Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Physio-Assist

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

Analysis

Physio-Assist has 1 pending office action in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. This matter is under the review of examiner WOLFF, ARIELLE R, who is the only examiner currently assigned to the portfolio. All activity is focused within 1 distinct art unit.

With 1 pending office action, the current workload is highly centralized. Success in this art unit depends on addressing the specific issues identified by this single examiner.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

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.

1
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (100%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
100% 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.

10 h
Manual time on pending OAs
2 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
4 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
WOLFF, ARIELLE R 1 46.3% +34.7%

Hard Cases (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18577770 HOSPITAL DEVICE FOR STIMULATING TRACHEOBRONCHIAL AIR WOLFF, ARIELLE R —

Interview Candidates (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18577770 HOSPITAL DEVICE FOR STIMULATING TRACHEOBRONCHIAL AIR WOLFF, ARIELLE R —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3785 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18577770 HOSPITAL DEVICE FOR STIMULATING TRACHEOBRONCHIAL AIR WOLFF, ARIELLE R 3785 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 09, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Physio-Assist have?

Physio-Assist has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Physio-Assist applications?

Arielle R Wolff has the most, with 1 of Physio-Assist's pending office actions.

What technology area are Physio-Assist's patent applications in?

Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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