Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 3 patents granted in the last 365 days
LOHMANN & RAUSCHER GMBH has 2 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These cases are split between 2 distinct art units and 2 distinct examiners, indicating a diverse range of mechanical and medical claims. This distribution prevents the company's 2 pending actions from being concentrated under a single examiner, which allows for a more varied review of their medical device innovations. A diversified prosecution strategy is often beneficial for companies with broad technical portfolios.
Examiner MCEVOY, THOMAS M is the busiest official, overseeing 1 pending office action. With 2 pending actions total, the workload is divided evenly between the 2 distinct examiners. This requires the company to navigate the specific examination cultures of 2 distinct art units simultaneously. To achieve successful outcomes, the applicant must tailor their responses to the unique requirements of each of the 2 distinct art units while managing the individual feedback from the assigned examiners. This approach ensures that each mechanical engineering matter is addressed with technical precision.
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) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCEVOY, THOMAS M | 1 | 70.8% | +35.4% |
| MEDWAY, SCOTT J | 1 | 66.6% | +23.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18009058 | WOUND DEBRIDEMENT CLOTH | MCEVOY, THOMAS M | — |
| 17786496 | VACUUM SPONGE DRAINAGE | MEDWAY, SCOTT J | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18009058 | WOUND DEBRIDEMENT CLOTH | MCEVOY, THOMAS M | — |
| 17786496 | VACUUM SPONGE DRAINAGE | MEDWAY, SCOTT J | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3771 | 1 |
| 3783 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18009058 | WOUND DEBRIDEMENT CLOTH | MCEVOY, THOMAS M | 3771 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 02, 2023 |
| 17786496 | VACUUM SPONGE DRAINAGE | MEDWAY, SCOTT J | 3783 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 16, 2022 |
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Start Free TrialLOHMANN & RAUSCHER GMBH has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.
Thomas M Mcevoy has the most, with 1 of LOHMANN & RAUSCHER GMBH's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
