Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Minnetronix Neuro Inc. has 1 pending office action in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. This action is being handled by 1 distinct examiner, HOLWERDA, KATHLEEN SONNETT, who is the busiest examiner for the company with 1 pending action. The prosecution is confined to 1 distinct art unit. Because there is only 1 pending office action, the company's current patent activity is extremely focused.
The outcome of this neuro-related medical device filing depends on the specific review by HOLWERDA, KATHLEEN SONNETT. Practitioners should tailor their approach to the standards of the 1 art unit and the 1 examiner identified. The data indicates no other active office actions at this time. This concentration of resources into a single pending action suggests a highly specific strategic focus within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering sector. Because the entire pending portfolio is contained within 1 distinct art unit, the company is subject to the specific examination standards of that group. The role of HOLWERDA, KATHLEEN SONNETT is critical, as this individual handles the company's only pending office action. This lack of examiner diversity requires a precise and well-researched response to the 1 pending action to ensure progress.
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 |
|---|---|
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOLWERDA, KATHLEEN SONNETT | 1 | 68.8% | +17.6% |
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 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19052771 | MEDICAL DEVICE FOR ACCESSING THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM | HOLWERDA, KATHLEEN SONNETT | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3771 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19052771 | MEDICAL DEVICE FOR ACCESSING THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM | HOLWERDA, KATHLEEN SONNETT | 3771 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 13, 2025 |
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Start Free TrialMinnetronix Neuro Inc. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Kathleen Sonnett Holwerda has the most, with 1 of Minnetronix Neuro Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
