Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
BLINK DEVICE LLC is currently navigating 2 pending office actions within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These actions are being handled by 1 distinct examiner, TOTH, KAREN E. Furthermore, the entire portfolio is concentrated within 1 distinct art unit. This high level of concentration in examiner assignment and art unit placement suggests a very specific and consistent technical focus for the company's current patent prosecution efforts in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering field.
TOTH, KAREN E is the busiest examiner for this portfolio, as they are responsible for 2 pending office actions. This means that the outcome of the company's current patent applications depends entirely on the review of this single individual. The alignment of 1 examiner and 1 art unit for the 2 pending actions simplifies the prosecution landscape, as the company only needs to address the specific standards and preferences of TOTH, KAREN E. However, this also means that any challenges raised by this examiner will affect the entire pending portfolio. Practitioners should focus their strategy on the past patterns and requirements of TOTH, KAREN E within this single art unit.
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 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOTH, KAREN E | 2 | 46.4% | +25.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18771659 | QUANTITATIVE NEUROMUSCULATURE BLOCKADE SENSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | TOTH, KAREN E | — |
| 18771491 | QUANTITATIVE NEUROMUSCULATURE BLOCKADE SENSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | TOTH, KAREN E | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18771659 | QUANTITATIVE NEUROMUSCULATURE BLOCKADE SENSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | TOTH, KAREN E | — |
| 18771491 | QUANTITATIVE NEUROMUSCULATURE BLOCKADE SENSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | TOTH, KAREN E | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3791 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18771659 | QUANTITATIVE NEUROMUSCULATURE BLOCKADE SENSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | TOTH, KAREN E | — | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 12, 2024 |
| 18771491 | QUANTITATIVE NEUROMUSCULATURE BLOCKADE SENSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | TOTH, KAREN E | 3791 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 12, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialBLINK DEVICE LLC has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Karen E Toth has the most, with 2 of BLINK DEVICE LLC's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
