Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days
Sanwa Corporation has 2 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These actions are both situated within 1 distinct art unit, indicating a consistent technical classification for the current portfolio. The prosecution involves 2 distinct examiners, so each pending action is being reviewed by a different individual. This structure requires the company to address 2 unique examination styles within a single technical group.
Robert R Raevis is the busiest examiner for the company, with 1 pending office action under his review. Having 2 distinct examiners for 2 actions within the same art unit means that Sanwa must navigate different examination styles for its medical device filings. This structure suggests that while the technology is focused, the human element of prosecution is divided. Practitioners should tailor their responses to the 2 distinct examiners, as the shared art unit does not guarantee a uniform examination experience. The presence of 2 distinct examiners for 2 actions ensures that no single examiner's decision will determine the fate of the entire pending portfolio. A focused strategy within the 1 distinct art unit is essential for advancing these medical device applications.
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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAEVIS, ROBERT R | 1 | 83.3% | +15.3% |
| WRUBLESKI, MATTHEW JAMES | 1 | 58.8% | +60.4% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18697477 | INTELLIGENT ABSORBENT ARTICLE BASED ON SENSING FILM AND BUILT-IN POCKET AND RELATED DEVICE | WRUBLESKI, MATTHEW JAMES | 27d |
| 18844943 | CAPACITIVE SENSING FILM, RELATED INTELLIGENT PAPER DIAPER, AND DETECTION SYSTEM DEVICE | RAEVIS, ROBERT R | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18697477 | INTELLIGENT ABSORBENT ARTICLE BASED ON SENSING FILM AND BUILT-IN POCKET AND RELATED DEVICE | WRUBLESKI, MATTHEW JAMES | 27d |
| 18844943 | CAPACITIVE SENSING FILM, RELATED INTELLIGENT PAPER DIAPER, AND DETECTION SYSTEM DEVICE | RAEVIS, ROBERT R | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3781 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18844943 | CAPACITIVE SENSING FILM, RELATED INTELLIGENT PAPER DIAPER, AND DETECTION SYSTEM DEVICE | RAEVIS, ROBERT R | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 06, 2024 |
| 18697477 | INTELLIGENT ABSORBENT ARTICLE BASED ON SENSING FILM AND BUILT-IN POCKET AND RELATED DEVICE | WRUBLESKI, MATTHEW JAMES | 3781 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 27d | Pending | Mar 31, 2024 |
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