Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17132478 | PERCEPTION CHANGE-BASED ADJUSTMENTS IN HEARING PROSTHESES | December 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17127049 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A LOW-PROFILE INTERCRANIAL DEVICE AND THE LOW-PROFILE INTERCRANIAL DEVICE MANUFACTURED THEREBY | December 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17120842 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CORNEAL CROSS-LINKING | December 2020 | July 2024 | Allow | 43 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17121052 | DETERMINING LVEF USING ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC SIGNALS | December 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17111902 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PROVIDING GUIDE INFORMATION | December 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17107553 | ECG NOISE-FILTERING DEVICE | November 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17103665 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING QRS OF ECG | November 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17101490 | System and Method for Synchronizing Energy Delivery to the Cardiac Rhythm | November 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17056094 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR LIGHT DELIVERY | November 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17097842 | ELECTRODE KITS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES | November 2020 | September 2024 | Abandon | 46 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17083340 | PHYSIOLOGICAL STATUS EVALUATION METHOD AND PHYSIOLOGICAL STATUS EVALUATION APPARATUS | October 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17073230 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING CARDIAC TISSUE HEALTH BASED ON DV/DTMIN OF A DEPOLARIZATION WAVE WITHIN A CARDIAC ELECTROGRAM | October 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17070823 | ADJUSTABLE DEVICES FOR TREATING SLEEP APNEA, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | October 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17065468 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LASER ABLATION UNDER ULTRASOUND GUIDANCE | October 2020 | September 2023 | Abandon | 35 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17039732 | DEPLOYABLE STRUCTURES TO ANCHOR IMPLANTED DEVICES | September 2020 | February 2024 | Abandon | 41 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17039808 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LIMITING GRIP FORCE OF CLOSING JAWS IN POSITION CONTROL MODE | September 2020 | December 2023 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16979268 | POWER MECHANISM AND SLAVE OPERATING DEVICE | September 2020 | March 2024 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17014218 | INTRACARDIAC PUMPING DEVICE | September 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17009541 | NERVE CUFF ELECTRODE FOR NEUROMODULATION IN LARGE HUMAN NERVE TRUNKS | September 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17006461 | DETECTING ARTIFACTS IN A SIGNAL | August 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16948021 | ELECTROCARDIOGRAM-BASED ASSESSMENT OF DIASTOLIC FUNCTION | August 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16998418 | APPARATUS FOR MEASURING ELECTROCARDIOGRAM, AND METHOD OF OPERATION THE APPARATUS | August 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16996878 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING R PEAKS OF ELECTROCARDIOGRAM | August 2020 | March 2022 | Abandon | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16967249 | Deflectable Mapping Guide Sheath for His Bundle Pacing | August 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 37 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 16983357 | MODULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL SENSOR | August 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16929920 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PATIENT DATA COMPRESSION | July 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16929698 | INTERNAL ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY | July 2020 | September 2022 | Abandon | 26 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16928614 | VISUALIZATION AND RECORDATION SYSTEM INTERFACE WITH VIRTUAL GROUND FOR BIOMEDICAL SYSTEM AND METHODS | July 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16919626 | Subcutaneous P-Wave Centric Insertable Cardiac Monitor With Energy Harvesting Capabilities | July 2020 | May 2021 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16918604 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED RECOGNITION OF BODILY EXPRESSION OF EMOTION | July 2020 | April 2024 | Allow | 46 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16896099 | Visual Guidance for Positioning a Distal End of a Medical Probe | June 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 22 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16881609 | DETERMINING CHANGES TO AUTOREGULATION | May 2020 | December 2021 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16763437 | NON-INVASIVE ANALYSIS OF SINOATRIAL NODE AND AUTONOMIC NERVOUS INPUT TO HEART FUNCTION | May 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16847315 | TETHER ASSEMBLIES FOR MEDICAL DEVICE DELIVERY SYSTEMS | April 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16651890 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SELF-LEARNING-BASED STATIC ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY ANALYSIS METHOD AND APPARATUS | March 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16832924 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LEFT VENTRICULAR UNLOADING IN BIOLOGIC THERAPY OR VECTORED GENE THERAPY | March 2020 | April 2024 | Allow | 49 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16801994 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATING EDEMA | February 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16794279 | Methods and apparatus for analyzing and providing feedback of training effects, primary exercise benefits, training status, balance between training intensities and an automatic feedback system and apparatus for guiding future training | February 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16784235 | MEASUREMENT UNIT FOR MEASURING A BIO-IMPEDANCE | February 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16778658 | HVAD RINSE VIA A NON-UNIFORM THRUST BEARING GAP | January 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16776946 | ORAL MUSCLE TRAINING | January 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16775982 | DETECTION OF HYPERTENSION IN LVAD PATIENTS USING SPEED CHANGE | January 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16773610 | FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION SYSTEMS | January 2020 | October 2021 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16752087 | COMBINATION OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA TRIALING LEAD AND CHRONIC LEAD | January 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 38 | 5 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16745942 | HYBRID ELECTRICALLY- AND MECHANICALLY-STIMULATING COCHLEAR IMPLANT | January 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16743065 | IMPLANTABLE ASSEMBLY | January 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16744024 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTOGENETIC THERAPY | January 2020 | January 2023 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16741385 | FEEDTHROUGH ARRANGEMENT FOR MEDICAL DEVICE | January 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16629681 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND MEDIA FOR EFFICIENT REAL-TIME EMBEDDED PROCESSING OF PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNALS USING S TRANSFORMS | January 2020 | September 2023 | Abandon | 45 | 2 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 16728880 | IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR HAVING POWER CONTROL AND THERMAL REGULATION AND METHODS OF USE | December 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16721432 | IMPLANTABLE BLOOD PUMP ASSEMBLY INCLUDING PRESSURE SENSOR AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING SAME | December 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16714046 | Automated Graphical Presentation of Electrophysiological Parameters | December 2019 | February 2023 | Allow | 38 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16698886 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR NONINVASIVELY DETERMINING CAUSE OF BLOOD PRESSURE CHANGE | November 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16695557 | NERVE STIMULATION FOR TREATMENT OF DISEASES AND DISORDERS | November 2019 | August 2022 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16676983 | TRANSVASCULAR NERVE STIMULATION APPARATUS AND METHODS | November 2019 | November 2021 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16673572 | HERMETIC CONDUCTIVE FEEDTHROUGHS FOR A SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER | November 2019 | June 2022 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16654600 | DATA REUSE FOR FILLING IN MISSING DATA POINTS | October 2019 | December 2021 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16573181 | EXPANDABLE ELEMENTS FOR DELIVERY OF ELECTRIC FIELDS | September 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 28 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16563953 | WEARABLE ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC MEASUREMENT DEVICE | September 2019 | December 2021 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16544553 | Estimating Shock Success by Monitoring Changes in Spectral Data | August 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16485350 | THOREASE NEUROSTIMULATION CHEST TUBE | August 2019 | July 2022 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16524548 | INTRAVASCULAR PUMP WITH PROXIMAL AND DISTAL PRESSURE OR FLOW SENSORS AND DISTAL SENSOR TRACKING | July 2019 | January 2021 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16514772 | NEURAL INTERFACE SYSTEM | July 2019 | December 2021 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16456148 | ROTARY INPUT FOR LEVER ACTUATION | June 2019 | December 2020 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16445377 | FAST FITTING FOR COCHLEAR IMPLANTS | June 2019 | September 2020 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16445158 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO QUANTIFY AND REMOVE ASYNCHRONOUS NOISE IN BIOPHYSICAL SIGNALS | June 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16429352 | CATHETER PUMP WITH FIXED-DIAMETER IMPELLER | June 2019 | January 2020 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16465841 | SEMIOLOGY OF SEIZURES INCLUDING MUSCLE SIGNALS COLLECTED FROM ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY ELECTRODES | May 2019 | January 2023 | Abandon | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16426849 | BATTERY ASSEMBLY FOR MEDICAL DEVICE | May 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16418683 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING IMPEDANCE TO DETERMINE PROXIMITY AND ORIENTATION OF SEGMENTED ELECTRODES | May 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16384641 | BLOOD PUMP SYSTEMS AND METHODS | April 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16375504 | Systems And Methods For Real-Time Laser Doppler Imaging | April 2019 | November 2020 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16339065 | Bilateral Synchronized Channel Selection for Cochlear Implants | April 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16356639 | NON-INVASIVE MAGNETIC OR ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATION TO TREAT OR PREVENT DEMENTIA | March 2019 | September 2024 | Abandon | 60 | 7 | 0 | No | No |
| 16353225 | METHOD OF REDUCING RETRO-REPULSION DURING LASER LITHOTRIPSY | March 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16295928 | Method and System to Determine Capture Thresholds | March 2019 | February 2022 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16294790 | COCHLEAR IMPLANT LEADS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME | March 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16289231 | SKIN TREATMENT DEVICE USING NEEDLES | February 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16329480 | ELECTROCARDIOGRAM ANALYTICAL TOOL | February 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16283884 | IDENTIFYING STRESS LEVELS ASSOCIATED WITH CONTEXT SWITCHES | February 2019 | November 2020 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16281837 | System And Method For Treating Heart Tissue | February 2019 | October 2020 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16278064 | Seizure Detection Methods, Apparatus, and Systems Using an Autoregression Algorithm | February 2019 | December 2022 | Allow | 46 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16269873 | CATHETER-BASED PUMP FOR IMPROVING ORGAN FUNCTION | February 2019 | January 2021 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16247950 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES AND RELATED CONNECTOR ENCLOSURE ASSEMBLIES UTILIZING CONDUCTORS ELECTRICALLY COUPLED TO FEEDTHROUGH PINS | January 2019 | December 2020 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16248678 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NONINVASIVE INHIBITION OF DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS | January 2019 | March 2023 | Abandon | 50 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16246758 | DISPLAY OF REGION OF ACTIVATION IN NEUROSTIMULATION PROGRAMMING SCREEN | January 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 47 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16215828 | PERCEPTION CHANGE-BASED ADJUSTMENTS IN HEARING PROSTHESES | December 2018 | September 2020 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16203357 | UNIVERSAL LOW-PROFILE INTERCRANIAL ASSEMBLY | November 2018 | October 2022 | Allow | 47 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16196463 | SKIN INTERFACE DEVICE HAVING A SKIN ATTACHMENT DEVICE AND METHOD TO IMPLANT SAME | November 2018 | December 2021 | Abandon | 36 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16196730 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CARDIAC MONITORING USING ADAPTIVE SENSITIVITY/SPECIFICITY LEVELS | November 2018 | February 2019 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16197091 | Programming and Virtual Reality Representation of Stimulation Parameter Groups | November 2018 | February 2019 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16186264 | NEUROSTIMULATION METHOD FOR THE TREATMENT OF MODERATE TO SEVERE CHRONIC NOCICEPTIVE PAIN IN KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS | November 2018 | March 2022 | Allow | 40 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16300352 | HOUSING COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | November 2018 | April 2021 | Abandon | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16300500 | INTERNAL ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY | November 2018 | August 2023 | Abandon | 57 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 16184789 | CRANIAL NERVE STIMULATION TO TREAT SEIZURE DISORDERS | November 2018 | June 2021 | Abandon | 32 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16174816 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HIS-BUNDLE PACING | October 2018 | March 2021 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16092384 | ACCELEROMETER-BASED SENSING FOR SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING (SDB) CARE | October 2018 | August 2021 | Allow | 34 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16089405 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING VASCULAR SYSTEM HEALTH | September 2018 | November 2020 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16085463 | IN SITU ASSEMBLY OF A BI-DIRECTIONAL NEURAL INTERFACE | September 2018 | October 2021 | Abandon | 37 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16128407 | ATTACHMENT MEANS FOR IMPLANTABLE CARDIAC DEVICE | September 2018 | February 2022 | Allow | 41 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner DINGA, ROLAND.
With a 50.0% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.
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, 37.5% 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 DINGA, ROLAND works in Art Unit 3792 and has examined 258 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 81.8%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 32 months.
Examiner DINGA, ROLAND's allowance rate of 81.8% places them in the 55% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by DINGA, ROLAND receive 2.23 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 58% 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 DINGA, ROLAND is 32 months. This places the examiner in the 53% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a -12.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by DINGA, ROLAND. This interview benefit is in the 3% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 28.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 54% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 38.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 60% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 57.1% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 50% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 62.5% of appeals filed. This is in the 42% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 40.0% 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, 81.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 84% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.8% of allowed cases (in the 64% 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 1.9% of allowed cases (in the 70% 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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