Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Ampa Medical Aps has 2 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These actions are distributed across 2 distinct examiners and 1 distinct art unit. SUSAN SHAN SU is the busiest examiner, overseeing 1 pending office action. Both pending matters are located within the unique art unit, which indicates a unified technical focus for the company's current patent efforts.
The presence of 2 distinct examiners for the pending office actions requires the company to navigate two different examination styles simultaneously. However, the fact that both examiners operate within 1 distinct art unit suggests that the technical standards applied to the medical device applications will be consistent. SU's workload is shared equally with the other examiner, as each is responsible for 1 pending office action. Practitioners should focus on the specific trends and allowance rates of this unique art unit while tailoring their arguments to the individual perspectives of the 2 examiners currently reviewing the portfolio.
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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 1 (50%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (50%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SU, SUSAN SHAN | 1 | 72.0% | +23.7% |
| RAYMOND, LINNAE ELIZABETH | 1 | 50.4% | +50.4% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18874723 | AN ABSORBENT INSERT OSTOMY DEVICE FOR INSERTION THROUGH AN OSTOMY OF A HUMAN BEING | SU, SUSAN SHAN | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18874723 | AN ABSORBENT INSERT OSTOMY DEVICE FOR INSERTION THROUGH AN OSTOMY OF A HUMAN BEING | SU, SUSAN SHAN | — |
| 18551227 | ABSORBENT INSERT DEVICES FOR COLLECTING LIQUID AND SEMI-LIQUID INTESTINAL WASTE INSIDE THE INTESTINE OF A HUMAN | RAYMOND, LINNAE ELIZABETH | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3781 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18874723 | AN ABSORBENT INSERT OSTOMY DEVICE FOR INSERTION THROUGH AN OSTOMY OF A HUMAN BEING | SU, SUSAN SHAN | 3781 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 13, 2024 |
| 18551227 | ABSORBENT INSERT DEVICES FOR COLLECTING LIQUID AND SEMI-LIQUID INTESTINAL WASTE INSIDE THE INTESTINE OF A HUMAN | RAYMOND, LINNAE ELIZABETH | 3781 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 19, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialAmpa Medical Aps has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 2 examiners.
Susan Shan Su has the most, with 1 of Ampa Medical Aps's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
