Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Emkinetics Inc. currently has 2 pending office actions within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These actions are split between 2 distinct art units, indicating that the company's medical device innovations are being reviewed by different specialized sections of the patent office. Managing 2 pending office actions in this way requires attention to the specific nuances of 2 distinct art units.
The company's active cases are assigned to 2 distinct examiners, with MORALES, JON ERIC C identified as the busiest examiner. MORALES, JON ERIC C is responsible for 1 pending office action, which represents 1 of the 2 total pending office actions. This even distribution across 2 distinct examiners prevents any single individual from having a majority influence over the pending portfolio, requiring independent engagement for each case.
For practitioners, the fact that 2 pending office actions are handled by 2 distinct examiners across 2 distinct art units suggests a decentralized prosecution environment. There is no busiest examiner with more than 1 pending office action, so each case must be handled independently. Success will depend on tailoring arguments to the specific preferences of MORALES, JON ERIC C and the other assigned examiner to move the cases forward effectively.
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 |
|---|---|
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (50%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MORALES, JON ERIC C | 1 | 85.4% | +10.0% |
| KAHELIN, MICHAEL WILLIAM | 1 | 78.0% | +23.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19017005 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSDERMAL STIMULATION OVER THE PALMAR AND PLANTAR SURFACES | MORALES, JON ERIC C | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19017005 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSDERMAL STIMULATION OVER THE PALMAR AND PLANTAR SURFACES | MORALES, JON ERIC C | — |
| 18813642 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PERFORMING ELECTRICAL STIMULATION TO TREAT DYSMENORRHEA OR MENSTRUAL CRAMPS | KAHELIN, MICHAEL WILLIAM | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3796 | 1 |
| 3792 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19017005 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSDERMAL STIMULATION OVER THE PALMAR AND PLANTAR SURFACES | MORALES, JON ERIC C | 3796 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 10, 2025 |
| 18813642 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PERFORMING ELECTRICAL STIMULATION TO TREAT DYSMENORRHEA OR MENSTRUAL CRAMPS | KAHELIN, MICHAEL WILLIAM | 3792 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 23, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialEmkinetics Inc. has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.
Jon Eric C Morales has the most, with 1 of Emkinetics Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
