Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Deka Products Limited Partnership

39 pending office actions • 22 art units • 34 examiners • 0 of 39 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 78 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

39
Total Pending OAs
28
Non-Final OAs
11
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 39 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

18
Overdue
3
Due this week
9
Due this month
6
Due in next 60 days
3
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. 39 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (18)Due ≤ 7 days (3)Due ≤ 30 days (9)Due ≤ 60 days (6)Due later (3)

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.

0
Hard (0%)
30
Medium (77%)
1
Easy (3%)
8
Unknown (21%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only27 (69%)
§102 only2 (5%)
§112 only1 (3%)
Double-patenting + other1 (3%)
No statute on record8 (21%)

Industry Mix

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

5
Life Sciences
13% of docket
5
Information Tech
13% of docket
2
Communications
5% of docket
1
Semiconductors
3% of docket
26
Mechanical / Eng
67% 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.

390 h
Manual time on pending OAs
78 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
136 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.4 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
LAM, ELIZA ANNE 4 37.7% +30.5%
STIMPERT, PHILIP EARL 3 62.7% +49.4%
LEWIS-TAYLOR, DAYTON A. 1 81.1% +3.4%
PHAM, TOAN NGOC 1 86.4% +12.3%
PREVIL, DANIEL 1 85.8% +12.6%
CHOWDHURI, SWARNA N 1 76.2% +21.5%
CHU, KING M 1 75.4% +13.1%
DUNWOODY, AARON M 1 75.1% +11.5%
MARTINEZ BORRERO, LUIS A 1 80.7% +17.8%
SANCHEZ-MEDINA, REINALDO 1 78.4% +21.2%

Quick Wins (2)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19275173 System, Method, and Apparatus for Remote Patient Care LEWIS-TAYLOR, DAYTON A. 20d
18791951 USER CONTROL DEVICE FOR A TRANSPORTER MARTINEZ BORRERO, LUIS A 76d

Interview Candidates (14)

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
18404127 MONITORING CLIENT LAM, ELIZA ANNE 78d overdue
18197962 Delivery Device Systems, Methods, and Apparatuses STIMPERT, PHILIP EARL 59d overdue
18742210 SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONIC PATIENT CARE LAM, ELIZA ANNE 50d overdue
18784775 LIQUID PUMPING CASSETTES AND ASSOCIATED PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION MANIFOLD AND RELATED METHODS SANCHEZ-MEDINA, REINALDO 38d overdue
17354451 System, Method, and Apparatus for Electronic Patient Care LAM, ELIZA ANNE 30d overdue
18913181 ADHESIVE AND PERIPHERAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES PREVIL, DANIEL 19d overdue
17871345 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FLUID DELIVERY STIMPERT, PHILIP EARL 4d overdue
18956783 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FOOD MANAGEMENT PHAM, TOAN NGOC 7d

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3783 11
3681 4
2685 2
3753 2
1799 2
3667 2
2181 1
2836 1
3735 1
3679 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19275173 System, Method, and Apparatus for Remote Patient Care LEWIS-TAYLOR, DAYTON A. 2181 §103 Non-Final OA 20d Pending Jul 21, 2025
18956783 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FOOD MANAGEMENT PHAM, TOAN NGOC 2685 Other Non-Final OA 7d Pending Nov 22, 2024
18913181 ADHESIVE AND PERIPHERAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES PREVIL, DANIEL 2685 Other Non-Final OA 19d overdue Pending Oct 11, 2024
18912704 MODULAR POWER CONVERSION SYSTEM CHOWDHURI, SWARNA N 2836 §103 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Oct 11, 2024
18887529 COMPOUNDER APPARATUS CHU, KING M 3735 Other Final Rejection 34d Pending Sep 17, 2024
18816649 MEDIUM CONNECTOR DUNWOODY, AARON M 3679 §102 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Aug 27, 2024
18791951 USER CONTROL DEVICE FOR A TRANSPORTER MARTINEZ BORRERO, LUIS A 3665 §103 Final Rejection 76d Pending Aug 01, 2024
18784775 LIQUID PUMPING CASSETTES AND ASSOCIATED PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION MANIFOLD AND RELATED METHODS SANCHEZ-MEDINA, REINALDO 3753 §103 Non-Final OA 38d overdue Pending Jul 25, 2024
18749741 System and Method for Creating Tissue BOWERS, NATHAN ANDREW 1799 Other Non-Final OA 7d Pending Jun 21, 2024
18742210 SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONIC PATIENT CARE LAM, ELIZA ANNE 3681 Other Final Rejection 50d overdue Pending Jun 13, 2024
18617995 METHOD OF ADJUSTING TRANSPORT CONFIGURATION FIBBI, CHRISTOPHER J 2174 §103 Non-Final OA 58d overdue Pending Mar 27, 2024
18404127 MONITORING CLIENT LAM, ELIZA ANNE 3681 §103 Non-Final OA 78d overdue Pending Jan 04, 2024
18514362 System, Method, and Apparatus for Detecting Coupling to a Patient Using One or More Electric-Field Sensors MENDEZ, MANUEL A 3783 Other Non-Final OA 40d Pending Nov 20, 2023
18496356 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS OR ELECTRONIC PATIENT CARE YIP, JACK 3715 DPOther Non-Final OA 63d Pending Oct 27, 2023
18446042 Electronic Patient Monitoring System LAM, ELIZA ANNE 3681 §103 Non-Final OA 34d Pending Aug 08, 2023
18206103 VALVE APPARATUS AND SYSTEM GARDNER, NICOLE 3753 §103 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Jun 06, 2023
18329056 System and Method for Distributed Utility Service Execution SOOD, ANSHUL 3667 §103 Non-Final OA 30d overdue Pending Jun 05, 2023
18197962 Delivery Device Systems, Methods, and Apparatuses STIMPERT, PHILIP EARL 3783 §103 Non-Final OA 59d overdue Pending May 16, 2023
18309931 SYSTEM FOR CONTROL OF A PROSTHETIC DEVICE PAN, YONGJIA 2118 Other Non-Final OA 15d overdue Pending May 01, 2023
18296630 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DOCKING AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE MOTAZEDI, SAHAR 3667 §103 Non-Final OA 29d Pending Apr 06, 2023
18184800 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TISSUE MAINTENANCE, ASSESSMENT, MATURATION, AND REHABILITATION ESPERON, NATHAN GREGORY 1799 §103 Final Rejection 3d overdue Pending Mar 16, 2023
18087058 Delivery Device Apparatuses, Systems, and Methods STIMPERT, PHILIP EARL 3783 §102 Final Rejection 39d Pending Dec 22, 2022
18065829 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FEATURE MANAGEMENT WORKU, KIDEST 2119 §103 Non-Final OA 26d Pending Dec 14, 2022
17986185 PATCH-SIZED FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FLICK, JASON E 3783 Other Non-Final OA 45d overdue Pending Nov 14, 2022
17896402 Injection Assembly Apparatuses, Systems, and Methods DANIEL, ANTARIUS S 3783 §103 Final Rejection 9d Pending Aug 26, 2022
17871716 PUMPING CASSETTE LETTMAN, BRYAN MATTHEW 3746 §112 Non-Final OA 73d overdue Pending Jul 22, 2022
17871345 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FLUID DELIVERY STIMPERT, PHILIP EARL 3783 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Jul 22, 2022
17809599 SURVEILLANCE DATA FILTRATION TECHNIQUES SPRATT, BEAU D 2143 §103 Final Rejection 86d Pending Jun 29, 2022
17713642 WATER DISTILLATION APPARATUS, METHOD, AND SYSTEM KRCHA, MATTHEW D 1796 §103 Final Rejection 1d overdue Pending Apr 05, 2022
17674363 System and Method for Printing Tissue ROBINSON, MICHAEL 1744 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Feb 17, 2022
17566823 Delivery Device Apparatuses, Systems, and Methods GRAY, PHILLIP A 3783 §103 Non-Final OA 7d Pending Dec 31, 2021
17562295 System, Method, and Apparatus for Electronic Patient Care HOLCOMB, MARK 3685 §103 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Dec 27, 2021
17509196 Microneedle Systems and Apparatus SWANSON, LEAH JENNINGS 3783 §103 Non-Final OA 5d overdue Pending Oct 25, 2021
17354451 System, Method, and Apparatus for Electronic Patient Care LAM, ELIZA ANNE 3681 §103 Non-Final OA 30d overdue Pending Jun 22, 2021
17180506 System and Method for Organ Maintenance and Transport CORDAS, EMILY ANN 1632 §103 Final Rejection 37d overdue Pending Feb 19, 2021
17170107 INFUSION PUMP ASSEMBLY FARRAR, LAUREN PENG 3783 §103 Non-Final OA 47d Pending Feb 08, 2021
17035536 Devices, Methods and Systems for Wireless Control of Medical Devices VU, QUYNH-NHU HOANG 3783 §103 Final Rejection 9d Pending Sep 28, 2020
17012151 PUMP ASSEMBLY WITH A REMOVABLE COVER ASSEMBLY SCHMIDT, EMILY LOUISE 3783 §103 Non-Final OA 55d Pending Sep 04, 2020
16707050 SYSTEM FOR CONTROL OF A PROSTHETIC DEVICE WOZNICKI, JACQUELINE 3774 §103 Final Rejection 3d overdue Pending Dec 09, 2019

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