Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
32 pending office actions • 22 art units • 31 examiners • 0 of 32 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 18 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 19 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. 19 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 | 2 (6%) |
| §101 + other | 5 (16%) |
| §103 only | 9 (28%) |
| §102 only | 3 (9%) |
| §112 only | 2 (6%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 11 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| YENTRAPATI, AVINASH | 2 | 74.9% | -4.3% |
| FRITH, SEAN A | 1 | 62.5% | +26.7% |
| RAMIREZ, ELLIS B | 1 | 81.1% | +14.9% |
| SABOKTAKIN, MARJAN | 1 | 58.7% | +14.3% |
| SMITH, HALEY ANNE | 1 | 56.3% | +59.1% |
| TANNER, JOCELIN C | 1 | 72.2% | +34.8% |
| NGUYEN, KHANH TUAN | 1 | 74.6% | +18.7% |
| AVINA, RACHEL MARIE | 1 | — | — |
| HYUN, PAUL SANG HWA | 1 | 69.8% | +36.5% |
| HOBBS, MICHAEL L | 1 | 68.9% | +28.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18981464 | ROBOT-ASSISTED IMAGING AND SERVOING FOR INTRAOPERATIVE GUIDANCE | RAMIREZ, ELLIS B | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18368384 | ASSURANCE MODEL FOR AN AUTONOMOUS ROBOTIC SYSTEM | CHOU, SHIEN MING | 53d overdue |
| 18119547 | FEATURE DRIVEN NEXT VIEW PLANNING OF 3-DIMENSIONAL SURFACES | SHECHTMAN, SEAN P | 50d overdue |
| 18581910 | DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION (DBS) METHOD AND DEVICE | KISH, JAMES M | 43d overdue |
| 18511573 | EXPONENTIAL SIGNAL MEASUREMENT DEVICE | MORONESO, JONATHAN DREW | 30d overdue |
| 18080356 | WIRELESS SPECTRUM SHARING DATABASE | KHAN, MEHMOOD B | 30d overdue |
| 18125823 | ROBOTIC-ASSISTED OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY (OCT) | SIPES, JOHN CURTIS | 9d overdue |
| 18598664 | Concussion Detection System and Method of Operation | AGAHI, PUYA | 12d |
| 18065549 | Micro Punch for Targeted Material Excision | HERON, VELVET ELIZABETH | 22d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18805482 | CHARGE MATERIAL FOR RECYCLED LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES | NGUYEN, KHANH TUAN | 60d overdue |
| 19184355 | ULTRASOUND SIGNAL COUPLER | FRITH, SEAN A | 30d |
| 18981464 | ROBOT-ASSISTED IMAGING AND SERVOING FOR INTRAOPERATIVE GUIDANCE | RAMIREZ, ELLIS B | — |
| 18955638 | CARDIAC FUNCTION ASSESSMENT AND CLASSIFICATION | SABOKTAKIN, MARJAN | — |
| 18912450 | SPLIT SOLE INDEPENDENTLY ADJUSTABLE LOAD-LIMITING FOOTWEAR | SMITH, HALEY ANNE | — |
| 18827256 | Surgical Head Clamp and Robotics Platform | TANNER, JOCELIN C | — |
| 18640521 | OPACITY TESTING THROUGH MEASURED ILLUMINANCE | HYUN, PAUL SANG HWA | — |
| 18621550 | MICROFLUIDIC INDUCTION OF RESEARCH BASED NEURAL INJURY | HOBBS, MICHAEL L | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3791 | 3 |
| 3797 | 2 |
| 1615 | 2 |
| 3798 | 1 |
| 3683 | 1 |
| 3732 | 1 |
| 3771 | 1 |
| 1761 | 1 |
| 3792 | 1 |
| 1645 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19184355 | ULTRASOUND SIGNAL COUPLER | FRITH, SEAN A | 3798 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 30d | Pending | Apr 21, 2025 |
| 18981464 | ROBOT-ASSISTED IMAGING AND SERVOING FOR INTRAOPERATIVE GUIDANCE | RAMIREZ, ELLIS B | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 14, 2024 |
| 18955638 | CARDIAC FUNCTION ASSESSMENT AND CLASSIFICATION | SABOKTAKIN, MARJAN | 3797 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 21, 2024 |
| 18953643 | WOUND ASSESSMENT AND CLASSIFICATION | YENTRAPATI, AVINASH | — | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 20, 2024 |
| 18953632 | WOUND IMAGE GATHERING AND CLARIFICATION | YENTRAPATI, AVINASH | 3683 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 20, 2024 |
| 18912450 | SPLIT SOLE INDEPENDENTLY ADJUSTABLE LOAD-LIMITING FOOTWEAR | SMITH, HALEY ANNE | 3732 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 10, 2024 |
| 18827256 | Surgical Head Clamp and Robotics Platform | TANNER, JOCELIN C | 3771 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 06, 2024 |
| 18805482 | CHARGE MATERIAL FOR RECYCLED LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES | NGUYEN, KHANH TUAN | 1761 | §103 | Final Rejection | 60d overdue | Pending | Aug 14, 2024 |
| 18654330 | AMBIENT TEMPERATURE LIQUID METAL AIR FLOW BATTERY | AVINA, RACHEL MARIE | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 03, 2024 |
| 18640521 | OPACITY TESTING THROUGH MEASURED ILLUMINANCE | HYUN, PAUL SANG HWA | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 19, 2024 |
| 18621550 | MICROFLUIDIC INDUCTION OF RESEARCH BASED NEURAL INJURY | HOBBS, MICHAEL L | — | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 29, 2024 |
| 18598664 | Concussion Detection System and Method of Operation | AGAHI, PUYA | 3791 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 12d | Pending | Mar 07, 2024 |
| 18581910 | DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION (DBS) METHOD AND DEVICE | KISH, JAMES M | 3792 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 43d overdue | Pending | Feb 20, 2024 |
| 18427320 | GRAPHITE RECYCLING FROM LI-ION BATTERIES | D'ANIELLO, NICHOLAS P | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 30, 2024 |
| 18404140 | GENOMIC SEQUENCES FOR YEAST PROBIOTICS | DICKENS, AMELIA NICOLE | 1645 | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 04, 2024 |
| 18511573 | EXPONENTIAL SIGNAL MEASUREMENT DEVICE | MORONESO, JONATHAN DREW | 3791 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | 30d overdue | Pending | Nov 16, 2023 |
| 18508058 | BIOMIMETIC LIPOSOMES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME | KWON, JOHN SEUNGJAI | 1615 | §103 | Final Rejection | 15d | Pending | Nov 13, 2023 |
| 18381510 | ROBOTIC ASSISTED IMAGING | MALDONADO, STEVEN | 3797 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 18, 2023 |
| 18377791 | MAGNETICALLY ALIGNED POLYMERIC MICROFIBERS | GEMBEH, SHIRLEY V | 1615 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 07, 2023 |
| 18368384 | ASSURANCE MODEL FOR AN AUTONOMOUS ROBOTIC SYSTEM | CHOU, SHIEN MING | 3666 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 53d overdue | Pending | Sep 14, 2023 |
| 18223376 | SODIUM-ION BATTERY CATHODE MATERIAL | GATEWOOD, DANIEL S | 1729 | §112 | Final Rejection | 8d overdue | Pending | Jul 18, 2023 |
| 18204509 | AUTONOMOUS ROBOTIC ASSEMBLY OF ARBITRARY PART SHAPES | HOQUE, SHAHEDA SHABNAM | 3658 | §103 | Final Rejection | 46d overdue | Pending | Jun 01, 2023 |
| 18125823 | ROBOTIC-ASSISTED OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY (OCT) | SIPES, JOHN CURTIS | 2872 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 9d overdue | Pending | Mar 24, 2023 |
| 18119547 | FEATURE DRIVEN NEXT VIEW PLANNING OF 3-DIMENSIONAL SURFACES | SHECHTMAN, SEAN P | 2896 | §101 | Final Rejection | 50d overdue | Pending | Mar 09, 2023 |
| 18080356 | WIRELESS SPECTRUM SHARING DATABASE | KHAN, MEHMOOD B | 2419 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 30d overdue | Pending | Dec 13, 2022 |
| 18065549 | Micro Punch for Targeted Material Excision | HERON, VELVET ELIZABETH | 3791 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 22d | Pending | Dec 13, 2022 |
| 17971393 | MICROCHANNEL PRINTING | ZIMMERMAN, JOSHUA D | 2853 | §112 | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | Pending | Oct 21, 2022 |
| 17943548 | ENZYMATIC CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL | ZHANG, KELING NMN | 1732 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 30d | Pending | Sep 13, 2022 |
| 17939254 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING A LOGIC DEFECT IN AN APPLICATION | DHAKAD, RUPALI | 2437 | §103 | Final Rejection | 55d | Pending | Sep 07, 2022 |
| 17749555 | Non-Transgenic Functional Rescue of Neuropeptides | KANE, TREVOR LOGAN | 1657 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 28d | Pending | May 20, 2022 |
| 17741887 | MOTORIZED CONTROL FOR MEDICAL DEVICE | ABBASI, ABDUL HADI | 3795 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 9d overdue | Pending | May 11, 2022 |
| 17592837 | Respiration Aid | ZIEGLER, MATTHEW D | 3785 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 45d overdue | Pending | Feb 04, 2022 |
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