Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 15, 2026

Coloplast A/S

24 pending office actions • 9 art units • 21 examiners • 0 of 24 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 51 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

24
Total Pending OAs
12
Non-Final OAs
10
Final Rejections
2
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 9 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

6
Overdue
0
Due this week
2
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
1
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. 9 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (6)Due ≤ 30 days (2)Due later (1)

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.

14
Hard (58%)
9
Medium (38%)
1
Easy (4%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other3 (12%)
§103 only7 (29%)
§102 only1 (4%)
Double-patenting only1 (4%)
Double-patenting + other1 (4%)
Multi-statute (no §101)11 (46%)

Industry Mix

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

2
Life Sciences
8% of docket
1
Information Tech
4% of docket
1
Communications
4% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
17
Mechanical / Eng
71% of docket
3
Business / Other
12% 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.

240 h
Manual time on pending OAs
48 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
84 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
DAKKAK, JIHAD 3 48.5% +46.0%
RAYMOND, LINNAE ELIZABETH 2 50.4% +59.3%
TOWNSEND, GUY K 1 74.2% +25.5%
HAGOPIAN, CASEY SHEA 1 54.4% +33.3%
YANG, CHENG FONG 1 64.2% +23.6%
SURYAWANSHI, SURESH 1 88.4% +12.5%
DECASTRO, ARIANA JOY LACAY 1 0.0% +0.0%
ZIMBOUSKI, ARIANA 1 68.1% +31.6%
ARBLE, JESSICA R 1 66.0% +25.9%
TRAN, NHU 1 68.8% +24.2%

Quick Wins (1)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18673358 ACCESSORY DEVICES OF AN OSTOMY SYSTEM, AND RELATED METHODS FOR CHANGING AN OSTOMY APPLIANCE BASED ON FUTURE OPERATING STATE SURYAWANSHI, SURESH

Hard Cases (14)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18016369 Device for a male urinary incontinence device FISHER, VICTORIA HICKS 66d overdue
18242571 DATA COLLECTION SCHEMES FOR AN OSTOMY APPLIANCE AND RELATED METHODS RAYMOND, LINNAE ELIZABETH 51d overdue
18220849 OSTOMY APPLIANCE WITH LAYERED BASE PLATE AND/OR SENSOR ASSEMBLY PART AND RELATED METHODS RAYMOND, LINNAE ELIZABETH 45d overdue
17058677 ACCESSORY DEVICE OF A WOUND DRESSING SYSTEM, AND RELATED METHODS FOR COMMUNICATING OPERATING STATE HAN, ROBIN 72d
18901643 WOUND TREATMENT DEVICES, KITS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS HAGOPIAN, CASEY SHEA
18763268 PROCESSING SCHEMES FOR AN OSTOMY SYSTEM, MONITOR DEVICE FOR AN OSTOMY APPLIANCE AND RELATED METHODS YANG, CHENG FONG
18536290 ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH A PENILE IMPLANT ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A REAR TIP EXTENDER ATTACHABLE TO A PENILE IMPLANT DECASTRO, ARIANA JOY LACAY
18381187 MOISTURE DETECTING BASE PLATE FOR AN OSTOMY APPLIANCE AND A SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING MOISTURE PROPAGATION IN A BASE PLATE AND/OR A SENSOR ASSEMBLY PART ARBLE, JESSICA R

Interview Candidates (12)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18242571 DATA COLLECTION SCHEMES FOR AN OSTOMY APPLIANCE AND RELATED METHODS RAYMOND, LINNAE ELIZABETH 51d overdue
18220849 OSTOMY APPLIANCE WITH LAYERED BASE PLATE AND/OR SENSOR ASSEMBLY PART AND RELATED METHODS RAYMOND, LINNAE ELIZABETH 45d overdue
18016371 A male urinary incontinence device DAKKAK, JIHAD 27d
18934271 METHOD OF MONITORING PERFORMANCE OF AN OSTOMY DEVICE WITH A MONITOR DEVICE ATTACHABLE TO BOTH AN OSTOMY APPLIANCE AND AN ACCESSORY DEVICE TOWNSEND, GUY K
18901643 WOUND TREATMENT DEVICES, KITS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS HAGOPIAN, CASEY SHEA
18763268 PROCESSING SCHEMES FOR AN OSTOMY SYSTEM, MONITOR DEVICE FOR AN OSTOMY APPLIANCE AND RELATED METHODS YANG, CHENG FONG
18673358 ACCESSORY DEVICES OF AN OSTOMY SYSTEM, AND RELATED METHODS FOR CHANGING AN OSTOMY APPLIANCE BASED ON FUTURE OPERATING STATE SURYAWANSHI, SURESH
18527417 THERMORESPONSIVE SKIN BARRIER APPLIANCES ZIMBOUSKI, ARIANA

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3781 11
3783 2
3786 2
2116 1
3753 1
2699 1
1617 1
3791 1
1762 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18934271 METHOD OF MONITORING PERFORMANCE OF AN OSTOMY DEVICE WITH A MONITOR DEVICE ATTACHABLE TO BOTH AN OSTOMY APPLIANCE AND AN ACCESSORY DEVICE TOWNSEND, GUY K DP Non-Final OA Pending Nov 01, 2024
18901643 WOUND TREATMENT DEVICES, KITS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS HAGOPIAN, CASEY SHEA §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 30, 2024
18763268 PROCESSING SCHEMES FOR AN OSTOMY SYSTEM, MONITOR DEVICE FOR AN OSTOMY APPLIANCE AND RELATED METHODS YANG, CHENG FONG 3781 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 03, 2024
18673358 ACCESSORY DEVICES OF AN OSTOMY SYSTEM, AND RELATED METHODS FOR CHANGING AN OSTOMY APPLIANCE BASED ON FUTURE OPERATING STATE SURYAWANSHI, SURESH 2116 §102Other Non-Final OA Pending May 24, 2024
18536290 ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH A PENILE IMPLANT ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A REAR TIP EXTENDER ATTACHABLE TO A PENILE IMPLANT DECASTRO, ARIANA JOY LACAY §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 12, 2023
18527417 THERMORESPONSIVE SKIN BARRIER APPLIANCES ZIMBOUSKI, ARIANA 3781 §103DP Final Rejection Pending Dec 04, 2023
18381187 MOISTURE DETECTING BASE PLATE FOR AN OSTOMY APPLIANCE AND A SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING MOISTURE PROPAGATION IN A BASE PLATE AND/OR A SENSOR ASSEMBLY PART ARBLE, JESSICA R 3781 §101§102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 18, 2023
18242571 DATA COLLECTION SCHEMES FOR AN OSTOMY APPLIANCE AND RELATED METHODS RAYMOND, LINNAE ELIZABETH 3781 §103§112 Final Rejection 51d overdue Pending Sep 06, 2023
18220846 MOISTURE DETECTING BASE PLATE FOR AN OSTOMY APPLIANCE AND A SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING MOISTURE PROPAGATION IN A BASE PLATE AND/OR A SENSOR ASSEMBLY PART TRAN, NHU 3781 §101§102§103 Final Rejection Pending Jul 12, 2023
18220849 OSTOMY APPLIANCE WITH LAYERED BASE PLATE AND/OR SENSOR ASSEMBLY PART AND RELATED METHODS RAYMOND, LINNAE ELIZABETH 3781 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 45d overdue Pending Jul 12, 2023
18037781 An Anal Probe RADOMSKI, MARTIN ADAM 3783 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending May 19, 2023
18037782 A Tube DURDEN, RICHARD KYLE 3753 §103 Final Rejection 44d overdue Pending May 19, 2023
18190512 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR RECOGNIZING DEFECTS IN MEDICAL GRAFT PROCESSING BEKELE, MEKONEN T 2699 §103 Non-Final OA 9d overdue Pending Mar 27, 2023
18016371 A male urinary incontinence device DAKKAK, JIHAD 3781 §103 Final Rejection 27d Pending Jan 16, 2023
18016369 Device for a male urinary incontinence device FISHER, VICTORIA HICKS 3786 §103§112 Final Rejection 66d overdue Pending Jan 16, 2023
17927704 An Adhesive Laminate for Application to Skin PALLAY, MICHAEL B 1617 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 24, 2022
17924362 ACCESSORY DEVICE FOR A CATHETER GONZALEZ, LEI NMN 3783 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 10, 2022
17766258 A MEDICAL DEVICE SYSTEM DAKKAK, JIHAD 3781 §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 04, 2022
17763246 APPLIANCE INTERFACE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR LIQUID INGRESS DETECTION IN THE APPLIANCE INTERFACE LOPEZ, SEVERO ANTON P 3791 §103 Final Rejection 91d overdue Pending Mar 24, 2022
17620127 AN OSTOMY APPLIANCE STRACHAN, KATE ELIZABETH 3781 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 17, 2021
17611226 Elastomeric silicone compositions comprising glycerol, cyclodextrin and octenidine XU, JIANGTIAN 1762 §103 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Nov 15, 2021
17600119 A BARRIER RING LE, QUYNH DAO 3781 §103 Final Rejection Pending Sep 30, 2021
17058677 ACCESSORY DEVICE OF A WOUND DRESSING SYSTEM, AND RELATED METHODS FOR COMMUNICATING OPERATING STATE HAN, ROBIN 3786 §103§112 Non-Final OA 72d Pending Nov 25, 2020
16970965 METHODS FOR MEDICAL APPLIANCE CHANGE AND RELATED ACCESSORY DEVICES OF A MEDICAL SYSTEM DAKKAK, JIHAD 3781 §101§103 Final Rejection Pending Aug 19, 2020

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