Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
14 pending office actions • 2 art units • 9 examiners • 0 of 14 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days
Aita Bio Inc. currently has 14 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These actions are distributed among 9 distinct examiners. This volume of activity is concentrated within 2 distinct art units, suggesting that the company's patenting efforts are focused on a limited set of technical classifications. The ratio of 14 pending office actions to 9 distinct examiners indicates that some examiners are handling multiple cases for the company.
The busiest examiner for this portfolio is PONTON, JAMES D, who is currently handling 4 pending office actions. This concentration means this examiner is responsible for a portion of the 14 pending office actions. With 9 distinct examiners involved, the remaining actions are spread across the other examiners. The focus within 2 distinct art units provides a streamlined environment for managing the workload, as the company only needs to navigate the specific practices of these specialized groups.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 4 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 4 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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 |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 1 (7%) |
| §103 only | 1 (7%) |
| §102 only | 1 (7%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 3 (21%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 8 (57%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PONTON, JAMES D | 4 | 80.0% | +32.1% |
| THOMAN, EVELYN ANNE | 2 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| DARB, HAMZA A. | 2 | 74.5% | +31.1% |
| SEBASCO CHENG, STEPHANIE | 1 | 58.6% | +71.1% |
| AHMED, TASNIM M | 1 | 81.4% | +4.9% |
| MARRISON, SAMUEL JOSEPH | 1 | 68.6% | +35.2% |
| BOSWORTH, KAMI A | 1 | 69.1% | +28.6% |
| RADOMSKI, MARTIN ADAM | 1 | 33.3% | +45.5% |
| GONZALEZ, LEI NMN | 1 | 42.9% | +51.8% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18772140 | DETACHABLE ACTIVATION MECHANISM AND NEEDLE CARTRIDGE ASSEMBLY FOR INSERTING INFUSION NEEDLE AND CGM SENSOR | PONTON, JAMES D | — |
| 18724048 | DETACHABLE ACTIVATION MECHANISM AND NEEDLE CARTRIDGE ASSEMBLY FOR INSERTING INFUSION NEEDLE AND CGM SENSOR | PONTON, JAMES D | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17783237 | FLOWRATE CONTROL FOR SELF-PRESSURIZED RESERVOIR OF A DEVICE FOR DELIVERING MEDICATION | GONZALEZ, LEI NMN | 113d overdue |
| 19296045 | DEVICE FOR DELIVERING INSULIN HAVING FILM AND TOP ENCLOSURE DEFINING RESERVOIR | SEBASCO CHENG, STEPHANIE | — |
| 18834018 | MEMS MICROPUMP WITH PIEZOELECTRIC VALVE IN UNACTUATED STATE THAT REMAINS CLOSED FOLLOWING MICROPUMP POWER LOSS | THOMAN, EVELYN ANNE | — |
| 18772138 | DETACHABLE ACTIVATION MECHANISM AND NEEDLE CARTRIDGE ASSEMBLY FOR INSERTING INFUSION NEEDLE AND CGM SENSOR | PONTON, JAMES D | — |
| 18724087 | DETACHABLE ACTIVATION MECHANISM AND CARTRIDGE ASSEMBLY FOR INSERTING DUAL INTRODUCER NEEDLES | PONTON, JAMES D | — |
| 18724106 | PRESSURE SENSOR FOR A DEVICE FOR DELIVERING INSULIN TO A USER | THOMAN, EVELYN ANNE | — |
| 18711760 | MEMS MICROPUMP WITH MULTI-CHAMBER CAVITY FOR A DEVICE FOR DELIVERING INSULIN | AHMED, TASNIM M | — |
| 18697916 | DEVICE FOR DELIVERING MEDICAMENT WITH INTEGRATED INFUSION CATHETER AND CONTINOUS GLUCOSE MONITOR SENSOR ASSEMBLY | MARRISON, SAMUEL JOSEPH | — |
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 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17783237 | FLOWRATE CONTROL FOR SELF-PRESSURIZED RESERVOIR OF A DEVICE FOR DELIVERING MEDICATION | GONZALEZ, LEI NMN | 113d overdue |
| 17792137 | DEVICE FOR DELIVERING MEDICATION WITH INTEGRATED INTERPOSER AND MICROPUMP | RADOMSKI, MARTIN ADAM | 71d overdue |
| 17768401 | DEVICE FOR DELIVERING MEDICATION TO A PATIENT | DARB, HAMZA A. | 49d overdue |
| 18274135 | MICROPUMP WITH INTEGRATED PIEZOELECTRIC TECHNOLOGIES FOR PROVIDING VALVE AND PUMP FUNCTIONALITY | BOSWORTH, KAMI A | 44d overdue |
| 19296045 | DEVICE FOR DELIVERING INSULIN HAVING FILM AND TOP ENCLOSURE DEFINING RESERVOIR | SEBASCO CHENG, STEPHANIE | — |
| 18772140 | DETACHABLE ACTIVATION MECHANISM AND NEEDLE CARTRIDGE ASSEMBLY FOR INSERTING INFUSION NEEDLE AND CGM SENSOR | PONTON, JAMES D | — |
| 18772138 | DETACHABLE ACTIVATION MECHANISM AND NEEDLE CARTRIDGE ASSEMBLY FOR INSERTING INFUSION NEEDLE AND CGM SENSOR | PONTON, JAMES D | — |
| 18724087 | DETACHABLE ACTIVATION MECHANISM AND CARTRIDGE ASSEMBLY FOR INSERTING DUAL INTRODUCER NEEDLES | PONTON, JAMES D | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3783 | 13 |
| 3741 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19296045 | DEVICE FOR DELIVERING INSULIN HAVING FILM AND TOP ENCLOSURE DEFINING RESERVOIR | SEBASCO CHENG, STEPHANIE | 3741 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 11, 2025 |
| 18834018 | MEMS MICROPUMP WITH PIEZOELECTRIC VALVE IN UNACTUATED STATE THAT REMAINS CLOSED FOLLOWING MICROPUMP POWER LOSS | THOMAN, EVELYN ANNE | 3783 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 29, 2024 |
| 18772140 | DETACHABLE ACTIVATION MECHANISM AND NEEDLE CARTRIDGE ASSEMBLY FOR INSERTING INFUSION NEEDLE AND CGM SENSOR | PONTON, JAMES D | 3783 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 13, 2024 |
| 18772138 | DETACHABLE ACTIVATION MECHANISM AND NEEDLE CARTRIDGE ASSEMBLY FOR INSERTING INFUSION NEEDLE AND CGM SENSOR | PONTON, JAMES D | 3783 | §101§102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 13, 2024 |
| 18724087 | DETACHABLE ACTIVATION MECHANISM AND CARTRIDGE ASSEMBLY FOR INSERTING DUAL INTRODUCER NEEDLES | PONTON, JAMES D | 3783 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 25, 2024 |
| 18724106 | PRESSURE SENSOR FOR A DEVICE FOR DELIVERING INSULIN TO A USER | THOMAN, EVELYN ANNE | 3783 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 25, 2024 |
| 18724048 | DETACHABLE ACTIVATION MECHANISM AND NEEDLE CARTRIDGE ASSEMBLY FOR INSERTING INFUSION NEEDLE AND CGM SENSOR | PONTON, JAMES D | 3783 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 25, 2024 |
| 18711760 | MEMS MICROPUMP WITH MULTI-CHAMBER CAVITY FOR A DEVICE FOR DELIVERING INSULIN | AHMED, TASNIM M | 3783 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 20, 2024 |
| 18697916 | DEVICE FOR DELIVERING MEDICAMENT WITH INTEGRATED INFUSION CATHETER AND CONTINOUS GLUCOSE MONITOR SENSOR ASSEMBLY | MARRISON, SAMUEL JOSEPH | 3783 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 02, 2024 |
| 18274135 | MICROPUMP WITH INTEGRATED PIEZOELECTRIC TECHNOLOGIES FOR PROVIDING VALVE AND PUMP FUNCTIONALITY | BOSWORTH, KAMI A | 3783 | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | 44d overdue | Pending | Jul 25, 2023 |
| 17792137 | DEVICE FOR DELIVERING MEDICATION WITH INTEGRATED INTERPOSER AND MICROPUMP | RADOMSKI, MARTIN ADAM | 3783 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 71d overdue | Pending | Jul 11, 2022 |
| 17783237 | FLOWRATE CONTROL FOR SELF-PRESSURIZED RESERVOIR OF A DEVICE FOR DELIVERING MEDICATION | GONZALEZ, LEI NMN | 3783 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 113d overdue | Pending | Jun 07, 2022 |
| 17768401 | DEVICE FOR DELIVERING MEDICATION TO A PATIENT | DARB, HAMZA A. | 3783 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 49d overdue | Pending | Apr 12, 2022 |
| 17768368 | DEVICE FOR DELIVERING MEDICATION TO A PATIENT | DARB, HAMZA A. | 3783 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 12, 2022 |
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Start Free TrialAita Bio Inc. has 14 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 9 examiners.
James D Ponton has the most, with 4 of Aita Bio Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
