Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
13 pending office actions • 4 art units • 11 examiners • 0 of 13 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 18 patents granted in the last 365 days
Imperative Care Inc. is currently navigating 13 pending office actions within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These active matters are distributed across 11 distinct examiners and 4 distinct art units, indicating a portfolio that spans multiple specialized technical groups. CARPENTER, WILLIAM R is the busiest examiner for the company, currently overseeing 3 pending office actions. The distribution of 13 pending office actions across 4 distinct art units suggests that the company's medical device innovations are being reviewed by several different supervisory chains.
With 11 distinct examiners involved, the portfolio is subject to a range of individual examination styles, which may lead to varying prosecution timelines. The 3 pending office actions assigned to CARPENTER, WILLIAM R represent a concentration of work with a single examiner, making this individual a key figure for the company's current legal strategy. Practitioners should note that the 13 pending office actions require coordination across 4 distinct art units to ensure consistency in claim construction and disclosure. The 11 distinct examiners suggest that most of the 13 pending office actions are being handled by different individuals at the USPTO.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 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 | 7 (54%) |
| §102 only | 1 (8%) |
| §112 only | 1 (8%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 4 (31%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARPENTER, WILLIAM R | 3 | 54.4% | +52.6% |
| LI, JOHN DENNY | 1 | 63.2% | +48.4% |
| ALLEN, ROBERT F | 1 | 73.2% | +61.9% |
| STEWART, ALVIN J | 1 | 82.1% | +0.7% |
| ARBLE, JESSICA R | 1 | 66.3% | +25.4% |
| ZHANG, LEI | 1 | 15.4% | +100.0% |
| ZAMORY, JUSTIN L | 1 | 72.9% | +17.4% |
| JUNG, JAEWOOK | 1 | 81.8% | +33.3% |
| DEL PRIORE, ALESSANDRO R | 1 | 62.0% | +44.1% |
| KALIHER, HANS CHRISTIAN | 1 | 62.9% | +27.3% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18525542 | ROBOTIC DEVICE CONTROL SYSTEM WITH USER INTERFACE | JUNG, JAEWOOK | 5d |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19247721 | CATHETER ASSEMBLY MOTION DETECTION INCLUDING PROLAPSE DETECTION | LI, JOHN DENNY | — |
| 18737390 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ACCESSING A NEUROVASCULAR SITE | ALLEN, ROBERT F | — |
| 18712166 | NEUROVASCULAR IMPLANTS AND DELIVERY SYSTEMS | STEWART, ALVIN J | — |
| 18637321 | DEVICE FOR CLOT RETRIEVAL | ARBLE, JESSICA R | — |
| 18525349 | USER INTERFACE FOR CONCENTRIC INTERVENTIONAL DEVICES | ZHANG, LEI | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18136047 | STERILE FIELD CLOT CAPTURE MODULE FOR USE IN THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM | DEL PRIORE, ALESSANDRO R | 45d overdue |
| 18525542 | ROBOTIC DEVICE CONTROL SYSTEM WITH USER INTERFACE | JUNG, JAEWOOK | 5d |
| 19247721 | CATHETER ASSEMBLY MOTION DETECTION INCLUDING PROLAPSE DETECTION | LI, JOHN DENNY | — |
| 18737390 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ACCESSING A NEUROVASCULAR SITE | ALLEN, ROBERT F | — |
| 18637321 | DEVICE FOR CLOT RETRIEVAL | ARBLE, JESSICA R | — |
| 18525107 | INNER DIAMETER REDUCING ANTI-BUCKLING DEVICE | CARPENTER, WILLIAM R | — |
| 18525349 | USER INTERFACE FOR CONCENTRIC INTERVENTIONAL DEVICES | ZHANG, LEI | — |
| 18525168 | ANTI-BUCKLING DEVICE WITH TELESCOPING TUBES | ZAMORY, JUSTIN L | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3783 | 5 |
| 3781 | 3 |
| 3798 | 2 |
| 3656 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19247721 | CATHETER ASSEMBLY MOTION DETECTION INCLUDING PROLAPSE DETECTION | LI, JOHN DENNY | 3798 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 24, 2025 |
| 18737390 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ACCESSING A NEUROVASCULAR SITE | ALLEN, ROBERT F | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 07, 2024 |
| 18712166 | NEUROVASCULAR IMPLANTS AND DELIVERY SYSTEMS | STEWART, ALVIN J | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 21, 2024 |
| 18637321 | DEVICE FOR CLOT RETRIEVAL | ARBLE, JESSICA R | 3781 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 16, 2024 |
| 18525107 | INNER DIAMETER REDUCING ANTI-BUCKLING DEVICE | CARPENTER, WILLIAM R | 3783 | §103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 30, 2023 |
| 18525349 | USER INTERFACE FOR CONCENTRIC INTERVENTIONAL DEVICES | ZHANG, LEI | 3798 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 30, 2023 |
| 18525168 | ANTI-BUCKLING DEVICE WITH TELESCOPING TUBES | ZAMORY, JUSTIN L | 3783 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 30, 2023 |
| 18525542 | ROBOTIC DEVICE CONTROL SYSTEM WITH USER INTERFACE | JUNG, JAEWOOK | 3656 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 5d | Pending | Nov 30, 2023 |
| 18525512 | ANTI-BUCKLING TELESCOPING SEGMENTS | CARPENTER, WILLIAM R | 3783 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 30, 2023 |
| 18136047 | STERILE FIELD CLOT CAPTURE MODULE FOR USE IN THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM | DEL PRIORE, ALESSANDRO R | 3781 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 45d overdue | Pending | Apr 18, 2023 |
| 18136019 | STERILE FIELD CLOT CAPTURE MODULE FOR USE IN THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM | KALIHER, HANS CHRISTIAN | 3781 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 18, 2023 |
| 18119785 | SELF CENTERING LOW FRICTION EXTENDABLE CATHETER | STIMPERT, PHILIP EARL | 3783 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 09, 2023 |
| 17822933 | NEUROVASCULAR ACCESS CATHETER WITH MICROCATHETER SEGMENT | CARPENTER, WILLIAM R | 3783 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2022 |
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