Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18800165 | Cartridge for Urine Test | August 2024 | June 2025 | Abandon | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18775128 | Nerd of the Rings (Smart Ring with Spectroscopic Sensors) | July 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 12 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18748059 | Headband with Brain Activity Sensors | June 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18688965 | STATION FOR URINE ANALYSIS DEVICE, URINE ANALYSIS DEVICE, ASSOCIATED METHODS | March 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18688953 | STATION FOR URINE ANALYSIS DEVICE, URINE ANALYSIS DEVICE, ASSOCIATED METHODS | March 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18411540 | Eyewear (Eyeglasses) with Electrodes (EEG sensors) for Prediction and/or Detection of Health Events or Use as a Brain-to-Computer Interface (BCI) | January 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18531241 | ELECTROCARDIOGRAM MEASUREMENT SYSTEM COMPRISING PATCH-TYPE ELECTROCARDIOGRAM MEASUREMENT APPARATUS | December 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18512138 | ELECTRODE HEADGEAR FOR USE IN ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY | November 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18466965 | WIRELESS MEMS LEFT ATRIAL PRESSURE SENSOR | September 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18467052 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APNEA DETECTION | September 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18229571 | GLUCOSE SENSOR APPARATUS ADDRESSING INTERFERENCE OF ASCORBIC ACID AND ACETAMINOPHEN | August 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18271976 | TISSUE COLOR MEASUREMENT DEVICE | July 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18219684 | Dry Electrode with Sliding Electroconductive Protrusions for Use on a Hair-Covered Area of a Person's Head | July 2023 | December 2024 | Abandon | 18 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18136291 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING DATA PROCESSING AND CONTROL IN A MEDICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | April 2023 | March 2025 | Abandon | 23 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18121841 | Devices, Systems, and Methods, including Augmented Reality (AR) Eyewear, for Estimating Food Consumption and Providing Nutritional Coaching | March 2023 | March 2025 | Abandon | 24 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18172264 | INTERNET-BASED DISEASE MONITORING SYSTEM | February 2023 | February 2026 | Abandon | 36 | 2 | 1 | Yes | Yes |
| 17969973 | ORAL BODY DEVICE | October 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17947603 | POLYMER MATERIALS | September 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17903746 | Wearable Device and System for Nutritional Intake Monitoring and Management | September 2022 | November 2023 | Abandon | 14 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17801988 | Wearable Device, Perspiration Analysis Device, and Perspiration Analysis Method | August 2022 | February 2026 | Abandon | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17817622 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MATERNAL UTERINE ACTIVITY DETECTION | August 2022 | December 2025 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17751533 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING OCCLUSAL LOADING BASED ON SIMULATED HUMAN INGESTION ACTIONS | May 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17663804 | PROCESSING OF ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNALS | May 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17735534 | BLOOD PRESSURE MEASURING SYSTEM COMPRISING A KINKING-PROOF SHELL | May 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17768999 | METHOD OF CALCULATING IN VIVO FORCE ON AN ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT | April 2022 | June 2025 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17714988 | Dry EEG Electrode for Use on a Hair-Covered Portion of a Person's Head | April 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17764206 | POSITIONING METHOD OF FUNCTIONAL ROTATION CENTER OF SHOULDER BASED ON RIGID UPPER ARM MODEL | March 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17703819 | Fluid Sample Collection System | March 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17642687 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR THE DETECTION OF INTRAORAL ACID EXPOSURE | March 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17653590 | SPIROMETRY SYSTEM FOR MITIGATING PHYSICAL USER ERRORS | March 2022 | September 2025 | Abandon | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17680019 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING DATA PROCESSING AND CONTROL IN A MEDICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | February 2022 | June 2023 | Abandon | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17665086 | Method for Interpreting a Word, Phrase, and/or Command from Electromagnetic Brain Activity | February 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 14 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17574574 | SUBSTANCE CONCENTRATION MEASURING DEVICE, SUBSTANCE CONCENTRATION MEASURING METHOD AND HUMAN CONDITION MONITORING SYSTEM | January 2022 | May 2025 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17626429 | REHABILITATION ENLIGHTENING DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD | January 2022 | September 2025 | Abandon | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17571812 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR SENSOR FUSION | January 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17610644 | OPTICAL MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND PROBE HOLDER SET | November 2021 | February 2026 | Allow | 51 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17521533 | NON-ENZYMATIC GLUCOSE-SENSING DEVICE WITH NANOPOROUS STRUCTURE AND CONDITIONING OF THE NANOPOROUS STRUCTURE | November 2021 | October 2025 | Allow | 47 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17515587 | APPLICATION OF ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY IN SENSOR SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND RELATED METHODS | November 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 38 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17515509 | Wrist-Worn Device with a Flip-Up or Pop-Up Component and One or More Cameras | October 2021 | July 2023 | Abandon | 20 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17511550 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOCORRELATION BASED ASSESSMENT OF PPG SIGNAL QUALITY | October 2021 | October 2022 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17503978 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING BIOMETRIC INDICATORS USING MULTIPLE FLUORESCENT MARKERS | October 2021 | June 2025 | Abandon | 44 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17493467 | GLUCOSE-SENSING DEVICE WITH MALTOSE BLOCKING LAYER | October 2021 | January 2026 | Allow | 52 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17485959 | HIGHLY-SWELLABLE POLYMERIC FILMS AND COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING THE SAME | September 2021 | December 2025 | Abandon | 51 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17465410 | BIO-INFORMATION MEASURING APPARATUS AND BIO-INFORMATION MEASURING METHOD | September 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 45 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17446572 | DIVERSIFIED GLUCOSE SENSOR SYSTEM | August 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17431018 | Wearable Sensor and Sweating Analysis Device | August 2021 | November 2025 | Allow | 51 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17390668 | ENZYME IMMOBILIZED ADHESIVE LAYER FOR ANALYTE SENSORS | July 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17385686 | SWALLOWABLE CAPSULE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING GASTRIC EMPTYING PARAMETERS | July 2021 | January 2025 | Abandon | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17345419 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COLLECTING RETINAL SIGNAL DATA AND REMOVING ARTIFACTS | June 2021 | February 2026 | Abandon | 56 | 4 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 17245754 | MULTICHANNEL HYDRATION MANAGEMENT SENSOR | April 2021 | March 2025 | Abandon | 46 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17245389 | CHEST-BASED PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITOR | April 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 38 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17245212 | MOTION CAPTURING GARMENTS AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOTION CAPTURE USING JEANS AND OTHER GARMENTS | April 2021 | January 2025 | Abandon | 45 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17239960 | Smart Glasses and Wearable Systems for Measuring Food Consumption | April 2021 | January 2024 | Abandon | 33 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17173769 | BLOOD PRESSURE RELATED INFORMATION DISPLAY APPARATUS | February 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 40 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17169770 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MODELING LUNG MOVEMENT | February 2021 | January 2025 | Abandon | 47 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17168771 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MATERNAL UTERINE ACTIVITY DETECTION | February 2021 | November 2021 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17159114 | DEVICES FOR DETERMINING FLOW RESERVE WITHIN A LUMINAL ORGAN | January 2021 | January 2025 | Abandon | 48 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17260362 | WEARABLE BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT AND ANTIHEMORRHAGIC DEVICE | January 2021 | March 2025 | Abandon | 50 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17144277 | Detector for identifying physiological artifacts from physiological signals and method | January 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17136117 | EEG Eyeglasses and Eyeglass Accessories for Wearable Mobile EEG Monitoring | December 2020 | June 2023 | Abandon | 30 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17135766 | APPLICATION OF ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY IN SENSOR SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND RELATED METHODS | December 2020 | May 2024 | Allow | 40 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17135177 | RESPIRATORY FLOW SENSOR | December 2020 | October 2025 | Allow | 58 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17118155 | SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF RAPID PERIPHERAL NERVE STIMULATION ASSESSMENT OF GRADIENT COILS | December 2020 | December 2024 | Allow | 48 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17101984 | INSERTABLE PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITOR INJECTOR TOOL | November 2020 | September 2024 | Allow | 46 | 10 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17101378 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REPORTING BLOOD FLOW CHARACTERISTICS | November 2020 | August 2025 | Allow | 56 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16952127 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL SENSOR AND FIXATION SYSTEM | November 2020 | September 2024 | Allow | 46 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16951699 | BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT DEVICE | November 2020 | January 2024 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16950241 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INTRAVASCULAR MEASUREMENTS | November 2020 | March 2025 | Abandon | 52 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17089293 | WEARABLE HYDRATION MONITOR SENSORS | November 2020 | December 2024 | Allow | 50 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17050828 | METHOD OF DETECTION, PROGNOSTICATION, AND MONITORING OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS | October 2020 | January 2025 | Allow | 50 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17039804 | SENSOR HOLDER DEVICE FOR INVASIVE BIOSENSORS | September 2020 | March 2024 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17017590 | MEDICAL DEVICE INSERTERS AND PROCESSES OF INSERTING AND USING MEDICAL DEVICES | September 2020 | April 2021 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17016428 | Biofilm Reveal Device | September 2020 | March 2024 | Abandon | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17014836 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING CONTACT QUALITY OF ELECTRICAL-BIOSIGNAL ELECTRODES | September 2020 | May 2024 | Abandon | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16998401 | ELECTROCARDIOGRAM MEASUREMENT SYSTEM COMPRISING PATCH-TYPE ELECTROCARDIOGRAM MEASUREMENT APPARATUS | August 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 37 | 7 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16986714 | ATTENTION ENCODING STACK IN AGGREGATION OF DATA | August 2020 | September 2024 | Abandon | 49 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16984811 | MONITORING DEVICE INCLUDING VITAL SIGNALS TO IDENTIFY AN INFECTION AND/OR CANDIDATES FOR AUTONOMIC NEUROMODULATION THERAPY | August 2020 | September 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16936049 | MEASURING RESPIRATORY PARAMETERS FROM AN ECG DEVICE | July 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16926748 | Wrist-Worn Device with One or More Cameras and a Comfortable Arm Posture During Imaging | July 2020 | September 2022 | Abandon | 26 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 16626222 | LIQUID ADMINISTRATION TOOL | July 2020 | February 2024 | Allow | 50 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16916262 | BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MEASURING APPARATUS | June 2020 | April 2024 | Allow | 45 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16955447 | DEVICES AND METHOD FOR BRUXISM MANAGEMENT | June 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16870958 | SYSTEM FOR DIAGNOSING MENTAL DISORDERS USING NEUROMETRICS | May 2020 | April 2024 | Allow | 47 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16867559 | INTERNET-BASED DISEASE MONITORING SYSTEM | May 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16862429 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROMOTING GLUCOSE MANAGEMENT | April 2020 | March 2025 | Abandon | 59 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16860722 | COMPACT MEDICAL DEVICE INSERTERS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | April 2020 | November 2023 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16854568 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING CONTACT QUALITY OF ELECTRICAL-BIOSIGNAL ELECTRODES | April 2020 | June 2021 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16852648 | PIXEL CIRCUIT FOR RADIATING STIMULATION SIGNAL AND RECEIVING BIOSIGNAL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME | April 2020 | August 2024 | Allow | 52 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16838541 | Head-Worn Mobile Neurostimulation Device | April 2020 | January 2024 | Abandon | 46 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 16829179 | NEUROANATOMICAL TRACT VISUALIZATION USING SYNAPTIC CONNECTIVITY GRAPHS | March 2020 | January 2024 | Abandon | 46 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16825797 | NON-INVASIVE ANGIOGRAPHY DEVICE | March 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 31 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16811162 | METHOD FOR COLLECTING PARTICLES FROM EXHALED BREATH USING A PORTABLE SAMPLING DEVICE | March 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16644125 | MULTIPLEXED SWEAT EXTRACTION AND SENSING WEARABLE DEVICE FOR NORMALIZED AND TIME-SEQUENTIAL SWEAT ANALYSIS | March 2020 | July 2025 | Allow | 60 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 16784156 | Arterial Compliance Detector | February 2020 | March 2023 | Abandon | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16776229 | ANALYTE SENSOR | January 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16630650 | PAIN CLASSIFICATION AND MOMENTARY-PAIN DETERMINATION USING SPARSE MODELING | January 2020 | February 2024 | Allow | 49 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16737052 | Systems for Nutritional Monitoring and Management | January 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 42 | 5 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16723132 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING DATA PROCESSING AND CONTROL IN A MEDICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | December 2019 | June 2023 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16625672 | ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY DEVICE AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING A SUBJECT USING NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY | December 2019 | December 2023 | Abandon | 48 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16622338 | SENSOR ENABLED ABSORBENT ARTICLE AVOIDING LEAKAGES | December 2019 | June 2023 | Abandon | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner TRAN, THO Q.
With a 33.3% 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, 18.8% 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 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 TRAN, THO Q works in Art Unit 3791 and has examined 298 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 72.8%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 45 months.
Examiner TRAN, THO Q's allowance rate of 72.8% places them in the 36% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by TRAN, THO Q receive 2.69 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 TRAN, THO Q is 45 months. This places the examiner in the 14% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +24.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by TRAN, THO Q. This interview benefit is in the 70% 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, 24.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 35% 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 30.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 44% 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, 28.6% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 31% 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 62.5% of appeals filed. This is in the 41% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 50.0% 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, 59.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 63% 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's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 48% 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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