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
Ping Wan currently manages 1 pending office action within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. This matter is handled by 1 distinct examiner and is situated in 1 distinct art unit. Such a focused prosecution profile indicates that the applicant's current legal efforts are concentrated on a single administrative path. This allows for a deep analysis of the specific art unit's historical trends and technical requirements.
The busiest examiner for this portfolio is CAREY, MICHAEL JAMES, who is responsible for 1 pending office action. Since this is the only pending matter, the examiner's individual style and past rulings will be the most significant factors in determining the outcome. Practitioners should focus on building a direct relationship with CAREY, MICHAEL JAMES and understanding his specific interpretation of the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering field. The alignment of 1 examiner and 1 art unit provides a streamlined environment for resolving the pending action without the need to coordinate across multiple office departments.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAREY, MICHAEL JAMES | 1 | 83.4% | +11.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19238515 | SUTURING DEVICES, AND THERAPEUTIC APPARATUSES AND THERAPEUTIC DEVICES WITH SUTURING DEVICES | CAREY, MICHAEL JAMES | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19238515 | SUTURING DEVICES, AND THERAPEUTIC APPARATUSES AND THERAPEUTIC DEVICES WITH SUTURING DEVICES | CAREY, MICHAEL JAMES | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3795 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19238515 | SUTURING DEVICES, AND THERAPEUTIC APPARATUSES AND THERAPEUTIC DEVICES WITH SUTURING DEVICES | CAREY, MICHAEL JAMES | 3795 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 15, 2025 |
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Start Free TrialPing Wan has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Michael James Carey has the most, with 1 of Ping Wan's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
