USPTO Examiner SHARPLESS CHRISTEN ALICIA - Art Unit 3795

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17253344INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEMDecember 2020September 2022Allow2110NoNo
16950175DISTAL END COVER DEVICE AND ENDOSCOPENovember 2020November 2024Abandon4820YesNo
17097271EXTERNAL MECHANISM FOR ENDOSCOPE, AND ENDOSCOPE APPARATUSNovember 2020May 2024Allow4310NoNo
17046305MEDICAL SYSTEM, CONNECTION STRUCTURE, AND CONNECTION METHODOctober 2020August 2023Abandon3421NoNo
17013463TIP PART ASSEMBLY FOR AN ENDOSCOPESeptember 2020February 2024Allow4150NoNo
16965540OBLIQUE-VIEWING ENDOSCOPEJuly 2020December 2023Abandon4150YesNo
16921236IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS FOR ENDOSCOPE, ENDOSCOPE, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS FOR ENDOSCOPEJuly 2020December 2022Allow2911YesNo
16813992ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM AND OPTICAL ADAPTOR FOR ENDOSCOPEMarch 2020November 2021Allow2010YesNo
16808494OPTICAL MODULE AND ENDOSCOPEMarch 2020July 2022Allow2910NoNo
16802602MEDICAL OBSERVATION SYSTEMFebruary 2020April 2022Allow2620NoNo
16799954INSERTION PORTION OF ENDOSCOPE AND ENDOSCOPE TO WHICH THE INSERTION PORTION IS APPLIEDFebruary 2020December 2022Allow3311YesNo
16774155ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM AND ENDOSCOPE CONVERTERJanuary 2020January 2023Abandon3620YesNo
16627089IN-VIVO CAMERA DEVICE AND IN-VIVO MONITORING CAMERA SYSTEMDecember 2019April 2022Allow2710NoNo
16709136IMAGING UNIT AND ENDOSCOPEDecember 2019May 2023Abandon4111NoNo
16500823SPECULUM DEVICE WITH A DETACHABLE CAMERA AND A METHOD OF USING THEREOFOctober 2019December 2022Abandon3910NoNo
16491601ENDOSCOPE WITH COVER AT DISTAL END OF CANNULASeptember 2019June 2022Allow3330NoNo
16559696MATHIS LAPAROSCOPIC INGUINAL HERNIA ILLUMINATORSeptember 2019December 2022Abandon4030NoNo
16546320ENDOSCOPE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ENDOSCOPEAugust 2019January 2023Abandon4120NoNo
16484173ENDOSCOPEAugust 2019July 2021Abandon2310NoNo
16527202ENDOSCOPE VALVE AND ENDOSCOPEJuly 2019March 2022Allow3120YesNo
16515100ENDOSCOPE APPARATUSJuly 2019August 2022Allow3720YesNo
16454403ENDOSCOPEJune 2019November 2022Abandon4120YesNo
16444017MEDICAL IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUSJune 2019December 2022Allow4220YesNo
16465577CAPTURING AN IMAGE OF A SCENEMay 2019August 2022Allow3830NoNo
16402745ENDOSCOPEMay 2019June 2022Allow3720YesNo
16396282Endoscope with Rotatable Camera and Related MethodsApril 2019January 2024Allow5740YesNo
16395496STERILE ENDOSCOPE SHEATHApril 2019July 2022Allow3921YesNo
16344949FIXING STANDApril 2019December 2021Abandon3210NoNo
16392841ENDOSCOPEApril 2019March 2022Allow3510NoNo
16387736Disposable Bronchoscope and Method of UseApril 2019March 2022Abandon3520NoNo
16386365CONTROLLER AND INSERTION APPARATUSApril 2019April 2023Abandon4820YesNo
16338693CONTROL DEVICE OF ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD OF ENDOSCOPE SYSTEMApril 2019December 2022Abandon4440NoNo
16334340ENDOSCOPE AND ENDOSCOPE CAPMarch 2019November 2021Abandon3210NoNo
16333534ORIFICE INSPECTION SYSTEMMarch 2019March 2022Abandon3620NoNo
16351610Endoscopic Devices and Related MethodsMarch 2019July 2022Allow4011NoNo
16291524ENDOSCOPEMarch 2019February 2022Abandon3520YesNo
16326998FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPEFebruary 2019February 2024Abandon6050NoNo
16276873IMAGE PICKUP UNIT FOR ENDOSCOPE AND ENDOSCOPEFebruary 2019June 2021Abandon2810NoNo
16263622ENDOSCOPIC SYSTEM, OVER-TUBE, AND CAPJanuary 2019October 2022Abandon4420YesNo
16319514ENDOSCOPIC DEVICE AND ENDOSCOPIC SYSTEMJanuary 2019September 2021Abandon3220NoNo
16315804ELECTRONIC ENDOSCOPE SYSTEMJanuary 2019July 2022Abandon4220NoNo
16315422ENDOSCOPE HAVING AN ENDOSCOPE HEAD AND AN ALBARRAN LEVER THAT IS ATTACHABLE TO THE ENDOSCOPE HEADJanuary 2019March 2022Allow3920YesNo
16221593ENHANCED MULTICORE FIBER ENDOSCOPESDecember 2018March 2023Abandon5131YesNo
16218659ENDOSCOPE SYSTEMDecember 2018February 2022Allow3820NoNo
16210105ENDOSCOPEDecember 2018January 2022Abandon3820YesNo
16210622BODY-INSERTABLE MEDICAL CABLE WITH ANTIMICROBIAL CONDUITS AND FILL REGIONSDecember 2018December 2021Abandon3620NoNo
16307097CLEARING AN ENDOSCOPIC SURGICAL FIELDDecember 2018March 2022Abandon3920YesNo
16306639RIGID ENDOSCOPEDecember 2018April 2022Allow4130YesNo
16178894DEVICES FOR CLEANING MEDICAL VIDEOSCOPESNovember 2018May 2023Abandon5460NoNo
16168337ENDOSCOPE HANDLE HOLDER WITH ANGULATION LEVER LOCK-OUTOctober 2018November 2022Allow4940YesNo
16166734ENDOSCOPE APPARATUSOctober 2018December 2022Abandon5030YesNo
16166414ENDOSCOPEOctober 2018June 2022Abandon4440YesNo
16159775FLEXIBLE TUBE INSERTION APPARATUSOctober 2018March 2022Abandon4120NoNo
16154798ENDOSCOPE AND ENDOSCOPE APPARATUSOctober 2018July 2021Allow3311YesNo
16090459WATER BOTTLE CAP ASSEMBLIES FOR AN ENDOSCOPIC DEVICEOctober 2018April 2023Abandon5540NoNo
16133832ENDOSCOPE, AND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEMSeptember 2018March 2022Allow4240YesNo
16131096SCANNING ENDOSCOPESeptember 2018April 2021Abandon3110NoNo
16131671BENDING OPERATION DEVICE AND ENDOSCOPESeptember 2018February 2022Allow4130YesNo
16131803PLUG FOR ENDOSCOPESeptember 2018May 2021Allow3211YesNo
16131654BENDING OPERATION DEVICE AND ENDOSCOPE WITH THE SAME APPLIED THERETOSeptember 2018April 2021Allow3110YesNo
16085152CAMERA POSITIONING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CAPTURING IMAGES DURING A MEDICAL PROCEDURESeptember 2018October 2022Allow4940NoNo
16130513MEDICAL DEVICE WARMER WITH REMOVABLE INSERTSeptember 2018December 2021Abandon3920NoNo
16084087ENDOSCOPE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, ENDOSCOPE DEVICE, MANAGEMENT DEVICE FOR MANAGING ENDOSCOPE DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANAGING ENDOSCOPE DEVICESeptember 2018August 2022Abandon4741NoNo
16083889ENDOSCOPE LIGHT SOURCE, CONTROL METHOD OF ENDOSCOPE LIGHT SOURCE, AND ENDOSCOPE APPARATUSSeptember 2018March 2023Abandon5541NoNo
16082550Dichroic prism assembly with four or five channelsSeptember 2018March 2021Allow3010YesNo
16038713ENDOSCOPEJuly 2018November 2021Abandon4020NoNo
15917896APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED TISSUE VISUALIZATIONMarch 2018March 2024Abandon6060NoNo
15848046LOOP ANTENNA MODULE FOR CAPSULE-TYPE ENDOSCOPE AND CAPSULE-TYPE ENDOSCOPE INCLUDING THE SAMEDecember 2017April 2021Allow4010NoNo

Appeals Overview

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Examiner SHARPLESS, CHRISTEN ALICIA - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner SHARPLESS, CHRISTEN ALICIA works in Art Unit 3795 and has examined 68 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 45.6%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 39 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner SHARPLESS, CHRISTEN ALICIA's allowance rate of 45.6% places them in the 11% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by SHARPLESS, CHRISTEN ALICIA receive 2.31 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 61% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by SHARPLESS, CHRISTEN ALICIA is 39 months. This places the examiner in the 28% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +25.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SHARPLESS, CHRISTEN ALICIA. This interview benefit is in the 72% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 16.1% 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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 25.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 36% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 80.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 84% 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 Cooperation and Flexibility

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 0.0% 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).

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • Prepare for rigorous examination: With a below-average allowance rate, ensure your application has strong written description and enablement support. Consider filing a continuation if you need to add new matter.

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

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