Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17126295 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANCHORING MEDICAL DEVICES | December 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17247395 | INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER INSERTION DEVICE | December 2020 | November 2023 | Allow | 36 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17114235 | MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE | December 2020 | September 2024 | Allow | 45 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17114238 | MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE | December 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17114241 | MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE | December 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15734773 | AN ENTERAL FEEDING DEVICE | December 2020 | August 2024 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17055905 | QUICK RELEASE CAPSULES | November 2020 | April 2025 | Abandon | 53 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17096845 | SYNERGISTIC FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS RELATED TO OPERATION OF A MEDICATION DELIVERY SYSTEM AND A MEAL TRANSACTION APPLICATION | November 2020 | November 2024 | Allow | 48 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17090236 | AUTO-INJECTION DEVICE | November 2020 | September 2021 | Allow | 10 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17048260 | SYRINGE | October 2020 | December 2023 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17042144 | FAT SUCTION AND GRAFT SYRINGE HAVING NEGATIVE PRESSURE ADJUSTMENT MEANS | September 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17032715 | GASKET PRESSING TOOL AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION TOOL USING THE SAME | September 2020 | March 2025 | Allow | 54 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17040431 | DEVICE FOR ADMINISTERING A FLUID | September 2020 | June 2024 | Abandon | 45 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17022936 | Steerable Medical Device Handle | September 2020 | March 2025 | Allow | 54 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16993062 | CATHETER ADAPTERS | August 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 33 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16969691 | CONTROLLED DISPENSE SYRINGE | August 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16932135 | HYPODERMIC DEVICE WITH AN ARRAY OF HYPODERMIC NEEDLES | July 2020 | January 2023 | Abandon | 30 | 4 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 16929081 | CLOSED-LOOP GLUCOSE AND/OR INSULIN CONTROL SYSTEM | July 2020 | April 2023 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16910640 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING A LYOPHILIZED MEDICAMENT | June 2020 | January 2024 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16905382 | STIMULATION OF CARTILAGE FORMATION USING REDUCED PRESSURE TREATMENT | June 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16898905 | PRESSURE CONTROL IN PHACOEMULSIFICATION SYSTEM | June 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16898529 | WEARABLE AUTOMATED MEDICATION DELIVERY SYSTEM | June 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16771084 | INJECTION DEVICE WITH A REMOTE CONTROL | June 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16892100 | INFUSION PUMP SYSTEM AND METHODS | June 2020 | January 2023 | Abandon | 31 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16764638 | MEDICAL DELIVERY DEVICE WITH AXIALLY EXPANDABLE DRIVE RIBBON | May 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16862448 | Cartilage repair, preservation and growth by stimulation of bone-chondral interface and delivery system and methods therefor | April 2020 | December 2021 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16858686 | CONTAINER ADAPTER FOR REMOVABLY ATTACHABLE SYRINGE | April 2020 | May 2021 | Allow | 13 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16849111 | SAFETY SYRINGE | April 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16841398 | OCCLUSION DETECTION DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | April 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 35 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16652082 | TEMPER EVIDENT INJECTOR LOCK AND A LOCKING METHOD | March 2020 | May 2022 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16800177 | MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE | February 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16793948 | EXTENSION TUBE CLAMP PROVIDING POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT | February 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16785400 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTABLISHING A NERVE BLOCK | February 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16636168 | INJECTOR PREMATURE ACTIVATION BLOCKING MECHANISM | February 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16774213 | INTERNAL BALLOON SHEATH | January 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 27 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16629820 | MULTI-NEEDLE MODULE SUITABLE FOR SKIN PROCEDURE AT SLOPE | January 2020 | February 2022 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16623290 | DUAL NEEDLE SYRINGE FOR PREVENTING INFECTION | December 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16712333 | VASCULAR RE-ENTRY CATHETER | December 2019 | November 2023 | Abandon | 47 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16619853 | Injector Devices | December 2019 | June 2022 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16616267 | AUTO INJECTOR WITH HOLLOW PLUNGER ROD | November 2019 | March 2023 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16615005 | DEVICE ACTIVATION IMPACT/SHOCK REDUCTION | November 2019 | September 2022 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16609921 | Integrating Electronics into the Stopper of a Cartridge | October 2019 | June 2024 | Abandon | 55 | 8 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16607323 | AUTO-INJECTION DEVICE | October 2019 | June 2021 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16580464 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR BIOMIMETIC EXPRESSION OF BREAST MILK | September 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 16564668 | ENDOSCOPIC CANNULA | September 2019 | November 2020 | Allow | 14 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16491680 | Systems and Methods for Steering Guidewires | September 2019 | September 2023 | Allow | 48 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16562245 | MEDICAL CONNECTOR | September 2019 | February 2023 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16557505 | VASCULAR ACCESS DEVICES WITH INTEGRATED SAFETY FEATURES | August 2019 | August 2023 | Allow | 48 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16548490 | APPARATUS AND KITS FOR FLUID INFUSION | August 2019 | May 2022 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16538969 | Auto-Injector | August 2019 | September 2022 | Allow | 37 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16485122 | Breast Milk Expression Apparatus and System | August 2019 | November 2021 | Allow | 27 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16530845 | ASPIRATION CATHETER SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE | August 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 26 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16476756 | MICRONEEDLE PATCH APPLYING DEVICE | July 2019 | June 2023 | Abandon | 47 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16456502 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD EMPLOYED WITH ENTERAL SYSTEMS | June 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 34 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16431610 | INFUSION PUMP SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH COMMON LINE AUTO FLUSH | June 2019 | September 2021 | Abandon | 27 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16425598 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANCHORING MEDICAL DEVICES | May 2019 | August 2020 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16424069 | Medical Infusion Holder | May 2019 | April 2022 | Abandon | 35 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16418434 | APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CO2 ENRICHED MEDICAL FOAM | May 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 26 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16414532 | ASPIRATION CATHETER SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE | May 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16409460 | Medication Delivery Device | May 2019 | December 2022 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16401874 | Method for Producing a Tube System for Medical Applications | May 2019 | January 2023 | Abandon | 44 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16399359 | DIALYSIS SYSTEM HAVING AN AUTOCONNECTION MECHANISM | April 2019 | April 2023 | Allow | 47 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16390436 | Catheter Assembly With Guidewire, Catheter and Puncture Needle | April 2019 | January 2021 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16386503 | ACCESS DEVICE WITH GUIDEWIRE AND RELATED METHODS | April 2019 | June 2022 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16378347 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INTRAOCULAR DRUG DELIVERY | April 2019 | July 2023 | Abandon | 51 | 3 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 16336378 | PURGE DEVICE FOR A SYSTEM FOR ADMINISTERING MEDICAL TREATMENT FLUIDS | March 2019 | May 2021 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16299562 | Pressurized-Gas-Driven Infusion Pump and Method of Operating Such an Infusion Pump | March 2019 | December 2023 | Abandon | 57 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16331352 | SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING PHACOEMULSIFICATION | March 2019 | September 2022 | Abandon | 42 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16279438 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR REGULATING GLUCOSE LEVELS INCLUDING TREATING DIABETES | February 2019 | March 2024 | Abandon | 60 | 8 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16323776 | Tubular Structures with Variable Support | February 2019 | October 2023 | Abandon | 56 | 3 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 16258141 | AMBULATORY INFUSION DEVICE | January 2019 | January 2023 | Allow | 48 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16253539 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYRINGE ENGAGEMENT WITH INJECTOR | January 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16252980 | OPTIMIZING MEDICATION DOSAGE BASED ON ANALYTE SENSOR DATA | January 2019 | June 2022 | Allow | 41 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16246210 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INSERTING AT LEAST ONE MEDICAL COMPONENT WITHIN THE BODY | January 2019 | March 2024 | Abandon | 60 | 8 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16317018 | DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE | January 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16316309 | DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE COMPRISING AN ADJUSTMENT MEMBER | January 2019 | May 2022 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16232852 | Cap Assembly for a Medicament Delivery Device | December 2018 | March 2021 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16312844 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTING AND DELIVERY OF ENTITIES | December 2018 | May 2022 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16312476 | DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE | December 2018 | August 2021 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16225225 | MEDICAL CONNECTOR AND CONNECTING METHOD OF MEDICAL CONNECTOR | December 2018 | July 2021 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16308738 | TRIPLE CHAMBER WITH PREFILLED INJECTION DEVICE | December 2018 | October 2021 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16306127 | OUTER CAP OF LIQUID MEDICINE-INJECTING DEVICE | November 2018 | July 2022 | Abandon | 43 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16192756 | INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER INSERTION DEVICE | November 2018 | August 2020 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16188277 | Oral Mucosal Electroporation Device and Use Thereof | November 2018 | September 2020 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16182179 | INJECTION DEVICE WITH DOSING CONTROL MEANS | November 2018 | June 2021 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16160231 | Spacer Assembly for Drug Delivery Device | October 2018 | February 2022 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16157002 | HUMIDIFICATION APPARATUS HAVING RFID TAG SENSOR AT PATIENT END OF GAS PATHWAY | October 2018 | February 2022 | Allow | 40 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16089951 | DEVICE FOR INTRA MEDULLARY ANTIBIOTICS PERFUSION | September 2018 | December 2022 | Abandon | 50 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16089750 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MINUTE HOLLOW PROTRUDING TOOL, AND MINUTE HOLLOW PROTRUDING TOOL | September 2018 | March 2023 | Abandon | 53 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16141131 | Insulin Infusion Set | September 2018 | September 2020 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16115804 | Dialysis Machine Support Assemblies and Related Systems and Methods | August 2018 | July 2020 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16114290 | VASCULAR ACCESS DEVICE AND METHOD | August 2018 | November 2019 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16111019 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THERAPY TITRATION IN HEART FAILURE | August 2018 | August 2022 | Allow | 48 | 2 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 16110776 | Yankauer Suction System and Related Methods with Clog Removal Functionality | August 2018 | August 2021 | Abandon | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16076348 | SKIN SURFACE INDWELLING DEVICE FOR GUIDING PUNCTURES | August 2018 | June 2022 | Allow | 46 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16057115 | ELECTROMANIPULATION OF CELLS AND OTHER BIOLOGICAL TISSUES BY PULSEDELECTRIC FIELDS AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES | August 2018 | January 2020 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16054552 | NEEDLE AND CATHETER INSERTION DEVICE | August 2018 | April 2025 | Allow | 60 | 6 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 16046186 | MEDICAL ELONGATED BODY | July 2018 | August 2021 | Allow | 37 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16045861 | ADHESIVE PHOTOTHERAPY METHOD, SYSTEM, AND DEVICES FOR ACNE | July 2018 | October 2024 | Allow | 60 | 12 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16072875 | MICRONEEDLE DEVICE | July 2018 | June 2021 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner SWANSON, LEAH JENNINGS.
With a 16.7% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges 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, 20.0% 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 SWANSON, LEAH JENNINGS works in Art Unit 3783 and has examined 255 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 66.3%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 38 months.
Examiner SWANSON, LEAH JENNINGS's allowance rate of 66.3% places them in the 28% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by SWANSON, LEAH JENNINGS receive 3.02 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 84% 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 SWANSON, LEAH JENNINGS is 38 months. This places the examiner in the 31% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +34.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SWANSON, LEAH JENNINGS. This interview benefit is in the 81% 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, 19.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 23% 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 21.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 30% 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, 36.4% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 36% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 66.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 52% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 41.7% 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, 44.8% 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 0.0% 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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