Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Medtronic Minimed, Inc.

37 pending office actions • 18 art units • 33 examiners • 0 of 37 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 83 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

37
Total Pending OAs
26
Non-Final OAs
10
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 37 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

13
Overdue
0
Due this week
11
Due this month
11
Due in next 60 days
2
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. 37 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (13)Due ≤ 30 days (11)Due ≤ 60 days (11)Due later (2)

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.

2
Hard (5%)
32
Medium (86%)
0
Easy (0%)
3
Unknown (8%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only2 (5%)
§103 only27 (73%)
§102 only5 (14%)
No statute on record3 (8%)

Industry Mix

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

2
Life Sciences
5% of docket
2
Information Tech
5% of docket
1
Communications
3% of docket
2
Semiconductors
5% of docket
30
Mechanical / Eng
81% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% 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.

370 h
Manual time on pending OAs
74 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
130 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.2 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
AGAHI, PUYA 3 48.8% +23.6%
ROZANSKI, GRACE NMN 2 63.6% +9.3%
MENDEZ, MANUEL A 2 86.1% +8.2%
ROBINSON, KYLE G 1 11.9% +16.7%
YESHAW, ESAYAS G 1 86.9% +12.6%
AKOGYERAM II, NICHOLAS A 1 26.7% +29.4%
JACKSON, JORDAN L 1 40.8% +38.5%
AFRIFA-KYEI, ANTHONY D 1 64.7% +13.6%
BAKKAR, AYA ZIAD 1 62.6% +43.5%
UCHITEL, EMILY RUTH ABIGAIL 1

Quick Wins (3)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19056116 ENERGY MANAGEMENT BASED ON AN OPEN SWITCH CONFIGURATION YESHAW, ESAYAS G 30d overdue
18316863 FLUID DELIVERY ADJUSTMENTS BASED ON PREDICTED PHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITIONS MENDEZ, MANUEL A 30d overdue
18331515 GESTURE-BASED CONTROL OF DIABETES THERAPY MENDEZ, MANUEL A 22d overdue

Hard Cases (4)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19083834 PRIME DIFFERENTIATION IN MEDICATION DELIVERY SYSTEM ROBINSON, KYLE G 11d overdue
19022236 DIABETES THERAPY BASED ON DETERMINATION OF FOOD ITEM AKOGYERAM II, NICHOLAS A 20d
17695801 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OPTIMIZING OF SENSOR WEAR AND/OR LONGEVITY OF A PERSONALIZED MODEL USED FOR ESTIMATING GLUCOSE VALUES PORTER, RACHEL L 40d
18305806 DERIVING ESTIMATION MODELS FROM SIMULATED SENSOR MEASUREMENTS STONE, RACHAEL SOJIN 55d

Interview Candidates (9)

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
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
18890036 AUTOMATIC CONFIGURATION OF USER-SPECIFIC DATA BASED ON REMOVAL FROM SERVICE AFRIFA-KYEI, ANTHONY D 14d
19022236 DIABETES THERAPY BASED ON DETERMINATION OF FOOD ITEM AKOGYERAM II, NICHOLAS A 20d
18625095 GLUCOSE ESTIMATION WITHOUT CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING BAKKAR, AYA ZIAD 41d
18527818 IN-VIVO ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY (EIS)-BASED CALIBRATION AGAHI, PUYA 43d
18975155 INFUSION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PATIENT PREDICTIONS USING ASSOCIATION MINING JACKSON, JORDAN L 50d
17972955 GLUCOSE SENSOR ELECTRODE DESIGN AGAHI, PUYA 53d

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3791 11
3783 9
3684 2
3685 1
2849 1
3686 1
2857 1
2686 1
3796 1
3624 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19083834 PRIME DIFFERENTIATION IN MEDICATION DELIVERY SYSTEM ROBINSON, KYLE G 3685 §102 Non-Final OA 11d overdue Pending Mar 19, 2025
19056116 ENERGY MANAGEMENT BASED ON AN OPEN SWITCH CONFIGURATION YESHAW, ESAYAS G 2849 §103 Non-Final OA 30d overdue Pending Feb 18, 2025
19022236 DIABETES THERAPY BASED ON DETERMINATION OF FOOD ITEM AKOGYERAM II, NICHOLAS A 3686 §103 Non-Final OA 20d Pending Jan 15, 2025
18975155 INFUSION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PATIENT PREDICTIONS USING ASSOCIATION MINING JACKSON, JORDAN L 2857 §103 Final Rejection 50d Pending Dec 10, 2024
18890036 AUTOMATIC CONFIGURATION OF USER-SPECIFIC DATA BASED ON REMOVAL FROM SERVICE AFRIFA-KYEI, ANTHONY D 2686 §103 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Sep 19, 2024
18666596 INTERFERENCE REJECTION MEMBRANES USEFUL WITH ANALYTE SENSORS ROZANSKI, GRACE NMN 3791 §103 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending May 16, 2024
18631782 ANALYTE SENSOR AGAHI, PUYA 3791 §103 Non-Final OA 56d Pending Apr 10, 2024
18625095 GLUCOSE ESTIMATION WITHOUT CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING BAKKAR, AYA ZIAD 3796 §102 Final Rejection 41d Pending Apr 02, 2024
18618694 GLUCOSE SENSOR WITH IN VIVO ELECTRODE CLEANING UCHITEL, EMILY RUTH ABIGAIL 3791 §103 Non-Final OA 61d Pending Mar 27, 2024
18611435 SYSTEMS FOR MEDICAL DEVICE BREATHABILITY TOTH, KAREN E 3791 §103 Non-Final OA 19d Pending Mar 20, 2024
18609419 ORTHOGONALLY REDUNDANT SENSOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS LIU, CHU CHUAN 3791 Other Non-Final OA 8d overdue Pending Mar 19, 2024
18606913 REGULATORY SUBMISSION TRANSFORMATION SCHEUNEMANN, RICHARD N 3624 §103 Final Rejection 85d overdue Pending Mar 15, 2024
18607066 REGULATORY APPROVAL SUBMISSION AND REVIEW RUSS, COREY V 3629 §103 Non-Final OA 17d overdue Pending Mar 15, 2024
18602816 ANALYTE TRANSPORTING MEMBRANES FOR USE WITH ANALYTE SENSORS WINAKUR, ERIC FRANK 3791 §103 Non-Final OA 28d overdue Pending Mar 12, 2024
18415379 CLOSED-LOOP CONTROL IN STEADY-STATE CONDITIONS VU, QUYNH-NHU HOANG 3783 §103 Final Rejection 60d Pending Jan 17, 2024
18527818 IN-VIVO ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY (EIS)-BASED CALIBRATION AGAHI, PUYA 3791 §103 Non-Final OA 43d Pending Dec 04, 2023
18470633 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING PRESENCE OF EXCIPIENT OF INSULIN PARK, EVELYN GRACE 3791 §102 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Sep 20, 2023
18366299 SENSORS FOR 3-HYDROXYBUTYRATE DETECTION ROZANSKI, GRACE NMN 3791 §103 Non-Final OA 21d Pending Aug 07, 2023
18354740 CONNECTION OF A STOPPER AND PISTON IN A FLUID DELIVERY DEVICE FLICK, JASON E 3783 Other Non-Final OA 40d Pending Jul 19, 2023
18344768 HYDRAULICALLY ACTUATED SUBCUTANEOUS VALVE DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD HALL, DEANNA K 3783 §103 Non-Final OA 8d Pending Jun 29, 2023
18331515 GESTURE-BASED CONTROL OF DIABETES THERAPY MENDEZ, MANUEL A 3783 §103 Non-Final OA 22d overdue Pending Jun 08, 2023
18324820 RETROSPECTIVE SENSOR SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS SMITH, BRIAN M 2122 §103 Non-Final OA 13d Pending May 26, 2023
18316863 FLUID DELIVERY ADJUSTMENTS BASED ON PREDICTED PHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITIONS MENDEZ, MANUEL A 3783 §103 Non-Final OA 30d overdue Pending May 12, 2023
18305806 DERIVING ESTIMATION MODELS FROM SIMULATED SENSOR MEASUREMENTS STONE, RACHAEL SOJIN 3681 §101 Final Rejection 55d Pending Apr 24, 2023
18305228 MEDICAL DEVICES AND RELATED EVENT PATTERN TREATMENT RECOMMENDATION METHODS SANGHERA, STEVEN G.S. 3684 §103 Non-Final OA 12d Pending Apr 21, 2023
18303496 INTEGRATED SUBCUTANEOUS SENSOR AND INFUSION DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD NG, HENRY 3741 §103 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Apr 19, 2023
18192479 MINIMIZING SKIN IRRITATION DUE TO SKIN ADHESION PATCHES GEMBEH, SHIRLEY V 1615 §103 Final Rejection 26d Pending Mar 29, 2023
18096379 STRUCTURES FOR SENSOR INTERFERENCE REJECTION FARDANESH, MARJAN 3791 §103 Non-Final OA 40d Pending Jan 12, 2023
18049769 AMBULATORY INFUSION PUMP DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED SENSOR PAZ ESTEVEZ, GUILLERMO G 3783 §103 Non-Final OA 35d Pending Oct 26, 2022
17972955 GLUCOSE SENSOR ELECTRODE DESIGN AGAHI, PUYA 3791 Other Final Rejection 53d Pending Oct 25, 2022
17936231 INSERTION DEVICE STIMPERT, PHILIP EARL 3783 §102 Final Rejection 68d Pending Sep 28, 2022
17818819 ELECTROPORATION ABLATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF TYPE II DIABETES COLLINS, SEAN W 3794 §103 Non-Final OA 12d Pending Aug 10, 2022
17695801 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OPTIMIZING OF SENSOR WEAR AND/OR LONGEVITY OF A PERSONALIZED MODEL USED FOR ESTIMATING GLUCOSE VALUES PORTER, RACHEL L 3684 §101 Non-Final OA 40d Pending Mar 15, 2022
17496876 TORSIONAL INSERTION DEVICES GOLLAMUDI, NEERAJA 3783 §103 Non-Final OA 31d overdue Pending Oct 08, 2021
17339467 PERSONALIZED FOOD RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON SENSED BIOMARKER DATA DIEP, DUY T 2123 §103 Final Rejection 66d overdue Pending Jun 04, 2021
17162065 DOSAGE RECOMMENDATION FACILITATED BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MEHTA, BHISMA 3783 §102 Final Rejection 73d overdue Pending Jan 29, 2021
16939421 SAFEGUARDING MEASURES FOR A CLOSED-LOOP INSULIN INFUSION SYSTEM DHARITHREESAN, NIDHI 1686 §103 Non-Final OA 8d overdue Pending Jul 27, 2020

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