USPTO Examiner BRUTUS JOEL F - Art Unit 3798

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19095115Preparing an MR Elastography with an MR Elastography ApparatusMarch 2025September 2025Allow610NoNo
18960845AI Powered Mobility Assessment SystemNovember 2024May 2025Allow620YesNo
18788009PANCREATIC POSTOPERATIVE DIABETES PREDICTION SYSTEM BASED ON SUPERVISED DEEP SUBSPACE LEARNINGJuly 2024March 2025Allow710NoNo
18759765SYSTEM FOR VISUALIZATION AND CONTROL OF SURGICAL DEVICES UTILIZING A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACEJune 2024October 2025Allow1510NoNo
18750459METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR NONINVASIVE AND LOCALIZED BRAIN LIQUID BIOPSY USING FOCUSED ULTRASOUNDJune 2024September 2025Allow1520NoNo
18665883Blood Flow Monitors and Methods of Monitoring Characteristics of TissueMay 2024June 2025Allow1310YesNo
18662863SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR GENERATING A HYBRID IMAGEMay 2024October 2025Allow1720NoNo
18657003Monitoring Treatment of Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Using Diffuse Optical ImagingMay 2024July 2025Allow1410NoNo
18632588REGISTRATION OF A FIDUCIAL MARKER FOR AN AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEMApril 2024February 2025Allow1010YesNo
18621918IMPLANTABLE AND BIODEGRADABLE SMART HYDROGEL MICROMECHANICAL RESONATORS WITH ULTRASOUND READOUT FOR BIOMEDICAL SENSINGMarch 2024March 2025Allow1210NoNo
18619479METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THORACIC TISSUE FLUIDMarch 2024January 2025Allow1010NoNo
18608799SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING SURGICAL GUIDANCEMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110NoNo
18605926SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NON-INVASIVE BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENTMarch 2024January 2025Allow1010YesNo
18607352Signal Processing Methods and Systems for Biomagnetic Field ImagingMarch 2024January 2025Allow1020YesNo
18602243CAMERA ACCESSORY DEVICE FOR A LARYNGOSCOPE AND AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND PATTERN RECOGNITION SYSTEM USING THE COLLECTED IMAGESMarch 2024May 2025Allow1410NoNo
18593019SURGICAL IMPLANT FOR MARKING SOFT TISSUEMarch 2024March 2025Allow1310NoNo
18591165Systems And Methods For Assisting SurgeryFebruary 2024July 2025Allow1720NoNo
18585139METHOD, SYSTEM, AND MEDICAL IMAGING DEVICE FOR ACQUIRING PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNAL OF TARGETFebruary 2024September 2025Allow1810NoNo
18586358Premature Birth PredictionFebruary 2024November 2024Allow910NoNo
18431566Artificial Intelligence System for Determining Clinical Values through Medical ImagingFebruary 2024June 2025Allow1630NoNo
18416790Coil Positioning System for Noninvasive Brain SensorJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1210NoNo
18408961DETECTION OF HIGH-RISK UNSTABLE ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUEJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1510NoNo
18405859SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REGISTRATION OF MULTIPLE VISION SYSTEMSJanuary 2024October 2024Allow1010NoNo
18398177META FLUORESCENCE TISSUE MIMICKING PHANTOM OF IMAGING METHOD AND SYSTEMDecember 2023July 2024Allow710NoNo
18545299Tracker With Switchable Radiation CharacteristicsDecember 2023December 2024Allow1210NoNo
18570037SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A TISSUE RESECTION MARGIN MEASUREMENT DEVICEDecember 2023April 2025Allow1711NoNo
18538583SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NON-INVASIVE, INTRACRANIAL BRAIN MOTION MONITORINGDecember 2023August 2024Allow810NoNo
18529240ENDOSCOPIC NAVIGATION POINTERDecember 2023August 2025Allow2010NoNo
18518463SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VERIFICATION OF CONVERSION OF LOCATIONS BETWEEN COORDINATE SYSTEMSNovember 2023January 2026Abandon2520NoNo
18516546ACOUSTIC WAVE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND OPERATION METHOD OF ACOUSTIC WAVE MEASUREMENT APPARATUSNovember 2023October 2024Allow1110NoNo
18511919NON-CONTACT FATIGUE DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD BASED ON RPPGNovember 2023May 2024Allow610NoNo
18560302DEVICE FOR ACQUIRING A SEQUENCE OF ULTRASONOGRAMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODNovember 2023November 2024Allow1210NoNo
18388029Integrated Medical Imaging And Surgical Robotic SystemNovember 2023September 2024Allow1110NoNo
18386910ULTRASOUND THERAPY SYSTEMNovember 2023August 2024Allow1010NoNo
18492776MICROSCOPY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE MICROSCOPY SYSTEMOctober 2023October 2024Allow1110YesNo
18382219ANALYZING APPARATUSOctober 2023January 2025Allow1410NoNo
18379393MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHODOctober 2023May 2025Allow1910NoNo
18554969SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LIDAR-BASED ANATOMICAL MAPPINGOctober 2023August 2025Allow2210NoNo
18377568APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR USE WITH IMAGE-GUIDED SKELETAL PROCEDURESOctober 2023September 2024Allow1210NoNo
18473776MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND MEDICAL ANALYSIS METHODSeptember 2023July 2025Allow2220NoNo
18471954HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING SYSTEMSeptember 2023July 2025Allow2210NoNo
18465955SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGE SCANNINGSeptember 2023June 2025Allow2110NoNo
18244052IMAGING AND DISPLAY SYSTEM FOR GUIDING MEDICAL INTERVENTIONSSeptember 2023March 2025Allow1920NoNo
18233519MRI Compatible Interventional WireguideAugust 2023June 2024Allow1010NoNo
18231354MRI-COMPATIBLE JAW OPENING DEVICE FOR TMJ IMAGINGAugust 2023June 2025Allow2210NoNo
18446286PHOTO ACOUSTIC QUALITATIVE ULTRASOUND BONE DENSITOMETERAugust 2023August 2025Abandon2410NoNo
18231211SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HIGH RESOLUTION DISTANCE SENSING AND APPLICATIONSAugust 2023March 2024Allow820NoNo
18365571REGISTRATION MARKER FOR AN AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEMAugust 2023January 2024Allow610NoNo
18365590REGISTRATION OF A FIDUCIAL MARKER FOR AN AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEMAugust 2023January 2024Allow610NoNo
18229998Setting a Position of a Patient Table or an Object Positioned on the Patient TableAugust 2023May 2025Allow2210NoNo
18363854NON-INVASIVE DETECTION OF SKIN DISEASEAugust 2023August 2025Allow2510NoNo
18229136GUIDEWIRE FOR IMAGING AND MEASUREMENT OF PRESSURE AND OTHER PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERSAugust 2023September 2024Allow1410NoNo
18274963RESOLUTION-ENHANCED OPTICAL COHERENT TOMOGRAPHYJuly 2023April 2024Allow810NoNo
18227163SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTONOMOUS INTRAVENOUS NEEDLE INSERTIONJuly 2023May 2025Allow2211NoNo
18358000SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING IMAGINGJuly 2023June 2024Allow1110NoNo
18348407Dense Body Marker Estimation from Camera Data for Patient Positioning in Medical ImagingJuly 2023February 2024Allow810NoNo
18216058ULTRASOUND IMAGING APPARATUSJune 2023February 2025Allow2010NoNo
18212845SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NAVIGATIONAL BRONCHOSCOPY AND SELECTIVE DRUG DELIVERYJune 2023May 2024Allow1110NoNo
18258147NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR JOINT REPLACEMENT SURGERYJune 2023April 2024Allow1010NoNo
18210613SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING GUIDED COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY (CT) ANESTHETIC TREATMENT OF A NASAL CAVITY PRIOR TO PERFORMING A SINUPLASTY BALLOON SURGERYJune 2023November 2023Allow510YesNo
18206913ACTIVE DISTAL TIP DRIVEJune 2023September 2024Allow1620YesNo
18317489ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEM MEMORY ARCHITECTUREMay 2023July 2024Allow1410NoNo
18252859INTEGRATED OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR SPECTRAL DOMAIN OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHYMay 2023February 2025Allow2210NoNo
18315452SYSTEM FOR VISUALIZATION AND CONTROL OF SURGICAL DEVICES UTILIZING A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACEMay 2023April 2024Allow1110NoNo
18311031SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEFORMATION COMPENSATION USING SHAPE SENSINGMay 2023April 2024Allow1210NoNo
18034302TECHNIQUES FOR IMAGE-BASED EXAMINATION OF FLUID STATUSApril 2023April 2025Abandon2410NoNo
18308365NEUROMODULATION TECHNIQUESApril 2023April 2024Allow1210NoNo
18138887EXCITER ASSEMBLIESApril 2023October 2024Allow1820NoNo
18305552Grip Apparatus for Ultrasound Imaging Transducer DeviceApril 2023March 2025Allow2210NoNo
18138488IMAGE GUIDED CATHETERS AND METHODS OF USEApril 2023June 2024Abandon1410NoNo
18301618IDENTIFICATION AND TRACKING OF A PREDEFINED OBJECT IN A SET OF IMAGES FROM A MEDICAL IMAGE SCANNER DURING A SURGICAL PROCEDUREApril 2023November 2024Allow1910NoNo
18131131SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRODE ORIENTATION DETERMINATION IN DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION (DBS)April 2023January 2026Abandon3410NoNo
18123343Ultrasonic massage device applying synchronic treatment to multiple parts of human bodyMarch 2023April 2025Abandon2510NoNo
18186049APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CHARACTERIZATION OF ACUTE OTITIS MEDIAMarch 2023July 2024Allow1610NoNo
18025968QUANTITATIVE IMAGING OF THE HEART MUSCLEMarch 2023August 2025Allow3011NoNo
18022072EXAMINATION RESULT ESTIMATION DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2023July 2025Allow2920NoNo
18102886Ultrasound with Gender ObfuscationJanuary 2023April 2025Abandon2610NoNo
18102791METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THORACIC TISSUE FLUIDJanuary 2023November 2023Allow1010NoNo
18101032SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCAL THREE DIMENSIONAL VOLUME RECONSTRUCTION USING A STANDARD FLUOROSCOPEJanuary 2023January 2024Allow1210NoNo
18098248Electrocardiography Device for use in Combination with a Magnetic Resonance DeviceJanuary 2023October 2023Allow920NoNo
18156014METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR NONINVASIVE AND LOCALIZED BRAIN LIQUID BIOPSY USING FOCUSED ULTRASOUNDJanuary 2023March 2024Allow1410NoNo
18151576SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NON-INVASIVE BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENTJanuary 2023January 2024Allow1210NoNo
17984651Using Augmented Reality In Surgical NavigationNovember 2022November 2023Allow1210NoNo
17975268AUTOMATED IMAGE ANALYSIS FOR DIAGNOSING A MEDICAL CONDITIONOctober 2022October 2023Allow1210NoNo
17972763ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING SENSOR MODULEOctober 2022March 2025Allow2910YesNo
17920390SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ULTRASOUND IMAGING OF TISSUE THROUGH BONEOctober 2022September 2024Allow2310NoNo
17967926Blood Flow Monitors and Methods of Monitoring Characteristics of TissueOctober 2022February 2024Allow1610NoNo
17967728SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ULTRASOUND ELASTOGRAPHY AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY PROCESSING FRAMES IN REAL TIMEOctober 2022June 2025Allow3210NoNo
17963501SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING AN ANATOMICAL FOCAL POINTOctober 2022December 2024Allow2610NoNo
17953939WIRELESS ULTRASOUND PROBE USING WIRELESSLY SUPPLIED POWER, ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS WIRELESSLY CONNECTED TO WIRELESS ULTRASOUND PROBE, OPERATING METHOD OF ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS, AND OPERATING METHOD OF WIRELESS ULTRASOUND PROBESeptember 2022April 2024Allow1920NoNo
17953996SURGICAL IMPLANT FOR MARKING SOFT TISSUESeptember 2022November 2023Allow1420NoNo
17945483PINLESS NAVIGATION SYSTEMSeptember 2022May 2025Allow3210NoNo
17945442SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RADAR-BASED BIOMETRIC SIGNAL EXTRACTIONSeptember 2022February 2025Allow2910YesNo
17942777CONFIGURATION MARKER DESIGN AND DETECTION FOR INSTRUMENT TRACKINGSeptember 2022November 2024Allow2640NoNo
17941341ULTRASOUND IMAGING USING A BIAS-SWITCHABLE ROW-COLUMN ARRAY TRANSDUCERSeptember 2022February 2025Allow3010NoNo
17900877ULTRASONIC ENDOSCOPESeptember 2022July 2024Allow2210YesNo
17901325SAFETY ALERT BASED ON 4D INTRACARDIAC ECHO (ICE) CATHETER TRACKINGSeptember 2022July 2024Allow2310NoNo
17894515SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONFIGURING COMPONENTS IN A MINIMALLY INVASIVE INSTRUMENTAugust 2022April 2025Allow3210NoNo
17894547MEDICAL DEVICES WITH PHOTODETECTORS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODSAugust 2022August 2024Allow2410NoNo
17890015METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING STATUS OF FISTULAAugust 2022September 2024Abandon2510NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner BRUTUS, JOEL F.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
6
Examiner Affirmed
5
(83.3%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(16.7%)
Reversal Percentile
29.2%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 16.7% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
10
Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(20.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
8
(80.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
26.7%
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, 20.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.

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 BRUTUS, JOEL F - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner BRUTUS, JOEL F works in Art Unit 3798 and has examined 88 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 88.6%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 41 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner BRUTUS, JOEL F's allowance rate of 88.6% places them in the 70% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by BRUTUS, JOEL F receive 2.16 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 59% 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 BRUTUS, JOEL F is 41 months. This places the examiner in the 22% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +13.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BRUTUS, JOEL F. This interview benefit is in the 50% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 30.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 61% 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 38.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 58% 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.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 100.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 78% 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 40.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 8% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 50.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 28.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 16% 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 Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 1.1% of allowed cases (in the 69% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).

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).

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

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

  • Request pre-appeal conferences: PACs are highly effective with this examiner. Before filing a full appeal brief, request a PAC to potentially resolve issues without full PTAB review.
  • Plan for extended prosecution: Applications take longer than average with this examiner. Factor this into your continuation strategy and client communications.

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

Important Disclaimer

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