Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3731 3771 3773
This examiner grants 53% of resolved cases
Jing Rui Ou is assigned to Art Unit 3731 in Tech Center 3700 and has handled 792 resolved cases. The examiner's allowance rate is 53.3 percent, which indicates the environment for applicants. This 53.3 percent rate suggests the probability of a grant, making the prosecution strategy important. The 792 resolved cases provide a data set for analyzing the examiner's historical trends.
A metric is the interview lift of 51.5 percent, which is a significant impact observed in this tech center. This 51.5 percent lift suggests that interviews are a component of a successful prosecution strategy with this examiner. However, the median days to allowance is 1575, which is a duration for any patent application. This 1575-day timeline requires engagement from the applicant. By leveraging the 51.5 percent interview lift, practitioners may be able to navigate the challenges of Art Unit 3731 more effectively despite the 1575-day median pendency.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17815677 | EMBOLIC MATERIAL DELIVERY DEVICE AND RELATED TECHNOLOGY | Final Rejection | Covidien LP |
| 19097142 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH LOCKING ARTICULATION DRIVE WHEEL | Non-Final OA | Cilag GmbH International |
| 18760588 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH FLEXIBLE SHAFT AND ACTUATION ELEMENT GUIDE | Non-Final OA | INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC. |
| 18451725 | Electrolytically Detachable Intravascular Delivery Device | Non-Final OA | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. |
| 18979243 | CONTROL HANDLE WITH A LOCKING MECHANISM FOR CONTROLLING FUNCTIONS OF A DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR IMPLANTING A MEDICAL DEVICE | Non-Final OA | BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG |
| 19217891 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSAORTIC DELIVERY OF A PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE | Non-Final OA | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION |
| 17866776 | INTERATRIAL SHUNTING DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Final Rejection | Medtronic, Inc. |
| 17658402 | SYSTEM FOR LEAD PLACEMENT VIA MARKERS AND MEASUREMENTS | Final Rejection | Medtronic, Inc. |
| 18419722 | SLANTED LOCKING FERRULES FOR PERFORMING TENSIONABLE KNOTLESS CARDIAC VALVE PROCEDURES | Final Rejection | ARTHREX, INC. |
| 18419862 | LOCKING FERRULES FOR PERFORMING TENSIONABLE KNOTLESS SURGICAL PROCEDURES | Final Rejection | ARTHREX, INC. |
| 18420100 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING TENSIONABLE KNOTLESS CARDIAC VALVE PROCEDURES | Non-Final OA | ARTHREX, INC. |
| 17604677 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ACUTE TREATMENT OF FLUID OVERLOAD IN PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE | Final Rejection | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. |
| 17427383 | REMOTELY ADJUSTABLE MECHANISM AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Final Rejection | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. |
| 16827259 | SLEEVES FOR EXPANDABLE MEDICAL DEVICES | Non-Final OA | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. |
| 18131140 | INCIDENTAL DUROTOMY CLOSURE SYSTEM AND METHOD | Final Rejection | THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS |
| 18031721 | IMPLANTABLE DEVICES WITH ANTIBACTERIAL COATING | Non-Final OA | University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education |
| 18781437 | EXCISIONAL DEVICES AND METHODS | Non-Final OA | TRANSMED7, LLC |
| 17988352 | FUNCTIONALIZED SYNTHETIC SURGICAL MESH | Non-Final OA | BAXTER HEALTHCARE SA |
| 17128561 | DETERMINING THE STATE OF AN ULTRASONIC ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM ACCORDING TO FREQUENCY SHIFT | Non-Final OA | Ethicon LLC |
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