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Examiner Kellogg Michael S

3798-KELLOGG-MICHAEL-S

Employment Information

Art Unit:3798 — Surgery
Group:3790 — Medical Instruments, Diagnostic Equipment, and Treatment Devices
Classes: 600 — Surgery
601 — Surgery: kinesitherapy
606 — Surgery
450 — Foundation garments
324 — Electricity: measuring and testing
348 — Television
705 — Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or cost/price determination
703 — Data processing: structural design, modeling, simulation, and emulation
Phone:(571) 270-7278
Email:michael.kellogg@uspto.gov
Location:VA 22314
Title:Pat Examnr(Biomedical Engrg)
Service:14 years
Grade:GS-12

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

90
3-Year Grant rate: 32% over 93 cases
Difficulty: Very Hard
Difficulty Percentile: 90th

With Examiner Kellogg, you have a 32% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Kellogg is a very hard examiner and in the 90th percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).

Grant Rate

Grant Rate Timeline

Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Kellogg, 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 3798

Examiner Kellogg's grant rate is lower than that of Art Unit 3798 and lower than that of the USPTO.

Average Office Actions Per Grant
Examiner Kellogg 2.2
Art Unit 3798 1.9

Interview Benefit

Grant Rate without Interview

Examiner Kellogg has granted 22 of 63 cases without any applicant-requested interviews for a grant rate of 35%.

Grant Rate with Interview

Examiner Kellogg has granted 8 of 30 cases with at least one applicant-requested interview for a grant rate of 27%.

Interview Benefit

With Examiner Kellogg, conducting an interview decreases your chance of getting a patent granted by 23%.

Recent Dispositions

Recent Dispositions

Number Title OA Rejections Status IFW
18654832 Graphical User Interface For Catheter Positioning And Insertion Rejection information available with a Premium Stats subscription. See our pricing. Patented View
17309382 Apparatus And Method For Patient Monitoring Based On Ultrasound Modulation Patented View
17516603 Apparatus And Method For Real-Time Tracking Of Tissue Structures Patented View
17851650 Method Of Characterizing Tissue Of A Patient Abandoned View
17215957 System And Method For Medical Ultrasound With Monitoring Pad Abandoned View
17204185 Photoacoustic Dual-Mode Imaging Probe Abandoned View
16695194 Insert And Photoacoustic Measurement Device Comprising Insert Patented View
18031741 Measured Positioning Surgical Navigation System And Positioning Surgical Navigation Method Abandoned View
15734048 Endoscopic Photoacoustic Probe Abandoned View
16706998 Deep Learning System For Detecting Acute Intracranial Hemorrhage In Non-Contrast Head Ct Images Abandoned View
18894921 Devices And Methods For In Vivo Tissue Diagnosis Patented View
15857678 Vector Magnetometers Network And Associated Positioning Method Patented View
17376251 Non-Linear Single Axis Navigation Sensor With Strain Relief Patented View
17197897 Scanning Mechanism For Multimodality Intravascular And Endoscopic Imaging Catheters Abandoned View
17901649 Medical Imaging Device And Methods Of Use Abandoned View
17021157 Spectrometer Including Tunable On-Chip Laser And Spectrum Measurement Method Patented View
16954256 Computer-Readable Media, Mri-Compatible Tongue Measurement Devices, And Methods For Treating Dysarthria, Swallowing, And Mastication Disorders Associated With Cns Or Pns Lesions Abandoned View
16969682 Digital Ultrasound Cable And Associated Devices, Systems, And Methods Abandoned View
18237231 Multilayer Smart Bra Or Bra Insert For Optical Detection Of Breast Cancer Abandoned View
17424844 Imaging Reconstruction Using Real-Time Signal Of Rotary Position From Near Distal End Encoder Abandoned View
16858213 Medical Imaging System And Method For Operating Same, Storage Medium And Processor Abandoned View
16667050 Method For Medical Device Localization Based On Magnetic And Impedance Sensors Abandoned View
18096748 Wearable Device (Smart Bra) With Compressive Chambers And Optical Sensors For Analyzing Breast Tissue Patented View
15073749 Devices And Methods For Ultrasound Imaging Patented View
18138971 Device And Method For Imaging Vasculature Abandoned View
18418393 Non-Contact Rapid Diagnosis Of Illness By Laser, Infra Red, Terahertz And/or Uv Spectroscopy And Analysis Of Water Mixture Envelope Abandoned View
17808956 Systems And Methods For Revascularization Assessment Patented View
15637331 X-Ray Diagnostic Apparatus And Control Method Patented View
15660748 Magnetic Resonance Imaging Apparatus And A Method For Determining Trigger Timing Of Ce-Mra Scan Abandoned View
17005554 Use Of Octafluorocyclobutane For Lung Imaging Abandoned View
16701679 Apparatus, Methods And Systems For Displaying Intraluminal Images Abandoned View
17478513 Method And Probe System For Tissue Analysis In A Surgical Cavity In An Intraoperative Procedure Abandoned View
16641074 Scanning Apparatus For Scanning An Anatomical Region Abandoned View
17327317 Dynamic Calibration Of Light Intensity In A System For Non-Invasive Detection Of Skin Cancer Using Elastic Scattering Spectroscopy Patented View
17457769 System For Multi-Directional Tracking Of Head Mounted Displays For Real-Time Augmented Reality Guidance Of Surgical Procedures Patented View
16550159 Fluorescence Imaging System Abandoned View
15313958 Optical Measurement System And Optical Brain Function Measurement Method Patented View
18475052 Graphical User Interface For Catheter Positioning And Insertion Patented View
18105855 Non-Contact Rapid Diagnosis Of Illness By Laser, Infra Red, Terahertz And/or Uv Spectroscopy And Analysis Of Water Mixture Envelope Abandoned View
17052118 Integrated Medical Imaging System For Tracking Of Micro-Nano Scale Objects Abandoned View
16062547 Systems And Methods For Presenting Complex Medical Condition Diagnoses Patented View
17897182 Smart Bra For Optical Scanning Of Breast Tissue To Detect Abnormal Tissue With Selectively-Expandable Components To Reduce Air Gaps Patented View
16638983 Device For Endoscopic Optoacoustic Imaging, In Particular For Endoscopic Optoacoustic Imaging Of Cavities And Hollow Objects Patented View
17582964 Devices, Systems, And Methods For Navigating A Biopsy Tool To A Target Location And Obtaining A Tissue Sample Using The Same Abandoned View
15995130 3-Axis Magnetic Position System For Minimally Invasive Surgical Instrument, Systems And Methods Thereof Abandoned View
14910601 Graphical User Interface For Catheter Positioning And Insertion Patented View
17362725 Heterodyne Catheter Calibration System Patented View
16759318 Uterus Oct Catheter And Uterus Oct Equipment With Pull-Back Function Patented View
17806254 Optical Sensing Module Abandoned View
16965332 Apparatuses And Methods For Use In Ultrasound Optical Imaging Abandoned View

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