Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
6 pending office actions • 2 art units • 5 examiners • 0 of 6 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 2 patents granted in the last 365 days
TriVascular Inc. currently manages 6 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These actions are distributed among 5 distinct examiners, showing that most matters are handled by unique individuals. However, the portfolio is highly concentrated within only 2 distinct art units, indicating a narrow technical focus for the 6 pending office actions. This concentration suggests that the company's medical device innovations are being evaluated by a small number of specialized examination groups.
HOLWERDA, KATHLEEN SONNETT is the busiest examiner, managing 2 busiest examiner pending actions. The fact that 6 pending office actions are squeezed into 2 distinct art units means the applicant can focus their strategy on the specific requirements of those 2 groups. While there are 5 distinct examiners, their proximity within the same art units may lead to more consistent examination patterns across the portfolio. For the practitioner, this requires balancing the feedback from 5 distinct examiners while navigating the standards of only 2 distinct art 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 | 1 (17%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 2 (33%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 3 (50%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOLWERDA, KATHLEEN SONNETT | 2 | 68.8% | +17.6% |
| DANG, ANH TIEU | 1 | 65.7% | +34.8% |
| DAVID, SHAUN L | 1 | 72.7% | +18.5% |
| ALEMAN, SARAH WEBB | 1 | 62.2% | +23.6% |
| RESTAINO, ANDREW PETER | 1 | 72.4% | +39.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17328985 | ENDOVASCULAR DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH AN IMPROVED RADIOPAQUE MARKER SCHEME | HOLWERDA, KATHLEEN SONNETT | 20d |
| 16812017 | BALLOON ASSISTED ENDOLUMINAL PROSTHESIS DEPLOYMENT | RESTAINO, ANDREW PETER | 27d |
| 19025423 | DELIVERY CATHETER FOR ENDOVASCULAR DEVICE | HOLWERDA, KATHLEEN SONNETT | — |
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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17328985 | ENDOVASCULAR DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH AN IMPROVED RADIOPAQUE MARKER SCHEME | HOLWERDA, KATHLEEN SONNETT | 20d |
| 16812017 | BALLOON ASSISTED ENDOLUMINAL PROSTHESIS DEPLOYMENT | RESTAINO, ANDREW PETER | 27d |
| 19225937 | BIFURCATED ENDOVASCULAR PROSTHESIS HAVING TETHERED CONTRALATERAL LEG | DANG, ANH TIEU | — |
| 19172387 | DURABLE STENT GRAFT WITH TAPERED STRUTS AND STABLE DELIVERY METHODS AND DEVICES | DAVID, SHAUN L | — |
| 19025423 | DELIVERY CATHETER FOR ENDOVASCULAR DEVICE | HOLWERDA, KATHLEEN SONNETT | — |
| 18738971 | ADVANCED ENDOVASCULAR GRAFT AND DELIVERY SYSTEM | ALEMAN, SARAH WEBB | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3771 | 5 |
| 3774 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19225937 | BIFURCATED ENDOVASCULAR PROSTHESIS HAVING TETHERED CONTRALATERAL LEG | DANG, ANH TIEU | 3771 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 02, 2025 |
| 19172387 | DURABLE STENT GRAFT WITH TAPERED STRUTS AND STABLE DELIVERY METHODS AND DEVICES | DAVID, SHAUN L | 3771 | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 07, 2025 |
| 19025423 | DELIVERY CATHETER FOR ENDOVASCULAR DEVICE | HOLWERDA, KATHLEEN SONNETT | 3771 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 18738971 | ADVANCED ENDOVASCULAR GRAFT AND DELIVERY SYSTEM | ALEMAN, SARAH WEBB | 3774 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 10, 2024 |
| 17328985 | ENDOVASCULAR DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH AN IMPROVED RADIOPAQUE MARKER SCHEME | HOLWERDA, KATHLEEN SONNETT | 3771 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 20d | Pending | May 24, 2021 |
| 16812017 | BALLOON ASSISTED ENDOLUMINAL PROSTHESIS DEPLOYMENT | RESTAINO, ANDREW PETER | 3771 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 27d | Pending | Mar 06, 2020 |
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Start Free TrialTriVascular Inc. has 6 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 5 examiners.
Kathleen Sonnett Holwerda has the most, with 2 of TriVascular Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
