Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
7 pending office actions • 2 art units • 7 examiners • 0 of 7 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Jiangsu Trulive Medtech Co. Ltd. is managing 7 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These actions are distributed among 7 distinct examiners but are concentrated within only 2 distinct art units. This suggests that while the company interacts with various individuals, the subject matter remains focused within a limited number of specialized groups. The distribution of examiners relative to the 2 distinct art units indicates a diverse range of individual perspectives within a narrow technical field.
The busiest examiner, LALONDE, ALEXANDRA ELIZABETH, is responsible for 1 pending office action. Given that the busiest examiner only holds 1 of the 7 pending office actions, the portfolio's prosecution is highly decentralized. Practitioners must prepare for a variety of examiner styles across the 7 different individuals currently reviewing the company's applications. This lack of concentration with any single examiner means that the company cannot rely on a single relationship to advance its 7 pending office actions. Managing these actions across 2 distinct art units requires a coordinated approach.
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 |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 1 (14%) |
| §103 only | 1 (14%) |
| §102 only | 1 (14%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 4 (57%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LALONDE, ALEXANDRA ELIZABETH | 1 | 71.1% | +33.0% |
| HU, ANN M | 1 | 67.8% | +21.6% |
| ALEMAN, SARAH WEBB | 1 | 62.1% | +23.7% |
| HO, TAN-UYEN THI | 1 | 24.1% | +14.8% |
| DUDDEN, TERESA MARIE | 1 | 48.1% | +45.2% |
| WOLF, MEGAN YARNALL | 1 | 61.0% | +39.1% |
| JAFFRI, ZEHRA | 1 | 58.8% | +51.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18556552 | VALVE PROSTHESIS | HO, TAN-UYEN THI | 5d |
| 18553338 | DELIVERY CATHETER, IMPLANT DELIVERY SYSTEM, AND WORKING METHOD | DUDDEN, TERESA MARIE | 50d |
| 18692869 | DELIVERY CATHETER | LALONDE, ALEXANDRA ELIZABETH | — |
| 18247882 | STENT LOADING SYSTEM AND METHOD USING THE SAME | HU, ANN M | — |
| 18550568 | ANCHORING DEVICE FOR HEART VALVE | WOLF, MEGAN YARNALL | — |
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 7 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18556552 | VALVE PROSTHESIS | HO, TAN-UYEN THI | 5d |
| 18553338 | DELIVERY CATHETER, IMPLANT DELIVERY SYSTEM, AND WORKING METHOD | DUDDEN, TERESA MARIE | 50d |
| 18692869 | DELIVERY CATHETER | LALONDE, ALEXANDRA ELIZABETH | — |
| 18247882 | STENT LOADING SYSTEM AND METHOD USING THE SAME | HU, ANN M | — |
| 18573169 | IMPLANT CONVEYING HANDLE, IMPLANT SYSTEM, IMPLANT CONVEYING SYSTEM, AND WORKING METHOD THEREOF | ALEMAN, SARAH WEBB | — |
| 18550568 | ANCHORING DEVICE FOR HEART VALVE | WOLF, MEGAN YARNALL | — |
| 18278238 | IMPLANT DELIVERY HANDLE, IMPLANT SYSTEM, IMPLANT DELIVERY SYSTEM AND USE METHOD THEREFOR | JAFFRI, ZEHRA | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3774 | 4 |
| 3771 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18692869 | DELIVERY CATHETER | LALONDE, ALEXANDRA ELIZABETH | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 18, 2024 |
| 18247882 | STENT LOADING SYSTEM AND METHOD USING THE SAME | HU, ANN M | — | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 06, 2024 |
| 18573169 | IMPLANT CONVEYING HANDLE, IMPLANT SYSTEM, IMPLANT CONVEYING SYSTEM, AND WORKING METHOD THEREOF | ALEMAN, SARAH WEBB | 3774 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 21, 2023 |
| 18556552 | VALVE PROSTHESIS | HO, TAN-UYEN THI | 3771 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 5d | Pending | Oct 20, 2023 |
| 18553338 | DELIVERY CATHETER, IMPLANT DELIVERY SYSTEM, AND WORKING METHOD | DUDDEN, TERESA MARIE | 3774 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 50d | Pending | Sep 29, 2023 |
| 18550568 | ANCHORING DEVICE FOR HEART VALVE | WOLF, MEGAN YARNALL | 3774 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 14, 2023 |
| 18278238 | IMPLANT DELIVERY HANDLE, IMPLANT SYSTEM, IMPLANT DELIVERY SYSTEM AND USE METHOD THEREFOR | JAFFRI, ZEHRA | 3774 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 22, 2023 |
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