Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
38 pending office actions • 20 art units • 35 examiners • 14 of 38 (37%) have an AI response strategy ready • 52 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 8 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. 8 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 only | 1 (3%) |
| §101 + other | 3 (8%) |
| §103 only | 19 (50%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (3%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (3%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 13 (34%) |
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 | 3 | 66.5% | +22.2% |
| BAKKAR, AYA ZIAD | 2 | 63.9% | +42.2% |
| BLANCHETTE, JOSHUA B | 1 | 47.6% | +31.0% |
| WANG, XIAOBEI | 1 | 65.2% | +48.2% |
| SURGAN, ALEXANDRA L | 1 | 47.7% | +28.0% |
| ALVAREZ, RAQUEL | 1 | 49.8% | +7.2% |
| SOLOMON, JOSHUA BRENDON | 1 | 82.7% | +20.8% |
| YANG, YI | 1 | 71.8% | +18.1% |
| FISSEL, TRAVIS S | 1 | 76.4% | +10.9% |
| KAYES, SEAN PHILLIP | 1 | 69.7% | +22.3% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19012438 | THIN FILM MAPPING CATHETER | SOLOMON, JOSHUA BRENDON | — |
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 |
| 18423490 | AUTOMATIC SPEECH RECOGNITION SYSTEM CONTEXTUALLY BIASED FOR MEDICAL SPEECH | COLUCCI, MICHAEL C | 29d |
| 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 |
| 19113660 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENDOSCOPIC NAVIGATION AND BOOKMARKING | SURGAN, ALEXANDRA L | — |
| 19082465 | RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR ENTITY CONNECTIONS | ALVAREZ, RAQUEL | — |
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | — |
| 19012438 | THIN FILM MAPPING CATHETER | SOLOMON, JOSHUA BRENDON | — |
| 18966845 | VIRTUAL IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE STAINING OF TISSUE SAMPLES USING DEEP LEARNING | YANG, YI | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2872 | 6 |
| 3781 | 6 |
| 3791 | 5 |
| 3796 | 2 |
| 3684 | 1 |
| 1784 | 1 |
| 3799 | 1 |
| 3622 | 1 |
| 2831 | 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 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 06, 2025 |
| 19219154 | ANATOMICALLY CONTOURED STIMULATION LEADS FOR HIGH DENSITY NEURAL INTERFACE | WANG, XIAOBEI | 1784 | §103 | 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 |
| 19012438 | THIN FILM MAPPING CATHETER | SOLOMON, JOSHUA BRENDON | — | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 07, 2025 |
| 18966845 | VIRTUAL IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE STAINING OF TISSUE SAMPLES USING DEEP LEARNING | YANG, YI | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 03, 2024 |
| 18853905 | PATHOLOGY AND/OR EYE-SIDED DEPENDENT ILLUMINATION FOR RETINAL IMAGING | FISSEL, TRAVIS S | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 03, 2024 |
| 18828184 | SWITCHES FOR MEDICATION CONTAINER CAPS | KAYES, SEAN PHILLIP | 2831 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 09, 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 |
| 18781767 | SYSTEM FOR OPTICAL INTERROGATION OF AN INTRAOCULAR IMPLANT THROUGH INTERFERENCE PATTERN PROJECTION | LEE, MATTHEW Y | 2872 | §102§103 | 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 |
| 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 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 26, 2024 |
| 18423490 | AUTOMATIC SPEECH RECOGNITION SYSTEM CONTEXTUALLY BIASED FOR MEDICAL SPEECH | COLUCCI, MICHAEL C | 2655 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 29d | AI Ready | Jan 26, 2024 |
| 18404760 | DRY EYE TREAMENT DEVICE | LIPPERT, JOHN WILLIAM | 1615 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 04, 2024 |
| 18544122 | GLAND TREATMENT DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATING DRY EYE DISEASE | BAKKAR, AYA ZIAD | 3796 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | AI Ready | Dec 18, 2023 |
| 18539046 | TIERED THERAPEUTIC RELEASE FROM A SINGLE RESERVOIR OF AN OPHTHALMIC DEVICE | HAN, SETH | 3781 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 13, 2023 |
| 18534521 | FLUID DISPENSER STERILIZATION USING EXOGENIC ABSORBERS | DEL PRIORE, ALESSANDRO R | 3781 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | 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 |
| 18387004 | NOZZLE FOR A FLUID DELIVERY DEVICE | LE, QUYNH DAO | 3781 | §103 | Final Rejection | 10d overdue | AI Ready | Nov 03, 2023 |
| 18382411 | PENCIL GRIP VITREOUS ASPIRATION AND DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE | GONZALEZ, LEI NMN | 3783 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 20, 2023 |
| 18455981 | Optical Pressure Sensor for Eye with Embedded Interrogation System | NGUYEN, HUONG Q | 3791 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 25, 2023 |
| 18237830 | COLOR CODE AUTHENTICATION OF A DRUG CARTRIDGE USING SINGLE-PIXEL COLOR IMAGING SENSOR | ST CYR, DANIEL | 2876 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 4d overdue | AI Ready | Aug 24, 2023 |
| 18234785 | AUTOMATED ADMINISTRATION OF THERAPEUTICS TO THE EYE | PHAM, KATHERINE-PH MINH | 3781 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | AI Ready | Aug 16, 2023 |
| 18447936 | Cover-Uncover Test in a VR/AR Headset | WILKES, ZACHARY W | 2872 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | AI Ready | Aug 10, 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 |
| 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 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 21, 2023 |
| 18209981 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREVENTING OR SLOWING THE PROGRESSION OF MYOPIA WITH A SMART OPHTHALMIC DEVICE | FLYNN, TIMOTHY LEE | 3781 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 14, 2023 |
| 18208124 | WEARABLE DEVICE FOR SENSING CHLORIDE IN SWEAT | KRETZER, KYLE W. | 3791 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 09, 2023 |
| 18164484 | INTRAOCULAR SYSTEM THAT INCLUDES AN IMPLANT WITH AN IMAGE FORMATION DEVICE | BOUTSIKARIS, LEONIDAS | 2872 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 03, 2023 |
| 18158365 | Electronic Pressure Sensor for Eye with Optical Interface | HENSON, DEVIN B | 3791 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 23, 2023 |
| 18051593 | BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION IN OPHTHALMIC DEVICES | WILKES, ZACHARY W | 2872 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 39d | Pending | Nov 01, 2022 |
| 17971905 | COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED PROCESS CONTROL USING A COMPUTER INSTANTIATED MATHEMATICAL MODEL DEFINING SEQUENCE-BASED ANCHORING AND TIME-BASED ANCHORING BETWEEN NODES | COVINGTON, AMANDA R | 3686 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | AI Ready | Oct 24, 2022 |
| 17827034 | Optical Intraocular Pressure Sensor in Cornea for Free-Space Interrogation | MERRIAM, AARON ROGERS | 3791 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 27, 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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