Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19096945 | REAL-TIME HUMAN POSTURE TRACKING AND CALIBRATION SYSTEM FOR TUMOR RADIOTHERAPY | April 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18668462 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSISTING A USER IN GUIDING A CATHETER DURING A CARDIAL OPERATION | May 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18542450 | IMAGING ABNORMALITIES IN VASCULAR RESPONSE | December 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 22 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18528591 | DYNAMIC INFANT ORAL-MOTOR ASSESSMENT AND FEEDBACK | December 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18371925 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING AN OUTSIDE APPEARANCE OF SKIN USING ULTRASOUND AS AN ENERGY SOURCE | September 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18267848 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING POSITION INFORMATION | June 2023 | October 2025 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18161690 | MRI-COMPATIBLE DEVICES | January 2023 | April 2025 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18017344 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING RESPIRATION OF AN INDIVIDUAL | January 2023 | February 2026 | Abandon | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18015432 | Heart Rate Monitoring Method and Apparatus | January 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17967429 | INTERLEAVED PHOTON DETECTION ARRAY FOR OPTICALLY MEASURING A PHYSICAL SAMPLE | October 2022 | October 2024 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17967636 | INTERLEAVED PHOTON DETECTION ARRAY FOR OPTICALLY MEASURING A PHYSICAL SAMPLE | October 2022 | April 2025 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17916594 | MEDICAL SENSING SYSTEM AND POSITIONING METHOD | October 2022 | April 2025 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17949395 | DETERMINING A RANGE OF MOTION OF AN ARTIFICIAL KNEE JOINT | September 2022 | April 2024 | Abandon | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17941546 | SWIVEL DEVICE FOR AN ULTRASOUND PROBE | September 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 34 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17874690 | SURGICAL SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD | July 2022 | September 2025 | Abandon | 38 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17871465 | ENCODED PHOTOACOUSTIC TOMOGRAPHY | July 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17850887 | BODY-INSERTION DEVICE | June 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17786640 | UNIT FOR NON-INVASIVE STIMULATION OF THE VISUAL CORTEX CELLS IN SEVERE VISUAL IMPAIRMENT | June 2022 | October 2025 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17826368 | OPTIMIZED STRUCTURES FOR OPTICAL MEASUREMENT | May 2022 | July 2025 | Abandon | 38 | 5 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17697580 | METHOD FOR DETECTING CARPAL TUNNEL USING AN ULTRASONIC DETECTION DEVICE | March 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17455540 | Adaptive Pulse Wave Analysis for Blood Pressure Monitoring | November 2021 | January 2026 | Allow | 50 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17516109 | FINGER INSERTS FOR A NAILFOLD IMAGING DEVICE | November 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17493782 | HYPERSPECTRAL FACIAL ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERSONALIZED HEALTH SCORING | October 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17449671 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR TRACKING SURGICAL IMAGING DEVICES | October 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17471921 | THORACOSCOPIC METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF BRONCHIAL DISEASE | September 2021 | May 2024 | Abandon | 32 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17400443 | ELECTROMAGNETIC SENSING FOR USE WITH ABLATION TREATMENT | August 2021 | October 2025 | Allow | 50 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17395134 | OPTICAL FUNCTIONAL GUIDEWIRE, DETECTION SYSTEM, AND DETECTION METHOD | August 2021 | June 2023 | Abandon | 22 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17388312 | Systems and Methods for Determining Lesion Depth Using Fluorescence Imaging | July 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 43 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17387279 | INTRACRANIAL DIAGNOSTICS USING OPTICAL IMAGING OF COHERENT LIGHT INTERFERENCE | July 2021 | October 2024 | Abandon | 39 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17365336 | MEDICAL DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AND STIMULATING OSTEOGENESIS | July 2021 | April 2024 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17343364 | MATERNAL AND FETAL HEART RATE MONITOR | June 2021 | July 2025 | Allow | 49 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17246865 | ULTRASONIC THERAPY APPLICATOR AND METHOD OF DETERMINING POSITION OF ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCERS | May 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17302041 | TRANSCRANIAL PHOTOACOUSTIC/THERMOACOUSTIC TOMOGRAPHY BRAIN IMAGING INFORMED BY ADJUNCT IMAGE DATA | April 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 46 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17234608 | MRI-COMPATIBLE DEVICES | April 2021 | October 2025 | Allow | 54 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17228841 | SELF-LOCATING, ACTIVE MARKERS FOR NAVIGATED, AUGMENTED REALITY, OR ROBOTIC SURGERY | April 2021 | May 2025 | Allow | 49 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17207708 | NEEDLE WITH THIN FILM SENSORS | March 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17256381 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MRT IMAGING WITH MAGNETIC FIELD MODULATION | December 2020 | September 2024 | Abandon | 44 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17114412 | TERAHERTZ FIELD EFFECT NON-INVASIVE BIOFEEDBACK DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM | December 2020 | October 2024 | Allow | 46 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 15734026 | DETERMINATION OF PARAMETRIZED CHARACTERISTICS OF A TISSUE | December 2020 | March 2025 | Allow | 52 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17059622 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING A PHYSIOLOGICAL PROPERTY OF A BIOLOGICAL TISSUE BASED ON ITS MICROWAVE TRANSMISSION PROPERTIES | November 2020 | March 2025 | Allow | 52 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17054052 | APPARATUS AND METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DETERMINING A BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT | November 2020 | September 2025 | Allow | 59 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17079868 | BIOSENSOR AND BIOSENSOR ARRAY AND DEVICE | October 2020 | February 2024 | Allow | 40 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16947837 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONDUCTING ON-DEVICE SPIROMETRY TEST | August 2020 | April 2024 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16939345 | MEDICAL ASSISTANCE DEVICE | July 2020 | December 2024 | Abandon | 53 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16959746 | COMBINING PH AND METABOLIC ACTIVITY IMAGING FOR RESPONSE ASSESSMENT IN IMMUNE THERAPY | July 2020 | September 2024 | Allow | 50 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16786801 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONDUCTING ON-DEVICE SPIROMETRY TEST | February 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16749224 | MEDICAL GUIDEWIRE ASSEMBLY HAVING IDENTIFICATION DEVICE | January 2020 | March 2026 | Abandon | 60 | 6 | 0 | No | No |
| 16723121 | ANTIOXIDANT SENSOR AND METHOD OF OBTAINING ANTIOXIDANT SIGNAL | December 2019 | March 2024 | Allow | 51 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16621711 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SENSING A DENTAL REGION | December 2019 | December 2023 | Abandon | 48 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 16575545 | IMPLANTABLE OR INSERTABLE NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANT IMAGING SYSTEM | September 2019 | August 2024 | Allow | 59 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16552474 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HOME TRANSDERMAL GFR MONITORING | August 2019 | September 2024 | Abandon | 60 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16483008 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR TREATING AND MONITORING A PREGNANT PATIENT HAVING A PREMATURELY OPEN CERVIX | August 2019 | November 2023 | Abandon | 52 | 3 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 16507405 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING SLEEP | July 2019 | November 2024 | Allow | 60 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16461859 | SAFETY LOCKED NEEDLE | May 2019 | August 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 6 | 0 | No | No |
| 16349570 | VAGINAL ELECTRODE | May 2019 | June 2024 | Abandon | 60 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16346833 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING GESTATIONAL AGE | May 2019 | February 2024 | Allow | 58 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16292931 | GUIDEWIRE WITH AN INTEGRATED OPTICAL FIBER | March 2019 | August 2024 | Allow | 60 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16269520 | INTERLEAVED PHOTON DETECTION ARRAY FOR OPTICALLY MEASURING A PHYSICAL SAMPLE | February 2019 | June 2024 | Allow | 60 | 8 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16254460 | METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR COLOR FLOW IMAGING OF ARTERIES AND VEINS | January 2019 | December 2025 | Allow | 60 | 7 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 16225796 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING SACCADIC LATENCY | December 2018 | September 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 5 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 16222921 | MULTI-FIELD MINIATURIZED MICRO-ENDOSCOPE | December 2018 | April 2024 | Allow | 60 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16308951 | Ultrasonic Imaging Device and Operation Method Thereof | December 2018 | April 2024 | Abandon | 60 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 16093524 | MEMBRANE-BASED FOOT IMAGING APPARATUS INCLUDING A CAMERA FOR MONITORING FOOT POSITIONING | October 2018 | February 2024 | Allow | 60 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16154002 | COMPACT ANTENNA ARRANGEMENT OF RADAR SYSTEM FOR DETECTING INTERNAL ORGAN MOTION | October 2018 | January 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 9 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16071174 | USER TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME | July 2018 | November 2024 | Abandon | 60 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16070173 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TAKING A SAMPLE FROM A FLUID-CONDUCTING SYSTEM | July 2018 | September 2024 | Allow | 60 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15977091 | PROBABILITY MAP-BASED ULTRASOUND SCANNING | May 2018 | September 2024 | Allow | 60 | 6 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15971966 | Catheter Splines as Location Sensors | May 2018 | December 2023 | Allow | 60 | 4 | 1 | Yes | Yes |
| 15332567 | IMAGING ABNORMALITIES IN VASCULAR RESPONSE | October 2016 | August 2023 | Allow | 60 | 5 | 2 | Yes | No |
| 14631906 | MARKING DEVICE WITH RETRACTABLE CANNULA | February 2015 | March 2019 | Allow | 49 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 14354679 | COLOR ULTRASOUND SYSTEM AND METHOD AND DEVICE THEREOF FOR OBTAINING BEAM-FORMING LINE DATA | August 2014 | June 2019 | Allow | 60 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 12802431 | VASCULAR ULTRASOUND INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS (IMT) MEASUREMENT SYSTEM | June 2010 | September 2012 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 11597325 | ULTRASONOGRAPHIC DEVICE FOR PERFORMING LUMINANCE CORRECTION | September 2008 | September 2012 | Allow | 60 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 12094195 | METHOD FOR CREATING A MODEL OF A STRUCTURE | May 2008 | September 2012 | Allow | 52 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 10553770 | APPARATUS FOR ANGIOGRAPHIC X-RAY PHOTOGRAPHY | June 2006 | March 2009 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 10542386 | DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND LOCALIZING OBSTRUCTION WITHIN A BLOOD VESSEL | November 2005 | June 2009 | Allow | 47 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 10541624 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR TRACKING A MEDICAL INSTRUMENT | July 2005 | January 2010 | Allow | 54 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 10907906 | MARKING DEVICE WITH RETRACTABLE CANNULA | April 2005 | March 2019 | Allow | 60 | 11 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 11034194 | BODY ACTIVITY MEASUREMENT DEVICE | January 2005 | October 2007 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 11031997 | RADIATION MODULATOR POSITIONER | January 2005 | December 2007 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 10519885 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD | December 2004 | April 2008 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 10439123 | LOCAL COIL ARRANGEMENT FOR A MAGNETIC RESONANCE SYSTEM | May 2003 | July 2008 | Allow | 60 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner BOR, HELENE CATHERINE.
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, 57.1% 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.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner BOR, HELENE CATHERINE works in Art Unit 3797 and has examined 62 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 74.2%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 52 months.
Examiner BOR, HELENE CATHERINE's allowance rate of 74.2% places them in the 39% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by BOR, HELENE CATHERINE receive 3.21 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 90% 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 BOR, HELENE CATHERINE is 52 months. This places the examiner in the 4% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +19.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BOR, HELENE CATHERINE. This interview benefit is in the 62% 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, 24.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 37% 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 18.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 21% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments compared to other examiners. You should generally plan to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry. Per MPEP § 714.12, primary examiners have discretion in entering after-final amendments, and this examiner exercises that discretion conservatively.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 100% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 90.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 88% 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 9.7% of allowed cases (in the 93% 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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