Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
6 pending office actions • 4 art units • 6 examiners • 0 of 6 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 5 patents granted in the last 365 days
Edwards Vacuum LLC has 5 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These 5 pending office actions are assigned to 5 distinct examiners and 3 distinct art units. DOYLE, BENJAMIN C is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending office action currently active. This confirms that the 5 pending office actions are spread evenly among the 5 distinct examiners.
This distribution requires a highly individualized approach to each application, as there is no examiner overlap. Practitioners must focus on the unique requirements of each of the 3 distinct art units to successfully move the 5 pending office actions toward allowance. The lack of concentration among examiners means that the company's success is not tied to any single individual's interpretation of the prior art.
The presence of 3 distinct art units for 5 pending office actions suggests some technical concentration, yet the 5 distinct examiners will each bring their own perspective. Counsel should be prepared for 5 different sets of examination styles. Without shared examiners, there is little opportunity to apply lessons learned from one case to the others in the current portfolio.
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 + other | 1 (17%) |
| §103 only | 1 (17%) |
| §112 only | 1 (17%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 3 (50%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOYLE, BENJAMIN C | 1 | 68.3% | +40.2% |
| ANDREWS, MICHAEL | 1 | 64.5% | +24.0% |
| MYERS, KEITH STANLEY | 1 | 52.8% | +18.6% |
| HOBSON, STEPHEN | 1 | 65.0% | +20.1% |
| PARENT, ALEXANDER RENE | 1 | 56.3% | +15.0% |
| MOORE, DEVON TYLEN | 1 | 48.4% | +37.2% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18847968 | MOTION CONVERTING DEVICE | ANDREWS, MICHAEL | — |
| 18474594 | EXHAUST GAS ABATEMENT SYSTEM | HOBSON, STEPHEN | — |
| 18546204 | ELECTROCHEMICAL HYDROGEN PUMP | PARENT, ALEXANDER RENE | — |
| 18249641 | CRYOPUMPS AND INLET FLOW RESTRICTORS FOR CRYOPUMPS | MOORE, DEVON TYLEN | — |
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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19156702 | VACUUM PUMP | DOYLE, BENJAMIN C | — |
| 18847968 | MOTION CONVERTING DEVICE | ANDREWS, MICHAEL | — |
| 18845710 | REFRIGERANT TESTING | MYERS, KEITH STANLEY | — |
| 18474594 | EXHAUST GAS ABATEMENT SYSTEM | HOBSON, STEPHEN | — |
| 18546204 | ELECTROCHEMICAL HYDROGEN PUMP | PARENT, ALEXANDER RENE | — |
| 18249641 | CRYOPUMPS AND INLET FLOW RESTRICTORS FOR CRYOPUMPS | MOORE, DEVON TYLEN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3763 | 2 |
| 3746 | 1 |
| 1776 | 1 |
| 1795 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19156702 | VACUUM PUMP | DOYLE, BENJAMIN C | 3746 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2025 |
| 18847968 | MOTION CONVERTING DEVICE | ANDREWS, MICHAEL | — | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 17, 2024 |
| 18845710 | REFRIGERANT TESTING | MYERS, KEITH STANLEY | 3763 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 10, 2024 |
| 18474594 | EXHAUST GAS ABATEMENT SYSTEM | HOBSON, STEPHEN | 1776 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2023 |
| 18546204 | ELECTROCHEMICAL HYDROGEN PUMP | PARENT, ALEXANDER RENE | 1795 | §101§102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 11, 2023 |
| 18249641 | CRYOPUMPS AND INLET FLOW RESTRICTORS FOR CRYOPUMPS | MOORE, DEVON TYLEN | 3763 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 19, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialEdwards Vacuum LLC has 6 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 4 art units and 6 examiners.
Benjamin C Doyle has the most, with 1 of Edwards Vacuum LLC's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
