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Examiner Rivers Lindsey R

3771-RIVERS-LINDSEY-R

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
Phone:(571) 272-0251
Email:lindsey.rivers1@uspto.gov
Location:VA 22314
Title:Pat Examnr(Biomedical Engrg)
Service:4 years
Grade:GS-11

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

80
3-Year Grant rate: 50% over 20 cases
Difficulty: Harder
Difficulty Percentile: 80th

With Examiner Rivers, you have a 50% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Rivers is a harder examiner and in the 80th percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).

Grant Rate

Grant Rate Timeline

Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Rivers, 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 Rivers's grant rate is lower than that of Art Unit 3771 and lower than that of the USPTO.

Average Office Actions Per Grant
Examiner Rivers 1.4
Art Unit 3771 1.5

Interview Benefit

Grant Rate without Interview

Examiner Rivers has granted 5 of 13 cases without any applicant-requested interviews for a grant rate of 38%.

Grant Rate with Interview

Examiner Rivers has granted 5 of 7 cases with at least one applicant-requested interview for a grant rate of 71%.

Interview Benefit

With Examiner Rivers, conducting an interview increases your chance of getting a patent granted by 87%.

Recent Dispositions

Recent Dispositions

Number Title OA Rejections Status IFW
18876708 Tool Kit For The Implantation Of A Tendon Fixation Implant Rejection information available with a Premium Stats subscription. See our pricing. Patented View
18169530 Protective Device For The Hand Of A Medical Personnel When Puncturing An Umbilical Cord Of Neonates Patented View
17687783 Magnetic Brain Computer Interface Injector And Methods Of Using Same Abandoned View
18344915 Clip Applying Mechanism And Clip Applying Apparatus Thereof Patented View
17126980 Systems, Methods And Devices For Progressively Softening Multi-Compositional Intravascular Tissue Abandoned View
16928678 Apparatus And Method For Treatment Of Post Thrombotic Syndrome Patented View
17432783 Skin Care Device Abandoned View
18776835 Systems, Methods And Devices For Progressively Softening Multi-Compositional Intravascular Tissue Patented View
17737589 Clamp Force Control Feature For Surgical End Effector Abandoned View
17056994 Intra-Aortic Embolic Protection Filter Device Abandoned View
18776871 Systems, Methods And Devices For Progressively Softening Multi-Compositional Intravascular Tissue Patented View
18584180 Proximal Link Wire For Preventing Premature Implant Detachment Patented View
18431353 Hook Wire For Preventing Premature Embolic Implant Detachment Patented View
18096526 Forceps And Components Therefore Abandoned View
18237087 De Quervain's Treatment Device Patented View
18091024 End-Effectors For Surgical Robotic Systems Abandoned View
17118886 Medical Device Patented View
17404600 Devices, Systems, And Methods For Anchoring Tissue Patented View
17676049 Puncture Needles Patented View
18455478 Needle Assembly For Liquid Applicator Patented View
17677219 Clip Device For Endoscope Abandoned View
17617260 Balloon For Expanding An Orifice Patented View
18337204 Medical Device And Procedure Method Patented View
17677934 Vaso-Occlusive Devices Including A Friction Element Patented View
17581660 Apparatuses For Stent Delivery And Positioning For Transluminal Application Abandoned View
17685323 Medical Device Patented View
18426045 Half Pipe Cannula And Methods Of Manufacturing And Using Half Pipe Cannula Patented View
18399294 Knotless Anchor Insertion Patented View
18483807 Robotically And Manually Operable Uterine Manipulators Patented View
17683437 Medical Device Abandoned View
17792506 Surgical Instruments Having A Rotatable Blade Member For Treating Tissue Abandoned View
16932665 Architecture For Optimizing Range Of Motion Of Two Robotic Arms In A Robotic Surgical System Abandoned View
17235687 Endoscope Clip Patented View
17777430 Hemostatic Clip And Auxiliary System Abandoned View
17682831 Needle Assembly For Liquid Applicator Patented View
17544696 Device, Method And System For Reshaping A Heart Valve Annulus Patented View
17617645 Medical Tool With Length Conservation Mechanism For Actuating Tension Bands Patented View
17671409 Tissue-Removing Catheter With Inner Liner Key Patented View
17610820 Systems And Methods For Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection Patented View
17783568 Apparatus And Method For Piercing A Soft Tissue Canal In A Body Part And Implant For Insertion Into A Soft Tissue Canal In A Body Part Abandoned View
17312941 Knotter Patented View
17629363 Suture Passers Abandoned View
17806123 Tissue-Removing Catheter With A Coupled Inner Liner Patented View
17641456 System And Method For Temporarily Stopping Blood Flow Through A Blood Vessel Abandoned View
17592776 Suturing Breakaway Anchor Strip Patented View
17662924 Repositional Clip With Extension Patented View
17390315 Medical Stents Abandoned View
17650316 Adjustable Locking Handle Design For Debriders Patented View
17440692 Organ Resection Stump Fixing Clip Abandoned View
17311897 Stent Device Patented View

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