Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Brandon Scott Hansen

Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Brandon Scott Hansen currently manages 1 pending office action within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. This action is situated in 1 distinct art unit, indicating a concentrated technical focus for the current intellectual property. The use of 1 art unit suggests that the pending matter is being evaluated against a specific set of prior art and technical standards.

The prosecution is overseen by 1 distinct examiner, ALSOMAIRY, SELWA ABDO. As the busiest examiner for the portfolio, ALSOMAIRY, SELWA ABDO is responsible for 1 pending office action. This creates a 1 to 1 relationship between the examiner and the total pending workload, which simplifies the communication chain for the applicant.

Practitioners should note that with 1 pending office action and 1 distinct examiner, the current prosecution strategy is highly centralized. This centralization within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering sector allows for a focused approach to addressing USPTO concerns. The absence of multiple examiners or art units means the applicant can focus resources on the specific requirements of ALSOMAIRY, SELWA ABDO.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

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.

1
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (100%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
100% 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.

10 h
Manual time on pending OAs
2 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
4 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
ALSOMAIRY, SELWA ABDO 1 44.0% +36.9%

Hard Cases (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18614447 ANNULAR CELESTIAL DISPLAY ALSOMAIRY, SELWA ABDO —

Interview Candidates (1)

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 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18614447 ANNULAR CELESTIAL DISPLAY ALSOMAIRY, SELWA ABDO —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3715 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18614447 ANNULAR CELESTIAL DISPLAY ALSOMAIRY, SELWA ABDO 3715 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 22, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Brandon Scott Hansen have?

Brandon Scott Hansen has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Brandon Scott Hansen applications?

Selwa Abdo Alsomairy has the most, with 1 of Brandon Scott Hansen's pending office actions.

What technology area are Brandon Scott Hansen's patent applications in?

Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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