Listed by the USPTO as STEWART, ALVIN J
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1655 3771 3774 3799
This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases
STEWART, ALVIN J is assigned to Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 1655. His record includes 1117 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 82.2%. The interview lift is 0.8%, while the median time to allowance is 1044 days. The data indicate a strong allowance result, but little measured difference associated with interviews in this docket.
The principal companies are Boston Scientific Corporation, Medtronic Vascular Inc., and Stryker Corporation. The leading firms are Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP, Meunier Carlin & Curfman LLC, and SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLP. Prosecution teams may focus interview resources selectively and rely on substantive claim and prior art analysis as the primary planning tools.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18967760 | PATIENT SPECIFIC HUMERAL IMPLANT COMPONENTS | Non-Final OA | HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP. |
| 18926460 | STENT WITH STRUTS DEFINING CIRCUMFERENTIALLY OFFSET APICES | Non-Final OA | Covidien LP |
| 18516512 | HEART VALVE ATTACHMENT MECHANISM | Non-Final OA | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. |
| 18531385 | PROSTHETIC VALVE ASSEMBLIES | Non-Final OA | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION |
| 18816445 | FIXATION SYSTEM WITH LEAFLET CAPTURE ASSESSMENT | Non-Final OA | Evalve, Inc. |
| 18937795 | BIFURCATED ENDOPROSTHESIS SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Non-Final OA | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. |
| 18712166 | NEUROVASCULAR IMPLANTS AND DELIVERY SYSTEMS | Non-Final OA | Imperative Care, Inc. |
| 18512622 | DELIVERY CATHETER SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. |
| 18492557 | VALVE PROSTHESIS WITH PROSTHETIC VALVE HAVING DURABLE COMMISSURES | Final Rejection | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. |
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Build Your Strategy82.2% of resolved applications examined by Alvin J Stewart were allowed (1,117 resolved cases), compared with 43.3% across Art Unit 1655 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +0.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Alvin J Stewart took 1,044 days on average from filing to allowance.
Alvin J Stewart examines applications in Art Unit 1655 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).
