Listed by the USPTO as MCDONALD, JAMES F
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3771 3792 3793 3797
This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases
James F. McDonald has a 59.6% allowance rate across 89 resolved cases in Art Unit 3771. The median days to allowance is 1183. The interview lift of 43.2% is high, suggesting that interviews are an effective strategy for advancing cases toward allowance. This 43.2% lift indicates that direct engagement with the examiner is a tool for resolving issues and boosting the probability of success compared to the 59.6% baseline.
Fujifilm Corporation, Exo Imaging Inc., and Sheba Impact Ltd. are among the companies in his docket. Ballard Spahr LLP, Boston & Galway, and Dority & Manning, P.A. are the top firms. The 59.6% allowance rate and 1183-day median pendency provide a baseline for expectations in Tech Center 3700. For the imaging and medical technology companies listed, the 43.2% lift is a strategic tool. The data suggests that for these entities, oral advocacy is a component of a successful prosecution strategy to navigate technical complexities across 89 resolved cases.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18959602 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM | Final Rejection | FUJIFILM Corporation |
| 19274197 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ULTRASOUND IMAGING | Non-Final OA | GE Precision Healthcare LLC |
| 18617747 | CATHETER ROTARY APPARATUS FOR OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY | Final Rejection | INDUSTRY ACADEMY COOPERATION FOUNDATION OF SEJONG UNIVERSITY |
| 19081944 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING A TENDON IN ULTRASOUND IMAGING DATA AND VERIFYING SUCH IDENTITY IN LIVE DEPLOYMENT | Non-Final OA | Clarius Mobile Health Corp. |
| 18699797 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD | Final Rejection | MEDIT CORP. |
| 18833350 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGING AND ANATOMICAL MODELING | Non-Final OA | Shifamed Holdings, LLC |
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Build Your Strategy59.6% of resolved applications examined by James F Mcdonald were allowed (89 resolved cases), compared with 65.9% across Art Unit 3771 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +43.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by James F Mcdonald took 1,183 days on average from filing to allowance.
James F Mcdonald examines applications in Art Unit 3771 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).
