Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19223670 | DEFIBRILLATOR DESIGNED FOR HIGH-RELIABILITY OPERATION | May 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 19018936 | DEFIBRILLATOR UTILIZING A MULTI-WINDING TRANSFORMER | January 2025 | March 2026 | Allow | 14 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 19018982 | DEFIBRILLATOR WITH BIAS GENERATION CIRCUIT UTILIZING BRIDGE POWER RECTIFICATION | January 2025 | July 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19018819 | DEFIBRILLATOR WITH BIAS GENERATION CIRCUIT UTILIZING SYNCHRONOUS POWER RECTIFICATION | January 2025 | July 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18980733 | DISTRIBUTED DEFIBRILLATOR SYSTEM TO ENABLE RAPID RESPONSE FOR CARDIAC OR PULMONARY ARREST | December 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18908315 | DEFIBRILLATION ASSEMBLY ENERGIZABLE THROUGH MAGNET REMOVAL | October 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 15 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18908144 | DEFIBRILLATION ASSEMBLY ENERGIZABLE THROUGH CASE OPENING | October 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18806588 | CIRCUIT FOR DEFIBRILLATION WAVEFORM GENERATION | August 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18730169 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPRATUS FOR OBJECTIVELY SCREENING DEPRESSION | July 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18750336 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING CARDIAC VALUES | June 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 14 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18749377 | DEFIBRILLATOR CASE | June 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 15 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18641214 | DEFIBRILLATION ASSEMBLY ENERGIZABLE THROUGH CASE OPENING | April 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18641220 | DEFIBRILLATION ASSEMBLY ENERGIZABLE THROUGH PAD REMOVAL | April 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18629491 | DENTAL INSTRUMENT CAMERA APPARATUS | April 2024 | October 2025 | Abandon | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18597296 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR VISUALIZING CARDIAC TIMING INFORMATION USING ANIMATIONS | March 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18593703 | FORAMINA-FILLING IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL LEAD | March 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18440722 | BIOSTIMULATOR HAVING RESILIENT SCAFFOLD | February 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 24 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18440876 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY | February 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18433340 | ELECTRODE AND PERCUTANEOUS LEAD AND METHOD OF USE | February 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18416482 | Automated External Defibrillator Systems with Operation Adjustment Features According to Temperature and Methods of Use | January 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18401199 | DE-ENERGIZABLE DEFIBRILLATION ASSEMBLY | December 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18531570 | SELECTIVE HIGH FREQUENCY SPINAL CORD MODULATION FOR INHIBITING PAIN, INCLUDING CEPHALIC AND/OR TOTAL BODY PAIN WITH REDUCED SIDE EFFECTS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | December 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18522788 | SURGICAL GENERATOR FOR ULTRASONIC AND ELECTROSURGICAL DEVICES | November 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 17 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18516820 | POSITIVE SYSTEM ALERTS | November 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18511832 | Systems, Devices, Components and Methods for Detecting the Locations of Sources of Cardiac Rhythm Disorders in a Patient's Heart | November 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18387221 | IMPLANTABLE STIMULATING ASSEMBLY WITH LIMITED COMPONENTS | November 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 18501026 | MULTIELECTRODE MEDICAL LEAD WITH FIXATION | November 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18499721 | EXTRAVASCULAR IMPLANTABLE ELECTRICAL LEAD HAVING UNDULATING CONFIGURATION | November 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18557809 | LEADLESS LEFT-BUNDLE-BRANCH PACEMAKER | October 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18486992 | DEFIBRILLATOR CASE | October 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 12 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18379182 | Multi-label Electrocardiogram (ECG) Signal Classification Method Based on Improved Attention Mechanism | October 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18378379 | Respiration Monitoring Sensor for a Laryngeal Pacemaker | October 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18483514 | EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR | October 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18474135 | TREATING DEGENERATIVE DEMENTIA WITH LOW INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND PULSATION (LIFUP) DEVICE | September 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18371044 | ACTIVE IMPLANTED DEVICE (AIMD) WITH IN SITU OPTIMIZATION OF POWER CONSUMPTION | September 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 2 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18550968 | HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD | September 2023 | February 2026 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18367566 | BALLOON-TYPE RETINAL STIMULATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | September 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18451211 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED FOLLOWABILITY IN LASER-BASED OCULAR PROCEDURES | August 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18229134 | MANAGING ALERTS IN A WCD SYSTEM | August 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18226075 | DETECTION OF IMPLANTABLE DEVICE ROTATION USING RESPIRATORY SIGNALS | July 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18343994 | METHOD OF USING A MEDICAL DEVICE | June 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18209852 | Wearable Auricular Neurostimulator and Methods of Use | June 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18330820 | ACCESSORY-BASED STORAGE FOR USE WITH A MEDICAL DEVICE | June 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18331109 | SIGNAL DELIVERY DEVICES TO TREAT SLEEP APNEA, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS AND SYSTEMS | June 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18265446 | INTRAESOPHAGEAL ELECTROSTIMULATOR | June 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18202500 | ARM ASSEMBLY FOR SURGICAL ROBOT | May 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18316746 | Photoplethysmography-Based Pulse Wave Analysis Using a Wearable Device | May 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18251337 | NONINVASIVE HEART FAILURE DETECTION | May 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18141024 | REINFORCED ELECTRODE LEADS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | April 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18309073 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUS FOR CLOSED-LOOP NEUROMODULATION | April 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18139331 | HEADSETS FOR POSITIONING ELECTRONIC DEVICES | April 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 20 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 18032926 | Pocket-Sized Automated External Defibrillator | April 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18302914 | LEADLESS CARDIAC PACEMAKER DEVICE CONFIGURED TO PROVIDE HIS BUNDLE PACING | April 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 20 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18127738 | INTRAVASCULAR BLOOD PUMP | March 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18127291 | Apparatus For Working On Eye Tissue By Means Of A Pulsed Laser Beam | March 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18125922 | KINEMATIC STRUCTURES AND STERILE DRAPES FOR ROBOTIC MICROSURGICAL PROCEDURES | March 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18188120 | TREATMENT FOR LOSS OF CONTROL DISORDERS | March 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18027446 | MEDICAL INSTRUMENT SYSTEM COMPRISING A SURGICAL TOOL | March 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18122304 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING MULTIPLE TUMORS IN PATIENTS WITH METASTATIC DISEASE BY ELECTRIC FIELDS | March 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18026443 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESTORING COLOR PERCEPTION TO THE BLIND | March 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18180569 | EXTERNAL SYSTEM FOR IMPLANTED MEDICAL DEVICES | March 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 20 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18015357 | IMPLANTABLE IN-LINE HIGH DENSITY CONNECTOR | January 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18149763 | PERCUTANEOUS NERVE EVALUATION FOR SACRAL NEUROMODULATION | January 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18146612 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR VISUALIZING CARDIAC TIMING INFORMATION USING ANIMATIONS | December 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18065376 | FORAMINAL LIGAMENT ANCHOR FOR APPLICATION IN DRG THERAPY | December 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18076903 | HEARING PROSTHESIS | December 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18075168 | IMPLANTABLE LEAD WITH EXTENSIBLE ELECTRODE AND REPOSITIONING FEATURES | December 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18000624 | AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR | December 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18073659 | WEARABLE MEDICAL SYSTEM (WMS) IMPLEMENTING WEARABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR (WCD) CAPTURING, RECORDING AND REPORTING AMBIENT SOUNDS | December 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18008078 | AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR | December 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18000021 | SENSORY UNIT FOR DENTAL IMPLANTS | November 2022 | January 2026 | Abandon | 38 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17928139 | ELECTRODE PLATE AND WEARABLE DEFIBRILLATION DEVICE | November 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18058024 | Cell Phone Defibrillator | November 2022 | January 2026 | Abandon | 37 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17991393 | BIOSTIMULATOR TRANSPORT SYSTEM HAVING WELDLESS BEARING RETAINER | November 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17982740 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE WITH A FLEXIBLE HELICAL ANCHORING SCREW | November 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17982674 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE WITH A NON-TRAUMATIC HELICAL ANCHORING SCREW | November 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17922876 | HYBRID MULTI-PHASIC STIMULATION | November 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17975468 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLINICAL EFFECTS-BASED TARGETING OF NEUROSTIMULATION | October 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17973739 | ELECTROCARDIOGRAM WAVE SEGMENTATION USING MACHINE LEARNING | October 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18046042 | STIMULATION APPARATUS | October 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17962746 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRESENTING ARRHYTHMIA EPISODES | October 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17917925 | Intracardiac energy harvesting device and implantable electronic medical device | October 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17956165 | DYNAMIC STIMULUS RESOLUTION ADAPTION | September 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17913612 | PACING DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF | September 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 40 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17942710 | COCHLEAR IMPLANT STIMULATION CALIBRATION | September 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17930566 | GARMENTS FOR WEARABLE CARDIAC MONITORING AND TREATMENT DEVICES | September 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17909155 | MEDICAL IMPLANTS AND ELECTRONICS AND ANTENNA ASSEMBLIES FOR USE WITH SAME | September 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17900726 | IMPLANTABLE ELECTRICAL LEADS AND ASSOCIATED DELIVERY SYSTEMS | August 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17900571 | IMPLANTABLE ELECTRICAL LEADS AND ASSOCIATED DELIVERY SYSTEMS | August 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17900558 | IMPLANTABLE ELECTRICAL LEADS AND ASSOCIATED DELIVERY SYSTEMS | August 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17891483 | TELEOPERATED SURGICAL SYSTEM EQUIPMENT WITH USER INTERFACE | August 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17819796 | Automated External Defibrillator Systems with Operation Adjustment Features According to Temperature and Methods of Use | August 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17885528 | BIOSTIMULATOR HAVING RESILIENT SCAFFOLD | August 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17816645 | Lead for the Temporary Stimulation of a Peripheral Nerve | August 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17813377 | BIOMIMETIC STIMULATOR SYSTEM FOR NEURAL IMPLANT | July 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17793478 | AUTOMATED CARDIAC DEFIBRILLATOR PACER WITH INTEGRATED CARDIAC ASSIST DEVICE | July 2022 | July 2024 | Abandon | 24 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17864799 | SLOTTED STIFFENING MEMBER FOR ELECTRODE LEAD INSERTION | July 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17857225 | ELECTROCARDIOGRAM DATA PROCESSING SERVER, METHOD FOR CALCULATING EXPECTED ANALYSIS TIME REQUIRED FOR ELECTROCARDIOGRAM ANALYSIS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM THEREFOR | July 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17790770 | IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR (ICD) DEVICE WITH HIGH LONGEVITY | July 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17758283 | TANDEM BIO-ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE FOR PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY AND PHOTODYNAMIC APPARATUS COMPRISING SAME | June 2022 | June 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner BERTRAM, ERIC D.
With a 66.7% 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, 60.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
✓ 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 BERTRAM, ERIC D works in Art Unit 3796 and has examined 113 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 92.0%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 38 months.
Examiner BERTRAM, ERIC D's allowance rate of 92.0% places them in the 78% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.
On average, applications examined by BERTRAM, ERIC D receive 2.55 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 74% 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 BERTRAM, ERIC D 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 -6.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BERTRAM, ERIC D. This interview benefit is in the 4% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 28.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 50% 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 46.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 71% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 23% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 62.5% of appeals filed. This is in the 41% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 20.0% 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, 43.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 36% 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 11.5% of allowed cases (in the 95% 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 51% 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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