Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18799971 | Hydrotherapy cup | August 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 6 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18652845 | Volute Shell-type Massage Structure and Volute Shell-type Massager | May 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 5 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18567766 | MEDICAL ADULT TOY | December 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 16 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 18384015 | Device For Providing Multiple Types Of Therapy To A User | October 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 11 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18324983 | AUTOMATED GENERATION OF CONTROL SIGNALS FOR SEXUAL STIMULATION DEVICES | May 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18188838 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DEVICES BASED ON ACCUMULATION OF INPUT | March 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18183948 | AUTOMATED GENERATION OF CONTROL SIGNALS FOR SEXUAL STIMULATION DEVICES | March 2023 | July 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18178549 | CONTROL OF SEXUAL STIMULATION DEVICES USING ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY | March 2023 | July 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18160674 | SENSORY GAMMA STIMULATION THERAPY IMPROVES SLEEP QUALITY AND MAINTAINS FUNCTIONAL ABILITY IN ALZHEIMERS DISEASE PATIENTS | January 2023 | September 2024 | Abandon | 21 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18159082 | Male Continence Device | January 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18080558 | BRAINWAVE ENTRAINMENT USING VIRTUAL OBJECTS AND GAMIFICATION | December 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17970299 | AUTOMATED GENERATION OF CONTROL SIGNALS FOR SEXUAL STIMULATION DEVICES | October 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17947062 | FLUIDIZED BRACHYTHERAPY SYSTEM AND METHOD | September 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17819953 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING DEVICES | August 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17818247 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VAGINAL THERAPEUTIC DEVICE FITTING | August 2022 | April 2025 | Abandon | 32 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17818186 | MEDICAL DEVICE STABILIZING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE | August 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17871298 | WEARABLE MASSAGER | July 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 12 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17870767 | MASSAGING DEVICE | July 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17812602 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A DEVICE BASED ON DISTANCE | July 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 28 | 6 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17811053 | Treatment Using Individualized Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation | July 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17855882 | MINNIMALLY INVASIVE DEVICE FOR TREATING CHRONIC HEART FAILURE | July 2022 | November 2024 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17839426 | CONTROL OF SEXUAL STIMULATION DEVICES USING ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY | June 2022 | November 2022 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17835632 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DEVICES USING AN ALARM | June 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17835265 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DEVICES BASED ON ACCUMULATION OF INPUT | June 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17742271 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR QUANTITATIVE COLORIMETRIC CAPNOMETRY | May 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 26 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17737968 | AUTOMATED GENERATION OF CONTROL SIGNALS FOR SEXUAL STIMULATION DEVICES | May 2022 | October 2022 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17737974 | AUTOMATED GENERATION OF INITIAL STIMULATION PROFILE FOR SEXUAL STIMULATION DEVICES | May 2022 | November 2022 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17726359 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRESENTATION MANAGEMENT OF MEDIA CONTENT | April 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17717917 | INTERACTIVE SEX TOY WITH SENSORY FEEDBACK | April 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 19 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 17700263 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR NON-INVASIVE CHRONIC PAIN THERAPY | March 2022 | June 2025 | Abandon | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17694258 | PORTABLE TRANSCUTANEOUS MAGNETIC STIMULATOR AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | March 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17654058 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE NEURO STIMULATION SYSTEM | March 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17686516 | MODULAR FIELD MANIPULATION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME | March 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 17 | 5 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17649455 | EXTENDABLE PENILE IMPLANT | January 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 36 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 17649226 | IMPLANT FIXATION DEVICES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME | January 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17574540 | BRAINWAVE ENTRAINMENT USING VIRTUAL OBJECTS AND GAMIFICATION | January 2022 | August 2022 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17646856 | Systems and Methods for Clinical Neuronavigation | January 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17555098 | INTRAVAGINAL SUPPORT DEVICES AND METHODS | December 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17529221 | RESTORATIVE APPARATUS WITH METHOD FOR MALE TISSUE GROWTH | November 2021 | September 2022 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17521354 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING A SHAPE OF A JUNCTION BETWEEN A BLADDER AND URETHRA | November 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17497299 | OCULAR POSITIONING SYSTEM FOR USE WITH MAGNETIC TREATMENT APPARATUS | October 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17491436 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A THERMOREGULATED ENVIRONMENT | September 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17488954 | SIGNAL TAG DETECTION COMPONENTS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS | September 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 40 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17598279 | Device for magnetic stimulation | September 2021 | April 2023 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17481318 | FLOWER-SHAPED MASSAGER HAVING TRANSPARENT HOUSING | September 2021 | June 2025 | Abandon | 45 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17470004 | Telescopic Impact Sperm Collector | September 2021 | May 2025 | Abandon | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17400578 | MICRO COILS SUITABLE FOR MAGNETIC NEURAL STIMULATION | August 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17398983 | INTRALUMINAL RETRACTOR | August 2021 | March 2025 | Abandon | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17393224 | Water-Jetting Sexual Stimulator | August 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17355258 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATMENT OF MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL CONDITIONS AND DISORDERS WITH ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS | June 2021 | March 2024 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17350748 | TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION TREATMENT MONITORING AND NOTIFICATION | June 2021 | February 2025 | Abandon | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17347313 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SPHINCTER REINFORCEMENT | June 2021 | February 2024 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17327375 | NEONATAL INCUBATOR HUMIDIFIER SYSTEM | May 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17293013 | OSSEOINTEGRATING INTERFACE FOR COUPLING OF BONE CONDUCTION DEVICE | May 2021 | May 2025 | Allow | 49 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17235328 | ROD-SHAPED BODY | April 2021 | September 2024 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17233602 | TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL MUSCLE STIMULATION DEVICE FOR THE TREATMENT OF PREMATURE EJACULATION OR ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION, AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | April 2021 | July 2022 | Allow | 15 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17233588 | APPARATUS FOR TREATING GERD | April 2021 | August 2021 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17231264 | REAL TIME DOSIMETRY OF ULTRASOUND IMAGING PROBE | April 2021 | May 2025 | Abandon | 49 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17227565 | PRESSURE FIELD STIMULATOR HAVING A CUP INTEGRATED WITH A SHEATH | April 2021 | November 2024 | Abandon | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17227575 | APPARATUS FOR TREATING GERD | April 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17221660 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING SPERM FUNCTION | April 2021 | November 2022 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17214142 | DEVICE FOR MANAGING MALE URINARY INCONTINENCE AND REDUCING ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION | March 2021 | April 2021 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17211877 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING FLOW IN A BODILY ORGAN | March 2021 | March 2025 | Abandon | 48 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17211872 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING FLOW IN A BODILY ORGAN | March 2021 | March 2025 | Abandon | 48 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17279202 | TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION (TMS) POSITIONING AND NAVIGATION METHOD FOR TMS TREATMENT | March 2021 | November 2024 | Abandon | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17207471 | TISSUE MARKING DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE | March 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17204328 | INTRAOSSEOUS ACCESS DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | March 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17276504 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTI-CHANNEL SIMULTANEOUSLY HIGH POWER MAGNETIC COIL DRIVER | March 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 32 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17196929 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEXUAL STIMULATION | March 2021 | May 2023 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17190340 | MALE AND FEMALE SEXUAL AID WITH WIRELESS CAPABILITIES | March 2021 | September 2022 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17272713 | ULTRASOUND-GUIDED RETE TESTIS INJECTION/ASPIRATION DEVICE | March 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 46 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17268537 | SYSTEM FOR INDUCING AN ELECTRIC FIELD IN A CONDUCTING MEDIUM, ESPECIALLY FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS | February 2021 | September 2022 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17172239 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRACORPOREAL SUPPORT OF PREMATURE FETUS | February 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 38 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17166447 | STIMULATION DEVICE HAVING A PRESSURE FIELD STIMULATOR AND A ROLLER MASSAGER | February 2021 | September 2024 | Abandon | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17163280 | METHOD FOR PREPARING FOR BRACHYTHERAPY, BRACHYTHERAPY METHOD, AND BRACHYTHERAPY SYSTEM | January 2021 | April 2025 | Abandon | 51 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17156200 | DATA ACQUISITION AND ANALYSIS OF HUMAN SEXUAL RESPONSE USING A PERSONAL MASSAGING DEVICE | January 2021 | February 2023 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17143167 | ELECTROMAGNETIC PHYSIOTHERAPY APPARATUS OF CONCEPTION AND GOVERNOR VESSELS AND PHYSIOTHERAPY METHOD OF CONCEPTION AND GOVERNOR VESSELS | January 2021 | October 2024 | Abandon | 45 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17143716 | TREATMENT USING INDIVIDUALIZED TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION | January 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17131658 | MAGNETIC ACUPOINT MASSAGE INSOLE FOR CONDITIONING CHRONIC DISEASES | December 2020 | November 2024 | Abandon | 46 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17111833 | MAGNETIC NERVE STIMULATOR | December 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17110769 | NEGATIVE PRESSURE PROTECTION SYSTEM | December 2020 | August 2024 | Abandon | 45 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17102462 | VIBRATING EGG FOR SEXUAL STIMULATION | November 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17100725 | ALTERNATING HIGH FREQUENCY AND LOW FREQUENCY DUTY CYCLES FOR MUSCLE STIMULATION | November 2020 | November 2023 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17095112 | DETERMINATION APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THE POSE AND SHAPE OF AN INTRODUCTION ELEMENT | November 2020 | January 2025 | Abandon | 50 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17054098 | STIMULATION AND TREATMENT DEVICE | November 2020 | January 2025 | Abandon | 50 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16949466 | Spectroscopic System and Method Therefor | October 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17080815 | CURRENT-BASED RF DRIVER FOR PULSED ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD APPLICATOR SYSTEMS | October 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 33 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17050342 | MAGNETIC EMISSION DEVICE FOR NON-INVASIVE CEREBRAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION | October 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17076376 | PERSONAL MASSAGER | October 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17067648 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING MUTUAL PENILE STIMULATION | October 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17066416 | MEDICAL DEVICE STABILIZING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE | October 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17060265 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETER MONITORING | October 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17044046 | SURGICAL CLIP | September 2020 | March 2024 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17035751 | METHOD FOR MEASURING CONCENTRATION OF SUBSTANCE IN BLOOD | September 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17033852 | COMPACT PORTABLE ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD AND ION EMITTER APPARATUS | September 2020 | September 2022 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17041618 | CENTRAL NERVE MAGNETIC STIMULATION DEVICE AND HEALTHCARE OR MEDICAL INSTRUMENT HAVING SAME | September 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17041110 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTILANE VASCULATURE | September 2020 | July 2025 | Allow | 57 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17040434 | IRRADIATION PLANNING DEVICE, IRRADIATION PLANNING METHOD, AND CHARGED PARTICLE IRRADIATION SYSTEM | September 2020 | April 2024 | Abandon | 43 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17024098 | Aromatherapy Blanket Assembly | September 2020 | September 2021 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16979953 | DEVICE, METHOD, AND KIT FOR PERIHEPATIC PACKING | September 2020 | August 2024 | Abandon | 48 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MATTHEWS, CHRISTINE HOPKINS.
With a 0.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.
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, 20.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.
⚠ 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 MATTHEWS, CHRISTINE HOPKINS works in Art Unit 3791 and has examined 535 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 79.8%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 31 months.
Examiner MATTHEWS, CHRISTINE HOPKINS's allowance rate of 79.8% 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 MATTHEWS, CHRISTINE HOPKINS receive 2.04 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 67% 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 MATTHEWS, CHRISTINE HOPKINS is 31 months. This places the examiner in the 39% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +16.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MATTHEWS, CHRISTINE HOPKINS. 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, 25.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 31% 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 55.0% 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, 33.3% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 32% 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 68.4% of appeals filed. This is in the 49% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 69.2% 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, 38.1% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 35% 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 2.4% of allowed cases (in the 80% 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 0.9% of allowed cases (in the 56% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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