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 • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days
Microport Neurotech (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. is currently navigating the patent process within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. The company has 2 pending office actions, which represent the current focus of its intellectual property efforts. This specific technology area often involves complex mechanical designs, requiring precise communication with the patent office.
The prosecution for this portfolio is concentrated, as it involves 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit. This means that the pending filings are being reviewed by the same individual within a specific administrative group. Such concentration places a high degree of importance on the relationship with that examiner.
TYSON, MELANIE RUANO is the busiest examiner for this company, currently handling 2 pending office actions. Since this examiner is responsible for the pending work, their interpretation of the prior art and the specific requirements of the 1 distinct art unit will be the deciding factor for the company's applications. Practitioners should focus their strategy on the feedback provided by TYSON, MELANIE RUANO to resolve the applications.
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) | 2 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TYSON, MELANIE RUANO | 2 | 68.2% | +19.1% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18569042 | STENT AND DRUG-LOADED STENT | TYSON, MELANIE RUANO | — |
| 18569145 | STENT AND MEDICINE CARRYING STENT | TYSON, MELANIE RUANO | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18569042 | STENT AND DRUG-LOADED STENT | TYSON, MELANIE RUANO | — |
| 18569145 | STENT AND MEDICINE CARRYING STENT | TYSON, MELANIE RUANO | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3774 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18569042 | STENT AND DRUG-LOADED STENT | TYSON, MELANIE RUANO | 3774 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 11, 2023 |
| 18569145 | STENT AND MEDICINE CARRYING STENT | TYSON, MELANIE RUANO | 3774 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 11, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialMicroport Neurotech (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Melanie Ruano Tyson has the most, with 2 of Microport Neurotech (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
