USPTO Examiner JACOB OOMMEN - Art Unit 3797

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18792192METHOD, MEDICAL SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMAugust 2024February 2026Allow1910NoNo
18833920HEART RATE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, HEART RATE MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND PROGRAMJuly 2024March 2026Allow1910NoNo
18787983AUGMENTATION OF IMAGES WITH SOURCE LOCATIONSJuly 2024August 2025Allow1300YesNo
18774984LOW COST RESPIRATION SENSING USING MM WAVE RADARJuly 2024February 2026Allow1910YesNo
18766168BLOOD PRESSURE ESTIMATION METHOD BASED ON SPATIOTEMPORAL FEATURES OF ELECTROCARDIOGRAM AND PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHYJuly 2024February 2026Abandon1901NoNo
18723801A PPG SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE AND CORRESPONDING COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODJune 2024January 2026Allow1910NoNo
18718093DERIVATION OF HEARTBEAT INTERVAL FROM REFLECTION SIGNALJune 2024November 2025Allow1710NoNo
18665343CELLULAR IONIC ACTIVITY VISUALISATIONMay 2024February 2026Abandon2110NoNo
18657169PRESSURE SENSING UNIT, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE PRESSURE SENSINGMay 2024January 2026Abandon2101NoNo
18707146Device for Implementing a Non-Invasive Method for Determining the Homeostatic Emotional State of an AnimalMay 2024January 2026Abandon2110NoNo
18653499MIXED REALITY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INDICATING AN EXTENT OF A FIELD OF VIEW OF AN IMAGING DEVICEMay 2024October 2025Allow1710YesNo
18646646METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR BIOMARKER IDENTIFICATION AND DISCOVERYApril 2024February 2026Allow2211YesNo
18627587SCANNING SYSTEM AND METHODApril 2024January 2026Abandon2110NoNo
18607435BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MEASUREMENT SYSTEMMarch 2024October 2025Allow1910NoNo
18602179APPARATUS FOR MEASURING FUNCTIONALITY OF AN ARTERIAL SYSTEMMarch 2024April 2025Allow1400NoNo
18601494SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRAINING A MODEL TO MONITOR HEALTH PARAMETERSMarch 2024December 2025Abandon2110NoNo
18600869SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SURGICAL TOOL INSERTION USING MULTIAXIS FORCE AND MOMENT FEEDBACKMarch 2024June 2025Allow1511NoNo
18585667ENT TOOLSFebruary 2024September 2025Allow1910NoNo
18436575ENCASEMENT PLATFORM FOR SMARTDEVICE FOR ATTACHMENT TO ENDOSCOPEFebruary 2024January 2026Abandon2311YesNo
18436186HUMAN SLEEP POSTURE EXTRACTION FROM MILLIMETER-WAVE WIRELESS SYSTEMSFebruary 2024January 2026Allow2311NoNo
18435456HANDPIECE FOR NON-FOCUSED ULTRASOUND TREATMENTFebruary 2024October 2024Allow920NoNo
18294606MICROWAVE BREAST CANCER SCREENING SYSTEMFebruary 2024January 2026Allow2320NoNo
18292659NEURAL SIGNAL DETECTION OF IMMUNE RESPONSESJanuary 2024January 2026Allow2311YesNo
18403988METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING 2D-3D REGISTRATION CONVERGENCEJanuary 2024July 2025Allow1910NoNo
18570000IMAGING METHOD, ENDOSCOPE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTDecember 2023August 2025Allow2010NoNo
18513072ULTRASONOGRAPHY SYSTEMNovember 2023August 2024Allow910NoNo
18386408ULTRASOUND PROBE WITH MULTILINE DIGITAL MICROBEAMFORMERNovember 2023February 2025Abandon1510NoNo
18498335ROBOTIC FLUOROSCOPIC NAVIGATIONOctober 2023July 2025Allow2010NoNo
18381385Subcutaneous Hemodynamic Monitoring Devices, Systems and MethodsOctober 2023March 2026Allow2821NoNo
18488528INSTRUMENT CALIBRATIONOctober 2023May 2025Allow1920NoNo
18370031INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND IMAGING APPARATUS, INTERFACE ARCHITECTURE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURINGSeptember 2023January 2025Allow1610NoNo
18457595Quantification of Blood Flow with Ultrasound B-mode ImagingAugust 2023August 2025Allow2321NoNo
18267592ULTRASOUND IMAGE-BASED IDENTIFICATION OF ANATOMICAL SCAN WINDOW, PROBE ORIENTATION, AND/OR PATIENT POSITIONJune 2023April 2025Allow2210NoNo
18267670Flow Measurement Through OCTJune 2023August 2025Allow2620YesNo
18205804ULTRASOUND IMAGE FEATURE SEGMENTATIONJune 2023December 2025Allow3121YesNo
18202140Non-Contact Respiration SensingMay 2023April 2025Allow2210NoNo
18037741METHOD FOR RENAL CELL CARCINOMA DIAGNOSIS BY MEANS OF ULTRASONIC SIGNALS ANALYSIS AND ULTRASOUND IMAGESMay 2023March 2025Allow2210NoNo
18314733METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CALIBRATING INSTRUMENTS WITHIN AN IMAGING SYSTEM, SUCH AS A SURGICAL IMAGING SYSTEMMay 2023March 2025Allow2210NoNo
18249424SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS FROM OPTICAL DATAApril 2023February 2026Abandon3410NoNo
18115873ULTRASOUND REMOTE DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOFMarch 2023September 2025Allow3020NoNo
18111657SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROSTATE TREATMENT UNDER LOCAL ANESTHESIAFebruary 2023September 2025Allow3120NoNo
18164920ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUSFebruary 2023October 2025Allow3320YesNo
18162016METHOD OF QUANTIFYING MAGNETIC RESONANCE DIFFUSION PARAMETERS BY USING DIFFUSION WEIGHTED MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGESJanuary 2023March 2025Allow2510NoNo
18101605DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND RELATED METHODS FOR VISUAL GUIDANCE OF TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY PROBESJanuary 2023January 2026Abandon3510NoNo
18094508EXAMINATION DEVICE, ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, AND EXAMINATION METHODJanuary 2023March 2025Allow2610YesNo
18084527CARDIAC PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETER ACQUISITION DEVICEDecember 2022February 2025Allow2510NoNo
18084137SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAPPING COLORS OF A COLOR CALIBRATED IMAGE OR VIDEODecember 2022October 2024Allow2200NoNo
18084104SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING COLOR CALIBRATED VIDEOS USING A CALIBRATION SLATEDecember 2022March 2025Allow2610NoNo
17991561SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SYNTHETIC APERTURE ULTRASOUND IMAGING OF AN OBJECTNovember 2022January 2025Allow2610NoNo
17920745SECURE ULTRASOUND SYSTEMOctober 2022December 2025Allow3730NoNo
17936496Method and System to Assess Pulmonary Hypertension Using Phase Space Tomography and Machine LearningSeptember 2022November 2025Allow3820YesNo
17936284METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HUMAN HYDRATION SENSINGSeptember 2022January 2024Allow1610NoNo
17911621BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, AND BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MEASUREMENT METHODSeptember 2022October 2025Abandon3721NoNo
17943114Method and means to measure oxygen saturation/concentration in animalsSeptember 2022December 2025Abandon3920NoNo
17908289CONTEXTUAL MULTIPLANAR RECONSTRUCTION OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL ULTRASOUND IMAGING DATA AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODSAugust 2022February 2025Allow3020NoNo
17905398METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING URINATION USING WEARABLE DEVICEAugust 2022January 2025Abandon2810NoNo
17908005ULTRASOUND IMAGING GUIDANCE AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODSAugust 2022August 2025Allow3630NoNo
17883775ULTRASOUND SYSTEM FRONT-END CIRCUIT FOR A 128-ELEMENT ARRAY PROBEAugust 2022February 2025Abandon3111NoNo
17797984IMPLANTABLE MARKER BODY FOR BREAST TREATMENTAugust 2022January 2026Allow4240YesNo
17787983Magnetic Resonance Breast SupportJune 2022December 2024Abandon3010NoNo
17804625ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR END-TO-END ANALYTICS IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNINGMay 2022September 2025Allow4021YesNo
17739588SMART EYE MASKMay 2022August 2024Allow2731YesNo
17720173RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS, RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD OF RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUSApril 2022February 2025Allow3410NoNo
17712733ULTRASOUND SUPPORT DEVICEApril 2022September 2024Abandon3040YesNo
17696682Operatively Coupled Data and Power Transfer Device for Medical Guidewires and Catheters with SensorsMarch 2022July 2024Allow2820YesNo
17641965CATHETER, SHEATH OR DILATOR FOR HEART VALVE DECALCIFICATION TREATMENT AND METHOD OF USE THEREOFMarch 2022September 2024Allow3011YesNo
17670877Augmented Reality Assisted Navigation of Knee ReplacementFebruary 2022July 2025Allow4120NoNo
17589333DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR IMAGING IN CERTAIN ENDOSCOPIC ENVIRONMENTSJanuary 2022August 2024Allow3001NoNo
17625181PATIENT CONTROLLED MEDICAL SYSTEMJanuary 2022November 2024Abandon3410NoNo
17543196DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TISSUE ANALYSIS, LOCATON DETERMINATION AND TISSUE ABLATIONDecember 2021October 2024Allow3430YesNo
17540155SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING LASER SPECKLE SIGNALSDecember 2021August 2025Allow4421NoNo
17510936BLOOD PRESSURE DETECTION METHOD, APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEOctober 2021March 2026Abandon5221NoNo
17503969METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ULTRASONIC FLUID SPECTRAL DOPPLER IMAGINGOctober 2021December 2023Allow2620YesNo
17504001METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ULTRASONIC FLUID SPECTRAL DOPPLER IMAGINGOctober 2021February 2024Allow2820YesNo
17602419MULTI DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT CATHETER AND CATHETER SYSTEM COMPRISING SAMEOctober 2021July 2024Allow3310NoNo
17494908Personal Healthcare DeviceOctober 2021December 2025Allow5140YesNo
17493184FLUORESCENCE CALIBRATION BASED ON MANUAL LUMEN DETECTIONOctober 2021June 2024Allow3310NoNo
17492212MULTI-LEVEL PULSER AND RELATED APPARATUS AND METHODSOctober 2021November 2024Abandon3811NoNo
17490699REFLECTIVE PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAM SENSOR AND BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MEASUREMENT APPARATUSSeptember 2021February 2025Allow4030NoNo
17489460IDENTIFICATION OF IMPLANTED ELECTRODE LOCATIONSeptember 2021April 2024Allow3110NoNo
17442305Clamping Devices and Methods for Measuring Blood PressureSeptember 2021December 2024Allow3810NoNo
17474377ULTRASONIC MEDICAL INSTRUMENT HAVING VARIABLE FOCUSING DEPTH OF ULTRASONIC WAVE GENERATING UNITSeptember 2021July 2024Allow3410NoNo
17437153SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING BUCKLING AND PATIENT MOVEMENT DURING A MEDICAL PROCEDURESeptember 2021July 2025Allow4620YesNo
17465112INTERCHANGEABLE SENSOR AND METHODSeptember 2021October 2024Abandon3820NoNo
17462206REDUCING PERCEIVED LATENCY OF CATHETERSAugust 2021April 2024Allow3110YesNo
17434854OPTICAL SENSOR MODULES WITH SELECTIVE OPTICAL PATHWAYSAugust 2021July 2025Allow4730YesYes
17400652ULTRASOUND ENDOSCOPE AND INSERTION TUBEAugust 2021May 2024Allow3311YesNo
17388682SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAGNETIC SENSING AND DOCKING WITH A TROCARJuly 2021June 2025Allow4630NoNo
17388833SUBJECT INFORMATION ACQUISITION DEVICE, METHOD FOR OPERATING SUBJECT INFORMATION ACQUISITION DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMJuly 2021April 2025Allow4430YesNo
17388078CELLULAR IONIC ACTIVITY VISUALISATIONJuly 2021April 2024Allow3210YesNo
17384651SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NEURAL CONTROLJuly 2021August 2024Abandon3601NoNo
17423175Ultrasound Imaging Device and System and Breast Ultrasound ApparatusJuly 2021March 2024Allow3210NoNo
17422555DETECTION OF COGNITIVE STATE OF A DRIVERJuly 2021August 2024Allow3720NoNo
17421514AN APPARATUS FOR MEASURING FUNCTIONALITY OF AN ARTERIAL SYSTEMJuly 2021December 2024Allow4130YesNo
17356442CATHETER, GUIDE WIRE, OPENING POSITION IDENTIFICATION DEVICE, OPENING POSITION IDENTIFICATION METHOD, INTERNAL OBJECT PRESENCE DETERMINATION ASSISTANCE DEVICE, DIAGNOSTIC ASSISTANCE DEVICE, AND TREATMENT ASSISTANCE DEVICEJune 2021January 2025Allow4311NoNo
17349926INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND OPERATION MICROSCOPE APPARATUSJune 2021October 2025Abandon5241NoNo
17331761REAL-TIME MONITORING OF COVID-19 PROGRESS USING MAGNETIC SENSING AND MACHINE LEARNINGMay 2021August 2024Allow3920NoNo
17331873WEARABLE DEVICE WITH PLETHYSMOGRAM SENSORMay 2021March 2024Allow3310NoNo
17321269CIRCUITLESS HEART CYCLE DETERMINATIONMay 2021December 2024Abandon4430YesNo
17320933SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIMULTANEOUS WOUND DETECTION AND THERAPYMay 2021January 2024Abandon3210NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner JACOB, OOMMEN.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
1
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
21.2%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 0.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
3
Allowed After Appeal Filing
0
(0.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(100.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
11.2%
Lower than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

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, 0.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.

Strategic Recommendations

⚠ Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

⚠ Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner JACOB, OOMMEN - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner JACOB, OOMMEN works in Art Unit 3797 and has examined 92 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 77.2%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 40 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner JACOB, OOMMEN's allowance rate of 77.2% places them in the 44% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by JACOB, OOMMEN receive 2.25 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 63% 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 JACOB, OOMMEN is 40 months. This places the examiner in the 25% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +18.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by JACOB, OOMMEN. This interview benefit is in the 61% 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, 28.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 54% 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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 31.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 45% 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.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 66.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 52% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 100.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.

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 85% 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 49% 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 8.5% of allowed cases (in the 87% 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.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

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

    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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