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
New Medtek Devices Pty Ltd. is active in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area with 2 pending office actions. These 2 pending office actions are both assigned to 1 distinct art unit, which suggests that the company's current patent applications are focused on a specific technical domain within the medical device sector. Practitioners can benefit from this concentration by focusing their research on the examination trends and precedents of this 1 distinct art unit. This unified technical focus simplifies the procedural landscape for the portfolio.
The prosecution involves 2 distinct examiners, meaning that each of the 2 pending office actions is being reviewed by a different official. STIMPERT, PHILIP EARL is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, currently responsible for 1 pending office action. Although the matters are in the same art unit, the involvement of 2 distinct examiners requires the practitioner to adapt their communication style to two different individuals. Success in the 2 pending office actions will require a balanced approach that respects the unified standards of the 1 distinct art unit while addressing the specific technical perspectives of STIMPERT, PHILIP EARL and the other assigned examiner.
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%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| STIMPERT, PHILIP EARL | 1 | 63.3% | +48.7% |
| KOO, BENJAMIN K | 1 | 57.3% | +49.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18254221 | RECTAL ANAESTHESIA DELIVERY DEVICE AND METHOD | STIMPERT, PHILIP EARL | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18254221 | RECTAL ANAESTHESIA DELIVERY DEVICE AND METHOD | STIMPERT, PHILIP EARL | — |
| 18051055 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECTAL ANAESTHESIA | KOO, BENJAMIN K | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3783 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18254221 | RECTAL ANAESTHESIA DELIVERY DEVICE AND METHOD | STIMPERT, PHILIP EARL | 3783 | §102§112Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 24, 2023 |
| 18051055 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECTAL ANAESTHESIA | KOO, BENJAMIN K | 3783 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2022 |
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Start Free TrialNew Medtek Devices Pty Ltd. has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 2 examiners.
Philip Earl Stimpert has the most, with 1 of New Medtek Devices Pty Ltd.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
