Olympus Medical Systems Corp.

Portfolio Summary

59

Total Pending OAs

28

Non-Final OAs

30

Final Rejections

1

Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 59 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

32

Overdue

3

Due this week

15

Due this month

3

Due in next 60 days

6

Due later

Deadline Fire Line

Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 59 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

Overdue (32)Due ≤ 7 days (3)Due ≤ 30 days (15)Due ≤ 60 days (3)Due later (6)

Case Difficulty Mix

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.

2

Hard (3%)

51

Medium (86%)

5

Easy (8%)

1

Unknown (2%)

Rejection Statute Mix

Bucket	Cases
§101 only	2 (3%)
§103 only	47 (80%)
§102 only	4 (7%)
§112 only	5 (8%)
No statute on record	1 (2%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

1

Life Sciences

2% of docket

3

Information Tech

5% of docket

5

Communications

8% of docket

2

Semiconductors

3% of docket

48

Mechanical / Eng

81% of docket

0

Business / Other

0% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

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.

590 h

Manual time on pending OAs

118 h

Time saved (low, 20%)

206 h

Time saved (mid, 35%)

5.2 wks

FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

Examiner	Apps on this docket	Allow rate	Interview lift
ABBASI, ABDUL HADI	3	0.0%	+0.0%
MONAHAN, MEGAN ELIZABETH	2	58.2%	+17.1%
SURGAN, ALEXANDRA L	2	47.1%	+27.2%
BOICE, JAMES EDWARD	2	77.0%	+8.6%
LEUBECKER, JOHN P	2	74.8%	+10.6%
MATTSON, SEAN D	1	66.4%	+44.9%
NEWLIN, TIMOTHY R	1	83.0%	+13.4%
LE, KHOA TAN	1	79.2%	+36.7%
KNAUSS, CHRISTIAN D	1	71.2%	+33.5%
ANYIKIRE, CHIKAODILI E	1	74.9%	+11.5%

Quick Wins (1)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #	Title	Examiner	Due in
19030628	IMAGING DEVICE, ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, AND IMAGING METHOD	NEWLIN, TIMOTHY R	8d

Hard Cases (5)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #	Title	Examiner	Due in
18030307	ENDOSCOPE OPERATION SUPPORT APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM	LEUBECKER, JOHN P	85d overdue
18032679	ENDOSCOPE OPERATION SUPPORT APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM	LEUBECKER, JOHN P	59d overdue
17971389	TREATMENT DEVICE AND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM	ABBASI, ABDUL HADI	44d overdue
18809730	MEDICAL MANIPULATOR SYSTEM AND MANIPULATION DEVICE	ABBASI, ABDUL HADI	12d
18402827	ENDOSCOPE DISTAL END, ENDOSCOPE, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING ENDOSCOPE	ABBASI, ABDUL HADI	26d

Interview Candidates (11)

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 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #	Title	Examiner	Due in
18093896	ENDOSCOPE AND ENDOSCOPE PRODUCING METHOD	SURGAN, ALEXANDRA L	89d overdue
18030307	ENDOSCOPE OPERATION SUPPORT APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM	LEUBECKER, JOHN P	85d overdue
18032679	ENDOSCOPE OPERATION SUPPORT APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM	LEUBECKER, JOHN P	59d overdue
18917969	CARTRIDGE SYSTEM	KNAUSS, CHRISTIAN D	46d overdue
18901439	IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD	ANYIKIRE, CHIKAODILI E	44d overdue
18144877	ENDOSCOPE	MONAHAN, MEGAN ELIZABETH	36d overdue
18956945	ULTRASONIC TREATMENT INSTRUMENT	LE, KHOA TAN	5d overdue
19030628	IMAGING DEVICE, ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, AND IMAGING METHOD	NEWLIN, TIMOTHY R	8d

Top Art Units

Art Unit	Apps
3795	16
3794	12
3771	11
3798	2
2487	2
3799	2
2424	1
2639	1
3736	1
2638	1

Pending Office Actions

App #	Title	Examiner	Art Unit	Statutes	Status	Due in	AI	Filed
19041229	PROCESSING DEVICE, ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, DETECTION VALUE CALCULATION METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM	MATTSON, SEAN D	3798	§112	Non-Final OA	79d	Pending	Jan 30, 2025
19030628	IMAGING DEVICE, ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, AND IMAGING METHOD	NEWLIN, TIMOTHY R	2424	§103	Non-Final OA	8d	Pending	Jan 17, 2025
18956945	ULTRASONIC TREATMENT INSTRUMENT	LE, KHOA TAN	3771	§103	Non-Final OA	5d overdue	Pending	Nov 22, 2024
18917969	CARTRIDGE SYSTEM	KNAUSS, CHRISTIAN D	3771	§103	Non-Final OA	46d overdue	Pending	Oct 16, 2024
18901439	IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD	ANYIKIRE, CHIKAODILI E	2487	§103	Non-Final OA	44d overdue	Pending	Sep 30, 2024
18895883	ENDOSCOPE	MONAHAN, MEGAN ELIZABETH	3795	§103	Non-Final OA	14d	Pending	Sep 25, 2024
18891430	CONTROL DEVICE, LEARNED MODEL GENERATOR, MEDICAL ASSISTANT METHOD	CHIU, WESLEY JASON	2639	§103	Non-Final OA	7d	Pending	Sep 20, 2024
18884863	TREATMENT TOOL	LONG, SARAH A	3771	§103	Non-Final OA	36d overdue	Pending	Sep 13, 2024
18828650	ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER, ULTRASONIC TREATMENT TOOL AND METHOD OF PRODUCING ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER	MCGRATH, ERIN E	3771	§103	Non-Final OA	5d overdue	Pending	Sep 09, 2024
18823776	Endoscope Package System, Manufacturing Method of Endoscope, and Holding Body	ACKUN, JACOB K	3736	§103	Non-Final OA	34d	Pending	Sep 04, 2024
18809730	MEDICAL MANIPULATOR SYSTEM AND MANIPULATION DEVICE	ABBASI, ABDUL HADI	3795	§103	Non-Final OA	12d	Pending	Aug 20, 2024
18796848	IMAGE PICKUP UNIT AND ENDOSCOPE	BARKER, DAYTON HYUN JIN	3795	§103	Non-Final OA	28d	Pending	Aug 07, 2024
18755964	METHOD AND DEVICE OF INSERTING TREATMENT DEVICE INTO HOLLOW ORGAN	DAVID, SHAUN L	3771	§103	Non-Final OA	22d overdue	Pending	Jun 27, 2024
18753806	IMAGING DEVICE AND ENDOSCOPE	YODER III, CHRISS S	2638	§103	Non-Final OA	4d overdue	Pending	Jun 25, 2024
18746796	MEDICAL SUPPORT SYSTEM, REPORT CREATION SUPPORT METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS	ILAGAN, VINCENT CAESAR	3686	§103	Final Rejection	5d	Pending	Jun 18, 2024
18740940	DISTAL END COMPONENT PORTION, ENDOSCOPE INSERTION PORTION, ENDOSCOPE AND ULTRASOUND ENDOSCOPE	FANG, MICHAEL YIMING	3798	§103	Non-Final OA	26d	Pending	Jun 12, 2024
18679121	REPROCESSING CONFIRMATION METHOD FOR ENDOSCOPE, REUSE PREVENTION TOOL, AND ENDOSCOPE	SURGAN, ALEXANDRA L	3799	§103	Non-Final OA	14d	Pending	May 30, 2024
18662403	IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM	CADEAU, WEDNEL	2632	§103	Non-Final OA	14d	Pending	May 13, 2024
18584645	MEDICAL MANIPULATOR SYSTEM, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MEDICAL MANIPULATOR, AND CONTROL DEVICE	NEAL, TIMOTHY JAY	3795	§103	Final Rejection	71d	Pending	Feb 22, 2024
18411596	BENDABLE CLIP DEVICE	GEIGER, RACHAEL L	3771	§103	Non-Final OA	14d	Pending	Jan 12, 2024
18402827	ENDOSCOPE DISTAL END, ENDOSCOPE, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING ENDOSCOPE	ABBASI, ABDUL HADI	3795	§102	Non-Final OA	26d	Pending	Jan 03, 2024
18402017	IMAGING DEVICE, ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, AND SIGNAL-PROCESSING METHOD	WERNER, DAVID N	2487	§103	Non-Final OA	15d	Pending	Jan 02, 2024
18390708	TREATMENT TOOL FOR ENDOSCOPE	PEFFLEY, MICHAEL F	3794	§112	Non-Final OA	42d overdue	Pending	Dec 20, 2023
18523426	PUNCTURE DEVICE AND ENDOSCOPY SYSTEM	HOLWERDA, KATHLEEN SONNETT	3771	§112	Non-Final OA	22d	Pending	Nov 29, 2023
18385532	IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD	LE, JOHNNY TRAN	2614	§103	Final Rejection	24d overdue	Pending	Oct 31, 2023
18490342	DELIVERY DEVICE AND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM	LABRANCHE, BROOKE N	3771	§103	Non-Final OA	9d overdue	Pending	Oct 19, 2023
18378839	IMAGE PICKUP UNIT AND ENDOSCOPE	MOJADDEDI, OMAR F	2898	§103	Non-Final OA	6d	Pending	Oct 11, 2023
18479347	CARTRIDGE SYSTEM, CARTRIDGE AND METHOD FOR LOADING CLIP UNIT	SCHWIKER, KATHERINE H	3771	§103	Final Rejection	9d overdue	Pending	Oct 02, 2023
18367600	MEDICAL SUPPORT SYSTEM AND MEDICAL SUPPORT METHOD	SONG, LI-TING	3795	§103	Final Rejection	71d	Pending	Sep 13, 2023
18367610	MEDICAL CARE ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND INPUT ASSISTANCE METHOD FOR MEDICAL CARE INFORMATION	PORTER, RACHEL L	3684	§112	Final Rejection	30d overdue	Pending	Sep 13, 2023
18242732	IMAGING UNIT AND ENDOSCOPE	LONDON, STEPHEN FLOYD	3795	§102	Non-Final OA	39d	Pending	Sep 06, 2023
18242179	IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM	RODRIGUEZ, ANTHONY JASON	2672	§103	Final Rejection	8d overdue	Pending	Sep 05, 2023
18461200	TREATMENT TOOL	COLLINS, SEAN W	3794	§103	Non-Final OA	2d overdue	Pending	Sep 05, 2023
18460102	ESTIMATION METHOD AND ESTIMATION DEVICE	FLANAGAN, BEVERLY MEINDL	3794	§103	Final Rejection	16d	Pending	Sep 01, 2023
18221972	REPROCESSOR FOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND BOTTLE	LEE, AHAM NMN	1758	§103	Non-Final OA	26d	Pending	Jul 14, 2023
18218157	IMAGE PICKUP MODULE FOR ENDOSCOPE, AND ENDOSCOPE	BOICE, JAMES EDWARD	3795	§102	Final Rejection	44d overdue	Pending	Jul 05, 2023
18214641	CONDUIT CONNECTION DEVICE FOR AN INSERTION-INSTRUMENT AND ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS	CHOI, WILLIAM SOON	3679	§112	Non-Final OA	36d	Pending	Jun 27, 2023
18213394	METHOD FOR TREATING RHINOSINUSITIS	BOICE, JAMES EDWARD	3795	§103	Final Rejection	51d overdue	Pending	Jun 23, 2023
18211677	ENDOSCOPE FLUID CONTROL SYSTEM, FLUID CONTROL APPARATUS FOR ENDOSCOPE, CONTROL METHOD OF ENDOSCOPE FLUID CONTROL SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD OF FLUID CONTROL APPARATUS FOR ENDOSCOPE	WU, PAMELA F	3795	§103	Final Rejection	84d	Pending	Jun 20, 2023
18144877	ENDOSCOPE	MONAHAN, MEGAN ELIZABETH	3795	§103	Final Rejection	36d overdue	Pending	May 09, 2023
18314259	OBJECTIVE OPTICAL SYSTEM, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND ENDOSCOPE	MARTINEZ, JOSEPH P	2872	§103	Final Rejection	111d overdue	Pending	May 09, 2023
18137489	ENDOSCOPE	STARKEY, OLIVIA GRACE	3795	§103	Final Rejection	8d overdue	Pending	Apr 21, 2023
18032679	ENDOSCOPE OPERATION SUPPORT APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM	LEUBECKER, JOHN P	3795	§101	Final Rejection	59d overdue	Pending	Apr 19, 2023
18030307	ENDOSCOPE OPERATION SUPPORT APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM	LEUBECKER, JOHN P	3795	§101	Final Rejection	85d overdue	Pending	Apr 05, 2023
18124623	MEDICAL APPARATUS AND POSITIONING METHOD FOR TREATMENT INSTRUMENT	HENDERSON, RYAN N	3795	§102	Final Rejection	21d	Pending	Mar 22, 2023
18115324	ABLATION DEVICE AND TREATMENT METHOD FOR CHOLECYSTITIS	HUPCZEY, JR, RONALD JAMES	3794	§103	Final Rejection	46d overdue	Pending	Feb 28, 2023
18109938	ULTRASONIC TREATMENT TOOL	DEMIE, TIGIST S	3794	§103	Final Rejection	31d overdue	Pending	Feb 15, 2023
18109508	MEDICAL DEVICE	FAROOQ, MAHMOOD	3783	§103	Final Rejection	83d	Pending	Feb 14, 2023
18107606	ENDOSCOPIC TREATMENT DEVICE	GUERRERO ROSARIO, ANA VERUSKA	3794	§103	Final Rejection	73d overdue	Pending	Feb 09, 2023
18093896	ENDOSCOPE AND ENDOSCOPE PRODUCING METHOD	SURGAN, ALEXANDRA L	3799	§103	Final Rejection	89d overdue	Pending	Jan 06, 2023
17986974	ENDOSCOPIC SUTURING METHOD AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT	HOLLM, JONATHAN ADAM	3771	§103	Final Rejection	73d overdue	Pending	Nov 15, 2022
17971389	TREATMENT DEVICE AND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM	ABBASI, ABDUL HADI	3795	§103	Final Rejection	44d overdue	Pending	Oct 21, 2022
17938544	SCOPE WITH CONTROLLABLE ENERGY TIP	BORSCH, NICHOLAS S	3794	§103	Final Rejection	91d overdue	Pending	Oct 06, 2022
17900984	ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER AND ULTRASONIC TREATMENT INSTRUMENT	BROWN, KYLE MARTZ	3794	§103	Final Rejection	28d	Pending	Sep 01, 2022
17883728	TREATMENT INSTRUMENT	PAPE, ALYSSA MORGAN	3794	—	Non-Final OA	4d overdue	Pending	Aug 09, 2022
17684225	DETECTION OF A COMPLETE INCISION BY AN ULTRASONIC TREATMENT DEVICE	HOAG, MITCHELL BRAIN	3771	§103	Final Rejection	70d	Pending	Mar 01, 2022
17586390	ENDOSCOPIC TREATMENT DEVICE	CHA, CASEY GEORGE	3794	§103	Final Rejection	86d overdue	Pending	Jan 27, 2022
17579730	TREATMENT DEVICE FOR MEDICAL PROCEDURES	RHODES, NORA W	3794	§103	Final Rejection	71d overdue	Pending	Jan 20, 2022
17542641	TREATMENT DEVICE	ZIEGLER, ABIGAIL M	3794	§103	Final Rejection	38d overdue	Pending	Dec 06, 2021

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