Listed by the USPTO as LONG, SARAH A
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3731 3771 3774
This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases
LONG, SARAH A handles applications in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3731. Her record includes 792 resolved cases, a 60.7% allowance rate, and a median of 1542 days to allowance. Interview lift is 42.4%, indicating a strong positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes.
The leading companies are Boston Scientific Corporation, LSI Solutions Inc., and Terumo Corporation. SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLP, BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC, and Banner & Witcoff, LTD. are the associated firms. The moderate allowance rate and long median timing support early prosecution planning, while the interview result makes substantive examiner engagement especially relevant.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18558632 | BLADE OPTIMIZATION FOR ROBOTIC ASSISTED SEALING INSTRUMENT | Non-Final OA | Covidien LP |
| 19265711 | STENT DELIVERY SYSTEMS WITH A RECONSTRAINING MEMBER | Non-Final OA | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. |
| 18236744 | Cannulation Devices For Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) | Non-Final OA | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 18884340 | HEMOSTATIC DEVICE | Final Rejection | TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18816086 | HEMOSTATIC DEVICE | Final Rejection | Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha |
| 18272378 | SYSTEMS AND APPARATUSES FOR VALVE RESECTION AND RESHAPING VIA CATHETER AND CUTTING SHEATH-BASED VALVE LEAFLET REMOVAL | Non-Final OA | KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. |
| 18821639 | EXPANDABLE ACCESS SHEATHS | Non-Final OA | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION |
| 18431594 | DELIVERY APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR IMPLANTING PROSTHETIC DEVICES | Non-Final OA | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION |
IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.
Build Your Strategy60.7% of resolved applications examined by Sarah A Long were allowed (792 resolved cases), compared with 63.1% across Art Unit 3731 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +42.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Sarah A Long took 1,542 days on average from filing to allowance.
Sarah A Long examines applications in Art Unit 3731 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).
