Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
3 pending office actions • 1 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 8 patents granted in the last 365 days
A L M T Corp. currently has 3 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These 3 actions are distributed among 3 distinct examiners, meaning each matter is handled by a different person. NGUYEN, JIMMY T is identified as the busiest examiner, though he is responsible for only 1 pending office action.
All 3 pending office actions are located within 1 distinct art unit. This concentration suggests that the company's current medical device filings are technically similar and fall under the jurisdiction of a single USPTO group. Despite being in 1 distinct art unit, the use of 3 distinct examiners ensures that each of the 3 pending office actions receives an independent review.
For practitioners, the presence of 3 distinct examiners within 1 distinct art unit means that while the technical standards may be consistent, the individual preferences of the examiners will vary. The portfolio's 3 pending office actions are evenly split, with the busiest examiner, NGUYEN, JIMMY T, handling 1 action, just like the other distinct examiners.
Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 3 (100%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| NGUYEN, JIMMY T | 1 | 76.5% | +24.2% |
| ABU ALI, SHUANGYI | 1 | 45.3% | +37.8% |
| SULLIVAN, DEBRA M | 1 | 78.4% | +17.2% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18289562 | WIRE DRAWING DIE | NGUYEN, JIMMY T | — |
| 18842426 | VITRIFIED BOND SUPER-ABRASIVE GRINDING WHEEL | ABU ALI, SHUANGYI | — |
| 18703315 | IRREGULARLY-SHAPED DIE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING IRREGULARLY-SHAPED WIRE | SULLIVAN, DEBRA M | — |
Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18289562 | WIRE DRAWING DIE | NGUYEN, JIMMY T | — |
| 18842426 | VITRIFIED BOND SUPER-ABRASIVE GRINDING WHEEL | ABU ALI, SHUANGYI | — |
| 18703315 | IRREGULARLY-SHAPED DIE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING IRREGULARLY-SHAPED WIRE | SULLIVAN, DEBRA M | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3725 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18289562 | WIRE DRAWING DIE | NGUYEN, JIMMY T | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 12, 2025 |
| 18842426 | VITRIFIED BOND SUPER-ABRASIVE GRINDING WHEEL | ABU ALI, SHUANGYI | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2024 |
| 18703315 | IRREGULARLY-SHAPED DIE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING IRREGULARLY-SHAPED WIRE | SULLIVAN, DEBRA M | 3725 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 19, 2024 |
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