Listed by the USPTO as DOUGHERTY, SEAN PATRICK
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3736 3791 3795 3796
This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases
Examiner Sean Patrick Dougherty operates in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3736. He has managed 971 resolved cases, resulting in an allowance rate of 74.5%. This 74.5% rate provides a baseline for applicants to assess their chances of success. The data also shows an interview lift of 16.1%. This 16.1% lift indicates that an interview provides an increase in the probability of an allowance compared to the 74.5% baseline. Practitioners can use these figures to evaluate their prosecution tactics.
The median days to allowance for cases handled by this examiner is 1300. This 1300-day timeline represents the typical duration for the 971 resolved cases to reach a grant. Top companies in the docket include Medtrum Technologies Inc., NEC Corporation, and VELANO VASCULAR, INC. These entities, along with firms such as JCIP GLOBAL INC., OLIFF PLC, and WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI, navigate the 1300-day median pendency. These figures are benchmarks for setting client expectations.
The 16.1% interview lift suggests that direct communication is a helpful strategy for this examiner. With a 74.5% allowance rate, the examiner appears receptive to granting patents. The 1300-day timeline and the 971 resolved cases provide a statistical basis for understanding the examiner's approach in Art Unit 3736. These data points are essential for navigating Tech Center 3700.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18803279 | DETECTING, PRESENTING, AND LOGGING RELEVANT HEALTH INFORMATION BASED ON A CONTEXT OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE IN A THREE-DIMENSIONAL ENVIRONMENT | Non-Final OA | Apple Inc. |
| 18601052 | KNEE PAIN RISK ESTIMATION DEVICE, PHYSICAL CONDITION ESTIMATION SYSTEM, KNEE PAIN RISK ESTIMATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | Final Rejection | NEC Corporation |
| 18409016 | ESTIMATION DEVICE, ESTIMATION SYSTEM, ESTIMATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | Final Rejection | NEC Corporation |
| 18466721 | SYNCHRONIZED SENSORS AND SYSTEMS | Final Rejection | QUALCOMM Incorporated |
| 18649308 | INTEGRATED CATHETER AND GUIDE WIRE CONTROLLER | Non-Final OA | Auris Health, Inc. |
| 18714414 | PCL BALANCING IN KNEE REPLACEMENT | Non-Final OA | DEPUY IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY |
| 18506666 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAPPING TISSUE CONTACT VIA TRIANGULATION | Final Rejection | Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd. |
| 18662571 | MUSCLE RELAXATION MONITORING DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | Non-Final OA | NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION |
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Build Your Strategy74.5% of resolved applications examined by Sean Patrick Dougherty were allowed (971 resolved cases), compared with 55.8% across Art Unit 3736 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +16.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Sean Patrick Dougherty took 1,300 days on average from filing to allowance.
Sean Patrick Dougherty examines applications in Art Unit 3736 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).
