Listed by the USPTO as MENDEZ, KATHERINE H
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3731 3734 3771 3774
This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases
MENDEZ, KATHERINE H is assigned to Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3731. The record includes 434 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 66.8%, and a median time to allowance of 1233 days. The interview lift is 33.7%, giving interview preparation a meaningful place in a prosecution plan. The combination of the allowance and timing measures also supports early attention to claim construction, cited art, and possible amendment paths.
The recurring companies are Boston Scientific Corporation, Cilag GmbH International, and Alcon Inc. The listed firms are SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A., DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP, and PATTERSON + SHERIDAN, LLP - Alcon Inc. These entities offer practical sources for comparable matters, particularly when counsel is developing technology-specific arguments or evaluating how medical device claims have been prosecuted in this docket.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18288786 | ERGONOMIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS | Non-Final OA | University of Massachusetts |
| 18360897 | ENDOSCOPIC PATCH DELIVERY | Non-Final OA | Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited |
| 19300807 | STEERABLE CROSSING CATHETER | Non-Final OA | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. |
| 18224343 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE WITH PRIMARY COVERING AND SECONDARY COVERING | Non-Final OA | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. |
| 18973790 | COMPLIANT MECHANISMS HAVING INVERTED TOOL MEMBERS | Non-Final OA | Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. |
| 19191395 | HANDPIECE AND BLADE CONFIGURATIONS FOR ULTRASONIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENT | Non-Final OA | Cilag GmbH International |
| 18898058 | ULTRASONIC SURGICAL BLADE FOR USE WITH ULTRASONIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS | Non-Final OA | Cilag GmbH International |
| 18871175 | HELICAL DEBULKING TOOL WITH CUTTER | Final Rejection | KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. |
| 18535676 | GRASPING STRUCTURE FOR OPHTHALMIC SURGERY | Final Rejection | Alcon Inc. |
| 18357435 | OPHTHALMIC SURGICAL PROBE | Final Rejection | Alcon Inc. |
| 18589712 | VARIABLE NAVIGATED EXPANDABLE SCALPEL DEVICE | Non-Final OA | GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. |
| 18288652 | Mechanotransduction Disruption Mediation in Skin Grafting Methods and Compositions for Use in Practicing the Same | Non-Final OA | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University |
| 18295441 | VIBRATION TRANSMISSION MEMBER AND TREATMENT TOOL | Non-Final OA | Olympus Corporation |
| 18839962 | FASCIAL CLOSURE DEVICE | Non-Final OA | Davol Inc. |
| 18266473 | Cutting Assembly With Irrigation And Aspiration | Non-Final OA | STRYKER EUROPEAN OPERATONS LIMITED |
IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.
Build Your Strategy66.8% of resolved applications examined by Katherine H Mendez were allowed (434 resolved cases), compared with 63.1% across Art Unit 3731 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +33.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Katherine H Mendez took 1,233 days on average from filing to allowance.
Katherine H Mendez examines applications in Art Unit 3731 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).
