USPTO Examiner VARGAS DIXOMARA - Art Unit 3798

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
15734519SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING A VISCOSITY OF A FLUIDJuly 2021January 2024Allow3810NoNo
17131360CABLE MANTLE FOR SHIELD CURRENT SUPPRESSION IN A SHIELDED CABLEDecember 2020April 2024Allow3921YesNo
17116680SWAGED COMPONENT MAGNET ASSEMBLY FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGINGDecember 2020June 2024Abandon4221NoNo
16972041SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AT LEAST ONE VITAL SIGN OF A SUBJECTDecember 2020November 2024Abandon4820NoYes
16972462OPTICAL COHERENCE IMAGERDecember 2020January 2024Allow3710NoNo
16950198HEAD COIL ARRANGEMENT WITH AUTOMATICALLY POSITIONABLE SEND COIL UNITNovember 2020September 2024Allow4650YesNo
17093415ULTRASOUND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ULTRASOUND SYSTEMNovember 2020December 2023Allow3710NoNo
17092850SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING GLUCOSE METABOLISM BY A PATIENTNovember 2020December 2024Allow4940NoNo
17090246METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SIMULTANEOUS QUANTITATIVE MULTIPARAMETRIC MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI)November 2020April 2024Allow4110NoNo
17250016MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SYSTEM WITH MOVABLY SUSPENDED RECEIVE COILNovember 2020November 2023Allow3710NoNo
17083478Microbending Fiber-Optic Sensor for Vital Sign Monitoring and Co-Extraction of Respiration and HeartrateOctober 2020December 2023Allow3711NoNo
17078308HEAD COIL DEVICE AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS USING THE SAMEOctober 2020March 2023Allow2920NoNo
17077850SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING PATIENT MOTION DURING MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGINGOctober 2020February 2024Allow4030YesNo
17065356SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR DETECTING ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE IN PATIENTS DURING MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGINGOctober 2020June 2022Allow2010NoNo
17060988FAST REAL-TIME CARDIAC CINE MRI RECONSTRUCTION WITH RESIDUAL CONVOLUTIONAL RECURRENT NEURAL NETWORKOctober 2020March 2024Allow4120YesNo
17044587ADAPTIVE DOWNHOLE ACQUISITION SYSTEMOctober 2020June 2023Allow3240YesNo
17025108METHOD FOR AN ADAPTIVE ACTUATION OF A MAGNETIC RESONANCE DEVICESeptember 2020November 2023Allow3840YesNo
16960788DETERMINING POSITIONS AND CONDITIONS OF TOOLS OF A ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM UTILIZING COMPUTER VISIONJuly 2020March 2024Allow4410NoNo
16857579Daily MRgRT QA PhantomApril 2020May 2025Allow6050NoNo
16640531A FETAL MOVEMENT DETECTION METHOD FROM DOPPLER ULTRASOUND SIGNALFebruary 2020March 2025Allow6010NoNo
14602635MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT METHODJanuary 2015December 2017Allow3500NoNo
14222609Shielding for a Magnetic Resonance Tomography Device and Magnetic Resonance Tomography Device Equipped TherewithMarch 2014November 2017Allow4310NoNo
13977560PROXIMITY DETECTION VIA MAGNETIC RESONANCE COUPLINGMarch 2014June 2017Allow4810NoNo
14026291METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE TO CONTROL A MAGNETIC RESONANCE SYSTEMSeptember 2013April 2017Allow4310NoNo
13996859METHOD FOR GENERATING SPIN WAVESJuly 2013April 2014Allow1010NoNo
13930441METHOD AND APPARATUS USABLE FOR MINING AND MINERAL EXPLORATIONJune 2013August 2014Allow1420NoNo
13882293METHOD OF CHARACTERIZINGApril 2013October 2016Allow4110NoNo
13871058WATER/FAT IMAGE IDENTIFICATION METHOD AND DEVICE, AND HARMONIZATION METHOD AND DEVICEApril 2013May 2017Allow4811NoNo
13827549SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE MEASUREMENTS ON RESERVOIR FLUIDS FOR PREDICTION OF FLUID PROPERTIESMarch 2013May 2016Allow3910NoNo
13784816Method for Determining a Set of B1 Field MapsMarch 2013September 2015Allow3100NoNo
13807026VARIATION OF AN MRI SEQUENCE PARAMETER TO MINIMIZE THE VARIANCE OF A MEASURED VALUEDecember 2012September 2015Allow3200NoNo
13723423Method for Reducing Mechanical Vibrations in a Magnetic Resonance Imaging SystemDecember 2012August 2015Allow3200NoNo
13627034MAGNETIC RESONANCE SYSTEM, OPERATING METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE TO GENERATE T2-WEIGHTED IMAGES USING A PULSE SEQUENCE WITH VERY SHORT ECHO TIMESSeptember 2012August 2015Allow3400NoNo
13576676MAGNETIC RESONANCE-BASED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINATION OF OXYGEN SATURATION IN FLOWING BLOODAugust 2012December 2015Allow4010YesNo
13464911SIZE-ADJUSTABLE HEAD/NECK MR SURFACE COIL WITH HINGED UPPER SECTIONMay 2012October 2015Allow4220NoNo
13463847SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING USING MULTIPLE SPATIAL ENCODING MAGNETIC FIELDSMay 2012February 2016Allow4520NoNo
13462384ISOTROPIC METAMATERIAL LENS FOR MAGNETIC IMAGING APPLICATIONSMay 2012June 2015Allow3810NoNo
13458659APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECONSTRUCTING 3D IMAGE BY USING MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGINGApril 2012April 2015Allow3610NoNo
13406554Method and device for establishing excitation parameters for MR imagingFebruary 2012March 2015Allow3710NoNo
13406015REDUCING NOISE IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING USING CONDUCTIVE LOOPSFebruary 2012January 2013Allow1120NoNo
13391741MULTI-ELEMENT TRANSMIT RF CHAIN WITH LOCAL AUTOMATIC TUNE AND MATCH DEVICEFebruary 2012October 2014Allow3210NoNo
13391584METHOD FOR EXAMINING THE NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN A SAMPLE AND DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHODFebruary 2012July 2014Allow2900NoNo
13368984METHOD TO GENERATE MAGNETIC FIELDS OF HIGH UNIFORMITY AND COMPENSATION OF EXTERNAL DISPERSED FIELD, AND SYSTEM FOR ITS EMBODIMENTFebruary 2012August 2014Allow3010NoNo
13366350SYSTEM OF RECEIVE COILS AND PADS FOR USE WITH MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGINGFebruary 2012September 2014Allow3210NoNo
13302251MAGNETIC RESONANCE METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PHASE CORRECTION OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE SIGNALS ORIGINATING IN MIXED TISSUENovember 2011June 2014Allow3110NoNo
13302191SUPPLEMENTATION OF ACQUIRED, UNDERSAMPLED MR DATANovember 2011July 2014Allow3201NoNo
13260975DEVICE FOR PARTICULATE NMR SAMPLES IN A FLUID AND RELATED METHODSNovember 2011February 2014Allow2900NoNo
13288508Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Tool With Movable MagnetsNovember 2011June 2014Allow3110NoNo
13218435METHOD FOR COMPENSATING FOR EDDY CURRENT FIELDS IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGESAugust 2011June 2014Allow3310NoNo
13213253MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD EMBODYING A MAGNETIC RESONANCE MARKING SYSTEM AND METHODAugust 2011March 2014Allow3110NoNo
13211402THERMOACOUSTIC RF BODY COIL LINER FOR REDUCED ACOUSTIC NOISE IN AN MR SYSTEMAugust 2011March 2014Allow3110NoNo
13209513VOLUME HOLOGRAM RESIN COMPOSITION, SURFACE RELIEF HOLOGRAM RESIN COMPOSITION, AND HOLOGRAM LAYER, HOLOGRAM TRANSFER FOIL AND BRITTLE HOLOGRAM LABEL USING THE SAMEAugust 2011June 2014Allow3410NoNo
13208621RECEIVER COIL TO MEASURE X-NUCLEI SIGNALS AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE APPARATUS WITH SUCH A RECEIVER COILAugust 2011October 2013Allow2600NoNo
13194693HIGH-CURRENT CABLE CONNECTION FOR GRADIENT CABLES OF A MAGNETIC RESONANCE TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEMJuly 2011October 2013Allow2600NoNo
13193944METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGINGJuly 2011October 2013Allow2600NoNo
13126570ELECTROMAGNET ASSEMBLYJuly 2011May 2014Allow3710NoNo
13174488NUCLEAR QUADRUPOLE RESONANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORINGJune 2011April 2012Allow910NoNo
13139377Compact Inhomogeneous Permanent Magnetic Field Generator for Magnetic Resonance ImagingJune 2011August 2015Allow5020YesNo
12936711POSITIVE MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING CONTRAST METHODS AND APPARATUS USING CHEMICAL EXCHANGE SATURATION TRANSFERMay 2011August 2013Allow3400YesNo
13065446Baluns, a fine balance and impedance adjustment module, a multi-layer transmission line, and transmission line NMR probes using sameMarch 2011April 2015Allow4911NoNo
13059238RF Power Splitter for Magnetic Resonance SystemFebruary 2011January 2014Allow3511NoNo
12931196MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY WITH REAL-TIME CORRECTION OF MOTION AND FREQUENCY DRIFT, AND REAL-TIME SHIMMINGJanuary 2011September 2013Allow3210YesNo
12893140CORRECTION OF TRUNCATIONS IN MR IMAGINGSeptember 2010September 2013Allow3510NoNo
12933897FLIP ANGLE IMAGING WITH IMPROVED B1 MAPPING FOR MULTI-RF TRANSMIT SYSTEMSSeptember 2010November 2013Allow3820YesNo
12876335SCALABLE MULTICHANNEL TRANSMITTER SYSTEM FOR AN MR TRANSMISSION ARRAYSeptember 2010July 2013Allow3410NoNo
12874484NEW TECHNIQUE FOR PERFORMING DIELECTRIC PROPERTY MEASUREMENTS AT MICROWAVE FREQUENCIESSeptember 2010September 2013Allow3711YesNo
12842285METHOD AND APPARATUS USABLE FOR MINING AND MINERAL EXPLORATIONJuly 2010March 2013Allow3201NoNo
12842121SIDE-BAND SUPPRESSION METHOD AND SIDE-BAND SUPPRESSION DEVICEJuly 2010November 2012Allow2700NoNo
12735241UPPER STACK FOR A NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROMETER APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF OPERATING A NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROMETER APPARATUSJune 2010July 2013Allow3610NoNo
12669590SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING FORMATION CHARACTERISTICS IN A WELLJune 2010January 2014Allow4810YesNo
12795868METHOD FOR DETERMINING FORMATION PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION USING WELL LOGGING MEASUREMENTSJune 2010September 2013Allow3920NoNo
12795798OPTIMIZED FLAT/SADDLE COIL COOLING SYSTEMJune 2010October 2012Allow2800NoNo
12741050METHOD OF PERFORMING AN MRI REFERENCE SCANMay 2010May 2012Allow2510NoNo
12762922METHOD FOR K-SPACE RECONSTRUCTION IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE INVERSE IMAGINGApril 2010December 2012Allow3210NoNo
12753132PARAMETRIC AMPLIFIER DEVICEApril 2010September 2013Allow4210NoNo
12752448MULTI-CHANNEL BREAST MRI RADIO FREQUENCY RECEIVER COILApril 2010August 2013Allow4120NoNo
12751031MAGNETIC RESONANCE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING A NEUROLOGICAL SEQUENCE PROTOCOLMarch 2010January 2013Allow3310NoNo
12751062MAGNETIC RESONANCE METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING RF HEATING IN THE PATIENTMarch 2010July 2012Allow2800NoNo
12720541TUNING LOW-INDUCTANCE COILS AT LOW FREQUENCIESMarch 2010December 2011Allow2111NoNo
12675801METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EX SITU MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANALYSISMarch 2010January 2013Allow3510NoNo
12692949SYSTEM FOR ORDERING ACQUISITION OF FREQUENCY DOMAIN COMPONENTS REPRESENTING MR IMAGE DATAJanuary 2010December 2012Allow3411YesNo
12688550METHOD FOR MOTION CORRECTION IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING USING RADIO FREQUENCY COIL ARRAYSJanuary 2010December 2012Allow3511NoNo
12651170SYSTEM FOR COMBINING MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING WITH PARTICLE-BASED RADIATION SYSTEMS FOR IMAGE GUIDED RADIATION THERAPYDecember 2009December 2012Allow3610NoNo
12650266MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUSDecember 2009June 2012Allow2900NoNo
12649425PRE-ADJUSTABLE SMD COILS FOR HIGH CURRENTSDecember 2009September 2012Allow3210NoNo
12643235CORRECTED NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING USING MAGNETIZATION TRANSFERDecember 2009December 2012Allow3510NoNo
12638491AMPLIFIED RADIATION DAMPING FOR MR IMAGING AND SPECTROSCOPYDecember 2009March 2012Allow2700NoNo
12619987MR IMAGING WITH AN RF PULSE PRODUCING REDUCED MAGNETIZATION TRANSFERNovember 2009October 2010Allow1110NoNo
12606852DETECTION OF MAGNETIC FIELDS USING NANO-MAGNETSOctober 2009March 2012Allow2911YesNo
12577948NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE METHOD FOR DETECTING HYDROGEN PEROXIDE AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING SAID METHODOctober 2009May 2012Allow3110NoNo
12577644SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING A MAGNETIC FIELD FOR MR AND OTHER USEOctober 2009January 2012Allow2700NoNo
12558408OPTICALLY INTEGRATED BIOSENSOR BASED ON OPTICALLY DETECTED MAGNETIC RESONANCESeptember 2009February 2012Allow2900NoNo
12555708DETECTING SPIN PERTURBATIONS USING MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGINGSeptember 2009March 2012Allow3101YesNo
12500638METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A SENSITIVE VOLUME FOR SINGLE-SIDED NMRJuly 2009March 2011Allow2120YesNo
12458368METHOD FOR DETERMINING ATTENUATION VALUES OF AN OBJECTJuly 2009May 2012Allow3411YesNo
12497457MILLIPEDE SURFACE COILSJuly 2009October 2011Allow2810NoNo
12458003MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHODJune 2009December 2011Allow2910NoNo
12486087MAGNETIC RESONANCE SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD WITH COMPENSATION OF SECOND-ORDER MAXWELL TERMSJune 2009September 2011Allow2710YesNo
12455298SYSTEMS, DEVICES, METHODS, AND COMPOSITIONS INCLUDING FUNCTIONALIZED FERROMAGNETIC STRUCTURESMay 2009August 2011Allow2710YesNo
12455299MULTIPLEX IMAGING SYSTEMS, DEVICES, METHODS, AND COMPOSITIONS INCLUDING FERROMAGNETIC STRUCTURESMay 2009August 2011Allow2710YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner VARGAS, DIXOMARA.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
1
Allowed After Appeal Filing
0
(0.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(100.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
11.5%
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, 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.

Strategic Recommendations

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner VARGAS, DIXOMARA - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner VARGAS, DIXOMARA works in Art Unit 3798 and has examined 143 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 97.2%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 33 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner VARGAS, DIXOMARA's allowance rate of 97.2% places them in the 87% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by VARGAS, DIXOMARA receive 1.26 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 14% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by VARGAS, DIXOMARA is 33 months. This places the examiner in the 49% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a -0.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by VARGAS, DIXOMARA. This interview benefit is in the 11% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 41.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 92% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. If you receive a final rejection, filing an RCE with substantive amendments or arguments has a strong likelihood of success.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 41.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 65% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 83.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 85% 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 11.9% of allowed cases (in the 95% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 54% 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:

  • RCEs are effective: This examiner has a high allowance rate after RCE compared to others. If you receive a final rejection and have substantive amendments or arguments, an RCE is likely to be successful.
  • Examiner cooperation: This examiner frequently makes examiner's amendments to place applications in condition for allowance. If you are close to allowance, the examiner may help finalize the claims.

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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