Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17092321 | AIR FLOW SYSTEM WITH A PROXIMAL CONNECTOR AND A FLOW CHAMBER | November 2020 | July 2024 | Allow | 44 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17087813 | TREATMENT SYSTEM FOR CANCER etc | November 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 15 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17081347 | DAMAGING CANCEROUS CELLS UTILIZING RADIO FREQUENCY WAVES IN HEATING WITH HEATING ENHANCED BY INFUSION OR INJECTION OF GLUCOSE | October 2020 | January 2025 | Abandon | 51 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17036269 | HAND-HELD CRYOTHERAPY DEVICE INCLUDING CRYOGEN TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER AND METHOD THEREOF | September 2020 | June 2021 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17004384 | High Efficiency Heat Exchange Catheters for Control of Patient Body Temperature | August 2020 | June 2025 | Abandon | 58 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16996308 | PROCESS UTILIZING PULSED ENERGY TO HEAT TREAT BIOLOGICAL TISSUE | August 2020 | April 2021 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16984486 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING ALZHEIMER'S AND OTHER NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES | August 2020 | November 2020 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16945789 | COOLING CUP APPLICATORS WITH CONTOURED HEADS AND LINER ASSEMBLIES | July 2020 | December 2024 | Abandon | 52 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16931849 | PHYSICAL TARGETED HYPERTHERMIA SYSTEM USED FOR TUMOR THERAPY AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | July 2020 | October 2024 | Abandon | 51 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16917998 | NEEDLE WARMING SYSTEM | July 2020 | September 2024 | Abandon | 51 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16891781 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR MANIPULATING TEMPERATURE | June 2020 | September 2024 | Allow | 52 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16888842 | HEATING / COOLING BODY TREATMENT THERAPY PAD SYSTEM | May 2020 | May 2021 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16857699 | Method and System for Treatment of User's Ear | April 2020 | May 2022 | Abandon | 25 | 3 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 16741959 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR PROVIDING TRAINING FOR PAIN IMPROVEMENT | January 2020 | October 2020 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16742188 | TEMPERATURE PROVIDING DEVICE | January 2020 | March 2021 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16738532 | WIDE BAND MICROWAVE TISSUE ABLATION PROBE WITH VARIABLE LENGTH ANTENNA PARAMETERS | January 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16731523 | Detecting and Responding to Preshivering | December 2019 | November 2024 | Allow | 59 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16679722 | Scalp Cooling Apparatus, Method, and System | November 2019 | January 2021 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16660340 | System for Treatment of Eye Conditions | October 2019 | December 2023 | Allow | 50 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16660526 | FLEXIBLE THERMAL DEVICE | October 2019 | January 2024 | Abandon | 51 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16587654 | MULTIPLE ELECTRODE RADIOFREQUENCY GENERATOR | September 2019 | September 2024 | Abandon | 60 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16531871 | DEFORMABLE THERMAL PACK | August 2019 | November 2023 | Abandon | 51 | 2 | 2 | Yes | No |
| 16482581 | DEVICES FOR DUAL MECHANISM AESTHETIC TREATMENT AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | July 2019 | February 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 16524359 | SYSTEM FOR INDUCING DESIRABLE TEMPERATURE EFFECTS ON BODY TISSUE | July 2019 | August 2024 | Allow | 60 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16478839 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THERMAL TREATMENT OF TISSUE | July 2019 | April 2025 | Allow | 60 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16508902 | SHORT WAVE VISUALIZATION PROBE DEVICE | July 2019 | September 2023 | Abandon | 51 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16508005 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THERAPEUTIC HYPERTHERMIA DURING AN MRI SCAN | July 2019 | September 2023 | Abandon | 50 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16452943 | Heating/Cooling Therapy System | June 2019 | December 2022 | Abandon | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16473325 | PORTABLE COOLING DEVICE FOR HUMANS AND/OR ANIMALS | June 2019 | September 2023 | Abandon | 51 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16433465 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR WEARABLES | June 2019 | November 2023 | Abandon | 53 | 6 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16425557 | POLYMERS, THERMOCHROMIC AGENTS, AND/OR HYDROGEL COMPOSITIONS AND APPARATUS, INCLUDING PRODUCTS EMBODYING THE SAME, AND METHODS AND PROCESSES FOR MAKING SAME | May 2019 | February 2023 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16397015 | CRYOTHERAPY, THERMAL THERAPY, TEMPERATURE MODULATION THERAPY, AND PROBE APPARATUS THEREFOR | April 2019 | January 2023 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16376956 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING THE SKIN | April 2019 | March 2023 | Allow | 47 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 16365567 | HEAT EXCHANGE MODULE, SYSTEM AND METHOD | March 2019 | June 2022 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16333392 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF INDUCING HYPERTHERMIA IN CANCER CELLS | March 2019 | December 2022 | Abandon | 45 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16332630 | DEVICE FOR LOCALIZED COOLING OF AN ORGAN | March 2019 | July 2022 | Allow | 40 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16273764 | PORTABLE NON-INVASIVE DEVICES FOR INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE AND HOLISTIC HEALING | February 2019 | August 2022 | Abandon | 42 | 7 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16244498 | Simultaneous Thermal and Cooling Therapeutic Device | January 2019 | August 2021 | Abandon | 31 | 6 | 0 | No | No |
| 16238305 | Temperature Changing Blankets | January 2019 | April 2023 | Allow | 52 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16238374 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLANTABLE DEVICES | January 2019 | June 2023 | Allow | 54 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16207923 | THERMAL CONTRAST THERAPY SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS | December 2018 | May 2023 | Abandon | 53 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16181851 | DRY EYE TREATMENT DEVICE | November 2018 | January 2021 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16176838 | METHOD OF REGULATING BODY TEMPERATURE | October 2018 | February 2019 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16134258 | CEREBRAL PROTECTION SYSTEM | September 2018 | February 2022 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16124601 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROL OF A PATIENT'S BODY TEMPERATURE BY WAY OF A TRASLUMINALLY INSERTABLE HEAT EXCHANGE CATHETER | September 2018 | November 2021 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16125606 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS THAT AFFECT NEURAL TISSUE THROUGH THE DELIVERY OF A PULSED RADIO FREQUENCY SIGNAL GENERATED BY AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE | September 2018 | February 2022 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16116316 | Heating/Cooling Therapy System | August 2018 | April 2019 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16102935 | ENERGY DELIVERY DEVICES AND METHODS | August 2018 | April 2022 | Abandon | 44 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16051690 | PATIENT TEMPERATURE CONTROL CATHETER WITH HELICAL HEAT EXCHANGE PATHS | August 2018 | July 2024 | Allow | 60 | 5 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16041183 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING TEMPERATURE IN PEDIATRIC SUBJECTS | July 2018 | November 2021 | Abandon | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16039779 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS OF UTILIZING ENERGY FOR TREATING BIOLOGICAL TISSUE | July 2018 | June 2021 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16038561 | PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR UTILIZING ENERGY TO TREAT BIOLOGICAL TISSUE | July 2018 | January 2020 | Allow | 18 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16026427 | WORKING FLUID CASSETTE WITH HINGED PLENUM OR ENCLOSURE FOR INTERFACING HEAT EXCHANGER WITH INTRAVASCULAR TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT CATHETER | July 2018 | June 2023 | Allow | 59 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16022396 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING ACTIVATION OF MULTIPLE APPLICATORS FOR TISSUE TREATMENT | June 2018 | January 2022 | Abandon | 43 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16065993 | DEVICE FOR TREATING A SURFACE WITH A DIELECTRIC BARRIER PLASMA | June 2018 | March 2021 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16014147 | THERMAL THERAPY DEVICE FOR PROVIDING CONTROLLED HEATING AND COOLING VIA AN APPLIED TISSUE INTERACTING DEVICE | June 2018 | August 2021 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16063964 | INFRARED SUDATION DEVICE | June 2018 | November 2021 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16009738 | HYPERTHERMIA, SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPONENTS | June 2018 | August 2023 | Abandon | 60 | 3 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 16001873 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR THE THERMAL TREATMENT OF NEUROLOGIC AND PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS | June 2018 | August 2021 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15997186 | THERMOREGULATORY GLOVE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CONVERGENCE IN BODY TEMPERATURE | June 2018 | April 2021 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15996973 | COOLING GARMENTS, WARMING GARMENTS, AND RELATED METHODS | June 2018 | January 2023 | Allow | 56 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 15780748 | Device and Method for Nerve Block by Local Cooling to Room Temperature | June 2018 | February 2021 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15985740 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SAFE RADIO FREQUENCY TREATMENT | May 2018 | April 2023 | Abandon | 59 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15986790 | Polymers, Thermochromic Agents, And/Or Hydrogel Compositions And Apparatus, Including Products Embodying The Same, And Methods And Processes For Making Same | May 2018 | July 2019 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 15956218 | Method and apparatus that use the spectral reflectance characteristics of a reflector matrix, or other spectral filters, to limit available broad spectrum electromagnetic energy, reflected toward a patient target, to specific infrared bandwidths, to increase the effectiveness, comfort and/or duration of thermotherapy | April 2018 | February 2021 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15764850 | AIR FLOW SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AIR CIRCULATION THERAPY | March 2018 | August 2020 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15936860 | THERMAL SYSTEM | March 2018 | January 2021 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15927937 | TEMPERATURE AND FLOW CONTROL METHODS IN A THERMAL THERAPY DEVICE | March 2018 | April 2021 | Abandon | 37 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 15918487 | PROCESS UTILIZING PULSED ENERGY TO HEAT TREAT BIOLOGICAL TISSUE | March 2018 | July 2020 | Allow | 29 | 5 | 1 | No | No |
| 15902457 | THERAPEUTIC DEVICE FOR HEATING AND ICING BODY PARTS | February 2018 | December 2020 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15891700 | NEURON INHIBITION BY INFRARED LIGHT | February 2018 | August 2021 | Abandon | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15890142 | APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A HEATING OR COOLING EFFECT | February 2018 | December 2020 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15885653 | DEVICES FOR DUAL MECHANISM AESTHETIC TREATMENT AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | January 2018 | July 2019 | Abandon | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15885329 | METHOD FOR IMPROVEMENT OF CELLULITE APPEARANCE | January 2018 | November 2022 | Abandon | 58 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 15877583 | COOLED MEDICAL HANDPIECE | January 2018 | July 2022 | Abandon | 54 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15746023 | DEVICE FOR RADIO-FREQUENCY SKIN TREATMENT | January 2018 | January 2022 | Allow | 48 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15859420 | Portable Heat Generating Bandage | December 2017 | November 2020 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15852293 | PHASE-CHANGE NANOPARTICLE | December 2017 | September 2018 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15844581 | Multi-frequency Microwave Acupuncture and Moxibustion Apparatus and its Method for Treating Knee Osteoarthritis | December 2017 | September 2020 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15840127 | SUPPORT APPARATUSES COMPRISING COOLING ELEMENTS | December 2017 | December 2020 | Allow | 36 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15828273 | CARDIAC HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS INVOLVING HYPERTENSION RELIEF DEVICE(S) AND/OR FEATURES | November 2017 | May 2021 | Abandon | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15824967 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR TREATING HPV-ASSOCIATED LESIONS USING NANOSECOND PULSED ELECTRIC FIELDS | November 2017 | March 2022 | Abandon | 51 | 4 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 15573006 | Method to Improve Neurologic Outcomes in Temperature Managed Patients | November 2017 | December 2022 | Allow | 60 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15806521 | POWER-STAGE ANTENNA INTEGRATED SYSTEM WITH HIGH-STRENGTH SHAFT | November 2017 | October 2020 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15568924 | DEVICE FOR RADIO FREQUENCY SKIN TREATMENT | October 2017 | January 2021 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15568664 | CORE BODY TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT OF AN ANESTHETIZED PATIENT | October 2017 | October 2020 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15567898 | MOXIBUSTION DEVICE, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING SAME | October 2017 | February 2021 | Abandon | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15786634 | Assessing Temperature Tolerance of Eyelids for Treating Meibomian Gland Dysfunction (MGD) and Dry Eye | October 2017 | January 2021 | Abandon | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15782184 | ENERGY DELIVERY DEVICES AND METHODS | October 2017 | March 2021 | Abandon | 41 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15729174 | Thermoregulating Gelpack | October 2017 | October 2020 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15727554 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS THAT AFFECT NEURAL TISSUE THROUGH THE DELIVERY OF A PULSED RADIO FREQUENCY SIGNAL GENERATED BY AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE | October 2017 | July 2018 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15564350 | MEDICAL COOLING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COOLING INFUSION FLUIDS | October 2017 | August 2020 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15563982 | NON-INVASIVE SKIN TREATMENT DEVICE USING R.F. ELECTRICAL CURRENT WITH A TREATMENT SETTINGS DETERMINER | October 2017 | July 2021 | Allow | 46 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 15562816 | EXOTHERMIC DEVICE | September 2017 | July 2020 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15710192 | PEEL AND STICK HEATING PAD FOR BREAST | September 2017 | August 2020 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15703958 | Instrument for regulating vital energy zen qi | September 2017 | December 2020 | Abandon | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15557024 | MOXIBUSTION DEVICE | September 2017 | February 2020 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15695642 | MONOPOLAR ELECTROSURGERY BLADE AND ELECTROSURGERY BLADE ASSEMBLY | September 2017 | January 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 4 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 15692342 | END EFFECTOR FOR ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH IRRIGATION | August 2017 | March 2022 | Allow | 55 | 2 | 1 | Yes | Yes |
| 15689773 | CONTROL OF SURGICAL FIELD IRRIGATION BY ELECTROSURGICAL TOOL | August 2017 | February 2020 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner AVIGAN, ADAM JOSEPH.
With a 30.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.
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, 15.4% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.
⚠ 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 AVIGAN, ADAM JOSEPH works in Art Unit 3794 and has examined 217 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 48.8%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 42 months.
Examiner AVIGAN, ADAM JOSEPH's allowance rate of 48.8% places them in the 12% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.
On average, applications examined by AVIGAN, ADAM JOSEPH receive 2.72 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 76% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues more office actions than most examiners, which may indicate thorough examination or difficulty in reaching agreement with applicants.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by AVIGAN, ADAM JOSEPH is 42 months. This places the examiner in the 20% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +3.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by AVIGAN, ADAM JOSEPH. This interview benefit is in the 28% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 12.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 9% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show lower effectiveness with this examiner compared to others. Consider whether a continuation application might be more strategic, especially if you need to add new matter or significantly broaden claims.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 18.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 24% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments compared to other examiners. You should generally plan to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry. Per MPEP § 714.12, primary examiners have discretion in entering after-final amendments, and this examiner exercises that discretion conservatively.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 36.4% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 36% 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.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 52.4% of appeals filed. This is in the 24% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 36.4% 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.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 48.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 42% 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'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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 53% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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