Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
31 pending office actions • 4 art units • 19 examiners • 0 of 31 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 29 patents granted in the last 365 days
PureWick Corporation has 30 pending office actions in Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering. Those matters are handled by 19 distinct examiners across 4 distinct art units, showing substantial examiner dispersion within a smaller set of technical examination groups. The distribution makes centralized docket control important, but it also supports art-unit-specific review of recurring claim construction, prior-art, and restriction issues.
WRUBLESKI, MATTHEW JAMES is the busiest examiner, with 5 pending matters. That concentration is meaningful for prosecution planning because responses before this examiner may offer the clearest internal reference point for recurring objections or preferred claim presentations. It does not, however, describe the entire portfolio, which includes many other examiners. Counsel should separate examiner-specific lessons from art-unit-level patterns and confirm that any successful amendment approach fits the particular device claims and cited record in each application.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 12 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. 12 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 only | 1 (3%) |
| §103 only | 18 (58%) |
| §102 only | 1 (3%) |
| Double-patenting only | 2 (6%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 5 (16%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 3 (10%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (3%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WRUBLESKI, MATTHEW JAMES | 5 | 59.3% | +60.1% |
| KIM, ERIN ASA | 4 | 69.0% | +34.3% |
| MENSH, ANDREW J | 3 | 64.5% | +19.2% |
| SMITH, PETER DANIEL | 2 | 51.3% | +48.8% |
| DAKKAK, JIHAD | 2 | 49.3% | +46.0% |
| PHAM, KATHERINE-PH MINH | 2 | 59.8% | +49.7% |
| TOWNSEND, GUY K | 1 | 74.4% | +25.1% |
| HAN, SETH | 1 | 59.6% | +27.1% |
| WENG, KAI H | 1 | 70.0% | +17.5% |
| ANDERSON, CATHARINE L | 1 | 65.2% | +20.9% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19049501 | FLUID COLLECTION ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE OF A PROTRUSION OR AT LEAST ONE EXPANDABLE MATERIAL | WRUBLESKI, MATTHEW JAMES | — |
| 19039165 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR RECEIVING DISCHARGED URINE | MENSH, ANDREW J | — |
| 18927083 | FLUID COLLECTION SYSTEM INCLUDING A CLEANING SYSTEM AND METHODS | FLYNN, TIMOTHY LEE | — |
| 18835444 | FLUID COLLECTION ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING A POROUS MATERIAL INCLUDING INNER AND OUTER LAYERS | KIM, ERIN ASA | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18690392 | FLUID COLLECTION CONTAINER LINER ASSEMBLY, AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | PHAM, KATHERINE-PH MINH | 19d overdue |
| 18043807 | FLUID COLLECTION DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS | SMITH, PETER DANIEL | 18d overdue |
| 17655464 | FLUID COLLECTION SYSTEM INCLUDING A COMPRESSIBLE SUCTION DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS | DAKKAK, JIHAD | 11d overdue |
| 18549387 | FLUID COLLECTION DEVICE | WRUBLESKI, MATTHEW JAMES | 7d |
| 18376274 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR RECEIVING DISCHARGED URINE | MENSH, ANDREW J | 12d |
| 18551492 | FLUID COLLECTION DEVICES HAVING A MULTI-PART ADHESIVE COVER, AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | KIM, ERIN ASA | 22d |
| 18757964 | APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING DISCHARGED URINE | DAKKAK, JIHAD | 30d |
| 18115444 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR RECEIVING DISCHARGED URINE | MENSH, ANDREW J | 83d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3781 | 27 |
| 3754 | 1 |
| 3799 | 1 |
| 3791 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19092262 | FLUID COLLECTION DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | TOWNSEND, GUY K | — | Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 27, 2025 |
| 19058726 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR RECEIVING DISCHARGED URINE | HAN, SETH | 3781 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 20, 2025 |
| 19049501 | FLUID COLLECTION ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE OF A PROTRUSION OR AT LEAST ONE EXPANDABLE MATERIAL | WRUBLESKI, MATTHEW JAMES | 3781 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 10, 2025 |
| 19048004 | FLUID COLLECTION ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE INFLATION DEVICE AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF USING THE SAME | WRUBLESKI, MATTHEW JAMES | 3781 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 07, 2025 |
| 19038774 | FLUID COLLECTION ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE LENGTH ADJUSTING FEATURE | WRUBLESKI, MATTHEW JAMES | 3781 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 28, 2025 |
| 19039165 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR RECEIVING DISCHARGED URINE | MENSH, ANDREW J | 3781 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 28, 2025 |
| 18974367 | USING WICKING MATERIAL TO COLLECT LIQUID FOR TRANSPORT | WENG, KAI H | 3781 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 09, 2024 |
| 18931853 | FLUID COLLECTION ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING A CONDUIT HAVING A SHAPE MEMORY MATERIAL | ANDERSON, CATHARINE L | 3781 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 30, 2024 |
| 18927083 | FLUID COLLECTION SYSTEM INCLUDING A CLEANING SYSTEM AND METHODS | FLYNN, TIMOTHY LEE | 3781 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 25, 2024 |
| 18925921 | FLUID COLLECTION ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE INFLATION DEVICE | YANG, CHENG FONG | 3781 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 24, 2024 |
| 18835444 | FLUID COLLECTION ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING A POROUS MATERIAL INCLUDING INNER AND OUTER LAYERS | KIM, ERIN ASA | 3781 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 02, 2024 |
| 18834115 | EXTERNAL CATHETER WITH IMPROVED HAPTIC FEEDBACK AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | SMITH, PETER DANIEL | 3781 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 29, 2024 |
| 18757964 | APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING DISCHARGED URINE | DAKKAK, JIHAD | 3781 | §103DP | Final Rejection | 30d | Pending | Jun 28, 2024 |
| 18693638 | FLUID COLLECTION ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING A POROUS MATERIAL HAVING A FIRST POROUS LAYER, A SECOND POROUS LAYER, AND A SUPPORTING LAYER | LEVY, BRANDON WILLIAM | 3781 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 20, 2024 |
| 18690392 | FLUID COLLECTION CONTAINER LINER ASSEMBLY, AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | PHAM, KATHERINE-PH MINH | 3781 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 19d overdue | Pending | Mar 08, 2024 |
| 18687117 | MALE EXTERNAL CATHETER INCLUDING NONWOVEN MATERIAL AND SPACER FABRIC | KIM, ERIN ASA | 3781 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 27, 2024 |
| 18440236 | BODILY WASTE AND FLUID COLLECTION WITH SACRAL PAD | ZIMBOUSKI, ARIANA | 3781 | §103DP | Final Rejection | 18d overdue | Pending | Feb 13, 2024 |
| 18569711 | FLUID COLLECTION ASSEMBLIES EXHIBITING A RELATIVELY THIN SHAPE | MARCETICH, ADAM M | 3781 | §103 | Final Rejection | 33d | Pending | Dec 13, 2023 |
| 18556945 | DRAINAGE BAGS WITH AT LEAST ONE FLUID DETECTOR | KIM, ERIN ASA | 3781 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 24, 2023 |
| 18376274 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR RECEIVING DISCHARGED URINE | MENSH, ANDREW J | 3781 | DP | Final Rejection | 12d | Pending | Oct 03, 2023 |
| 18373424 | URINE STORAGE CONTAINER HANDLE AND LID ACCESSORIES | LE, HUYEN D | 3754 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2023 |
| 18551492 | FLUID COLLECTION DEVICES HAVING A MULTI-PART ADHESIVE COVER, AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | KIM, ERIN ASA | 3781 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 22d | Pending | Sep 20, 2023 |
| 18549387 | FLUID COLLECTION DEVICE | WRUBLESKI, MATTHEW JAMES | 3781 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 7d | Pending | Sep 07, 2023 |
| 18260394 | WHEELCHAIR SECURABLE URINE COLLECTION SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS | WIEST, PHILIP R | 3781 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 45d overdue | Pending | Jul 05, 2023 |
| 18259626 | FLUID COLLECTION ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE NONWOVEN MATERIAL | DEAK, LESLIE R | 3799 | §103 | Final Rejection | 28d overdue | Pending | Jun 28, 2023 |
| 18043807 | FLUID COLLECTION DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS | SMITH, PETER DANIEL | 3781 | §103 | Final Rejection | 18d overdue | Pending | Mar 02, 2023 |
| 18043618 | FLUID COLLECTION DEVICES AND SYSTEMS HAVING ONE OR MORE SECUREMENT STRAPS, AND METHODS OR USE | PHAM, KATHERINE-PH MINH | 3781 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 01, 2023 |
| 18115444 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR RECEIVING DISCHARGED URINE | MENSH, ANDREW J | 3781 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 83d | Pending | Feb 28, 2023 |
| 18150360 | FLUID COLLECTION DEVICES INCLUDING A DRY ADHESIVE REGION, AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | WRUBLESKI, MATTHEW JAMES | 3781 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 05, 2023 |
| 17996556 | FLUID COLLECTION DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS UTILIZING RETENTION COMPONENTS | BROUGHTON, SHAWN CURTIS | 3791 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 19, 2022 |
| 17655464 | FLUID COLLECTION SYSTEM INCLUDING A COMPRESSIBLE SUCTION DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS | DAKKAK, JIHAD | 3781 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 11d overdue | Pending | Mar 18, 2022 |
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Start Free TrialPureWick Corporation has 31 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 4 art units and 19 examiners.
Matthew James Wrubleski has the most, with 5 of PureWick Corporation's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
