Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19025451 | FEMALE INSERTION SYSTEM | January 2025 | July 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18738925 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASUREMENT OF NEURAL RESPONSE | June 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18738858 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASUREMENT OF NEURAL RESPONSE | June 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18393080 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING A NEURAL RESPONSE IN A NEURAL MEASUREMENT | December 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18365653 | HEAD MOUNTABLE DEVICE | August 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18346114 | Apparatus and Methods for Determining Damaged Tissue Using Sub-Epidermal Moisture Measurements | June 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18211315 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SENSING LUNG FLUID AND FUNCTIONALITY | June 2023 | May 2024 | Abandon | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18331376 | SYSTEMS AND INTERFACES FOR BLOOD SAMPLING | June 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18317435 | HYDRATION MEASUREMENT USING OPTICAL SENSORS | May 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18027107 | WEARABLE PASSIVE SWEAT DETECTION DEVICE | March 2023 | July 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18114999 | Methods and Systems for Displaying Eye Images to Subjects and for Interacting with Virtual Objects | February 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18168459 | Devices, Systems and Methods for Gravity-Enhanced Microfluidic Collection, Handling and Transferring of Fluids | February 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18167250 | FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM SAMPLE COLLECTOR | February 2023 | May 2023 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18165913 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TRUE LUMEN RE-ENTRY | February 2023 | July 2023 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18145737 | COMPACT FORCE SENSOR FOR CATHETERS | December 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 52 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18070559 | Allergy Testing Device and Method of Testing for Allergies | November 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17987044 | BIOMEDICAL ELECTRODE, WEARABLE DEVICE, AND CLOTHING | November 2022 | March 2026 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17973998 | TONOMETER TIP AND USE OF SAME | October 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17968907 | Methods and Systems for Displaying Eye Images to Subjects and for Interacting with Virtual Objects | October 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17967922 | BALANCE COMPENSATING DEVICE, BODY CENTER MEASURING APPARATUS, BALANCE COMPENSATION SYSTEM, AND BALANCE COMPENSATION METHOD | October 2022 | March 2026 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18046368 | MUSCLE AND FASCIA PAIN IDENTIFICATION BY ELECTRICAL STIMULUS | October 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17956803 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING ACTIVE AUSCULTATION AND DETECTING SONIC ENERGY MEASUREMENTS | September 2022 | December 2022 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17934264 | MICROBIOPSY DEVICE | September 2022 | March 2026 | Abandon | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17892897 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING NEURAL RECRUITMENT | August 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17891553 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COGNITIVE TRAINING OF THE BRAIN OF A HUMAN BODY USING CONTRALATERAL MOVEMENT | August 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 6 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17878099 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY OF A BODY PART OF A PATIENT | August 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17860222 | System for Strategic Monitoring and Treatment of Pressure Ulcer Using Sub-Epidermal Moisture Values | July 2022 | February 2026 | Abandon | 43 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17826219 | AUGMENTED NEUROMUSCULAR TRAINING SYSTEM AND METHOD | May 2022 | February 2026 | Abandon | 44 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17664685 | DETECTION DEVICE, DETECTION SYSTEM, AND DETECTION METHOD | May 2022 | November 2025 | Abandon | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17751218 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING AND PREPARING BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES FOR TESTING | May 2022 | November 2025 | Abandon | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17750071 | GESTURE DETECTION SYSTEM FOR PERSONAL HEAD WEARABLE DEVICE | May 2022 | September 2022 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17745044 | BIORESORBABLE SELF-FOLDING TOOLS FOR SURGERY, SINGLE CELL CAPTURE AND MANIPULATION | May 2022 | January 2026 | Abandon | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17740425 | Methods and Systems for Transformation Between Eye Images and Digital Images | May 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17729158 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASUREMENT OF NEURAL RESPONSE | April 2022 | January 2026 | Abandon | 45 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17659462 | Device and Method for Catching a Biological Specimen | April 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 46 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17754734 | DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF A PERSON'S PELVIS | April 2022 | December 2025 | Abandon | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17716545 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING A NEURAL RESPONSE IN A NEURAL MEASUREMENT | April 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 17 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17699225 | GUIDEWIRE ASSEMBLY WITH INTERTWINED CORE WIRE | March 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 45 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17673674 | GAIT TRAINING DEVICE | February 2022 | November 2022 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17650802 | MUSCLE AND FASCIA PAIN IDENTIFICATION BY ELECTRICAL STIMULUS | February 2022 | July 2022 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17650306 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKAGE | February 2022 | July 2025 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17649860 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING DIAGNOSTIC EVOKED POTENTIAL STUDIES FOR FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENTS OF NERVES AND NERVE PATHWAYS | February 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17590225 | ASSEMBLY FOR COUPLING POWERED DRIVER WITH INTRAOSSEOUS DEVICE | February 2022 | May 2025 | Abandon | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17583791 | STERILE BODILY-FLUID COLLECTION DEVICE AND METHODS | January 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17575493 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COLLECTION AND/OR MANIPULATION OF BLOOD SPOTS OR OTHER BODILY FLUIDS | January 2022 | May 2025 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17564029 | Consumer Application for Mobile Assessment of Functional Capacity and Falls Risk Using Gravitational Acceleration Counterbalancing | December 2021 | January 2026 | Abandon | 48 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17554238 | PASSIVE SAFETY I.V. BLOOD COLLECTION CATHETER | December 2021 | September 2025 | Abandon | 45 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17548643 | ILLUSTRATING ERROR IN A TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION MAP | December 2021 | June 2025 | Abandon | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17545097 | OSCILLATING SYRINGE SYSTEM AND NEEDLE | December 2021 | October 2025 | Allow | 46 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17534622 | Methods and Systems for Transformation Between Eye Images and Digital Images | November 2021 | April 2022 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17532324 | DIGITAL APPARATUS AND APPLICATION FOR TREATING MYOPIA | November 2021 | February 2026 | Abandon | 51 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17520616 | RESPIRATORY THERAPY DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS | November 2021 | November 2025 | Allow | 48 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17604959 | Diagnosis Support Apparatus and Diagnosis Support Program | October 2021 | March 2023 | Abandon | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17502249 | BIOPSY SYSTEM | October 2021 | July 2025 | Abandon | 45 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17501502 | CONTROLLED AND PRECISE TREATMENT OF CARDIAC TISSUES | October 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17600330 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TAKING UP AND HANDLING A LIQUID SAMPLE AND A SUBSTANCE | September 2021 | August 2025 | Allow | 47 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17486859 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PELVIC FLOOR FEEDBACK AND NEUROMODULATION | September 2021 | April 2022 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17408884 | ORTHOPAEDIC SURGICAL SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING JOINT FORCES OF A PATIENT'S KNEE JOINT | August 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17396549 | SYSTEMS AND INTERFACES FOR BLOOD SAMPLING | August 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17387522 | Fitness Tracking System and Method of Operating a Fitness Tracking System | July 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17383307 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING ACTIVE AUSCULTATION AND DETECTING SONIC ENERGY MEASUREMENTS | July 2021 | June 2022 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17366412 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VALIDATING AN ORTHOPAEDIC SURGICAL PLAN | July 2021 | April 2024 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17364640 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING ORIENTATION TO REDUCE PRESSURE ULCER FORMATION | June 2021 | May 2025 | Allow | 47 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17355036 | Method and Apparatus for Estimating Neural Recruitment | June 2021 | July 2022 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17351668 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REHABILITATION TRAINING OF COGNITIVE FUNCTION | June 2021 | December 2025 | Abandon | 54 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17335046 | BONE HARVESTER AND BONE MARROW REMOVAL SYSTEM AND METHOD | May 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17330008 | BIOPSY DEVICE | May 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17328972 | APPARATUS FOR EFFECTING FEEDBACK OF VAGINAL CAVITY PHYSIOLOGY | May 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17323567 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GRAVITY-ENHANCED MICROFLUIDIC COLLECTION, HANDLING AND TRANSFERRING OF FLUIDS | May 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17290838 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY OF A BODY PART OF A PATIENT | May 2021 | March 2022 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17234458 | BLOOD PRESSURE ESTIMATION USING FINGER-WEARABLE SENSOR ARRAY | April 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17230563 | REDUCING ERRORS OF TONOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS BY USING A TONOMETER TIP WITH A CURVED CORNEA-CONTACTING SURFACE | April 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17226980 | ORAL FLUID, SALIVA AND SPUTUM COLLECTION DEVICE AND METHOD | April 2021 | January 2022 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17223332 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NERVE MAPPING AND MONITORING | April 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17301415 | Methods And Apparatuses For Analyzing One Or More Analytes From A User | April 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 31 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17204925 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING ACTIVE AUSCULTATION AND DETECTING SONIC ENERGY MEASUREMENTS | March 2021 | May 2021 | Allow | 2 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17173512 | ATHLETIC ACTIVITY MONITORING METHODS AND SYSTEMS | February 2021 | October 2025 | Allow | 57 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17168314 | BALANCE COMPENSATING DEVICE, BODY CENTER MEASURING APPARATUS, BALANCE COMPENSATION SYSTEM, AND BALANCE COMPENSATION METHOD | February 2021 | June 2022 | Allow | 17 | 4 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 17164135 | Cassette For Collecting A Tissue Sample With A Medical Fluid Collection System | February 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17155805 | Assessing Fitness By Entropy And Bispectral Analysis | January 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17262080 | Automated Urine Output Measurement Systems And Methods Thereof | January 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17152082 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNALS | January 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17141820 | INTEGRITY TESTING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING VAPOR TO THE UTERUS | January 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17117602 | EXTENDED REALITY VISUALIZATION OF RANGE OF MOTION | December 2020 | September 2025 | Abandon | 58 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17105685 | WHEEZING DETECTION DEVICE AND WHEEZING DETECTION PROGRAM | November 2020 | May 2025 | Allow | 54 | 4 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 17105503 | WEARABLE GAIT START INTENTION DETECTION DEVICE | November 2020 | May 2024 | Allow | 42 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17100540 | Systems, Devices, and Methods For Bodily Fluid Sample Collection | November 2020 | August 2025 | Abandon | 57 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16951690 | MICROBIOPSY DEVICE | November 2020 | February 2025 | Abandon | 51 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 17099697 | BODY FLUID SAMPLING ARRANGEMENTS | November 2020 | December 2023 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17095832 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SENSING LUNG FLUID AND FUNCTIONALITY | November 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 27 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17081149 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ANALYZING RISK ASSOCIATED WITH RESPIRATORY SOUNDS | October 2020 | July 2025 | Abandon | 57 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17079195 | BIOPSY DEVICE WITH ASPIRATION VALVE | October 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17063132 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GAIT ANALYSIS | October 2020 | March 2021 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17061980 | System and Method for the Autonomous Identification of Physical Abuse | October 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17018858 | TUBULAR COMPRESSION GARMENT FOR MONITORING THE THERAPY AND PHYSIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF A PERSON | September 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16977805 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REHABILITATION TRAINING OF COGNITIVE FUNCTION | September 2020 | November 2021 | Abandon | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17007646 | SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRACKING THE HUMAN HAND FOR UPPER EXTREMITY THERAPY | August 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17004193 | SHOE-TYPE DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME | August 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16975026 | INSOLE AND INSOLE DOCKING SYSTEM FOR COLLECTING, DOWNLOADING AND ANALYZING GAIT DATA | August 2020 | January 2024 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16996774 | OSCILLATING SYRINGE SYSTEM | August 2020 | January 2025 | Allow | 53 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner FERNANDES, PATRICK M.
With a 41.7% 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, 40.0% 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 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 is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner FERNANDES, PATRICK M works in Art Unit 3791 and has examined 409 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 41 months.
Examiner FERNANDES, PATRICK M's allowance rate of 66.3% places them in the 27% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by FERNANDES, PATRICK M receive 2.68 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 79% 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 FERNANDES, PATRICK M is 41 months. This places the examiner in the 22% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +28.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by FERNANDES, PATRICK M. This interview benefit is in the 76% 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, 20.8% 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 22.8% 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, 120.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 83% 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 63.6% of appeals filed. This is in the 43% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 38.1% 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, 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 47% 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 50% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may come directly without a separate action for formal matters.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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