Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
37 pending office actions • 22 art units • 35 examiners • 15 of 37 (41%) have an AI response strategy ready • 44 patents granted in the last 365 days
Verily Life Sciences LLC has 32 pending office actions within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These actions are distributed across 19 distinct art units, indicating a diverse range of technical subject matter under review. The breadth of art units involved suggests that the company's medical device innovations are multifaceted, likely crossing into several different classification areas at the patent office.
The company's prosecution involves 30 distinct examiners, showing that most matters are being handled by different individuals. WILKES, ZACHARY W is the busiest examiner with 2 pending office actions, which is a low concentration relative to the total volume of 32 pending actions. This distribution suggests that the company's patent strategy is not reliant on the favor of any single examiner. Instead, the success of the portfolio depends on navigating a wide variety of examiner temperaments and art unit norms.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 10 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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. 10 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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 |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 7 (19%) |
| §103 only | 14 (38%) |
| §102 only | 1 (3%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (3%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 14 (38%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILKES, ZACHARY W | 2 | 66.6% | +22.4% |
| RAYMOND, LINNAE ELIZABETH | 2 | 48.8% | +55.5% |
| BLANCHETTE, JOSHUA B | 1 | 47.8% | +31.8% |
| WANG, XIAOBEI | 1 | 65.4% | +48.3% |
| SURGAN, ALEXANDRA L | 1 | 47.7% | +28.6% |
| ALVAREZ, RAQUEL | 1 | 49.6% | +7.2% |
| RODRIGUEZ, ANTHONY JASON | 1 | 31.3% | -3.4% |
| LONG, MEREDITH A | 1 | 43.2% | +21.1% |
| TRA, TUYEN Q | 1 | 85.6% | +9.2% |
| CARTER, AARON W | 1 | 84.9% | +8.9% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18841349 | WORKFLOW ENHANCEMENT IN SCREENING OF OPHTHALMIC DISEASES THROUGH AUTOMATED ANALYSIS OF DIGITAL IMAGES ENABLED THROUGH MACHINE LEARNING | SOREY, ROBERT A | 149d overdue |
| 18518360 | RETINAL CAMERAS HAVING VARIABLY SIZED OPTICAL STOPS THAT ENABLE SELF-ALIGNMENT | WILKES, ZACHARY W | 98d overdue |
| 18270671 | MACHINE SEGMENTATION OF SENSOR MEASUREMENTS AND DERIVATIVES IN VIRTUAL MOTOR EXAMS | TU, AURELIE H | 8d |
| 18706889 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR POINT-OF-CARE SYNTHESIS AND ADMINISTRATION OF PARTICLE-BASED THERAPEUTICS | PURDY, KYLE A | 34d |
| 18051593 | BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION IN OPHTHALMIC DEVICES | WILKES, ZACHARY W | 39d |
| 18601436 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR UNDERLID HOME-BASED MEIBOMIAN GLAND DISEASE TREATMENT VIA RESISTIVE HEATING AND MAGNETIC-BASED MECHANICAL STIMULATION | BAKKAR, AYA ZIAD | 40d |
| 18456086 | TONOMETERS WITH SENSOR ARRAYS FOR CORNEAL PROFILE MEASUREMENT | KREMER, MATTHEW | 85d |
| 19291919 | AUTOMATIC CONTENT TAGGING IN VIDEOS OF MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERIES | BLANCHETTE, JOSHUA B | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18518360 | RETINAL CAMERAS HAVING VARIABLY SIZED OPTICAL STOPS THAT ENABLE SELF-ALIGNMENT | WILKES, ZACHARY W | 98d overdue |
| 18051593 | BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION IN OPHTHALMIC DEVICES | WILKES, ZACHARY W | 39d |
| 18196849 | NOZZLE FOR A FLUID DELIVERY DEVICE | RAYMOND, LINNAE ELIZABETH | 56d |
| 19291919 | AUTOMATIC CONTENT TAGGING IN VIDEOS OF MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERIES | BLANCHETTE, JOSHUA B | — |
| 19219154 | ANATOMICALLY CONTOURED STIMULATION LEADS FOR HIGH DENSITY NEURAL INTERFACE | WANG, XIAOBEI | — |
| 19113660 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENDOSCOPIC NAVIGATION AND BOOKMARKING | SURGAN, ALEXANDRA L | — |
| 19078626 | TRIGGERING VIRTUAL CLINICAL EXAMS | LONG, MEREDITH A | — |
| 18351129 | NON-GRAVITATIONAL FLUID DELIVERY DEVICE FOR OPHTHALMIC APPLICATIONS | RAYMOND, LINNAE ELIZABETH | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3781 | 6 |
| 2872 | 4 |
| 3791 | 3 |
| 3684 | 1 |
| 1784 | 1 |
| 3799 | 1 |
| 3622 | 1 |
| 2677 | 1 |
| 3653 | 1 |
| 3682 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19291919 | AUTOMATIC CONTENT TAGGING IN VIDEOS OF MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERIES | BLANCHETTE, JOSHUA B | 3684 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 06, 2025 |
| 19219154 | ANATOMICALLY CONTOURED STIMULATION LEADS FOR HIGH DENSITY NEURAL INTERFACE | WANG, XIAOBEI | 1784 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 27, 2025 |
| 19113660 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENDOSCOPIC NAVIGATION AND BOOKMARKING | SURGAN, ALEXANDRA L | 3799 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 20, 2025 |
| 19082465 | RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR ENTITY CONNECTIONS | ALVAREZ, RAQUEL | 3622 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 18, 2025 |
| 19080058 | IMAGE NORMALIZATION FOR MULTISPECTRAL FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY AND VIRTUAL STAINING | RODRIGUEZ, ANTHONY JASON | — | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 14, 2025 |
| 19078626 | TRIGGERING VIRTUAL CLINICAL EXAMS | LONG, MEREDITH A | — | §101§102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 13, 2025 |
| 18881958 | RETINAL IMAGING SYSTEM AND RETINAL IMAGING ADAPTOR AND RELATED METHODS OF USE | TRA, TUYEN Q | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 07, 2025 |
| 18966596 | POST-ALIGNMENT ASSESSMENT AND PROCESSING FOR PATHOLOGY IMAGES | CARTER, AARON W | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 03, 2024 |
| 18966845 | VIRTUAL IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE STAINING OF TISSUE SAMPLES USING DEEP LEARNING | YANG, YI | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 03, 2024 |
| 18869608 | Computer Vision Based Two-Stage Surgical Phase Recognition Module | PATEL, JAYESH A | 2677 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 26, 2024 |
| 18813348 | SIEVING DEVICES FOR PUPAE SEPARATION | RODRIGUEZ, JOSEPH C | 3653 | §102 | Final Rejection | 42d overdue | AI Ready | Aug 23, 2024 |
| 18841349 | WORKFLOW ENHANCEMENT IN SCREENING OF OPHTHALMIC DISEASES THROUGH AUTOMATED ANALYSIS OF DIGITAL IMAGES ENABLED THROUGH MACHINE LEARNING | SOREY, ROBERT A | 3682 | §101§102§103 | Final Rejection | 149d overdue | AI Ready | Aug 23, 2024 |
| 18832440 | IONIZABLE LIPIDS, LIPID NANOPARTICLES, AND USES THEREOF | BASQUILL, SEAN M | 1617 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 23, 2024 |
| 18740326 | GENERATING INSECT CLASSIFICATIONS USING PREDICTIVE MODELS BASED ON SEQUENCES OF IMAGES | CESE, KENNY A | 2663 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 11, 2024 |
| 18706889 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR POINT-OF-CARE SYNTHESIS AND ADMINISTRATION OF PARTICLE-BASED THERAPEUTICS | PURDY, KYLE A | 1611 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 34d | AI Ready | May 02, 2024 |
| 18633625 | UNDER LENS DEVICE INCORPORATING HYALURONIC ACID | WELLES, COLMAN THOMAS | 3792 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 12, 2024 |
| 18601436 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR UNDERLID HOME-BASED MEIBOMIAN GLAND DISEASE TREATMENT VIA RESISTIVE HEATING AND MAGNETIC-BASED MECHANICAL STIMULATION | BAKKAR, AYA ZIAD | 3796 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 40d | AI Ready | Mar 11, 2024 |
| 18424021 | MULTI-FRAME ANALYSIS FOR CLASSIFYING TARGET FEATURES IN MEDICAL VIDEOS | BURLESON, MICHAEL L | 2681 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 26, 2024 |
| 18534521 | FLUID DISPENSER STERILIZATION USING EXOGENIC ABSORBERS | DEL PRIORE, ALESSANDRO R | 3781 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | AI Ready | Dec 08, 2023 |
| 18518360 | RETINAL CAMERAS HAVING VARIABLY SIZED OPTICAL STOPS THAT ENABLE SELF-ALIGNMENT | WILKES, ZACHARY W | 2872 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 98d overdue | AI Ready | Nov 22, 2023 |
| 18456086 | TONOMETERS WITH SENSOR ARRAYS FOR CORNEAL PROFILE MEASUREMENT | KREMER, MATTHEW | 3791 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 85d | Pending | Aug 25, 2023 |
| 18238432 | NOZZLE FOR A FLUID DELIVERY DEVICE | HAN, SETH | 3781 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | AI Ready | Aug 25, 2023 |
| 18230134 | OPTIMIZED CONCAVE MIRROR FOR HORIZONTAL EYE SPRAY APPARATUS WITH ON-AXIS LIGHT GUIDED USER ALIGNMENT | CHATRATHI, ARJUNA P | 3781 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | AI Ready | Aug 03, 2023 |
| 18230014 | RIGHT/LEFT EYE DETECTION WITH PROXIMITY SENSOR FOR HORIZONTAL NON-GRAVITATIONAL OPHTHALMIC APPLICATOR | NGO, MEAGAN N | 3781 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | AI Ready | Aug 03, 2023 |
| 18362458 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALIGNMENT OF A HANDHELD DEVICE WITH RESPECT TO AN EYE IMPLANT | PARK, EVELYN GRACE | 3791 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 31, 2023 |
| 18351129 | NON-GRAVITATIONAL FLUID DELIVERY DEVICE FOR OPHTHALMIC APPLICATIONS | RAYMOND, LINNAE ELIZABETH | 3781 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | AI Ready | Jul 12, 2023 |
| 18270671 | MACHINE SEGMENTATION OF SENSOR MEASUREMENTS AND DERIVATIVES IN VIRTUAL MOTOR EXAMS | TU, AURELIE H | 3791 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | 8d | AI Ready | Jun 30, 2023 |
| 18268925 | METHODS FOR ASSAYING TARGET PROTEINS ON EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES IN PLASMA | KARUNASENA, ENUSHA | 1653 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 21, 2023 |
| 18196849 | NOZZLE FOR A FLUID DELIVERY DEVICE | RAYMOND, LINNAE ELIZABETH | 3781 | §103 | Final Rejection | 56d | AI Ready | May 12, 2023 |
| 18121254 | VITREOUS SAMPLING DEVICE HAVING VIBRATION-DRIVEN FLUID PRESSURE | HOAG, MITCHELL BRAIN | 3771 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 34d | AI Ready | Mar 14, 2023 |
| 18044944 | PUPAE DISPENSING SYSTEMS | HUTCHENS, CHRISTOPHER D. | 3647 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | AI Ready | Mar 10, 2023 |
| 18164484 | INTRAOCULAR SYSTEM THAT INCLUDES AN IMPLANT WITH AN IMAGE FORMATION DEVICE | BOUTSIKARIS, LEONIDAS | 2872 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 03, 2023 |
| 18051593 | BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION IN OPHTHALMIC DEVICES | WILKES, ZACHARY W | 2872 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 39d | Pending | Nov 01, 2022 |
| 17971871 | CONTROLLED RELEASE OF A THERAPEUTIC FROM AN OPHTHALMIC DEVICE WITH A LOCALLY ENHANCED CONCENTRATION OF CHLORIDE IONS | SU, SUSAN SHAN | 3700 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 24, 2022 |
| 17642607 | EXTERNAL ALIGNMENT INDICATION/GUIDANCE SYSTEM FOR RETINAL CAMERA | WRIGHT, ANDREW RUSSELL | 2872 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | AI Ready | Mar 11, 2022 |
| 17441597 | Thin-Film Lead Assemblies And Neural Interfaces | LEE, DAVINA EN-YIN | 3794 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 21, 2021 |
| 16187034 | Conditional Storage | KWONG, EDMUND H | 2137 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 12, 2018 |
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