Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18918994 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR APPLYING ENERGY TO BODILY TISSUES | October 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18741373 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODULATING NERVES OR OTHER TISSUE | June 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 12 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18412240 | Treatment of Kidney Disease by Renal Pelvis Ablation | January 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18405656 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VISUALIZATION OF VECTORCARDIOGRAMS FOR ABLATION PROCEDURES | January 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18503857 | SIMPLIFIED VASECTOMY METHODS | November 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18503067 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUSES FOR TISSUE ABLATION USING PULSE SHAPE DESIGNS | November 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18558985 | A MICROWAVE ABLATION PROBE | November 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18496193 | Ablation System, Clamp and Method of Use | October 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18492015 | METHOD FOR PERCUTANEOUS TREATMENT OF VESSELS | October 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18478728 | ABLATION SYSTEM, CLAMP AND METHOD OF USE | September 2023 | March 2026 | Abandon | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18550471 | MICROWAVE ABLATION ELECTRODE | September 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18460756 | INFLOW AND OUTFLOW CONTROL OF A CLOSED COOLING SYSTEM | September 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18365099 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR APPLYING ENERGY TO DENERVATE A PULMONARY ARTERY | August 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 27 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18341375 | SIMPLIFIED VASECTOMY METHODS | June 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18209782 | ARTHROSCOPIC DEVICES AND METHODS | June 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18201038 | METHODS FOR LIFTING SKIN TISSUE | May 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18313179 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR APPLYING ENERGY TO BODILY TISSUES | May 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18310976 | SYSTEMS FOR TREATING A HOLLOW ANATOMICAL STRUCTURE | May 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18186473 | LESION FORMATION ASSESSMENT AND DISPLAY | March 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18116889 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CALCULATING TISSUE IMPEDANCE IN ELECTROSURGERY | March 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18116478 | SURGICAL FORCEPS INCLUDING REPOSABLE END EFFECTOR ASSEMBLIES | March 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18171696 | Ablation Monitoring System and Method | February 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18092277 | RF ABLATION CATHETER FOR TREATING HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY AND METHOD OF TREATING HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPAHTY BY USING SAME | December 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18085163 | TECHNIQUES FOR CIRCUIT TOPOLOGIES FOR COMBINED GENERATOR | December 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18002360 | ACOUSTIC MIRROR | December 2022 | December 2025 | Abandon | 36 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18074839 | SPHINCTEROTOMES AND METHODS FOR USING SPHINCTEROTOMES | December 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18049537 | HEAT TREATMENT DEVICE AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ABNORMALITY THEREOF | October 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17935881 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING ENERGY APPLICATION TO DENERVATE A PULMONARY ARTERY | September 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17948345 | Surgical device with light | September 2022 | April 2025 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17815517 | MONITORING AND CONTROLLING INTERNALLY ADMINISTERED CRYOTHERAPY | July 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17862437 | STEP-DOWN COAXIAL MICROWAVE ABLATION APPLICATORS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | July 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17847707 | METHODS FOR LIFTING SKIN TISSUE | June 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17843898 | TREATMENT SYSTEMS WITH FLUID MIXING SYSTEMS AND FLUID-COOLED APPLICATORS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME | June 2022 | January 2025 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17843266 | MEDICAL DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MEDICAL DEVICE, AND CONTROL DEVICE | June 2022 | January 2026 | Abandon | 43 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17806539 | RADIOMETRIC TISSUE CONTACT AND TISSUE TYPE DETECTION | June 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17744019 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR SIGNAL GENERATION | May 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17727073 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OPTIMIZING PERIVASCULAR NEUROMODULATION THERAPY USING COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS | April 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 46 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17710149 | TISSUE CUTTING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | March 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17709675 | BIPOLAR COAGULATING DEVICES AND VASECTOMY KITS ASSOCIATED THEREWITH | March 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17655230 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR THE CONTROL AND OPTIMIZATION OF ICE FORMATION DURING CRYOABLATION TREATMENTS | March 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17689712 | PHRENIC NERVE STIMULATION | March 2022 | October 2022 | Allow | 7 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17683962 | FLEXIBLE CIRCUIT FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS | March 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17652718 | MICROWAVE TREATMENT DEVICES AND METHODS | February 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17675341 | TREATMENT INSTRUMENT | February 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17667168 | METHOD OF SAFELY USING CONTROLLED COOLING SYSTEMS AND DEVICES | February 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17575500 | TREATMENT OF THE REPRODUCTIVE TRACT WITH PULSED ELECTRIC FIELDS | January 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17626128 | DOUBLE-LAYER CRYOGENIC INFLATABLE BALLOON | January 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17597011 | Method And Apparatus For Removing Heart Valve Therapy | December 2021 | November 2025 | Allow | 46 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17620765 | MEDICAL TREATMENT TOOL AND ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE MEDICAL SYSTEM | December 2021 | February 2026 | Abandon | 49 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17555251 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NONINVASIVE SKIN TIGHTENING | December 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17547349 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SPRINGING OPEN JAW MEMBERS | December 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17596445 | ELECTRODE BASKET HAVING HIGH-DENSITY CIRCUMFERENTIAL BAND OF ELECTRODES | December 2021 | October 2025 | Allow | 46 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17616609 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TREATING BLEPHARITIS USING TISSUE STRESSING | December 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17520260 | ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT | November 2021 | August 2025 | Abandon | 45 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17513070 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INTRA-CARDIAC MAPPING AND ABLATION | October 2021 | February 2026 | Allow | 52 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17496448 | VAGINAL REMODELING DEVICE AND METHODS | October 2021 | September 2023 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17601013 | MICROWAVE TREATMENT SYSTEM | October 2021 | April 2025 | Abandon | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17600514 | ELECTRIC PULSE ABLATION DEVICE AND SIMULATION METHOD APPLICABLE TO THE SAME | September 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17489213 | Multi-modality Ablation Catheter Having A Shape Memory Stylet | September 2021 | July 2025 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17481623 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR APPLYING ENERGY TO BODILY TISSUES | September 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17481984 | SEPARABLE SURGICAL INSTRUMENT JOINTS | September 2021 | September 2025 | Allow | 48 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17472085 | Apparatus and Method for Treating Cancer Cells and Bacteria in Mammals Including Humans | September 2021 | May 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17460854 | ELONGATED MEDICAL NEEDLE | August 2021 | January 2026 | Abandon | 52 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17460948 | ABLATION PROBE WITH DEPLOYABLE SENSORS | August 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17410559 | COOLED BIPOLAR RADIO-FREQUENCY ABLATION PROBE | August 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 38 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17403971 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH SENSOR | August 2021 | May 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17403491 | END EFFECTOR DRIVE MECHANISMS FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS SUCH AS FOR USE IN ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEMS | August 2021 | January 2026 | Allow | 53 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17394274 | SURGICAL DEVICE AND METHODS | August 2021 | April 2025 | Abandon | 45 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17427497 | BALLOON CATHETER AND ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL SYSTEM | July 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17426553 | MICROWAVE APPARATUS AND METHOD | July 2021 | March 2025 | Abandon | 44 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17386154 | NOVEL FLOW MANIFOLD FOR CRYOABLATION CATHETER | July 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17425274 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THERAPY ANNOTATION | July 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17375215 | SOFT BALLOON DEVICE AND SYSTEM | July 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17310036 | INTERNALLY COOLED CERAMIC ELEMENT FOR A MICROWAVE ABLATION RADIATOR AND METHOD | July 2021 | May 2025 | Allow | 46 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17373237 | METHOD OF SAFELY USING CONTROLLED COOLING SYSTEMS AND DEVICES | July 2021 | November 2021 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17371579 | ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH IMPEDANCE TRANSFORMER FOR DELIVERING MICROWAVE ENERGY | July 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17360243 | MONITORING TISSUE TEMPERATURE WHILE USING AN IRRIGATED CATHETER | June 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17419219 | BALLOON CATHETER AND ABLATION SYSTEM | June 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17345678 | ELECTRODE UNIT AND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM | June 2021 | December 2025 | Allow | 54 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17338115 | SIMPLIFIED METHODS FOR NON-INVASIVE VASECTOMY | June 2021 | December 2021 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17335441 | MULTIPURPOSE ELECTROSURGICAL DEVICE | June 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17295089 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A DEVICE-SPECIFIC OPERATING CONFIGURATION FOR A MICROWAVE GENERATOR | May 2021 | October 2025 | Allow | 53 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17294753 | SHEATH FOR ABLATION PROBE AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | May 2021 | January 2025 | Abandon | 44 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17322030 | ULTRASONIC AND RADIOFREQUENCY ENERGY PRODUCTION AND CONTROL FROM A SINGLE POWER CONVERTER | May 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 49 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17320430 | ELECTROSURGICAL DEVICE | May 2021 | February 2024 | Abandon | 33 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17246118 | SURGICAL SYSTEMS CONFIGURED TO COOPERATIVELY CONTROL END EFFECTOR FUNCTION AND APPLICATION OF THERAPEUTIC ENERGY | April 2021 | October 2024 | Abandon | 42 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17235132 | Microwave ablation device | April 2021 | October 2023 | Abandon | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17228999 | VAGINAL REMODELING DEVICE AND METHODS | April 2021 | May 2024 | Abandon | 37 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17217429 | ENERGY DELIVERY MITIGATIONS FOR MODULAR ENERGY SYSTEMS | March 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 36 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17209808 | ENERGY BASED SKIN GLAND TREATMENT | March 2021 | October 2021 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17209912 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NONINVASIVE SKIN TIGHTENING | March 2021 | October 2021 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17205775 | SUBXIPHOID CONNECTIVE LESION ABLATION SYSTEM AND METHOD | March 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17195298 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUSES FOR TISSUE ABLATION USING PULSE SHAPE DESIGNS | March 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17190593 | MEDICAL CONTROL APPARATUS, MEDICAL SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MARKING DEVICE | March 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 49 | 1 | 2 | Yes | No |
| 17187814 | CATHETER ELECTRODE WITH MULTIPLE THERMOCOUPLES | February 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 43 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17162482 | TISSUE TREATMENT APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS WITH PAIN MITIGATION AND METHODS FOR MITIGATING PAIN DURING TISSUE TREATMENTS | January 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17150119 | MEDICAL DEVICE | January 2021 | August 2024 | Abandon | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17150127 | MEDICAL DEVICE | January 2021 | June 2024 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17150313 | SIMPLIFIED METHODS FOR NON-INVASIVE VASECTOMY | January 2021 | October 2021 | Abandon | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17148170 | TISSUE CUTTING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | January 2021 | September 2021 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner HUPCZEY, JR, RONALD JAMES.
With a 53.8% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.
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, 43.3% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting reconsideration.
✓ 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 is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner HUPCZEY, JR, RONALD JAMES works in Art Unit 3794 and has examined 361 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 72.0%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 41 months.
Examiner HUPCZEY, JR, RONALD JAMES's allowance rate of 72.0% places them in the 35% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by HUPCZEY, JR, RONALD JAMES receive 2.79 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 81% 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 HUPCZEY, JR, RONALD JAMES is 41 months. This places the examiner in the 22% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +13.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by HUPCZEY, JR, RONALD JAMES. This interview benefit is in the 51% 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, 17.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 15% 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 24.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 33% 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 request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 46.2% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 42% 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 59.4% of appeals filed. This is in the 34% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 26.3% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 39.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 28% 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 0.8% of allowed cases (in the 65% 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 0.8% 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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