USPTO Examiner ROANE AARON F - Art Unit 3792

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19215654DEVICE WITH FEATURES FOR ROTATIONAL ATHERECTOMY AND LITHOTRIPSYMay 2025October 2025Allow501NoNo
19185910RECANALIZING OCCLUDED VESSELS USING RADIOFREQUENCY ENERGYApril 2025February 2026Allow1011YesNo
19066601PLANAR-SHAPED THERMAL BALLOON FOR MESENTERIC FAT REDUCTIONFebruary 2025June 2025Allow301YesNo
19032016Precise Targeting of Beneficial Effects of Coherent Energy Using NanoparticlesJanuary 2025November 2025Allow1010YesNo
19017696IMAGE GUIDED SURGICAL ROBOTIC PLATFORMJanuary 2025September 2025Allow801YesNo
19012790Laparoscopic Oximeter and Protective Sheath for the Laparoscopic OximeterJanuary 2025February 2026Allow1310NoNo
19012792Laparoscopic Oximeter and Protective Method for Reuse of Portions of the Laparoscopic OximeterJanuary 2025February 2026Allow1420NoNo
18988411DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ANCHORING A SLEEVE IN A TISSUE CAVITYDecember 2024January 2026Allow1311YesNo
18986319DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ANCHORING A SLEEVE IN A TISSUE CAVITYDecember 2024November 2025Allow1111YesNo
18967475CO-MANIPULATION SURGICAL SYSTEM FOR USE WITH SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS FOR PERFORMING SURGERY ACCORDING TO STORED SURGEON'S PREFERENCESDecember 2024October 2025Allow1012NoNo
18827792SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR TREATMENT DEVICESeptember 2024March 2025Allow611YesNo
18740977SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR COMPENSATING FOR INTRAOCULAR LENS TILTJune 2024November 2024Allow510YesNo
18676469METHOD, APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING LASER SURGICAL INSTRUMENTMay 2024March 2025Allow900NoNo
18674291INCREASED USABLE INSTRUMENT LIFE IN TELESURGICAL SYSTEMSMay 2024July 2025Allow1410NoNo
18664486ROBOTIC DEVICE FOR PHOTOBIOMODULATION AND METHOD THEREOFMay 2024August 2025Allow1511NoNo
18642465SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTION OF FLOATERSApril 2024November 2024Allow711YesNo
18628225SLICING ELEMENTS FOR SHUNTING CATHETERSApril 2024December 2024Allow911YesNo
18610565CONNECTOR ASSEMBLIES FOR CONNECTING A ROBOTIC ARM WITH A MEDICAL END EFFECTORMarch 2024June 2025Allow1510NoNo
18606445MEDICAL DEVICE HANDLE ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAMEMarch 2024May 2025Allow1420NoNo
18593501MULTIPLE BEAM LASER TREATMENT DEVICEMarch 2024August 2025Abandon1720NoNo
18593392END TOOL OF SURGICAL INSTRUMENT, AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENT COMPRISING SAMEMarch 2024February 2025Allow1211NoNo
18582899VIBRATING SURGICAL INSTRUMENT FOR LIPOSUCTION AND OTHER BODY CONTOURING APPLICATIONSFebruary 2024June 2025Allow1620YesNo
18442253TRAINING AND FEEDBACK FOR A CONTROLLER WORKSPACE BOUNDARYFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1410NoNo
18429162Sterile Surgical Implant HolderJanuary 2024September 2024Allow710NoNo
18535991CO-MANIPULATION SURGICAL SYSTEM FOR USE WITH SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS FOR PERFORMING LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY WHILE ESTIMATING HOLD FORCEDecember 2023March 2024Allow300NoNo
18531965SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MASTER/TOOL REGISTRATION AND CONTROL FOR INTUITIVE MOTIONDecember 2023December 2024Allow1310YesNo
18532598OPERATING SELF-ANTAGONISTIC DRIVES OF MEDICAL INSTRUMENTSDecember 2023December 2024Allow1210NoNo
18494681APPARATUS, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVING SURGICAL CONTROL WITH A MEDICAL TORQUING DEVICEOctober 2023July 2024Allow911YesNo
18482984Surgical Robotic SystemOctober 2023December 2024Allow1410NoNo
18477461BALLOON-IN-BASKET ABLATION CATHETERSeptember 2023March 2025Allow1810YesNo
18456365CO-MANIPULATION SURGICAL SYSTEM HAVING A ROBOT ARM REMOVEABLY ATTACHABLE TO SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS FOR PERFORMING LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERYAugust 2023August 2024Allow1121YesNo
18451836GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR LASER EYE SURGERY SYSTEMAugust 2023July 2025Allow2310NoNo
18450344HEAD-WORN THERAPY DEVICEAugust 2023March 2025Allow1920YesNo
18448629TRANSAPICAL REMOVAL DEVICEAugust 2023February 2026Allow3010YesNo
18448708TRANSAPICAL REMOVAL DEVICEAugust 2023February 2026Allow3010YesNo
18018726LASER NEEDLE TREATMENT SYSTEMAugust 2023September 2024Allow2000NoNo
18228935ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEMS WITH ROLL, PITCH, AND YAW REALIGNMENT INCLUDING TRIM AND FLIP ALGORITHMSAugust 2023July 2024Allow1200NoNo
18356422SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANS MYOCARDIAL LASER REVASCULARIZATIONJuly 2023September 2023Allow200NoNo
18271808REGISTRATION DEGRADATION CORRECTION FOR SURGICAL NAVIGATION PROCEDURESJuly 2023May 2024Allow1001NoNo
18217595Bilateral Surgical Robotic SystemJuly 2023March 2024Allow930YesNo
18345078CONTROLLED TISSUE TREATMENT WITH ENERGY AND CONTROL CIRCUITRYJune 2023April 2025Allow2220NoNo
18331073CO-MANIPULATION SURGICAL SYSTEM FOR USE WITH SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS FOR PERFORMING LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY WHILE ESTIMATING HOLD FORCEJune 2023September 2023Allow301NoNo
18330339ENDOSCOPIC LASER SYSTEM WITH LASER INTERLOCKJune 2023August 2025Allow2620YesNo
18204467ABLATION SYSTEM WITH FORCE CONTROLJune 2023August 2024Allow1410NoNo
18201623Sterile Surgical Implant HolderMay 2023January 2024Allow710YesNo
18321990ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM FOR REMOTELY MONITORING SURGICAL ROBOTSMay 2023November 2023Allow601NoNo
18198761BARRIER DRAPE ADAPTERS FOR ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEMSMay 2023July 2025Allow2621YesNo
18196471VIBRATING SURGICAL INSTRUMENT FOR LIPOSUCTION AND OTHER BODY CONTOURING APPLICATIONSMay 2023June 2025Allow2520YesNo
18301948PATIENT INTERFACE DEVICE FOR OPHTHALMIC SURGICAL LASER SYSTEMApril 2023December 2024Allow2010NoNo
18127436NEURONAL SIGNAL SYSTEM FOR BEHAVIOR MODIFICATIONMarch 2023April 2025Allow2520YesNo
18183494SURGICAL DRAPE COOLINGMarch 2023July 2025Allow2820YesNo
18116866REFLECTORS FOR OPTICAL-BASED VESSEL SEALINGMarch 2023December 2024Allow2120NoNo
18169720Hand Piece with Information Projection and Image ProcessingFebruary 2023January 2026Allow3511NoNo
18168937ENDOSCOPIC LASER ENERGY DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USEFebruary 2023August 2024Allow1810YesNo
17904800SYSTEM, CONTACT DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CONTACT DEVICEFebruary 2023February 2026Allow4200YesNo
18160470WEARABLE FOOT CONTROLLER FOR SURGICAL EQUIPMENT AND RELATED METHODSJanuary 2023February 2024Allow1300NoNo
18161007MONITORING LASER PULSE ENERGY IN A LASER EYE SURGERY SYSTEMJanuary 2023September 2024Allow2010NoNo
18006198APPLANATION DEVICE INTENDED TO BE COUPLED TO AN OPTHALMOLOGICAL LASER SURGERY SYSTEMJanuary 2023October 2025Abandon3310NoNo
18096542SURGICAL APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING MICROSURGERY INCLUDING A MULTIFUNCTIONAL INTRAOCULAR PICK/DISSECTORJanuary 2023February 2025Abandon2512NoNo
18145017SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HIGH SPEED MODULATION OF A RESONANT SCANNER IN OPHTHALMIC LASER APPLICATIONSDecember 2022September 2025Allow3321YesNo
18082558SLAVE DRIVING DEVICE OF INTERVENTIONAL SURGICAL ROBOT AND ELONGATED MEDICAL INSTRUMENT DELIVERY METHODDecember 2022July 2023Allow700NoNo
18081511CATARACT SURGICAL DEVICE VIBRATION PROFILEDecember 2022March 2023Allow300YesNo
18079664ANALGESIC DEVICEDecember 2022December 2025Abandon3670YesNo
18079667SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTICAL ANALYSIS AND LESION PREDICTION USING ABLATION CATHETERSDecember 2022January 2025Allow2510YesNo
18009502SURGICAL ROBOT SYSTEMDecember 2022January 2026Allow3711NoNo
18064194FEMTOSECOND LASER SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMYDecember 2022September 2024Allow2110NoNo
18000786SURGICAL PROBE WITH INDEPENDENT ENERGY SOURCESDecember 2022August 2024Allow2131YesNo
18074765DRY EYE TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH DISPOSABLE TIP AND CORNEAL SHIELDDecember 2022October 2024Allow2320YesNo
18073274LASER SURGICAL DEVICE AND SURGICAL METHOD THEREOFDecember 2022April 2025Allow2800NoNo
17993581MECHANISMS AND METHODS TO CONTROL MOVEMENT OF A HEAD OF A MEDICAL SYSTEM RELATIVE TO AN ANATOMICAL SITENovember 2022December 2025Allow3711NoNo
17993596MECHANISMS AND METHODS WITH VARIABLE COUNTERBALANCE TO CONTROL MOVEMENT AND FORCE OF A HEAD OF A MEDICAL SYSTEM AT AN ANATOMICAL SITENovember 2022January 2026Allow3711NoNo
17926633Automated capsulotomyNovember 2022April 2025Allow2910NoNo
17979756HEARING AND MONITORING SYSTEMNovember 2022September 2024Allow2220YesNo
17977425SURGEON DISENGAGEMENT DETECTION DURING TERMINATION OF TELEOPERATIONOctober 2022August 2024Allow2210NoNo
17962316METHOD FOR MONITORING OBJECT FLOW WITHIN A SURGICAL SPACE DURING A SURGERYOctober 2022November 2025Allow3820NoNo
17951960GROUP MULTIDIMENSIONAL MENTAL STATE PREDICTIONSeptember 2022March 2025Allow2900NoNo
17900627METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR USING VOICE INPUT TO CONTROL A SURGICAL ROBOTAugust 2022January 2026Allow4011YesNo
17899330SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A COMBINED EXCIMER LASER AND PHACOEMULSIFICATION UNITAugust 2022December 2023Allow1541YesNo
17899310SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING PATIENTS WITH CLOSED-ANGLE OR NARROW-ANGLE GLAUCOMA USING AN EXCIMER LASER UNITAugust 2022October 2023Allow1420YesNo
17891014SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING DIGITAL HEALTH SERVICESAugust 2022March 2026Allow4321NoNo
17883545PORTABLE HAIR REMOVAL DEVICEAugust 2022December 2024Allow2910NoNo
17797664ORAL FUNCTION VISUALIZATION SYSTEM, ORAL FUNCTION VISUALIZATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUMAugust 2022May 2025Allow3310NoNo
17816925CO-MANIPULATION SURGICAL SYSTEM HAVING A ROBOT ARM REMOVEABLY ATTACHABLE TO SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS FOR PERFORMING LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERYAugust 2022July 2023Allow1111NoNo
17866206FRAGMENTATION AND EMULSIFICATION MODES IN A CATARACT SURGICAL DEVICEJuly 2022October 2022Allow300YesNo
17862406SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING VENTILATORY DEPRESSION AND FOR PROMPTING A PATIENT TO BREATHEJuly 2022June 2024Abandon2401NoNo
17862078ADJUSTABLE RETAINING ARM SYSTEMJuly 2022March 2024Allow2010NoNo
17860002Precision Delivery of Angularly Separate Beams of Energy Utilizing Holographic Energy Teleportation (HET) with Time-Correlated Standing-Wave Interference and Coherent Intensity AmplificationJuly 2022February 2024Abandon2041YesNo
17847943METHOD FOR ENERGY DISTRIBUTION IN A SURGICAL MODULAR ENERGY SYSTEMJune 2022March 2025Allow3301NoNo
17846687MULTIFACTORIAL DRY EYE TREATMENT METHODJune 2022August 2022Allow200YesNo
17833289SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH WIRELESS COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CONTROL UNIT AND SENSOR TRANSPONDERSJune 2022April 2024Allow2310YesNo
17804294INTERFACE FORCE FEEDBACK IN A LASER EYE SURGERY SYSTEMMay 2022April 2024Allow2310NoNo
17750068ANALGESIC DEVICE AND PROCEDURE FOR USEMay 2022December 2023Allow1913YesNo
17662815PATIENT INTERFACE DEVICE FOR OPHTHALMIC SURGICAL LASER SYSTEM EMPLOYING A CAP FOR LENS CONE HANDLINGMay 2022February 2025Allow3301NoNo
17735153Direct selective laser trabeculoplastyMay 2022April 2024Allow2310NoNo
17735046DETERMINATION PROCESS AND PREDICTIVE CLOSED-LOOP CONTROL OF DOSIMETRY USING MEASUREMENT OF SKIN SURFACE TEMPERATURE AND ASSOCIATED METHODSMay 2022February 2024Allow2110NoNo
17735056DETERMINATION PROCESS AND PREDICTIVE CLOSED-LOOP CONTROL OF DOSIMETRY USING MEASUREMENT OF SKIN SURFACE TEMPERATURE AND ASSOCIATED METHODSMay 2022February 2024Allow2110NoNo
17697730OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SURGERY MICROSURGERY INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS OF USE FOR INCREASING SURGICAL PRECISION AND REDUCING VITREORETINAL INSTRUMENT INSERTIONS AND REMOVALS AND RELATED TRAUMAMarch 2022February 2025Abandon3511NoNo
17680441SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING LEAKS FROM A CATHETERFebruary 2022January 2025Allow3401NoNo
17650658LIQUID LOSS DETECTION DURING LASER EYE SURGERYFebruary 2022March 2024Allow2510NoNo
17625364SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACTIVATING A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT, AND FOOT SWITCH ASSEMBLY FOR CONTROLLING A SURGICAL INSTRUMENTJanuary 2022January 2024Allow2411NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner ROANE, AARON F.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
3
Examiner Affirmed
2
(66.7%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(33.3%)
Reversal Percentile
55.7%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 33.3% 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
19
Allowed After Appeal Filing
5
(26.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
14
(73.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
38.3%
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, 26.3% 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 ROANE, AARON F - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner ROANE, AARON F works in Art Unit 3792 and has examined 341 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 85.3%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 35 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner ROANE, AARON F's allowance rate of 85.3% places them in the 62% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by ROANE, AARON F receive 1.85 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 43% 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 ROANE, AARON F is 35 months. This places the examiner in the 41% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +9.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by ROANE, AARON F. This interview benefit is in the 41% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 29.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 54% 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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 32.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 47% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 133.3% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 87% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 81.2% of appeals filed. This is in the 74% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 38.5% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 45.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 40% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.6% of allowed cases (in the 62% 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 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:

  • Request pre-appeal conferences: PACs are highly effective with this examiner. Before filing a full appeal brief, request a PAC to potentially resolve issues without full PTAB review.

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.