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
East Tennessee State University has 1 pending office action in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. This single matter is handled by examiner BAIG, RUMAISA RASHID. With only 1 pending office action, the university's current prosecution resources are dedicated to this individual case. This allows for a precise and targeted response to the examiner's specific concerns.
The case resides within 1 distinct art unit. BAIG, RUMAISA RASHID is the busiest examiner with 1 pending office action. Having 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit means the university's current medical device patent is subject to a single point of evaluation. This centralized structure allows for a very focused approach to resolving the pending matter. The university's current standing in the medical device sector is tied directly to the outcome of this single pending office action. Focusing on 1 pending office action ensures that the university can provide a thorough technical justification for its claims.
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) | 1 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAIG, RUMAISA RASHID | 1 | 36.0% | +30.0% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18947702 | RESPONSIVE NEUROSTIMULATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC CARDIAC DYSFUNCTION | BAIG, RUMAISA RASHID | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18947702 | RESPONSIVE NEUROSTIMULATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC CARDIAC DYSFUNCTION | BAIG, RUMAISA RASHID | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3796 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18947702 | RESPONSIVE NEUROSTIMULATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC CARDIAC DYSFUNCTION | BAIG, RUMAISA RASHID | 3796 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 14, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialEast Tennessee State University has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Rumaisa Rashid Baig has the most, with 1 of East Tennessee State University's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
