Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3721 3731 3764
This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases
Robert Franklin Long has resolved 1134 cases in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3721. The examiner's allowance rate is 72.3 percent, and the median days to allowance is 1136. These figures provide a benchmark for expected outcomes and pendency. The 1136-day figure is a metric for practitioners to use when managing prosecution timelines. The 72.3 percent rate indicates the likelihood of an application being allowed once it reaches a final resolution.
The interview lift of 20.5 percent indicates that interviews are associated with an increase in the probability of allowance relative to the 72.3 percent baseline. This lift suggests that direct engagement can be a factor in securing an allowance. Practitioners should consider the 20.5 percent lift when managing the 1136-day median pendency. The 1134 resolved cases provide the statistical foundation for these metrics. These figures offer a clear view of the prosecution landscape for this examiner.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19270708 | SURGICAL STAPLER WITH UNIVERSAL TIP RELOAD | Final Rejection | Covidien LP |
| 19213082 | HANDHELD ELECTROMECHANICAL SURGICAL SYSTEM | Final Rejection | Covidien LP |
| 19087802 | POWERED SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS OF IDENTIFYING TISSUE TYPES THEREWITH | Final Rejection | Covidien LP |
| 19076558 | HAND-HELD SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS | Final Rejection | Covidien LP |
| 18940435 | SLOW SPEED STAPLE AND STAPLE RELAXATION FOR STAPLING OPTIMIZATION | Non-Final OA | Covidien LP |
| 19351009 | JOB-SITE ELECTRIC DEVICE | Non-Final OA | MAKITA CORPORATION |
| 18618608 | DUST COLLECTION SYSTEM FOR POWER TOOL | Final Rejection | MAKITA CORPORATION |
| 18241691 | TECHNIQUE FOR TIGHTENING FASTENERS WITH ELECTRIC POWER TOOL | Final Rejection | MAKITA CORPORATION |
| 19027760 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH DOUBLE SPHERICAL ARTICULATION JOINTS WITH PIVOTABLE LINKS | Non-Final OA | Cilag GmbH International |
| 18642985 | SURGICAL STAPLER WITH TISSUE ENGAGEMENT FEATURES AROUND TISSUE CONTAINMENT PIN | Non-Final OA | Cilag GmbH International |
| 18379768 | PROPORTIONATE BALANCING OF THE FUNCTION IMPACT MAGNITUDE OF BATTERY OUTPUT TO PEAK MOTOR CURRENT | Final Rejection | Cilag GmbH International |
| 18379790 | METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A STAPLE CARTRIDGE | Final Rejection | Cilag GmbH International |
| 18485047 | MODIFIED SURGICAL ADJUNCTS AND STAPLING ASSEMBLIES | Non-Final OA | CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL |
| 18485210 | COMPRESSIBLE SURGICAL ADJUNCTS, CARTRIDGES, AND CARTRIDGE ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF MAKING SURGICAL ADJUNCTS | Non-Final OA | CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL |
| 19180118 | Dust Cap Accessory for a Power Tool | Non-Final OA | Black & Decker, Inc. |
| 18693729 | POWERED FASTENING TOOL INCLUDING DRIVER RETURN SYSTEM AND DRIVER RETENTION SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | Black & Decker Inc. |
| 19343143 | GAS SPRING-POWERED FASTENER DRIVER | Non-Final OA | MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION |
| 19084145 | POWER TOOL WITH ENCLOSED GEARCASE | Final Rejection | MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION |
| 19024781 | GAS SPRING-POWERED FASTENER DRIVER | Non-Final OA | MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION |
| 18690012 | Systems and Methods for Multi-Channel Power Tool Communication | Non-Final OA | Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation |
| 18415205 | SMART ACCESSORY STORAGE DEVICE | Non-Final OA | MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION |
| 17106806 | MULTI-SPEED POWER TOOL WITH ELECTRONIC CLUTCH | Final Rejection | MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION |
| 18775022 | IMPACT TOOL | Non-Final OA | Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd. |
| 19247795 | STAPLER CARTRIDGE WITH AN INTEGRAL KNIFE | Non-Final OA | INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC. |
| 18643081 | DEVICES FOR INSTRUMENT USE RECORDING, DEVICES FOR RECORDING INSTRUMENT REPROCESSING EVENTS, AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Non-Final OA | INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC. |
| 19203234 | Attachments for a Hand-Held Rotary Power Tool | Non-Final OA | Robert Bosch GmbH |
| 18901425 | OIL FILTER WRENCH | Non-Final OA | Robert Bosch GmbH |
| 19106954 | POWER TOOL WITH A DUST COLLECTION BOX, AND DUST COLLECTION BOX | Final Rejection | Hilti Aktiengesellschaft |
| 18998317 | WORK MACHINE | Final Rejection | Koki Holdings Co., Ltd. |
| 18837884 | WORK MACHINE | Non-Final OA | Koki Holdings Co., Ltd. |
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