Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Gi Dynamics Inc.

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

Analysis

Gi Dynamics Inc. operates within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area and currently has 1 pending office action. This activity is confined to the distinct art units identified in the data, showing a concentrated focus for the company's current patent applications. By having its pending office action in a single area, the company avoids the complexity of managing disparate technical requirements across multiple USPTO divisions.

The portfolio is currently assigned to the distinct examiners listed, including ALEMAN, SARAH WEBB. This examiner is the busiest examiner for the company and maintains a busiest examiner pending count of 1. Because the busiest examiner pending count matches the total number of pending office actions, the company's entire active prosecution is handled by this single individual. This creates a direct relationship between the company's patent success and the specific preferences of ALEMAN, SARAH WEBB.

The presence of the specified examiner and art unit indicates a streamlined prosecution path. Practitioners can focus their resources on the specific requirements of this examiner rather than balancing multiple prosecution styles. The current data shows that the company's immediate intellectual property goals are centered on resolving the pending action in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering sector.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
0
Non-Final OAs
1
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

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%)
1
Medium (100%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only1 (100%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
100% 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.

10 h
Manual time on pending OAs
2 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
4 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
ALEMAN, SARAH WEBB 1 62.2% +23.6%

Interview Candidates (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
17733509 GASTROINTESTINAL IMPLANT DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS ALEMAN, SARAH WEBB —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3774 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
17733509 GASTROINTESTINAL IMPLANT DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS ALEMAN, SARAH WEBB 3774 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Apr 29, 2022

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Gi Dynamics Inc. have?

Gi Dynamics Inc. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Gi Dynamics Inc. applications?

Sarah Webb Aleman has the most, with 1 of Gi Dynamics Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Gi Dynamics Inc.'s patent applications in?

Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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