Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19063464 | REVERSIBLE OCCLUSION DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD | February 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18849936 | PROLAPSE CORRECTIVE DEVICE | September 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 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 |
| 18773062 | METHODS AND MECHANISMS FOR MAINTAINING AN ELECTRO-ACTIVE POLYMER IN A PRE-STRETCH STATE AND USES THEREOF | July 2024 | August 2025 | Abandon | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18728738 | PATCH FOR FEMALE GENITAL AREA | July 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18721443 | METHOD FOR PUTTING ON AN ORTHOSIS, AND ORTHOSIS | June 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18741081 | Leveling Drape for Endovascular Procedures | June 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18735250 | IUD INSERTION DEVICES WITH A ROTATABLE STRING CONTROLLER AND METHODS | June 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18716730 | ADJUSTABLE FINGER SPLINT | June 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 1 | Yes | 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 |
| 18664755 | KNEE BRACE APPARATUS | May 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18656072 | HIP RELOCATION APPARATUS | May 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18706422 | UPPER LIMB STABILIZING APPARATUS | May 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | 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 |
| 18701488 | CHILDBIRTH SUPPORT APPARATUS | April 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18700242 | APPARATUS FOR SPINAL SEGMENTATION | April 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18628279 | MEDICAL DEVICE HAVING A POLYMERIC NANOCOMPOSITE ACTIVELY CONTROLLED FOR RAPID HEALING OF FRACTURES AND SOFT TISSUE INJURY | April 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 20 | 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 |
| 18614829 | Genital Protective Device with Enhanced STD Prevention | March 2024 | February 2026 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18691980 | INTRAUTERINE 3-DIMENSIONAL DEVICE AND SYSTEM THEREOF | March 2024 | February 2026 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18598368 | KNEE BRACE FOR THE TREATMENT OF GONARTHROSIS | March 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18444184 | Spinal Decompression Rack with Artificial Intelligence | February 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18441582 | HEAD-MOUNTED EARMUFF DEVICE | February 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18681687 | INGROWN FINGERNAIL/TOENAIL CORRECTION DEVICE USING SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY | February 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18294965 | Loading Base for Facial Protection Devices | February 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18430698 | INTERNAL CONDOM METHOD AND DEVICE | February 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18418300 | REVERSIBLE MALE CONTRACEPTIVE IMPLANT DEVICE | January 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18416934 | EXTERNAL SPINAL BRACE | January 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18410147 | Wound Bolster Dressing and Method of Use | January 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18400466 | OCCLUSIVE IMPLANT COMPOSITIONS | December 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18394333 | INFLATION CONTROL VALVE | December 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18527053 | Hip Flexion Contracture Therapeutic Medical Device | December 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18522395 | ANKLE FOOT ORTHOSIS | November 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18515582 | Strap System for Facilitating Cannulation in Obese Patients | November 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18511470 | INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE | November 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18559486 | BACK SUPPORT BELT | November 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | 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 |
| 18555518 | WEARABLE PERINEUM LEAKAGE CONTROL DEVICE | October 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18480930 | Head Stabilization System and Method with Arc Features | October 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | 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 |
| 18464226 | IUD REMOVAL DEVICES, AND RELATED METHODS AND KITS | September 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18464146 | Male Condom and Ring Kit | September 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18279495 | RARE-EARTH CATALYSED POLYISOPRENE ARTICLES | August 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18264444 | PACKAGED LUBRICATED CONDOM | August 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18363538 | SELF-ATTACHING ABSORBENT WRAP | August 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18360443 | ORTHOTIC KNEE CONTROL DEVICE FOR PROVIDING EASE OF MOVEMENT | July 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18225608 | BILATERAL COMPRESSION DEVICE | July 2023 | October 2024 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18350052 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING A FETUS FROM INJURY DURING UMBILICAL CORD PROLAPSE | July 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18035387 | CONTRACEPTION APPARATUS FOR MALE | June 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 28 | 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 |
| 18039092 | SNAP BAND DRESSING DEVICES AND METHODS OF USE | May 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18252791 | NAIL CORRECTING TOOL | May 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18036539 | LOWER BACK PAIN TREATMENT DEVICE | May 2023 | January 2026 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18315818 | SPLINT DEVICE AND SPLINT SYSTEM COMPRISING SAME | May 2023 | October 2025 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18195671 | FEMALE GENITALIA PROTECTIVE SHEATH APPARATUS | May 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18312129 | SYSTEMS COMPRISING A COMPOSITE BACKING AND METHODS FOR LONG TERM TRANSDERMAL ADMINISTRATION | May 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18302571 | Female Universal Condom Device | April 2023 | November 2025 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18135176 | FOOT PROTECTION SYSTEM | April 2023 | March 2026 | Abandon | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18132820 | Protective and Exercise Hand Restraint System and Apparatus | April 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18296086 | FORCE REDISTRIBUTION HINDFOOT SHOE INSERT | April 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18295825 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LONG TERM TRANSDERMAL ADMINISTRATION | April 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18295471 | WRAP SYSTEM FOR IMMOBILIZING A PERSON | April 2023 | November 2025 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18125110 | Medical Vaporizer with Precision Controlled Vapor Composition | March 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18181655 | ORAL APPLIANCE | March 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18174786 | WEARABLE PHALLIC LUBRICATION DELIVERY SYSTEM | February 2023 | October 2025 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18023473 | TELETHERAPY PATIENT SUPPORT AND METHOD | February 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18023150 | IMPLANTABLE TUBE VALVE | February 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18021616 | CORRECTIVE APPARATUS FOR DEFORMED EXTERNAL EAR | February 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18108702 | THREE DIMENSIONAL DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PROLAPSE ALLEVIATION | February 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 31 | 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 |
| 18159185 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REVERSIBLE OCCLUSION OF BODY LUMENS | January 2023 | October 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 0 | 1 | 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 |
| 18014612 | A PERSONAL CARE DEVICE | January 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18093616 | SLING DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING THE LEG AND FOOT OF A USER AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME | January 2023 | August 2025 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18092568 | NAIL CORRECTION KIT | January 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18076844 | INFLATABLE STENT FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT | December 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18075935 | Ankle Support Device For Walking Therapy | December 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 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 |
| 17983743 | BACK SUPPORT DEVICE | November 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 36 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17983010 | LYOPHILIZED HYDROGEL WOUND DRESSING | November 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 1 | 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 |
| 17921733 | KNITTED LOOPS FOR MASKS OR GARMENTS | October 2022 | October 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner HAWTHORNE, OPHELIA ALTHEA.
With a 30.0% 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, 28.6% 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 HAWTHORNE, OPHELIA ALTHEA works in Art Unit 3786 and has examined 491 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 82.1%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 35 months.
Examiner HAWTHORNE, OPHELIA ALTHEA's allowance rate of 82.1% places them in the 54% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by HAWTHORNE, OPHELIA ALTHEA receive 1.78 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 40% 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 35 months. This places the examiner in the 41% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +18.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by HAWTHORNE, OPHELIA ALTHEA. This interview benefit is in the 62% 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, 32.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 68% 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 55.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 82% 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, 66.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 58% 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 69.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 56% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 30.4% 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, 42.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 34% 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 0.8% of allowed cases (in the 65% 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 6.9% of allowed cases (in the 85% 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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