Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18631176 | ELECTRIC FLUSHER | April 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18505961 | NEEDLE SAFETY SYSTEMS | November 2023 | January 2025 | Abandon | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18495563 | NEEDLE SAFETY SYSTEMS | October 2023 | January 2025 | Abandon | 15 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18485508 | Gas Seal Pad | October 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18353594 | Flue for Ultrasonic Aspiration Surgical Horn | July 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18221123 | Systems and Methods for Controlling Catheter Device Size | July 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18337898 | MEDICAL DEVICE SHAFT WITH REDUCED WHIPPING | June 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18207040 | BREAST MILK DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND USES THEREOF | June 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18330733 | Method of Making Drug-Elution Control Sleeve For Drug-Eluting Balloon | June 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18256197 | HAND-OPERATED FLOW REGULATOR AND ENEMA ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM COMPRISING SAID REGULATOR | June 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18205596 | SYRINGE ADAPTER FOR MEDICATION | June 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18198193 | RESIN SYRINGE, PREFILLED SYRINGE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING RESIN SYRINGE | May 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18297913 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DELIVERING THERAPEUTIC MATERIALS TO THE INTERVERTEBRAL DISC | April 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18122030 | SENSING CATHETERS | March 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18118116 | THROMBECTOMY CATHETER | March 2023 | December 2024 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18172294 | Acoustic Detection of a Usage of an Injection Device | February 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18108175 | Locking Hemodialysis Needle Assembly with Integral Needle Tip Protector | February 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18158615 | Method of Making Drug-Elution Control Sleeve For Drug-Eluting Balloon | January 2023 | April 2023 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18152513 | Injector Device | January 2023 | July 2023 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18094917 | Midline Catheter Placement Device | January 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18149791 | APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ACCESS FOR A MEDICAL PROCEDURE | January 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18091959 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SAFETY SYRINGE | December 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17989899 | PACKAGELESS SYRINGE ASSEMBLY WITH STERILIZABLE FLUID PATH | November 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17982008 | BALLOON ANCHORING GUIDE CATHETER EXTENSION | November 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 18 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17948358 | NEEDLE SHIELD REMOVER AND A MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE COMPRISING THE NEEDLE SHIELD REMOVER | September 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17930502 | NEEDLE SHIELD GRIP DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS | September 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17929427 | NEEDLE SHIELD PULLER FOR DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM | September 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17823441 | DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE EFFECTIVE, RELIABLE AND FOOLPROOF DELIVERY OF CONTROLLED AMOUNTS OF A MEDICAL FLUID | August 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17820154 | NEEDLE SAFETY SYSTEMS | August 2022 | December 2023 | Abandon | 16 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17859667 | Needle Magnetizer | July 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17735610 | Systems and Methods for Controlling Catheter Device Size | May 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17721460 | NEEDLE ASSEMBLY | April 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17682428 | PATIENT ACCESS SITE SECUREMENT SYSTEM | February 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17670262 | Time Delay Mechanism for a Hydraulic Drug Delivery Device | February 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17668454 | Gas Seal Pad | February 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17643310 | VALVE, IN PARTICULAR FOR A DEVICE FOR ADMINISTERING A LIQUID MEDICAMENT, AND A CORRESPONDING DEVICE FOR ADMINISTERING A LIQUID MEDICAMENT | December 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17533001 | ENDOVASCULAR BALLOON CATHETERS AND METHODS FOR USE | November 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17526193 | Flue for Ultrasonic Aspiration Surgical Horn | November 2021 | December 2022 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17502493 | NEEDLING DEVICE AND DRUG APPLICATOR | October 2021 | February 2024 | Abandon | 28 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17475800 | DEVICE FOR ATTACHING A CATHETER | September 2021 | March 2022 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17474706 | PORTABLE NEEDLE ASSEMBLY WITH ADJUSTABLE LENGTH NEEDLE | September 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17470165 | MEDICAL DEVICE SHAFT WITH REDUCED WHIPPING | September 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17382301 | Needle Safety Mechanisms | July 2021 | July 2024 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17375880 | SUCTIONING AND SUPPLY DEVICE WITH DRIVE UNIT AND CONNECTING PART | July 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17355452 | SYRINGE ADAPTER FOR MEDICATION | June 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17346687 | CAP FOR AN INJECTION DEVICE | June 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17342530 | PROCESS AND AUTOINJECTOR DEVICE FOR INJECTIONS WITH INCREASED PATIENT COMFORT | June 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17296446 | DRUG ELUTING BALLOON AND BALLOON CATHETER | May 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17327252 | SAFETY NEEDLE DEVICES | May 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17313857 | THERAPEUTIC INFUSION NEEDLE | May 2021 | February 2024 | Abandon | 33 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17287296 | DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR INTRALUMINAL LOCAL DRUG DELIVERY | April 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17216529 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOVING INTRA-OSSEOUS DEVICE | March 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17209919 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE FAIL-SAFE TERMINATION OF IN VIVO DRUG DELIVERY FROM AN IMPLANTABLE DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM | March 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17193183 | SYRINGE WITH SAFE DISPOSAL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION IMPROVEMENT STRUCTURE | March 2021 | May 2023 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17188499 | Wound Treatment System | March 2021 | August 2024 | Abandon | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17270897 | Cardiac Cell Microneedle Patch for Treating Heart Diseases | February 2021 | October 2024 | Abandon | 44 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17179088 | Hinged Needle Shield And Needle Assemblies | February 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 36 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17179131 | ORAL TAMPER EVIDENT CLOSURE WITH RETAINED INDICATOR | February 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17166372 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING DIABETES | February 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17265071 | SELECTABLE DRUG DELIVERY RATE DEVICE | February 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17264780 | PUMP | January 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17158868 | ADMINISTRATION MECHANISM FOR A MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE | January 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17155651 | Vaginal Drug Delivery Device and Vaginal Diagnostic Device | January 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 38 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17260251 | DEVICE HAVING SYRINGE DISPENSERS FOR ADMINISTERING THERAPEUTIC SUBSTANCES USING A HIGH VELOCITY LIQUID-GAS STREAM | January 2021 | December 2024 | Abandon | 47 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17142564 | APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ACCESS FOR A MEDICAL PROCEDURE | January 2021 | September 2022 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17130057 | SYRINGE DISPENSER | December 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17131310 | CATHETER TEST APPARATUS, KITS, AND METHODS | December 2020 | January 2024 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17255083 | PERCUTANEOUS TERMINAL FOR HEMODIALYSIS AND INDIVIDUALIZED HEMODIALYSIS SYSTEM | December 2020 | February 2024 | Allow | 37 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17100845 | SOFT TIP CANNULA WITH RETRACTABLE TIP PROTECTOR | November 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17057558 | Automatic Drug Delivery Device | November 2020 | July 2024 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17097867 | Medical Injector Cap Remover | November 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17092661 | BIO-ELECTROCEUTICAL DEVICE USING CELL CLUSTER | November 2020 | April 2024 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17088137 | NEEDLE SAFETY SYSTEMS | November 2020 | November 2023 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17075388 | Fluid Responsive Devices and Methods | October 2020 | March 2024 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17048275 | MICRONEEDLE BASED STABILISATION SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL DEVICES | October 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17031108 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SAFETY SYRINGE | September 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17028247 | DISTAL NEEDLE AND STYLET TIPS | September 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 28 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16982703 | Medical Device | September 2020 | April 2024 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17019763 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING CATHETER DEVICE SIZE | September 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16978071 | Syringe Pump Vibration Module to Reduce Stopper Friction | September 2020 | March 2024 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17010092 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR RESTORING TISSUE | September 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16976016 | A CASING | August 2020 | June 2023 | Abandon | 34 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17001959 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR A CATHETER ACCESSORY | August 2020 | July 2024 | Allow | 47 | 4 | 1 | No | Yes |
| 17001221 | Computer Controlled Pediatric Regional Anesthesia | August 2020 | February 2024 | Abandon | 41 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16996769 | Midline Catheter Placement Device | August 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16987025 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INTRAOSSEOUS DENTAL ANESTHETIZATION | August 2020 | April 2022 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16967872 | PEN NEEDLE APPARATUS | August 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16984690 | METHOD FOR PAINLESS RENAL DENERVATION USING A PERI-VASCULAR TISSUE ABLATION CATHETER WITH SUPPORT STRUCTURES | August 2020 | September 2024 | Allow | 50 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16943162 | Needle Magnetizer | July 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16965976 | SELF-CLEANING CATHETER SYSTEMS WITH SELF-MONITORING CAPABILITIES | July 2020 | April 2024 | Abandon | 45 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16965662 | PRESSURE SENSOR ASSEMBLY AND METHODS FOR INJECTION DEVICES | July 2020 | August 2024 | Allow | 49 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15733395 | BREAST STATUS DETERMINATION | July 2020 | November 2023 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16961710 | Cardiac Pump | July 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 37 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16961636 | COMPACT INJECTOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS | July 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16912421 | SENSING CATHETERS | June 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16957639 | LOW COST SYRINGE WITH DURABLE AND DISPOSABLE COMPONENTS | June 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16909320 | BALLOON ANCHORING GUIDE CATHETER EXTENSION | June 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16956222 | MICROARRAY APPLICATOR | June 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16954652 | Acoustic Detection of a Usage of an Injection Device | June 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16954987 | LIQUID DELIVERY CAP DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | June 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner SMITH, RACHEL T.
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, 30.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.
⚠ Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.
⚠ Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Examiner SMITH, RACHEL T works in Art Unit 3783 and has examined 233 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 80.7%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 29 months.
Examiner SMITH, RACHEL T's allowance rate of 80.7% places them in the 44% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by SMITH, RACHEL T receive 1.48 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 35% 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 SMITH, RACHEL T is 29 months. This places the examiner in the 49% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +18.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SMITH, RACHEL T. This interview benefit is in the 65% 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, 32.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 63% 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 42.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 58% 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, 160.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 91% 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 71.4% of appeals filed. This is in the 55% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 80.0% 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, 38.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 37% 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 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 4.3% of allowed cases (in the 76% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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