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
Spiro Medical Inc. is currently engaged in patent prosecution within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. The company's active portfolio includes 1 pending office action, which is currently being reviewed by 1 distinct examiner. This arrangement signifies a highly centralized prosecution process, as the company's entire active workload is directed through a single individual at the patent office.
The administrative tracking for this portfolio is confined to 1 distinct art unit. DIETRICH, JOSEPH M is the busiest examiner for the company, currently managing 1 busiest examiner pending office action. Because the total number of pending office actions is 1, DIETRICH, JOSEPH M is responsible for the full extent of the company's current interactions within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering sector.
For patent practitioners, this concentration in 1 distinct art unit and 1 distinct examiner suggests a streamlined communication model. The prosecution strategy does not currently require coordination across different technical divisions or examination styles. Success in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering area for Spiro Medical Inc. is presently tied to the specific requirements and feedback provided by DIETRICH, JOSEPH M for the 1 pending office action.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIETRICH, JOSEPH M | 1 | 81.1% | +8.8% |
| BERTRAM, ERIC D | 1 | 81.3% | +12.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18312852 | NEURAL DOSE CALCULATION | DIETRICH, JOSEPH M | — |
| 18062212 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE | BERTRAM, ERIC D | — |
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 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18062212 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE | BERTRAM, ERIC D | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3796 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18312852 | NEURAL DOSE CALCULATION | DIETRICH, JOSEPH M | 3796 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 05, 2023 |
| 18062212 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE | BERTRAM, ERIC D | 3796 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 06, 2022 |
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Start Free TrialSpiro Medical Inc. has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 2 examiners.
Joseph M Dietrich has the most, with 1 of Spiro Medical Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
