Listed by the USPTO as KISH, JAMES M
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3737 3771 3791 3792 3793 3795 3796 3799
This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases
James M. Kish is assigned to Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3737. His record includes 660 resolved cases, a 62.4% allowance rate, and a median of 1,582 days to allowance. The interview lift is 11.8%, indicating a positive association between interviews and allowance in the supplied data.
The listed companies are Novocure GmbH, Alcon Inc., and Pacesetter Inc. The listed firms are Potomac Law Group PLLC, AMSTER, ROTHSTEIN & EBENSTEIN LLP, and AMPACC Law Group, PLLC. The 1,582-day median is the central timing consideration for practitioners handling this docket. Interviews may provide some benefit, as reflected by the 11.8% lift, but the 62.4% allowance rate remains the more comprehensive indicator of resolved-case outcomes.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18810080 | CONTINUUM ROBOT | Non-Final OA | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18660944 | ENDOLUMINAL ROBOTIC CATHETER CONTROLLER | Non-Final OA | Covidien LP |
| 18796670 | SMART CONNECTORS FOR ROBOTIC TOOLS | Final Rejection | Alcon Inc. |
| 18677596 | ROBOTIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY MOUNT FOR DIGITAL VISUALIZATION OF OPHTHALMIC SURGERY | Non-Final OA | Alcon Inc. |
| 18651905 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING KIDNEY FUNCTION | Final Rejection | ABIOMED, Inc. |
| 18413819 | ELECTRODE ATTACHMENT IN WEARABLE CARDIAC DEVICES | Final Rejection | ZOLL Medical Corporation |
| 18625900 | ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS | Final Rejection | NuVasive, Inc. |
| 18898788 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREVENTING LASING INSIDE AN ENDOSCOPE | Non-Final OA | LUMENIS LTD. |
| 18608505 | Surgical Cart With Robotic Arm | Final Rejection | Medtronic Navigation, Inc. |
| 18615149 | SHOCKING ELECTRODES FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES AND METHODS OF PRODUCING THE SHOCKING ELECTRODES | Final Rejection | Pacesetter, Inc. |
| 18610143 | BIOSTIMULATOR HAVING MOVABLE PACING ELEMENT | Final Rejection | Pacesetter, Inc. |
| 18611384 | Sensing of Tissue Signals in a Deep Brain Stimulation System Using a Head-Positioned Sensing Reference Electrode | Non-Final OA | Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation |
| 18581910 | DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION (DBS) METHOD AND DEVICE | Final Rejection | Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
| 17952177 | GROUPING SIMILAR EPISODES DETECTED BY A WEARABLE MEDICAL DEVICE (WMD) | Final Rejection | WEST AFFUM HOLDINGS DAC |
| 18897192 | Delivering Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) to a Subject's Brain Using Electrodes Installed in Through-Holes in the Subject's Skull | Non-Final OA | Novocure GmbH |
| 18621809 | METHODS OF TREATING SPINAL CORD INJURIES WITH ALTERNATING ELECTRIC FIELDS | Final Rejection | NOVOCURE GMBH |
| 18617886 | Reducing Electrosensation When Treating a Subject Using a Rotating Alternating Electric Field by Gradually Increasing the Amplitude of the Field | Final Rejection | Novocure GmbH |
| 18278852 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR THE OPERATION OF AN ENDOUROLOGICAL LASER SURGERY SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHOD | Non-Final OA | Coloplast A/S |
| 18443227 | LIGHT TREATMENT APPARATUS FOR TREATING VASCULAR LESIONS | Non-Final OA | LUTRONIC CORPORATION |
| 18579907 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR ENABLING PATIENT-SPECIFIC ELECTROSTIMULATION OF NEURONAL TISSUE AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES AND SOFTWARE | Final Rejection | Bottneuro AG |
IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.
Build Your Strategy62.4% of resolved applications examined by James M Kish were allowed (660 resolved cases), compared with 0.0% across Art Unit 3737 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +11.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by James M Kish took 1,582 days on average from filing to allowance.
James M Kish examines applications in Art Unit 3737 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).
