Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3681 3792 3795
This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases
James Edward Boice operates within Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3681. He has overseen 136 resolved cases, which provides a moderate sample size for analysis. His allowance rate is 75.7 percent, indicating a generally favorable environment for applicants. The interview lift for this examiner is 9.9 percent. This positive lift suggests that conducting an interview is a beneficial tactic that can improve the chances of securing an allowance beyond the 75.7 percent baseline.
The median days to allowance for his cases is 1001. This duration is a key metric for applicants to consider when planning their prosecution strategy in Art Unit 3681. With 136 resolved cases, the 75.7 percent allowance rate and 9.9 percent interview lift offer a statistically relevant preview of his examination patterns. Practitioners can use the 1001 median days to allowance to estimate the time required to reach a final resolution in his docket.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19207884 | AUXILIARY CONNECTOR FOR ENDOSCOPE | Non-Final OA | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 18968253 | ELEVATOR COMPONENTS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES | Non-Final OA | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 18955410 | SUCTION VALVE FOR AN ENDOSCOPE | Non-Final OA | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 18909296 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS TO SUPPLY FLUIDS TO AN ENDOSCOPE | Non-Final OA | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 18485026 | MEDICAL DEVICE TRACKING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME | Non-Final OA | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 18454442 | WEIGHTED MANIFOLD FOR AN ENDOSCOPE | Non-Final OA | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 18188285 | ENDOSCOPE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND ENDOSCOPE | Final Rejection | FUJIFILM Corporation |
| 18911077 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY FOR A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND A CORRESPONDING RECEIVER ASSEMBLY | Final Rejection | Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. |
| 18641035 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING IMAGES OF A SELECTED IMAGING PLANE USING A FORWARD-FACING IMAGING ARRAY | Non-Final OA | INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC. |
| 18827243 | Fiber Optic Medical Systems and Devices with Atraumatic Tip | Final Rejection | Bard Access Systems, Inc. |
| 17497876 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MITIGATING FOGGING IN ENDOSCOPIC IMAGING | Non-Final OA | Stryker Corporation |
| 19015611 | DYNAMIC FLEXIBLE SCOPE DRIVE AND METHODS OF USING SAME | Non-Final OA | AURIS HEALTH, INC. |
| 18390614 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO POSITION SURGICAL SCOPE IN ROBOTIC SYSTEM | Final Rejection | Auris Health, Inc. |
| 18273819 | SURGICAL PERCEPTION FRAMEWORK FOR ROBOTIC TISSUE MANIPULATION | Non-Final OA | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA |
| 18977999 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND METHOD | Non-Final OA | Sony Group Corporation |
| 18774115 | METHOD FOR TREATING RHINOSINUSITIS | Non-Final OA | OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. |
| 18639583 | ENDOSCOPE AND OPTICAL PROBE SYSTEMS | Non-Final OA | OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. |
| 18218157 | IMAGE PICKUP MODULE FOR ENDOSCOPE, AND ENDOSCOPE | Non-Final OA | OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. |
| 18077874 | HANDHELD SURGICAL DEVICE AND SHAFT FOR A HANDHELD SURGICAL DEVICE | Final Rejection | OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH |
| 19099947 | ENDOSCOPE | Non-Final OA | HOYA CORPORATION |
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