Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
33 pending office actions • 9 art units • 30 examiners • 0 of 33 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 56 patents granted in the last 365 days
Pacesetter Inc. has 36 pending office actions in Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering. Those matters are assigned to 33 distinct examiners across 11 distinct art units. PORTER, JR, GARY A is the busiest examiner, with 2 pending matters. The figures show broad examiner dispersion but more repeated activity at the art-unit level.
Art-unit organization may therefore be useful for spotting recurring objections and aligning technical explanations across related applications. The high examiner count still requires individualized review of prosecution history and amendment practice. A coordinated docket system can preserve common positions on device structure while separating responses according to each examiner’s findings. The busiest-examiner cluster is small compared with the overall workload and should receive targeted, not exclusive, attention.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 7 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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. 7 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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 | 2 (6%) |
| §103 only | 14 (42%) |
| §102 only | 1 (3%) |
| §112 only | 1 (3%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (3%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 2 (6%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 12 (36%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PORTER, JR, GARY A | 2 | 68.9% | +25.0% |
| EVANISKO, GEORGE ROBERT | 2 | 70.4% | +34.9% |
| KISH, JAMES M | 2 | 62.4% | +11.8% |
| LOUIS, RICHARD G | 1 | 74.7% | +17.2% |
| LAUER, CHRISTINA C | 1 | 68.6% | +14.2% |
| HOLTZCLAW, MICHAEL T. | 1 | 78.0% | +15.5% |
| GABR, MOHAMED GAMIL | 1 | 80.6% | +21.9% |
| SHI, KATHERINE MENGLIN | 1 | 78.3% | +21.8% |
| WENDELL, ANDREW | 1 | 84.2% | +12.0% |
| MULLINS, JESSICA LYNN | 1 | 50.5% | +33.5% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19012793 | CATHETER-BASED SYSTEM FOR DELIVERY AND RETRIEVAL OF A LEADLESS PACEMAKER | GABR, MOHAMED GAMIL | — |
| 18969840 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE WITH SECURE CONNECTION TO AN EXTERNAL INSTRUMENT | WENDELL, ANDREW | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18101646 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO CONTROL A NON-PARESTHESIA STIMULATION BASED ON SENSORY ACTION POTENTIALS | RALIS, STEPHEN J | 89d overdue |
| 18642751 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A STIMULATION THRESHOLD FOR CLOSED LOOP SPINAL CORD STIMULATION | PORTER, JR, GARY A | 38d overdue |
| 18678782 | VALVE BYPASS TOOL FOR AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF IMPLANTING A MEDICAL DEVICE | HADDAD, MOUSSA MAHER | 26d |
| 19209541 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED HIS BUNDLE AND BACKUP PACING TIMING | PORTER, JR, GARY A | — |
| 19190524 | DELIVERY CATHETER SYSTEMS AND METHODS | LAUER, CHRISTINA C | — |
| 19005402 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING CONDUCTIVE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN EXTERNAL DEVICES AND IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES | EVANISKO, GEORGE ROBERT | — |
| 18988738 | BIOSTIMULATOR HAVING COAXIAL FIXATION ELEMENTS | SHI, KATHERINE MENGLIN | — |
| 18957567 | BIOSTIMULATOR HAVING EXPANDABLE FRAME | MULLINS, JESSICA LYNN | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18642751 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A STIMULATION THRESHOLD FOR CLOSED LOOP SPINAL CORD STIMULATION | PORTER, JR, GARY A | 38d overdue |
| 19209541 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED HIS BUNDLE AND BACKUP PACING TIMING | PORTER, JR, GARY A | — |
| 19192187 | INTRODUCER HUB ASSEMBLY HAVING CROSS-SLIT SEAL | LOUIS, RICHARD G | — |
| 19190524 | DELIVERY CATHETER SYSTEMS AND METHODS | LAUER, CHRISTINA C | — |
| 19173739 | BIOSTIMULATOR HAVING PATCH ANTENNA | HOLTZCLAW, MICHAEL T. | — |
| 19012793 | CATHETER-BASED SYSTEM FOR DELIVERY AND RETRIEVAL OF A LEADLESS PACEMAKER | GABR, MOHAMED GAMIL | — |
| 19005402 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING CONDUCTIVE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN EXTERNAL DEVICES AND IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES | EVANISKO, GEORGE ROBERT | — |
| 18988738 | BIOSTIMULATOR HAVING COAXIAL FIXATION ELEMENTS | SHI, KATHERINE MENGLIN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3796 | 10 |
| 3792 | 10 |
| 3771 | 5 |
| 2648 | 1 |
| 2112 | 1 |
| 2847 | 1 |
| 3992 | 1 |
| 3993 | 1 |
| 1723 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19209541 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED HIS BUNDLE AND BACKUP PACING TIMING | PORTER, JR, GARY A | — | §101§102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 15, 2025 |
| 19192187 | INTRODUCER HUB ASSEMBLY HAVING CROSS-SLIT SEAL | LOUIS, RICHARD G | 3771 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 28, 2025 |
| 19190524 | DELIVERY CATHETER SYSTEMS AND METHODS | LAUER, CHRISTINA C | 3771 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 25, 2025 |
| 19173739 | BIOSTIMULATOR HAVING PATCH ANTENNA | HOLTZCLAW, MICHAEL T. | 3796 | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 08, 2025 |
| 19012793 | CATHETER-BASED SYSTEM FOR DELIVERY AND RETRIEVAL OF A LEADLESS PACEMAKER | GABR, MOHAMED GAMIL | 3771 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 07, 2025 |
| 19005402 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING CONDUCTIVE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN EXTERNAL DEVICES AND IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES | EVANISKO, GEORGE ROBERT | 3792 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2024 |
| 18988738 | BIOSTIMULATOR HAVING COAXIAL FIXATION ELEMENTS | SHI, KATHERINE MENGLIN | 3771 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2024 |
| 18969840 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE WITH SECURE CONNECTION TO AN EXTERNAL INSTRUMENT | WENDELL, ANDREW | — | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2024 |
| 18957567 | BIOSTIMULATOR HAVING EXPANDABLE FRAME | MULLINS, JESSICA LYNN | 3792 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 22, 2024 |
| 18945426 | BIOSTIMULATOR HAVING LATERALLY EXTENDING PACING ELECTRODE | SCHLUETER, MARY GRACE | 3796 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 12, 2024 |
| 18916861 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING BLUETOOTH ENERGY ADVERTISING | TRAN, TUAN A | 2648 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 16, 2024 |
| 18812881 | BIOSTIMULATOR HAVING PACING EXTENSION | SKROBARCZYK III, ROBERT ANTHONY | 3792 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 22, 2024 |
| 18678782 | VALVE BYPASS TOOL FOR AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF IMPLANTING A MEDICAL DEVICE | HADDAD, MOUSSA MAHER | 3796 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 26d | Pending | May 30, 2024 |
| 18663464 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CARDIAC THERAPY TO SWITCH BETWEEN DIURNAL AND NOCTURNAL PACING RATES USING CORE BODY TEMPERATURE | LUAN, SCOTT | 3792 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 14, 2024 |
| 18642751 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A STIMULATION THRESHOLD FOR CLOSED LOOP SPINAL CORD STIMULATION | PORTER, JR, GARY A | 3796 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 38d overdue | Pending | Apr 22, 2024 |
| 18640735 | CONDUCTIVE COMMUNICATION VECTOR SELECTION BASED ON PHYSICAL AND/OR PHYSIOLOGICAL STATE OF PATIENT | ROANE, AARON F | 3792 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 19, 2024 |
| 18640751 | SELECTING OR PRODUCING VALID BITSTREAM BASED ON MULTIPLE BITSTREAMS PRODUCED USING MULTIPLE CONDUCTIVE COMMUNICATION VECTORS | ALHWAMDEH, KAREEM FUAD | 2112 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 19d | Pending | Apr 19, 2024 |
| 18629725 | IMPLANT-TO-IMPLANT (I2I) COMMUNICATION | DIETRICH, JOSEPH M | 3796 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 08, 2024 |
| 18615149 | SHOCKING ELECTRODES FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES AND METHODS OF PRODUCING THE SHOCKING ELECTRODES | KISH, JAMES M | 3792 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2024 |
| 18610143 | BIOSTIMULATOR HAVING MOVABLE PACING ELEMENT | KISH, JAMES M | 3792 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 19, 2024 |
| 18583763 | IMPLANTABLE LEADLESS PACEMAKERS | BAYS, PAMELA M | 3796 | §103 | Final Rejection | 22d overdue | Pending | Feb 21, 2024 |
| 18583032 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXTENDED EGM COLLECTION AND UTILIZATION BY AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE | BAIG, RUMAISA RASHID | 3796 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 21, 2024 |
| 18430573 | HYBRID ANODE AND ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR | SINCLAIR, DAVID M | 2847 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 01, 2024 |
| 18239059 | BIOSTIMULATOR HAVING PIVOTABLE ELECTRODE | LEVICKY, WILLIAM J | 3796 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 28, 2023 |
| 18231178 | BIOSTIMULATOR TRANSPORT SYSTEM HAVING DRIVE BELT | OKONAK, ELIZABETH LOUISE | 3792 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 07, 2023 |
| 18326407 | HERMETIC FEEDTHROUGH ASSEMBLY AND ASSOCIATED METHODS | MARLEN, TAMMIE K | 3796 | §103§112Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 31, 2023 |
| 18118121 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO MANAGING STIMULATION OF SELECT A-BETA FIBER COMPONENTS | EVANISKO, GEORGE ROBERT | 3792 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 06, 2023 |
| 18101646 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO CONTROL A NON-PARESTHESIA STIMULATION BASED ON SENSORY ACTION POTENTIALS | RALIS, STEPHEN J | 3992 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | 89d overdue | Pending | Jan 26, 2023 |
| 17664180 | IMPLANT DELIVERY INSTRUMENT | LABRANCHE, BROOKE N | 3771 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 19, 2022 |
| 17361165 | FIXATION SLEEVE EQUIPPED LEADLESS PULSE GENERATOR | KASZTEJNA, MATTHEW JOHN | 3993 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 28, 2021 |
| 17341436 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO CONFIRM DEVICE CLASSIFIED ARRHYTHMIAS UTILIZING MACHINE LEARNING MODELS | HODGE, LAURA NICOLE | 3792 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | 56d | Pending | Jun 08, 2021 |
| 17098312 | BATTERIES WITH COMPOSITE HEADER CONSTRUCTION | WYROUGH, PAUL CHRISTIAN ST | 1723 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 13, 2020 |
| 16702880 | LEADLESS IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE WITH FIXATION ANTENNA MEMBER | TEJANI, ANKIT D | 3796 | §103Other | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Dec 04, 2019 |
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Start Free TrialPacesetter Inc. has 33 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 9 art units and 30 examiners.
Jr, Gary A Porter has the most, with 2 of Pacesetter Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
