Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18766498 | Electromechanical Pill Device with Localization Capabilities | July 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18642683 | BAYESIAN ANATOMICALLY-DRIVEN, ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE BASED INTRACARDIAC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY OBJECT DETECTION AND PREDICTION | April 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18601980 | Minimal Catheter Length Tool | March 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18417221 | USE OF ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD FOR TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGING OF HEAD | January 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18542338 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SCANNING FOR A SECOND OBJECT WITHIN A FIRST OBJECT USING AN ADAPTIVE SCHEDULER | December 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18528121 | SURGICAL ACCESS ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USING SAME | December 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18506722 | RADIO FREQUENCY APPLICATOR | November 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18495282 | ULTRASOUND IMAGING OF CARDIAC ANATOMY USING DOPPLER ANALYSIS | October 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18492912 | TRANSORAL ULTRASOUND PROBE | October 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18487481 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS RELATED TO ROBOTIC GUIDANCE IN SURGERY | October 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18378568 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING MAGNETIC INDUCTION TOMOGRAPHY | October 2023 | October 2024 | Abandon | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18373265 | METHODS OF TREATING CELLULITE AND SUBCUTANEOUS ADIPOSE TISSUE | September 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18474089 | Portable Ultrasound Device | September 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18472034 | BEAM STATION TREATMENT PLANNING AND RADIATION DELIVERY METHODS | September 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18370450 | IMAGING SYSTEM | September 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18464666 | SURGICAL SYSTEM WITH OBSTACLE INDICATION SYSTEM | September 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18240978 | ULTRASONIC OPHTHALMIC DEVICE | August 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18238338 | NONINVASIVE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM | August 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18356908 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING CAPILLARY REFILL TIME | July 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18356921 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING CAPILLARY REFILL TIME | July 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18346122 | PLASMA CREATION VIA NONAQUEOUS OPTICAL BREAKDOWN OF LASER PULSE ENERGY FOR BREAKUP OF VASCULAR CALCIUM | June 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18337270 | INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR ULTRASOUND IMAGING AND THERAPY | June 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18210962 | Doppler Probes, Blood Flow Monitoring Systems, and Methods of Monitoring Blood Flow | June 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18207264 | Non-Invasive Dynamic Measurement of Intracranial Reserve Space and Brain Atrophy Using Cranial Pressure | June 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18329544 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEDICAL IMAGING | June 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18255854 | NEEDLE GUIDANCE SYSTEM | June 2023 | June 2025 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18312429 | TISSUE REPAIR DEVICE AND METHOD | May 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18139471 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL DUAL FIDUCIAL-SENSOR TRACKABLE DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE | April 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18177649 | COHERENT SPREAD-SPECTRUM CODED WAVEFORMS IN SYNTHETIC APERTURE IMAGE FORMATION | March 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18099480 | Systems and Methods for Visualizing Ablated Tissue | January 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17972445 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SCANNING FOR A SECOND OBJECT WITHIN A FIRST OBJECT USING AN ADAPTIVE SCHEDULER | October 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18049284 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NOISE REDUCTION | October 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18045115 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR IMAGE MANAGEMENT IN IMAGE-GUIDED MEDICAL PROCEDURES | October 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17953281 | TECHNIQUES FOR INPUT CONTROL VISUALIZATION | September 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17945971 | COAPTATION ULTRASOUND DEVICES AND METHODS OF USE | September 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17944527 | ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY MAPPING AND VISUALIZATION SYSTEM | September 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17880189 | ULTRASOUND DETECTION OF CLOTS IN THE BLOODSTREAM | August 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17813618 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT MOUNTED DISPLAY SYSTEM | July 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17859542 | ULTRASOUND SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR TRANSCRANIAL TREATMENT | July 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17840703 | ULTRASONIC PROBE WITH ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS ADDRESSABLE ON COMMON ELECTRICAL CHANNEL | June 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17839722 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING BLOOD PRESSURE | June 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17805679 | USE OF ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD FOR TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGING OF HEAD | June 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17829198 | Auxiliary device for implanting orthopedic pedicle screws | May 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17756280 | MRI RECEIVER COIL SYSTEM | May 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17746941 | MEDICAL OBJECT FOR ARRANGEMENT IN AN OBJECT UNDER EXAMINATION AND SYSTEM FOR SENSING A MEDICAL OBJECT | May 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17742388 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING MOVEMENT OF AT LEAST ONE PART OF A SUBJECT | May 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17734268 | ENDOLUMENAL OBJECT SIZING | May 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17718064 | System and Method for Stroke Detection and Prevention | April 2022 | September 2024 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17760548 | PARTICLE BEAM THERAPY SYSTEM AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS | March 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17692421 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS | March 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17627818 | MULTIPLE PLANE X-RAY IMAGING CAPSULE | January 2022 | July 2024 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17521989 | NON-INVASIVE DYNAMIC MEASUREMENT OF INTRACRANIAL RESERVE SPACE | November 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17450027 | Methods for Controlling Cooperative Surgical Instruments | October 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17485035 | Minimum Catheter Length Tool | September 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17483097 | ULTRASOUND IMAGING OF CARDIAC ANATOMY USING DOPPLER ANALYSIS | September 2021 | February 2024 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17379702 | SENSOR READOUT CIRCUIT FOR A BIOMAGNETISM MEASUREMENT SYSTEM | July 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17220983 | SURGICAL ACCESS ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USING SAME | April 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17191497 | LOW INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND FOR TREATING CANCER AND METASTASIS | March 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 35 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17115472 | SURGICAL ACCESS ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USING SAME | December 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16973181 | DETERMINING A CONSENSUS PLANE FOR IMAGING A MEDICAL DEVICE | December 2020 | July 2024 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17085653 | AUGMENTED REALITY DISPLAY OF SURGICAL IMAGING | October 2020 | June 2025 | Allow | 56 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17081761 | MAGNETO-OPTICAL DETECTION OF LYME DISEASE USING MAGNETIC NANPARTICLES | October 2020 | March 2024 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17043823 | Magnetic Induction Molecular Imaging Method and Magnetic Induction Molecular Imaging System for Biological Tissue Detection | September 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17034026 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR LOCATING A BODY LUMEN | September 2020 | July 2024 | Allow | 46 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17030533 | Electromechanical Pill Device with Localization Capabilities | September 2020 | April 2024 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16981839 | MEASURING DEVICE AND SYSTEM | September 2020 | July 2024 | Abandon | 46 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17013003 | Systems And Methods For Noninvasive Spectral-Spatiotemporal Imaging of Cardiac Electrical Activity | September 2020 | April 2024 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17000227 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR GUIDING A USER TO COLLECT ULTRASOUND DATA | August 2020 | March 2024 | Abandon | 43 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16986121 | TETHERED LAPAROSCOPIC PROBE | August 2020 | December 2023 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16943542 | Systems and Methods for Lesion Formation and Assessment | July 2020 | January 2025 | Allow | 54 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 16937750 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTIMATING CARDIAC FUNCTION AND PROVIDING CARDIAC DIAGNOSES | July 2020 | July 2024 | Allow | 48 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16918662 | ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD OF ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE | July 2020 | January 2024 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16865870 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING CORONARY MICROVASCULAR DISEASE | May 2020 | March 2025 | Allow | 58 | 8 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16757357 | IMAGE BASED POSITIONING AND GUIDANCE SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE | April 2020 | February 2024 | Allow | 46 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16651647 | DENTAL OBSERVATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING DENTAL IMAGE | March 2020 | May 2024 | Allow | 50 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16709455 | THERAPEUTIC GUIDANCE COMPUTE NODE CONTROLLER | December 2019 | December 2024 | Abandon | 60 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 16492607 | ORTHOGNATHIC SYSTEM USING THREE-DIMENSIONAL HYBRID IMAGE BUILDING PROGRAM | September 2019 | May 2024 | Allow | 56 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16327786 | MULTISPECTRAL MOBILE TISSUE ASSESSMENT | February 2019 | September 2023 | Allow | 55 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16098020 | ANATOMIC OR PHYSIOLOGICAL STATE DATA CLUSTERING | October 2018 | July 2024 | Abandon | 60 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14810567 | OBJECT INFORMATION ACQUIRING APPARATUS | July 2015 | October 2018 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14112664 | REAL-TIME MEDICAL DEVICE VISUALIZATION USING NANOMATERIALS | October 2013 | February 2019 | Allow | 60 | 4 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 13558888 | HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS | July 2012 | July 2019 | Allow | 60 | 7 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13016485 | RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING METHOD AND APPARATUS | January 2011 | September 2013 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 12127884 | ULTRASONIC ENDOSCOPE AND ULTRASONIC ENDOSCOPIC APPARATUS | May 2008 | September 2012 | Allow | 52 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 11835296 | LOCATING GUIDE | August 2007 | February 2012 | Allow | 55 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 11689783 | HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING IN DIABETES AND PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE | March 2007 | October 2009 | Abandon | 30 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 11712907 | Needle guide | March 2007 | March 2013 | Allow | 60 | 5 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 11472645 | METHOD AND MEDICAL IMAGING APPARATUS FOR PLANNING AN IMAGE ACQUISITION BASED ON A PREVIOUSLY-GENERATED REFERENCE IMAGE | June 2006 | January 2010 | Allow | 43 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 11440818 | METHOD FOR ECG-TRIGGERING A MEASURING SEQUENCE OF A MAGNETIC RESONANCE DEVICE | May 2006 | December 2009 | Allow | 43 | 3 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 10386132 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMBINING CONTINUOUS WAVE AND TIME DOMAIN OPTICAL IMAGING | March 2003 | January 2010 | Allow | 60 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner LUONG, PETER.
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.
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.
⚠ 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 LUONG, PETER works in Art Unit 3797 and has examined 86 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 88.4%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 29 months.
Examiner LUONG, PETER's allowance rate of 88.4% places them in the 65% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by LUONG, PETER receive 1.69 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 48% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by LUONG, PETER is 29 months. This places the examiner in the 49% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +8.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by LUONG, PETER. This interview benefit is in the 40% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 30.9% 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.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 36.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 48% 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.
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 21% 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 75.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 62% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 33.3% 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.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 76.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 91% 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 2.3% of allowed cases (in the 79% 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 44% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may come directly without a separate action for formal matters.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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