Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18851845 | Compression Garment with Indicator | September 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18898474 | BAND FOR PREVENTING CONTACT OF INJURY | September 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18670671 | Surgical Dressing for Drains | May 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18646974 | FIBER MATERIALS WITH IMPROVED PROPERTIES FOR USE IN WOUND TREATMENT | April 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18610545 | MICROSTRUCTURED HEMOSTAT | March 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18393134 | Bandage for Mixing Separated Liquids Communicated to the Skin of Wearer | December 2023 | June 2025 | Abandon | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18530338 | TUBELESS ENERGY DRAINAGE DEVICE FOR TRAUMA | December 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18386806 | WOUND DRESSING LAYER FOR IMPROVED FLUID REMOVAL | November 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18375313 | RELEASABLE MEDICAL DRAPES | September 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18451790 | MATERIAL AND APPAREL THAT POSITIVELY AFFECT THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF A MAMMAL | August 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18451793 | MATERIAL AND APPAREL THAT POSITIVELY AFFECT THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF A MAMMAL | August 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 14 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18448922 | CUSTOMIZED WEARABLE WITH INTEGRATED PATHWAYS AND/OR INTERCONNECTS | August 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18219061 | BANDAGE | July 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18197899 | WOUND DRESSING MATERIALS AND METHODS OF MAKING THEREOF | May 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18316489 | METHODS and DEVICES for SKIN CLOSURE | May 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 24 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18136206 | WOUND DRESSING | April 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18297689 | WEARABLE PLANTAR FASCIITIS TREATMENT DEVICE AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | April 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18105010 | SKIN CONTACT MATERIAL | February 2023 | June 2024 | Abandon | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18148626 | Suboccipital Compression Pad | December 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18146501 | FIBER MATERIALS WITH IMPROVED PROPERTIES FOR USE IN WOUND TREATMENT | December 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17986547 | WOUND DRESSING | November 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17979307 | HEALING TAPE | November 2022 | July 2024 | Abandon | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18046412 | ORTHOPEDIC THERAPY APPARATUS | October 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17949355 | SIDES-DOWN, OPEN DOOR PRESSURE RELIEF BOOT | September 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17934052 | CUSTOMIZABLE FITTED APPARATUS | September 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17909253 | Lumbar Pillow And Lumbar Pillow Set | September 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17887463 | SINGLE USE, TOPICAL, HYDROPHILIC ARTICLE WITH A HEMOSTATIC FOAM | August 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17848029 | DENTAL APPLIANCE | June 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17845095 | GARMENT WITH COMPRESSION ADJUSTMENT ARRANGEMENT | June 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17786810 | UNIVERSAL DYNAMIC ATHLETIC ANKLE BRACE AND ADD-ON INTERIOR STIRRUP SUPPORT SYSTEM | June 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17825785 | BIOMIMETIC WOUND DRESSING WITH ARTICULATING MICROPATTERN | May 2022 | March 2023 | Abandon | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17777955 | WOUND DRESSING COMPRISING A COMBINATION OF HYDROGEL AND HONEY, METHOD OF PREPARATION AND USES THEREOF | May 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17738890 | NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND TREATMENT APPARATUS | May 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17728894 | DEVICES FOR BLEEDING REDUCTION AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME | April 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17594004 | MEDICAL TAPE USING A FILM-FORMING BASE PORTION AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | April 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17717065 | BANDAGE WHICH ENABLES EXAMINING OR TREATING A WOUND WITHOUT REMOVING THE ADHESIVE | April 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17687876 | MEDICAL DRESSING PATCH AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | March 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17639473 | INTRANASAL SPLINT COMPRISING ANGLED WING STRUCTURE | March 2022 | October 2024 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17637767 | Wound Dressing Construct With High Wicking Adhesive Border | February 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17637740 | PAD COMPRISING A PRESSURE ELEMENT | February 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17583505 | PERFORATED BINDER FOR LAMINATED WOUND DRESSING | January 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17577963 | MOLDABLE SPLINT AND METHOD OF USING SAME | January 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17574438 | ADJUSTABLE NECK REHABILITATION AND EXERCISE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USE | January 2022 | March 2024 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17646580 | CARPAL TUNNEL WRIST BRACE | December 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17622161 | RE-CLOSABLE WOUND DRESSING WITH INCREASED ADHESIVE LAYER | December 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17621836 | IMPROVED ORTHOPEDIC VENTING TOTAL CONTACT CAST TO REDUCE EDEMA AND SUFFOCATION | December 2021 | January 2025 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17644296 | Wound Dressing Layer For Improved Fluid Removal | December 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17524719 | Bandage For Pediatric Analgesia | November 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17522736 | DEVICES FOR BLEEDING REDUCTION AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME | November 2021 | February 2023 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17608740 | WOUND DRESSING WITH RE-PEELABLE LID COVER AND LID ABSORBENT PAD | November 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17516157 | BANDAGING DEVICE | November 2021 | January 2024 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17510559 | SEMI-RIGID BANDAGE | October 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17602476 | Hybrid Adhesive Tissue Cover With Application Stretch | October 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17479243 | HANDCUFF | September 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17440734 | STATICALLY CHARGED AND RECHARGEABLE SCAR MODULATION DRESSING | September 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17467862 | Modifiable Hot/Cold Therapy Knee Brace Kit | September 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17461756 | WOUND DRESSING | August 2021 | February 2023 | Abandon | 18 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17409211 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL ANALGESIC-RELEASING WOUND DRESSING | August 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 46 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17372191 | NEGATIVE PRESSURE DRESSING AND METHOD OF USING SAME | July 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17349820 | SKIN FISSURE MITIGATION SYSTEM | June 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17303430 | BANDAGE WHICH ENABLES EXAMINING OR TREATING A WOUND WITHOUT REMOVING THE ADHESIVE | May 2021 | April 2022 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17316013 | TRIMMABLE CONFORMABLE WOUND DRESSING | May 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17316071 | RE-CLOSABLE WOUND DRESSING | May 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17230503 | CONFORMABLE MEDICAL DRESSING WITH SELF SUPPORTING SUBSTRATE | April 2021 | October 2023 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17284622 | DYNAMIC ADJUSTABLE SHOULDER ORTHOSIS WITH REHABILITATION BY ADDUCTION | April 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17220016 | Wrist Brace with Enhanced Lacing | April 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17220648 | SAFER SHIELD COPPER INFUSED GRAPHENE FACE MASK | April 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17200741 | COMPOUND (MULTI-LAYER) WATERPROOF BANDAGE | March 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17192386 | HEMOSTATIC DEVICE | March 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 49 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16464295 | MEDICAL DEVICE FOR CURING LIQUID BANDAGE AND METHOD FOR CURING LIQUID BANDAGE USING SAME | February 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 60 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17168128 | SINGLE USE, TOPICAL, HYDROPHILIC ART5ICLE WITH A HEMOSTATIC FOAM | February 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17157413 | ORTHOPEDIC CAST VENTILATOR | January 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17157502 | WATER-SOLUBLE SEALANT COMPOSITION AND ITS PREPARATION | January 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17125307 | Limited-Access, Reduced-Pressure Systems And Methods | December 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17108541 | PRESSURE APPARATUS TO REDUCE SWELLING AFTER MEDICAL DEVICE IMPLANTATION AND RELATED METHOD | December 2020 | November 2024 | Allow | 48 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17056956 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ACTIVE TISSUE SITE DEBRIDEMENT | November 2020 | January 2024 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17094919 | WOUND DRESSING MATERIALS AND METHODS OF MAKING THEREOF | November 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17080829 | PORTABLE TRACTION DEVICE WITH SLING | October 2020 | February 2024 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17064037 | THERAPEUTIC CUSHIONING BOOT | October 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17060689 | ORTHOPEDIC DEVICE FOR MIDFACIAL BONE STRUCTURE ADVANCEMENT | October 2020 | June 2025 | Allow | 57 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17036309 | WOUND DRESSING | September 2020 | June 2021 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17041242 | SPLINT DEVICE | September 2020 | March 2024 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16948466 | Multilayer Garments Worn During Wound Care | September 2020 | July 2024 | Allow | 46 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16981992 | ORTHOSIS, ORTHOSIS OR PROSTHESIS COMPONENTS, AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF | September 2020 | June 2024 | Allow | 45 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17001073 | RELEASABLE MEDICAL DRAPES | August 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17000242 | Bandage for Mixing Separated Liquids Communicated to the Skin of Wearer | August 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16992022 | BLISTER PROTECTOR CAP | August 2020 | March 2023 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16990009 | Upper Extremity Braces | August 2020 | March 2024 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16985487 | DRESSINGS AND METHODS FOR TREATING A TISSUE SITE ON A PATIENT | August 2020 | March 2024 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16941771 | JOINT PROTECTION DEVICE | July 2020 | December 2024 | Allow | 52 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16938056 | BODY BRACE AND METHOD OF USE | July 2020 | March 2024 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16962103 | MANDIBULAR ADVANCEMENT DEVICE | July 2020 | February 2024 | Allow | 43 | 5 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16960860 | RE-CLOSABLE WOUND DRESSING | July 2020 | March 2021 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16946699 | ELECTROMAGNETIC WOUND BANDAGE | July 2020 | January 2024 | Abandon | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16958307 | CHITOSAN DRESSING FOR CONTROL OF BLEEDING IN TRANSURETHRAL PROSTATECTOMY | June 2020 | July 2024 | Allow | 49 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16907930 | METHODS and DEVICES for SKIN CLOSURE | June 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16770152 | MEDICAL DRESSING | June 2020 | August 2024 | Allow | 51 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16873656 | Healing Tape | June 2020 | November 2022 | Abandon | 29 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16888369 | BANDAGE | May 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16874468 | INSTRUMENTED PHYSIOTHERAPEUTIC, AMBULATORY, AND MOBILITY VEST TO MONITOR AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS | May 2020 | April 2024 | Abandon | 47 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner LEWIS, KIM M.
With a 25.0% 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, 35.0% 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 face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner LEWIS, KIM M works in Art Unit 3786 and has examined 456 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 80.0%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 36 months.
Examiner LEWIS, KIM M's allowance rate of 80.0% places them in the 42% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by LEWIS, KIM M receive 1.90 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 60% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by LEWIS, KIM M is 36 months. This places the examiner in the 18% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +7.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by LEWIS, KIM M. This interview benefit is in the 39% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 25.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 30% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 55.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 77% 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, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 21% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 76.5% of appeals filed. This is in the 64% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 53.8% 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, 42.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 44% 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 4.8% of allowed cases (in the 89% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 17.0% of allowed cases (in the 92% 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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