Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3737 3793 3797
This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases
Joseph M. Santos Rodriguez operates within Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3737, having overseen a total of 588 resolved cases. His overall allowance rate stands at 69.2 percent, providing a baseline for expectations regarding the likelihood of securing a patent grant. This rate suggests a consistent path to allowance for many of the applications he evaluates.
A key metric for practitioners is the interview lift of 26.8 percent. This figure demonstrates that the allowance rate is higher when an interview is conducted compared to the overall 69.2 percent allowance rate. Such a lift indicates that verbal clarification or negotiation may be an effective strategy when navigating the specific requirements of Art Unit 3737.
The timeline for these successful outcomes is characterized by a median days to allowance of 1485. This duration provides a specific benchmark for applicants to use when forecasting the length of the prosecution process. With 588 resolved cases, the data set offers a robust view of his procedural tendencies and the impact of direct engagement on case resolution.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18607988 | BIOMETRIC APPARATUS, BIOMETRIC METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM | Final Rejection | RICOH COMPANY, LTD. |
| 19412248 | HEAT-DISSIPATING ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | Non-Final OA | KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. |
| 18850262 | PERFUSION MONITORING | Non-Final OA | KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. |
| 18768405 | Surgical Tracker Assemblies With Optimized Size, Weight, And Accuracy | Non-Final OA | MAKO Surgical Corp. |
| 19253585 | CONTRAST-ENHANCED ULTRASOUND IMAGING METHOD AND ULTRASOUND IMAGING APPARATUS | Final Rejection | Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co., Ltd. |
| 18984759 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING MOTION OF DETECTORS HAVING MOVING DETECTOR HEADS | Final Rejection | GE Precision Healthcare LLC |
| 19047776 | AUGMENTED REALITY IN ARTHROPLASTY SURGERY | Final Rejection | Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG |
| 19118264 | Techniques For Measuring Skin Flap Thickness Using Ultrasound | Non-Final OA | Cochlear Limited |
| 18905730 | DETECTION SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | National University Corporation Tokyo Medical and Dental University |
| 18688621 | Systems and Methods for Detecting Fibrosis | Final Rejection | 3HELIX, INC. |
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