in Art Unit 3783 and has examined 295 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 82.7%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 35 months.
Examiner LEGETTE-THOMPSON, TIFFANY's allowance rate of 82.7% places them in the 57% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by LEGETTE-THOMPSON, TIFFANY receive 1.91 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 42% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by LEGETTE-THOMPSON, TIFFANY is 35 months. This places the examiner in the 42% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +24.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by LEGETTE-THOMPSON, TIFFANY. This interview benefit is in the 70% 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, 30.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 61% 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.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 29.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 44% 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, 100.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 78% 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 73.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 62% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 42.9% 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.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 44.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 36% 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 0.8% 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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