Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
3 pending office actions • 1 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Medspray B V currently has 2 pending office actions within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These actions are assigned to 2 distinct examiners. Both matters are being processed within 1 distinct art unit, which centralizes the administrative oversight for these applications. This centralization can lead to prosecution where the examiners likely share a common technical understanding of the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering field. The presence of 2 pending office actions indicates an active phase of patent acquisition for the company.
DOUGLAS YOUNG SUL is the busiest examiner for the company, holding 1 pending office action. Since there are 2 total pending actions, this examiner is responsible for 1 of the 2 active matters. The presence of 2 distinct examiners in 1 distinct art unit suggests that while the technical field is consistent, the company must navigate different examiner styles. Practitioners should monitor the progress of both pending office actions to identify any common themes or divergent requirements within the art unit. Successfully managing the interaction with DOUGLAS YOUNG SUL is a key component of the company's current strategy to advance its 2 pending matters. The 1 distinct art unit serves as the venue for these prosecution efforts.
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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 3 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUL, DOUGLAS YOUNG | 1 | 54.8% | +55.9% |
| ZHOU, QINGZHANG | 1 | 67.3% | +24.5% |
| PHILIPS, BRADLEY H | 1 | 67.4% | +30.7% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18272663 | AEROSOL SPRAYS, METHODS OF GENERATING AEROSOL SPRAYS, AND AEROSOL DISPENSING SYSTEMS | ZHOU, QINGZHANG | 8d |
| 18269012 | Method to Aerosolize Nanoparticle Formulations | PHILIPS, BRADLEY H | 75d |
| 18710657 | Tracheal Administering Device and Atomizing Catheter | SUL, DOUGLAS YOUNG | — |
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 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18272663 | AEROSOL SPRAYS, METHODS OF GENERATING AEROSOL SPRAYS, AND AEROSOL DISPENSING SYSTEMS | ZHOU, QINGZHANG | 8d |
| 18269012 | Method to Aerosolize Nanoparticle Formulations | PHILIPS, BRADLEY H | 75d |
| 18710657 | Tracheal Administering Device and Atomizing Catheter | SUL, DOUGLAS YOUNG | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3752 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18710657 | Tracheal Administering Device and Atomizing Catheter | SUL, DOUGLAS YOUNG | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 16, 2024 |
| 18272663 | AEROSOL SPRAYS, METHODS OF GENERATING AEROSOL SPRAYS, AND AEROSOL DISPENSING SYSTEMS | ZHOU, QINGZHANG | 3752 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 8d | Pending | Jul 17, 2023 |
| 18269012 | Method to Aerosolize Nanoparticle Formulations | PHILIPS, BRADLEY H | 3752 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 75d | Pending | Jun 22, 2023 |
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