USPTO Examiner DOWNEY JOHN R - Art Unit 3792

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19262256INTEGRATED MULTI-SENSOR PHYSIOLOGICAL SPORTS MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHODJuly 2025October 2025Allow301NoNo
19185683SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING BRAIN ABNORMALITIES USING BACKSCATTERED RADIATIONApril 2025October 2025Allow610NoNo
19121131HEART WALL REFINEMENT OF ARRHYTHMIA SOURCE LOCATIONSApril 2025October 2025Allow610YesNo
18781368MULTIMODAL HETEROGENEOUS DATA FUSION RELAY APPARATUS FOR HOME DETECTION OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASEJuly 2024August 2025Allow1320NoNo
18762388REAL TIME BIOMETRIC RECORDING, INFORMATION ANALYTICS, AND MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODSJuly 2024August 2025Allow1410NoNo
18732563COMPACT ULTRA-SHORT PULSED LASER EYE SURGERY WORKSTATIONJune 2024September 2025Allow1510YesNo
18637374SYSTEMS, APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ACQUISITION, STORAGE, AND ANALYSIS OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL DATAApril 2024December 2025Allow2010NoNo
18607209SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EYE IMAGING AND POSITION CONTROLMarch 2024April 2025Allow1300NoNo
18495522COLLECTION, STORAGE, AND MANAGEMENT OF IMAGES OR IMAGE RESULTSOctober 2023July 2025Abandon2110NoNo
18488886SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLING ROBOTIC SURGERYOctober 2023March 2025Abandon1721NoNo
18488843SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLING ROBOTIC SURGERYOctober 2023May 2024Allow711YesNo
18488844SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLING ROBOTIC SURGERYOctober 2023December 2024Abandon1421YesNo
18374206Physiological Sampling During Predetermined ActivitiesSeptember 2023September 2025Allow2400NoNo
18367672CROSS DISCIPLINE DISEASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMSeptember 2023July 2025Abandon2210NoNo
18234106NERVE STIMULATOR FOR USE WITH A SOFTWARE APPLICATIONAugust 2023November 2025Abandon2741YesNo
18233835METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NEUROENHANCEMENTAugust 2023December 2025Allow2820NoNo
18364123PHOTOTHERAPY APPARATUS WITH INTERACTIVE USER INTERFACEAugust 2023October 2024Allow1510NoNo
18320522REDUCED POWER MACHINE LEARNING SYSTEM FOR ARRHYTHMIA DETECTIONMay 2023February 2025Allow2110NoNo
18133817APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR APPLYING LIGHT IN OCULAR AND PERIOCULAR AREASApril 2023August 2024Abandon1621YesNo
18187612SYNTHETIC REPRESENTATION OF A SURGICAL ROBOTMarch 2023March 2025Allow2410YesNo
18117446Medical Monitoring SystemMarch 2023July 2025Allow2800YesNo
18110756PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETER MONITORING SYSTEMFebruary 2023October 2024Allow2020NoNo
18109978ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND OPERATION METHOD FOR PROVIDING OF WORKOUT GUIDE THEREOFFebruary 2023May 2025Allow2700NoNo
18108237ENHANCED COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF AUTOMATED PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING, PROGNOSIS, AND TRIAGEFebruary 2023August 2025Allow3011YesNo
18107933BIOSENSORS AND FOOD LOGGER SYSTEMS FOR PERSONALIZED HEALTH AND SELF-CAREFebruary 2023January 2026Abandon3510NoNo
18162953SENSING PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS THROUGH AN ARTICLEFebruary 2023April 2025Allow2610NoNo
18083486SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MICROABLATION OF TISSUEDecember 2022March 2025Abandon2721NoNo
18057320METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR A LEAD FIXATION DEVICENovember 2022April 2025Allow2920NoNo
18050763METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING OPHTHALMIC PROCEDURES REMOVING UNDESIRABLE FEATURES USING LASER ENERGYOctober 2022June 2025Allow3220YesNo
17971663In-vivo Micro-robot for Nerve StretchingOctober 2022January 2024Allow1520NoNo
17936082LENS WITH ASYMMETRIC PROJECTION TO TREAT ASTIGMATISMSeptember 2022November 2023Abandon1320YesNo
17933710ELECTRICAL OPTICAL MEDICAL LEADSeptember 2022January 2026Allow4021NoNo
17898732SURGICAL EQUIPMENT MONITORINGAugust 2022July 2024Allow2310NoNo
17822017POST CECUM PHOTOTHERAPYAugust 2022January 2026Abandon4111NoNo
17891380METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ENGINEERING CONDUCTION DEVIATION FEATURES FROM BIOPHYSICAL SIGNALS FOR USE IN CHARACTERIZING PHYSIOLOGICAL SYSTEMSAugust 2022July 2025Allow3510YesNo
17885299SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR MONITORING LOADS AND FORCES ON A SEATAugust 2022July 2024Allow2321YesNo
17864582INHALER SYSTEMJuly 2022March 2024Allow2000NoNo
17863344Controllable Ocular PhototherapyJuly 2022February 2025Allow3101NoNo
17733821WIRELESS SENSOR MONITORINGApril 2022October 2025Allow4221NoNo
17661181SYSTEMS FOR SERIAL COMPARISON OF ELECTROCARDIOGRAMSApril 2022September 2025Allow4000NoNo
17772844METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REMOTE SLEEP MONITORINGApril 2022February 2023Allow1000NoNo
17716352IMAGING PROBE ADAPTERApril 2022March 2025Abandon3601NoNo
17712633Methods and Systems for Large Spot Retinal Laser TreatmentApril 2022February 2025Allow3511NoNo
17687292COLLECTION, STORAGE, AND MANAGEMENT OF IMAGES OR IMAGE RESULTSMarch 2022June 2023Allow1621YesNo
17753165MULTIPOLE MAGNET FOR MEDICAL IMPLANT SYSTEMFebruary 2022May 2025Allow3930YesNo
17673995DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE GEOMETRIC DETERMINATION OF ELECTRICAL DIPOLE DENSITIES ON THE CARDIAC WALLFebruary 2022April 2024Allow2610NoNo
17666934DISPOSABLE GASTROINTESTINAL IMPLANTABLE STIMULATORFebruary 2022January 2023Abandon1110YesNo
17592838OPTIMIZING AUTONOMOUS SELF USING NON-INVASIVE MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODSFebruary 2022December 2023Abandon2221NoNo
17592615Brain Activity Derived Formulation of Target Sleep Routine for a UserFebruary 2022March 2024Abandon2541YesNo
17631208DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR PROMOTING VOIDING IN SUBJECTS WITH UNDERACTIVE BLADDERSJanuary 2022March 2025Allow3830YesNo
17571730SIGNAL AMPLITUDE CORRECTION USING SPATIAL VECTOR MAPPINGJanuary 2022April 2025Abandon3920NoNo
17571102SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EYE IMAGING AND POSITION CONTROLJanuary 2022November 2023Allow2200NoNo
17568989APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR APPLYING LIGHT IN OCULAR AND PERIOCULAR AREASJanuary 2022November 2024Abandon3510NoNo
17566254Intuitive Mapping SystemDecember 2021March 2026Allow5150YesNo
17541040INTERACTIVE ABLATION WORKFLOW SYSTEMDecember 2021September 2022Allow920YesNo
17531574SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PROVIDE INDICATIONS OF A SUBJECT'S FITNESS BASED ON VALUES OF FITNESS METRICS FOR THE SUBJECTNovember 2021January 2025Abandon3810NoNo
17516535PROTECTIVE LIGHTING SYSTEMNovember 2021February 2025Abandon4010NoNo
17514111IMPLANTABLE LEADOctober 2021August 2025Allow4650YesNo
17450922ELECTRODES FOR INTRA-CARDIAC PACEMAKEROctober 2021March 2025Allow4120YesNo
17458092TREATMENT APPARATUS FOR SURGICAL CORRECTION OF DEFECTIVE EYESIGHT, METHOD OF GENERATING CONTROL DATA THEREFORE, AND METHOD FOR SURGICAL CORRECTION OF DEFECTIVE EYESIGHTAugust 2021August 2025Allow4820YesNo
17411006Medical Monitoring SystemAugust 2021January 2023Allow1630YesNo
17408417SURGICAL EQUIPMENT MONITORINGAugust 2021June 2022Allow1011YesNo
17377763REDUCED POWER MACHINE LEARNING SYSTEM FOR ARRHYTHMIA DETECTIONJuly 2021July 2022Allow1220YesNo
17377168DETECTION MODULEJuly 2021July 2025Allow4841NoNo
17305037LASER EYE SURGERY SYSTEM CALIBRATIONJune 2021August 2024Allow3810NoNo
17304666LENS WITH ASYMMETRIC PROJECTION TO TREAT ASTIGMATISMJune 2021June 2022Allow1220NoNo
17350989SYSTEMS, APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ACQUISITION, STORAGE, AND ANALYSIS OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL DATAJune 2021April 2024Abandon3450NoNo
17346254APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR APPLYING LIGHT IN OCULAR AND PERIOCULAR AREASJune 2021January 2026Abandon5540NoNo
17330499METHOD OF CORRECTING HIGHER-ORDER ABERRATIONS USING LASER VISION CORRECTIONMay 2021August 2024Allow3921YesNo
17303327PHOTOTHERAPY APPARATUS WITH INTERACTIVE USER INTERFACEMay 2021May 2023Allow2410NoNo
17317838ROTATIONAL DRIVE APPARATUS WITH RATCHETING MECHANISMMay 2021April 2025Allow4730YesYes
17308391SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EAR-ARRANGED TRANSCUTANEOUS VAGUS NERVE STIMULATIONMay 2021January 2025Abandon4411NoNo
17308400GUIDING IMPLANTATION OF AN ENERGY DELIVERY COMPONENT IN A BODYMay 2021February 2022Allow921YesNo
17244625ECG PATCH AND METHODS OF USEApril 2021November 2024Abandon4211NoNo
17238078SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EYE IMAGING AND POSITION CONTROLApril 2021November 2021Allow711YesNo
17235438APPARATUS FOR ROTATING MEDICAL DEVICES, SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE APPARATUS, AND ASSOCIATED METHODSApril 2021August 2024Allow4020NoNo
17231165VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION FOR TREATING SPINAL CORD INJURYApril 2021November 2023Abandon3111NoNo
17226394SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LIFESAVING TRAUMA STABILIZATION MEDICAL TELEPRESENCE OF A REMOTE USERApril 2021May 2024Abandon3711NoNo
17282795EARLY WARNING SCORE DESIGN AND OTHER SCORESApril 2021September 2024Abandon4220NoNo
17217057MULTIFUNCTIONAL OPERATIONAL COMPONENT FOR ROBOTIC DEVICESMarch 2021September 2024Abandon4220NoNo
17202354CAPTURING AND MEASURING TIMELINESS, ACCURACY AND CORRECTNESS OF HEALTH AND PREFERENCE DATA IN A DIGITAL TWIN ENABLED PRECISION TREATMENT PLATFORMMarch 2021January 2022Allow1020YesNo
17162872SURGICAL TOOLS HAVING ELECTROMAGNETIC TRACKING COMPONENTSJanuary 2021May 2024Allow3940YesNo
17160219PATIENT INTERFACE FOR OPHTHALMOLOGIC DIAGNOSTIC AND INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURESJanuary 2021November 2022Allow2100NoNo
17130753REAL TIME BIOMETRIC RECORDING, INFORMATION ANALYTICS, AND MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODSDecember 2020March 2024Allow3911NoNo
17115309WIRELESS SENSOR CONNECTIVITYDecember 2020December 2021Allow1221YesNo
17107771EXTENSIBLE WEARABLE WEIGHT SCALE AND SENSOR SYSTEMNovember 2020July 2024Abandon4410NoNo
17106153INTELLIGENT PORTABLE MEDICAL INSTRUMENTNovember 2020September 2025Abandon5822NoNo
17101773SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR IMPLANTABLE NEUROMODULATION STIMULATIONNovember 2020December 2024Abandon4911NoNo
17096801Systems and Methods for Using Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation to Enable Dietary InterventionsNovember 2020April 2025Abandon5331NoNo
17072393Console for Multiple Medical Diagnosis and Method of Using the SameOctober 2020November 2023Abandon3710NoNo
17038019DETECTING UNDIAGNOSED SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING USING DAYTIME SLEEPINESS AND NIGHTTIME OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA (OSA) SEVERITYSeptember 2020February 2024Allow4121NoNo
17029786BIOINFORMATION ACQUIRING APPARATUS, BIOINFORMATION ACQUIRING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUMSeptember 2020April 2023Allow3120YesNo
17026929ENHANCED PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING DEVICES AND COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF REMOTE PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING OF SUBJECTSSeptember 2020May 2024Allow4401NoNo
17025842COMPACT ULTRA-SHORT PULSED LASER EYE SURGERY WORKSTATIONSeptember 2020January 2024Allow4021YesNo
17019468TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL MUSCLE STIMULATION DEVICE FOR THE TREATMENT OF PREMATURE EJACULATION OR ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION, AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFSeptember 2020October 2024Allow4940NoNo
17003809DEVICES AND METHODS OF REMOTELY MONITORING AND TRIAGING PATIENTSAugust 2020March 2022Abandon1930NoNo
16947791SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PROVIDE INDICATIONS OF A SUBJECT'S FITNESS BASED ON VALUES OF FITNESS METRICS FOR THE SUBJECTAugust 2020August 2021Allow1220YesNo
16986241ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING A SURGICAL ROBOTAugust 2020July 2024Allow4730YesNo
16932373SYNTHETIC REPRESENTATION OF A SURGICAL ROBOTJuly 2020October 2022Allow2700NoNo
16930982Method for Enhanced Medical Data Pattern RecognitionJuly 2020July 2023Abandon3620NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner DOWNEY, JOHN R.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
6
Examiner Affirmed
6
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
21.0%
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
19
Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(10.5%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
17
(89.5%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
13.9%
Lower 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, 10.5% 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.

Strategic Recommendations

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 DOWNEY, JOHN R - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner DOWNEY, JOHN R works in Art Unit 3792 and has examined 259 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 65.3%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 38 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner DOWNEY, JOHN R's allowance rate of 65.3% places them in the 26% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by DOWNEY, JOHN R receive 2.45 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 71% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by DOWNEY, JOHN R is 38 months. This places the examiner in the 31% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +29.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by DOWNEY, JOHN R. This interview benefit is in the 77% 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, 27.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 46% 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 9.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 10% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments compared to other examiners. You should generally plan to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry. Per MPEP § 714.12, primary examiners have discretion in entering after-final amendments, and this examiner exercises that discretion conservatively.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 80.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 64% 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 64.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 45% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 63.6% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 51.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 51% 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 0.4% of allowed cases (in the 58% 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 50% 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:

  • 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.
  • Plan for RCE after final rejection: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments. Budget for an RCE in your prosecution strategy if you receive a final rejection.

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

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