Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Medtronic Minimed Inc.

44 pending office actions • 18 art units • 39 examiners • 0 of 44 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 69 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

44
Total Pending OAs
24
Non-Final OAs
17
Final Rejections
3
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 11 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

6
Overdue
0
Due this week
4
Due this month
1
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

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. 11 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (6)Due ≤ 30 days (4)Due ≤ 60 days (1)

Case Difficulty Mix

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.

22
Hard (50%)
21
Medium (48%)
1
Easy (2%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only2 (5%)
§101 + other8 (18%)
§103 only15 (34%)
§102 only1 (2%)
Double-patenting only1 (2%)
Double-patenting + other5 (11%)
Multi-statute (no §101)12 (27%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

2
Life Sciences
5% of docket
1
Information Tech
2% of docket
2
Communications
5% of docket
2
Semiconductors
5% of docket
26
Mechanical / Eng
59% of docket
11
Business / Other
25% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

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.

440 h
Manual time on pending OAs
88 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
154 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.9 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
KRETZER, KYLE W. 2 64.7% +43.4%
AGAHI, PUYA 2 49.1% +23.7%
ROZANSKI, GRACE NMN 2 61.0% +13.7%
MENDEZ, MANUEL A 2 86.0% +8.5%
VARGAS, ANNA ELIZABETH 2 59.7% +54.1%
PATEL, SHEFALI DILIP 1 58.3% +27.5%
GILLIGAN, CHRISTOPHER L 1 57.3% +40.5%
SITTA, GRANT 1 72.2% +13.7%
RAPILLO, KRISTINE K 1 28.8% +27.4%
ROBINSON, KYLE G 1 11.8% +16.7%

Quick Wins (2)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18611643 CONTROLLING MEDICAL INFUSION DEVICE OPERATION AND FEATURES BASED ON DETECTED PATIENT SLEEPING STATUS MENDEZ, MANUEL A
18414094 GLUCOSE LEVEL MANAGEMENT WITHOUT CARBOHYDRATE COUNTING MENDEZ, MANUEL A

Hard Cases (22)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
17162065 DOSAGE RECOMMENDATION FACILITATED BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MEHTA, BHISMA 73d overdue
19056116 ENERGY MANAGEMENT BASED ON AN OPEN SWITCH CONFIGURATION YESHAW, ESAYAS G 30d overdue
19083834 PRIME DIFFERENTIATION IN MEDICATION DELIVERY SYSTEM ROBINSON, KYLE G 11d overdue
16939421 SAFEGUARDING MEASURES FOR A CLOSED-LOOP INSULIN INFUSION SYSTEM DHARITHREESAN, NIDHI 8d overdue
18666596 INTERFERENCE REJECTION MEMBRANES USEFUL WITH ANALYTE SENSORS ROZANSKI, GRACE NMN 3d overdue
18324820 RETROSPECTIVE SENSOR SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS SMITH, BRIAN M 13d
19022236 DIABETES THERAPY BASED ON DETERMINATION OF FOOD ITEM AKOGYERAM II, NICHOLAS A 20d
18527818 IN-VIVO ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY (EIS)-BASED CALIBRATION AGAHI, PUYA 43d

Interview Candidates (13)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19083834 PRIME DIFFERENTIATION IN MEDICATION DELIVERY SYSTEM ROBINSON, KYLE G 11d overdue
18666596 INTERFERENCE REJECTION MEMBRANES USEFUL WITH ANALYTE SENSORS ROZANSKI, GRACE NMN 3d overdue
18527818 IN-VIVO ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY (EIS)-BASED CALIBRATION AGAHI, PUYA 43d
19539892 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING MEDICAMENT DOSING PATEL, SHEFALI DILIP
19330568 OPEN LOOP INTELLIGENT DOSING GILLIGAN, CHRISTOPHER L
19234909 MEDICAL DEVICE CONFIGURATION PROCEDURE GUIDANCE RESPONSIVE TO DETECTED GESTURES SITTA, GRANT
19235209 GLUCOSE LEVEL MANAGEMENT BASED ON FAT CONTENT OF MEALS RAPILLO, KRISTINE K
18917241 MINIATURIZED ANALYTE SENSOR KRETZER, KYLE W.

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3783 11
3791 6
3683 1
2622 1
3685 1
2849 1
3686 1
3682 1
3684 1
2846 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19539892 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING MEDICAMENT DOSING PATEL, SHEFALI DILIP 3783 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Feb 13, 2026
19330568 OPEN LOOP INTELLIGENT DOSING GILLIGAN, CHRISTOPHER L 3683 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 16, 2025
19234909 MEDICAL DEVICE CONFIGURATION PROCEDURE GUIDANCE RESPONSIVE TO DETECTED GESTURES SITTA, GRANT 2622 §102§103Other Non-Final OA Pending Jun 11, 2025
19235209 GLUCOSE LEVEL MANAGEMENT BASED ON FAT CONTENT OF MEALS RAPILLO, KRISTINE K §101 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 11, 2025
19083834 PRIME DIFFERENTIATION IN MEDICATION DELIVERY SYSTEM ROBINSON, KYLE G 3685 §101§112 Non-Final OA 11d overdue Pending Mar 19, 2025
19056116 ENERGY MANAGEMENT BASED ON AN OPEN SWITCH CONFIGURATION YESHAW, ESAYAS G 2849 §102§103 Non-Final OA 30d overdue Pending Feb 18, 2025
19022236 DIABETES THERAPY BASED ON DETERMINATION OF FOOD ITEM AKOGYERAM II, NICHOLAS A 3686 §101§103§112 Final Rejection 20d Pending Jan 15, 2025
18934606 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPEDIMETRIC GLUCOSE SENSING USING BORONIC ACID VIOLOGEN (OBBV) NOGUEROLA, ALEXANDER STEPHAN §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 14, 2025
19008891 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEDICINE ADMINISTRATION AND TRACKING MISIASZEK, AMBER ALTSCHUL 3682 §101§102 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 03, 2025
18926013 MICRO MODELS AND LAYERED PREDICTION MODELS FOR ESTIMATING SENSOR GLUCOSE VALUES AND REDUCING SENSOR GLUCOSE SIGNAL BLANKING CERIONI, DANIEL LEE §112DP Non-Final OA Pending Oct 24, 2024
18917224 DETERMINATION OF CARBOHYDRATE-TO-INSULIN RATIOS KHATTAR, RAJESH 3684 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 16, 2024
18917241 MINIATURIZED ANALYTE SENSOR KRETZER, KYLE W. DP Non-Final OA Pending Oct 16, 2024
18908980 ENSEMBLE OF PARTITIONED SENSOR GLUCOSE MODELS HEALY, NOAH MICHAEL §101§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 08, 2024
18830033 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATORS PAUL, ANTONY M 2846 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 10, 2024
18814229 SENSOR AND TRANSMITTER PRODUCT AGAHI, PUYA §102§103§112DPOther Non-Final OA Pending Aug 23, 2024
18802086 METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR IMPROVED SENSORS FOR CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING KRETZER, KYLE W. §101§102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 13, 2024
18763620 IMPLANTABLE POLYMER SURFACES EXHIBITING REDUCED IN VIVO INFLAMMATORY RESPONSES CATINA, MICHAEL ANTHONY 3791 §101§103Other Non-Final OA Pending Jul 03, 2024
18666596 INTERFERENCE REJECTION MEMBRANES USEFUL WITH ANALYTE SENSORS ROZANSKI, GRACE NMN 3791 §103§112 Final Rejection 3d overdue Pending May 16, 2024
18648855 AMBULATORY INFUSION PUMP DEVICE WITH AN EPICYCLIC INSERTER KASHYAP, ESHA PRAKASH §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 29, 2024
18629533 DETECTION OF AUDIBLE ALERTS AFRIFA-KYEI, ANTHONY D 2686 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 08, 2024
18611643 CONTROLLING MEDICAL INFUSION DEVICE OPERATION AND FEATURES BASED ON DETECTED PATIENT SLEEPING STATUS MENDEZ, MANUEL A §103DP Non-Final OA Pending Mar 20, 2024
18607066 REGULATORY APPROVAL SUBMISSION AND REVIEW RUSS, COREY V 3629 §103 Final Rejection 17d overdue Pending Mar 15, 2024
18600507 BLOOD GLUCOSE ESTIMATION BASED ON RATE OF CHANGE INFORMATION AHMED, TASNIM M §102 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 08, 2024
18596792 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DRIVING ELECTROMAGNETIC MOTORS OF MEDICAMENT INFUSION PUMPS PONTON, JAMES D §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 06, 2024
18441964 CONTROLLING MEDICATION DELIVERY SYSTEM OPERATION AND FEATURES BASED ON AUTOMATICALLY DETECTED MUSCULAR MOVEMENTS VU, QUYNH-NHU HOANG 3783 §102§103DP Non-Final OA Pending Feb 14, 2024
18414094 GLUCOSE LEVEL MANAGEMENT WITHOUT CARBOHYDRATE COUNTING MENDEZ, MANUEL A 3783 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 16, 2024
18527818 IN-VIVO ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY (EIS)-BASED CALIBRATION AGAHI, PUYA 3791 §101§103 Final Rejection 43d Pending Dec 04, 2023
18344471 SENSOR CALIBRATION USING SIMULATED SENSOR MEASUREMENTS HAYES, JONATHAN EDWARD 1685 §101 Final Rejection Pending Jun 29, 2023
18344273 ACRYLATE HYDROGEL MEMBRANE FOR DUAL FUNCTION OF DIFFUSION LIMITING MEMBRANE AS WELL AS ATTENUATION TO THE FOREIGN BODY RESPONSE ROZANSKI, GRACE NMN 3791 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jun 29, 2023
18344768 HYDRAULICALLY ACTUATED SUBCUTANEOUS VALVE DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD HALL, DEANNA K 3783 §103 Final Rejection 8d Pending Jun 29, 2023
18324820 RETROSPECTIVE SENSOR SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS SMITH, BRIAN M 2122 §101§103 Final Rejection 13d Pending May 26, 2023
18303496 INTEGRATED SUBCUTANEOUS SENSOR AND INFUSION DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD NG, HENRY 3741 §103 Final Rejection 15d Pending Apr 19, 2023
18296198 REDUCING SENSOR FOREIGN BODY RESPONSE VIA HIGH SURFACE AREA METAL STRUCTURES CHEN, TSE W 3791 §102§103§112DP Final Rejection Pending Apr 05, 2023
18117574 TECHNIQUES FOR MANAGING FLUID DELIVERY DEVICE OPERATING MODE TRANSITIONS VOKES, KATHLEEN PAIGE 3783 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 06, 2023
18152005 INFUSION PUMPS FARRAR, LAUREN PENG 3783 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jan 09, 2023
17982326 Apparatus for Detecting Mating of a Cap with a Fluid Delivery Device and Method BOSWORTH, KAMI A 3783 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 07, 2022
17804256 REGULATION OF INSULIN ON BOARD KOO, BENJAMIN K 3783 §102§103§112 Final Rejection Pending May 26, 2022
17661674 ADAPTIVE SIGNAL PROCESSING WHALEY, PABLO S 3619 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending May 02, 2022
17661147 PATIENT RATIO ADJUSTMENT FOR FLUID DELIVERY DETERMINATION VARGAS, ANNA ELIZABETH 3783 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 28, 2022
17481745 AUTOMATED PROJECTION MODE SWITCHING FOR GLUCOSE LEVELS LAM, ELIZA ANNE 3681 §103 Final Rejection Pending Sep 22, 2021
17481757 AUTOMATIC DISABLING OF ALERTS FOR DIABETIC CONDITIONS MERRIAM, AARON ROGERS 3791 §103 Final Rejection Pending Sep 22, 2021
17352154 IRREMOVABLE BUCKLING-RESISTANT FLEXIBLE CANNULA AND PROCESS VARGAS, ANNA ELIZABETH 3783 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 18, 2021
17162065 DOSAGE RECOMMENDATION FACILITATED BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MEHTA, BHISMA 3783 §102§112 Final Rejection 73d overdue Pending Jan 29, 2021
16939421 SAFEGUARDING MEASURES FOR A CLOSED-LOOP INSULIN INFUSION SYSTEM DHARITHREESAN, NIDHI 1686 §103§112 Final Rejection 8d overdue Pending Jul 27, 2020

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