Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
8 pending office actions • 2 art units • 7 examiners • 0 of 8 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 4 patents granted in the last 365 days
Bruin Biometrics LLC currently manages 9 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These actions are assigned to 7 distinct examiners across 2 distinct art units. The concentration of 9 actions within only 2 distinct art units suggests a focused technical scope for the company's current patent applications.
The busiest examiner for this portfolio is FERNANDES, PATRICK M, who is handling 3 of the 9 pending office actions. With 7 distinct examiners in total, FERNANDES, PATRICK M manages a significant portion of the active workload compared to the other examiners. This level of consolidation allows for a more focused strategy when interacting with the primary examiner. Practitioners should prioritize the 3 actions under FERNANDES, PATRICK M.
The 9 pending office actions are being processed through 2 distinct art units, which may provide some consistency in the types of prior art cited. However, the involvement of 7 distinct examiners means that even within those 2 units, there is substantial variety in individual examiner perspectives. Practitioners should remain attentive to the different styles of the 7 distinct examiners. This balance between 2 art units and 7 examiners defines the current prosecution landscape. Navigating 7 distinct examiners requires a strategy that balances technical consistency with individual examiner preferences across the 9 pending office actions.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 3 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. 3 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 only | 3 (38%) |
| §101 + other | 1 (12%) |
| §103 only | 2 (25%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (12%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (12%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FERNANDES, PATRICK M | 2 | 59.9% | +31.6% |
| YOON, CHANEL J | 1 | 55.5% | +39.3% |
| TOWA, RENE T | 1 | 49.5% | +17.5% |
| SANGHERA, STEVEN G.S. | 1 | 30.3% | +29.7% |
| NGUYEN, HUONG Q | 1 | 46.2% | +44.4% |
| MARMOR II, CHARLES ALAN | 1 | 12.6% | +26.3% |
| XU, JUSTIN | 1 | 60.7% | +35.8% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 6 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17689580 | Methods for Diagnosis and Treatment of Deep Tissue Injury Using Sub-Epidermal Moisture Measurements | XU, JUSTIN | 36d overdue |
| 18159068 | Providing a Continuity of Care Across Multiple Care Settings | SANGHERA, STEVEN G.S. | 4d overdue |
| 18927312 | Biocapacitance Sensor | YOON, CHANEL J | — |
| 18064446 | Apparatus and Methods for Determining Damaged Tissue Using Sub-Epidermal Moisture Measurements | FERNANDES, PATRICK M | — |
| 17776784 | Transepidermal Water Loss | MARMOR II, CHARLES ALAN | — |
| 17700888 | Apparatus and Methods for Determining Damaged Tissue Using Sub-Epidermal Moisture Measurements | FERNANDES, PATRICK M | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17689580 | Methods for Diagnosis and Treatment of Deep Tissue Injury Using Sub-Epidermal Moisture Measurements | XU, JUSTIN | 36d overdue |
| 18159068 | Providing a Continuity of Care Across Multiple Care Settings | SANGHERA, STEVEN G.S. | 4d overdue |
| 18150650 | Bisymmetric Comparison of Sub-Epidermal Moisture Values | NGUYEN, HUONG Q | 35d |
| 18927312 | Biocapacitance Sensor | YOON, CHANEL J | — |
| 18790729 | Methods of Treating Deep and Early-Stage Pressure Induced Tissue Damage | TOWA, RENE T | — |
| 18064446 | Apparatus and Methods for Determining Damaged Tissue Using Sub-Epidermal Moisture Measurements | FERNANDES, PATRICK M | — |
| 17776784 | Transepidermal Water Loss | MARMOR II, CHARLES ALAN | — |
| 17700888 | Apparatus and Methods for Determining Damaged Tissue Using Sub-Epidermal Moisture Measurements | FERNANDES, PATRICK M | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3791 | 7 |
| 3684 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18927312 | Biocapacitance Sensor | YOON, CHANEL J | 3791 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 25, 2024 |
| 18790729 | Methods of Treating Deep and Early-Stage Pressure Induced Tissue Damage | TOWA, RENE T | 3791 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 31, 2024 |
| 18159068 | Providing a Continuity of Care Across Multiple Care Settings | SANGHERA, STEVEN G.S. | 3684 | §101§112 | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | Pending | Jan 24, 2023 |
| 18150650 | Bisymmetric Comparison of Sub-Epidermal Moisture Values | NGUYEN, HUONG Q | 3791 | §103 | Final Rejection | 35d | Pending | Jan 05, 2023 |
| 18064446 | Apparatus and Methods for Determining Damaged Tissue Using Sub-Epidermal Moisture Measurements | FERNANDES, PATRICK M | 3791 | §101Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2022 |
| 17776784 | Transepidermal Water Loss | MARMOR II, CHARLES ALAN | 3791 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 13, 2022 |
| 17700888 | Apparatus and Methods for Determining Damaged Tissue Using Sub-Epidermal Moisture Measurements | FERNANDES, PATRICK M | 3791 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 22, 2022 |
| 17689580 | Methods for Diagnosis and Treatment of Deep Tissue Injury Using Sub-Epidermal Moisture Measurements | XU, JUSTIN | 3791 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 36d overdue | Pending | Mar 08, 2022 |
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Start Free TrialBruin Biometrics LLC has 8 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 7 examiners.
Patrick M Fernandes has the most, with 2 of Bruin Biometrics LLC's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
