Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
45 pending office actions • 10 art units • 35 examiners • 0 of 45 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 60 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 18 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. 18 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 | 15 (33%) |
| §102 only | 5 (11%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (2%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 5 (11%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 19 (42%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WU, PAMELA F | 3 | 58.0% | +21.4% |
| LUAN, SCOTT | 3 | 65.0% | +12.4% |
| FOWLER, DANIEL WAYNE | 2 | 72.7% | +12.1% |
| ABBASI, ABDUL HADI | 2 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| HOEKSTRA, JEFFREY GERBEN | 2 | 55.7% | +39.6% |
| CLARK, RYAN T | 2 | 50.4% | +18.2% |
| SONG, LI-TING | 2 | 67.4% | +41.0% |
| DUBOSE, LAUREN | 2 | 60.1% | +44.1% |
| NIRJHAR, NASIM NAZRUL | 1 | 74.6% | +18.3% |
| HOLWERDA, KATHLEEN SONNETT | 1 | 68.6% | +17.6% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18364227 | SCOPE WITH EXPANDABLE WORKING CHANNEL | ABBASI, ABDUL HADI | 72d overdue |
| 17820953 | FORCEPS JAW FLANGES | DUBOSE, LAUREN | 66d overdue |
| 18032114 | OPTICALLY ENHANCED INSTRUMENT WITH LASER FLUORESCING CAPABILITIES | LUU, TIMOTHY TUAN | 56d overdue |
| 17125853 | PERCUTANEOUSLY ADMINISTERED THERAPEUTIC SUBSTANCE FOR TREATMENT OF TARGET TISSUE | MEDWAY, SCOTT J | 36d overdue |
| 18047475 | SINGLE USE URETEROSCOPE WITH INTEGRATED SUCTION CATHETER | SONG, LI-TING | 10d overdue |
| 18799764 | VIBRATIONAL AND ROTATIONAL CALCULUS BASKET | MCGRATH, ERIN E | 9d |
| 18609204 | ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT | FOWLER, DANIEL WAYNE | 14d |
| 18658231 | INSERTION SHEATH FOR MODULAR DISPOSABLE ENDOSCOPE COMPONENTS | NEAL, TIMOTHY JAY | 20d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17820953 | FORCEPS JAW FLANGES | DUBOSE, LAUREN | 66d overdue |
| 17652959 | SEGMENTED SURGICAL FORCEPS | CLARK, RYAN T | 58d overdue |
| 18257809 | CHOLANGIOSCOPE SYSTEM GUIDE SHEATH AND ANCHOR WIRE | HOEKSTRA, JEFFREY GERBEN | 29d overdue |
| 18036532 | ULTRAHYDROPHOBIC LASER COATING AND METHOD | LUAN, SCOTT | 25d overdue |
| 18047475 | SINGLE USE URETEROSCOPE WITH INTEGRATED SUCTION CATHETER | SONG, LI-TING | 10d overdue |
| 18048733 | TEMPORARY ANATOMY ILLUMINATION | SONG, LI-TING | 9d |
| 18609204 | ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT | FOWLER, DANIEL WAYNE | 14d |
| 18760413 | USER INTERFACE AND LOCK FEATURES FOR POSITIONING MULTIPLE COMPONENTS WITHIN A BODY | FOWLER, DANIEL WAYNE | 28d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3795 | 14 |
| 3771 | 6 |
| 3794 | 5 |
| 3792 | 5 |
| 3791 | 4 |
| 3796 | 2 |
| 3797 | 1 |
| 3993 | 1 |
| 1777 | 1 |
| 3783 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19282448 | DEPTH AND CONTOUR DETECTION FOR ANATOMICAL TARGETS | NIRJHAR, NASIM NAZRUL | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 28, 2025 |
| 19190952 | FORCEPS INCLUDING A PRE-LOADED HANDLE LATCH | HOLWERDA, KATHLEEN SONNETT | — | §102DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 28, 2025 |
| 18985520 | LUNG ANALYSIS AND REPORTING SYSTEM | CASCHERA, ANTONIO A | — | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 18, 2024 |
| 18951300 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTABLE DEPLOYMENT OF A MEDICAL DEVICE | DEMIE, TIGIST S | — | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 18, 2024 |
| 18911146 | AUTOMATIC IRRIGATION-COORDINATED LITHOTRIPSY | LAU, MICHAEL J | — | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 09, 2024 |
| 18799764 | VIBRATIONAL AND ROTATIONAL CALCULUS BASKET | MCGRATH, ERIN E | 3771 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 9d | Pending | Aug 09, 2024 |
| 18760413 | USER INTERFACE AND LOCK FEATURES FOR POSITIONING MULTIPLE COMPONENTS WITHIN A BODY | FOWLER, DANIEL WAYNE | 3794 | §103 | Final Rejection | 28d | Pending | Jul 01, 2024 |
| 18658231 | INSERTION SHEATH FOR MODULAR DISPOSABLE ENDOSCOPE COMPONENTS | NEAL, TIMOTHY JAY | 3795 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 20d | Pending | May 08, 2024 |
| 18703629 | MODULAR ENDOSCOPE IMAGING GUIDEWIRE SYSTEMS AND METHODS | ABBASI, ABDUL HADI | 3795 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 22, 2024 |
| 18700815 | ENDOSCOPE WITH INTEGRATED STABILIZER AND CANNULATION ELEMENTS | WU, PAMELA F | 3795 | §102§103§112Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 12, 2024 |
| 18619377 | LITHOTRIPSY GUIDE SYSTEM | KISH, JAMES M | 3792 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 28, 2024 |
| 18610919 | SELECTIVE LASER FIRING FOR TISSUE SAFETY | EISEMAN, LYNSEY C | 3796 | DP | Final Rejection | 5d overdue | Pending | Mar 20, 2024 |
| 18609204 | ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT | FOWLER, DANIEL WAYNE | 3794 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Mar 19, 2024 |
| 18595956 | MEDICAL DEVICE WITH TURBIDITY MEASUREMENT SENSOR | FAIRCHILD, AARON BENJAMIN | 3795 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 05, 2024 |
| 18590547 | ANATOMICAL LUMEN SIZING DEVICE | EISEMAN, ADAM JARED | 3791 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2024 |
| 18590465 | SURGICAL PROTECTION SYSTEM | BRUCE, FAROUK A | 3797 | §103DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2024 |
| 18423796 | FORCEPS HAVING A SUCTION CUT BLADE | FLANAGAN, BEVERLY MEINDL | 3794 | §103 | Final Rejection | 23d overdue | Pending | Jan 26, 2024 |
| 18571353 | BIOPSY DEVICE WITH LOOSE LIGHT CONDUCTOR | KASZTEJNA, MATTHEW JOHN | 3993 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 18, 2023 |
| 18523398 | ADJUSTABLE ACTUATION MECHANISMS FOR ENDOSCOPES | BARKER, DAYTON HYUN JIN | 3795 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 29, 2023 |
| 18488522 | LIGHT PROCESSING ADAPTER FOR ENDOSCOPE | WU, PAMELA F | 3795 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 17, 2023 |
| 18483610 | FLUID MANAGEMENT WITH ABNORMALITY DETECTION | KIM, SUN U | 1777 | §102 | Final Rejection | 11d overdue | Pending | Oct 10, 2023 |
| 18477062 | COAXIAL TIME-OF-FLIGHT OPTICAL FIBER DISTANCE MEASUREMENT USING DUAL COMB RANGING | LUAN, SCOTT | 3792 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 28, 2023 |
| 18364227 | SCOPE WITH EXPANDABLE WORKING CHANNEL | ABBASI, ABDUL HADI | 3795 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 72d overdue | Pending | Aug 02, 2023 |
| 18354315 | CLOSURE ASSEMBLY THAT IS LATERALLY MOVABLE FOR SELECTIVE LOCKING | YABUT, DIANE D | 3771 | §102DPOther | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 18, 2023 |
| 18350912 | MODULATING SURGICAL DEVICE SETTINGS BASED ON FORECASTED SURGICAL SITE CONDITIONS | TRAN, THIEN JASON | 3792 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 12, 2023 |
| 18257809 | CHOLANGIOSCOPE SYSTEM GUIDE SHEATH AND ANCHOR WIRE | HOEKSTRA, JEFFREY GERBEN | 3791 | §102 | Final Rejection | 29d overdue | Pending | Jun 15, 2023 |
| 18328253 | MEDICAL DEVICE | CLARK, RYAN T | 3794 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 02, 2023 |
| 18036532 | ULTRAHYDROPHOBIC LASER COATING AND METHOD | LUAN, SCOTT | 3792 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 25d overdue | Pending | May 11, 2023 |
| 18306834 | PULL WIRE TENSIONING MECHANISMS FOR ENDOSCOPES | WOO, JAE KYUN | 3795 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 25, 2023 |
| 18032111 | COMPACT BIOLOGICAL MATTER COLLECTION SYSTEMS | HOEKSTRA, JEFFREY GERBEN | 3791 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 14, 2023 |
| 18032114 | OPTICALLY ENHANCED INSTRUMENT WITH LASER FLUORESCING CAPABILITIES | LUU, TIMOTHY TUAN | 3795 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 56d overdue | Pending | Apr 14, 2023 |
| 18166275 | SPECTROSCOPIC SIGNAL DETECTION DURING A LASER PROCEDURE | LUAN, SCOTT | 3792 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 08, 2023 |
| 18164191 | MEDICAL DEVICES WITH PROTECTED LIGHT CONDUCTORS | GHAND, JENNIFER LEIGH-STEWAR | 3796 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 03, 2023 |
| 18057306 | AUTOMATIC IRRIGATION-COORDINATED LITHOTRIPSY | WU, PAMELA F | 3795 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 21, 2022 |
| 18048733 | TEMPORARY ANATOMY ILLUMINATION | SONG, LI-TING | 3795 | §103 | Final Rejection | 9d | Pending | Oct 21, 2022 |
| 18047475 | SINGLE USE URETEROSCOPE WITH INTEGRATED SUCTION CATHETER | SONG, LI-TING | 3795 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 10d overdue | Pending | Oct 18, 2022 |
| 17935489 | LASER FIBER INTEGRATED MORCELLATOR | MERRIAM, AARON ROGERS | 3791 | §103 | Final Rejection | 28d overdue | Pending | Sep 26, 2022 |
| 17820953 | FORCEPS JAW FLANGES | DUBOSE, LAUREN | 3771 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 66d overdue | Pending | Aug 19, 2022 |
| 17808325 | INTRA-KIDNEY STONE DISRUPTOR | POLAND, CHERIE MICHELLE | 3771 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 23, 2022 |
| 17652959 | SEGMENTED SURGICAL FORCEPS | CLARK, RYAN T | 3794 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 58d overdue | Pending | Mar 01, 2022 |
| 17457316 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH FLEXIBLE END EFFECTOR | RABAGLIA, BRIDGET ELIZABETH | 3771 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 02, 2021 |
| 17398517 | INTERCHANGEABLE PROBE TIPS FOR CALCULI FRACTURE AND REMOVAL | DUBOSE, LAUREN | 3771 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 10, 2021 |
| 17127087 | ENDOSCOPE WITH DETACHABLE HANDLE MODULE | MONAHAN, MEGAN ELIZABETH | 3795 | §103 | Final Rejection | 3d overdue | Pending | Dec 18, 2020 |
| 17125853 | PERCUTANEOUSLY ADMINISTERED THERAPEUTIC SUBSTANCE FOR TREATMENT OF TARGET TISSUE | MEDWAY, SCOTT J | 3783 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 36d overdue | Pending | Dec 17, 2020 |
| 17100025 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH INTEGRATED LIGHTING SYSTEMS | SHARPLESS, CHRISTEN ALICIA | 3795 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 20, 2020 |
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