Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17041156 | END EFFECTOR ENABLING GRASPING OF TISSUE AND PLASMA RADIATION TO TISSUE, AND ENDOSCOPIC SYSTEM COMPRISING SAID END EFFECTOR | September 2020 | October 2023 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16936657 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT INCLUDING A PIEZO-ELEMENT FOR ADJUSTING A POSITION OF A MECHANICAL COMPONENT OF THE SURGICAL INSTRUMENT | July 2020 | February 2024 | Abandon | 43 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16900935 | ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION ABLATION TIPS MADE OF MAGNETIC MATERIALS | June 2020 | August 2023 | Abandon | 38 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16877737 | ESOPHAGEAL-TISSUE TEMPERATURE MONITORING | May 2020 | November 2023 | Abandon | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16832430 | Appendage Cooling System for Concussion Assessment | March 2020 | March 2023 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16783626 | INSTRUMENT FOR ENDOSCOPIC POSTERIOR NASAL NERVE ABLATION | February 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 40 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16735341 | AUTOMATED ABLATION CONTROL SYSTEMS | January 2020 | November 2022 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16675974 | Electrosurgical Systems and Methods of Configuring the Same | November 2019 | August 2022 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16529257 | CATHETER SYSTEM WITH A HIGH RADIO FREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD | August 2019 | June 2022 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16481699 | ELECTROSURGICAL APPARATUS WITH FLEXIBLE SHAFT | July 2019 | August 2022 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16450879 | CATHETER SPINE ASSEMBLY WITH CLOSELY-SPACED BIPOLE MICROELECTRODES | June 2019 | January 2021 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16378458 | WEARABLE ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY AND PHYSIOLOGY MONITORING ENSEMBLE | April 2019 | October 2020 | Allow | 19 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16299671 | DELIVERY DEVICE WITH COAXIAL CABLE, APPARATUS COMPRISING SAID DEVICE AND METHOD | March 2019 | August 2022 | Allow | 41 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16259118 | SINGLE ACTION TISSUE SEALER | January 2019 | August 2021 | Abandon | 30 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16314453 | BIPOLAR HIGH-FREQUENCY ELECTRIC KNIFE | December 2018 | December 2021 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16117370 | DUAL MODALITY ENERGY DELIVERY SYSTEM | August 2018 | December 2021 | Abandon | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16115240 | DETECTION OF END EFFECTOR EMERSION IN LIQUID | August 2018 | May 2022 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16032550 | HEATING DEVICE WITH CONTACTLESS TEMPERATURE CONTROL | July 2018 | March 2021 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16027057 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SHIELDED AND ADJUSTABLE MEDICAL MONITORING DEVICES | July 2018 | November 2021 | Allow | 40 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16065923 | CONNECTABLE CATHETER SYSTEM | June 2018 | May 2021 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16008368 | ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC MEASUREMENT METHOD AND ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC MEASUREMENT DEVICE | June 2018 | June 2021 | Abandon | 36 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 15950994 | Flexible Multi-Arm Catheter with Diametrically Opposed Sensing Electrodes | April 2018 | June 2021 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 15938876 | Generator for Supplying a Coagulation Instrument and Control Method for Same | March 2018 | November 2024 | Abandon | 60 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15936526 | LIQUID COOLING SYSTEM FOR NEUTRAL ELECTRODE | March 2018 | March 2021 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15918437 | TREATMENT SYSTEM AND TREATMENT TOOL | March 2018 | January 2021 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15913613 | EUS GUIDED ACCESS DEVICE | March 2018 | October 2021 | Abandon | 43 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15909908 | ESOPHAGEAL RETRACTOR WITH SENSOR | March 2018 | January 2022 | Abandon | 46 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 15907924 | MAPPING CATHETER | February 2018 | June 2021 | Abandon | 40 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 15902398 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ABLATION STATUS MONITORING AND CUSTOM ABLATION SHAPING | February 2018 | August 2021 | Abandon | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15897287 | CUTTING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TISSUE CUTTING FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT | February 2018 | January 2022 | Abandon | 47 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 15867238 | ACCELERATED TRANSITION THERMAL CONTRAST THERAPY DEVICE | January 2018 | October 2021 | Abandon | 45 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15849024 | COLD COMPRESSION DEVICE | December 2017 | April 2021 | Abandon | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15828449 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COOLING LIVING TISSUE | December 2017 | December 2020 | Abandon | 37 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 15798408 | SMART CLOTHING | October 2017 | March 2020 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15567514 | MR COMPATIBLE PUNCTURE CATHETER | October 2017 | April 2020 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15666016 | AMBULATORY HEART MONITOR WITH CONDUCTIVE ADHESIVE CONNECTION TO ELECTRONICS MODULE | August 2017 | March 2021 | Abandon | 44 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 15651636 | ASSISTIVE DEVICE FOR REMEDIATING INFLAMMATION, SWELLING AND PAIN | July 2017 | February 2021 | Abandon | 43 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 15626081 | EQUINE CRYOTHERAPY BOOT | June 2017 | April 2020 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15611623 | TEXTILE ELECTRODE DEVICE FOR ACQUISITION OF ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNALS FROM THE SKIN AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS THEREOF | June 2017 | July 2021 | Abandon | 50 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15529137 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PULMONARY HYPERTENSION TREATMENT | May 2017 | December 2019 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 15507990 | AN IRRIGATED ABLATION CATHETER AND PROCESS THEREOF | March 2017 | October 2019 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15504522 | Monitoring Electrolysis | February 2017 | March 2020 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15422710 | MIGRAINE HAT | February 2017 | July 2019 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15355720 | COOLING PACK FOR HEAD PROTECTOR | November 2016 | June 2019 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15310111 | INTELLIGENT ELECTRODE | November 2016 | November 2019 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15296531 | ELBOW HEATING SLEEVE | October 2016 | December 2019 | Abandon | 38 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15275441 | Devices And Methods To Maintain Personal Hygiene While Using The Toilet | September 2016 | July 2019 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15237327 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR SENSING AND PROCESSING PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNALS | August 2016 | June 2021 | Abandon | 58 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15216846 | TREATMENT APPARATUS | July 2016 | September 2019 | Abandon | 38 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15205659 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND MEDICAL MANIPULATOR SYSTEM | July 2016 | August 2019 | Abandon | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15163023 | NEEDLE PROBE ARRAY AND METHODS REGARDING SAME | May 2016 | October 2019 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15162911 | SENSOR INTERFACE SYSTEM | May 2016 | November 2020 | Abandon | 54 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15055568 | END-EFFECTOR ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A PRESSURE-SENSITIVE LAYER DISPOSED ON AN ELECTRODE | February 2016 | June 2019 | Abandon | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15047272 | BLOOD VESSEL DISSECTING DEVICE, BLOOD VESSEL DISSECTING METHOD AND BLOOD VESSEL HARVESTING METHOD | February 2016 | September 2019 | Abandon | 43 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 15010754 | ELECTROSURGICAL DEVICE | January 2016 | February 2019 | Abandon | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14982043 | Tentacular Electrode Catheter Apparatus | December 2015 | January 2021 | Abandon | 60 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14392259 | WIRELESS CARDIAC EVENT RECORDER | December 2015 | February 2021 | Abandon | 60 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 14944305 | Far Infrared Hot Air Type Therapeutic Apparatus with Multiple Functions | November 2015 | September 2019 | Abandon | 46 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14928756 | PHYSIOLOGICAL DETECTION STRUCTURE | October 2015 | March 2019 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 12871875 | THERAPEUTIC COOLING DEVICES | August 2010 | July 2012 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 12543969 | VESSEL SEALING INSTRUMENT | August 2009 | October 2010 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 10871790 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IN SITU TISSUE MARKING AND ORIENTATION STABILIZATION | June 2004 | March 2008 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 10286547 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING CONTRAST-TO-TISSUE RATIO IN ULTRASOUND CONTRAST IMAGING WITH SUBHARMONIC IMAGING | November 2002 | December 2003 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
No appeal data available for this record. This may indicate that no appeals have been filed or decided for applications in this dataset.
Examiner DVORAK, LINDA C works in Art Unit 3794 and has examined 63 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 17.5%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 38 months.
Examiner DVORAK, LINDA C's allowance rate of 17.5% places them in the 2% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.
On average, applications examined by DVORAK, LINDA C receive 1.75 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.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by DVORAK, LINDA C is 38 months. This places the examiner in the 31% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +18.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by DVORAK, LINDA C. This interview benefit is in the 60% 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, 20.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 26% 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 20.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 27% 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.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 92.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 89% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 3.2% of allowed cases (in the 81% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.
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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