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
Stoyan Radkov maintains 1 pending office action in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. This prosecution effort is distributed across 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit. TOMBERS, JOSEPH A is the busiest examiner for this portfolio, currently managing 1 busiest examiner pending action.
The presence of only 1 distinct examiner suggests a narrow focus for the current pending office action. Since TOMBERS, JOSEPH A is handling 1 busiest examiner pending matter, the progression of the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering portfolio is currently tied to the examination pace and preferences of this specific individual within the single identified art unit. For the practitioner, this concentration means that the 1 pending office action requires a tailored approach to the examiner's specific style. There are no other active matters to offset the risks associated with this single prosecution, making the resolution of the action by TOMBERS, JOSEPH A the primary priority for the portfolio. Successfully navigating the 1 distinct art unit is critical for future growth.
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 | 1 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOMBERS, JOSEPH A | 1 | 50.5% | +31.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18556793 | METABOLIC SENSOR DEVICE | TOMBERS, JOSEPH A | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3791 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18556793 | METABOLIC SENSOR DEVICE | TOMBERS, JOSEPH A | 3791 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 23, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialStoyan Radkov has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Joseph A Tombers has the most, with 1 of Stoyan Radkov's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
