Listed by the USPTO as TYSON, MELANIE RUANO
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3731 3734 3752 3771 3773 3774
This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases
Melanie Ruano Tyson is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3731, with 822 resolved cases. Her allowance rate of 68.2 percent provides a favorable outlook for applicants. This success is notably enhanced by interviews, which provide an interview lift of 19.1 percent, making direct engagement a recommended strategy for practitioners. The data indicates that nearly seven out of ten cases reach allowance under her supervision.
The median days to allowance is 1327, indicating a prosecution cycle that often exceeds three years. Science Corporation and Medtronic Vascular Inc. are among the top companies in her docket, often represented by firms such as Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C. and Schox PC. The data suggests that while the 1327-day process is lengthy, the probability of a grant is high, especially when leveraging the 19.1 percent lift provided by examiner interviews. Applicants should plan for this 1327-day median timeline when managing their patent portfolios.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18535347 | STENT WITH SELF-ADJUSTING ANTI-MIGRATION FEATURES | Final Rejection | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. |
| 18611874 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR DEPLOYING AN IMPLANT | Non-Final OA | Evalve, Inc. |
| 18368583 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FABRICATING OBJECT FEATURING PROPERTIES OF A BLOOD VESSEL | Non-Final OA | Stratasys Ltd. |
| 18617773 | DELIVERY SYSTEM INCLUDING A SPLIT CAPSULE | Non-Final OA | Medtronic, Inc. |
| 17793499 | MEDICAL DEVICES FOR SHUNTS, OCCLUDERS, FENESTRATIONS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Non-Final OA | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. |
| 18462348 | PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE WITH NON-ABRASIVE ATTACHMENTS | Non-Final OA | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. |
| 18216411 | MUTLI-LUMEN TAPERED TIP | Final Rejection | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. |
| 18571704 | METHODS AND IMPLANTABLE PROSTHESIS FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND/OR AUGMENTATION OF AN ANATOMICAL FEATURE | Non-Final OA | Davol Inc. |
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Build Your Strategy68.2% of resolved applications examined by Melanie Ruano Tyson were allowed (822 resolved cases), compared with 63.1% across Art Unit 3731 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +19.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Melanie Ruano Tyson took 1,327 days on average from filing to allowance.
Melanie Ruano Tyson examines applications in Art Unit 3731 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).
