Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17100163 | PORTABLE POLYSOMNOGRAPHY APPARATUS AND SYSTEM | November 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17053675 | PHOTOBIOMODULATION WEARABLE FOR PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT | November 2020 | April 2023 | Abandon | 29 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17072885 | Spinal Cord Stimulator System | October 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17047756 | APPARATUS FOR BIOPHOTONIC TISSUE TREATMENTS | October 2020 | February 2022 | Abandon | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17040254 | OPTICAL STIMULATION SYSTEM WITH ON-DEMAND MONITORING AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING | September 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 25 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17023996 | BRAID-REINFORCED INSULATION SHEATH | September 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16976539 | DEVICE FOR TREATMENT OF BODY TISSUE | August 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17002826 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING HEART RATE VARIABILITY | August 2020 | September 2023 | Abandon | 37 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16969939 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PROVIDING HEALTH INFORMATION BASED ON BIOMETRIC DATA, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR | August 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16966321 | PHOTOACOUSTIC SYSTEM FOR ACCURATE LOCALIZATION OF LASER ABLATION CATHETER TIP POSITION AND TEMPERATURE MONITORING DURING ABLATION PROCEDURES | July 2020 | May 2023 | Abandon | 34 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16937251 | ADAPTIVE DEPTH OF ANESTHESIA MONITOR | July 2020 | September 2022 | Abandon | 26 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16936698 | STERILE DRAPING OF ROBOTIC ARMS | July 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16958884 | COMPUTER SYSTEM, DRUG RECOMMENDATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | June 2020 | September 2023 | Abandon | 38 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16958807 | Systems And Methods For Prediction Of Glycemia And Decisions Support | June 2020 | May 2023 | Abandon | 34 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16914240 | Vascular Access Device | June 2020 | August 2022 | Abandon | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16906841 | SUPPORT DEVICES INCLUDING ELECTRICAL STIMULATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME | June 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 36 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16955065 | SENSOR ASSEMBLY PART, BASE PLATE AND MONITOR DEVICE OF A MEDICAL SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHOD | June 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16954600 | Vital Signs Monitoring System and Method | June 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16900689 | LIGHT THERAPY SYSTEMS AND METHODS | June 2020 | September 2022 | Abandon | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16770331 | A DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND DETERMINING CARDIAC AND NON-CARDIAC PAIN | June 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16874843 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING BIO-INFORMATION | May 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16760568 | DEVICE FOR STIMULATING THE ENDOGENOUS PRODUCTION OF MELATONIN AND PROCESS FOR OPTIMIZING STIMULATION THEREOF | April 2020 | April 2022 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16859492 | BLOOD PUMP | April 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16757962 | ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEMS, INSTRUMENT DRIVE ASSEMBLIES, AND DRIVE ASSEMBLIES | April 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16851764 | ABLATION CATHETER WITH FIBER BRAGG GRATING STRAIN SENSORS | April 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16753628 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING A SUBJECT UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS | April 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16828370 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTICAL STRAIN SENSING IN MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS | March 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16649473 | MONITORING APPARATUS, MONITORING METHOD, AND MONITORING PROGRAM | March 2020 | April 2022 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16814419 | CLOSURE JOINT ENGAGEMENT FOR SURGICAL TOOL | March 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16645761 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INSPECTION OF ENCAPSULATION AND COMPONENTS IN SENSOR EQUIPPED WOUND DRESSINGS | March 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16807984 | Graphical User Guidance for a Robotic Surgical System | March 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16638745 | MULTI-SPOT OPHTHALMIC LASER | February 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 41 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 16775256 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPUTATIONALLY EFFICIENT NON-INVASIVE BLOOD QUALITY MEASUREMENT | January 2020 | December 2021 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16750116 | PHOTOTHERAPY GARMENT FOR TREATING NEONATAL JAUNDICE AND OTHER MEDICAL CONDITIONS | January 2020 | December 2021 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16747688 | LIGHT RADIATION DEVICE FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT | January 2020 | October 2022 | Abandon | 33 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16746207 | PINEAL GLAND STIMULATOR AND REGULATOR | January 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16745203 | SURGICAL SYSTEM AND SUPPORT DEVICE | January 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16718835 | IMPLANTABLE DEVICE HEADER AND METHOD | December 2019 | January 2023 | Allow | 37 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 16715858 | BODY-ATTACHABLE BIOMETRIC SIGNAL ACQUISITION DEVICE | December 2019 | August 2022 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16711663 | Health and Vital Signs Monitoring Ring with Integrated Display and Making of Same | December 2019 | July 2022 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16709482 | LIGHT EMITTING BONE IMPLANTS | December 2019 | November 2022 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16709908 | DEVICE FOR READ-OUT OF A PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY SIGNAL AND A WEARABLE SENSOR | December 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16620007 | MULTI-CATHETER FLEXIBLE ROBOTIC SYSTEM | December 2019 | August 2022 | Allow | 33 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16619909 | TRANSMEMBRANE SENSOR TO EVALUATE NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION | December 2019 | September 2023 | Abandon | 46 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16701740 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME | December 2019 | December 2021 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16698087 | LIGHT IRRADIATION DEVICE FOR SYNTHESIS OF FUNCTIONAL SUBSTANCE IN A HUMAN BODY | November 2019 | July 2022 | Allow | 32 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16697736 | MEDICAL MACHINE TIME-SERIES EVENT DATA PROCESSOR | November 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16683799 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INDUCING IMPROVEMENT OF CEREBRAL CIRCULATION | November 2019 | March 2022 | Abandon | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16683362 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF | November 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16682792 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING AN OBJECTIVE PRESSURE INJURY SCORE AND ALTERING A TREATMENT PLAN BASED ON THE SAME | November 2019 | February 2023 | Allow | 39 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16613197 | CATHETER KIT | November 2019 | March 2023 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16669915 | STEERABLE AND CONTROLLABLE MEDICAL LASER FIBERS | October 2019 | September 2022 | Allow | 34 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16604752 | PHOTOBIOMODULATION THERAPY TO DELAY DYSTROPHY PROGRESSION | October 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16593044 | Using biometrics to measure, catalog, analyze, predict and/or monitor emergency responder stress to optimize performance and health | October 2019 | February 2022 | Abandon | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16593138 | OCCLUSION SENSING IN OPHTHALMIC LASER PROBES | October 2019 | May 2022 | Abandon | 31 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16495167 | LED ON FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT WITH THERMAL PROTECTION FOR PHOTOTHERAPY TREATMENT | September 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 16490189 | MEDICAL OPERATION SYSTEM, SURGICAL SYSTEM, SURGICAL INSTRUMENT, AND EXTERNAL FORCE SENSING SYSTEM | August 2019 | November 2022 | Abandon | 39 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16489799 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENTERING AND EXITING A TELEOPERATIONAL STATE | August 2019 | September 2022 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16489696 | BLOOD PRESSURE MEASURING APPARATUS, BLOOD PRESSURE MEASURING METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | August 2019 | December 2021 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16551650 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT, ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF FIXING BEARING- INTEGRATED PULLEY | August 2019 | January 2022 | Abandon | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16536074 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSTIC ANALYSIS OF HUMAN BODY SYSTEMS, ORGANS, AND CELLS | August 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16522541 | VARYING A NUMERICAL APERTURE OF A LASER DURING LENS FRAGMENTATION IN CATARACT SURGERY | July 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16478682 | DETECTING ERYTHEMA CAUSED BY WEARABLE DEVICES | July 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16503197 | MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL SYSTEM | July 2019 | January 2023 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16471737 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING A ROBOTIC MEDICAL SYSTEM | June 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16414523 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING ECG SIGNALS, AND ECG MACHINE | May 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16413955 | CONTROLLERS FOR ROBOTICALLY-ENABLED TELEOPERATED SYSTEMS | May 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16414060 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE COMPRISING AN ANCHORING DEVICE | May 2019 | September 2021 | Abandon | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16413457 | MACHINED FEATURES OF ENCLOSURES FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES | May 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16405483 | AXIAL PUMP PRESSURE ALGORITHM WITH FIELD ORIENTED CONTROL | May 2019 | June 2022 | Allow | 37 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16405193 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED STRESS MONITORING AND INTERVENTION | May 2019 | November 2021 | Allow | 30 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16405316 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY FOR AN ELECTRICAL STIMULATION SYSTEM AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING | May 2019 | May 2021 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16405171 | Electrode Lead with Fixing Device | May 2019 | April 2021 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16405985 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING, ELICITING, AND MODIFYING TACTILE SENSATIONS USING ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION | May 2019 | June 2021 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16401407 | PREDICTIVE QRS DETECTION AND R-TO-R TIMING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | May 2019 | July 2021 | Abandon | 26 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16339221 | SKIN CARE DEVICE | April 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16371930 | WEARABLE DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE | April 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16313892 | INTERACTIVE AND ADAPTIVE LEARNING, NEUROCOGNITIVE DISORDER DIAGNOSIS, AND NONCOMPLIANCE DETECTION SYSTEMS USING PUPILLARY RESPONSE AND FACE TRACKING AND EMOTION DETECTION WITH ASSOCIATED METHODS | March 2019 | September 2022 | Abandon | 44 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16332559 | A CUTTING ASSEMBLY FOR A HAIR CUTTING DEVICE | March 2019 | February 2022 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16283702 | TUNABLE LIGHT SOURCE | February 2019 | August 2022 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16303904 | ROBOTIC SURGICAL ASSEMBLIES | November 2018 | July 2021 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16134334 | EFFECTIVE OCULAR LENS POSITIONING METHODS AND APPARATUS | September 2018 | September 2022 | Abandon | 48 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16056631 | Wheelchair System with Motion Sensors and Neural Stimulation | August 2018 | July 2022 | Allow | 47 | 5 | 1 | Yes | Yes |
| 16074211 | LASER PATCH AND LASER PATCH PROCEDURE SET INCLUDING SAME | July 2018 | June 2021 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15951845 | WEARABLE DEVICES FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING | April 2018 | January 2023 | Allow | 57 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15888771 | VENA-CAVAL OCCLUSION ELEMENT | February 2018 | June 2022 | Allow | 53 | 5 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15747679 | HEART RATE MEASUREMENT METHOD AND DEVICE, AND WEARABLE APPARATUS | January 2018 | June 2022 | Abandon | 52 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 15867763 | Wireless data acquisition system with novel features | January 2018 | July 2022 | Allow | 54 | 5 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 15830034 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FLOW IN A BODILY ORGAN | December 2017 | August 2022 | Allow | 56 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 15809743 | SENSOR DEVICES HAVING WEAKENED PORTIONS AND METHODS FOR USING SAME | November 2017 | August 2022 | Allow | 57 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner HOLTZCLAW, MICHAEL T..
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, 66.7% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner HOLTZCLAW, MICHAEL T. works in Art Unit 3792 and has examined 90 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 68.9%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 31 months.
Examiner HOLTZCLAW, MICHAEL T.'s allowance rate of 68.9% places them in the 32% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by HOLTZCLAW, MICHAEL T. receive 2.04 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 50% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by HOLTZCLAW, MICHAEL T. is 31 months. This places the examiner in the 58% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +26.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by HOLTZCLAW, MICHAEL T.. This interview benefit is in the 73% 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, 27.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 49% 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 55.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 83% 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.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 99% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 33.3% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 66.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 73% 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 47% 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 3.2% of allowed cases (in the 77% 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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