Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 2 patents granted in the last 365 days
Neurovigil Inc. has 2 pending office actions within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These 2 actions are being handled by 2 distinct examiners, meaning each examiner is responsible for exactly 1 case. Both matters are located within 1 distinct art unit, indicating a very specific technical focus for the current prosecution. This concentration in 1 distinct art unit suggests that the company's current filings are closely related in subject matter.
EVANS, ASHLEY ELIZABETH is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, with 1 busiest examiner pending action. Since there are 2 pending office actions in total and 2 distinct examiners, the workload is evenly split. Practitioners should note that while the technology is concentrated in 1 art unit, they must navigate the specific tendencies of 2 different individuals. The presence of 2 distinct examiners for the 2 pending office actions means that the company receives a variety of perspectives even within a single art unit.
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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 1 (50%) |
| §112 only | 1 (50%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EVANS, ASHLEY ELIZABETH | 1 | 17.2% | +39.1% |
| BERHANU, ETSUB D | 1 | 65.3% | +24.8% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19291464 | IDENTIFYING RISK LEVEL FOR SEIZURE ACTIVITY BASED ON SLEEP STATES | EVANS, ASHLEY ELIZABETH | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19291464 | IDENTIFYING RISK LEVEL FOR SEIZURE ACTIVITY BASED ON SLEEP STATES | EVANS, ASHLEY ELIZABETH | — |
| 17214574 | Head Harness & Wireless EEG Monitoring System | BERHANU, ETSUB D | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3791 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19291464 | IDENTIFYING RISK LEVEL FOR SEIZURE ACTIVITY BASED ON SLEEP STATES | EVANS, ASHLEY ELIZABETH | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 05, 2025 |
| 17214574 | Head Harness & Wireless EEG Monitoring System | BERHANU, ETSUB D | 3791 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 26, 2021 |
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