Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18852547 | A BIOPSY INSTRUMENT | September 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18536729 | Full Core Biopsy Device | December 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18481814 | DEVICES FOR THERMALLY-INDUCED RENAL NEUROMODULATION | October 2023 | June 2025 | Abandon | 20 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18238328 | Apparatus and Methods Relating to Intravascular Positioning of Distal End of Catheter | August 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18213356 | Non-Invasive Intraocular Pressure Monitor | June 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18210489 | METHODS FOR EVALUATING PATIENTS | June 2023 | November 2024 | Abandon | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18209142 | TRANSDUCER PROBES FOR OPHTHALMOLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND USES THEREOF | June 2023 | May 2024 | Abandon | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18137318 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRAVERSING AN ARTERIAL OCCLUSION | April 2023 | December 2024 | Abandon | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18191286 | SHARP TURNING STEERABLE NEEDLE | March 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18171215 | WEARABLE AUSCULTATION DEVICE | February 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18103382 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING MATERIAL FROM WITHIN A MAMMALIAN CAVITY USING AN INSERTABLE ENDOSCOPIC INSTRUMENT | January 2023 | March 2025 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18099997 | APPARATUS FOR MEASUREMENT OF A LIMB CIRCUMFERENCE, A DEVICE FOR MEASUREMENT OF A LIMB COMPLIANCE COMPRISING THE SAME AND A DEVICE USED IN THE TREATMENT OF LYMPHEDEMA COMPRISING THE SAME | January 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18096214 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING BASELINE ELECTRODE IMPEDANCE FOR TISSUE CONTACT DETECTION | January 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18081510 | AUGMENTED AND VIRTUAL REALITY EYEWEAR, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING POLARIZED LIGHT AND DETERMINING GLUCOSE LEVELS | December 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18072596 | BIOPSY/CYTOLOGY DEVICE FOR SAMPLING CELLS OR TISSUE IN MAMMALS | November 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 17 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17990090 | INSERTABLE ENDOSCOPIC INSTRUMENT FOR TISSUE REMOVAL | November 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17931857 | Oximetry Device with Laparoscopic Extension | September 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17891060 | GUIDE WIRE TIP HAVING ROUGHENED SURFACE | August 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17852983 | VESSEL CALIPER | June 2022 | February 2024 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17851938 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR MEASURING BODY TEMPERATURE OF A SUBJECT USING CHARACTERIZATION OF FECES AND/OR URINE | June 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17664568 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRICAL CONDITIONS OF TISSUE | May 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17662615 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A SPRING FORCE EXERTED ON A SENSOR FOR OBTAINING BIO-CONDUCTANCE READINGS USING A LINEAR ACTUATOR | May 2022 | January 2024 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17738793 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING FATIGUE AND PROVIDING COACHING IN RESPONSE | May 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17715493 | MINIMALLY INVASIVE METHODS AND APPARATUS | April 2022 | December 2023 | Abandon | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17764544 | DETECTING METHOD AND POSITIONING ANALYSIS METHOD OF HUMAN FUNCTIONAL JOINT ROTATION CENTER | March 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17692926 | MEASUREMENT OF TISSUE VIABILITY | March 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17592777 | SPEECH-BASED PULMONARY ASSESSMENT | February 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17590982 | SHOE MEASUREMENT BASED ON FOOT FEATURES | February 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 38 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17590318 | SPHYGMOMANOMETER, BLOOD PRESSURE CALCULATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM | February 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17631492 | AUXILIARY ADHESIVE PATCH OF BODY ATTACHABLE UNIT FOR CONTINUOUS BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING DEVICE | January 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17571523 | REAL-TIME EVALUATION METHOD AND EVALUATION SYSTEM FOR GROUP EMOTION HOMOGENEITY | January 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17644317 | Catheter Circuit | December 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17550160 | Methods and Devices for Implantation of Intraocular Pressure Sensors | December 2021 | May 2025 | Abandon | 41 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17615303 | SURGICAL NEEDLE SET AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT | November 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17290743 | PATCH-TYPE THERMOMETER AND SYSTEM THEREFOR | November 2021 | April 2025 | Abandon | 48 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17534239 | Apparatus and Methods Relating to Intravascular Positioning of Distal End of Catheter | November 2021 | May 2023 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17517506 | SINGLE INJECTION METHODS FOR OBTAINING CONDUCTANCE MEASUREMENTS WITHIN LUMINAL ORGANS USING IMPEDANCE DEVICES | November 2021 | June 2024 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17448682 | System and Method for Subject Identification of Biosensor Data | September 2021 | January 2025 | Abandon | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17406914 | MEDICAL GUIDEWIRE | August 2021 | October 2024 | Abandon | 38 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 17393999 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATING A STRICTURE ALONG THE BILIARY AND/OR PANCREATIC TRACT | August 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 38 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17390970 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DESIGNING ORTHOSES | August 2021 | April 2023 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17426459 | BIOIMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF | July 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17381020 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO ANALYZE WAVEFORMS FOR ELECTROMYOGRAPHY TESTING | July 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17304501 | CUFF COVER FOR BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT DEVICE | June 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17351845 | BRAIN DYSFUNCTION EVALUATION SYSTEM, BRAIN DYSFUNCTION EVALUATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM | June 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17346683 | INSERTABLE ENDOSCOPIC INSTRUMENT FOR TISSUE REMOVAL | June 2021 | February 2022 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17343185 | Programmable Medical Wire System and Method with Emitter and Detector | June 2021 | January 2025 | Abandon | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17339321 | ROBOT FOR MIMICKING POSTURE OF USER AND REAL-TIME POSTURE MONITORING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME | June 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17320736 | METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE | May 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 43 | 6 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 17288342 | AN APPARATUS FOR USE WITH A WEARABLE CUFF | April 2021 | October 2024 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17288420 | BIOLOGICAL SIGNAL MEASUREMENT DEVICE, BIOLOGICAL STATE INFERENCE DEVICE, AND BIOLOGICAL STATE INFERENCE SYSTEM | April 2021 | September 2024 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17217280 | METHOD FOR DETECTING BODY PARAMETERS | March 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 42 | 7 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17206785 | METHODS FOR EVALUATING PATIENTS | March 2021 | July 2023 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17202314 | DETECTING POTENTIAL HEALTH RISKS USING NANOROBOTICS | March 2021 | October 2023 | Abandon | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17276218 | INTERSTITIAL FLUID EXTRACTION | March 2021 | September 2024 | Abandon | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17274137 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTION OF MIDDLE EAR FLUIDS | March 2021 | January 2025 | Abandon | 46 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17186369 | BODILY FLUID COLLECTION DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS | February 2021 | October 2022 | Allow | 20 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17179840 | MEANS AND METHOD FOR REDUCING LOWER BODY EXTREMITY INJURIES | February 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17166072 | USE OF FUZZY LOGIC IN PREDICTING USER BEHAVIOR AFFECTING BLOOD GLUCOSE CONCENTRATION IN A CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEM OF AN AUTOMATED INSULIN DELIVERY DEVICE | February 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 50 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17146194 | Temperature Control of Medical Device | January 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 50 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17136444 | DETERMINING BLOOD PULSE CHARACTERISTICS BASED ON STETHOSCOPE DATA | December 2020 | May 2024 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17130460 | INTEGRATED PORTABLE DEVICE AND METHOD IMPLEMENTING AN ACCELEROMETER FOR DETECTING ASYMMETRIES IN A MOVEMENT OF A USER | December 2020 | December 2024 | Allow | 48 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17127336 | ESOPHAGEAL DEVIATOR | December 2020 | February 2024 | Allow | 38 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17106811 | VESSEL CALIPER | November 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17059598 | BIOLOGICAL FLUID SEPARATION DEVICE | November 2020 | March 2024 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17103912 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SURFACE SAMPLING | November 2020 | January 2024 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17098445 | DENTAL CALIPER AND METHOD | November 2020 | August 2023 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17083114 | SEIZURE DETECTION USING MULTIPLE BIOMEDICAL SIGNALS | October 2020 | August 2024 | Allow | 46 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17051311 | INTRODUCTION DEVICE INCLUDING AN ELECTROACTIVE TIP ON A GUIDEWIRE | October 2020 | July 2024 | Allow | 45 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17047189 | Biological Fluid Collection System | October 2020 | September 2024 | Abandon | 47 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 17065701 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING FACIAL ANATOMICAL PARAMETERS | October 2020 | December 2023 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17044876 | AN APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING IMPEDANCE | October 2020 | July 2024 | Allow | 45 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17033966 | SKIN REACTION TEST PATCH FOR DIAGNOSING DIETARY ALLERGY IN ANIMALS | September 2020 | August 2021 | Abandon | 11 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17031712 | VACUUM ASSISTED LANCING SYSTEM WITH ELECTIVE VACUUM RELEASE AND METHOD FOR BLOOD EXTRACTION WITH MINIMAL PAIN | September 2020 | May 2023 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17029339 | HALF HANDLE BONE ACCESS NEEDLE | September 2020 | March 2024 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 17029472 | Remote Control Module For Instruments | September 2020 | January 2024 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17027150 | FOOT FEATURE MEASUREMENT AND SIMULATION | September 2020 | August 2024 | Allow | 46 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16982615 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING AN ORAL ARCH GEOMETRY AND SELECTING A MOUTHPIECE BASED ON ORAL ARCH MEASUREMENTS | September 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17020211 | Non-Invasive Intraocular Pressure Monitor | September 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17015320 | Gum Graft Collector | September 2020 | June 2023 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16938404 | DEVICES FOR THERMALLY-INDUCED RENAL NEUROMODULATION | July 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16935555 | METHODS OF DYNAMIC ANNULOPLASTY RING SIZING | July 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16929731 | Layered Sensor Having Multiple Laterally Adjacent Substrates in a Single Layer | July 2020 | May 2024 | Allow | 46 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16923359 | REJECTING NOISE IN A SIGNAL | July 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16903482 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING FACIAL ANATOMICAL PARAMETERS | June 2020 | September 2020 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16901907 | SENSING DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE DELIVERY OF CARE TO IMMOBILE PATIENTS | June 2020 | March 2025 | Abandon | 57 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 16875333 | Lateral Access System For The Lumbar Spine | May 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16872198 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRAVERSING AN ARTERIAL OCCLUSION | May 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16867700 | CERVIX CALIPER | May 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16864537 | SYSTEMS FOR DIAGNOSING AND/OR TREATING MEDICAL CONDITIONS | May 2020 | September 2024 | Allow | 53 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16836965 | Digestive tract hemorrhage control tube (Li - Van Thiel Tube) | April 2020 | July 2023 | Abandon | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16647797 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING THE PERFUSION OF A TISSUE | March 2020 | August 2024 | Abandon | 53 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16808452 | GUIDEWIRES FOR PERFORMING IMAGE GUIDED PROCEDURES | March 2020 | July 2020 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16806382 | SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING BODY MOTION OF PERSON OR THE LIKE | March 2020 | January 2023 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16805402 | PATIENT MONITORING DEVICES AND SYSTEMS | February 2020 | August 2024 | Allow | 54 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 16800970 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SIZING VALVE APERTURES AND LUMINAL ORGANS | February 2020 | June 2023 | Abandon | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16799297 | METHOD OF NORMALIZING IMPLANT STRAIN READINGS TO ASSESS BONE HEALING | February 2020 | July 2024 | Allow | 53 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 16637337 | APPARATUS FOR MEASURING PRESSURE CHANGES IN STOMACH | February 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 41 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16747128 | CATHETER SHAFT WITH MULTIPLE WIRE REINFORCEMENT AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | January 2020 | February 2024 | Allow | 49 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16742934 | BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MEASURING APPARATUS, BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MEASURING SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM | January 2020 | May 2023 | Abandon | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner HENSON, DEVIN B.
With a 46.7% 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, 28.1% 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 HENSON, DEVIN B works in Art Unit 3791 and has examined 356 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 71.1%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 39 months.
Examiner HENSON, DEVIN B's allowance rate of 71.1% places them in the 26% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by HENSON, DEVIN B receive 2.39 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 82% 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 HENSON, DEVIN B is 39 months. This places the examiner in the 11% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +33.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by HENSON, DEVIN B. This interview benefit is in the 85% 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, 24.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 28% 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 36.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 48% 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, 50.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 44% 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 60.5% of appeals filed. This is in the 32% 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 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, 40.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 40% 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 66% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 43% 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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