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 • 5 patents granted in the last 365 days
Jenavalve Technology Inc. operates in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. The company currently has 1 pending office action. This action is being handled by 1 distinct examiner in 1 distinct art unit, showing a singular focus for its current patent prosecution. This concentration means that the company's immediate patent strategy is centralized under a specific individual and department.
Alvin J Stewart is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, managing 1 pending office action. With only 1 active matter, the company's current prosecution results are tied to the specific review of this examiner and the practices of their art unit. This limited volume of pending actions suggests a highly specific engagement with the patent office. The reliance on 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit requires a strategy tailored to the specific standards of the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering examination division.
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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEWART, ALVIN J | 1 | 82.2% | +0.8% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18518253 | CATHETER SYSTEM FOR SEQUENTIAL DEPLOYMENT OF AN EXPANDABLE IMPLANT | STEWART, ALVIN J | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3799 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18518253 | CATHETER SYSTEM FOR SEQUENTIAL DEPLOYMENT OF AN EXPANDABLE IMPLANT | STEWART, ALVIN J | 3799 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 22, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialJenavalve Technology Inc. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Alvin J Stewart has the most, with 1 of Jenavalve Technology Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
