Listed by the USPTO as KELLOGG, MICHAEL S
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3737 3768 3791 3793 3798
This examiner grants 43% of resolved cases
KELLOGG, MICHAEL S is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 3700 and art unit 3737. The profile records 281 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 43.1%, and a median of 1480 days to allowance. Interview lift is 53.6%, showing that interviews are a significant feature of the measured prosecution record and may help focus discussion of claim construction and technical distinctions.
Canon Inc., Stryker Corporation, and Boston Scientific Corporation are the leading companies. The leading firms are FITCH EVEN TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP, HOWARD & HOWARD ATTORNEYS PLLC, and Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP. Practitioners should prepare a focused interview agenda, address the substance in a detailed written response, and plan for extended prosecution before deciding how much claim scope to preserve.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19314173 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS, LESION DETECTION APPARATUS, AND LESION DETECTION METHOD | Non-Final OA | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha |
| 17837376 | Technique For Determining Poses Of Tracked Vertebrae | Non-Final OA | Stryker European Operations Limited |
| 18038830 | MICRODEVICE FOR ALLOWING A LOCALIZATION OF THE MICRODEVICE | Non-Final OA | KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. |
| 15810818 | Method And System For Dose-Less Attenuation Correction For PET And SPECT | Non-Final OA | Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. |
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Build Your Strategy43.1% of resolved applications examined by Michael S Kellogg were allowed (281 resolved cases), compared with 0.0% across Art Unit 3737 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +53.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Michael S Kellogg took 1,480 days on average from filing to allowance.
Michael S Kellogg examines applications in Art Unit 3737 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).