Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18432598 | NEXT GENERATION TOTAL ARTIFICIAL HEART | February 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18509588 | Implantable Medical Device for Stimulating a Human or Animal Heart | November 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18138515 | MANIPULATOR FOR GRASPING TISSUE | April 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18171594 | Current Generation Architecture for an Implantable Medical Device | February 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17875744 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING, IMPLANTING AND USING A STIMULATION LEAD | July 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17863345 | INDUCING NEUROGENESIS WITHIN A HUMAN BRAIN | July 2022 | May 2024 | Abandon | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17807349 | NERVE CUFF ELECTRODES FABRICATED USING OVER-MOLDED LCP SUBSTRATES | June 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17807370 | NERVE CUFF ELECTRODES FABRICATED USING OVER-MOLDED LCP SUBSTRATES | June 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17837734 | ABLATION SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATED ABLATION ENERGY ELEMENT | June 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17779058 | NEXT GENERATION TOTAL ARTIFICIAL HEART | May 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17720151 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PLANNING MULTIPLE INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES | April 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17581027 | FLEXIBLE MICROWAVE CATHETERS FOR NATURAL OR ARTIFICIAL LUMENS | January 2022 | September 2024 | Abandon | 31 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17619205 | Stimulation of a Nerve Supplying the Spleen | December 2021 | August 2024 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17615036 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CARDIAC CONTROL | November 2021 | September 2024 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17453474 | MULTI-DEVICE OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA (OSA) TREATMENT | November 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17500458 | SCANNING URETEROSCOPE FOR MAXIMIZING EFFICIENCY IN LASER LITHOTRIPSY | October 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17500336 | APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING PAIN RELIEF THERAPY | October 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17492091 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING, IMPLANTING AND USING A STIMULATION LEAD | October 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17370303 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING BUNDLE BRANCH PACING | July 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17367855 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLANTING A SEPTAL WALL ELECTRODE | July 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17357966 | METHOD AND IMPLANTABLE SYSTEM FOR CONSTANT CURRENT PACING | June 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17312406 | AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE WITH TWO OR MORE ENCAPSULATED COMPONENTS | June 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17220625 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING RESPIRATORY FUNCTION | April 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17155740 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A PULSE RATE BY PREDICTIVE FILTERING AND INTERCORRELATION OF SOUNDS SENSED IN A TRACHEA OF AN INDIVIDUAL | January 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17055709 | Systems and Methods for Cognitive Diagnostics in Connection with Major Depressive Disorder and Response to Antidepressants | November 2020 | March 2024 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16986064 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND A SYSTEM FOR ROBOTIC ASSISTED SURGERY | August 2020 | December 2023 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16946714 | ELECTRODE AND PERCUTANEOUS LEAD AND METHOD OF USE | July 2020 | October 2024 | Allow | 51 | 5 | 1 | No | No |
| 16946462 | BI-LAYERED NEURAL INTERFACE WITH NERVE-FACING DRUG ELUTING STRUCTURE | June 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16865772 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ELECTROPORATION BASED TREATMENT OF STENOSIS OF A TUBULAR BODY PART | May 2020 | March 2024 | Abandon | 46 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16148373 | Apparatus For Securing A Therapy Delivery Device Within A Burr Hole And Method For Making Same | October 2018 | November 2023 | Allow | 60 | 5 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15641896 | Automatic Determination of the Threshold of an Evoked Neural Response | July 2017 | June 2019 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15460702 | MICROCURRENT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE TREATMENT OF VISUAL DISEASE | March 2017 | October 2023 | Allow | 60 | 8 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15317763 | PUMP FOR IMPLANTATION INTO A VESSEL | December 2016 | October 2018 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15198554 | Methods and Systems for Fitting a Sound Processor to a Patient Using a Plurality of Pre-Loaded Sound Processing Programs | June 2016 | July 2018 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 12592189 | FACIAL STIMULATION APPARATUS | November 2009 | December 2013 | Allow | 48 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12091787 | NON-INVASIVE BATTERY RECHARGER FOR ELECTRONIC CARDIAC IMPLANTS | April 2008 | January 2011 | Allow | 60 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 11970781 | ADAPTIVE CONDUCTIVE LEAD SYSTEMS | January 2008 | May 2013 | Allow | 60 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 11957943 | CARDIAC LEAD HAVING SELF-EXPANDING FIXATION FEATURES | December 2007 | June 2010 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 11951955 | IMPLANTS BASED ON BIPOLAR METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR (MOS) ELECTRONICS | December 2007 | July 2010 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 11829372 | RIBBON ELECTRODE | July 2007 | June 2010 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 11378060 | MEDICAL EXAMINATION AND/OR TREATMENT SYSTEM | March 2006 | May 2010 | Allow | 50 | 3 | 0 | Yes | 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 SO, ELIZABETH K works in Art Unit 3796 and has examined 29 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 86.2%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 32 months.
Examiner SO, ELIZABETH K's allowance rate of 86.2% places them in the 64% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by SO, ELIZABETH K receive 2.03 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 53% 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 SO, ELIZABETH K is 32 months. This places the examiner in the 53% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +22.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SO, ELIZABETH K. This interview benefit is in the 67% 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, 21.7% 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 37.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 57% 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 file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 0.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 7% 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 6.9% of allowed cases (in the 89% 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 8.0% of allowed cases (in the 86% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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