USPTO Examiner YANG YI SHAN - Art Unit 3798

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19035180ORTHOBIOLOGIC IMPLEMENTATION SYSTEMJanuary 2025July 2025Allow510YesNo
19007186ULTRASOUND PROBE WITH AN INTEGRATED NEEDLE ASSEMBLY AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, A METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A PATH FOR INSERTING A NEEDLE OF THE ULTRASOUND PROBEDecember 2024March 2025Allow200YesNo
19007176ULTRASOUND PROBE WITH AN INTEGRATED NEEDLE ASSEMBLY AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, A METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A PATH FOR INSERTING A NEEDLE OF THE ULTRASOUND PROBEDecember 2024March 2025Allow200YesNo
18896620IN VIVO NON-INVASIVE MEASUREMENT OF BLOOD PARAMETERS USING LASER ENABLED SWEPT FREQUENCY ACOUSTIC INTERFEROMETRYSeptember 2024February 2026Allow1710YesNo
18814111DEVICE FOR GENERATING SHOCKWAVESAugust 2024December 2025Allow1510NoNo
18778047ULTRASONIC THERAPEUTIC SYSTEM, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ULTRASONIC THERAPEUTIC SYSTEM AND ULTRASONIC THERAPEUTIC APPARATUSJuly 2024September 2025Allow1410NoNo
18710833BIOLOGICAL DETECTION SYSTEM, BIOLOGICAL DETECTION METHOD, AND PROGRAMJuly 2024October 2025Allow1710NoNo
18774593ULTRASOUND PROBE WITH AN INTEGRATED NEEDLE ASSEMBLY AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, A METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A PATH FOR INSERTING A NEEDLE OF THE ULTRASOUND PROBEJuly 2024February 2025Allow710NoNo
18761727ULTRASOUND PROBE WITH AN INTEGRATED NEEDLE ASSEMBLY AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, A METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A PATH FOR INSERTING A NEEDLE OF THE ULTRASOUND PROBEJuly 2024April 2025Allow1020YesNo
18756931ULTRASONIC TREATMENT TIP AND THERAPEUTIC INSTRUMENTJune 2024July 2025Allow1310NoNo
18753732METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING HEART RATEJune 2024November 2025Allow1710YesNo
18742287VASCULAR STATE MEASUREMENT METHOD AND MEASUREMENT DEVICE THEREOFJune 2024February 2026Allow2010YesNo
18673836ULTRASOUND PROBE WITH AN INTEGRATED NEEDLE ASSEMBLY AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, A METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A PATH FOR INSERTING A NEEDLE OF THE ULTRASOUND PROBEMay 2024November 2025Allow1840YesNo
18635235TISSUE IMAGING IN PRESENCE OF FLUID DURING BIOPSY PROCEDUREApril 2024November 2025Allow1910YesNo
18631128DEVICE FOR APPLYING ULTRASOUND TO SUPERFICIAL TARGETSApril 2024January 2026Abandon2110NoNo
18607796Tapped Light in a Laser-Based Photoplethysmographic DeviceMarch 2024October 2025Allow1910NoNo
18682674System and Method for Mitigation of Random Body Movement and Interference Effects in Radar-Based Vital Signs Monitoring Systems in Medical ApplicationsFebruary 2024October 2025Allow2010YesNo
18427452ULTRASOUND PROBE WITH AN INTEGRATED NEEDLE ASSEMBLY AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, A METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A PATH FOR INSERTING A NEEDLE OF THE ULTRASOUND PROBEJanuary 2024April 2024Allow300YesNo
18292170DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING RESPIRATORY INFORMATION OF A SUBJECTJanuary 2024December 2025Allow2320NoNo
18418421INSTRUMENTS FOR NAVIGATED ORTHOPEDIC SURGERIESJanuary 2024February 2026Allow2520NoNo
18404020METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IDENTIFYING TISSUE CHARACTERISTICSJanuary 2024December 2025Abandon2310NoNo
18544168CARDIAC CYCLE-BASED DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS AND METHODSDecember 2023June 2025Allow1800YesNo
18539330SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETECTING MELANOMA ON A PATIENTS SKINDecember 2023January 2026Abandon2510NoNo
18528965RADAR DETECTION DEVICE AND METHODDecember 2023August 2025Allow2010NoNo
18527127CARDIOPULMONARY HEALTH MONITORING USING THERMAL CAMERA AND AUDIO SENSORDecember 2023April 2024Allow400YesNo
18522605METHOD OF EMPLOYING A MEDICAL APPARATUS WITH TRANSLATABLE IMAGING DEVICE FOR REAL-TIME CONFIRMATION OF INTERCEPTION OF TARGET TISSUENovember 2023January 2026Allow2620YesNo
18564832REASON-FOR-CHANGE IN UNDER-EYE SAGGING DETERMINATION METHOD, REASON-FOR-CHANGE IN UNDER-EYE SAGGING DETERMINATION APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM, UNDER-EYE SAGGING EVALUATION METHOD, UNDER-EYE SAGGING EVALUATION APPARATUS, AND PROGRAMNovember 2023March 2026Abandon2811NoNo
18499587TECHNIQUES FOR DETERMINING BLOOD PRESSURE BASED ON A RELATIVE TIMING OF PULSESNovember 2023October 2025Allow2411YesNo
18285503NAVIGATING AN INTERVENTIONAL DEVICEOctober 2023November 2025Allow2620NoNo
18473408TREATMENT PROCEDURE PLANNING SYSTEM AND METHODSeptember 2023July 2025Allow2210YesNo
18283440SYSTEM FOR THE IMAGE ACQUISITION AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL DIGITAL RECONSTRUCTION OF THE HUMAN ANATOMICAL SHAPES AND METHOD OF USE THEREOFSeptember 2023September 2025Allow2410YesNo
18278003EMOTION ESTIMATION APPARATUS AND EMOTION ESTIMATION METHODAugust 2023June 2024Allow1020YesNo
18234618DETECTION DEVICE AND DETECTION SYSTEMAugust 2023February 2026Allow3030YesNo
18355147ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING BODY TEMPERATURE OF USERJuly 2023August 2025Allow2500YesNo
18354698COMPUTER PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEMJuly 2023February 2026Allow3110YesNo
18353395BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION DETECTORJuly 2023August 2025Allow2510YesNo
18322399ULTRASOUND PROBE WITH AN INTEGRATED NEEDLE ASSEMBLY AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, A METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A PATH FOR INSERTING A NEEDLE OF THE ULTRASOUND PROBEMay 2023November 2025Allow3020YesNo
18322394ULTRASOUND PROBE WITH AN INTEGRATED NEEDLE ASSEMBLY AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, A METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A PATH FOR INSERTING A NEEDLE OF THE ULTRASOUND PROBEMay 2023July 2024Allow1410NoNo
18322344METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HYPERTENSION CLASSIFICATIONMay 2023April 2025Allow2310YesNo
18200303SHAPER FOR VERTEBRAL FIXATION RODSMay 2023May 2025Allow2410NoNo
18136714APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING BIO-INFORMATIONApril 2023January 2026Abandon3330NoNo
18248668SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRICAL MONITORING OF IMPLANTABLE DEVICESApril 2023October 2025Allow3010NoNo
18189888TECHNIQUES FOR DETERMINING BLOOD PRESSURE BASED ON A RELATIVE TIMING OF PULSESMarch 2023June 2025Allow2741YesNo
18180647APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING BIO-INFORMATIONMarch 2023March 2026Allow3620YesNo
18110426SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR SCANNING SUBJECTS TO ASCERTAIN BODY MEASUREMENTSFebruary 2023August 2024Allow1820YesNo
18164294ULTRASOUND PROBE WITH AN INTEGRATED NEEDLE ASSEMBLY AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, A METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A PATH FOR INSERTING A NEEDLE OF THE ULTRASOUND PROBEFebruary 2023September 2023Allow720YesNo
18162386APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING BIO-INFORMATIONJanuary 2023May 2025Allow2710YesNo
18162278ULTRASOUND PROBE WITH AN INTEGRATED NEEDLE ASSEMBLY AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, A METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A PATH FOR INSERTING A NEEDLE OF THE ULTRASOUND PROBEJanuary 2023February 2026Abandon3611NoNo
18086784Navigation System For And Method Of Tracking The Position Of A Work TargetDecember 2022May 2025Allow2930YesNo
18085817FMCW RADAR TARGET DETECTION METHOD FOR VITAL SIGNAL DETECTIONDecember 2022September 2025Allow3210YesNo
17992089THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY OF A MULTI-ELECTRODE CATHETER AND SIGNALS ACQUIRED OVER TIMENovember 2022February 2026Allow3910NoNo
18057549NON-INVASIVE IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USENovember 2022June 2024Abandon1910NoNo
17973588APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING BIO-INFORMATIONOctober 2022March 2025Allow2810NoNo
17996849Neuronal Activity Mapping Using Phase-Based Susceptibility-Enhanced Functional Magnetic Resonance ImagingOctober 2022November 2025Allow3710YesNo
17930137ANTENNA ARRAYS FOR ANALYTE SENSORSSeptember 2022December 2025Abandon4010NoNo
17903595Device and Method for Identifying Anatomical StructuresSeptember 2022June 2024Abandon2110NoNo
17898951INTRA-CARDIAC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY INTERPOSERAugust 2022February 2025Allow3020YesNo
17794648SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ROBUST FLOW MEASUREMENTS IN VESSELSJuly 2022March 2026Allow4431YesNo
17868702PROSTHESIS FOR HERNIA REPAIRJuly 2022January 2026Allow4210YesNo
17866023DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING PULMONARY CONGESTION USING OPTICAL SENSINGJuly 2022July 2025Allow3631YesNo
17849372RUBIDIUM ELUTION SYSTEMJune 2022July 2025Abandon3621NoNo
17783693MEMS AIRBORNE ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER SYSTEM FOR DETECTING BRAIN HAEMORRHAGEJune 2022October 2025Abandon4020NoNo
17829215METHOD FOR OPERATING A WEARABLE DEVICE THAT INCLUDES AN OPTICAL SENSOR SYSTEM AND AN RF SENSOR SYSTEMMay 2022November 2025Abandon4110NoNo
17828786APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING BIO-INFORMATIONMay 2022July 2024Allow2620YesNo
17829223WEARABLE DEVICE THAT INCLUDES AN OPTICAL SENSOR SYSTEM AND AN RF SENSOR SYSTEMMay 2022November 2025Abandon4210NoNo
17778144DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING HEIGHT GROWTH BY USING PULSED MICRO-ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD, AND METHOD FOR DRIVING DEVICEMay 2022March 2026Abandon4610NoNo
17776735DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED INDUCTION OF NOISE BY MEANS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATIONMay 2022February 2026Allow4510YesNo
17733010CARDIAC CYCLE-BASED DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS AND METHODSApril 2022September 2023Allow1700YesNo
17771939METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION FOR CHOOSING BREAST CANCER TREATMENT METHOD BY USING BREAST CANCER ULTRASONIC IMAGE AND GENE INFORMATIONApril 2022April 2025Allow3510YesNo
17722578METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FAST FILTER CHANGEApril 2022December 2025Allow4460YesNo
17719979TREATMENT COUCH WITH LOCALIZATION ARRAYApril 2022June 2025Allow3840YesNo
17678046VIRTUAL BEAM'S-EYE VIEW IMAGING IN RADIATION THERAPY FOR PATIENT SETUPFebruary 2022December 2023Allow2210YesNo
17675399Concentric Architecture for Optical SensingFebruary 2022April 2024Allow2620YesNo
17586248BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORJanuary 2022January 2024Allow2420NoNo
17564434APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING BIO-INFORMATIONDecember 2021June 2025Allow4211YesNo
17553880AUGMENTED REALITY-ASSISTED METHOD FOR PERFORMING SURGERYDecember 2021August 2024Allow3210YesNo
17619681METHOD, DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR USING OF A DEVICE TO COAGULATE VARICOSE VEINS WITH HIGH-INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUNDDecember 2021February 2026Allow5021YesNo
17620081SYSTEM AND METHOD RELATED TO REGISTRATION FOR A MEDICAL PROCEDUREDecember 2021January 2025Allow3720YesNo
17552037MEASUREMENT PROBEDecember 2021September 2023Allow2110YesNo
17644322FRAME PROCESSING OF IMAGING SCOPE DATA FOR USER INTERFACE PRESENTATIONDecember 2021May 2025Allow4111YesNo
17617654Dual-slope Method for Enhanced Depth Sensitivity in Diffuse Optical SpectroscopyDecember 2021December 2024Allow3620YesNo
17542080ULTRASOUND PROBE WITH AN INTEGRATED NEEDLE ASSEMBLY AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, A METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A PATH FOR INSERTING A NEEDLE OF THE ULTRASOUND PROBEDecember 2021January 2025Allow3711YesNo
17521734NON-INVASIVE BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT USING PULSE WAVE VELOCITYNovember 2021September 2023Allow2220YesNo
17512072BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC INFORMATION DETECTION DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEOctober 2021March 2025Allow4010NoNo
17504165METHOD OF EMPLOYING A MEDICAL APPARATUS WITH TRANSLATABLE IMAGING DEVICE FOR REAL-TIME CONFIRMATION OF INTERCEPTION OF TARGET TISSUEOctober 2021September 2023Allow2310YesNo
17442183SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AIMING AND ALIGNING OF A TREATMENT TOOL WITHIN AN X-RAY DEVICE OR AN ULTRASOUND DEVICE ENVIRONMENTSeptember 2021April 2025Allow4311YesNo
17442106POSITIONING OF AN X-RAY IMAGING SYSTEMSeptember 2021December 2024Allow3840YesNo
17440657Vital Sign Sensor and Method for Manufacturing a Vital Sign SensorSeptember 2021December 2023Allow2620NoNo
17440258ENHANCED REALITY MEDICAL GUIDANCE SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USESeptember 2021May 2025Abandon4411NoNo
17476050DEVICE FOR TREATMENT OF A TISSUE AND METHOD OF PREPARATION OF AN IMAGE OF AN IMAGE-GUIDED DEVICE FOR TREATMENT OF A TISSUESeptember 2021May 2024Allow3221YesNo
17438483METHODS FOR THE DETECTION OF BRAIN INJURYSeptember 2021April 2025Allow4321YesNo
17436729Automated Ultrasound Assessment of Tendon Healing and Analysis/Utilization of Results Using Artificial IntelligenceSeptember 2021February 2024Allow2910YesNo
17436410MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING METHOD AND DEVICESeptember 2021October 2024Abandon3710NoNo
17407820Modular Coil AssemblyAugust 2021March 2025Allow4330YesNo
17385998INSTRUMENT ALIGNMENT AND TRACKING WITH ULTRASOUND IMAGING PLANEJuly 2021September 2023Allow2611NoNo
17417642TISSUE IMAGING IN PRESENCE OF FLUID DURING BIOPSY PROCEDUREJune 2021January 2024Allow3110NoNo
17295501ORIENTATION SYSTEM FOR SPECIMEN IMAGING APPARATUSMay 2021July 2024Allow3820YesNo
17308449PORTABLE ULTRASOUND IMAGE DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUSMay 2021October 2023Allow3020YesNo
17307179PATCH GUIDE METHOD AND PROGRAMMay 2021February 2024Allow3410YesNo
17266525METHOD AND MATERIAL TO ACQUIRE MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING DATAFebruary 2021February 2026Allow6031NoNo

Appeals Overview

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Examiner YANG, YI-SHAN - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner YANG, YI-SHAN works in Art Unit 3798 and has examined 44 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 75.0%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 41 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner YANG, YI-SHAN's allowance rate of 75.0% places them in the 40% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by YANG, YI-SHAN 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 YANG, YI-SHAN 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 +36.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by YANG, YI-SHAN. This interview benefit is in the 84% 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.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 28.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 52% 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 52.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 78% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 100.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 94% 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:

  • Prioritize examiner interviews: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner. Request an interview after the first office action to clarify issues and potentially expedite allowance.
  • Consider after-final amendments: This examiner frequently enters after-final amendments. If you can clearly overcome rejections with claim amendments, file an after-final amendment before resorting to an RCE.
  • 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

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