Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days
Agileworks LLC is managing 2 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These matters are distributed across 2 distinct examiners, which suggests that each active application is being handled by a different official. Furthermore, the portfolio involves 2 distinct art units, indicating that the company's medical-related filings are being reviewed in separate technical divisions within the patent office. This diversity in art units and examiners requires a strategy that accounts for different examination styles and technical standards.
The busiest examiner for the portfolio is STEINBERG, AMANDA L, who is currently responsible for 1 pending office action. Since the total number of pending office actions is 2, the workload is evenly split between the two assigned examiners. This distribution provides the company with exposure to different perspectives within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering sector. Practitioners should monitor the progress in both distinct art units, as the outcomes may vary based on the specific technical requirements of each unit and the individual approaches of the two examiners involved.
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) | 2 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEINBERG, AMANDA L | 1 | 51.3% | +27.0% |
| WALCZAK, DAVID J | 1 | 74.1% | +17.7% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18774273 | DEVICE FOR TREATING SLEEP APNEA USING HIGH-INTENSITY FOCUSED ELECTROMAGNETIC AND RADIO FREQUENCY TECHNOLOGIES | STEINBERG, AMANDA L | — |
| 18598350 | FOAM DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS | WALCZAK, DAVID J | — |
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 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18774273 | DEVICE FOR TREATING SLEEP APNEA USING HIGH-INTENSITY FOCUSED ELECTROMAGNETIC AND RADIO FREQUENCY TECHNOLOGIES | STEINBERG, AMANDA L | — |
| 18598350 | FOAM DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS | WALCZAK, DAVID J | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3792 | 1 |
| 3754 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18774273 | DEVICE FOR TREATING SLEEP APNEA USING HIGH-INTENSITY FOCUSED ELECTROMAGNETIC AND RADIO FREQUENCY TECHNOLOGIES | STEINBERG, AMANDA L | 3792 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 16, 2024 |
| 18598350 | FOAM DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS | WALCZAK, DAVID J | 3754 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2024 |
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