Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18444380 | WEARABLE ULTRASOUND DEVICE | February 2024 | October 2025 | Abandon | 20 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18436597 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING ULTRASOUND PROBE | February 2024 | February 2026 | Abandon | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18293092 | ELECTRONIC ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM FOR ATTENUATING NOISE IN ULTRASOUND IMAGES USING FILTER PROCESSING AND PULSE DURATION ADJUSTMENT | January 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18397826 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHODS OF IMPLEMENTING AN ULTRASOUND SYTEM FOR GUIDING INSTRUMENT INSERTION | December 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18508398 | Vein Scanner with Housing Configured for Single-Handed Lifting and Use | November 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18501559 | ACOUSTIC SHOCK WAVE OR PRESSURE PULSE TREATMENT AND METHODS OF USE FOR BRAIN FUNGAL INFECTION | November 2023 | January 2026 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18480563 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING A PROJECTED VEIN IMAGE AND IDENTIFYING VEIN LOCATIONS USING VEIN SCANNER | October 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18477995 | ULTRASOUND PROBE, ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ULTRASOUND PROBE | September 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18472327 | ULTRASOUND, PHOTOACOUSTIC, AND VISCOELASTIC IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CERVICAL ANALYSIS TO ASSESS RISK OF PRETERM DELIVERY | September 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18282212 | ULTRASONIC PROBE COMPRISING CONNECTORS AND COUPLERS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | September 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18461026 | SELECTIVE PHOTOACOUSTIC SAMPLING FOR BLOOD PRESSURE PREDICTION | September 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18235217 | IPSILATERAL ULCER AND PRE-ULCER DETECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS | August 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18140195 | Systems and Methods for Determining Tissue Inflammation Levels of the Eye from Blood Vessel Characteristics | April 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17817211 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF PULSE-ECHO ULTRASOUND IMAGING USING PSEUDO-RANDOM SPARSE ARRAYS | August 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 28 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17869748 | ULTRASOUND ENDOSCOPE | July 2022 | July 2024 | Abandon | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17696675 | Medical System and Method for Monitoring Medical Device Insertion and Illumination Patterns | March 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17630244 | DATA PROCESSING METHOD FOR ULTRASONIC IMAGING SYSTEM, ULTRASONIC IMAGING SYSTEM AND STORAGE MEDIUM | January 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 35 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17583473 | Phase Change Insert for Ultrasound Imaging Probe | January 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 46 | 5 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17580916 | DETECTING PATHOLOGIES USING AN ULTRASOUND PROBE | January 2022 | December 2025 | Abandon | 47 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 17575716 | ULTRASOUND IMAGING APPARATUS AND ULTRASOUND IMAGING METHOD | January 2022 | February 2026 | Abandon | 49 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 17575141 | System and Method for Displaying Position of Ultrasound Probe Using Diastasis 3D Imaging | January 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17568405 | ULTRASOUND SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING ULTRASOUND SYSTEM | January 2022 | December 2025 | Abandon | 48 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 17545428 | ULTRASONIC PROBE HOLDER WITH ABUTMENT PROTRUSIONS AND VIBRATOR FOR ULTRASONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING ELASTICITY OF TISSUE | December 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17488722 | Functional ultrasound imaging of the brain using deep learning and sparse data | September 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17486913 | RESPIRATORY VARIATION IN INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN DIAMETER AS A METHOD FOR ESTIMATING PATIENT'S VOLUME STATUS AND VENTRICULAR FUNCTION | September 2021 | July 2024 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17401024 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING VENTRICLE CONTRACTILITY INDEPENDENTLY OF LOAD | August 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17397486 | System and Method for Generating Virtual Blood Vessel Representations in Mixed Reality | August 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 35 | 3 | 1 | No | Yes |
| 17423318 | VASCULAR TREATMENT SYSTEMS AND DEVICES INCLUDING INTRAVASCULAR IMAGING CAPABILITIES | July 2021 | March 2025 | Abandon | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17359453 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING A TENDON IN ULTRASOUND IMAGING DATA AND VERIFYING SUCH IDENTITY IN LIVE DEPLOYMENT | June 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 41 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17239323 | GUIDING INSTRUMENT INSERTION | April 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17236930 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ULTRASOUND IMAGING WITH PULSE-INVERSION SCHEME AND RETROSPECTIVE TRANSMIT TECHNIQUES | April 2021 | May 2025 | Allow | 48 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17227416 | BREAST SCREENING EQUIPMENT | April 2021 | March 2024 | Abandon | 35 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17223143 | Vein Scanner with Limited Photodiode FOV Moving Synchronously with Scanned Laser Light | April 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 47 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17222387 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AN INVASIVE DEPLOYABLE DEVICE USING A SHAPE MEMORY MATERIAL TO RECONFIGURE TRANSDUCER ELEMENTS IN RESPONSE TO STIMULI | April 2021 | December 2025 | Allow | 56 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17220000 | MEDICAL IMAGING DEVICE SUCH AS A TEE PROBE FOR UV DISINFECTION AND A DESIGN METHOD | April 2021 | October 2025 | Abandon | 54 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17205482 | System And Method For Anatomically Aligned Multi-Planar Reconstruction Views For Ultrasound Imaging Using A Geometrical Model | March 2021 | August 2025 | Allow | 53 | 6 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17212042 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING ULTRASOUND PROBE | March 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17192005 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY DETECTING AN ULTRASOUND IMAGE VIEW AND FOCUS TO PROVIDE MEASUREMENT SUITABILITY FEEDBACK | March 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 43 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17190180 | ULTRASOUND IMAGE GENERATION APPARATUS, ULTRASOUND IMAGE GENERATION PROGRAM, AND ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS | March 2021 | August 2024 | Abandon | 42 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17165325 | ULTRASOUND IMAGING APPARATUS FOR BIPLANE IMAGING AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | February 2021 | September 2025 | Allow | 56 | 5 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17154415 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, ULTRASOUND PROBE SWITCHING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | January 2021 | September 2024 | Abandon | 44 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17258478 | ELECTRICAL WIRE CONNECTION IN ULTRASOUND IMAGING DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | January 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 54 | 6 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17251130 | Method and Apparatus for Ultrasound Imaging with Improved Beamforming | December 2020 | March 2025 | Abandon | 51 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17031786 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING AN ULTRASOUND SYSTEM WITH IMAGING PARAMETER VALUES | September 2020 | February 2025 | Abandon | 52 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17027675 | TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT METHOD AND MEASUREMENT DEVICE | September 2020 | March 2024 | Abandon | 42 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16967929 | ULTRASOUND BLOOD-FLOW MONITORING | August 2020 | July 2024 | Allow | 47 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16986681 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF FOR DISPLAYING ULTRASOUND ELASTICITY IMAGES | August 2020 | July 2024 | Allow | 47 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16963553 | GUIDED-TRANSCRANIAL ULTRASOUND IMAGING USING NEURAL NETWORKS AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | July 2020 | June 2024 | Abandon | 47 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16898635 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND PROGRAM | June 2020 | June 2024 | Abandon | 48 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 15930290 | METHODS FOR FORMING AN INVASIVE DEPLOYABLE TRANSDUCER USING SHAPE MEMORY POLYMER | May 2020 | September 2024 | Allow | 52 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16848244 | Medical Analyzer Using Mixed Model Inversions | April 2020 | March 2024 | Allow | 47 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16753887 | COHERENCE GATED PHOTOACOUSTIC REMOTE SENSING (CG-PARS) | April 2020 | September 2024 | Abandon | 53 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16646103 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR TEMPERATURE ASYMMETRY MEASUREMENT OF BODY PARTS | March 2020 | January 2026 | Allow | 60 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 16631760 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POSITIONING AN INTRACRANIAL DEVICE USING BRAIN ACTIVITY | January 2020 | January 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 16708493 | TRACKING SYSTEM AND MARKER DEVICE TO BE TRACKED BY THE TRACKING SYSTEM | December 2019 | December 2023 | Allow | 49 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16691388 | THERMAL FIELD SCANNER | November 2019 | October 2024 | Abandon | 59 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16612767 | DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A PARAMETER FOR DIAGNOSING HYDROCEPHALUS AND OTHER DISORDERS OF INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE | November 2019 | January 2025 | Allow | 60 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16495593 | ANNULAR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CONTROLLER FOR INTRALUMINAL ULTRASOUND IMAGING DEVICE | September 2019 | August 2024 | Allow | 59 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16428716 | SENSOR INTERFACE DEVICE PROVIDING DIGITAL PROCESSING OF INTRAVASCULAR FLOW AND PRESSURE DATA | May 2019 | August 2024 | Allow | 60 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MCDONALD, JAMES F.
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.
⚠ Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Examiner MCDONALD, JAMES F works in Art Unit 3797 and has examined 37 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 62.2%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 47 months.
Examiner MCDONALD, JAMES F's allowance rate of 62.2% places them in the 22% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.
On average, applications examined by MCDONALD, JAMES F receive 3.22 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 MCDONALD, JAMES F is 47 months. This places the examiner in the 10% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +36.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MCDONALD, JAMES F. This interview benefit is in the 84% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner and should be strongly considered as a prosecution strategy. Per MPEP § 713.10, interviews are available at any time before the Notice of Allowance is mailed or jurisdiction transfers to the PTAB.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 23.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 31% 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.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 200.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 100% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 100% 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 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, 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 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 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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