Listed by the USPTO as KERN, ASHLEIGH LAUREN
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2841 3794 3796
This examiner grants 33% of resolved cases
Ashleigh Lauren Kern is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 2841. She has overseen 54 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 33.3 percent. This 33.3 percent rate serves as the primary benchmark for applicants in this art unit.
The interview lift for this examiner is 7.3 percent. This 7.3 percent lift indicates that conducting an interview is associated with a slightly higher probability of allowance than the 33.3 percent baseline. The median time to reach an allowance is 1492 days. This 1492-day duration is an important metric for applicants to use when planning their prosecution schedules.
Top companies appearing before this examiner include Boston Scientific Corporation, Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd., and Covidien L.P. Legal representation is often provided by firms such as Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, Troutman Pepper Locke LLP, and BAUMGARTNER PATENT LAW. These firms manage cases within the 1492-day median pendency. Practitioners should consider the 7.3 percent interview lift as a tactical option to improve the 33.3 percent allowance rate. The 54 resolved cases provide the statistical basis for these observations.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18724938 | PATIENT TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | Stryker Corporation |
| 17403504 | END EFFECTOR DRIVE MECHANISMS FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS SUCH AS FOR USE IN ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEMS | Final Rejection | Covidien LP |
| 19008009 | MULTI-FACTOR ENFORCEMENT OF SINGLE-USE FOR DISPOSABLE RF DEVICES | Non-Final OA | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 18972694 | CARTRIDGE-BASED SINGLE-USE RF MEDICAL DEVICE WITH EXPANSION CARTRIDGE | Non-Final OA | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 18972675 | MULTI-LOOP MAPPING CATHETER | Non-Final OA | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 17957954 | MONITORING ONE DRIVE SYSTEM TO ADAPT THE MOTOR DRIVEN ASPECT OF A SECOND DRIVE SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | Cilag GmbH International |
| 18882132 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR TRACKING AND ASSESSING A WOUND | Non-Final OA | Hill-Rom Services, Inc. |
| 17436049 | MANUFACTURING OF SKIN-COMPATIBLE ELECTRODES | Final Rejection | Henkel AG & Co. KGaA |
| 18994935 | BIOELECTRODE | Non-Final OA | NOK CORPORATION |
| 18100100 | WEARABLE CARDIAC THERAPEUTIC DEVICES WITH HYDROPHOBIC AND/OR HYDROPHILIC DIELECTRIC FIBERS | Final Rejection | ZOLL Medical Corporation |
| 17561512 | TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EASE AND TIMING OF SETUP AND OPERATION | Final Rejection | Zoll Circulation, Inc. |
| 17957871 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING THERMAL CONTRAST THERAPY | Final Rejection | GENTHERM INCORPORATED |
| 19170545 | ELECTROSURGICAL LEAFLET LACERATION DEVICE | Non-Final OA | Medtronic, Inc. |
| 19179263 | EMPLOYING REFERENCE ELECTRODE POSITIONED ON SHEATH TO IMPROVE SIGNALS ACQUIRED BY CATHETER ELECTRODES | Non-Final OA | BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD. |
| 17570924 | PULSED FIELD ABLATION CATHETER | Non-Final OA | Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd. |
| 17547517 | ELECTRICAL PATHS ALONG FLEXIBLE SECTION OF DEFLECTABLE SHEATH | Final Rejection | Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd. |
| 17532980 | Mapping System with Real Time Electrogram Overlay | Non-Final OA | Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd. |
| 18713064 | CAPACITY MEASURING DEVICES FOR CRYOGEN VESSELS, AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Final Rejection | HOLOGIC, INC. |
| 18869866 | BIOLOGICAL SENSOR | Non-Final OA | NITTO DENKO CORPORATION |
| 18578008 | ANALYTE DETECTION DEVICE WITH MULTILAYER ADHESIVE TAPE | Non-Final OA | MEDTRUM TECHNOLOGIES INC. |
| 18684800 | METHOD FOR DETECTING A CARDIAC ISOLATION STATUS OF A MEASUREMENT LOCATION IN THE PRESENCE OF FAR FIELD INTERFERENCE | Non-Final OA | CathVision ApS |
| 17686639 | METHOD OF BIOIMPEDANCE VECTOR ANALYSIS TECHNOLOGY TO EVALUATE LOCAL OR WHOLE BODY BONE MINERAL DENSITY | Final Rejection | STARBIA MEDITEK CO.,LTD. |
IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.
Build Your Strategy33.3% of resolved applications examined by Ashleigh Lauren Kern were allowed (54 resolved cases), compared with 85.1% across Art Unit 2841 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +7.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Ashleigh Lauren Kern took 1,492 days on average from filing to allowance.
Ashleigh Lauren Kern examines applications in Art Unit 2841 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).
