Listed by the USPTO as NEAL, TIMOTHY JAY
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3771 3779 3795
This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases
NEAL, TIMOTHY JAY has resolved 818 cases in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3771. The allowance rate is 78.0%, with a median of 1010 days to allowance. The large record supports using the outcome as a meaningful planning signal. Applicants can expect a generally favorable path to allowance, but should allow substantial time for examination before relying on a patent grant in business decisions.
The interview lift is 13.2%, showing a positive association that may support interviews where technical clarification could narrow the issues. Boston Scientific Corporation, Fujifilm Corporation, and Stryker Corporation are the leading listed companies. Seager Tufte Wickhem LLP (8150), SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLP, and Bayramoglu Law Offices LLC are the principal listed firms. Their activity provides useful context for prosecution in this docket.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18900611 | ENDOSCOPE | Final Rejection | FUJIFILM Corporation |
| 18784952 | ENDOSCOPE | Final Rejection | FUJIFILM Corporation |
| 18616044 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTRAOPERATIVE SURGICAL SCOPE CLEANING | Final Rejection | Stryker Corporation |
| 18969333 | MEDICAL CONTROL DEVICE AND MEDICAL OBSERVATION SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc. |
| 19243872 | MEDICAL DEVICE WITH EXTENDABLE SHAFT | Non-Final OA | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 19203738 | ELEVATORS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES | Non-Final OA | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 19018506 | ENDOSCOPIC SCOPE DEVICE WITH A SENSOR | Final Rejection | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 18933684 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR ENDOSCOPE VALVE CONTROL | Non-Final OA | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 18631728 | Devices and Methods for Extending a Working Channel | Non-Final OA | Boston Scientific Scimed Inc. |
| 18937259 | CLEANING DEVICES FOR INSTRUMENTS, AND RELATED METHODS | Non-Final OA | INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC. |
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Build Your Strategy78.0% of resolved applications examined by Timothy Jay Neal were allowed (818 resolved cases), compared with 65.9% across Art Unit 3771 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +13.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Timothy Jay Neal took 1,010 days on average from filing to allowance.
Timothy Jay Neal examines applications in Art Unit 3771 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).
