Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days
Quasuras Inc. currently manages 2 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. Both of these actions are assigned to 1 distinct examiner, which centralizes the company's current interactions with the patent office. This concentration is also reflected in the administrative structure, as the portfolio is active within 1 distinct art unit. Having a single examiner handle multiple actions can lead to a more consistent prosecution experience across the company's filings.
The busiest examiner for this portfolio is SCHMIDT, EMILY LOUISE, who is currently overseeing 2 pending office actions. This count of 2 matches the total number of pending actions for the company, meaning this examiner has sole responsibility for the active portfolio. For the applicant, this means that the outcomes of both pending matters are currently dependent on the decisions of SCHMIDT, EMILY LOUISE. The presence of only 1 distinct art unit suggests that the underlying technology for both actions is closely related. Practitioners can leverage this centralization by developing a unified strategy.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 1 (50%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (50%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCHMIDT, EMILY LOUISE | 2 | 58.4% | +36.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17955174 | INFUSION PUMP WITH MULTIPLE RESERVOIRS | SCHMIDT, EMILY LOUISE | — |
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 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17111396 | ROTARY MICROFLUIDIC MEDICAL PUMP | SCHMIDT, EMILY LOUISE | 31d overdue |
| 17955174 | INFUSION PUMP WITH MULTIPLE RESERVOIRS | SCHMIDT, EMILY LOUISE | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3783 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17955174 | INFUSION PUMP WITH MULTIPLE RESERVOIRS | SCHMIDT, EMILY LOUISE | 3783 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 28, 2022 |
| 17111396 | ROTARY MICROFLUIDIC MEDICAL PUMP | SCHMIDT, EMILY LOUISE | 3783 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 31d overdue | Pending | Dec 03, 2020 |
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Start Free TrialQuasuras Inc. has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Emily Louise Schmidt has the most, with 2 of Quasuras Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
