Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
9 pending office actions • 3 art units • 8 examiners • 0 of 9 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 46 patents granted in the last 365 days
Shenzhen Kaiyan Medical Equipment Co. Ltd. currently manages 9 pending office actions within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These actions are distributed among 8 distinct examiners, indicating a decentralized prosecution environment. This distribution means that the company must navigate the preferences and requirements of 8 different individuals. The high ratio of examiners to actions suggests that most cases are being examined in isolation.
The 9 pending actions are focused within 3 distinct art units. Lukjan, Sebastian X is the busiest examiner with 2 pending actions. Having 8 distinct examiners across only 3 art units suggests a high level of engagement with the specific personnel in those technical groups. Practitioners should be aware of the potential for overlapping prior art or similar rejections across the 9 actions, given the concentration in 3 distinct art units. This environment allows for a specialized strategy tailored to the specific practices of these 3 units.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 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 | 3 (33%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 6 (67%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LUKJAN, SEBASTIAN X | 2 | 76.4% | +40.1% |
| OKONAK, ELIZABETH LOUISE | 1 | 14.3% | +85.7% |
| PAHAKIS, MANOLIS Y | 1 | 70.0% | +47.9% |
| DOWNEY, JOHN R | 1 | 60.0% | +23.6% |
| ROANE, AARON F | 1 | 73.4% | +9.8% |
| SUL, DOUGLAS YOUNG | 1 | 54.8% | +56.0% |
| BALLER, KELSEY E | 1 | 62.5% | +58.6% |
| LEBRON DE JESUS, GRACIELA NATALIA | 1 | 31.3% | +70.9% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 7 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18602116 | Oral Therapy Device | ROANE, AARON F | 3d overdue |
| 18679503 | LIGHT THERAPY DEVICE | DOWNEY, JOHN R | 1d overdue |
| 19053460 | PHOTOTHERAPY MASK FOR FACIAL TREATMENTS WITH TARGETED ILLUMINATION AND ENHANCED COMFORT | OKONAK, ELIZABETH LOUISE | — |
| 19042039 | WEARABLE PHOTOTHERAPY HAIR GROWTH DEVICE | LUKJAN, SEBASTIAN X | — |
| 19040888 | PHOTOTHERAPY PAD | LUKJAN, SEBASTIAN X | — |
| 18973142 | A FACE MASK FOR PROVIDING A THERAPY TO A USER | PAHAKIS, MANOLIS Y | — |
| 18408626 | THERAPEUTIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF | SUL, DOUGLAS YOUNG | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18679503 | LIGHT THERAPY DEVICE | DOWNEY, JOHN R | 1d overdue |
| 19053460 | PHOTOTHERAPY MASK FOR FACIAL TREATMENTS WITH TARGETED ILLUMINATION AND ENHANCED COMFORT | OKONAK, ELIZABETH LOUISE | — |
| 19042039 | WEARABLE PHOTOTHERAPY HAIR GROWTH DEVICE | LUKJAN, SEBASTIAN X | — |
| 19040888 | PHOTOTHERAPY PAD | LUKJAN, SEBASTIAN X | — |
| 18973142 | A FACE MASK FOR PROVIDING A THERAPY TO A USER | PAHAKIS, MANOLIS Y | — |
| 18408626 | THERAPEUTIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF | SUL, DOUGLAS YOUNG | — |
| 18533236 | MASSAGE THERAPY DEVICE | BALLER, KELSEY E | — |
| 18047666 | IRRADITION HEAD FOR A MASSAGE GUN | LEBRON DE JESUS, GRACIELA NATALIA | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3792 | 5 |
| 3785 | 3 |
| 3796 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19053460 | PHOTOTHERAPY MASK FOR FACIAL TREATMENTS WITH TARGETED ILLUMINATION AND ENHANCED COMFORT | OKONAK, ELIZABETH LOUISE | 3792 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 14, 2025 |
| 19042039 | WEARABLE PHOTOTHERAPY HAIR GROWTH DEVICE | LUKJAN, SEBASTIAN X | 3792 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2025 |
| 19040888 | PHOTOTHERAPY PAD | LUKJAN, SEBASTIAN X | 3792 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 30, 2025 |
| 18973142 | A FACE MASK FOR PROVIDING A THERAPY TO A USER | PAHAKIS, MANOLIS Y | 3796 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 09, 2024 |
| 18679503 | LIGHT THERAPY DEVICE | DOWNEY, JOHN R | 3792 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 1d overdue | Pending | May 31, 2024 |
| 18602116 | Oral Therapy Device | ROANE, AARON F | 3792 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 3d overdue | Pending | Mar 12, 2024 |
| 18408626 | THERAPEUTIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF | SUL, DOUGLAS YOUNG | 3785 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 10, 2024 |
| 18533236 | MASSAGE THERAPY DEVICE | BALLER, KELSEY E | 3785 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 08, 2023 |
| 18047666 | IRRADITION HEAD FOR A MASSAGE GUN | LEBRON DE JESUS, GRACIELA NATALIA | 3785 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 19, 2022 |
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Start Free TrialShenzhen Kaiyan Medical Equipment Co. Ltd. has 9 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 3 art units and 8 examiners.
Sebastian X Lukjan has the most, with 2 of Shenzhen Kaiyan Medical Equipment Co. Ltd.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.