USPTO Examiner ROBERTS ANNA L - Art Unit 3791

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18636171DEVICE FOR MONITORING AND MEASURING CONCUSSIONS AND HEAD IMPACTApril 2024April 2025Allow1230YesNo
18411567DETECTION OF GAIT ACTIVITYJanuary 2024July 2024Allow610YesNo
18529403CORE BODY TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTDecember 2023January 2025Allow1310NoNo
18519464STEP WIDTH MEASUREMENT DEVICE, MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, STEP WIDTH MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND PROGRAMNovember 2023June 2025Abandon1911NoNo
18242584CATHETER FOR MONITORING INTRA-ABDOMINAL PRESSURE FOR ASSESSING PREECLAMPSIASeptember 2023May 2025Allow2020NoNo
18068714ANALYTE SENSORS AND SENSING METHODS FEATURING DUAL DETECTION OF GLUCOSE AND KETONESDecember 2022June 2025Abandon3020NoNo
18068834ANALYTE SENSORS AND SENSING METHODS FEATURING DUAL DETECTION OF GLUCOSE AND KETONESDecember 2022June 2025Abandon3020NoNo
18068019ANALYTE SENSORS AND SENSING METHODS FEATURING DUAL DETECTION OF GLUCOSE AND KETONESDecember 2022June 2025Abandon3020NoNo
17961060APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING BODY TEMPERATUREOctober 2022October 2024Allow2430YesNo
17901376Modular NeuroNet-VII Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring SystemSeptember 2022May 2024Allow2120NoNo
17858501MULTIDIMENSIONAL ACCELERATION AND/OR FORCE GAIT ANALYSIS SYSTEM FOR DIAGNOSISJuly 2022February 2023Allow700YesNo
17664945BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION APPARATUS, BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION SYSTEM, BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMMay 2022June 2025Abandon3710NoNo
17675644APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING BIO-INFORMATIONFebruary 2022November 2023Allow2020YesNo
17627370DEVICE FOR ARTERIAL PUNCTURE ASSISTANCEJanuary 2022June 2025Abandon4110NoNo
17574515HEALTH MONITORING METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUMJanuary 2022May 2025Abandon4010NoNo
17572872STEP WIDTH MEASUREMENT DEVICE, MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, STEP WIDTH MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND PROGRAMJanuary 2022June 2025Abandon4120NoNo
17564028SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MONITORING FOOT PERFORMANCE USING A THERAPY BOOTDecember 2021June 2025Allow4221NoNo
17556931Automated Urinary Output-Measuring Systems and MethodsDecember 2021March 2025Allow3921YesNo
17546136SMART MONITORING SAFETY AND QUALITY OF LIFE SYSTEM USING SENSORSDecember 2021December 2024Allow3620YesNo
17594076METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTION AND ANALYSIS OF THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME (TOS)October 2021June 2025Abandon4420NoNo
17477730METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PREVENTING AND REVERSING OSTEOPOROSISSeptember 2021December 2022Allow1530YesNo
17468969COVID-19 REMOTE MONITORINGSeptember 2021December 2023Allow2710YesNo
17466814SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF TEMPOROMANDIBULAR DISORDERS (TMD)September 2021August 2023Allow2411YesNo
17435304A DEVICE AND A METHOD TO IDENTIFY PERSONS AT RISK FOR DEPRESSIVE RELAPSEAugust 2021December 2024Abandon3910NoNo
17433070METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IDENTIFYING A MOTION PATTERN OF A PERSONAugust 2021May 2025Abandon4520NoNo
17409242APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING BODY TEMPERATUREAugust 2021November 2024Allow3930YesNo
17443391LIVESTOCK HEART RATE MEASUREMENT WITH BOLUS SENSORJuly 2021September 2024Allow3830NoNo
17369117ARTICULAR FRACTURE REHABILITATION PROCESS MEASURING DEVICEJuly 2021September 2024Abandon3910NoNo
17353920METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FRAILTY DETECTIONJune 2021February 2024Allow3230NoNo
17319304EXERTION-DRIVEN PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING AND PREDICTION METHOD AND SYSTEMMay 2021May 2025Allow4841YesNo
17292949Method, Device, and System for Ascertaining at Least One State Variable of a Livestock OrganismMay 2021July 2024Allow3820YesNo
17217503OBJECTIVE RANGE OF MOTION MONITORINGMarch 2021October 2023Abandon3110NoNo
17277990BABY BOTTLE DEVICEMarch 2021August 2024Allow4120YesNo
17271757WALK EVALUATION SYSTEM, WALK EVALUATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM, STORAGE MEDIUM, PORTABLE TERMINAL, AND SERVER THEREFORFebruary 2021September 2024Abandon4320NoNo
17266854NONINVASIVE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTINUOUS HEMODYNAMIC MONITORINGFebruary 2021May 2025Abandon5111NoNo
17261230SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING A MOTOR DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY OR NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER IN AN INFANTJanuary 2021May 2025Abandon5240YesNo
17258672System and Method for Identifying and/or Measuring a Substance Concentration in the Exhaled Breath of a PatientJanuary 2021September 2024Allow4520YesNo
17256814DISTRIBUTED SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE FOR GAIT MONITORING AND METHODS OF USEDecember 2020September 2024Allow4530NoNo
17247870BIOPSY FORCEPS WITH TISSUE PIERCING MEMBERDecember 2020April 2024Allow3921NoNo
16973385MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, MEASUREMENT METHOD AND MEASUREMENT PROGRAMDecember 2020August 2024Abandon4520NoNo
17091380MONITORING AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM (ANS) ACTIVITIES OF SUBJECT FOR PREVENTIVE MEDICINENovember 2020June 2024Abandon4330NoNo
17044218BIOPSY ROTARY CUTTING DEVICESeptember 2020May 2024Allow4320NoNo
17013274METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HEART RATE ESTIMATION OF A USERSeptember 2020September 2022Allow2520NoNo
17008214GLUCOSE EXPOSURE SYSTEMS AND PROCESSESAugust 2020June 2023Abandon3461YesNo
16968648Wearable Sensing DeviceAugust 2020June 2024Allow4620NoNo
16964729A METHOD FOR MEASURING A SEDATION STATE OF A PATIENTJuly 2020April 2024Abandon4510NoNo
16963092PULSE WAVE PROPAGATION VELOCITY MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SAMEJuly 2020October 2024Abandon5120NoNo
16928933Integrated Flexible Sensor for Blood Pressure MeasurementsJuly 2020April 2025Allow5760YesYes
16959796TESTING TISSUE VIABILITY FOR AN ANASTOMOSISJuly 2020September 2024Allow5020YesNo
16897209METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING USER WELL-BEINGJune 2020April 2024Abandon4630YesNo
16769054SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING A CHARACTERISTIC OF A REGION OF INTEREST OF AN INDIVIDUALJune 2020June 2023Allow3620NoNo
16854641DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTION AND MONITORING OF COUGHApril 2020June 2023Abandon3710NoNo
16835855SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PERSONAL HEALTH ADVICE BASED ON MULTIMODAL ORAL SENSING DATAMarch 2020April 2023Abandon3610NoNo
16648164METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLASSIFYING POSITION OF TORSO AND LIMB OF A MAMMALMarch 2020May 2024Abandon5040NoNo
16819059SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING EYE BLINK MECHANICSMarch 2020February 2023Abandon3510NoNo
16645294DECODING THE VISUAL ATTENTION OF AN INDIVIDUAL FROM ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHIC SIGNALSMarch 2020August 2022Allow2910YesNo
16794816METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING OUTPUT SIGNAL OF PULSE DIAGNOSIS DEVICE, STORAGE DEVICE, AND CONTROL DEVICEFebruary 2020January 2023Allow3510NoNo
16638080HEARING EVALUATION SYSTEMFebruary 2020April 2025Allow6050NoNo
16636449METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DETERMINING SIGNAL QUALITY FOR A SWALLOWING IMPAIRMENT CLASSIFICATION MODELFebruary 2020May 2023Allow4030YesNo
16752578CATHETER FOR MONITORING INTRA-ABDOMINAL PRESSURE FOR ASSESSING PREECLAMPSIAJanuary 2020May 2023Allow4010YesNo
16751929IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE USING TEMPERATURE SENSOR TO DETERMINE INFECTION STATUS OF PATIENTJanuary 2020June 2023Allow4140YesYes
16623091METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TESTING HEARING ABILITYDecember 2019June 2023Allow4220NoNo
16618351UROFLOWMETRY AND FECAL FLOWMETRY SYSTEMNovember 2019December 2022Abandon3710NoNo
16689716THERAPY MONITORING SYSTEMNovember 2019September 2022Abandon3410NoNo
16685705Residual Joint Displacement Monitoring and CompensationNovember 2019April 2023Allow4121NoNo
16606031MULTIDIMENSIONAL ACCELERATION AND/OR FORCE GAIT ANALYSIS SYSTEM FOR DIAGNOSISOctober 2019April 2022Allow2920YesNo
16654138OBTAINMENT OF CLEANED SEQUENCES RELATING TO A CENTER OF GRAVITYOctober 2019April 2022Allow3020YesNo
16488415METHODS AND DEVICES USING META-FEATURES EXTRACTED FROM ACCELEROMETRY SIGNALS FOR SWALLOWING IMPAIRMENT DETECTIONAugust 2019July 2022Allow3420YesNo
16546667CORE BODY TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTAugust 2019July 2023Allow4721YesNo
16543622BIOLOGICAL-INFORMATION MEASURING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMAugust 2019May 2023Abandon4540YesNo
16486117PERSONALIZED OPTIMAL HEAD SHAPE IMPLEMENTATION SYSTEMAugust 2019December 2021Allow2820NoNo
16486006SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR RECOGNIZING MYOELECTRIC SIGNAL-ORIGINATING MOTIONAugust 2019December 2021Abandon2810YesNo
16485753DEMENTIA INFORMATION OUTPUT SYSTEM AND RECORDING MEDIUMAugust 2019April 2022Allow3320YesNo
16530894SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING SKIN SURFACE TEMPERATURE RHYTHMS TO MONITOR HEALTH CONDITIONSAugust 2019February 2022Abandon3010NoNo
16528411Systems And Methods For Tissue AssessmentJuly 2019January 2023Allow4230YesNo
16481614ALERT SYSTEM OF THE ONSET OF A HYPOGLYCEMIA EVEN WHILE DRIVING A VEHICLEJuly 2019December 2022Abandon4010NoNo
16481317NEEDLE ASSEMBLY AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS SYSTEM FOR COLLECTION AND OPTICAL INTERROGATION OF A BIOLOGICAL SAMPLEJuly 2019January 2023Abandon4230NoNo
16478545METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR CHARACTERISING TREMORSJuly 2019October 2022Allow3920NoNo
16508533Prone Play Activity CenterJuly 2019January 2022Abandon3110NoNo
16507449PROBE INSERTION METHODS AND APPARATUSJuly 2019June 2025Allow6060YesNo
16505636METHOD FOR EVALUATING MUSCULAR STRENGTH CHARACTERISTICSJuly 2019November 2021Allow2820YesNo
16455757Back and neck orthotic deviceJune 2019May 2022Abandon3510NoNo
16454331USER TERMINAL APPARATUSJune 2019October 2022Abandon4030NoNo
16464497COMPRESSION DEPTH CALCULATING DEVICEMay 2019March 2025Abandon6080YesNo
16349477TISSUE COLLECTION DEVICE FOR COLLECTION OF ONE OR MORE TISSUE SAMPLES FROM A BIOPSY NEEDLE OR BIOPSY DEVICE AND BIOPSY DEVICE COMPRISING SUCH A TISSUE COLLECTION DEVICEMay 2019June 2022Allow3721YesYes
16347343SENSING A PROPERTY OF A BLADDER WALLMay 2019September 2023Abandon5330YesNo
16395339GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR BIOPSY DEVICEApril 2019February 2023Abandon4640YesNo
16342072METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING AN EVENT AND DETERMINE INFORMATION ABOUT IT (LIKE ITS STRENGTH) USING RESISTIVE STATE CHANGES OF A MEMRISTORApril 2019January 2023Allow4530NoNo
16379096BRAIN-COMPUTER INTERFACE FOR USER'S VISUAL FOCUS DETECTIONApril 2019May 2022Allow3710YesNo
16340531METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A FALL RISKApril 2019February 2024Allow5870YesNo
16339767ACCESSORY DEVICE AND IMAGING DEVICEApril 2019March 2023Allow4860YesNo
16355899BIOPSY FORCEPS WITH SERRATED CUTTING JAWSMarch 2019November 2022Allow4440YesNo
16298527APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING BLOOD PRESSUREMarch 2019March 2024Abandon6080YesNo
16297192UROFLOWMETERMarch 2019November 2023Allow5650YesNo
16294199BIOMETRIC INFORMATION MEASURING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMMarch 2019November 2022Abandon4421NoNo
16270094MEDICAL GUIDEWIRES WITH CONTROLLABLE FEATURESFebruary 2019January 2022Allow3511YesNo
16269480SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DECISION SUPPORTFebruary 2019July 2023Allow5351YesNo
16269528SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DECISION SUPPORTFebruary 2019February 2024Abandon6061YesNo
16265918USING A HEARABLE TO GENERATE A USER HEALTH INDICATORFebruary 2019August 2022Allow4210YesNo
16260603MIDDLE EAR SOUND TRANSMISSION CHARACTERISTICS EVALUATION SYSTEM, MIDDLE EAR SOUND TRANSMISSION CHARACTERISTICS EVALUATION METHOD, AND MEASURING PROBEJanuary 2019August 2022Allow4220YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner ROBERTS, ANNA L.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
1
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
19.6%
Lower than average

What This Means

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.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
4
Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(50.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(50.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
82.6%
Higher than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

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, 50.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Strategic Recommendations

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 ROBERTS, ANNA L - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner ROBERTS, ANNA L works in Art Unit 3791 and has examined 113 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 56.6%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 40 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner ROBERTS, ANNA L's allowance rate of 56.6% places them in the 11% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by ROBERTS, ANNA L receive 2.62 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 88% 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.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by ROBERTS, ANNA L is 40 months. This places the examiner in the 9% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +42.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by ROBERTS, ANNA L. This interview benefit is in the 90% 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.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 24.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 27% 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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 29.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 34% 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.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 100.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 76% 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 75.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 62% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 66.7% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 50.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 62% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 44% 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 43% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may come directly without a separate action for formal matters.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • Prepare for rigorous examination: With a below-average allowance rate, ensure your application has strong written description and enablement support. Consider filing a continuation if you need to add new matter.
  • Expect multiple rounds of prosecution: This examiner issues more office actions than average. Address potential issues proactively in your initial response and consider requesting an interview early in prosecution.
  • Prioritize examiner interviews: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner. Request an interview after the first office action to clarify issues and potentially expedite allowance.
  • Request pre-appeal conferences: PACs are highly effective with this examiner. Before filing a full appeal brief, request a PAC to potentially resolve issues without full PTAB review.
  • Plan for extended prosecution: Applications take longer than average with this examiner. Factor this into your continuation strategy and client communications.

Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

  • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
  • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
  • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
  • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
  • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
  • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

Important Disclaimer

Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.

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