Examiner Fernandes Patrick M

3791-FERNANDES-PATRICK-M

Employment Information

Art Unit:3791 — Surgery
Group:3790 — Medical Instruments, Diagnostic Equipment, and Treatment Devices
Classes: 600 — Surgery
606 — Surgery
433 — Dentistry
715 — Data processing: presentation processing of document, operator interface processing, and screen saver display processing
604 — Surgery
524 — Synthetic resins or natural rubbers -- part of the class 520 series
482 — Exercise devices
702 — Data processing: measuring, calibrating, or testing
705 — Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or cost/price determination
434 — Education and demonstration
Phone:(571) 272-7706
Email:patrick.fernandes@uspto.gov
Location:VA 22314
Title:Pat Examnr Mechl Engrg
Service:12 years
Grade:GS-14

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

66
3-Year Grant rate: 66% over 298 cases
Difficulty: Harder
Difficulty Percentile: 66th

With Examiner Fernandes, you have a 66% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Fernandes is a harder examiner and in the 66th percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).

Grant Rate

Grant Rate Timeline

Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Fernandes, 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 3791

Examiner Fernandes's grant rate is higher than that of Art Unit 3791 and lower than that of the USPTO.

Average Office Actions Per Grant
Examiner Fernandes 2.0
Art Unit 3791 1.9

Interview Benefit

Grant Rate without Interview

Examiner Fernandes has granted 136 of 217 cases without any applicant-requested interviews for a grant rate of 63%.

Grant Rate with Interview

Examiner Fernandes has granted 62 of 81 cases with at least one applicant-requested interview for a grant rate of 77%.

Interview Benefit

With Examiner Fernandes, conducting an interview increases your chance of getting a patent granted by 22%.

Recent Dispositions

Recent Dispositions

Number Title OA Rejections Status IFW
17987044 Biomedical Electrode, Wearable Device, And Clothing Rejection information available with a Premium Stats subscription. See our pricing. Abandoned View
17934264 Microbiopsy Device Abandoned View
17967922 Balance Compensating Device, Body Center Measuring Apparatus, Balance Compensation System, And Balance Compensation Method Abandoned View
17173512 Athletic Activity Monitoring Methods And Systems Patented View
17520616 Respiratory Therapy Data Management Systems, Devices, And Methods Patented View
17532324 Digital Apparatus And Application For Treating Myopia Abandoned View
17826219 Augmented Neuromuscular Training System And Method Abandoned View
17860222 System For Strategic Monitoring And Treatment Of Pressure Ulcer Using Sub-Epidermal Moisture Values Abandoned View
17729158 Method And Apparatus For Measurement Of Neural Response Abandoned View
17745044 Bioresorbable Self-Folding Tools For Surgery, Single Cell Capture And Manipulation Abandoned View
17364640 Systems And Methods For Monitoring Orientation To Reduce Pressure Ulcer Formation Patented View
17564029 Consumer Application For Mobile Assessment Of Functional Capacity And Falls Risk Using Gravitational Acceleration Counterbalancing Abandoned View
17973998 Tonometer Tip And Use Of Same Patented View
17754734 Device For Determining The Position Of A Person's Pelvis Abandoned View
17351668 Method And Apparatus For Rehabilitation Training Of Cognitive Function Abandoned View
16857801 Rapid Skin Treatment Using Microcoring Abandoned View
17545097 Oscillating Syringe System And Needle Patented View
17600330 Device And Method For Taking Up And Handling A Liquid Sample And A Substance Patented View
17664685 Detection Device, Detection System, And Detection Method Abandoned View
17751218 Method And Apparatus For Collecting And Preparing Biological Samples For Testing Abandoned View
17583791 Sterile Bodily-Fluid Collection Device And Methods Patented View
17649860 System And Methods For Improving Diagnostic Evoked Potential Studies For Functional Assessments Of Nerves And Nerve Pathways Patented View
19025451 Female Insertion System Patented View
16443446 Method And System For Providing An Integrated Analyte Sensor Insertion Device And Data Processing Unit Abandoned View
17117602 Extended Reality Visualization Of Range Of Motion Abandoned View
16722476 Safety Tools For Decision Support Recommendations Made To Users Of Continuous Glucose Monitoring Systems Patented View
17554238 Passive Safety I.v. Blood Collection Catheter Abandoned View
17100540 Systems, Devices, And Methods For Bodily Fluid Sample Collection Abandoned View
17387522 Fitness Tracking System And Method Of Operating A Fitness Tracking System Patented View
17501502 Controlled And Precise Treatment Of Cardiac Tissues Patented View
17502249 Biopsy System Abandoned View
17081149 Method And System For Analyzing Risk Associated With Respiratory Sounds Abandoned View
17105685 Wheezing Detection Device And Wheezing Detection Program Patented View
17650306 Devices, Systems And Methods For Monitoring Neuromuscular Blockage Abandoned View
17548643 Illustrating Error In A Temperature Distribution Map Abandoned View
17408884 Orthopaedic Surgical System For Determining Joint Forces Of A Patient's Knee Joint Patented View
16743246 Apparatus For Sensing Biometric Parameters Patented View
17396549 Systems And Interfaces For Blood Sampling Patented View
17575493 Systems And Methods For Collection And/or Manipulation Of Blood Spots Or Other Bodily Fluids Abandoned View
17590225 Assembly For Coupling Powered Driver With Intraosseous Device Abandoned View
18738858 Method And Apparatus For Measurement Of Neural Response Patented View
16768872 Method And System For Analyzing Risk Associated With Respiratory Sounds Abandoned View
18738925 Method And Apparatus For Measurement Of Neural Response Patented View
17335046 Bone Harvester And Bone Marrow Removal System And Method Patented View
16951690 Microbiopsy Device Abandoned View
17328972 Apparatus For Effecting Feedback Of Vaginal Cavity Physiology Patented View
16996774 Oscillating Syringe System Patented View
18365653 Head Mountable Device Patented View
18114999 Methods And Systems For Displaying Eye Images To Subjects And For Interacting With Virtual Objects Patented View
17105503 Wearable Gait Start Intention Detection Device Patented View

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