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
Visant Medical Inc. operates in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. The company has 1 pending office action currently active. This action is assigned to 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit. Zachariah Kirby Whitrock is the busiest examiner, responsible for the 1 pending office action.
The company's prosecution is currently focused on a single matter, as there is only 1 pending office action. Zachariah Kirby Whitrock is the sole examiner reviewing the company's medical device filings. The 1 distinct art unit provides the technical framework for this examination.
Practitioners can tailor their approach specifically to the standards of Zachariah Kirby Whitrock and the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering art unit. This 1 pending office action represents the company's entire active engagement with the patent office. By focusing on the 1 distinct art unit and the preferences of Zachariah Kirby Whitrock, the company can efficiently navigate the prosecution of its medical technology.
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) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHITROCK, ZACHARIAH KIRBY | 1 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18574877 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IRRIGATION INTO THE LACRIMAL PUNCTA | WHITROCK, ZACHARIAH KIRBY | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3783 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18574877 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IRRIGATION INTO THE LACRIMAL PUNCTA | WHITROCK, ZACHARIAH KIRBY | 3783 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 28, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialVisant Medical Inc. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Zachariah Kirby Whitrock has the most, with 1 of Visant Medical Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
