Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Hennepin Healthcare System Inc. has 1 pending office action in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. This action is assigned to 1 distinct examiner, MELHUS, BENJAMIN S, in 1 distinct art unit. MELHUS, BENJAMIN S is the busiest examiner with 1 pending office action. The company's current prosecution profile is limited to this one pending matter in the medical device field.
The 1 pending office action is being handled by MELHUS, BENJAMIN S, who is the only examiner currently reviewing the company's applications. Practitioners should focus on the individual preferences of this examiner and the technical requirements of the 1 distinct art unit. With no other pending office actions, the company's patent strategy is highly focused on this single case. Successfully navigating this 1 pending office action is essential for the company's intellectual property goals in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area.
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 |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 2 (100%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MELHUS, BENJAMIN S | 1 | 60.7% | +43.5% |
| EPPERT, LUCY CLARE | 1 | 55.0% | +37.3% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18940942 | Method For Predicting Convergence Disorders Caused By Concussion Or Other Neuropathology | MELHUS, BENJAMIN S | — |
| 18584031 | METHODS AND KITS FOR DETECTION OF BLAST BRAIN INJURY, ITS SEVERITY, DISTANCE FROM BLAST EPICENTER, AND CLASSIFICATION RELATIVE TO THE LARGER SPECTRUM OF CONCUSSION | EPPERT, LUCY CLARE | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18940942 | Method For Predicting Convergence Disorders Caused By Concussion Or Other Neuropathology | MELHUS, BENJAMIN S | — |
| 18584031 | METHODS AND KITS FOR DETECTION OF BLAST BRAIN INJURY, ITS SEVERITY, DISTANCE FROM BLAST EPICENTER, AND CLASSIFICATION RELATIVE TO THE LARGER SPECTRUM OF CONCUSSION | EPPERT, LUCY CLARE | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3791 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18940942 | Method For Predicting Convergence Disorders Caused By Concussion Or Other Neuropathology | MELHUS, BENJAMIN S | 3791 | §101§102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 08, 2024 |
| 18584031 | METHODS AND KITS FOR DETECTION OF BLAST BRAIN INJURY, ITS SEVERITY, DISTANCE FROM BLAST EPICENTER, AND CLASSIFICATION RELATIVE TO THE LARGER SPECTRUM OF CONCUSSION | EPPERT, LUCY CLARE | 3791 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 22, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialHennepin Healthcare System Inc. has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 2 examiners.
Benjamin S Melhus has the most, with 1 of Hennepin Healthcare System Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
