Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19030009 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DILATION OF A TUBULAR ANATOMICAL STRUCTURE | January 2025 | March 2025 | Allow | 2 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18918326 | LIGHT THERAPY DEVICE THAT TREATS A SUBJECT WITH MULTIPLE WAVELENGTHS OF LIGHT | October 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18892201 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DILATION OF A TUBULAR ANATOMICAL STRUCTURE | September 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18705350 | TREATMENT OF NON-OCULAR DISEASES/DISORDERS BY DELIVERY OF ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY TO OCULAR TISSUE | April 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18618295 | OPHTHALMIC DEVICES FOR LIGHT THERAPY | March 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18595529 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED ELECTRONIC ASSISTED MEDICAL PROCEDURES | March 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18439538 | SYSTEMS FOR THE TREATMENT OF GLAUCOMA USING VISIBLE AND INFRARED ULTRASHORT LASER PULSES | February 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18400131 | PREPARATION OF PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY TABLET AND METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTION AND APPLICATION OF ANTI-TUMOR MODEL FOR ENHANCED CANCER TREATMENT | December 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18514439 | BETA CONVERTER SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE | November 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18505453 | OPTICAL FIBER DEVICE WITH SPATIALLY SELECTABLE OUTPUT | November 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18501946 | OPHTHALMIC TREATMENT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING SAME | November 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18288150 | Device for Safely Cutting Biological Tissues | October 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18490825 | Smoke Evacuation System | October 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18489031 | HANDPIECE FOR SKIN LASER TREATMENT AND MEDICAL LASER TREATMENT APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME | October 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18480398 | SIGNAL COORDINATED DELIVERY OF LASER THERAPY | October 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18356590 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR THE TREATMENT OF GLAUCOMA USING VISIBLE AND INFRARED ULTRASHORT LASER PULSES | July 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18350383 | MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHODS OF USE | July 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18219492 | SYSTEM AND METHODS OF UNATTENDED TREATMENT | July 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18328101 | ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM FOR VIRTUAL REALITY BASED ROBOTIC TELESURGICAL OPERATIONS | June 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18199815 | PHOTOSYNTHETIC CELLULAR SUBSTANCES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | May 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18313162 | METHODS FOR PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY | May 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18035040 | UMBILICAL ARTERIAL CATHETERIZATION DEVICE | May 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18140297 | SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING PULSED ELECTRIC CURRENT TO LIVING TISSUE | April 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18135368 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTRAVASCULAR PROCEDURES | April 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18189183 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DILATION OF A TUBULAR ANATOMICAL STRUCTURE | March 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 17 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18041079 | INTERSTITIAL PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY | February 2023 | June 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18017652 | ENERGY AND GASEOUS HEALTH SUPPLEMENTS | January 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18098585 | PHOTOTHERAPY APPARATUSES AND METHODS | January 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18005626 | SMALL PROFILE LIGHT THERAPY PROBE | January 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17597657 | OPTICAL APPLICATOR FEATURE OPTIMIZER | January 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18065546 | RADIATION DOSIMETRY SYSTEMS AND METHODS | December 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17985880 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND PHOTO-THERAPY DEVICE COMPRISING A LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE | November 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18048296 | MINIMALLY INVASIVE TISSUE TREATMENT DEVICE | October 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 18 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17964123 | POLARIZED LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE | October 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17964740 | IMPLANTABLE OPTICAL STIMULATION LEAD AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING | October 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 30 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18045229 | METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF GLAUCOMA USING VISIBLE AND INFRARED ULTRASHORT LASER PULSES | October 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17953899 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT HAVING A THENAR EMINENCE HANDLE AND METHOD FOR USE THEREOF | September 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17899350 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR APPLYING EXCIMER LASER ENERGY WITH TRANSVERSE PLACEMENT IN THE EYE | August 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17889859 | METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR IMAGE GUIDED CELL ABLATION | August 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17817648 | LASER EYE SURGERY LENS FRAGMENTATION | August 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17876224 | METHODS FOR PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY | July 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17875266 | USER INITIATED BREAK-AWAY CLUTCHING OF A ROBOTIC SYSTEM | July 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17871670 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DILATION OF A TUBULAR ANATOMICAL STRUCTURE | July 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17870297 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED ELECTRONIC ASSISTED MEDICAL PROCEDURES | July 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17806675 | APPARATUS FOR PATTERNED PLASMA-MEDIATED LASER OPHTHALMIC SURGERY | June 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17836479 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PHOTOTHERAPY | June 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17746798 | METHODS, DEVICES, AND SUPPORT STRUCTURES FOR ASSEMBLING OPTICAL FIBERS IN CATHETER TIPS | May 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17741436 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SATURATED ROBOTIC MOVEMENT | May 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17701284 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ENHANCED HEAT TRANSFER FROM A BODY | March 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17698848 | INDICATOR FOR TOOL STATE AND COMMUNICATION IN MULTI-ARM ROBOTIC TELESURGERY | March 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17693494 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING THE LENS OF AN EYE | March 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17654454 | Method and Apparatus for Irradiating a Surface with Pulsed Light | March 2022 | April 2024 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17691541 | PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCING LASER DAMAGE TO SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS | March 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17691765 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MINIMIZING RESPONSE VARIABILITY OF SPINAL CORD STIMULATION | March 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17677974 | IMAGE GUIDED LASER THERAPY | February 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17666153 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREVENTING, MITIGATING, AND/OR TREATING DEMENTIA | February 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17592027 | COMBINATION TREATMENT USING ELT | February 2022 | August 2022 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17589222 | CHARACTERIZING ABLATION LESIONS USING OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY (OCT) | January 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17576902 | IMAGE GUIDED LASER THERAPY | January 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17574970 | APPARATUS FOR USE IN A SURGICAL PROCEDURE | January 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 38 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17572166 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PATIENT ALIGNMENT AND TREATMENT | January 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17623212 | CRYOCABIN ARRANGEMENT AND AN OPERATING METHOD | December 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17559947 | CORNEAL REFRACTIVE CORRECTION USING A SURFACE TREATMENT AFTER CORNEAL RESHAPING | December 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17643963 | TISSUE RESECTION WITH PRESSURE SENSING | December 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17547678 | ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM FOR INSERTION OF SURGICAL IMPLANTS | December 2021 | September 2022 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17643440 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING A LENTICULE FOR PRESBYOPIA | December 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 36 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17617058 | LIGHT THERAPY DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME | December 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17616112 | STEERABLE GUIDE FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY | December 2021 | September 2022 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17456090 | Light-Emitting Device And Method For Providing Phototherapy to The Brain | November 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 39 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17521276 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PHOTOACTIVATING A PHOTOSENSITIZER APPLIED TO AN EYE | November 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17453825 | APPARATUS FOR PATTERNED PLASMA-MEDIATED LASER OPHTHALMIC SURGERY | November 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17514961 | LIGHT IRRADIATION DEVICE AND LIGHT IRRADIATION SYSTEM | October 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17509337 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CROSS-LINKING TREATMENTS OF AN EYE | October 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17508833 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DILATION OF A TUBULAR ANATOMICAL STRUCTURE | October 2021 | June 2022 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17507584 | OPHTHALMIC SURGICAL MICROSCOPE WITH STROBOSCOPIC ILLUMINATION | October 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17603830 | NONLINEAR OPTICAL DEVICE FOR MICRO-MACHINING OF THE CORNEAL EPITHELIUM | October 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17495297 | TREATMENT SUPPORT DEVICE | October 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17594162 | OPTICAL SURFACE APPLICATOR WITH INTEGRATED DIFFUSER | October 2021 | February 2023 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17487698 | METHODS FOR PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY | September 2021 | April 2022 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17477648 | ADJUSTING MOISTURE CONDITIONS FOR OPHTHALMIC LASER ABLATION SURGERY | September 2021 | May 2025 | Allow | 44 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17447100 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PHOTOTHERAPY | September 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17447163 | INSTRUMENT HOLDER | September 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17405034 | WATCHBAND WITH CONDUCTIVE FUNCTION OF BRACELET | August 2021 | May 2025 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17405484 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LASER ASSISTED DEEP SCLERECTOMY | August 2021 | November 2023 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17392357 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN EYE SURGICAL LASER AND TREATMENT APPARATUS | August 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 43 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17388535 | FLUID MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED LASER FIBER COOLING | July 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17443129 | VACUUM LOSS DETECTION DURING LASER EYE SURGERY | July 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17369291 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LASER-ASSISTED TOPICAL TREATMENT OF NAIL FUNGAL INFECTIONS | July 2021 | November 2024 | Abandon | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17346740 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CYCLO-SCANNER USING SURFACE EMITTING LASERS OR LEDS | June 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 45 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17345150 | METHOD FOR INCREASING BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLIC RATE OF EYE FUNDUS | June 2021 | April 2022 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17303317 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AMBIENT ENERGY POWERED PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETER MONITORING | May 2021 | July 2022 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17322172 | METHOD FOR GENERATING ELECTRICAL SIGNALS AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM | May 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17302965 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR THE TREATMENT OF GLAUCOMA USING VISIBLE AND INFRARED ULTRASHORT LASER PULSES | May 2021 | July 2022 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17320288 | ONE-CARD PRESBYOPIA SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS | May 2021 | February 2024 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17317791 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SATURATED ROBOTIC MOVEMENT | May 2021 | February 2022 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17307964 | CLOSED-LOOP LASER EYE SURGERY TREATMENT | May 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17290969 | LASER THERAPY FOR TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF EYE DISEASES | May 2021 | April 2023 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17239946 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POSITIONING A WORKSTATION FOR CONTROLLING A ROBOTIC SYSTEM | April 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17302126 | MINIMALLY INVASIVE TREATMENT DEVICE FOR TISSUE RESECTION | April 2021 | January 2022 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17238083 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PATIENT ALIGNMENT AND TREATMENT | April 2021 | December 2021 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner FARAH, AHMED M.
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, 22.2% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.
⚠ 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 FARAH, AHMED M works in Art Unit 3792 and has examined 476 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 85.5%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 34 months.
Examiner FARAH, AHMED M's allowance rate of 85.5% places them in the 57% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by FARAH, AHMED M receive 2.00 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 65% 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 FARAH, AHMED M is 34 months. This places the examiner in the 25% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +11.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by FARAH, AHMED M. This interview benefit is in the 49% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 31.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 56% 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 61.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 84% 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, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 21% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 71.4% of appeals filed. This is in the 55% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 60.0% 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.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 32.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 25% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 1.5% of allowed cases (in the 73% 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 4.9% of allowed cases (in the 79% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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