Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
10 pending office actions • 1 art units • 7 examiners • 0 of 10 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 13 patents granted in the last 365 days
Fast Ip LLC currently has 8 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. All 8 of these actions are concentrated within 1 distinct art unit, indicating a highly specific technical focus for their medical device prosecution. The portfolio involves 7 distinct examiners, which is a lower count than the 8 pending office actions currently active. This structure suggests that at least one official is managing multiple files for the company.
BAYS, MARIE D is the busiest examiner for the company, managing 2 pending office actions. This concentration shows that while most of the 7 distinct examiners handle a single matter, BAYS, MARIE D is responsible for a larger portion of the docket. The 1 distinct art unit suggests that the technical subject matter falls within a narrow classification. The presence of 2 pending office actions under BAYS, MARIE D indicates a more centralized review for those specific matters compared to the rest of the 8 pending office actions.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 3 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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. 3 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 3 (30%) |
| §102 only | 1 (10%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 2 (20%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 4 (40%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KANE, KATHARINE GRACZ | 2 | 47.7% | +45.7% |
| KAVANAUGH, JOHN T | 2 | 71.9% | +32.4% |
| BAYS, MARIE D | 2 | 74.5% | +19.5% |
| NGUYEN, BAO-THIEU L | 1 | 66.7% | +24.6% |
| TRIEU, TIMOTHY K | 1 | 62.3% | +54.8% |
| COLLIER, JAMESON D | 1 | 54.2% | +47.0% |
| PRANGE, SHARON M | 1 | 54.2% | +46.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19170055 | RAPID-ENTRY FOOTWEAR HAVING A ROTATING REAR PORTION AND A FULCRUM | KAVANAUGH, JOHN T | 31d overdue |
| 19036335 | SIZE ADJUSTABLE SHOE | KAVANAUGH, JOHN T | 2d overdue |
| 18581351 | FOOTWEAR COMPRISING A DYNAMIC MATERIAL EXHIBITING TOPOGRAPHIC TRANSFORMATION | TRIEU, TIMOTHY K | 46d |
| 18544902 | CUSTOMIZABLE FOOTBED | BAYS, MARIE D | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19170055 | RAPID-ENTRY FOOTWEAR HAVING A ROTATING REAR PORTION AND A FULCRUM | KAVANAUGH, JOHN T | 31d overdue |
| 19036335 | SIZE ADJUSTABLE SHOE | KAVANAUGH, JOHN T | 2d overdue |
| 18581351 | FOOTWEAR COMPRISING A DYNAMIC MATERIAL EXHIBITING TOPOGRAPHIC TRANSFORMATION | TRIEU, TIMOTHY K | 46d |
| 19344430 | RAPID-ENTRY FOOTWEAR HAVING A SPLIT BACK | KANE, KATHARINE GRACZ | — |
| 19096226 | RAPID-ENTRY FOOTWEAR HAVING AN ARM FOR EXPANDING AN OPENING | BAYS, MARIE D | — |
| 19038679 | RAPID-ENTRY FOOTWEAR WITH REBOUNDING FIT SYSTEM | KANE, KATHARINE GRACZ | — |
| 19035476 | RAPID-ENTRY FOOTWEAR | NGUYEN, BAO-THIEU L | — |
| 18544902 | CUSTOMIZABLE FOOTBED | BAYS, MARIE D | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3732 | 10 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19344430 | RAPID-ENTRY FOOTWEAR HAVING A SPLIT BACK | KANE, KATHARINE GRACZ | 3732 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 29, 2025 |
| 19170055 | RAPID-ENTRY FOOTWEAR HAVING A ROTATING REAR PORTION AND A FULCRUM | KAVANAUGH, JOHN T | 3732 | §102§103§112Other | Final Rejection | 31d overdue | Pending | Apr 03, 2025 |
| 19096226 | RAPID-ENTRY FOOTWEAR HAVING AN ARM FOR EXPANDING AN OPENING | BAYS, MARIE D | 3732 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 31, 2025 |
| 19038679 | RAPID-ENTRY FOOTWEAR WITH REBOUNDING FIT SYSTEM | KANE, KATHARINE GRACZ | 3732 | §103DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 27, 2025 |
| 19036335 | SIZE ADJUSTABLE SHOE | KAVANAUGH, JOHN T | 3732 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 2d overdue | Pending | Jan 24, 2025 |
| 19035476 | RAPID-ENTRY FOOTWEAR | NGUYEN, BAO-THIEU L | 3732 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 23, 2025 |
| 18581351 | FOOTWEAR COMPRISING A DYNAMIC MATERIAL EXHIBITING TOPOGRAPHIC TRANSFORMATION | TRIEU, TIMOTHY K | 3732 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 46d | Pending | Feb 19, 2024 |
| 18544902 | CUSTOMIZABLE FOOTBED | BAYS, MARIE D | 3732 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2023 |
| 18384541 | Adjustable Footwear Having Apertures in Sole Structure | COLLIER, JAMESON D | 3732 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 27, 2023 |
| 18371422 | Rapid-Entry Shoe | PRANGE, SHARON M | 3732 | §103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 21, 2023 |
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