Listed by the USPTO as PRICE, NATHAN R
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3763 3783
This examiner grants 53% of resolved cases
PRICE, NATHAN R works in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3763. The record shows 521 resolved cases, a 53.4% allowance rate, and a 1483-day median time to allowance. The interview lift is 38.7%, providing a substantial positive signal for applicants that can use interviews to address claim scope or technical distinctions.
The leading companies are Boston Scientific Corporation, Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, and Insulet Corporation. The listed firms are SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLP, Goodwin Procter LLP, and MAIER & MAIER, PLLC.
The profile combines mixed allowance outcomes with a lengthy median prosecution period. Practitioners should plan for sustained examination and use interviews to focus amendments before the record becomes unnecessarily extended. The medical-device applicant mix makes careful attention to written support and commercially meaningful claim limitations especially important.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18034788 | Injector device for arrhythmia classification using measurement of cardiac activity and power analysis | Non-Final OA | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN |
| 18530544 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR REGULATING FLUID DELIVERY FOR ACCESSING A BODY LUMEN | Non-Final OA | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. |
| 18485875 | VARIABLE EXPOSURE NEEDLE | Final Rejection | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. |
| 18389636 | EXPANDABLE SHEATH AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME | Non-Final OA | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION |
| 18531307 | EXPANDABLE SHEATH FOR INTRODUCING AN ENDOVASCULAR DELIVERY DEVICE INTO A BODY | Final Rejection | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION |
| 17937245 | LOW FLOW SWITCH FOR MEDICAL ASPIRATION | Non-Final OA | Medtronic, Inc. |
| 18132575 | Blood Culture Sample Collection Device with Optimized Distal Fluid Path and Pre-Positioned and Sterilized Discard Sample Vacuum Tube | Non-Final OA | Becton, Dickinson and Company |
IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.
Build Your Strategy53.4% of resolved applications examined by Nathan R Price were allowed (521 resolved cases), compared with 60.3% across Art Unit 3763 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +38.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Nathan R Price took 1,483 days on average from filing to allowance.
Nathan R Price examines applications in Art Unit 3763 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).
