USPTO Examiner FARAG AMAL ALY - Art Unit 3798

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19275257System for Remote Cardiac Ultrasonic MonitoringJuly 2025December 2025Allow500NoNo
19224001WATER JET CUTTER TRAJECTORY PRESETTING APPARATUS, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEMay 2025November 2025Allow610YesNo
19057001ULTRASOUND PROBE DETACHABLE INJECTION ASSISTANTFebruary 2025April 2025Allow200YesNo
19054710Medical Devices with a Quick Release Drive ConnectorFebruary 2025February 2026Allow1200YesNo
19053985SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS OF ANEMIAFebruary 2025February 2026Allow1200YesNo
19042983Ultrasound System with Target and Medical Instrument AwarenessJanuary 2025February 2026Allow1300YesNo
19019042System, Method and Apparatus for Magnetic Tracking of Ultrasound Probe and Generation of 3D Visualization ThereofJanuary 2025February 2026Allow1300YesNo
19000825VISUALIZATION OF REFLECTORS IN INTRALUMINAL ULTRASOUND IMAGES AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICESDecember 2024January 2026Allow1300NoNo
18851950DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR SECURELY AND SELECTIVELY ATTACHING AN ULTRASOUND ACCESSORY TO AN ENDOSCOPESeptember 2024December 2025Allow1500YesNo
18817171ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMAugust 2024November 2025Allow1410YesNo
18836353TRANSPERINEAL PUNCTURE GUIDING BRACKETAugust 2024July 2025Allow1200NoNo
18785732METHOD AND SYSTEM OF MEASURING BRAIN OXYGENATION USING DEOXYHEMOGLOBIN CONTRASTJuly 2024August 2025Allow1301NoNo
18773093LOW ENERGY IMMUNE PRIMING FOR TREATING CANCER AND METASTASISJuly 2024July 2025Allow1200YesNo
18717735TECHNOLOGIES FOR ULTRASOUND ASYNCHRONOUS RESONANCE IMAGING (ARI) FOR NEEDLE TIP LOCALIZATIONJune 2024February 2026Allow2110YesNo
18667740SPECTROSCOPIC PHOTOACOUSTIC IMAGING PROBEMay 2024March 2026Allow2210NoNo
18651196System and Method of Triggering Non-Invasive Continuous Echocardiographic MonitoringApril 2024October 2024Allow600YesNo
18629500PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHODApril 2024October 2025Allow1910YesNo
18623547SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAGNETIC INTERFERENCE CORRECTIONApril 2024November 2024Allow700NoNo
18612652Medical Devices with a Quick Release Drive ConnectorMarch 2024October 2024Allow700NoNo
18589189ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS METHODFebruary 2024February 2026Allow2410YesNo
18433558FLUID BARRIER FOR INTRALUMINAL ULTRASOUND IMAGING AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS , AND METHODSFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1210NoNo
18398105PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION CATHETERSDecember 2023February 2026Abandon2510NoNo
18505994AUTOMATION OF TRANSVAGINAL ULTRASOUND WORKFLOWNovember 2023August 2025Allow2101YesNo
18559500BLOOD FLOW MEASUREMENT SYSTEMNovember 2023November 2025Allow2410YesNo
18502362ULTRASOUND SYSTEM AND METHODNovember 2023November 2024Allow1310YesNo
18385101System, Method and Apparatus for Magnetic Tracking of Ultrasound Probe and Generation of 3D Visualization ThereofOctober 2023August 2024Allow1000YesNo
18383809Optical Tip-Tracking Systems and Methods ThereofOctober 2023April 2025Allow1810NoNo
18376530HIGH-FREQUENCY COIL DEVICE AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS USING THE SAMEOctober 2023January 2026Allow2711NoNo
18285512SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PROVIDING USER GUIDANCE FOR ACQUIRING HEPATO-RENAL INDEX MEASUREMENTSOctober 2023October 2025Allow2410YesNo
18371388MULTI-MODE CAPACITIVE MICROMACHINED ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR MULTIPLE DIFFERENT INTRAVASCULAR SENSING CAPABILITIESSeptember 2023November 2024Abandon1410NoNo
18471150System and Method of Monitoring a Life-Threating Medical Situation Based on an Ejection-Fraction MeasurementSeptember 2023March 2025Allow1810YesNo
18242573NOISE REDUCTION FOR ULTRASOUND OPERATIONSSeptember 2023August 2024Allow1100YesNo
18225202ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUSJuly 2023September 2025Allow2610NoNo
18353202APPLICATION OF PRESSURE WAVES TO SKIN AND DEEPER ORGANSJuly 2023April 2024Abandon910NoNo
18216508DISPLAYING VISUAL REPRESENTATIONS OF ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCERSJune 2023June 2025Allow2411YesNo
18332611BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION USING PRESSURE PERTURBATIONJune 2023February 2026Abandon3211NoNo
18200353LINED VARIABLE BRAIDED DIFFERENTIAL DUROMETER MULTI-LUMEN SHAFT WITH A CROSS-SHAPED INNTER PROFILEMay 2023October 2024Allow1710NoNo
18316248DATA PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHODMay 2023September 2025Allow2810NoNo
18300364SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING MICROCIRCULATIONApril 2023April 2024Allow1220YesNo
18296906MEDICAL DEVICE FOR DEPLOYING A CATHETER THAT CAN BE OPERATED WITH A SINGLE HAND, AND A METHODApril 2023November 2023Allow700NoNo
18126456INTERLEAVED IMAGING AND TRACKING SEQUENCES FOR ULTRASOUND-BASED INSTRUMENT TRACKINGMarch 2023August 2024Allow1600YesNo
18125084Retrograde and Independently Articulatable Nested Catheter Systems for Combined Imaging and Therapy Delivery or Other UsesMarch 2023January 2026Abandon3401NoNo
18163475SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLOW OR VELOCITY QUANTIFICATION USING CONTRAST-ENHANCED X-RAY DATAFebruary 2023October 2025Allow3210YesNo
18160193ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND OPERATION METHOD OF ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUSJanuary 2023September 2024Allow2011YesNo
18091347Catheter with Distal Tilt DetectionDecember 2022February 2026Allow3711YesNo
18000969MAPPING OF CAVITATION ACTIVITYDecember 2022November 2025Allow3520NoNo
18075518REGISTRATION OF INTRALUMINAL PHYSIOLOGICAL DATA TO LONGITUDINAL IMAGE BODY LUMEN USING EXTRALUMINAL IMAGING DATADecember 2022October 2025Allow3411YesNo
17994788ULTRASONIC IMAGING DEVICENovember 2022June 2025Allow3111YesNo
18054170ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATIC IMAGE SAVINGNovember 2022August 2024Allow2211YesNo
17935505System and Method of Non-Invasive Continuous Echocardiographic MonitoringSeptember 2022February 2024Allow1700YesNo
17934285LOCALIZATION DEVICE, DELIVERY DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODSSeptember 2022March 2026Allow4131YesNo
17942603COMBINED ULTRASONIC AND DIRECT VISUAL HYSTEROSCOPESeptember 2022February 2025Allow2920YesNo
17801543VITAL SIGN MONITORING VIA REMOTE SENSING ON STATIONARY EXERCISE EQUIPMENTAugust 2022March 2026Abandon4321YesNo
17820266MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MEASUREMENT APPARATUSAugust 2022March 2026Abandon4322YesNo
17888872ULTRASONIC POWERED NEURAL STIMULATING DEVICE WITHOUT POWER SOURCES AND LEAD WIRESAugust 2022February 2025Allow3011NoNo
17888359Spatially Aware Medical Device Configured for Performance of Insertion Pathway ApproximationAugust 2022October 2025Allow3821YesNo
17819357ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, AND PROCESSOR FOR ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUSAugust 2022March 2025Allow3121YesNo
17816339APPARATUS TO DETECT TISSUE STRETCHING DURING INSERTION OF PROBESJuly 2022March 2025Allow3130YesNo
17875848ULTRASOUND VORTEX ENERGY INJECTION DEVICEJuly 2022September 2024Abandon2510NoNo
17875004Methods and Apparatuses for Estimating Bladder StatusJuly 2022November 2024Allow2711YesNo
17794997APPARATUS FOR MONITORING OF A PATIENT UNDERGOING A MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGE SCANJuly 2022August 2025Allow3730YesNo
17869443DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR HEMISPHERIC BREAST IMAGINGJuly 2022August 2023Allow1310YesNo
17812958SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGING IN CONNECTION WITH THERMAL ABLATION TREATMENTSJuly 2022April 2025Allow3350YesNo
17725370Ultrasound Imaging SystemApril 2022September 2024Allow2921YesNo
17721371MULTIFUNCTIONAL PROBE AND DETECTION METHOD THEREOFApril 2022June 2024Allow2620NoNo
17714850DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR POSITIONING MEDICAL DEVICES WITHIN A BODY LUMENApril 2022January 2026Allow4541YesNo
17708460DIAGNOSTIC ASSISTANCE DEVICE, DIAGNOSTIC ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, AND DIAGNOSTIC ASSISTANCE METHODMarch 2022May 2024Abandon2610NoNo
17764131SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VASCULAR AND STRUCTURAL IMAGINGMarch 2022October 2024Abandon3010NoNo
17655372IN-VIVO QUANTIFICATION OF FAT CONTENT IN AN ORGAN OF A LIVING SUBJECT USING ULTRASOUNDMarch 2022April 2025Allow3760YesNo
17636669METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING PROPERTIES IN A VESSELFebruary 2022November 2024Allow3310YesNo
17665743APPLICATION OF PRESSURE WAVES TO SKIN AND DEEPER ORGANSFebruary 2022November 2024Abandon3420NoYes
17665446ENDOLUMINAL SHAFTS INCLUDING ULTRASOUND COUPLING CAPABILITYFebruary 2022April 2025Allow3831YesNo
17561658CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT FOR MEDICAL IMAGINGDecember 2021June 2025Allow4111YesNo
17555836DIRECTING AN ULTRASOUND PROBE USING KNOWN POSITIONS OF ANATOMICAL STRUCTURESDecember 2021March 2026Allow5151YesNo
17547855ULTRASONIC SENSOR ARRAY, GUIDE WIRE, GUIDE WIRE SYSTEM, AND CATHETERDecember 2021January 2024Allow2511YesNo
17616890ALIGNMENT OF ULTRASOUND IMAGEDecember 2021September 2025Abandon4621YesNo
17616332Ultrasound ProbeDecember 2021April 2024Abandon2820NoNo
17538911Ultrasound Probe with Target Tracking CapabilityNovember 2021March 2024Allow2720YesNo
17614697PASSIVE-ULTRASOUND-SENSOR-BASED INITIALIZATION FOR IMAGE-BASED DEVICE SEGMENTATIONNovember 2021September 2024Allow3430YesNo
17534099Ultrasound System with Target and Medical Instrument AwarenessNovember 2021September 2024Allow3430YesNo
17613425NEUROSTIMULATION USING ENDOLUMINAL FOCUSSED ULTRASOUNDNovember 2021March 2025Allow3921NoNo
17531980CARDIAC FLOW DETECTION BASED ON MORPHOLOGICAL MODELING IN MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND IMAGINGNovember 2021March 2025Allow3921NoNo
17611213ULTRASOUND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING MOVEMENT OF AN OBJECTNovember 2021November 2023Allow2410YesNo
17520558Medical Devices with a Quick Release Drive ConnectorNovember 2021December 2023Allow2611YesNo
17500678Fiber Optic Enabled Deployable Medical Devices for Monitoring, Assessment and Capture of Deployment InformationOctober 2021September 2025Allow4860YesNo
17493320TIP ASSEMBLIES FOR REAL-TIME SAMPLING SYSTEMOctober 2021April 2025Allow4221YesNo
17470583ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS, MEASUREMENT CONDITION SETTING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2021October 2025Allow4940YesNo
17433656INTERVENTIONAL DEVICE TRACKINGAugust 2021May 2025Abandon4512NoNo
17430600ULTRASOUND ANALYSIS METHOD AND DEVICEAugust 2021August 2024Allow3630YesNo
17393283Systemized and Method for Optimized Medical Component Insertion Monitoring and Imaging EnhancementAugust 2021September 2024Allow3731YesNo
17380767System, Method and Apparatus for Magnetic Tracking of Ultrasound Probe and Generation of 3D Visualization ThereofJuly 2021August 2023Allow2511YesNo
17361989SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ECCENTRIC NODULE TISSUE ACQUISITIONJune 2021March 2025Allow4542YesNo
17330032Skin Test Reading Device and Associate Systems and MethodsMay 2021May 2024Abandon3530YesNo
17292105SIMULTANEOUS SENSOR TRACKING IN MEDICAL INTERVENTIONSMay 2021November 2023Allow3010NoNo
17291215SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS OF ANEMIAMay 2021January 2025Allow4420YesNo
17216960MONITORING HEALING AFTER TISSUE ADJUNCT IMPLANTATIONMarch 2021November 2025Abandon5521NoNo
17252293BIOPSY PREDICTION AND GUIDANCE WITH ULTRASOUND IMAGING AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODSDecember 2020August 2024Allow4440YesNo
17110991HOLOGRAPHIC AUGMENTED REALITY ULTRASOUND NEEDLE GUIDE FOR INSERTION FOR PERCUTANEOUS SURGICAL PROCEDURESDecember 2020March 2025Allow5250YesNo
17065420VISUALIZATION OF REFLECTORS IN INTRALUMINAL ULTRASOUND IMAGES AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICESOctober 2020June 2024Allow4560YesNo
17024954Image Fusion-Based Tracking without a Tracking SensorSeptember 2020August 2024Allow4731YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner FARAG, AMAL ALY.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
3
Examiner Affirmed
0
(0.0%)
Examiner Reversed
3
(100.0%)
Reversal Percentile
99.9%
Higher than average

What This Means

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.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
6
Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(50.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(50.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
84.4%
Higher 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, 50.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Strategic Recommendations

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 is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner FARAG, AMAL ALY - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner FARAG, AMAL ALY works in Art Unit 3798 and has examined 42 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 81.0%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 46 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner FARAG, AMAL ALY's allowance rate of 81.0% places them in the 52% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by FARAG, AMAL ALY receive 3.05 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 88% 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.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by FARAG, AMAL ALY is 46 months. This places the examiner in the 12% 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 +27.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by FARAG, AMAL ALY. This interview benefit is in the 75% 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, 26.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 45% 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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

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 6% 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.

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 24% 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 62.5% of appeals filed. This is in the 41% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 120.0% 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 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 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:

  • Expect multiple rounds of prosecution: This examiner issues more office actions than average. Address potential issues proactively in your initial response and consider requesting an interview early in prosecution.
  • Plan for RCE after final rejection: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments. Budget for an RCE in your prosecution strategy if you receive a final rejection.
  • 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

Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.

No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.

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