USPTO Examiner GETZOW SCOTT M - Art Unit 3792

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18827624KIDNEY STONE TREATMENT SYSTEMSeptember 2024March 2025Allow610NoNo
18827597TOOL GUIDING DEVICE FOR KIDNEY STONE TREATMENT APPARATUSSeptember 2024February 2025Allow510NoNo
18799988SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING NERVE HEALTH DURING A SPINAL DECOMPRESSION PROCEDURE USING A CALCULATED NERVE FUNCTION INDEXAugust 2024December 2024Allow410YesNo
18749762Wireless Sensor, Manufacturing Method Thereof and Wound Flatness Detection SystemJune 2024September 2024Allow300NoNo
18712993CAPTURE OF PHYSIOLOGICAL DATA USING AN OPTICAL APPARATUSMay 2024August 2024Allow300NoNo
18666301GUIDEWIRELESS SHOCK WAVE CATHETERSMay 2024October 2024Allow510YesNo
18627158EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORApril 2024May 2025Allow1410NoNo
18623142SENSING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MULTIPLE REMOTE SENSORSApril 2024May 2025Allow1310NoNo
18621766TRIGGERING STORAGE OF ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHS FOR DETECTED PREMATURE VENTRICULAR CONTRACTIONS (PVCS)March 2024October 2024Allow610YesNo
18597993COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED SYSTEM FOR DIAGNOSING SLEEP DISORDERS AND A METHOD THEREOFMarch 2024August 2024Allow510YesNo
18440414MACHINE-LEARNING FOR PROCESSING LEAD-INVARIANT ELECTROCARDIOGRAM INPUTSFebruary 2024August 2024Allow610NoNo
18422636IMPLANTABLE LEAD LOCATION USING ECAPJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1210NoNo
18577294AN AIRWAY STRUCTURE OF A MASSAGE POOL WITH A CONTROL VALVEJanuary 2024July 2024Allow600NoNo
18400499AUTOMATED RESUSCITATION DEVICE WITH VENTILATION SENSING AND PROMPTINGDecember 2023February 2025Allow1410NoNo
18392561DETERMINING RELATIVE PHASE RELATIONSHIPS FOR DELIVERY OF ELECTRICAL STIMULATION THERAPYDecember 2023April 2025Allow1610NoNo
18390583WEARABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR (WCD) SYSTEM DETECTING QRS COMPLEXES IN ECG SIGNAL BY MATCHED DIFFERENCE FILTERDecember 2023April 2025Allow1610NoNo
18515981COMPRESSIBLE MOTOR, IMPLANTATION ARRANGEMENT, AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING THE MOTORNovember 2023April 2025Allow1710NoNo
18348040TRIGGERING STORAGE OF ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHS FOR DETECTED PREMATURE VENTRICULAR CONTRACTIONS (PVCS)July 2023April 2025Allow2110NoNo
18320820SUBCUTANEOUS INSERTABLE CARDIAC MONITOR OPTIMIZED FOR ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC (ECG) DATA ACQUISITION AND PROCESSINGMay 2023June 2025Abandon2510NoNo
18316124Technique For Identifying Dementia Based On Voice DataMay 2023July 2023Allow200NoNo
18193457MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ELECTRICAL SIGNAL NOISEMarch 2023January 2025Allow2210NoNo
18123922HEART GRAPHIC DISPLAY SYSTEMMarch 2023August 2023Allow510NoNo
18175021HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETER (HDP) MONITORING SYSTEM FOR DIAGNOSIS OF A HEALTH CONDITION OF A PATIENTFebruary 2023March 2025Allow2410NoNo
18022981EXPLAINABLE CNN-ATTENTION NETWORK (C-ATTENTION NETWORK) ARCHITECTURE FOR AUTOMATED DETECTION OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASEFebruary 2023June 2025Allow2700NoNo
18018404DEEP BRAIN SENSING AND STIMULATION PROBEJanuary 2023January 2024Allow1120YesNo
18097211SYSTEM AND METHOD TO ALTER BONE GROWTH IN A TARGETED SPATIAL REGION FOR THE USE WITH IMPLANTSJanuary 2023August 2024Allow1910NoNo
18092882Adaptive Correlation Methods for Heartbeat DetectionJanuary 2023June 2025Allow2900NoNo
18146870METHODS, DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR DISTINGUISHING OVER-SENSED R-R INTERVALS FROM TRUE R-R INTERVALSDecember 2022May 2024Allow1710NoNo
18087325SUBCUTANEOUS IMPLANTABLE CARDIAC DEFIBRILLATION SYSTEMDecember 2022April 2024Allow1610NoNo
18082722Digital Apparatus and Application for Treating Mild Cognitive Impairment and DementiaDecember 2022October 2023Allow1020YesNo
17923200FUNCTIONAL PROTECTOR WITH ELECTRIC CONDUCTION AND HEAT CONDUCTIONNovember 2022July 2025Allow3210NoNo
18046006DYNAMIC LASER PULSE CONTROLOctober 2022June 2025Allow3210NoNo
17958193HEART GRAPHIC DISPLAY SYSTEMSeptember 2022October 2024Abandon2401NoNo
17947753SUBCUTANEOUS INSERTABLE CARDIAC MONITOR OPTIMIZED FOR ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC (ECG) SIGNAL ACQUISITIONSeptember 2022February 2023Allow510NoNo
17819842ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR MONITORING SYSTEM WITH NORMAL, ELEVATED, AND HIGH HEARTRATE THRESHOLDSAugust 2022January 2024Allow1710NoNo
17819576MACHINE LEARNING ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES FOR CLINICAL AND PATIENT DATAAugust 2022March 2025Allow3110NoNo
17856329NON-INVASIVE CARDIAC MONITOR AND METHODS OF USING RECORDED CARDIAC DATA TO INFER A PHYSIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC OF A PATIENTJuly 2022November 2023Allow1730YesNo
17845700VENTRICULAR ASSIST ASSEMBLY, SYSTEM, AND METHODJune 2022April 2024Allow2210NoNo
17838239EXPANDING TUBE COUPLING FOR REVERSIBLE LEAD LOCKINGJune 2022July 2023Allow1310NoNo
17835631MEDICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM PROVIDING AN AUXILIARY VIEW INCLUDING RANGE OF MOTION LIMITATIONS FOR ARTICULATABLE INSTRUMENTS EXTENDING OUT OF A DISTAL END OF AN ENTRY GUIDEJune 2022October 2024Allow2910NoNo
17832765HEART FAILURE PROGRESSION MONITORING BASED ON LV CONDUCTION PATTERN AND MORPHOLOGY TRENDSJune 2022October 2023Allow1610NoNo
17832437DEVICES AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERSJune 2022November 2022Allow510YesNo
17805249MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHODS OF USEJune 2022January 2025Allow3110NoNo
17825234SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LASER TREATMENT OF CELLULITEMay 2022April 2025Allow3410NoNo
17745342SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAMay 2022January 2025Allow3220NoNo
17776525HAIR CUTTING MEMBER AND HAIR CUTTING DEVICEMay 2022January 2025Allow3210NoNo
17735154SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH RESILIENT DRIVING MEMBER AND RELATED METHODS OF USEMay 2022June 2024Allow2520NoNo
17720146WEARABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR WITH A NON-INVASIVE BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORApril 2022January 2024Allow2120NoNo
17717322WCD USER INTERFACE RESPONSE TO A CHANGE IN DEVICE ORIENTATIONApril 2022June 2024Allow2630NoNo
17717438MICROWAVE ABLATION CATHETER, HANDLE, AND SYSTEMApril 2022August 2023Allow1710NoNo
17717749SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL MAPPINGApril 2022May 2025Allow3740NoYes
17702621METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR IMPROVING PERIPHERAL NERVE FUNCTIONMarch 2022April 2024Abandon2511NoNo
17686335NOISE-SEPARATING CARDIAC MONITORMarch 2022April 2023Allow1430NoNo
17637484Nerve Repair Using Laser SealingFebruary 2022June 2025Abandon4020NoNo
17676612AUTOMATED RESUSCITATION SYSTEM INTEGRATING HEMODYNAMIC AND DEFIBRILLATORY CAPABILITIESFebruary 2022October 2024Abandon3220YesNo
17674550NON-ABLATIVE RESURFACING OF SOFT TISSUESFebruary 2022October 2024Allow3210NoNo
17672284HEARING PROSTHESIS SYSTEM HAVING INTERCHANGEABLE HOUSINGSFebruary 2022August 2022Allow610NoNo
17671285NON-INVASIVE CARDIAC MONITOR AND METHODS OF USING RECORDED CARDIAC DATA TO INFER A PHYSIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC OF A PATIENTFebruary 2022May 2022Allow310YesNo
17667453EXTERNAL PULSE GENERATOR DEVICE AND AFFIXATION DEVICE FOR TRIAL NERVE STIMULATION AND METHODS OF USEFebruary 2022October 2024Allow3231NoYes
17588143Three-Dimensional Laser Scan for Fractional InjuryJanuary 2022August 2024Allow3110NoNo
17630319DIFFUSING APPARATUS FOR LASER THERAPY TREATMENTJanuary 2022October 2024Allow3210NoNo
17629073SYSTEM WITH COOLING FLUID FOR INTERSTITIAL LASER THERAPYJanuary 2022September 2024Allow3210NoNo
17627827CUTTING DEVICE WITH OPTICAL COUPLER INCLUDING A POLARISATION CORRECTORJanuary 2022July 2024Allow3010NoNo
17576096COMPRESSIBLE MOTOR, IMPLANTATION ARRANGEMENT, AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING THE MOTORJanuary 2022August 2023Allow1910NoNo
17574905Systems and Methods for Inertial Sensing for VAD Diagnostics and Closed Loop ControlJanuary 2022April 2024Allow2730YesNo
17625801SYSTEM FOR MONITORING TEMPERATURE WHILE INTRACORPORAL LASER LITHOTRIPSY IS BEING CARRIED OUTJanuary 2022September 2024Allow3210NoNo
17597476PORTABLE DEPILATION INSTRUMENTJanuary 2022September 2024Allow3210NoNo
17554745METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PREDICTING ARRHYTHMIA RISK UTILIZING MACHINE LEARNING MODELSDecember 2021December 2024Allow3620NoNo
17547641MULTI-SENSORY ALARM FOR A WEARABLE CARDIAC DEFIBRILLATORDecember 2021May 2024Allow2930NoNo
17643456COMPENSATING FOR DISTORTION OF IMAGES OF AN EYE FOR A SURGICAL PROCEDUREDecember 2021May 2024Allow2900NoNo
17546616Brain-Computer Interface SystemDecember 2021June 2025Allow4330YesNo
17617793PULSED LASER IRRADIATION DEVICEDecember 2021December 2024Abandon3710NoNo
17543253CATHETER SYSTEM FOR VALVULOPLASTY PROCEDUREDecember 2021April 2024Allow2910NoNo
17615289A METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING CHANGES IN RETINAL AND/OR BRAIN TEMPERATURENovember 2021September 2024Allow3410YesNo
17613146Medical Instrument and Method for Producing SameNovember 2021September 2024Allow3310NoNo
17606236MEDICAL OPHTHALMIC DEVICEOctober 2021January 2025Allow3920NoNo
17501805EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOROctober 2021December 2023Allow2620NoNo
17489696ANTI-CONTAMINATION LASER SURGERY DEVICE WITH BUILT-IN OPTICAL ELEMENTSeptember 2021February 2024Allow2900NoNo
17473406HIGH DENSITY EPIDURAL STIMULATION FOR FACILITATION OF LOCOMOTION, POSTURE, VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT, AND RECOVERY OF AUTONOMIC, SEXUAL, VASOMOTOR, AND COGNITIVE FUNCTION AFTER NEUROLOGICAL INJURYSeptember 2021June 2023Allow2110NoNo
17469526APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR MANAGING STIMULATION PARAMETERS FOR AN IMPLANTSeptember 2021June 2023Allow2110NoNo
17466919COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AIDING MAPPING HEART RHYTHM ABNORMALITIESSeptember 2021April 2022Allow810YesNo
17433864PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY DEVICE AND PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY DEVICE CARTRIDGEAugust 2021February 2024Allow3000NoNo
17430449DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CAPSULE SHIELDING IN CATARACT SURGERYAugust 2021August 2024Abandon3610NoNo
17401123SECURE TRANSDERMAL COMMUNICATION WITH IMPLANTED DEVICEAugust 2021June 2023Allow2310NoNo
17395708HAND-HELD ELECTROMECHANICAL SURGICAL SYSTEMAugust 2021August 2023Allow2420NoNo
17392611WEARABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR (WCD) SYSTEM DETECTING QRS COMPLEXES IN ECG SIGNAL BY MATCHED DIFFERENCE FILTERAugust 2021August 2023Allow2520NoNo
17392375MONITORING ASSISTANCE AND CONTROL OF A THERANOSTIC MEDICAL LASER SYSTEM BY VOICEAugust 2021August 2024Allow3720NoNo
17427162AUTOMATIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM AND METHODJuly 2021April 2022Allow810NoNo
17425037OPTICAL PROBEJuly 2021October 2024Abandon3910NoNo
17423533PATCH-TYPE SKINCARE DEVICEJuly 2021October 2024Allow3920NoNo
17373663DEVICES FOR PERFORMING INTRAOCULAR SURGERY AND METHODS FOR USING THEMJuly 2021May 2024Allow3410NoNo
17371612EXTERNAL PACING DEVICE WITH DISCOMFORT MANAGEMENTJuly 2021February 2024Abandon3220NoNo
17370660APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR QT CORRECTIONJuly 2021October 2021Allow400NoNo
17369437Device and a method for providing resuscitation or suspended state in cardiac arrestJuly 2021October 2023Allow2820NoNo
17304679ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR MONITORING SYSTEM WITH NORMAL, ELEVATED, AND HIGH HEARTRATE THRESHOLDSJune 2021April 2022Allow1020NoNo
17304675ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR MONITORING SYSTEM WITH PERSONALIZED ST-SEGMENT THRESHOLDSJune 2021February 2022Allow710YesNo
17417746A SYSTEM AND METHOD USED TO DETECT OR DIFFERENTIATE TISSUE OR AN ARTIFACTJune 2021January 2024Allow3100NoNo
17416264OPHTHALMIC THERAPEUTIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFORJune 2021May 2024Allow3510NoNo
17415599NERVE STIMULATION SYSTEMJune 2021March 2024Allow3310NoNo
17348954DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING INFLAMMATION AND/OR FIBROSISJune 2021April 2024Allow3410NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner GETZOW, SCOTT M.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
15
Examiner Affirmed
8
(53.3%)
Examiner Reversed
7
(46.7%)
Reversal Percentile
68.3%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 46.7% 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.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
32
Allowed After Appeal Filing
9
(28.1%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
23
(71.9%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
38.5%
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, 28.1% 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.

Strategic Recommendations

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 GETZOW, SCOTT M - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner GETZOW, SCOTT M works in Art Unit 3792 and has examined 578 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 88.8%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 27 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner GETZOW, SCOTT M's allowance rate of 88.8% places them in the 67% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by GETZOW, SCOTT M receive 1.67 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 46% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by GETZOW, SCOTT M is 27 months. This places the examiner in the 59% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a -2.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by GETZOW, SCOTT M. This interview benefit is in the 6% 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.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 28.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 43% 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 55.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 77% 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.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 44.4% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 38% 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 51.6% of appeals filed. This is in the 17% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 18.8% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 45.6% 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 0.2% of allowed cases (in the 49% 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 6.6% of allowed cases (in the 83% 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.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

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

  • Consider after-final amendments: This examiner frequently enters after-final amendments. If you can clearly overcome rejections with claim amendments, file an after-final amendment before resorting to an RCE.

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.

No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.

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Use at Your Own Risk: While we strive to provide accurate and useful prosecution statistics, you should independently verify any information that is material to your prosecution strategy and use your professional judgment in all patent prosecution matters.