Listed by the USPTO as KNAUSS, CHRISTIAN D
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3731 3734 3771
This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases
Christian D. Knauss is assigned to Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3731. His record includes 429 resolved cases, a 71.3% allowance rate, and a median of 1,196 days to allowance. The interview lift is 32.9%, showing a positive association between interviews and allowance in the reported record.
The listed companies are Boston Scientific Corporation, Gyrus ACMI, Inc. D/B/A Olympus Surgical Technologies America, and Stryker Corporation. The listed firms are SLW - Olympus, Bay State IP, LLC, and Blank Rome LLP. The 71.3% allowance rate provides the overall outcome reference, while the 32.9% interview lift supports including examiner discussions in prosecution planning. The 1,196-day median should be incorporated into portfolio scheduling and client expectations.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19000262 | VASO-OCCLUSIVE DEVICE | Final Rejection | Stryker European Operations Limited |
| 19036474 | ELEVATORS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS | Non-Final OA | Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited |
| 19227571 | ASPIRATION LITHOTRIPSY DEVICE | Non-Final OA | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 17839031 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TISSUE RESECTION | Final Rejection | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. |
| 18871169 | ENDOVASCULAR SAFETY CAGE | Final Rejection | KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. |
| 19256113 | KNOTLESS TISSUE REPAIR | Non-Final OA | Arthrex, Inc. |
| 18917969 | CARTRIDGE SYSTEM | Final Rejection | OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. |
| 18978206 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES AND RELATED DELIVERY SYSTEMS | Final Rejection | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. |
| 18958691 | TISSUE REMOVAL SYSTEM | Final Rejection | HOLOGIC, INC. |
| 19035748 | COLLAPSIBLE HANDLE DESIGN FOR DEBRIDERS | Non-Final OA | GYRUS ACMI, INC. d/b/a OLYMPUS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA |
| 18417486 | MEDICANT DELIVERY DEVICE | Non-Final OA | GYRUS ACMI, INC D/B/A OLYMPUS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA |
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Build Your Strategy71.3% of resolved applications examined by Christian D Knauss were allowed (429 resolved cases), compared with 63.1% across Art Unit 3731 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +32.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Christian D Knauss took 1,196 days on average from filing to allowance.
Christian D Knauss examines applications in Art Unit 3731 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).
