Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Serena Sleep Solutions

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

Serena Sleep Solutions currently has 1 pending office action within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. This matter is being handled by 1 distinct examiner in 1 distinct art unit. The prosecution effort is currently limited to this individual case, indicating a very focused interaction with the USPTO. This 1 to 1 ratio between the pending action and the examiner suggests a highly concentrated review process.

Sara Nelum Samarasekara is the busiest examiner for the company with 1 pending office action. This represents the total volume of 1 pending office action for the portfolio. The data shows a singular focus for the company's current patenting activity within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering field. Because there is only 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit involved, the company's prosecution results are entirely dependent on the findings of this single individual. This narrow footprint simplifies the management of the portfolio but limits the diversity of examiner perspectives.

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
§101 + other1 (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
SAMARASEKARA, SARA NELUM 1 — —

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
19357403 ORAL APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR MANDIBULAR JAW MANIPULATION SAMARASEKARA, SARA NELUM —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3772 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19357403 ORAL APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR MANDIBULAR JAW MANIPULATION SAMARASEKARA, SARA NELUM 3772 §101§102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 14, 2025

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Serena Sleep Solutions have?

Serena Sleep Solutions has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Serena Sleep Solutions applications?

Sara Nelum Samarasekara has the most, with 1 of Serena Sleep Solutions's pending office actions.

What technology area are Serena Sleep Solutions'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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