Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18898893 | AUGMENTED REALITY GUIDANCE FOR VASCULAR PROCEDURES | September 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18607317 | Systems and Methods for Biomagnetic Field Imaging | March 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18285531 | MAGNETIC MARKER SET AND METHOD OF ARRANGING MAGNETIC MARKER | October 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18478936 | DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING PRESSURE DURING SENSING | September 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18219214 | ULTRASOUND IMAGE PROCESSING | July 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18348144 | AUGMENTED REALITY DISPLAY FOR CARDIAC AND VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH COMPENSATION FOR CARDIAC MOTION | July 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18269859 | REAL-TIME MARKER-LESS DYNAMIC TUMOR TRACKING | June 2023 | June 2025 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18213286 | ACCURATE DIAPHRAGM THICKNESS AND FUNCTION EVALUATION USING ULTRASOUND AND MECHANICAL VENTILATOR SIGNALS | June 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18317342 | ABLATION MONITORING AND CONTROL USING THREE-DIMENSIONAL ECHO DECORRELATION IMAGING | May 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18139478 | MEDICAL CAMERA ASSEMBLY COMPRISING RANGE CAMERA AND THERMOGRAPHIC CAMERA | April 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18304711 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TOOTH PULP VITALITY DETECTION | April 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18122124 | HARMONIC EXCITATION TISSUE THERAPY | March 2023 | April 2025 | Abandon | 25 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18176047 | MATCHED FILTER IN IONOACOUSTIC SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR ION BEAM RANGE DETERMINATION AND DOSIMETRY | February 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18093220 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODULATION OF DEEP BRAIN CIRCUITS | January 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18092978 | SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING BLOOD FLOW | January 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18062472 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, AND PROCESSOR FOR ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS | December 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17977152 | EAR-NOSE-THROAT (ENT) NAVIGABLE SHAVER WITH FERROMAGNETIC COMPONENTS | October 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17948434 | STRUCTURED-LIGHT IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING SUB-DIFFUSE SCATTERING PARAMETERS | September 2022 | May 2025 | Abandon | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17944521 | SYSTEM FOR DIAGNOSING A FOOT CONDITION BY SCANNING THE FOOT AND A METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING THE FOOT CONDITION USING THE SAME | September 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17944219 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF MEASURING BIOMETRIC INFORMATION USING SAME | September 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17939787 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR VISUALIZING, ACCESSING AND PERFORMING INTERVENTIONS INVOLVING THE THORACIC DUCT | September 2022 | January 2025 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17882049 | SMART TRACKED INTERVENTIONAL TOOLS INCLUDING WIRELESS TRANSCEIVER | August 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17789199 | DEVICE IMPLANTATION GUIDANCE | June 2022 | June 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17847911 | Intelligent Surgical Marker | June 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17842674 | HIGH DOSE RATE RADIATION THERAPY SYSTEMS AND DOSIMETRY | June 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17785462 | TREATMENT DEVICE INCLUDING A TOOL-HOLDER AND A TOOL INCLUDING CONTACTLESS ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT MEANS | June 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17776865 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OBTAINING MEDICAL ULTRASOUND IMAGES | May 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17776232 | RADIATION CAPSULE FOR BOWEL DISEASE IMAGING AND LOCALIZE DRUG DELIVERY | May 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 30 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17776261 | ASSESSMENT OF MEASURED TOMOGRAPHIC DATA | May 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17661784 | OPTOACOUSTIC PROBE | May 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 28 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17724667 | PET TRANSMISSION SOURCE BASED ON CONTINUOUS BED MOTION | April 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17721697 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIMULTANEOUS ACQUISITION OF CONTRAST DYNAMICS AND ANATOMICAL IMAGES | April 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17722254 | MULTI-SPHERE HEAD MODEL FOR DIPOLE LOCALIZATION | April 2022 | October 2024 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17712365 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAGNETIC OCCULT LESION LOCALIZATION AND IMAGING | April 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 38 | 4 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 17700422 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING CATHETERS RELATIVE TO INTRODUCERS | March 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 25 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17654840 | System and Method for Controlling X-Ray Frame Rate of an Imaging System | March 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17695039 | METHOD FOR MID-INTENSITY, NON-ABLATIVE ACOUSTIC TREATMENT OF INJURED TISSUE | March 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17651894 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONFIGURING MEDICAL DEVICE | February 2022 | January 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17580723 | DETERMINING A TARGET POSITION OF AN X-RAY DEVICE | January 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 28 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17572383 | NEUROMODULATION ENERGY APPLICATION TECHNIQUES | January 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17564534 | MEDICAL SYSTEM WITH MEDICAL DEVICE OVERLAY DISPLAY | December 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17621270 | STIMULATION APPARATUS | December 2021 | October 2024 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17548505 | APPARATUS FOR CHARACTERIZING A VESSEL WALL | December 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17543365 | OPTICAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTRAOPERATIVE DETECTION OF CSF LEAKS | December 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17537932 | INFRARED SPECTROSCOPIC DEVICES AND METHODS OF USE FOR TRANSDERMAL PATIENT ASSESSMENT | November 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17455838 | IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | November 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 32 | 3 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 17491175 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLANTING LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES | September 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17479486 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE TREATMENT OF CELLULITE WITH THE COMBINATION OF LOW LEVEL LIGHT, ULTRASOUND, AND VACUUM | September 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17434734 | FEEDBACK CONTINUOUS POSITIONING CONTROL OF END-EFFECTORS | August 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17430563 | ULTRASONIC IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME | August 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 44 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17429479 | MAGNETIC FIELD MEASURING APPARATUS AND MAGNETIC FIELD MEASURING METHOD | August 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 32 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17312641 | ANESTHESIA PROCEDURE AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT | June 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17291213 | NON-INVASIVE NON-CONTACT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING DIABETES MELLITUS CONDITION USING THERMAL IMAGING | May 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17283497 | SYSTEM FOR DELIVERY OF A FIDUCIAL MARKER | April 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 51 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17277224 | NEUROMODULATION BASED NERVE IDENTIFICATION | March 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 45 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17202651 | Dynamic Range Optimization in an Optical Measurement System | March 2021 | September 2024 | Abandon | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17199169 | MULTI-CHANNEL ULTRASOUND STIMULATOR | March 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17172644 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECONSTRUCTION USING A HIGH-RESOLUTION PHASE IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGES | February 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 45 | 5 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 17161385 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A WEARABLE BIOLOGICAL FIELD SENSING DEVICE USING FERROMAGNETIC RESONANCE | January 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17160937 | MEDICAL CAPSULE INCLUDING AN ACTIVATION CIRCUIT | January 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 43 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17160109 | NESTED AND PARALLEL FEEDBACK CONTROL LOOPS FOR ULTRA-FINE MEASUREMENTS OF MAGNETIC FIELDS FROM THE BRAIN USING A NEURAL DETECTION SYSTEM | January 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17160078 | SELF-CALIBRATION OF FLUX GATE OFFSET AND GAIN DRIFT TO IMPROVE MEASUREMENT ACCURACY OF MAGNETIC FIELDS FROM THE BRAIN USING A WEARABLE NEURAL DETECTION SYSTEM | January 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17260218 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CORNEAL PROPERTY ANALYSIS USING TERAHERTZ RADIATION | January 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17259023 | SYSTEM METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, FOR COMPUTER AIDED SURGERY | January 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 52 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17257600 | INCORPORATING NEW LOCATION READINGS TO OLD MODELS | January 2021 | June 2024 | Abandon | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17138696 | MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY | December 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17256609 | MOBILE DEVICE APPLICATIONS TO MEASURE BLOOD PRESSURE | December 2020 | February 2024 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17107566 | OPTICAL OBSERVATION SYSTEM WITH A CONTACTLESS POINTER UNIT, OPERATING METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT | November 2020 | September 2024 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17062659 | MEDICAL IMAGE DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS, X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS, AND MEDICAL IMAGE DIAGNOSIS ASSISTING METHOD | October 2020 | December 2023 | Allow | 38 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16978987 | NEUROMODULATION TECHNIQUES | September 2020 | November 2023 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16977361 | Wearable Physiological Device And Apparatus | September 2020 | April 2024 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16965888 | MRI TRACKING DEVICE DESIGN, FABRICATION, AND METHODS OF USE FOR MRI-GUIDED ROBOTIC SYSTEM | July 2020 | April 2024 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16964736 | System and Method for Diagnosis, Monitoring, and Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea | July 2020 | April 2024 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16925346 | OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME, OPTICAL MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | July 2020 | January 2024 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16644507 | MINIMALLY INVASIVE EXAMINATION DEVICE | March 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 44 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16801050 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DYNAMIC COLLIMATION | February 2020 | May 2024 | Allow | 50 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16694171 | METHOD FOR PRECISION PLANNING, GUIDANCE, AND PLACEMENT OF PROBES WITHIN A BODY | November 2019 | September 2024 | Allow | 58 | 5 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16483723 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING DATA FROM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANS | August 2019 | February 2024 | Abandon | 55 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16420007 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GATING RADIATION EXPOSURE | May 2019 | February 2024 | Allow | 57 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15297767 | ECHOGENIC NEEDLE ASSEMBLIES AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF | October 2016 | June 2024 | Allow | 60 | 8 | 1 | Yes | Yes |
| 14551785 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC IMAGE DATA PROCESSING METHOD | November 2014 | July 2018 | Allow | 44 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MATTSON, SEAN D.
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 MATTSON, SEAN D works in Art Unit 3798 and has examined 79 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 83.5%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 32 months.
Examiner MATTSON, SEAN D's allowance rate of 83.5% places them in the 52% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by MATTSON, SEAN D receive 2.09 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 69% 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 MATTSON, SEAN D is 32 months. This places the examiner in the 34% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +38.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MATTSON, SEAN D. This interview benefit is in the 88% 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, 33.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 66% 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 36.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 47% 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, 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 80.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 70% 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 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, 114.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 98% 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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