Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19239888 | ENERGY ABLATION SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF TISSUE | June 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19179952 | ELECTRICAL ENERGY ABLATION SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF TISSUE | April 2025 | December 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19071249 | PATIENT THERMAL REGULATION SYSTEMS | March 2025 | August 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19051974 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR GENERATING AND DELIVERING SHAPED MICROWAVE FIELDS | February 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 19046264 | ELECTRICAL ENERGY ABLATION SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF TISSUE | February 2025 | April 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18988994 | Wellness Device | December 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18916470 | PATIENT THERMAL REGULATION SYSTEMS | October 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18801599 | INHALED INTERNAL HEAT/THERMAL CONDUCTION THERAPY FOR ESOPHAGEAL CANCER | August 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18766548 | PORTABLE SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR COLD THERAPY WITH OPTIONAL HEAT AND COMPRESSION THERAPY | July 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18766559 | PORTABLE SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR COLD THERAPY WITH OPTIONAL COMPRESSION THERAPY | July 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18752720 | TRANSSEPTAL CROSSING SYSTEM FOR SINGLE PASS LARGE BORE ACCESS | June 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18739744 | HAND-HELD CRYOTHERAPY DEVICE INCLUDING CRYOGEN TEMPERATURE PRESSURE CONTROLLER AND METHOD THEREOF | June 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18735358 | ELECTROSURGICAL FORCEPS FOR GRASPING, TREATING, AND/OR DIVIDING TISSUE | June 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18602921 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATING LUNG TUMORS | March 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18600704 | TOPICALLY APPLIED HEAT/THERMAL THERAPY FOR SKIN LESIONS AND OTHER DISEASES | March 2024 | July 2024 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18583448 | ELECTROSURGICAL DEVICE HAVING A LUMEN | February 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18432843 | TOPICALLY APPLIED HEAT/THERAPY FOR SKIN LESIONS AND OTHER DISEASES | February 2024 | April 2024 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18418179 | TOPICALLY APPLIED HEAT/THERMAL THERAPY FOR SKIN LESIONS AND OTHER DISEASES | January 2024 | November 2025 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18404160 | VAPOR ABLATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS | January 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18521922 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AND/OR CONTROLLING DEPLOYMENT OF A NEUROMODULATION ELEMENT WITHIN A BODY LUMEN AND RELATED TECHNOLOGY | November 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18509556 | WEARABLE DEVICE FOR TREATMENTS TO ENHANCE CIRCULATION IN LOWER TORSO | November 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18501595 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO DETECT CHANGES IN A PATIENT'S ENDOGENOUS TEMPERATURE SET-POINT DURING EXTERNALLY INDUCED TARGETED TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT | November 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18386568 | PORTABLE SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR COLD THERAPY WITH OPTIONAL HEAT AND COMPRESSION THERAPY | November 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18381257 | PALM COOLING ASSEMBLY | October 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18376626 | Multifunctional Facial Patch Product | October 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18480253 | ELECTROLYTIC DEVICE FOR TREATING AN EYE DISORDER | October 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18368131 | PATIENT THERMAL REGULATION SYSTEMS | September 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18236373 | HEAT THERAPY SYSTEM USING ARRAY OF INSULATED PROBES APPLIED PER SYSTEM'S UNIQUE PARAMETERS | August 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18448910 | CRYOABLATION ELEMENT WITH CONDUCTIVE LINER | August 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18365101 | OPTOELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR INTRAVASCULAR LITHOTRIPSY DEVICE | August 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18228177 | FLUID TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM | July 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18225522 | EAR APPARATUS AND METHODS OF USE | July 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18350622 | ANASTOMOSIS DEVICE AND METHOD | July 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18039074 | NASOPHARYNGEAL AIRWAY MANAGEMENT DEVICE FOR BRAIN-NASAL CAVITY COOLING | May 2023 | January 2026 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18310479 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COOLING AND/OR HEATING AN ORGAN | May 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18310508 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COOLING AND/OR HEATING AN ORGAN | May 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18177692 | CATHETER TIP WITH DEFORMABLE PORTION | March 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18115183 | METHOD AND APPARATUSES FOR MANIPULATING AN ENDOCRINE BODY-TEMPERATURE SET-POINT IN HUMANS AND WARM-BLOODED ANIMALS | February 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18109659 | ELECTROSURGICAL GENERATOR | February 2023 | February 2026 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18108750 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LOW TEMPERATURE ERADICATION OR REMOVAL OF ECTOPARASITES | February 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18109142 | RECIRCULATING-AIR WARMING BLANKET | February 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18019932 | ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS INCLUDING USE OF THERMAL CUTTING ELEMENTS | February 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18018948 | MONOPOLAR L-HOOK ELECTRODE WITH VARIED CROSS-SECTIONS | January 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18102492 | THERMAL PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION IN A THERMAL THERAPY DEVICE | January 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18160973 | CATHETER WITH MAPPING AND ABLATING TIP ASSEMBLY | January 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18101788 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CRYOGENIC TREATMENT OF SKIN TISSUE | January 2023 | November 2024 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18101694 | Apparatus and Method for Ice Water Immersion Therapy | January 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 35 | 3 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 18101691 | Apparatus and Method for Ice Water Immersion Therapy | January 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18155021 | CORE TEMPERATURE COOLING SYSTEM | January 2023 | February 2026 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18152911 | Flexible Ice Container for helping heal injuries to human body parts | January 2023 | September 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18095796 | APPARATUS FOR COLD AND HEAT THERAPY IN A RECLINED POSITION | January 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18014243 | ELECTRODE CATHETER | January 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18147952 | MAGNETIC FIELD OR RADIATION OSCILLATING AT SEVERAL FREQUENCIES FOR IMPROVING EFFICACY AND/OR REDUCING TOXICITY OF MAGNETIC HYPERTHERMIA | December 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18087850 | HEAT TRANSFER SYSTEM FOR A THERAPY DEVICE | December 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 18085180 | Thermal-Modulation Probe Device for Mammalian Pelvic Cavities and Method of Applied Thermal Therapy | December 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18067588 | Formation Of Therapeutic Scar Using Small Particles | December 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18081140 | BIPOLAR ELECTROSURGICAL SEALER AND DIVIDER | December 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18080344 | THERMAL SYSTEM WITH THERMAL PAD FILTERS | December 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18080341 | THERMAL SYSTEM WITH OVERSHOOT REDUCTION | December 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18059382 | HIGH FREQUENCY AND ULTRASONIC FUSION TREATMENT DEVICE | November 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17993970 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL PHYSIOTHERAPEUTIC SHOE AND TROUSER ASSEMBLY | November 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17986642 | THERMAL PAD JOINING SYSTEM | November 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17983586 | A COLD THERAPY DEVICE AND SYSTEM | November 2022 | September 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17975026 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RAPID CONTRAST THERAPY | October 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17962380 | SLEEVE-BASED BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION | October 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17959394 | DETECTION OF ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL (EP) CONDUCTION GAPS IN ABLATION LINE | October 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17954271 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HEATING AND COOLING A THERMAL ACCESSORY | September 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17935501 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTABLE DEPLOYMENT OF A MEDICAL DEVICE | September 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17913445 | REMOVABLE LIQUID HEAT EXCHANGING ELEMENT FOR USE IN A DEVICE FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL TREATMENT | September 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 36 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17933691 | NEUROMODULATION CATHETERS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | September 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17931379 | CONTROLLED IRRIGATION FOR NEUROMODULATION SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS | September 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17940681 | COLD SLURRY CONTAINMENT | September 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17823641 | Warming Blanket and Method of Use Thereof | August 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17802219 | CATHETER | August 2022 | August 2025 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17801275 | ELECTROSURGICAL APPARATUS WITH FLEXIBLE SHAFT | August 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17879222 | ELECTRICAL ENERGY ABLATION SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF TISSUE | August 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17873734 | Medical Device Having a Support Structure | July 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17873408 | VIBRATION TRANSMISSION MEMBER, ULTRASONIC TREATMENT INSTRUMENT, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING VIBRATION TRANSMISSION MEMBER | July 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17873064 | METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVING SKIN CHARACTERISTICS | July 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17868052 | HANDLE FOR A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT | July 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17793154 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA | July 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17812706 | TREATMENT SYSTEM HAVING GENERATOR AND FLUID TRANSFER CARTRIDGE | July 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17626972 | SYSTEM FOR CIRCULATING HYPERTHERMIC PRESSURIZED GAS IN PERITONEAL CAVITY, AND INTRAPERITONEAL GAS PROVIDING SYSTEM INCLUDING TWO-FLUID NOZZLE | July 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17853710 | ICE PACKS, HEATING PADS, COOLERS, AND ICE PACK CARRIERS WITH AN EXTERNAL SURFACE COATED WITH A COATING CONTAINING AN ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT | June 2022 | May 2024 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17851564 | ELECTROSURGICAL DEVICE | June 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17788961 | HEAT GENERATOR FOR KNEES | June 2022 | December 2025 | Abandon | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17788234 | ELECTROSURGICAL SMOKE EVACUATION FOR SURGICAL PROCEDURES | June 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17841922 | Electrosurgery Patient Pad Monitor | June 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17806931 | THERAPEUTIC CATHETER WITH IMAGING | June 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17744365 | FLEXIBLE CIRCUIT HAVING IMPROVED ADHESION TO A RENAL NERVE MODULATION BALLOON | May 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17729615 | THERMAL SYSTEM WITH MEDICATION INTERACTION | April 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17659818 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF COOLING A PATIENT | April 2022 | August 2022 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17723412 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MODEL-BASED TEMPERATURE ESTIMATION OF AN ULTRASONIC INSTRUMENT | April 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17656022 | ULTRAHYDROPHOBIC COATINGS ON DEVICE CUTTING ELEMENTS | March 2022 | March 2026 | Abandon | 47 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17701716 | FLOW CONTROLLABLE TYPE SUCTION AND IRRIGATION DEVICE | March 2022 | May 2025 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17700036 | Methods and Systems for Locating and Treating Nerves With Cold Therapy | March 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17691513 | RF Microneedle System with Enhanced Cooling | March 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17687724 | Skin Tightening Method And Apparatus | March 2022 | September 2025 | Abandon | 42 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17687477 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR ENERGY-BASED TREATMENT OF SYNOVIAL JOINTS AND OTHER FLUID-FILLED SPACES | March 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17686001 | Ablation Assembly to Treat Target Regions of Tissue in Organs | March 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 45 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner DEMIE, TIGIST S.
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.
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 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 DEMIE, TIGIST S works in Art Unit 3794 and has examined 339 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 79.1%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 39 months.
Examiner DEMIE, TIGIST S's allowance rate of 79.1% places them in the 48% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by DEMIE, TIGIST S receive 2.01 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 52% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by DEMIE, TIGIST S is 39 months. This places the examiner in the 28% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +24.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by DEMIE, TIGIST S. This interview benefit is in the 71% 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, 32.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 69% 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.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 18.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 22% 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 35% 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 75.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 67% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 66.7% 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.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 34.1% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 22% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 48% 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 0.7% of allowed cases (in the 58% 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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