Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3781 3783 3795
This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases
Avery E. Smale, in Art Unit 3781, has 209 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 74.2%, and the median days to allowance is 1247. These metrics suggest a generally positive environment for applicants in Tech Center 3700. The 209 cases provide a solid foundation for understanding the examiner's tendencies.
The interview lift of 21.2% is significant. It indicates that an interview can notably improve the 74.2% allowance rate. Practitioners should weigh the 1247-day timeline against the high probability of success when advising clients on their prosecution strategy. The 21.2% lift suggests that the examiner is open to discussion, which can be a key factor in navigating the 1247-day process. Direct communication is likely to be a productive use of time for cases that encounter initial rejections.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18470225 | MANIFOLD DEVICES, ASSEMBLIES, AND METHODS FOR ENDOSCOPE SYSTEMS | Final Rejection | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 17731155 | Steerable Devices for Fiber Enabled Medical Systems | Non-Final OA | Bard Access Systems, Inc. |
| 18470587 | ADMINISTRATION REGIMENS FOR MICRONEEDLE PATCH DEVICES FOR DELIVERY OF IMMUNOGENIC COMPOSITIONS | Non-Final OA | Georgia Tech Research Corporation |
| 18279118 | DIAPHRAGM FOR A BREAST PUMP AND A BREAST PUMP HAVING THE DIAPHRAGM | Final Rejection | KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. |
| 18014616 | A Hybrid Bioscaffold-Intravascular Catheter for Cellular Therapies | Non-Final OA | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University |
| 18598733 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GUIDED RELAY DELIVERY OF MEDICATION | Non-Final OA | CAREFUSION 303, INC. |
| 18486590 | CHECK VALVES | Non-Final OA | CareFusion 303, Inc. |
| 18535344 | GASEOUS SEALING MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY FOR SURGICAL GAS DELIVERY SYSTEM | Final Rejection | Conmed Corporation |
| 18037363 | Drug Delivery Device with Container Holder | Final Rejection | Becton, Dickinson and Company |
| 16967383 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR OCCLUSION DETECTION USING PUMP OPERATION MEASUREMENT | Non-Final OA | Becton, Dickinson and Company |
| 18675900 | PREDICTION OF MEAL AND/OR EXERCISE EVENTS BASED ON PERSISTENT RESIDUALS | Non-Final OA | INSULET CORPORATION |
| 18390450 | CONTAINMENT, ACTIVATION, DEPLOYMENT, AND INTEGRATED FUNCTIONS OF FLEXIBLE, SLENDER ELEMENTS | Final Rejection | INSULET CORPORATION |
| 17742998 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DETERMINING FLUID DELIVERY PUMP INFORMATION | Final Rejection | Insulet Corporation |
| 18606481 | Infusion Set and Inserter Assembly Apparatuses, Systems, and Methods | Non-Final OA | DEKA Products Limited Partnership |
| 18606463 | Infusion Set and Inserter Assembly Apparatuses, Systems, and Methods | Non-Final OA | DEKA Products Limited Partnership |
| 17896395 | INFUSION SET AND INSERTER ASSEMBLY APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | Non-Final OA | DEKA Products Limited Partnership |
| 18001756 | OPEN SURGERY PATIENT INTERFACE | Non-Final OA | Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited |
| 18269963 | DRUG INFUSION DEVICE WITH EMBEDDED POWER SUPPLY | Non-Final OA | MEDTRUM TECHNOLOGIES INC. |
| 18022524 | CLOSED-LOOP ARTIFICIAL PANCREAS INSULIN INFUSION CONTROL SYSTEM | Final Rejection | MEDTRUM TECHNOLOGIES INC. |
| 17048879 | A MEDICAL DEVICE FOR DEPLOYING A CATHETER THAT CAN BE OPERATED WITH A SINGLE HAND, AND A METHOD | Final Rejection | Wake Forest University Health Sciences |
| 17026050 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRECISION MATCHED IMMUNOGLOBULIN INFUSION | Final Rejection | INNOVATIVE HEALTH SCIENCES, LLC |
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