Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18792215 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DELIVERY AND/OR REMOVAL OF OCCLUSIONS IN THE BODY | August 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18775340 | Male Condom and Ring Kit | July 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18735250 | IUD INSERTION DEVICES WITH A ROTATABLE STRING CONTROLLER AND METHODS | June 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18676870 | PRESSURE-MITIGATION APPARATUSES FOR IMPROVED TREATMENT OF RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | May 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18656072 | HIP RELOCATION APPARATUS | May 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18648168 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING A THERAPY AND SENSING A BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY IN THE MOUTH | April 2024 | May 2025 | Abandon | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18637118 | Pain Management and Post-Operative Hip Orthosis | April 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18626186 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EVERTING CATHETER FOR IUD DELIVERY AND PLACEMENT IN THE UTERINE CAVITY | April 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18619308 | HEMORRHAGE CONTROL DEVICE | March 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18416934 | EXTERNAL SPINAL BRACE | January 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18394333 | INFLATION CONTROL VALVE | December 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18502807 | SURGICAL UNIVERSAL HEADREST INCLUDING SKULL PIN HOLDER ASSEMBLY | November 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18386589 | PUNCTURE WOUND DRESSING INSERTION PROCESS | November 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18383198 | Orthosis | October 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18287863 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AN EARPIECE | October 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18478290 | METHODS AND DEVICES TO PREVENT PREMATURE BIRTH | September 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18373153 | SURGICAL ROBOTIC INSTRUMENT SHIELD | September 2023 | November 2024 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18473248 | PENIS ENLARGEMENT DEVICE | September 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18464146 | Male Condom and Ring Kit | September 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18363538 | SELF-ATTACHING ABSORBENT WRAP | August 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18225608 | BILATERAL COMPRESSION DEVICE | July 2023 | October 2024 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18212965 | ORTHOPEDIC WALKING BOOT HAVING A MECHANICALLY ADJUSTABLE RAMP INSERT | June 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18338118 | METHODS AND MECHANISMS FOR MAINTAINING AN ELECTRO-ACTIVE POLYMER IN A PRE-STRETCH STATE AND USES THEREOF | June 2023 | September 2024 | Abandon | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18206322 | Phase Change Material for Thermal Therapy and Delivery of Active Ingredients | June 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18325626 | System and Method for Fallopian Birth Control | May 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18312129 | SYSTEMS COMPRISING A COMPOSITE BACKING AND METHODS FOR LONG TERM TRANSDERMAL ADMINISTRATION | May 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18132820 | Protective and Exercise Hand Restraint System and Apparatus | April 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18295825 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LONG TERM TRANSDERMAL ADMINISTRATION | April 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18181655 | ORAL APPLIANCE | March 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18020818 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING PATIENT-CUSTOMIZED PESSARY USING 3D PRINTER AND PATIENT-CUSTOMIZED PESSARY PRODUCED THEREBY | February 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18104133 | PAIN MANAGEMENT AND POST-OPERATIVE HIP ORTHOSIS | January 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18156268 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EVERTING CATHETER FOR IUD DELIVERY AND PLACEMENT IN THE UTERINE CAVITY | January 2023 | May 2024 | Abandon | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18094323 | OPTIONAL SHAPED RECTOCELE PADDLES | January 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17927987 | A FALLOPIAN TUBE RETRIEVABLE DEVICE | November 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18058289 | IUD INSERTION DEVICES WITH STRING CONTROL | November 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17987190 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR SKIN TIGHTENING | November 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17980303 | ACCESSORY DEVICE, A PATIENT IMMOBILIZATION SYSTEM, AND A METHOD OF FORMING A PATIENT IMMOBILIZATION SYSTEM | November 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17980032 | PROTECTIVE FEMALE HYGIENE DEVICE | November 2022 | May 2025 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17979689 | Adjustable Exoskeleton Foot-Supporting Appendage for Variable Human Kinematic Compatibility | November 2022 | September 2024 | Abandon | 22 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17978333 | System & Method for Providing a Reconfigurable Sling | November 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17974264 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING BIOMATERIALS | October 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17918044 | INFLATABLE ERGONOMIC DECUBITUS POSITIONING SUPPORT FOR MEDICAL USE | October 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17962427 | INTERNAL CONDOM METHOD AND DEVICE | October 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17959536 | ANATOMICAL BRACE FOR DYNAMICALLY STABILIZING THE PATELLA DURING KNEE ARTICULATION SO AS TO ADDRESS PATELLA TRACKING ERROR | October 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17950839 | CERVICAL COLLAR HAVING HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT | September 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17943277 | MASK | September 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17890186 | DENTAL OPERATORY PROTECTION TABLE | August 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17861160 | SURGICAL DEVICE AND PATIENT POSITIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD | July 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17851388 | LEG PROTECTOR | June 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17850091 | OPTIONAL SHAPED RECTOCELE PADDLES | June 2022 | October 2022 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17847621 | BRACKET ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING RESTRAINT BRACKETS FOR PERSON SUPPORT APPARATUSES AND PERSON SUPPORT APPARATUSES COMPRISING THE SAME | June 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17837595 | HAND SUPPORT AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME | June 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17750039 | ORAL APPLIANCE | May 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17742590 | ELECTRICALLY-HEATABLE PLASTER | May 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17737165 | URETHRA CONDOM AND KIT HAVING THE SAME | May 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17734503 | INFLATION CONTROL VALVE | May 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17770452 | EXPANDING FOAM-FABRIC ORTHOPEDIC LIMB STABILIZATION DEVICE | April 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17700479 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATING BODY PART SIZING | March 2022 | May 2022 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17698398 | RAPID SETTING COMPOSITE ARTICLE | March 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17695373 | MOUTH GUARDS, KITS, AND METHODS | March 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17694257 | METHODS AND MECHANISMS FOR MAINTAINING AN ELECTRO-ACTIVE POLYMER IN A PRE-STRETCH STATE AND USES THEREOF | March 2022 | August 2023 | Abandon | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17691936 | MOUTHGUARD INCLUDING A PROTECTION PORTION HAVING HEATING AND SOFTENING FEATURES | March 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17687233 | PROTECTIVE MOUTH ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF OPERATION | March 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17651509 | OCCLUSIVE IMPLANT COMPOSITIONS | February 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17584046 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING BIOMATERIALS | January 2022 | July 2022 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17579836 | REMOVABLE COVERING AND INTERACTIVE PACKAGING | January 2022 | May 2025 | Abandon | 39 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17580225 | Strap-On Condom Assembly | January 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17577708 | COMBINATION THERAPY INTRAVAGINAL RINGS | January 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17570739 | STABILIZATION ASSEMBLY FOR HEAD-MOUNTED DEVICE | January 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17646326 | DESIGN AND USE OF A LEG SUPPORT EXOSKELETON | December 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17561527 | Face mask with Microporous Filter Membrane Layer | December 2021 | February 2025 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17545748 | Earmuffs | December 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17543715 | OCCLUSION DEVICE CAPABLE OF OCCLUDING AN EAR CANAL | December 2021 | April 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17537476 | ANKLE ORTHOSIS | November 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17530678 | Support Platform For Body Treatment | November 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17455746 | MOUTHGUARD WITH TAPERED BREATHING CHANNEL | November 2021 | February 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17522349 | Face Shield | November 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17518835 | EXTERNAL SPINAL BRACE | November 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17512318 | Lightweight Respiratory Mask | October 2021 | October 2024 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17606046 | NON-SLIP CONDOM | October 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17506771 | Cardiorespiratory Fitness Optimizer Apparatus | October 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17502604 | URETHRA CONDOM AND KIT HAVING THE SAME | October 2021 | January 2022 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17479687 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HAND ORTHOSIS AND HAND ORTHOSIS | September 2021 | April 2022 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17479451 | Facemask | September 2021 | November 2024 | Abandon | 38 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17478895 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CHANGING POSITION OF HOSPITAL PATIENT | September 2021 | March 2022 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17465094 | ORTHOPEDIC WALKING BOOT HAVING A MECHANICALLY ADJUSTABLE RAMP INSERT | September 2021 | February 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17431895 | SELF-WRAPPING SAFETY DEVICE FOR THE PHYSICAL RESTRAINT OF A PERSON | August 2021 | July 2024 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17401837 | INSTRUMENT TO PREPARE AND SAFELY PLACE AN INTRA-UTERINE DEVICE | August 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17372670 | Surgical Traction Tension Adjustment Device | July 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 24 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17367034 | KITS FOR INTRAUTERINE SYSTEMS AND IUD INSERTION DEVICES | July 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17364452 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR GUIDING AND APPLYING TRACTION TO A PATIENT'S LEG DURING SURGERY | June 2021 | April 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17352345 | Quick Fit Face Respirator Mask | June 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17312108 | ARMPIT SUPPORT | June 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17311335 | AN ADJUSTABLE LIMB STABILIZATION DEVICE | June 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 47 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17338423 | AIR STERILIZATION MASK | June 2021 | October 2024 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17327582 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AN EARPIECE DEVICE | May 2021 | November 2021 | Allow | 6 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17326108 | LIMB HOLDER ALLOWING DISTAL ACTUATION ALONG NON-LINEAR PATHS OF ACTUATION | May 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17322924 | FACE MASK WITH FILTER MEDIUM FROM MULTICOMPONENT FILAMENTS | May 2021 | June 2024 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17322353 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING CUSTOM RESPIRATOR MASKS | May 2021 | June 2024 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17320983 | PATHOGEN-INACTIVATING FACIAL MASK | May 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner HAWTHORNE, OPHELIA ALTHEA.
With a 33.3% 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, 32.3% 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 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 shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Examiner HAWTHORNE, OPHELIA ALTHEA works in Art Unit 3786 and has examined 546 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 82.4%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 34 months.
Examiner HAWTHORNE, OPHELIA ALTHEA's allowance rate of 82.4% places them in the 48% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by HAWTHORNE, OPHELIA ALTHEA receive 1.67 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 47% 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 HAWTHORNE, OPHELIA ALTHEA is 34 months. This places the examiner in the 25% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +19.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by HAWTHORNE, OPHELIA ALTHEA. This interview benefit is in the 66% 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, 32.8% 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 56.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 78% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 75.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 59% 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.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 69.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 49% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 30.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 35.1% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 30% 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 0.5% of allowed cases (in the 61% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 7.1% of allowed cases (in the 84% 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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