USPTO Examiner HULBERT AMANDA K - Art Unit 3792

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18748984DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EVALUATION AND FEEDBACK OF NEUROMODULATION TREATMENTJune 2024June 2025Allow1200NoNo
18746503METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATIONJune 2024October 2025Allow1612NoNo
18669525CARDIAC PACING LEADMay 2024July 2025Allow1421NoNo
18629088DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATING MOTION SICKNESS USING ELECTRICAL STIMULATIONApril 2024September 2024Allow610NoNo
18612879TECHNIQUES FOR MIGRAINE DETECTION USING A WEARABLE DEVICEMarch 2024February 2026Allow2300NoNo
18608203TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL STIMULATION TREATMENT OF HEADACHEMarch 2024November 2024Allow811YesNo
18440703VENTRICULAR FAR-FIELD SENSING TO GUIDE ATRIAL LEADLESS PACEMAKER AND BEYONDFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1111NoNo
18404769ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC IDENTIFICATION OF NON-ST ELEVATION ISCHEMIC EVENTSJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1721YesNo
18397061WEARABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR HAVING REDUCED NOISE PROMPTSDecember 2023February 2025Allow1411NoNo
18541938NEUROSTIMULATION TITRATION PROCESS VIA ADAPTIVE PARAMETRIC MODIFICATIONDecember 2023December 2024Allow1200NoNo
18535669SYNERGISTIC MUSCLE ACTIVATION DEVICEDecember 2023March 2025Allow1500NoNo
18532472Enhanced-Flexibility Transducer Arrays for Delivering TTFields (Tumor Treating Fields)December 2023August 2024Allow810NoNo
18532490Enhanced-Flexibility Transducer Arrays for Delivering TTFields (Tumor Treating Fields)December 2023August 2024Allow810NoNo
18530638STIMULATION DESIGN FOR NEUROMODULATIONDecember 2023December 2025Abandon2420NoNo
18522806METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACQUIRING DATA FOR ASSESSMENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASENovember 2023July 2024Allow810NoNo
18563692MEMORY ENHANCEMENT BY PREFRONTAL DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION SYNCHRONIZED TO MEDIAL TEMPORAL LOBE DURING SLEEPNovember 2023February 2026Allow2710YesNo
18514364METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENTNovember 2023June 2024Allow700NoNo
18558767Implantable Medical Device Comprising an Electrical Line Forming an AntennaNovember 2023February 2026Allow2710NoNo
18386491NEUROSTIMULATION AND MONITORING USING SENSOR ENABLED WOUND MONITORING AND THERAPY APPARATUSNovember 2023March 2025Allow1611NoNo
18556872SELF-SUFFICIENT NEURAL TISSUE STIMULATOROctober 2023January 2026Allow2710NoNo
18474992TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL STIMULATION TREATMENT OF MIGRAINES AND HEADACHESSeptember 2023February 2024Allow500NoNo
18474952ROBUST ADAPTIVE BRAIN STIMULATIONSeptember 2023September 2024Allow1210NoNo
18464914Pulse Definition Circuitry for Creating Stimulation Waveforms in an Implantable Pulse GeneratorSeptember 2023March 2025Allow1910NoNo
18242939SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF DRY EYESeptember 2023February 2025Abandon1710YesNo
18241552Intravaginal Electrical Stimulation Device for Treating Female Pelvic PainSeptember 2023February 2026Allow2901NoNo
18238786FLUID PUMP CHANGEABLE IN DIAMETER, IN PARTICULAR FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONAugust 2023August 2025Allow2400NoNo
18456202SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED SPINAL CORD STIMULATIONAugust 2023April 2024Allow710NoNo
18451801MATERIAL AND APPAREL THAT POSITIVELY AFFECT THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF A MAMMALAugust 2023November 2024Allow1540NoNo
18546765PERIPHERAL NERVE AND SPINAL CORD DIFFERENTIAL TARGET MULTIPLEXED STIMULATIONAugust 2023January 2026Allow2910NoNo
18449855WEARABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR HAVING ADJUSTABLE ALARM TIMEAugust 2023July 2024Allow1110NoNo
182637255G ImplantAugust 2023March 2026Allow3120NoNo
18261872Implantable Pulse Generator Having a Pulse Generation DeviceJuly 2023January 2026Allow3011NoNo
18220059HEART FAILURE MANAGEMENT TO AVOID REHOSPITALIZATIONJuly 2023September 2024Allow1420YesNo
18330311Implantable Electrode PositioningJune 2023June 2024Allow1200NoNo
18205274BIOELECTRIC NEUROMODULATION FOR HEMATOPOIESIS REGULATION DURING CHEMOTHERAPYJune 2023October 2025Allow2810NoNo
18202834DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATING MOTION SICKNESS USING ELECTRICAL STIMULATIONMay 2023February 2024Allow911YesNo
18201140CARDIAC PACING LEADMay 2023March 2024Allow1011NoNo
18322190MEDICAL IMPLANTS WITH CIRCUITS TREATING PERIPROSTHETIC JOINT INFECTION AND OTHER SENSINGMay 2023January 2026Allow3211NoNo
18322125MEDICAL IMPLANTS WITH CIRCUITS TREATING PERIPROSTHETIC JOINT INFECTION AND OTHER SENSINGMay 2023January 2026Allow3110NoNo
18036882SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYSIS OF PULSE AND PHYSIOLOGICAL, PATHOLOGICAL, AND EMOTIONAL STATE AND APPLICATIONS THEREOFMay 2023September 2025Allow2801YesNo
18249524NOCICEPTION EVENT IDENTIFICATION BASED ON A RELATIVE CHANGE IN A NOCICEPTION PARAMETERApril 2023February 2026Allow3420YesNo
18301922Methods and Devices for Treating Sleep ApneaApril 2023July 2024Allow1510YesNo
18134154Prevention of Aortic Valve FusionApril 2023May 2024Allow1301NoNo
18133091Contingent Cardio-Protection for Epilepsy PatientsApril 2023June 2024Allow1411NoNo
18193004INCONTINENCE THERAPYMarch 2023December 2023Allow900NoNo
18151778ADJUSTABLE AURICULAR NERVE STIMULATION DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODSJanuary 2023October 2025Allow3310NoNo
18063457WEARABLE MEDICAL SYSTEM WITH DEVICE PARAMETERS AND PATIENT INFORMATION PROGRAMMABLE VIA BROWSER INTERFACEDecember 2022January 2026Allow3820NoNo
17928079ELECTRODE PLATE AND WEARABLE DEFIBRILLATION DEVICENovember 2022September 2025Abandon3310NoNo
17927806AN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY SYSTEMNovember 2022June 2025Allow3000NoNo
17999428DEVICE FOR APPLYING MEDICAL AND COSMETIC RADIATION TO A HUMAN BODY OR TO PARTS OF A HUMAN BODYNovember 2022February 2026Allow3911NoNo
17991136DEVICE, A SYSTEM, AND A METHOD FOR MONITORING BONE DENSITY AND A METHOD FOR IMPLANTING A DEVICE FOR MONITORING BONE DENSITYNovember 2022March 2026Allow4021YesNo
17981609SURGICAL INSTRUMENT FOR ENERGY-BASED TISSUE TREATMENTNovember 2022December 2025Abandon3710NoNo
17981765VISUAL PROSTHESIS EMPLOYING VENTRICULAR OR ENDOVASCULAR NEURAL ELECTRODE ARRAYSNovember 2022February 2025Allow2830YesNo
17969185FLUID PUMP HAVING A RADIALLY COMPRESSIBLE ROTOROctober 2022February 2024Allow1610NoNo
17945875Swappable High Mating Cycle Fiber Connection InterfaceSeptember 2022July 2025Allow3410NoNo
17911471PROCESSING UNIT AND METHOD FOR USE IN FETAL MONITORINGSeptember 2022June 2025Allow3310NoNo
17898711SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING ANOMALY DETECTION USING A PATTERN DICTIONARYAugust 2022November 2025Allow3801NoNo
17897739NEUROMODULATION SYSTEMAugust 2022June 2024Allow2110NoNo
17802709CIRCUMFERENTIALLY WRAPPABLE ELECTRODE FOR USE WITH METAL SURGICAL IMPLANTSAugust 2022March 2026Abandon4311NoNo
17821435CONTACT DETECTION FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL SENSORAugust 2022March 2024Allow1911YesNo
17818193METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FEEDBACK CONTROL OF NEURAL STIMULATIONAugust 2022April 2024Allow2001NoNo
17759993Multi-Target Electrical Stimulation Circuit, Electrical Stimulator and Signal Output Method of Electrical StimulatorAugust 2022June 2023Allow1110NoNo
17876735DETECTING WALKING IN A WEARABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFBRILLATOR SYSTEMJuly 2022December 2023Allow1710NoNo
17866185METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENTJuly 2022October 2023Allow1501NoNo
17863016AUTOMATED TISSUE TREATMENT DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODSJuly 2022May 2025Allow3510NoNo
17854768METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR HEART FAILURE PREVENTION AND TREATMENTS USING ULTRASOUND AND LEADLESS IMPLANTABLE DEVICESJune 2022July 2024Allow2530YesNo
17840341METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHARGE BALANCING DURING DELIVERY OF ELECTRICAL STIMULATIONJune 2022May 2025Allow3650YesNo
17805033MAGNETIC ELECTRODE COCHLEAR IMPLANT WITH IN-SITU STIMULATION ADJUSTMENTSJune 2022November 2025Allow4110YesNo
17825786HEART FAILURE MANAGEMENT TO AVOID REHOSPITALIZATIONMay 2022March 2023Allow1000NoNo
17804282SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LASER CORNEAL INCISIONS FOR KERATOPLASTY PROCEDURESMay 2022April 2024Allow2311NoNo
17663971ROBOT-ASSISTED LASER SURGICAL SYSTEMMay 2022October 2023Allow1701NoNo
17775835PUMP SYSTEM, CONTROL UNIT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A PUMP SYSTEMMay 2022May 2025Allow3611NoNo
17774164MASK APPARATUSMay 2022April 2025Abandon3510NoNo
17724652METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FEEDBACK CONTROL OF NEURAL STIMULATIONApril 2022May 2022Allow100NoNo
17769612Compact Laser-Steering End EffectorApril 2022November 2024Allow3101NoNo
17768162PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETER SENSING SYSTEMS AND METHODSApril 2022December 2024Allow3220YesNo
17764103DIAGNOSIS SUPPORT SYSTEM AND DIAGNOSIS SUPPORT METHODMarch 2022January 2025Allow3430YesNo
17698846PREVENTING CYTOKINE STORM IN COVID-19 PATIENTS BY SUPPRESSING CLONAL EXPANSION IN ACTIVATED LYMPHOCYTES USING ALTERNATING ELECTRIC FIELDSMarch 2022April 2023Allow1311NoNo
17692761PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY IN COMBINATION WITH MEDICAL DEVICESMarch 2022February 2025Allow3530YesNo
17640974METHOD OF OPERATING AN ELECTRICAL STIMULATION DEVICE WITH TWO OR MORE STIMULATION ENERGY SUPPLIES, AND A STIMULATING DEVICEMarch 2022September 2025Allow4221YesNo
17653672System for Neurostimulation Signal ReconstructionMarch 2022March 2025Allow3700NoNo
17686489HANDHELD WOUND CARE DEVICEMarch 2022July 2025Abandon4021NoNo
17639196Polyphonic Pitch Enhancement in a Cochlear ImplantFebruary 2022January 2025Allow3510NoNo
17651500DIRECTIONAL STIMULATION PROGRAMMINGFebruary 2022January 2024Allow2210NoNo
17651374DYNAMICALLY OPTIMIZED NEURAL SENSINGFebruary 2022April 2024Allow2620YesNo
17667009CLOSED-LOOP AUTOCALIBRATION METHOD FOR A COMPUTER BRAIN INTERFACE DEVICE, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND COMPUTER BRAIN INTERFACE DEVICEFebruary 2022May 2025Allow3911NoNo
17588080METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACQUIRING DATA FOR ASSESSMENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASEJanuary 2022August 2023Allow1901NoNo
17585961VISUAL PROSTHESIS EMPLOYING VENTRICULAR OR ENDOVASCULAR NEURAL ELECTRODE ARRAYSJanuary 2022June 2022Allow401NoNo
17582695CONTINGENT CARDIO-PROTECTION FOR EPILEPSY PATIENTSJanuary 2022May 2025Allow3911NoNo
17629446DEEP END-TO-END CLASSIFICATION OF ELECTROCARDIOGRAM DATAJanuary 2022April 2025Abandon3910NoNo
17576380CARDIAC PACING LEADJanuary 2022January 2023Allow1211NoNo
17568679Systems and Methods for Detecting and Characterizing PainJanuary 2022February 2025Allow3710YesNo
17621665ELECTROCARDIOGRAM DATA CLASSIFICATION METHOD, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2021September 2025Allow4430NoNo
17554973TINNITUS TREATMENT AND ANALYSISDecember 2021April 2025Allow3911YesNo
17620403PHOTOTHERAPY DEVICE AND PHOTOTHERAPY INSTRUMENT USED FOR IRRADIATION OF THE HEAD, AND THERAPY METHOD THEREOFDecember 2021May 2025Allow4130NoNo
17552866DORSAL SPINAL COLUMN CHARACTERIZATION WITH EVOKED POTENTIALSDecember 2021July 2024Allow3110YesNo
17619215Treatment of Acute Medical ConditionsDecember 2021October 2024Abandon3410NoNo
17548506CONTINGENT CARDIO-PROTECTION FOR EPILEPSY PATIENTSDecember 2021September 2024Allow3311NoNo
17545248Enhanced-Flexibility Transducer Arrays for Delivering TTFields (Tumor Treating Fields)December 2021September 2023Allow2110NoNo
17541939ROBUST ADAPTIVE BRAIN STIMULATIONDecember 2021June 2023Allow1900NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner HULBERT, AMANDA K.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
4
Examiner Affirmed
2
(50.0%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(50.0%)
Reversal Percentile
79.6%
Higher than average

What This Means

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.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
13
Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(23.1%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
10
(76.9%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
31.5%
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, 23.1% 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 HULBERT, AMANDA K - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner HULBERT, AMANDA K works in Art Unit 3792 and has examined 268 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 89.9%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 34 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner HULBERT, AMANDA K's allowance rate of 89.9% places them in the 73% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by HULBERT, AMANDA K receive 1.69 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 35% 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 HULBERT, AMANDA K is 34 months. This places the examiner in the 45% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a -0.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by HULBERT, AMANDA K. This interview benefit is in the 12% 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, 34.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 75% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. If you receive a final rejection, filing an RCE with substantive amendments or arguments has a strong likelihood of success.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 33.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 50% 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.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

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 23% 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 50.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 21% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 25.0% 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, 56.1% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 58% 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 1.5% of allowed cases (in the 71% 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 1.7% of allowed cases (in the 66% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

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

  • RCEs are effective: This examiner has a high allowance rate after RCE compared to others. If you receive a final rejection and have substantive amendments or arguments, an RCE is likely to be successful.

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.