USPTO Examiner WEHRHEIM LINDSEY GAIL - Art Unit 3799

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18796784Anisotropic Conductive Electrical Connection From A Conductive Pathway Through A Ceramic Casing To A Circuit Board Electronic Component Housed Inside The CasingAugust 2024April 2025Allow810NoNo
18592095IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS THEREOFFebruary 2024August 2024Allow510YesNo
18259498Health Monitoring and Management System Using Ectopic Beats as Early Cardiac Health MarkerJune 2023February 2026Abandon3210NoNo
18256914CIRCULATORY SUPPORT DEVICES AND METHODSJune 2023February 2026Abandon3210NoNo
18196688STRAIN RELIEF SYSTEMS FOR ACTIVE IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICESMay 2023August 2025Allow2710NoNo
18297540TRANSMANDIBULAR STERILE CONDUITApril 2023February 2026Abandon3410NoNo
18107839WEARABLE SENSOR-BASED DEVICE FOR PREDICTING, MONITORING, AND CONTROLLING EPILEPSY AND METHODS THEREOFFebruary 2023January 2026Abandon3510NoNo
18165872Glucose-Based Modulation of Electrical Stimulation To Enable Weight LossFebruary 2023November 2023Allow910NoNo
18160963Versatile Modular Heart Pump for Non-Blood Contacting Ventricular Function AugmentationJanuary 2023November 2023Allow910NoNo
18153977Wearable Heartbeat and Breathing Waveform Continuous Monitoring SystemJanuary 2023February 2026Abandon3711NoNo
18045310SYSTEM FOR PROGNOSTICATING PATIENT OUTCOMES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAMEOctober 2022October 2025Abandon3710NoNo
17914908LIVING BODY SENSORSeptember 2022March 2026Allow4210NoNo
17897284DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATING CRANIOFACIAL PAINAugust 2022August 2025Allow3510NoNo
17659704METHODS TO PREVENT STRESS REMODELING OF ATRIAL TISSUEApril 2022January 2026Abandon4520NoNo
17765931MEDICAL SYSTEM COMPRISING AN IMPLANTED INTERNAL UNIT, AN EXTERNAL UNIT, AND A METHOD OF INITIATING OPERATION OF EXTERNAL UNITApril 2022December 2025Abandon4410NoNo
17711539HEARING DEVICE USING A COCHLEAR IMPLANT SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFApril 2022January 2026Abandon4510YesNo
17673376CANNULA ASSEMBLYFebruary 2022April 2025Allow3800NoNo
17590972SEALING DEVICE AND DELIVERY SYSTEMFebruary 2022December 2025Abandon4610NoNo
17554930DEVICE AND METHOD TO SELECTIVELY AND REVERSIBLY MODULATE A NERVOUS SYSTEM STRUCTURE TO INHIBIT PAINDecember 2021March 2025Allow3910NoNo
17525830SUBSURFACE ELECTRODES FOR ELECTRIC FIELD SHAPING WITH PROTRUDING SUPPORTING STRUCTURESNovember 2021August 2022Allow910YesNo
17521521METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTl MODAL ELECTRICAL MODULATION OF PAIN USING COMPOSITE ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDSNovember 2021August 2025Allow4510YesNo
17501732DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SENSING PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNALS DURING STIMULATION THERAPYOctober 2021January 2025Allow3900NoNo
17603068SYSTEM FOR PROGNOSTICATING PATIENT OUTCOMES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAMEOctober 2021May 2022Allow710NoNo
17484186NEUROMODULATION CATHETERS HAVING JACKETED NEUROMODULATION ELEMENTS AND RELATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODSSeptember 2021August 2025Allow4620YesNo
17448556SENSOR DEVICESeptember 2021July 2025Allow4610YesNo
17447327Electrical Stimulation-Based Weight Management SystemSeptember 2021November 2025Abandon5010NoNo
17397192SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING LEVELS OF PERCEIVED INTENSITY OF A SENSORY STIMULUSAugust 2021June 2025Allow4610NoNo
17383867ELECTRODE ARRAYS AND COCHLEAR IMPLANTS INCLUDING THE SAMEJuly 2021June 2025Allow4620NoNo
17375700HIDDEN COCHLEAR IMPLANT SYSTEMJuly 2021January 2022Allow611NoNo
17362346OPERATING METHOD OF 3D PHYSIOLOGICAL DETECTION SYSTEM AND HOSTJune 2021October 2024Allow4000NoNo
173622973D PHYSIOLOGICAL DETECTION SYSTEM AND HOST DISPLAYING 3D ENERGY DISTRIBUTIONJune 2021September 2024Allow3910NoNo
17346733System and Method for Electrically Ablating Tissue of a PatientJune 2021January 2024Allow3110NoNo
17343375METHOD OF POLARIZATION CONTROL OF EVANESCENT WAVES FOR TREATING TUMORSJune 2021March 2025Allow4520NoNo
17339380HIDDEN COCHLEAR IMPLANT SYSTEMJune 2021January 2025Allow4330NoNo
17316366ASSOCIATING THERAPY ADJUSTMENTS WITH POSTURE STATES USING A STABILITY TIMERMay 2021April 2025Allow4710YesNo
17301923LATENCY-BASED ADAPTATION OF ANTI-TACHYARRHYTHMIA PACING THERAPYApril 2021January 2025Allow4410YesNo
17214799HAND-MANIPULATED INPUT DEVICE WITH HALL EFFECT SENSOR FOR ROBOTIC SYSTEMMarch 2021March 2025Allow4810NoNo
17205614Signal Conducting Device for Concurrent Power and Data Transfer To and From Un-Wired Sensors Attached to a Medical DeviceMarch 2021September 2021Allow610YesNo
17197058METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPLYING ENERGY TO A MEDICAL DEVICEMarch 2021December 2024Allow4520NoNo
17171418Electrical Connection For A Hermetic Terminal For An Active Implantable Medical Device Utilizing A Ferrule PocketFebruary 2021March 2023Allow2510NoNo
17165500Electrical Connection For An AIMD Utilizing An Anisotropic Conductive LayerFebruary 2021April 2024Allow3810NoNo
17154627METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTl MODAL ELECTRICAL MODULATION OF PAIN USING COMPOSITE ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDSJanuary 2021July 2021Allow510YesNo
17150304INTRAORAL PHOTOTHERAPY DEVICEJanuary 2021March 2022Allow1411YesNo
17112267CATHETER FOR MONITORING UTERINE CONTRACTION PRESSUREDecember 2020November 2024Allow4810NoNo
17096433SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MONITORING FOR AND REPORTING ON PATIENT-MADE STIMULATION THERAPY PROGRAMMING CHANGESNovember 2020March 2025Allow5210NoNo
17092980DEVICE AND METHOD TO SELECTIVELY AND REVERSIBLY MODULATE A NERVOUS SYSTEM STRUCTURE TO INHIBIT PAINNovember 2020August 2021Allow920NoNo
17032118CATHETER FOR MONITORING INTRAUTERINE PRESSURE TO PROTECT THE FALLOPIAN TUBESSeptember 2020March 2025Abandon5310NoNo
17028739Mobility-Enhancing Blood Pump SystemSeptember 2020September 2024Allow4810YesNo
17025444CATHETER FOR MONITORING UTERINE CONTRACTION PRESSURESeptember 2020September 2024Allow4810NoNo
17010702IMPLANTABLE NEURO-STIMULATION DEVICESeptember 2020August 2024Abandon4710NoNo
17008873ROTOR FOR A FLUID PUMP AND METHOD AND MOLD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOFSeptember 2020August 2025Allow5920NoNo
17009224METHOD FOR PUMP START IN A FULLY IMPLANTED LVAD SYSTEM WHEN MULTIPLE POWER SOURCES MAY BE PRESENTSeptember 2020January 2025Allow5210NoNo
17008523METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR COMMUNICATING WITH AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE OF A LAST FAR FIELD COMMUNICATION SESSION DURING A SUBSEQUENT FAR FIELD COMMUNICATION SESSION WHILE USING A SAME SESSION KEYAugust 2020October 2023Allow3710NoNo
16910832STATE-BASED ATRIAL EVENT DETECTIONJune 2020August 2024Allow5010NoNo
16868188METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTl MODAL OR MULTIPLEXED ELECTRICAL MODULATION OF PAIN USING COMPOSITE ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDSMay 2020October 2023Allow4221NoNo
16864218Oral Care Implement with Conductive ProtrusionsMay 2020May 2024Allow4810NoNo
16849045LOCALIZATION SYSTEM AND METHOD USEFUL IN THE ACQUISITION AND ANALYSIS OF CARDIAC INFORMATIONApril 2020March 2024Allow4700NoNo
16840968FULLY IMPLANTABLE MODULAR COCHLEAR IMPLANT SYSTEMApril 2020September 2024Allow5410NoNo
16827171HERMETICALLY SEALED FILTERED FEEDTHROUGH HAVING PLATIUM SEALED DIRECTLY TO THE INSULATOR IN A VIA HOLEMarch 2020March 2021Allow1210YesNo
16825678IMPLANTABLE SYSTEM FOR STIMULATING A HUMAN HEART OR AN ANIMAL HEARTMarch 2020February 2023Allow3410NoNo
16820388CONTEXTUALLY AWARE FETAL SENSING IN TRANSABDOMINAL FETAL PULSE OXIMETRYMarch 2020April 2024Allow4910NoNo
16814220METHODS AND DEVICES FOR SELECTIVE DISRUPTION OF VISCERAL FAT BY CONTROLLED COOLINGMarch 2020August 2025Allow6040NoNo
16639556APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DECODING AND RESTORING COGNITIVE FUNCTIONSFebruary 2020March 2023Allow3711NoNo
16791438IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL APPARATUS WITH INTERCONNECTED ELECTRODESFebruary 2020August 2024Abandon5410NoNo
16787135SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME HEARTBEAT EVENTS DETECTION USING LOW-POWER MOTION SENSORFebruary 2020April 2024Allow5010YesNo
16785916SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYARRHYTHMIA DISCRIMINATIONFebruary 2020January 2024Allow4710NoNo
16785744SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLASSIFYING ECG DATAFebruary 2020November 2023Allow4510NoNo
16779794Energy transfer control adapted to a medical device systemFebruary 2020September 2023Allow4310NoNo
17300305METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTl MODAL ELECTRICAL MODULATION OF PAIN USING COMPOSITE ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDSJanuary 2020February 2023Allow3710NoNo
16748161SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLOSED-LOOP DETERMINATION OF STIMULATION PARAMETER SETTINGS FOR AN ELECTRICAL SIMULATION SYSTEMJanuary 2020April 2023Allow3910NoNo
16734859APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SELF-GUIDED ABLATIONJanuary 2020February 2022Abandon2610NoNo
16732446SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ELECTROTHERAPYJanuary 2020May 2023Allow4010NoNo
16721823Subsurface electrodes for electric field shaping with protruding supporting structuresDecember 2019August 2021Allow2010NoNo
16710928Cardiac Arrhythmia ReportDecember 2019February 2022Allow2600NoNo
16696565DETERMINING RELIABILITY FOR ECG DATA USING SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIONovember 2019April 2022Allow2920NoNo
16694990Systems and Methods for Using A Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation Device to Deliver Titrated TherapyNovember 2019March 2023Allow3910NoNo
16691384STRAIN RELIEF SYSTEMS FOR ACTIVE IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICESNovember 2019February 2023Allow3910NoNo
16676679WEARABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR (WCD) SYSTEM USING SENSOR MODULES WITH REASSURANCE CODE FOR CONFIRMATION BEFORE SHOCKNovember 2019January 2023Allow3920NoNo
16676090DEVICE AND METHOD TO SELECTIVELY AND REVERSIBLY MODULATE A NERVOUS SYSTEM STRUCTURE TO INHIBIT PAINNovember 2019August 2020Allow910NoNo
16676202DEVICE AND METHOD TO SELECTIVELY AND REVERSIBLY MODULATE A NERVOUS SYSTEM STRUCTURE TO INHIBIT PAINNovember 2019May 2022Allow3021YesNo
16659261HIS-BUNDLE OR BUNDLE BRANCH PACING CAPTURE VERIFICATIONOctober 2019March 2023Allow4010NoNo
16655627IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR SELECTION OF OPTIMAL DIAPHRAGMATIC STIMULATION PARAMETERS TO AFFECT PRESSURES WITHIN THE INTRATHORACIC CAVITYOctober 2019April 2022Allow3010NoNo
16654598IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF PROVIDING WIRE CONNECTIONS FOR ITOctober 2019July 2022Allow3310NoNo
16601995WRIST WORN CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOROctober 2019April 2020Allow610NoNo
16599102APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MAKING COCHLEAR IMPLANT ELECTRODE ARRAYSOctober 2019July 2022Allow3310NoNo
16604383TOOLLESS LEAD CONNECTOR ASSEMBLYOctober 2019January 2023Allow4020YesNo
16597084IMPLANTABLE BLOOD PUMP ASSEMBLY INCLUDING OUTFLOW GRAFT FIXATION CLIPOctober 2019July 2022Allow3310NoNo
16593517ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES, METHODS, AND COMPONENTS THEREOF FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL ELECTRICAL LEADSOctober 2019June 2022Allow3220NoNo
16592963DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATING CRANIOFACIAL PAINOctober 2019April 2022Allow3110NoNo
16590661DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SENSING PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNALS DURING STIMULATION THERAPYOctober 2019June 2021Allow2110NoNo
16589017SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING ENGAGEMENT OF A PORTABLE DEVICESeptember 2019April 2022Allow3010NoNo
16588262Wearable Cardiac Defibrillator System Authenticating Person Actuating Cancel SwitchSeptember 2019June 2023Allow4430NoNo
16578557Polarity Reversing LeadSeptember 2019May 2022Abandon3210YesNo
16577565IMPLANTABLE VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES AND METHODSSeptember 2019October 2023Allow4831YesNo
16492539CARDIAC ASSIST DEVICE WITH INTEGRALLY TEXTURED MEMBRANESeptember 2019April 2024Abandon5540YesNo
16484922BRAIN-MACHINE INTERFACE SYSTEM CAPABLE OF CHANGING AMOUNT OF COMMUNICATION DATA FROM INTERNAL DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFORAugust 2019June 2023Allow4610NoNo
16523716HEARING DEVICE USING A COCHLEAR IMPLANT SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFJuly 2019October 2021Allow2710NoNo
16522234SEALING DEVICE AND DELIVERY SYSTEMJuly 2019October 2021Allow2710NoNo
16518697Nerve Stimulation SystemJuly 2019March 2021Allow2010NoNo
16508837ELECTRODE DESIGNS IN IMPLANTABLE DEFIBRILLATOR SYSTEMSJuly 2019August 2021Allow2510NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner WEHRHEIM, LINDSEY GAIL.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
1
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
21.6%
Lower than average

What This Means

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.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
4
Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(25.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(75.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
36.7%
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, 25.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.

Strategic Recommendations

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 WEHRHEIM, LINDSEY GAIL - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner WEHRHEIM, LINDSEY GAIL works in Art Unit 3799 and has examined 169 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 91.7%, 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 WEHRHEIM, LINDSEY GAIL's allowance rate of 91.7% places them in the 77% 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 WEHRHEIM, LINDSEY GAIL receive 1.51 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 27% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by WEHRHEIM, LINDSEY GAIL 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 +4.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WEHRHEIM, LINDSEY GAIL. This interview benefit is in the 28% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 29.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 57% 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 64.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 88% 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.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 75.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 67% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 33.3% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 52.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 53% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.

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 52% 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:

  • 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.
  • Request pre-appeal conferences: PACs are highly effective with this examiner. Before filing a full appeal brief, request a PAC to potentially resolve issues without full PTAB review.

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.

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