Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Dixomara Vargas Montalvo, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as VARGAS MONTALVO, DIXOMARA

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2831 2858 2866 3682 3774 3775 3792 3793 3796 3798

This examiner grants 93% of resolved cases

Analysis

VARGAS MONTALVO, DIXOMARA has resolved 1023 cases in technology center 3700 and art unit 2831. The allowance rate is 92.6%, and the median time to allowance is 971 days. Interviews are associated with an 8.4% lift in the allowance rate. The substantial case volume and high allowance rate define a clear prosecution profile.

Koninklijke Philips N.V., Intuitive Surgical Operations Inc., and Terumo Corporation are the listed leading companies. BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC, DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP - Denver, and GREER, BURNS & CRAIN, LTD are the listed leading firms. Counsel can use these names to identify recurring activity and evaluate interviews as a supplementary prosecution tool.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

92.6%
Allow Rate
+22.6% vs TC avg
1,058
Total Applications
+8.4%
Interview Lift
971
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1023 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

16.6%
§101 Eligibility
36.8%
§102 Novelty
25.2%
§103 Obviousness
16.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19256095 CATHETER WITH MARKER DEVICE AND POLYMERIC TIP Final Rejection STRYKER EUROPEAN OPERATIONS LIMITED
18408726 VASCULAR PUNCTURE DEVICE AND VASCULAR PUNCTURE SYSTEM Non-Final OA TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19098115 HANDHELD ULTRASOUND SCANNER WITH DISPLAY RETENTION AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
19116670 DETECTING THE PRESENCE OF PATHOLOGIES DURING A MEDICAL SCAN Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18885547 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROTOCOL PARAMETER DETERMINATION OF CARDIAC MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING Non-Final OA SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
19408302 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY Non-Final OA THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
19007127 ULTRASOUND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, ULTRASOUND IMAGING APPARATUS, AND ULTRASOUND SYSTEM Non-Final OA GE Precision Healthcare LLC
19231548 MEDICAL INSTRUMENT WITH POSITIONING X-RAY MARKERS, A COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR DETERMINING POSITIONING INFORMATION, AND AN X-RAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Siemens Healthineers AG
19210552 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MAPPING OF DEEP TISSUE MODULUS BY STRETCHABLE ULTRASONIC ARRAYS Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18196508 STENT DELIVERY SYSTEM AND STENT DELIVERY METHOD Non-Final OA OLYMPUS CORPORATION

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Dixomara Vargas Montalvo's allowance rate?

92.6% of resolved applications examined by Dixomara Vargas Montalvo were allowed (1,023 resolved cases), compared with 72.3% across Art Unit 2831 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Dixomara Vargas Montalvo?

This examiner's interview lift is +8.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Dixomara Vargas Montalvo take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Dixomara Vargas Montalvo took 971 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Dixomara Vargas Montalvo work in?

Dixomara Vargas Montalvo examines applications in Art Unit 2831 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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