Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
43 pending office actions • 22 art units • 38 examiners • 0 of 43 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 66 patents granted in the last 365 days
Karl Storz SE & Co. KG has 43 pending office actions in Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering. The matters involve 37 distinct examiners and 23 distinct art units, reflecting broad examiner distribution and a more concentrated technical structure. Multiple matters within art units may provide useful context for recurring claim, enablement, or prior-art issues.
LONDON, STEPHEN FLOYD is the busiest examiner, with 5 pending matters. This is a notable focal point for reviewing related responses and amendment choices, although the broader docket remains distributed across many examiners. Counsel should combine examiner-specific insight with coordinated art-unit strategy.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 8 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. 8 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 |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 2 (5%) |
| §103 only | 9 (21%) |
| §102 only | 3 (7%) |
| §112 only | 2 (5%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (2%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 25 (58%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (2%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LONDON, STEPHEN FLOYD | 3 | 69.3% | +37.9% |
| TON, MARTIN TRUYEN | 2 | 62.3% | +34.4% |
| BLAISE, BRADFORD CHRISTOPHER | 2 | 60.5% | +31.4% |
| LUU, TIMOTHY TUAN | 2 | 47.9% | +40.6% |
| NUR, ABDULLAHI | 1 | 88.2% | +6.1% |
| NIRJHAR, NASIM NAZRUL | 1 | 74.6% | +18.8% |
| BEARD, CHARLES LLOYD | 1 | 67.9% | +34.8% |
| BOLER, RYNAE E | 1 | 62.4% | +8.8% |
| MILLER, RONDE LEE | 1 | 75.0% | +21.9% |
| CHRISTY, KATHERINE A | 1 | 75.4% | +34.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18670020 | IMAGING DEVICE AND SYSTEM | BOLER, RYNAE E | 44d overdue |
| 18067941 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING METAMERICALLY MATCHED ILLUMINATION | LONDON, STEPHEN FLOYD | 42d overdue |
| 16933555 | ENDOSCOPIC DEVICE | HADDAD, MOUSSA MAHER | 19d overdue |
| 18717501 | HANDLING DEVICE FOR AN ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT, METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HANDLING DEVICE, AND ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT | LEE, DAVINA EN-YIN | 17d overdue |
| 18704888 | HANDLING DEVICE FOR HANDLING MEDICAL AND/OR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, AND MEDICAL SYSTEM HAVING A HANDLING DEVICE | HUH, VYNN V | 9d overdue |
| 18636788 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGING SYSTEM | MILLER, RONDE LEE | 29d |
| 18543142 | MEDICAL DEVICES WITH CONSISTENT SURFACE FEATURES | CHRISTY, KATHERINE A | — |
| 19254613 | ENDOSCOPIC SYSTEM AND METHOD | TON, MARTIN TRUYEN | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18753311 | Mixed Latency Video System for Generating Images | BEARD, CHARLES LLOYD | 49d overdue |
| 18067941 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING METAMERICALLY MATCHED ILLUMINATION | LONDON, STEPHEN FLOYD | 42d overdue |
| 18381892 | ENDOSCOPIC SYSTEM AND METHOD | TON, MARTIN TRUYEN | 6d |
| 18636788 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGING SYSTEM | MILLER, RONDE LEE | 29d |
| 19289560 | ENDOSCOPIC VIDEO SYSTEM FOR WHITE LIGHT AND MULTISPECTRAL/HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING | NIRJHAR, NASIM NAZRUL | — |
| 18543142 | MEDICAL DEVICES WITH CONSISTENT SURFACE FEATURES | CHRISTY, KATHERINE A | — |
| 19254613 | ENDOSCOPIC SYSTEM AND METHOD | TON, MARTIN TRUYEN | — |
| 19182704 | FILTER CHANGING APPARATUS FOR AN ENDOSCOPIC CAMERA, CAMERA HEAD FOR AN ENDOSCOPE, AND RETROFIT KIT FOR RETROFITTING A CAMERA HEAD AND/OR AN ENDOSCOPE | LONDON, STEPHEN FLOYD | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3795 | 12 |
| 3794 | 5 |
| 3771 | 4 |
| 3796 | 3 |
| 3798 | 2 |
| 2877 | 1 |
| 2896 | 1 |
| 2611 | 1 |
| 2663 | 1 |
| 1784 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19300103 | ENDOSCOPIC IMAGING DEVICE FOR VISIBLE AND HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING WITH SLIDING LENS GROUP | NUR, ABDULLAHI | 2877 | Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2025 |
| 19289560 | ENDOSCOPIC VIDEO SYSTEM FOR WHITE LIGHT AND MULTISPECTRAL/HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING | NIRJHAR, NASIM NAZRUL | 2896 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 04, 2025 |
| 18753311 | Mixed Latency Video System for Generating Images | BEARD, CHARLES LLOYD | 2611 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 49d overdue | Pending | Jun 25, 2024 |
| 18670020 | IMAGING DEVICE AND SYSTEM | BOLER, RYNAE E | 3795 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 44d overdue | Pending | May 21, 2024 |
| 18636788 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGING SYSTEM | MILLER, RONDE LEE | 2663 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 29d | Pending | Apr 16, 2024 |
| 18543142 | MEDICAL DEVICES WITH CONSISTENT SURFACE FEATURES | CHRISTY, KATHERINE A | 1784 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 18, 2023 |
| 18067941 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING METAMERICALLY MATCHED ILLUMINATION | LONDON, STEPHEN FLOYD | 3795 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 42d overdue | Pending | Dec 19, 2022 |
| 19282096 | INTUBATION SYSTEM | JONES, HEATHER RAE | 2481 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 28, 2025 |
| 19254613 | ENDOSCOPIC SYSTEM AND METHOD | TON, MARTIN TRUYEN | 3771 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 30, 2025 |
| 19141142 | MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM | SHAFQAT, AMY JEANETTE | 3798 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 19, 2025 |
| 19182704 | FILTER CHANGING APPARATUS FOR AN ENDOSCOPIC CAMERA, CAMERA HEAD FOR AN ENDOSCOPE, AND RETROFIT KIT FOR RETROFITTING A CAMERA HEAD AND/OR AN ENDOSCOPE | LONDON, STEPHEN FLOYD | 3795 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 18, 2025 |
| 19182710 | FILTER CHANGING APPARATUS FOR AN ENDOSCOPIC CAMERA, CAMERA HEAD FOR AN ENDOSCOPE, AND RETROFIT KIT FOR RETROFITTING A CAMERA HEAD AND/OR AN ENDOSCOPE | LONDON, STEPHEN FLOYD | 3795 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 18, 2025 |
| 19120638 | Medical imaging device and method for medical imaging | DANIELS, ANTHONY J | 2637 | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 11, 2025 |
| 19076046 | ENDOSCOPE CONNECTOR AND ENDOSCOPE ADAPTER | FAIRCHILD, AARON BENJAMIN | 3795 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 11, 2025 |
| 19045160 | INTERFACE FOR CONNECTING A DRIVE UNIT TO A MEDICAL INSTRUMENT | MCCARTHY, GINA | 3786 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 04, 2025 |
| 18998248 | HIGH-FREQUENCY CONNECTION FOR A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT | BOCK, ABIGAIL MARIE | 3794 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 24, 2025 |
| 18998267 | CONNECTION DEVICE AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENT | JOHNSON, NICOLE F | 3796 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 24, 2025 |
| 19016539 | MEDICAL SYSTEM, PORTABLE DISPLAY, METHOD FOR OPERATING A MEDICAL SYSTEM AND/OR A PORTABLE DISPLAY AND METHOD | TRUONG, KARL DUC | 2614 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 10, 2025 |
| 19014931 | MEDICAL SYSTEM, MEDICAL IMAGING INSTRUMENT, METHOD OF OPERATING A MEDICAL SYSTEM AND/OR A MEDICAL IMAGING INSTRUMENT, AND METHOD OF CONNECTING A MEDICAL IMAGING INSTRUMENT TO A DISPLAY DEVICE | KLEIN, BROOKE L | 3797 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 09, 2025 |
| 18881604 | MEDICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A MEDICAL SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF AN ACCESS DEVICE | CELESTINE, NYROBI I | 3798 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 06, 2025 |
| 18987455 | Articulation member for or in a deflection mechanism | FARDANESH, MARJAN | 3791 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2024 |
| 18872062 | MEDICAL IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME, AND METHOD OF MEDICAL IMAGING | SHARPLESS, CHRISTEN ALICIA | 3795 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2024 |
| 18710681 | LITHOTRIPSY DEVICE FOR BREAKING UP BODY STONES, LITHOTRIPSY SYSTEM, RETROFIT KIT FOR RETROFITTING AN EXISTING LITHOTRIPSY DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A LITHOTRIPSY DEVICE | POLAND, CHERIE MICHELLE | 3771 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 26, 2024 |
| 18868342 | MEDICAL HOLDING ARM DEVICE | BARNETT, DEVIN K | 3631 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 22, 2024 |
| 18940430 | Filter Changing Apparatus for an Endoscopic Camera, Camera Head for an Endoscope, and Retrofit Kit for Retrofitting a Camera Head or an Endoscope | LEI, JIE | 3795 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 07, 2024 |
| 18934082 | Imaging Device for a Distal End Section of an Endoscope and Endoscopic System | WOO, JAE KYUN | 3795 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2024 |
| 18849023 | LIMITING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LIMITING THE MOBILITY OF A ROTARY JOINT | BINDA, GREGORY JOHN | 3679 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 20, 2024 |
| 18722896 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLEANING AND/OR DRYING AN ENDOSCOPE | BERGNER, ERIN FLANAGAN | 1713 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 21, 2024 |
| 18748672 | HIGH-FREQUENCY GENERATOR, SYSTEM, METHOD FOR GENERATING A HIGH-FREQUENCY SQUARE-WAVE VOLTAGE, AND USE OF A HIGH-FREQUENCY GENERATOR | BLAISE, BRADFORD CHRISTOPHER | 3794 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2024 |
| 18717501 | HANDLING DEVICE FOR AN ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT, METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HANDLING DEVICE, AND ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT | LEE, DAVINA EN-YIN | 3794 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 17d overdue | Pending | Jun 07, 2024 |
| 18677278 | DEVICE, DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING DATA | DUFFY, CAROLINE TABANCAY | 2662 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 29, 2024 |
| 18709858 | LITHOTRIPSY DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR INTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY DEVICE, FOR BREAKING UP CALCULI, IMPACT ELEMENT, RETROFITTING SET FOR RETROFITTING AN EXISTING LITHOTRIPSY DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A LITHOTRIPSY DEVICE | LONG, SARAH A | 3771 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 14, 2024 |
| 18704888 | HANDLING DEVICE FOR HANDLING MEDICAL AND/OR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, AND MEDICAL SYSTEM HAVING A HANDLING DEVICE | HUH, VYNN V | 3792 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 9d overdue | Pending | Apr 25, 2024 |
| 18610752 | CONNECTION ARRANGEMENT FOR A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT OR IN A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT | LEE, ERICA SHENGKAI | 3796 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 20, 2024 |
| 18576169 | ACTIVE ELECTRODE FOR AN ELECTRIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENT | GANAN-SINGH, CHRISTINA MERAIAH | 3794 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 03, 2024 |
| 18536554 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT | WOOD, BLAKE ANDREW | 3658 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2023 |
| 18381892 | ENDOSCOPIC SYSTEM AND METHOD | TON, MARTIN TRUYEN | 3771 | §103 | Final Rejection | 6d | Pending | Oct 19, 2023 |
| 18554957 | ENDOSCOPE, IN PARTICULAR A MEDICAL SINGLE-USE ENDOSCOPE | WU, PAMELA F | 3795 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 11, 2023 |
| 18554918 | HANDPIECE FOR A FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE OR FOR A FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPIC INSTRUMENT | LUU, TIMOTHY TUAN | 3795 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 11, 2023 |
| 18554780 | VALVE FOR A MEDICAL INSTRUMENT, AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT | MONAHAN, MEGAN ELIZABETH | 3795 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 10, 2023 |
| 18554765 | SHAFT FOR A FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE OR FOR A FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPIC INSTRUMENT | LUU, TIMOTHY TUAN | 3795 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 10, 2023 |
| 18071725 | CONNECTING DEVICE FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND METHOD | BLAISE, BRADFORD CHRISTOPHER | 3794 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 30, 2022 |
| 16933555 | ENDOSCOPIC DEVICE | HADDAD, MOUSSA MAHER | 3796 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 19d overdue | Pending | Aug 11, 2020 |
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Start Free TrialKarl Storz SE & Co. KG has 43 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 22 art units and 38 examiners.
Stephen Floyd London has the most, with 3 of Karl Storz SE & Co. KG's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
