Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
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
Daiken Medical Co. Ltd. is currently managing 1 pending office action within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. This single matter is assigned to 1 distinct examiner, KIDWELL, MICHELE M. All current prosecution activity is concentrated within 1 distinct art unit, reflecting a very specific technical focus for this application. This highly focused environment allows the company to dedicate its resources to a single point of contact at the patent office.
Because KIDWELL, MICHELE M is the busiest examiner with 1 pending office action, the entire portfolio's immediate outcome depends on this individual's review. The presence of only 1 distinct art unit means that the company only needs to navigate the standards of a single technical group. This highly concentrated workload allows for a very targeted prosecution strategy for the 1 pending office action. Practitioners should thoroughly research the past decisions of KIDWELL, MICHELE M within this 1 distinct art unit to anticipate potential hurdles and prepare a robust response.
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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (100%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAHILL, JESSICA MARIE | 1 | 78.6% | +22.7% |
| KIDWELL, MICHELE M | 1 | 63.9% | +18.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19114192 | VALVE COMPONENT MEMBER | CAHILL, JESSICA MARIE | — |
| 18850685 | CONTAINMENT VESSEL AND WASTE LIQUID SUCTION DEVICE INCLUDING SAME | KIDWELL, MICHELE 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 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19114192 | VALVE COMPONENT MEMBER | CAHILL, JESSICA MARIE | — |
| 18850685 | CONTAINMENT VESSEL AND WASTE LIQUID SUCTION DEVICE INCLUDING SAME | KIDWELL, MICHELE M | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3753 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19114192 | VALVE COMPONENT MEMBER | CAHILL, JESSICA MARIE | 3753 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 21, 2025 |
| 18850685 | CONTAINMENT VESSEL AND WASTE LIQUID SUCTION DEVICE INCLUDING SAME | KIDWELL, MICHELE M | 3753 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 25, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialDaiken Medical Co. Ltd. has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 2 examiners.
Jessica Marie Cahill has the most, with 1 of Daiken Medical Co. Ltd.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.