Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
5 pending office actions • 4 art units • 5 examiners • 0 of 5 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 24 patents granted in the last 365 days
Greatbatch Ltd. currently manages 5 pending office actions within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These actions are assigned to 5 distinct examiners, resulting in a distribution of 1 action per examiner. The portfolio is situated across 4 distinct art units, reflecting a range of technical classifications within the medical and mechanical fields. This spread across 4 art units indicates that the company's innovations are being reviewed by multiple specialized groups at the USPTO.
The busiest examiner for the company is JIAN, SHIRLEY XUEYING, who is responsible for 1 busiest examiner pending action. This even distribution means that no single examiner holds a majority of the pending workload. Practitioners must navigate the individual preferences of 5 different examiners while adhering to the standards of 4 separate art units. The diversity of the portfolio requires a flexible strategy to address the unique requirements of each examiner and art unit. Managing these 5 actions effectively involves coordinating across several distinct technical and administrative environments.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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 | 1 (20%) |
| §112 only | 1 (20%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 3 (60%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JIAN, SHIRLEY XUEYING | 1 | 63.1% | +23.0% |
| STEINBERG, AMANDA L | 1 | 51.3% | +27.0% |
| BEHRENS JR., ANDRES E | 1 | 52.9% | +18.8% |
| ANTHONY, MARIA CATHERINE | 1 | 69.3% | +30.0% |
| KENLAW, GRACE A | 1 | 50.8% | +37.7% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18921125 | INTEGRATED ELECTRODE FOR MEDICAL DEVICE | JIAN, SHIRLEY XUEYING | — |
| 18828545 | IMPLANTABLE CIRCUIT WITH STEP-DOWN CONVERTER FOR HIGH POWER INDUCTIVE CHARGE | STEINBERG, AMANDA L | — |
| 18432493 | GUIDEWIRE AND METHOD THEREFOR | BEHRENS JR., ANDRES E | — |
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 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17980632 | Leadless Active Implantable Medical Device Having Electrodes Co-Fired Onto Its Ceramic Housing | ANTHONY, MARIA CATHERINE | 30d overdue |
| 18921125 | INTEGRATED ELECTRODE FOR MEDICAL DEVICE | JIAN, SHIRLEY XUEYING | — |
| 18828545 | IMPLANTABLE CIRCUIT WITH STEP-DOWN CONVERTER FOR HIGH POWER INDUCTIVE CHARGE | STEINBERG, AMANDA L | — |
| 18432493 | GUIDEWIRE AND METHOD THEREFOR | BEHRENS JR., ANDRES E | — |
| 17961641 | Miniature Secondary Electrochemical Cell With Current Collector Design To Improve Open Circuit Voltage | KENLAW, GRACE A | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3792 | 1 |
| 1741 | 1 |
| 3700 | 1 |
| 1723 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18921125 | INTEGRATED ELECTRODE FOR MEDICAL DEVICE | JIAN, SHIRLEY XUEYING | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 21, 2024 |
| 18828545 | IMPLANTABLE CIRCUIT WITH STEP-DOWN CONVERTER FOR HIGH POWER INDUCTIVE CHARGE | STEINBERG, AMANDA L | 3792 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 09, 2024 |
| 18432493 | GUIDEWIRE AND METHOD THEREFOR | BEHRENS JR., ANDRES E | 1741 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 05, 2024 |
| 17980632 | Leadless Active Implantable Medical Device Having Electrodes Co-Fired Onto Its Ceramic Housing | ANTHONY, MARIA CATHERINE | 3700 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 30d overdue | Pending | Nov 04, 2022 |
| 17961641 | Miniature Secondary Electrochemical Cell With Current Collector Design To Improve Open Circuit Voltage | KENLAW, GRACE A | 1723 | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 07, 2022 |
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