Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3783
This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases
Nelson Louis Alvarado Jr. is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3783. He has 60 resolved cases, which provides a dataset to identify his prosecution trends. This volume of resolutions indicates a consistent workflow in the mechanical technologies handled by his art unit.
The allowance rate for this examiner is 86.7 percent. This figure represents the percentage of applications that reach a grant under his review. For applicants, this 86.7 percent rate indicates a favorable environment for securing patent rights in Art Unit 3783.
The interview lift is 18.2 percent. This metric shows the increase in the likelihood of allowance when an interview is held. The 18.2 percent lift suggests that direct communication is a productive strategy for resolving issues and advancing the case toward a grant in Tech Center 3700.
The median days to allowance is 1160. This duration provides a benchmark for the expected length of the prosecution process. Practitioners can use this 1160 day median to help clients understand the time commitment required to obtain a patent and to plan their intellectual property timelines accordingly.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18119681 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR CATHETER WITH ACTUATING PORTION | Non-Final OA | Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited |
| 18109807 | Skin Nicking Device for Catheter Placement System | Final Rejection | Bard Access Systems, Inc. |
| 18105357 | Skin Nicking Device for Catheter Placement System | Non-Final OA | Bard Access Systems, Inc. |
| 18743360 | Instrument Advancement Device with Enhanced Instrument Viewing | Non-Final OA | Becton, Dickinson and Company |
| 18377972 | ECHOGENIC BALLOON DILATION CATHETER AND BALLOON THEREOF | Non-Final OA | BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY |
| 17992438 | Syringe Needle Shield with Integrated Disinfectant | Non-Final OA | Becton, Dickinson and Company |
| 17852489 | Vascular Access System Having a Dynamically Expandable Probe | Non-Final OA | Becton, Dickinson and Company |
| 17852538 | Vascular Access Device to Dispense Blood for Point-Of-Care Testing | Non-Final OA | Becton, Dickinson and Company |
| 17777331 | MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE AND A DOSAGE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM | Final Rejection | Sanofi |
| 17946090 | MEDICAL PUNCTURE NEEDLE | Non-Final OA | TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 17612593 | CATHETER HUB ADAPTED TO BE USED WITH MULTIUSE BLOOD CONTROL VALVE | Final Rejection | ICU MEDICAL, INC. |
| 18087940 | Safety Device for Shielding an Injection Needle of a Medical Container, and an Injection Device Including This Safety Device | Final Rejection | Becton Dickinson France |
| 17764370 | Injection Device Comprising a Needle Shield | Final Rejection | Becton Dickinson France |
| 18853455 | AN ANAL IRRIGATION PROBE | Non-Final OA | Coloplast A/S |
| 17660244 | INSULIN DELIVERY AND DATA COLLECTION SYSTEMS, INSULIN THERAPY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND RELATED METHODS | Final Rejection | Bigfoot Biomedical, Inc. |
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