Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
29 pending office actions • 3 art units • 23 examiners • 0 of 29 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 26 patents granted in the last 365 days
Medtrum Technologies Inc. operates a large portfolio within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. The data reveals 30 pending office actions, indicating a high volume of ongoing prosecution activity. These actions are distributed among 24 distinct examiners, which shows a broad exposure to different individual perspectives within the USPTO.
Despite the high number of examiners, the portfolio is concentrated within 3 distinct art units. DOUGHERTY, SEAN PATRICK is identified as the busiest examiner, with 3 busiest examiner pending actions. This examiner's workload represents a portion of the 30 pending office actions, reflecting the high degree of examiner diversity across the portfolio.
The presence of 24 distinct examiners across only 3 distinct art units suggests that while the technical scope is focused, the company is interacting with a wide variety of personnel. This distribution can lead to varying prosecution timelines and outcomes even within the same Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering field. Practitioners must manage the 30 pending office actions by accounting for the specific tendencies of many different examiners.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 10 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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. 10 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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 |
|---|---|
| §101 only | 1 (3%) |
| §101 + other | 1 (3%) |
| §103 only | 11 (38%) |
| §112 only | 5 (17%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 11 (38%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOUGHERTY, SEAN PATRICK | 3 | 74.7% | +15.7% |
| GLOVER, NELSON ALEXANDER | 2 | 37.9% | +51.2% |
| SMALE, AVERY E | 2 | 74.2% | +21.2% |
| PRICE, NATHAN R | 2 | 53.4% | +38.9% |
| DIPERT, FORREST BLAKE | 2 | 50.0% | +64.4% |
| LIU, CHU CHUAN | 1 | 71.2% | +14.8% |
| PATEL, SHEFALI DILIP | 1 | 58.0% | +27.7% |
| TURKOWSKI, KAYLA MARIE | 1 | 65.8% | +49.2% |
| VU, QUYNH-NHU HOANG | 1 | 68.5% | +27.4% |
| LAU, TUNG S | 1 | 83.0% | +14.5% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18015079 | BODY FLUID ANALYTE DETECTION DEVICE | CATINA, MICHAEL ANTHONY | 2d overdue |
| 17793046 | MEDICAL DEVICE WITH SAFETY VERIFICATION AND SAFETY VERIFICATION METHOD THEREOF | NORTH, ISABELLA SARAH HYO SO | 26d |
| 18695366 | CALIBRATION FREE ANALYTE DETECTION DEVICE | DOUGHERTY, SEAN PATRICK | 40d |
| 18703719 | DRUG INFUSION DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED POWER SUPPLY AND ARTIFICIAL PANCREAS | PATEL, SHEFALI DILIP | — |
| 18703363 | CLOSED-LOOP ARTIFICIAL PANCREAS INSULIN INFUSION CONTROL SYSTEM | TURKOWSKI, KAYLA MARIE | — |
| 18703368 | CLOSED-LOOP ARTIFICIAL PANCREAS INSULIN INFUSION CONTROL SYSTEM | VU, QUYNH-NHU HOANG | — |
| 18694994 | CALIBRATION FREE ANALYTE DETECTION DEVICE | DOUGHERTY, SEAN PATRICK | — |
| 18693954 | SENSOR CALIBRATION METHOD AND ANALYTE DETECTION DEVICE | LAU, TUNG 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 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17434009 | DRUG INFUSION DEVICE WITH MULTIPLE INFUSION MODES | DIPERT, FORREST BLAKE | 4d overdue |
| 17432095 | MINIATURE PATCH-TYPE INTELLIGENT CONTROL INFUSION DEVICE | DIPERT, FORREST BLAKE | 16d |
| 18022524 | CLOSED-LOOP ARTIFICIAL PANCREAS INSULIN INFUSION CONTROL SYSTEM | SMALE, AVERY E | 22d |
| 18695366 | CALIBRATION FREE ANALYTE DETECTION DEVICE | DOUGHERTY, SEAN PATRICK | 40d |
| 18576370 | BODY FLUID ANALYTE DETECTION DEVICE | GLOVER, NELSON ALEXANDER | 69d |
| 18849534 | ENERGY-EFFICIENT ANALYTE DETECTION SYSTEM | LIU, CHU CHUAN | — |
| 18703719 | DRUG INFUSION DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED POWER SUPPLY AND ARTIFICIAL PANCREAS | PATEL, SHEFALI DILIP | — |
| 18703363 | CLOSED-LOOP ARTIFICIAL PANCREAS INSULIN INFUSION CONTROL SYSTEM | TURKOWSKI, KAYLA MARIE | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3783 | 13 |
| 3791 | 10 |
| 3794 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18849534 | ENERGY-EFFICIENT ANALYTE DETECTION SYSTEM | LIU, CHU CHUAN | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 23, 2024 |
| 18703719 | DRUG INFUSION DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED POWER SUPPLY AND ARTIFICIAL PANCREAS | PATEL, SHEFALI DILIP | — | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 23, 2024 |
| 18703363 | CLOSED-LOOP ARTIFICIAL PANCREAS INSULIN INFUSION CONTROL SYSTEM | TURKOWSKI, KAYLA MARIE | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 22, 2024 |
| 18703368 | CLOSED-LOOP ARTIFICIAL PANCREAS INSULIN INFUSION CONTROL SYSTEM | VU, QUYNH-NHU HOANG | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 22, 2024 |
| 18695366 | CALIBRATION FREE ANALYTE DETECTION DEVICE | DOUGHERTY, SEAN PATRICK | 3791 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 40d | Pending | Mar 26, 2024 |
| 18694994 | CALIBRATION FREE ANALYTE DETECTION DEVICE | DOUGHERTY, SEAN PATRICK | 3791 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2024 |
| 18693954 | SENSOR CALIBRATION METHOD AND ANALYTE DETECTION DEVICE | LAU, TUNG S | — | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 21, 2024 |
| 18693958 | SENSOR CALIBRATION METHOD | MENSING, RODGER STEWART | 3791 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 21, 2024 |
| 18578008 | ANALYTE DETECTION DEVICE WITH MULTILAYER ADHESIVE TAPE | KERN, ASHLEIGH LAUREN | 3794 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 10, 2024 |
| 18576370 | BODY FLUID ANALYTE DETECTION DEVICE | GLOVER, NELSON ALEXANDER | 3791 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 69d | Pending | Jan 04, 2024 |
| 18562840 | ANALYTE DETECTION DEVICE WITH CIRCUIT BOARD AND SHELL INTEGRATION | DOUGHERTY, SEAN PATRICK | 3791 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 21, 2023 |
| 18269963 | DRUG INFUSION DEVICE WITH EMBEDDED POWER SUPPLY | SMALE, AVERY E | 3783 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 28, 2023 |
| 18269959 | INTEGRATED SKIN PATCH ARTIFICAL PANCREAS | ALLEN, ROBERT F | 3783 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 28, 2023 |
| 18035939 | SKIN PATCH DRUG INFUSION SYSTEM | DANIEL, ANTARIUS S | 3783 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 09, 2023 |
| 18034070 | DRIVING STRUCTURE OF A DRUG INFUSION DEVICE | CARPENTER, WILLIAM R | 3783 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 7d | Pending | Apr 27, 2023 |
| 18034066 | PATCH-TYPE DRUG INFUSION DEVICE | PRICE, NATHAN R | 3783 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 27, 2023 |
| 18022524 | CLOSED-LOOP ARTIFICIAL PANCREAS INSULIN INFUSION CONTROL SYSTEM | SMALE, AVERY E | 3783 | §103 | Final Rejection | 22d | Pending | Feb 22, 2023 |
| 18015331 | BODY FLUID ANALYTE DETECTION DEVICE AND CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING DEVICE | GLOVER, NELSON ALEXANDER | 3791 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 10, 2023 |
| 18015079 | BODY FLUID ANALYTE DETECTION DEVICE | CATINA, MICHAEL ANTHONY | 3791 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 2d overdue | Pending | Jan 09, 2023 |
| 17924120 | BILATERALLY DRIVEN CLOSED-LOOP ARTIFICIAL PANCREAS | LANGE, ERIC A | 3783 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 71d | Pending | Nov 09, 2022 |
| 17924119 | UNIDIRECTIONAL-DRIVEN DRUG INFUSION DEVICE | WITTLIFF, KATERINA ANNA | 3783 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 30d | Pending | Nov 09, 2022 |
| 17799931 | ANALYTE DETECTION DEVICE WITH INTELLIGENT IDENTIFICATION FUNCTION | MORONESO, JONATHAN DREW | 3791 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 16, 2022 |
| 17800219 | HIGH RELIABILITY ANALYTE DETECTION DEVICE | JANG, CHRISTIAN Y | 3791 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 16, 2022 |
| 17793046 | MEDICAL DEVICE WITH SAFETY VERIFICATION AND SAFETY VERIFICATION METHOD THEREOF | NORTH, ISABELLA SARAH HYO SO | 3783 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 26d | Pending | Jul 15, 2022 |
| 17785410 | HIGH RELIABILITY DRUG INFUSION DEVICE | PRICE, NATHAN R | 3783 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 15, 2022 |
| 17617007 | UNILATERALLY DRIVEN DRUG INFUSION DEVICE WITH MULTIPLE INFUSION MODES | PAZ ESTEVEZ, GUILLERMO G | 3783 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 07, 2021 |
| 17613080 | MICRO-ANALYTE DETECTION DEVICE | PYLE, SIENNA CHRISTINE | 3791 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 22, 2021 |
| 17434009 | DRUG INFUSION DEVICE WITH MULTIPLE INFUSION MODES | DIPERT, FORREST BLAKE | 3783 | §103 | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | Pending | Aug 26, 2021 |
| 17432095 | MINIATURE PATCH-TYPE INTELLIGENT CONTROL INFUSION DEVICE | DIPERT, FORREST BLAKE | 3783 | §103 | Final Rejection | 16d | Pending | Aug 19, 2021 |
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