Solventum Intellectual Properties Company

Portfolio Summary

75

Total Pending OAs

31

Non-Final OAs

30

Final Rejections

14

Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 39 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

19

Overdue

1

Due this week

3

Due this month

12

Due in next 60 days

4

Due later

Deadline Fire Line

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. 39 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

Overdue (19)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (3)Due ≤ 60 days (12)Due later (4)

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 (1%)

56

Medium (75%)

13

Easy (17%)

5

Unknown (7%)

Rejection Statute Mix

Bucket	Cases
§101 only	1 (1%)
§103 only	53 (71%)
§102 only	3 (4%)
§112 only	5 (7%)
Double-patenting only	8 (11%)
No statute on record	5 (7%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

32

Life Sciences

43% of docket

0

Information Tech

0% of docket

1

Communications

1% of docket

0

Semiconductors

0% of docket

37

Mechanical / Eng

49% of docket

5

Business / Other

7% 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.

750 h

Manual time on pending OAs

150 h

Time saved (low, 20%)

262 h

Time saved (mid, 35%)

6.6 wks

FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

Examiner	Apps on this docket	Allow rate	Interview lift
PARK, HAEJIN S	4	55.2%	+38.3%
MORAN, EDWARD JOHN	2	41.3%	+60.8%
LEVY, BRANDON WILLIAM	2	62.2%	+48.6%
HUYNH, COURTNEY NGUYEN	2	42.9%	+52.2%
ALI, WAQAAS A	2	80.7%	+17.5%
CHATRATHI, ARJUNA P	2	63.1%	+21.1%
MENON, KRISHNAN S	2	59.9%	+11.9%
FARAJ, LINA AHMAD	2	40.4%	+67.2%
ROSENTHAL, ANDREW S	2	51.7%	+41.3%
BECKHARDT, LYNDSEY MARIE	2	28.0%	+48.2%

Quick Wins (2)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #	Title	Examiner	Due in
18255692	LAMINATED SHEET, CYLINDRICAL FILTER ELEMENT, AND FILTRATION KIT USED TO PERFORM WATER FILTRATION	ALI, WAQAAS A	59d overdue
18554373	FILTER HEAD, FILTER AND FILTER ASSEMBLY	ALI, WAQAAS A	49d

Hard Cases (3)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #	Title	Examiner	Due in
17789262	OCTENIDINE SALT ANTIMICROBIAL MEDICAL ARTICLES	BECKHARDT, LYNDSEY MARIE	26d overdue
17928022	DISPLAY OF MULTIPLE AUTOMATED ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT OPTIONS	FARAJ, LINA AHMAD	77d
18012614	COLLAGEN-BIOGLASS ARTICLES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME	BECKHARDT, LYNDSEY MARIE	—

Interview Candidates (22)

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
18266484	Polymeric Membrane	MENON, KRISHNAN S	88d overdue
18255692	LAMINATED SHEET, CYLINDRICAL FILTER ELEMENT, AND FILTRATION KIT USED TO PERFORM WATER FILTRATION	ALI, WAQAAS A	59d overdue
17789262	OCTENIDINE SALT ANTIMICROBIAL MEDICAL ARTICLES	BECKHARDT, LYNDSEY MARIE	26d overdue
19353396	PARTICLE-FORM HYBRID-SCALE FIBER MATRIX	PARK, HAEJIN S	4d overdue
18031228	ABSORBENT ARTICLE, ABSORBENT SYSTEM AND DISPENSING SYSTEM	LEVY, BRANDON WILLIAM	3d overdue
17325721	ABDOMINAL DRESSING WITH MECHANISM AND MEANS FOR FASCIAL CLOSURE	CHATRATHI, ARJUNA P	40d
18411136	Dental Restoration Molds	MORAN, EDWARD JOHN	43d
18554373	FILTER HEAD, FILTER AND FILTER ASSEMBLY	ALI, WAQAAS A	49d

Top Art Units

Art Unit	Apps
3781	14
3772	7
1777	6
1614	4
3783	4
1613	4
3786	3
1783	3
3791	3
1651	2

Pending Office Actions

App #	Title	Examiner	Art Unit	Statutes	Status	Due in	AI	Filed
19353328	PARTICLE-FORM HYBRID-SCALE FIBER MATRIX	PARK, HAEJIN S	1614	Other	Non-Final OA	—	Pending	Oct 08, 2025
19353396	PARTICLE-FORM HYBRID-SCALE FIBER MATRIX	PARK, HAEJIN S	1614	DP	Final Rejection	4d overdue	Pending	Oct 08, 2025
19353408	PARTICLE-FORM HYBRID-SCALE FIBER MATRIX	PARK, HAEJIN S	1614	Other	Non-Final OA	—	Pending	Oct 08, 2025
19093009	PARTICLE-FORM HYBRID-SCALE FIBER MATRIX	PARK, HAEJIN S	1614	DP	Non-Final OA	—	Pending	Mar 27, 2025
19089582	System And Method For Determining Structured Data	BARTLEY, KENNETH	3684	§103	Non-Final OA	40d	Pending	Mar 25, 2025
19016454	MEDICAL DRESSINGS WITH STIFFENING SYSTEMS	CARREIRO, CAITLIN ANN	3786	§103	Final Rejection	43d overdue	Pending	Jan 10, 2025
18993305	SWITCHABLE DRESSING FOR NEGATIVE-PRESSURE THERAPY	ALBERS, KEVIN S	3786	§103	Non-Final OA	—	Pending	Jan 10, 2025
18876221	Incentivized Crowd Funding System with Blockchain Security for Internal Innovation by an Organization	BROWN, LUIS A	3626	§103	Final Rejection	—	Pending	Dec 18, 2024
18874833	Fixture Model Validation for Aligners in Digital Orthodontics	CHEN, YU	—	§103	Non-Final OA	—	Pending	Dec 13, 2024
18874887	Mesh Segmentation and Mesh Segmentation Validation In Digital Dentistry	GEDRA, OLIVIA ROSE	3681	§103	Final Rejection	—	Pending	Dec 13, 2024
18976681	STERILIZATION INDICATOR READING APPARATUS WITH A COLOR SENSOR	LEPAGE, JONATHAN EVERETT	1796	§103	Non-Final OA	30d overdue	Pending	Dec 11, 2024
18870174	ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITIONS AND ARTICLES MADE THEREFROM	HAGOPIAN, CASEY SHEA	1617	DP	Final Rejection	—	Pending	Nov 27, 2024
18870157	ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNIQUES FOR GENERATING A PREDICTED FUTURE IMAGE OF A WOUND	ERICKSON, BENNETT S	3683	§103	Final Rejection	2d overdue	Pending	Nov 27, 2024
18852590	GEL HAND SANITIZER AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR	ALAOUIE, ALI MUSTAFA	—	§103	Non-Final OA	—	Pending	Sep 30, 2024
18841223	APPARATUSES, KITS, AND METHODS FOR TISSUE INTERFACE PLACEMENT	MARCETICH, ADAM M	—	§103	Non-Final OA	—	Pending	Aug 23, 2024
18723617	Prefabricated Crown with Snap-On Features	MORAN, EDWARD JOHN	3772	§103	Non-Final OA	—	Pending	Jun 24, 2024
18721085	Applicator and Method of Making Same	LEVY, BRANDON WILLIAM	3781	§103	Non-Final OA	—	Pending	Jun 17, 2024
18718158	Compositions for Virulence Suppression	HELM, CARALYNNE E	1615	§103	Non-Final OA	—	Pending	Jun 10, 2024
18675667	DRESSING AND METHOD FOR APPLYING REDUCED PRESSURE TO AND COLLECTING AND STORING FLUID FROM A TISSUE SITE	SU, SUSAN SHAN	—	DP	Non-Final OA	—	Pending	May 28, 2024
18682478	Improved Interproximal Contacts in Dental Restoration Molds	HUYNH, COURTNEY NGUYEN	3772	§103	Final Rejection	—	Pending	Feb 09, 2024
18682228	Methods of Creating Improved Interproximal Contacts in Dental Restoration Molds	EIDE, HEIDI MARIE	3772	§103	Non-Final OA	63d	Pending	Feb 08, 2024
18293452	ARTICLES INCLUDING A MICROSTRUCTURED CURVED SURFACE AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME	POLLEY, CHRISTOPHER M	1785	§103	Final Rejection	35d overdue	Pending	Jan 30, 2024
18411136	Dental Restoration Molds	MORAN, EDWARD JOHN	3772	§103	Non-Final OA	43d	Pending	Jan 12, 2024
18571371	FORMATION OF CUSHIONING ARTICLES BY TENSION ACTIVATION	WEYDEMEYER, ETHAN	1783	§112	Final Rejection	—	Pending	Dec 18, 2023
18537786	MEDICAL DRESSING FULL INDICATOR	KIDWELL, MICHELE M	3781	DP	Non-Final OA	33d	Pending	Dec 12, 2023
18566689	AZIDO-CONTAINING MONOMERS, POLYMERS, AND ARTICLES	RHOADES, DEREK JAMES	—	§103	Non-Final OA	—	Pending	Dec 04, 2023
18557842	SURFACE-MODIFIED POLYMERIC MEMBRANES AND METHOD OF MAKING THEREOF	SPIES, BRADLEY R	1777	Other	Final Rejection	55d	Pending	Oct 27, 2023
18287820	Wound Therapy System	FLYNN, TIMOTHY LEE	3781	§103	Final Rejection	—	Pending	Oct 20, 2023
18554373	FILTER HEAD, FILTER AND FILTER ASSEMBLY	ALI, WAQAAS A	1777	§102	Non-Final OA	49d	Pending	Oct 06, 2023
18374408	FLUID INSTILLATION APPARATUS FOR USE WITH NEGATIVE-PRESSURE SYSTEM INCORPORATING WIRELESS THERAPY MONITORING	CHATRATHI, ARJUNA P	3781	§103	Non-Final OA	—	Pending	Sep 28, 2023
18280040	HOLLOW-FIBER MEMBRANE AND METHOD MAKING THEREOF	KEYWORTH, PETER	1777	§103	Non-Final OA	—	Pending	Sep 01, 2023
18280146	FILTRATION MEMBRANE FROM A BLEND COMPRISING POLYSULFONE AND POLYOXAZOLINE AND METHOD MAKING THEREOF	MENON, KRISHNAN S	1777	§103	Final Rejection	79d	Pending	Sep 01, 2023
18548238	WARMER FOR DENTAL MATERIALS	KANG, EDWIN G	3741	§103	Non-Final OA	62d	Pending	Aug 29, 2023
18236710	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INSTILLATION PURGING	GOLLAMUDI, NEERAJA	3783	§103	Non-Final OA	28d	Pending	Aug 22, 2023
18259636	BONDABLE ORTHODONTIC ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS FOR BONDING	HUYNH, COURTNEY NGUYEN	3772	§103	Non-Final OA	53d	Pending	Jun 28, 2023
18259555	NOVEL ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITIONS AND ARTICLES MADE THEREFROM	HIRT, ERIN E	1616	Other	Non-Final OA	39d	Pending	Jun 27, 2023
18266484	Polymeric Membrane	MENON, KRISHNAN S	1777	§102	Non-Final OA	88d overdue	Pending	Jun 09, 2023
18265478	PERFORATED TAPES FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS	SALAMON, PETER A	1759	§103	Non-Final OA	—	Pending	Jun 06, 2023
18255692	LAMINATED SHEET, CYLINDRICAL FILTER ELEMENT, AND FILTRATION KIT USED TO PERFORM WATER FILTRATION	ALI, WAQAAS A	1777	§103	Non-Final OA	59d overdue	Pending	Jun 02, 2023
18039834	ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT INCLUDING WIRE-DRIVEN AND ALIGNER PHASES	FARAJ, LINA AHMAD	3772	§103	Non-Final OA	—	Pending	Jun 01, 2023
18253989	MICROSTRUCTURED SURFACE WITH INCREASED MICROORGANISM REMOVAL WHEN CLEANED, ARTICLES AND METHODS	PLESZCZYNSKA, JOANNA	1783	§103	Final Rejection	—	Pending	May 23, 2023
18037642	PH-SENSITIVE MICROCAPSULE FOR DENTAL USE	BROOKS, KREGG T	1764	§112	Non-Final OA	7d	Pending	May 18, 2023
18036201	DENTAL RETRACTION COMPOSITION	ROBERTS, LEZAH	1612	Other	Non-Final OA	24d overdue	Pending	May 10, 2023
18031228	ABSORBENT ARTICLE, ABSORBENT SYSTEM AND DISPENSING SYSTEM	LEVY, BRANDON WILLIAM	3781	§103	Non-Final OA	3d overdue	Pending	Apr 11, 2023
18020324	HEATING DEVICE FOR HEATING DENTAL MATERIAL, SYSTEM FOR APPLYING DENTAL MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE TEMPERATURE OF A DENTAL MATERIAL	NGUYEN, THUYHANG NGOC	3761	§103	Non-Final OA	46d	Pending	Feb 08, 2023
18018738	BIORESORBABLE DRESSING FOR NEGATIVE-PRESSURE THERAPY	NGO, MEAGAN N	3781	§103	Non-Final OA	27d	Pending	Jan 30, 2023
18018260	COLLAGEN WOUND DRESSINGS AND METHOD OF MAKING THEREOF	ROSENTHAL, ANDREW S	1613	§103	Non-Final OA	—	Pending	Jan 26, 2023
18091149	WOUND DEBRIDEMENT BY IRRIGATION WITH ULTRASONICALLY ACTIVATED MICROBUBBLES	STIMPERT, PHILIP EARL	3783	§103	Non-Final OA	48d	Pending	Dec 29, 2022
18012614	COLLAGEN-BIOGLASS ARTICLES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME	BECKHARDT, LYNDSEY MARIE	1613	§103	Non-Final OA	—	Pending	Dec 22, 2022
18002122	N-1 BRANCHED IMIDAZOQUINOLINES, CONJUGATES THEREOF, AND METHODS	KIFLE, BRUCK	1624	§112	Non-Final OA	22d overdue	Pending	Dec 16, 2022
18009056	IMPEDANCE BASED WOUND HEALING MONITOR	BAVA, JANKI MAHESH	3791	§112	Final Rejection	26d overdue	Pending	Dec 08, 2022
17928022	DISPLAY OF MULTIPLE AUTOMATED ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT OPTIONS	FARAJ, LINA AHMAD	3772	§101	Final Rejection	77d	Pending	Nov 28, 2022
17995869	Biological Indicator with Test Microorganisms Enveloped by Wax Composition	GOUGH, TIFFANY MAUREEN	1651	§112	Final Rejection	103d overdue	Pending	Oct 10, 2022
17906197	Methods and Systems for Tracking User Attention in Conversational Agent Systems	SHAIKH, ZEESHAN MAHMOOD	2658	§103	Final Rejection	132d overdue	Pending	Sep 13, 2022
17759406	ARTICLE AND METHOD TO TREAT INTERPROXIMAL DENTAL CARIES	ROSENTHAL, ANDREW S	1613	DP	Final Rejection	—	Pending	Jul 25, 2022
17758585	Self-Contained Biological Indicator with Salt Compound	GOUGH, TIFFANY MAUREEN	1651	DP	Final Rejection	—	Pending	Jul 11, 2022
17789262	OCTENIDINE SALT ANTIMICROBIAL MEDICAL ARTICLES	BECKHARDT, LYNDSEY MARIE	1613	DP	Final Rejection	26d overdue	Pending	Jun 27, 2022
17785332	BUOYANT HOLLOW PARTICLES COMPOSTION AND METHOD	CHU, YONG LIANG	1731	§103	Final Rejection	15d	Pending	Jun 14, 2022
17778886	Multilayer Adhesive Fluid Collection Articles Including Capillary Channels	ROZANSKI, GRACE NMN	3791	§103	Final Rejection	—	Pending	May 23, 2022
17695598	SYSTEM FOR PURGING NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY SYSTEM	STRACHAN, KATE ELIZABETH	3781	§103	Final Rejection	34d	Pending	Mar 15, 2022
17642134	FILM BACKING FOR RELEASABLE SECUREMENT	MANGOHIG, THOMAS A	1788	§103	Non-Final OA	—	Pending	Mar 10, 2022
17636913	TUBE SECUREMENT SYSTEM	DANIEL, ANTARIUS S	3783	§103	Non-Final OA	—	Pending	Feb 21, 2022
17635605	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING AND TRACKING RANGE OF MOTION OF A JOINTED LIMB	CRUICKSHANK, DESTINY JOI	3791	§103	Non-Final OA	46d overdue	Pending	Feb 15, 2022
17576636	HIGHLY PORTABLE NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND CLOSURE SYSTEM	DEL PRIORE, ALESSANDRO R	3781	§103	Final Rejection	—	Pending	Jan 14, 2022
17622105	Customizable Dressings For Negative-Pressure Treatment Of Large Areas	WRUBLESKI, MATTHEW JAMES	3781	§103	Final Rejection	30d overdue	Pending	Dec 22, 2021
17621142	DEVICE FOR DELIVERING A FLOWABLE TISSUE DRESSING MATERIAL AND METHODS OF USE	GOTFREDSON, GAREN	1619	§103	Final Rejection	—	Pending	Dec 20, 2021
17609933	MEDICAL DRESSING FOR SECURING A TUBIFORM COMPONENT OF A MEDICAL DEVICE	SWANSON, LEAH JENNINGS	3783	§103	Non-Final OA	66d overdue	Pending	Nov 09, 2021
17603293	Dressing Allowing Enhanced Articulation With Strategic Shapes	ARBLE, JESSICA R	3781	§103	Final Rejection	—	Pending	Oct 12, 2021
17470679	WOUND THERAPY SYSTEM WITH WOUND VOLUME ESTIMATION	TRAN, NHU	3781	§103	Non-Final OA	—	Pending	Sep 09, 2021
17298057	TOPICAL ANTIMICROBIAL MICROEMULSIONS WITH FLUORESCENT MATERIALS	ALAWADI, SARAH	1619	§102	Final Rejection	—	Pending	May 28, 2021
17297316	FLUID STATUS INDICATOR FOR A WOUND DRESSING	HAN, ROBIN	3786	§103	Non-Final OA	46d overdue	Pending	May 26, 2021
17325721	ABDOMINAL DRESSING WITH MECHANISM AND MEANS FOR FASCIAL CLOSURE	CHATRATHI, ARJUNA P	3781	§103	Non-Final OA	40d	Pending	May 20, 2021
17046023	BRIDGE DRESSING WITH FLUID MANAGEMENT	STRACHAN, KATE ELIZABETH	3781	§103	Final Rejection	34d	Pending	Oct 08, 2020
16957844	ADHESIVE SHEET	UTT, ETHAN A	1783	§103	Non-Final OA	17d overdue	Pending	Jun 25, 2020
15997833	Peel And Place Dressing For Thick Exudate And Instillation	DEL PRIORE, ALESSANDRO R	3781	§103	Final Rejection	—	Pending	Jun 05, 2018

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