Listed by the USPTO as MELHUS, BENJAMIN S
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3736 3791
This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases
Benjamin S. Melhus, in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3736, has 410 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 60.7 percent, and the median days to allowance is 1229 days. This reflects a moderate grant rate and a long prosecution timeline.
The interview lift is 43.5 percent, showing interviews are very effective relative to the 60.7 percent baseline. NEC Corporation, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, and Case Western Reserve University are top companies. GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP (BOS), COOLEY LLP, and SLEMAN & LUND LLP are top firms.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18079828 | Systems and Methods of Longitudinal Analysis of Human Running Gait Metrics | Non-Final OA | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN |
| 18369835 | FORCE ESTIMATION FROM WRIST ELECTROMYOGRAPHY | Final Rejection | Apple Inc. |
| 18130657 | CELL COLLECTION AND PREPARATION DEVICES AND METHODS | Final Rejection | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. |
| 18539383 | CALCULATION DEVICE, CALCULATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUM | Final Rejection | NEC Corporation |
| 18536701 | DETECTION DEVICE, DETECTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUM | Non-Final OA | NEC Corporation |
| 18854032 | ELECTRICAL TRACES ALONG CORE WIRE FOR INTRALUMINAL PHYSIOLOGY SENSING GUIDEWIRE AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | Non-Final OA | KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. |
| 18021849 | MOTION EVALUATION METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND MOTION EVALUATION SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | NTT, Inc. |
| 18014429 | CENTER OF GRAVITY CONTROL SUPPORT DEVICE AND METHOD | Non-Final OA | NTT, Inc. |
| 17855515 | BIOLOGICAL SAMPLING DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE | Non-Final OA | Case Western Reserve University |
| 17855530 | BIOLOGICAL SAMPLING DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE | Non-Final OA | Case Western Reserve University |
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Build Your Strategy60.7% of resolved applications examined by Benjamin S Melhus were allowed (410 resolved cases), compared with 55.8% across Art Unit 3736 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +43.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Benjamin S Melhus took 1,229 days on average from filing to allowance.
Benjamin S Melhus examines applications in Art Unit 3736 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).
