Alcon Inc.

Portfolio Summary

64

Total Pending OAs

43

Non-Final OAs

15

Final Rejections

6

Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 61 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

17

Overdue

4

Due this week

13

Due this month

22

Due in next 60 days

5

Due later

Deadline Fire Line

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. 61 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

Overdue (17)Due ≤ 7 days (4)Due ≤ 30 days (13)Due ≤ 60 days (22)Due later (5)

Case Difficulty Mix

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.

3

Hard (5%)

54

Medium (84%)

5

Easy (8%)

2

Unknown (3%)

Rejection Statute Mix

Bucket	Cases
§101 only	3 (5%)
§103 only	53 (83%)
§112 only	3 (5%)
Double-patenting only	2 (3%)
Double-patenting + other	1 (2%)
No statute on record	2 (3%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

5

Life Sciences

8% of docket

3

Information Tech

5% of docket

0

Communications

0% of docket

8

Semiconductors

12% of docket

48

Mechanical / Eng

75% of docket

0

Business / Other

0% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

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.

640 h

Manual time on pending OAs

128 h

Time saved (low, 20%)

224 h

Time saved (mid, 35%)

5.6 wks

FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

Examiner	Apps on this docket	Allow rate	Interview lift
LOPEZ, LESLIE ANN	4	64.9%	+33.6%
KISH, JAMES M	2	62.5%	+12.0%
WALKER, OLIVIA	2	28.6%	+0.0%
IGBOKO, CHIMA U	2	78.1%	+40.5%
SCHWIKER, KATHERINE H	2	66.7%	+35.1%
THOMAS, BRANDI N	2	82.5%	+7.7%
CHRISTIANSON, SKYLAR LINDSEY	2	58.5%	+29.2%
SZNAIDMAN, MARCOS L	1	36.9%	+15.9%
SZUMNY, JONATHON A	1	58.1%	+58.9%
JACOB, OOMMEN	1	78.8%	+17.4%

Quick Wins (2)

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
18351389	MACHINE LEARNING TO ASSESS THE CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF VITREOUS FLOATERS	THOMAS, BRANDI N	34d
18509776	VIEWING CONTACT LENSES WITH INTEGRATED SPECULUMS	THOMAS, BRANDI N	—

Hard Cases (5)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #	Title	Examiner	Due in
18536516	REAL-TIME SURGICAL REFERENCE INDICIUM APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR SURGICAL APPLICATIONS	SABOKTAKIN, MARJAN	29d overdue
18307983	LASER PULSE CONTROL WITH SUB-CARRIER MODULATION	WALKER, OLIVIA	16d
18974407	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTRAOCULAR LENS SELECTION	SZUMNY, JONATHON A	33d
17937172	COMPUTERIZED TREATMENT PLAN WITH ALTERNATIVES FOR GUIDING OPHTHALMIC SURGERY	DRAPEAU, SIMEON PAUL	34d
18746527	MEMBRANE REMOVAL DEVICE	WALKER, OLIVIA	43d

Interview Candidates (15)

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
18357435	OPHTHALMIC SURGICAL PROBE	SCHWIKER, KATHERINE H	17d overdue
18183608	IOL FOLDING DEVICE	IGBOKO, CHIMA U	9d overdue
17937974	MULTIPLEXING A LASER BEAM TO FRAGMENT EYE FLOATERS	CHRISTIANSON, SKYLAR LINDSEY	12d
18958272	OPHTHALMIC LENS HAVING AN EXTENDED DEPTH OF FOCUS	LOPEZ, LESLIE ANN	13d
19253364	ROCK INHIBITORS AND USES THEREOF	SZNAIDMAN, MARCOS L	26d
18974407	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTRAOCULAR LENS SELECTION	SZUMNY, JONATHON A	33d
18349744	ACCOMMODATING INTRAOCULAR LENSES WITH TORIC SURFACE	LOPEZ, LESLIE ANN	34d
18049215	GENERATING BUBBLE JETS TO FRAGMENT AND REMOVE EYE FLOATERS	CHRISTIANSON, SKYLAR LINDSEY	35d

Top Art Units

Art Unit	Apps
3774	10
3792	9
3771	8
3796	7
2872	7
3797	2
3783	2
3781	2
1628	1
3686	1

Pending Office Actions

App #	Title	Examiner	Art Unit	Statutes	Status	Due in	AI	Filed
19253364	ROCK INHIBITORS AND USES THEREOF	SZNAIDMAN, MARCOS L	1628	§103	Non-Final OA	26d	Pending	Jun 27, 2025
18974407	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTRAOCULAR LENS SELECTION	SZUMNY, JONATHON A	3686	§101	Non-Final OA	33d	Pending	Dec 09, 2024
18971382	REGION-SPECIFIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT FOR OPHTHALMIC SURGERIES	JACOB, OOMMEN	3797	§103	Final Rejection	63d	Pending	Dec 06, 2024
18958272	OPHTHALMIC LENS HAVING AN EXTENDED DEPTH OF FOCUS	LOPEZ, LESLIE ANN	3774	§103	Non-Final OA	13d	Pending	Nov 25, 2024
18937171	ADJUSTABLE STIFFENER FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS	JAFFRI, ZEHRA	3771	DPOther	Non-Final OA	62d	Pending	Nov 05, 2024
18918638	METHOD FOR DETECTING EXTERNAL LIGHT WITHIN OPHTHALMIC SURGICAL CASSETTES	ST CYR, DANIEL	2876	§103	Final Rejection	—	Pending	Oct 17, 2024
18898967	SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS HAVING REDUCED ADHERENCE TO VITREOUS	DANG, ANH TIEU	3771	§103	Non-Final OA	46d	Pending	Sep 27, 2024
18816959	MEASURING BIOMECHANICS IN REAL TIME AT MULTIPLE EYE-TISSUE LOCATIONS	ZHANG, LEI	3798	§103	Final Rejection	70d	Pending	Aug 27, 2024
18796670	SMART CONNECTORS FOR ROBOTIC TOOLS	KISH, JAMES M	3792	§103	Non-Final OA	42d	Pending	Aug 07, 2024
18746527	MEMBRANE REMOVAL DEVICE	WALKER, OLIVIA	3796	§103	Final Rejection	43d	Pending	Jun 18, 2024
18678872	METHOD FOR MAKING EMBEDDED HYDROGEL CONTACT LENSES	GROSSO, GREGORY CHAD	1748	§103	Non-Final OA	41d	Pending	May 30, 2024
18677596	ROBOTIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY MOUNT FOR DIGITAL VISUALIZATION OF OPHTHALMIC SURGERY	KISH, JAMES M	3792	§103	Non-Final OA	42d	Pending	May 29, 2024
18667000	CONSTANT DOWNFORCE ASSEMBLY FOR CONTACT LENS-BASED WIDE ANGLE VISUALIZATION	RICKEL, ALEX PARK	2872	§103	Non-Final OA	41d	Pending	May 17, 2024
18633987	IDENTIFICATION OF VISION DEGRADING SYMPTOMATIC FLOATERS	EDENFIELD, KUEI-JEN L	2872	§103	Non-Final OA	16d	Pending	Apr 12, 2024
18614824	EYE TRACKER WITH MULTIPLE CAMERAS	HILAIRE, CLIFFORD	2488	§103	Final Rejection	46d	Pending	Mar 25, 2024
18606003	MULTIPLE CANNULA TROCAR ASSEMBLY	CARPENTER, WILLIAM R	3783	§103	Final Rejection	55d	Pending	Mar 15, 2024
18603351	AUTOMATED CONTROL OF SINGLE-CRYSTAL FIBER GROWTH PROCESS	BRATLAND JR, KENNETH A	1714	§103	Non-Final OA	48d	Pending	Mar 13, 2024
18585332	OCULAR IMPLANT AND DELIVERY SYSTEM	DEAK, LESLIE R	3799	DP	Non-Final OA	83d	Pending	Feb 23, 2024
18432767	OPHTHALMOSCOPIC CONTACT LENSES	MCGRATH, ERIN E	3771	§103	Non-Final OA	5d overdue	Pending	Feb 05, 2024
18415363	PUSH MECHANISM FOR INTERFACING A DRIVE MECHANISM HANDPIECE WITH AN INTROACULAR LENS CARTRIDGE	IGBOKO, CHIMA U	3771	DP	Final Rejection	83d	Pending	Jan 17, 2024
18539701	SYSTEM AND METHOD OF UTILIZING DATA OF MEDICAL SYSTEMS	NAJARIAN, LENA	3687	§103	Non-Final OA	22d	Pending	Dec 14, 2023
18536516	REAL-TIME SURGICAL REFERENCE INDICIUM APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR SURGICAL APPLICATIONS	SABOKTAKIN, MARJAN	3797	§101	Non-Final OA	29d overdue	Pending	Dec 12, 2023
18535676	GRASPING STRUCTURE FOR OPHTHALMIC SURGERY	SCHWIKER, KATHERINE H	3771	§103	Non-Final OA	50d	Pending	Dec 11, 2023
18530996	GRASPING STRUCTURE FOR OPHTHALMIC SURGERY	BACHMAN, LINDSEY MICHELE	3771	§103	Non-Final OA	14d	Pending	Dec 06, 2023
18509776	VIEWING CONTACT LENSES WITH INTEGRATED SPECULUMS	THOMAS, BRANDI N	2872	§103	Non-Final OA	—	Pending	Nov 15, 2023
18489153	TIP VALVE FOR EYE DROP DISPENSER	DEL PRIORE, ALESSANDRO R	3781	§103	Non-Final OA	19d overdue	Pending	Oct 18, 2023
18480896	SYSTEM AND METHODS OF ADJUSTING INTRAOCULAR LENSES WITH OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY GUIDANCE	HOLTZCLAW, MICHAEL T.	3796	§103	Non-Final OA	19d	Pending	Oct 04, 2023
18480612	ILLUMINATION SYSTEM FOR SURGICAL MICROSCOPE WITH TUNABLE COAXIAL AND OBLIQUE BEAMS	CHOUDHURY, MUSTAK	2872	§103	Final Rejection	29d	Pending	Oct 04, 2023
18464050	TORIC INTRAOCULAR LENS ALIGNMENT GUIDE	FLORES, ADRIAN	3774	§103	Non-Final OA	2d overdue	Pending	Sep 08, 2023
18456239	MULTIPLE-INPUT-COUPLED ILLUMINATED MULTI-SPOT LASER PROBE	MULLINS, JESSICA LYNN	3792	§103	Non-Final OA	40d	Pending	Aug 25, 2023
18362490	OPHTHALMIC VIEWING DEVICES	BOURQUINE, MACKENZI TATE	2872	§103	Final Rejection	15d overdue	Pending	Jul 31, 2023
18357435	OPHTHALMIC SURGICAL PROBE	SCHWIKER, KATHERINE H	3771	§103	Non-Final OA	17d overdue	Pending	Jul 24, 2023
18351389	MACHINE LEARNING TO ASSESS THE CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF VITREOUS FLOATERS	THOMAS, BRANDI N	2872	§103	Non-Final OA	34d	Pending	Jul 12, 2023
18349744	ACCOMMODATING INTRAOCULAR LENSES WITH TORIC SURFACE	LOPEZ, LESLIE ANN	3774	§103	Non-Final OA	34d	Pending	Jul 10, 2023
18344405	Azetidinyl Pyrimidines and Uses Thereof	ROMERO, KRISTEN WANG	1624	Other	Non-Final OA	12d	Pending	Jun 29, 2023
18337645	DIFFRACTIVE MULTIFOCAL OPHTHALMIC LENS WITH CHROMATIC ABERRATION CORRECTION	NGUYEN, NHA UYEN CHAU	3774	§103	Non-Final OA	55d	Pending	Jun 20, 2023
18321416	METHOD FOR MAKING HEVL-FILTERING CONTACT LENSES	KARST, DAVID THOMAS	1767	§112	Non-Final OA	17d overdue	Pending	May 22, 2023
18321127	OPHTHALMIC RETINA CONCURRENT SEALANT MIXING AND ILLUMINATED ASSEMBLY AND METHOD	VU, QUYNH-NHU HOANG	3783	§103	Non-Final OA	42d	Pending	May 22, 2023
18307983	LASER PULSE CONTROL WITH SUB-CARRIER MODULATION	WALKER, OLIVIA	3796	§103	Non-Final OA	16d	Pending	Apr 27, 2023
18190191	SLOTTED TUBING SECURITY PLATFORM	NG, HENRY	3741	§103	Non-Final OA	5d	Pending	Mar 27, 2023
18187275	INTRAOCULAR LENSES WITH NANOSTRUCTURES AND METHODS OF FABRICATING THE SAME	SHARMA, YASHITA	3774	§103	Non-Final OA	10d overdue	Pending	Mar 21, 2023
18183608	IOL FOLDING DEVICE	IGBOKO, CHIMA U	3771	§112	Non-Final OA	9d overdue	Pending	Mar 14, 2023
18173857	GRIPPER FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF AN OPHTHALMIC LENS	WILKINSON, RALPH DAVID	3654	§103	Non-Final OA	49d	Pending	Feb 24, 2023
18174469	COMMON PATH WAVEGUIDES FOR STABLE OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING	ABDUR, RAHMAN	2872	§103	Non-Final OA	14d	Pending	Feb 24, 2023
18170358	INTRAOCULAR LENSES AND PERIPHERAL PORTION STABILIZATION	LOPEZ, LESLIE ANN	3774	§103	Non-Final OA	56d	Pending	Feb 16, 2023
18051271	SCANNING LASER OPHTHALMOSCOPE LASER GUIDANCE FOR LASER VITREOLYSIS	SCHMITT, BENJAMIN ALLYN	3796	§103	Non-Final OA	10d overdue	Pending	Oct 31, 2022
18050370	IMAGE-GUIDED LASER BEAM AIM TO TREAT VITREOUS FLOATERS	BAKKAR, AYA ZIAD	3796	§103	Non-Final OA	3d overdue	Pending	Oct 27, 2022
18049986	IMAGING AND TREATING A VITREOUS FLOATER IN AN EYE	GUPTA, ANANT AGUILAR	3792	§103	Non-Final OA	3d overdue	Pending	Oct 26, 2022
18049215	GENERATING BUBBLE JETS TO FRAGMENT AND REMOVE EYE FLOATERS	CHRISTIANSON, SKYLAR LINDSEY	3792	§103	Final Rejection	35d	Pending	Oct 24, 2022
18048580	SURGICAL IMPLANT DELIVERY WITH DAMPING	BLASS, PARIS MARIE	3774	§103	Non-Final OA	30d	Pending	Oct 21, 2022
18045025	STEREOSCOPIC IMAGING APPARATUS WITH MULTIPLE FIXED MAGNIFICATION LEVELS	BOYLAN, JAMES T	2486	§103	Final Rejection	16d overdue	Pending	Oct 07, 2022
17938126	CONTROLLING A LASER DELIVERY HEAD OF AN OPHTHALMIC LASER SYSTEM	WEBSTER, KARMEL JOHANNA	3792	§103	Non-Final OA	7d	Pending	Oct 05, 2022
17937974	MULTIPLEXING A LASER BEAM TO FRAGMENT EYE FLOATERS	CHRISTIANSON, SKYLAR LINDSEY	3792	§103	Non-Final OA	12d	Pending	Oct 04, 2022
17937675	VITREORETINAL VISUALIZATION FOR OPHTHALMIC PROCEDURES	LUKJAN, SEBASTIAN X	3792	§103	Non-Final OA	5d	Pending	Oct 03, 2022
17937172	COMPUTERIZED TREATMENT PLAN WITH ALTERNATIVES FOR GUIDING OPHTHALMIC SURGERY	DRAPEAU, SIMEON PAUL	2188	§101	Final Rejection	34d	Pending	Sep 30, 2022
17810698	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRESENTING CRUCIAL INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS	MONTGOMERY, MELISSA JO	3791	§103	Non-Final OA	14d	Pending	Jul 05, 2022
17855383	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTION OF A PREFERRED INTRAOCULAR LENS	ABDULLAH, AAISHA	3681	§103	Final Rejection	10d overdue	Pending	Jun 30, 2022
17662135	LASER SYSTEM MONITORING USING DETECTION OF BACK REFLECTION	STEINBERG, AMANDA L	3792	§103	Final Rejection	5d	Pending	May 05, 2022
17658304	INTRAOCULAR LENS HAVING A HAPTIC STRUCTURE WITH A STREAMLINED CROSS-SECTIONAL GEOMETRY	LOPEZ, LESLIE ANN	3774	§103	Final Rejection	—	Pending	Apr 07, 2022
17688734	DEVICES AND METHODS TO PROVIDE HANDS FREE SCLERAL DEPRESSION AND ILLUMINATION DURING OPHTHALMIC PROCEDURES	BERTRAM, ERIC D	3796	Other	Non-Final OA	53d	Pending	Mar 07, 2022
17640018	SYNTHETIC EYE MODEL FOR OCULAR IMPLANT SURGICAL TRAINING	PRESTON, REBECCA STRASZHEIM	3774	§112	Non-Final OA	16d overdue	Pending	Mar 03, 2022
17646997	FLUID-FILLED HAPTIC FOR AN INTRAOCULAR LENS	PASQUALINI, HANNA LOUISE	3774	§103	Non-Final OA	43d overdue	Pending	Jan 04, 2022
17520456	OCULAR IMPLANT WITH PRESSURE SENSOR AND DELIVERY SYSTEM	LE, QUYNH DAO	3781	§103	Non-Final OA	55d	Pending	Nov 05, 2021
17341453	OPHTHALMIC LASER SYSTEMS WITH Z-DIRECTION MULTI-FOCAL OPTICS	HILSMIER, HEIDI ANN	3796	§103	Non-Final OA	9d overdue	Pending	Jun 08, 2021

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