Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19057001 | ULTRASOUND PROBE DETACHABLE INJECTION ASSISTANT | February 2025 | April 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18651196 | System and Method of Triggering Non-Invasive Continuous Echocardiographic Monitoring | April 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18623547 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAGNETIC INTERFERENCE CORRECTION | April 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18612652 | Medical Devices with a Quick Release Drive Connector | March 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18433558 | FLUID BARRIER FOR INTRALUMINAL ULTRASOUND IMAGING AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS , AND METHODS | February 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18502362 | ULTRASOUND SYSTEM AND METHOD | November 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18385101 | System, Method and Apparatus for Magnetic Tracking of Ultrasound Probe and Generation of 3D Visualization Thereof | October 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18383809 | Optical Tip-Tracking Systems and Methods Thereof | October 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18371388 | MULTI-MODE CAPACITIVE MICROMACHINED ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR MULTIPLE DIFFERENT INTRAVASCULAR SENSING CAPABILITIES | September 2023 | November 2024 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18471150 | System and Method of Monitoring a Life-Threating Medical Situation Based on an Ejection-Fraction Measurement | September 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18242573 | NOISE REDUCTION FOR ULTRASOUND OPERATIONS | September 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18353202 | APPLICATION OF PRESSURE WAVES TO SKIN AND DEEPER ORGANS | July 2023 | April 2024 | Abandon | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18216508 | DISPLAYING VISUAL REPRESENTATIONS OF ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCERS | June 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18200353 | LINED VARIABLE BRAIDED DIFFERENTIAL DUROMETER MULTI-LUMEN SHAFT WITH A CROSS-SHAPED INNTER PROFILE | May 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18300364 | SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING MICROCIRCULATION | April 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18296906 | MEDICAL DEVICE FOR DEPLOYING A CATHETER THAT CAN BE OPERATED WITH A SINGLE HAND, AND A METHOD | April 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18126456 | INTERLEAVED IMAGING AND TRACKING SEQUENCES FOR ULTRASOUND-BASED INSTRUMENT TRACKING | March 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18160193 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND OPERATION METHOD OF ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS | January 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17994788 | ULTRASONIC IMAGING DEVICE | November 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18054170 | ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATIC IMAGE SAVING | November 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17935505 | System and Method of Non-Invasive Continuous Echocardiographic Monitoring | September 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17942603 | COMBINED ULTRASONIC AND DIRECT VISUAL HYSTEROSCOPE | September 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17888872 | ULTRASONIC POWERED NEURAL STIMULATING DEVICE WITHOUT POWER SOURCES AND LEAD WIRES | August 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17819357 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, AND PROCESSOR FOR ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS | August 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17816339 | APPARATUS TO DETECT TISSUE STRETCHING DURING INSERTION OF PROBES | July 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17875848 | ULTRASOUND VORTEX ENERGY INJECTION DEVICE | July 2022 | September 2024 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17875004 | Methods and Apparatuses for Estimating Bladder Status | July 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17869443 | DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR HEMISPHERIC BREAST IMAGING | July 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17812958 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGING IN CONNECTION WITH THERMAL ABLATION TREATMENTS | July 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 33 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17725370 | Ultrasound Imaging System | April 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17721371 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL PROBE AND DETECTION METHOD THEREOF | April 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17708460 | DIAGNOSTIC ASSISTANCE DEVICE, DIAGNOSTIC ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, AND DIAGNOSTIC ASSISTANCE METHOD | March 2022 | May 2024 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17764131 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VASCULAR AND STRUCTURAL IMAGING | March 2022 | October 2024 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17655372 | IN-VIVO QUANTIFICATION OF FAT CONTENT IN AN ORGAN OF A LIVING SUBJECT USING ULTRASOUND | March 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 37 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17636669 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING PROPERTIES IN A VESSEL | February 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17665743 | APPLICATION OF PRESSURE WAVES TO SKIN AND DEEPER ORGANS | February 2022 | November 2024 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 17665446 | ENDOLUMINAL SHAFTS INCLUDING ULTRASOUND COUPLING CAPABILITY | February 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 38 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17561658 | CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT FOR MEDICAL IMAGING | December 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17547855 | ULTRASONIC SENSOR ARRAY, GUIDE WIRE, GUIDE WIRE SYSTEM, AND CATHETER | December 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17616332 | Ultrasound Probe | December 2021 | April 2024 | Abandon | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17538911 | Ultrasound Probe with Target Tracking Capability | November 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17614697 | PASSIVE-ULTRASOUND-SENSOR-BASED INITIALIZATION FOR IMAGE-BASED DEVICE SEGMENTATION | November 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 34 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17534099 | Ultrasound System with Target and Medical Instrument Awareness | November 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 34 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17531980 | CARDIAC FLOW DETECTION BASED ON MORPHOLOGICAL MODELING IN MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND IMAGING | November 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17613425 | NEUROSTIMULATION USING ENDOLUMINAL FOCUSSED ULTRASOUND | November 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17611213 | ULTRASOUND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING MOVEMENT OF AN OBJECT | November 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17520558 | Medical Devices with a Quick Release Drive Connector | November 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17493320 | TIP ASSEMBLIES FOR REAL-TIME SAMPLING SYSTEM | October 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17433656 | INTERVENTIONAL DEVICE TRACKING | August 2021 | May 2025 | Abandon | 45 | 1 | 2 | No | No |
| 17430600 | ULTRASOUND ANALYSIS METHOD AND DEVICE | August 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 36 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17393283 | Systemized and Method for Optimized Medical Component Insertion Monitoring and Imaging Enhancement | August 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 37 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17380767 | System, Method and Apparatus for Magnetic Tracking of Ultrasound Probe and Generation of 3D Visualization Thereof | July 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17361989 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ECCENTRIC NODULE TISSUE ACQUISITION | June 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 45 | 4 | 2 | Yes | No |
| 17330032 | Skin Test Reading Device and Associate Systems and Methods | May 2021 | May 2024 | Abandon | 35 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17292105 | SIMULTANEOUS SENSOR TRACKING IN MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS | May 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17291215 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS OF ANEMIA | May 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17252293 | BIOPSY PREDICTION AND GUIDANCE WITH ULTRASOUND IMAGING AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | December 2020 | August 2024 | Allow | 44 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17110991 | HOLOGRAPHIC AUGMENTED REALITY ULTRASOUND NEEDLE GUIDE FOR INSERTION FOR PERCUTANEOUS SURGICAL PROCEDURES | December 2020 | March 2025 | Allow | 52 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17065420 | VISUALIZATION OF REFLECTORS IN INTRALUMINAL ULTRASOUND IMAGES AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES | October 2020 | June 2024 | Allow | 45 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17024954 | Image Fusion-Based Tracking without a Tracking Sensor | September 2020 | August 2024 | Allow | 47 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16995637 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PORTABLE ULTRASOUND GUIDED CANNULATION | August 2020 | September 2024 | Allow | 49 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16881243 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING BLOOD FLOW | May 2020 | January 2025 | Abandon | 56 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16866883 | CATHETER SHAPE AND POSITION DETECTION USING FLEXIBLE MAGNETIC SENSOR | May 2020 | April 2024 | Allow | 48 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16865761 | LOW ENERGY IMMUNE PRIMING FOR TREATING CANCER AND METASTASIS | May 2020 | April 2024 | Allow | 48 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16742676 | INTRAVENOUS THERAPY SYSTEM FOR BLOOD VESSEL DETECTION AND VASCULAR ACCESS DEVICE PLACEMENT | January 2020 | August 2024 | Allow | 55 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16734011 | Needle Assembly Including an Aligned Magnetic Element | January 2020 | January 2025 | Allow | 60 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16582587 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAGNETIC INTERFERENCE CORRECTION | September 2019 | November 2023 | Allow | 50 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16573908 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR INTERVENTIONAL ULTRASOUND IMAGING | September 2019 | October 2024 | Allow | 60 | 4 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 16539210 | FLUID BARRIER FOR INTRALUMINAL ULTRASOUND IMAGING AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS , AND METHODS | August 2019 | September 2023 | Allow | 49 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16321562 | SURFACE COMPLIANT ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER ARRAY | January 2019 | July 2024 | Allow | 60 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 16119823 | ULTRASOUND PROBE AND ULTRASOUND PROBE MANUFACTURING METHOD | August 2018 | April 2024 | Abandon | 60 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 15477171 | BALLOON CATHETER WITH ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS | April 2017 | April 2022 | Abandon | 60 | 5 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner FARAG, AMAL ALY.
With a 100.0% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.
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 in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.
✓ Appeals to PTAB show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.
⚠ Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Examiner FARAG, AMAL ALY works in Art Unit 3798 and has examined 67 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 82.1%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 31 months.
Examiner FARAG, AMAL ALY's allowance rate of 82.1% places them in the 47% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by FARAG, AMAL ALY receive 2.16 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 73% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by FARAG, AMAL ALY is 31 months. This places the examiner in the 39% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +43.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by FARAG, AMAL ALY. This interview benefit is in the 91% 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, 31.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 59% 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 5.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 2% 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, 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 63% percentile among all examiners. 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, 88.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 95% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 45% 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 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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