Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3779 3795
This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases
Aaron Benjamin Fairchild works in Art Unit 3779 within Tech Center 3700 and has handled 647 resolved cases. An allowance rate of 79.6 percent shows the probability of success for applications in this queue. This 79.6 percent rate suggests that the examiner frequently grants patents when the claims are distinguished from the prior art. The median days to allowance is 1068, providing an expectation for the time required to navigate the examination process.
The interview lift of 20.2 percent suggests that formal discussions with the examiner are a method for reaching an agreement on patentable subject matter. This 20.2 percent increase in allowance probability following an interview is a statistic for practitioners planning their response strategy. With 647 resolved cases, the data provides a foundation for understanding the examiner's procedural tendencies. Utilizing an interview can be a tactic in this unit to address specific rejections and potentially reach a resolution within the 1068 day median wait. The combination of the 79.6 percent allowance rate and the 20.2 percent interview lift characterizes the prosecution environment.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19214461 | MEDICAL DEVICE SHAFTS, COMPONENTS, ASSEMBLIES, AND RELATED METHODS OF MANUFACTURING AND/OR ASSEMBLING TO PREVENT LEAKS | Non-Final OA | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 19205109 | AIR AND WATER VALVE FOR AN ENDOSCOPE | Non-Final OA | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 18636508 | ASPIRATION SCOPE UNCLOGGING MECHANISM | Non-Final OA | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 18581220 | URETEROSCOPY IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHODS | Final Rejection | Boston Scientific Scimed Inc. |
| 18379489 | EXPANDABLE DEVICES AND SYSTEMS, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS FOR NAVIGATING TORTUOUS BODY PASSAGES | Non-Final OA | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. |
| 19063482 | GRIPS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES | Non-Final OA | Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited |
| 18303263 | ACTUATORS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Final Rejection | Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited |
| 19228724 | IMAGING UNIT OF ENDOSCOPE AND ENDOSCOPE | Non-Final OA | FUJIFILM Corporation |
| 18628640 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING MEDICAL FLUORESCENCE IMAGING WITH A MODULATED FLUORESCENCE EXCITATION ILLUMINATION SOURCE | Non-Final OA | Stryker Corporation |
| 19057268 | ENDOSCOPIC IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, ENDOSCOPIC IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | Non-Final OA | OLYMPUS CORPORATION |
| 19073671 | CIRCUIT DEVICE, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, ENDOSCOPE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. |
| 18589795 | ENDOSCOPE DISTAL END, ENDOSCOPE, AND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. |
| 19110542 | MICROMOTOR AND OPTICAL ARRANGEMENT FOR FAST CIRCULAR SCANNING OF LIGHT BEAMS IN SMALL DIAMETER FLEXIBLE CATHETERS | Non-Final OA | The General Hospital Corporation |
| 18595956 | MEDICAL DEVICE WITH TURBIDITY MEASUREMENT SENSOR | Non-Final OA | GYRUS ACMI, INC D/B/A OLYMPUS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA |
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