Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Mark D Wieczorek Pc currently manages 2 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. Both of these actions are being handled by 1 distinct examiner, BORSCH, NICHOLAS S, within 1 distinct art unit.
BORSCH, NICHOLAS S is the busiest examiner for the firm, with 2 pending office actions. This means that the entire active portfolio is concentrated under a single examiner in 1 distinct art unit. This concentration creates a significant reliance on the examination style and preferences of BORSCH, NICHOLAS S.
Practitioners should focus on building a consistent relationship with this 1 distinct examiner. Since both of the 2 pending office actions are in the same 1 distinct art unit, the firm can apply a unified strategy across its Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering filings. The outcome of these 2 pending office actions will be heavily influenced by this single point of contact at the patent office, allowing for a highly focused prosecution effort.
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 | 1 (50%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (50%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BORSCH, NICHOLAS S | 2 | 73.1% | +12.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18228087 | TRANSSEPTAL ACCESS DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE | BORSCH, NICHOLAS S | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18228061 | TRANSSEPTAL ACCESS DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE | BORSCH, NICHOLAS S | — |
| 18228087 | TRANSSEPTAL ACCESS DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE | BORSCH, NICHOLAS S | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3794 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18228061 | TRANSSEPTAL ACCESS DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE | BORSCH, NICHOLAS S | 3794 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 31, 2023 |
| 18228087 | TRANSSEPTAL ACCESS DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE | BORSCH, NICHOLAS S | 3794 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 31, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialMark D Wieczorek Pc has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Nicholas S Borsch has the most, with 2 of Mark D Wieczorek Pc's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
