Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days
North American EP Technology LLC has 2 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These 2 pending office actions are assigned to 2 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units. LAUER, CHRISTINA C is the busiest examiner, handling 1 pending office action. This distribution means that each of the 2 pending office actions is being reviewed by a different person in a different art unit.
There is no overlap in examiners or art units, requiring a unique strategy for each file. The success of the portfolio depends on the individual interpretations of the 2 distinct examiners involved. Practitioners should note that the current workload represents a very small sample of the company's potential engagement with the USPTO. Each matter must be handled as an independent case without the benefit of shared examiner feedback.
With only 2 distinct art units involved, the technical focus is limited, yet the lack of examiner overlap prevents the development of a unified prosecution narrative. Counsel must address the specific requirements of each art unit independently. The 2 pending office actions will likely follow separate paths to allowance or rejection based on the individual styles of the 2 distinct examiners.
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 + other | 1 (50%) |
| §103 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAUER, CHRISTINA C | 1 | 68.6% | +14.2% |
| LOPEZ, SEVERO ANTON P | 1 | 34.9% | +40.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19300150 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR HEALTH MONITORING VIA IMPLANTABLE DEVICES IN THE ANTERIOR MEDIASTINUM | LOPEZ, SEVERO ANTON P | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19300138 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERY OF A SUBSTERNAL LEAD OF AN IMPLANTABLE DEVICE | LAUER, CHRISTINA C | — |
| 19300150 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR HEALTH MONITORING VIA IMPLANTABLE DEVICES IN THE ANTERIOR MEDIASTINUM | LOPEZ, SEVERO ANTON P | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3771 | 1 |
| 3791 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19300138 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERY OF A SUBSTERNAL LEAD OF AN IMPLANTABLE DEVICE | LAUER, CHRISTINA C | 3771 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2025 |
| 19300150 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR HEALTH MONITORING VIA IMPLANTABLE DEVICES IN THE ANTERIOR MEDIASTINUM | LOPEZ, SEVERO ANTON P | 3791 | §101§103DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2025 |
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Start Free TrialNorth American EP Technology LLC has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.
Christina C Lauer has the most, with 1 of North American EP Technology LLC's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
