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
Optina Diagnostics Inc. has 1 pending office action in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. This action is being handled by 1 distinct examiner, SANTOS, DANIEL JOSEPH, in 1 distinct art unit. SANTOS, DANIEL JOSEPH is the busiest examiner with 1 pending action. The prosecution is currently focused on a single case under one examiner, which minimizes the administrative complexity of the portfolio. Practitioners should focus on the specific technical requirements of SANTOS, DANIEL JOSEPH to move this matter forward.
The Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area is the technical home for this 1 pending office action. With only 1 distinct art unit involved, the applicant is subject to a single set of examination guidelines. SANTOS, DANIEL JOSEPH, as the busiest examiner with 1 pending action, is the only individual currently reviewing the company's applications. This ratio of 1 pending office action to 1 distinct examiner means that the company's immediate patent goals are entirely dependent on the outcome of this one case. A successful prosecution strategy will involve a direct response to the 1 pending office action, taking into account the specific examiner's past actions within the 1 distinct 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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SANTOS, DANIEL JOSEPH | 1 | 73.3% | +28.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18962006 | METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING BIOMARKERS PRESENT IN BIOLOGICAL TISSUES, MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR TRAINING THE MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEMS | SANTOS, DANIEL JOSEPH | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18962006 | METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING BIOMARKERS PRESENT IN BIOLOGICAL TISSUES, MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR TRAINING THE MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEMS | SANTOS, DANIEL JOSEPH | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3798 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18962006 | METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING BIOMARKERS PRESENT IN BIOLOGICAL TISSUES, MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR TRAINING THE MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEMS | SANTOS, DANIEL JOSEPH | 3798 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialOptina Diagnostics Inc. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Daniel Joseph Santos has the most, with 1 of Optina Diagnostics Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
