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Examiner Dang Phong Son H

3771-DANG-PHONG-SON-H

Employment Information

Art Unit:3771 — Surgery
Group:3770 — Medical & Surgical Instruments, Treatment Devices, Surgery and Surgical Supplies
Classes: 606 — Surgery
623 — Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or aids and accessories therefor
604 — Surgery
600 — Surgery
602 — Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage
227 — Elongated-member-driving apparatus
Phone:(571) 270-5809
Email:None
Location:None
Title:Pat Examnr Gen Chem
Service:18 years
Grade:GS-14

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

25
3-Year Grant rate: 88% over 338 cases
Difficulty: Easier
Difficulty Percentile: 25th

With Examiner Dang, you have a 88% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Dang is an easier examiner and in the 25th percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).

Grant Rate

Grant Rate Timeline

Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Dang, where the timeline is relative to the date of the first office action. The three-year grant rate is the percentage of applications granted at three years after the first office action.

Comparison with Art Unit 3771

Examiner Dang's grant rate is higher than that of Art Unit 3771 and higher than that of the USPTO.

Average Office Actions Per Grant
Examiner Dang 0.6
Art Unit 3771 1.5

Interview Benefit

Grant Rate without Interview

Examiner Dang has granted 255 of 286 cases without any applicant-requested interviews for a grant rate of 89%.

Grant Rate with Interview

Examiner Dang has granted 44 of 52 cases with at least one applicant-requested interview for a grant rate of 85%.

Interview Benefit

With Examiner Dang, conducting an interview decreases your chance of getting a patent granted by 4%.

Recent Dispositions

Recent Dispositions

Number Title OA Rejections Status IFW
18648237 Suture Methods Rejection information available with a Premium Stats subscription. See our pricing. Abandoned View
18650628 Threaded Anchor Advancer Patented View
18673676 Knot Tying Device Patented View
18548427 Electric Suturing Devices For Endoscopy And Laparoscopy Patented View
17875479 Fluidic Devices, Methods, And Systems Patented View
18236902 Endoscopic Suture Cutter Patented View
18524849 Suture Based Closure Device Patented View
18656808 Gripping And Pushing Device For Medical Instrument Abandoned View
18743727 Modular Implant Delivery And Positioning System Patented View
18796687 Introducer Sheath With Dual Arm Hub Having Encased Tightening Port Mechanism Patented View
18132260 Prosthesis, Delivery Device And Methods Of Use Patented View
18637045 Suture Anchor Patented View
18751490 Retention Suture Assembly Patented View
18701183 Noninvasive Suture Delivery Device Patented View
18731720 Surgical Instruments Patented View
18671781 Luggage Tag Suture Assemblies And Related Surgical Techniques Patented View
18731674 Tissue Repair Assembly And System With Soft Anchoring Implant Patented View
18555030 Knotless All-Inside Suture Constructs And Methods Of Tissue Fixation Patented View
18355636 Surgical Constructs For Tissue Fixation And Methods Of Tissue Repairs Patented View
18376096 Instruments, Systems, And Methods For Securing Anchors, Elastomeric Devices, And Other Elements In Bone Patented View
19171019 All-Suture Anchor Patented View
19268611 Surgical Guidewire Device And Suture Fixation System Patented View
18384635 Systems, Devices, And Methods For Forming Anastomoses Patented View
17802483 Tissue Surface Piercing System And Methods Patented View
18335069 All-Suture Anchor Patented View
18630075 Anastomosis Devices Patented View
18570486 Surgical Instrument For Robotic Surgery Patented View
18013799 Developing Structure, Stent, And Thrombectomy System Patented View
18534117 Clot Engagement And Removal System Patented View
19064425 Systems, Devices And Methods For Tissue Fixation And Approximating Tissue Defects Patented View
18672595 Biological Tissue Access And Closure Apparatus, Systems And Methods Patented View
17608816 Transcatheter Valve Laceration Device And Method Patented View
18529101 Medical Device For Cutting A Suture During A Minimally Invasive Procedure Patented View
19224346 Suture Passer Devices, Systems, And Methods Patented View
19035284 Wireless Measurement Of Suture Tension Patented View
18187079 Assembly And Method For Closing A Tissue Opening Abandoned View
18377396 Filterless Aspiration, Irrigating, Macerating, Rotating Microcatheter And Method Of Use Patented View
18150374 Medical Systems And Methods Patented View
18605086 Suturing Device And Methods Of Use Thereof Patented View
18045162 Method Of Marking A Specimen Patented View
18079500 Medical Cannulae, Delivery Systems And Methods Patented View
18181514 Closing Tissue Openings Patented View
17681900 Methods And Devices To Ameliorate Vascular Obstruction Patented View
18534090 Torque Sensing In A Surgical Robotic Wrist Patented View
18603080 Device And Method For Connecting Tubular Structures Patented View
17730214 Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Treatment Device Patented View
17276224 Ophthalmic Surgical Instrument Patented View
18213488 Suturing Device State Indicator Patented View
18013354 Method For Determining An Optimal Frequency Of An Oscillating Movement Of A Force-Accelerated Projectile Of An Intracorporeal Lithotripsy Apparatus Patented View
17852220 Vascular Implant And Delivery System Patented View

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