Listed by the USPTO as SHI, KATHERINE MENGLIN
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3731 3771
This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases
Katherine Menglin Shi is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3731, where she has overseen 895 resolved cases. The data indicates an allowance rate of 78.3% and a median days to allowance of 1115. These figures provide a benchmark for applicants navigating prosecution within this specific art unit. The 1115 days to allowance represents the duration for cases reaching a final disposition.
The profile highlights an interview lift of 21.8%, suggesting that oral communication is a factor in successful outcomes. This 21.8% increase in allowance probability following an interview indicates that practitioners should prioritize direct engagement. Major applicants such as Boston Scientific Corporation, Abbott Laboratories, and Edwards Lifesciences Corporation are listed among the top companies in her 895 resolved cases.
Firms including Inskeep Intellectual Property Group, Inc., SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLP, and Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC have represented clients before this examiner. The 78.3% allowance rate and the 21.8% interview lift are metrics for managing client expectations. For those seeking to understand the procedural landscape, the examiner's statistics offer a data point for strategic planning in Art Unit 3731.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18595314 | PUNCTURE DEVICE | Non-Final OA | FUJIFILM Corporation |
| 18628663 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR REPROCESSING HARMONIC TISSUE CUTTERS | Final Rejection | Stryker Corporation |
| 19040623 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSMS | Non-Final OA | Covidien LP |
| 18439047 | MULTI-PART MEDICAL DEVICES WITH LOCKING MECHANISM | Final Rejection | Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited |
| 19003511 | KIDNEY STONE SUCTION DEVICE | Non-Final OA | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 18987019 | LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE CLOSURE DEVICE WITH ATRAUMATIC PECTINATE ANCHOR | Non-Final OA | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 18790063 | SYSTEMS, SUTURE DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR TISSUE CLOSURE | Final Rejection | Boston Scientific Scimed Inc. |
| 19182718 | Left Atrial Appendage Occluder | Non-Final OA | St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc. |
| 18956181 | Valve Configurations To Optimize Hemodynamic Pressure Loss | Non-Final OA | St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc. |
| 18946056 | Balloon Expandable Transcatheter Valve Delivery System | Non-Final OA | St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc. |
| 18681926 | MYECTOMY DEVICES AND METHODS | Final Rejection | Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research |
| 18062094 | KNOTLESS INSTABILITY ANCHOR | Non-Final OA | Conmed Corporation |
| 18948990 | OUTER SKIRT FOR AN EXPANDABLE PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE | Non-Final OA | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION |
| 18798230 | GUIDE CATHETER FOR AN IMPLANT DELIVERY APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION |
| 18862999 | PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE DEVICES | Non-Final OA | MEDTRONIC, INC. |
| 18795018 | Method And Apparatus For Stent Delivery | Final Rejection | MicroVention, Inc. |
| 18988738 | BIOSTIMULATOR HAVING COAXIAL FIXATION ELEMENTS | Non-Final OA | Pacesetter, Inc. |
| 19171056 | Occlusion Systems | Non-Final OA | Terumo Corporation |
IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.
Build Your Strategy78.3% of resolved applications examined by Katherine Menglin Shi were allowed (895 resolved cases), compared with 63.1% across Art Unit 3731 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +21.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Katherine Menglin Shi took 1,115 days on average from filing to allowance.
Katherine Menglin Shi examines applications in Art Unit 3731 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).
