Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3739 3794
This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases
Examiner Daniel Wayne Fowler works in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3739. There are 933 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 72.7 percent. This percentage provides a metric for the probability of a grant. The median days to allowance is 1220. This timeframe is a factor in managing patent applications for clients.
The interview lift is 12.4 percent. For the 933 resolved cases, this lift shows the correlation between interviews and outcomes. The 1220 days to allowance serves as a benchmark for pendency. Practitioners can use the 72.7 percent allowance rate and the Art Unit 3739 data to inform strategy for their applications. These metrics from Tech Center 3700 assist in prosecution planning for the office.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18980695 | ENERGY DISCONNECT FOR ROBOTIC SURGICAL ASSEMBLIES | Non-Final OA | Covidien LP |
| 18916553 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SHALLOW DEPTH ABLATION | Non-Final OA | Covidien LP |
| 18023799 | THERMAL CUTTING ELEMENTS, ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENTS INCLUDING THERMAL CUTTING ELEMENTS, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING | Non-Final OA | Covidien LP |
| 19540301 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING STATE OF RF DEVICES USING IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS | Final Rejection | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 18956434 | NAVIGATION-ENABLED CRYOABLATION SYSTEM WITH INDIRECT DEVICE TRACKING | Non-Final OA | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 18917294 | SIMULTANEOUS ELECTROSURGICAL SEALING AND CUTTING | Non-Final OA | INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC. |
| 18686272 | Flexible Telescopic Shaft for Monopolar Electrosurgical Pencil | Final Rejection | Stryker European Operations Limited |
| 18929025 | ELECTROSURGICAL GENERATOR WITH DUAL OUTPUT | Non-Final OA | OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH |
| 18391952 | ELECTROSURGICAL GENERATOR | Final Rejection | OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH |
| 18758612 | DOUBLE-SIDED ENCAPSULATED PLANAR CATHETER WITH ENCAPSULATING POLYMER | Final Rejection | Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd. |
| 18760413 | USER INTERFACE AND LOCK FEATURES FOR POSITIONING MULTIPLE COMPONENTS WITHIN A BODY | Final Rejection | GYRUS ACMI, INC., D/B/A OLYMPUS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA |
| 18609204 | ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT | Final Rejection | GYRUS ACMI, INC., D/B/A OLYMPUS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA |
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