Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
3 pending office actions • 2 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days
Yukka Magic LLC currently manages 3 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These actions are distributed among 3 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units. This distribution indicates that the company's patenting efforts are spread across different technical or administrative divisions within the USPTO. With 3 distinct examiners assigned to the pending actions, the company faces a diverse set of perspectives and requirements during the prosecution process.
The busiest examiner, BAILEY, STEVEN WILLIAM, is responsible for 1 busiest examiner pending office action. This is one of the 3 total pending office actions currently active for the company. Because the pending actions are handled by different examiners, the company must manage multiple separate examiner relationships. The involvement of 2 distinct art units further suggests that the prosecution strategy must account for varying standards across these divisions. This structure indicates a portfolio that, while small, is not confined to a single examiner or a single set of art unit guidelines. Successful navigation of the distinct art units is essential for portfolio growth.
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 (33%) |
| §101 + other | 1 (33%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (33%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAILEY, STEVEN WILLIAM | 1 | 31.6% | +15.2% |
| HOUGH, JESSANDRA F | 1 | 45.6% | +35.8% |
| GHAND, JENNIFER LEIGH-STEWAR | 1 | 60.5% | +27.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18199131 | METHODS OF DETERMINING PHYSIOLOGICAL INFORMATION BASED ON BAYESIAN PEAK SELECTION AND MONITORING DEVICES INCORPORATING THE SAME | BAILEY, STEVEN WILLIAM | — |
| 17347293 | METHODS OF DETERMINING VENTILATORY THRESHOLD | HOUGH, JESSANDRA F | — |
| 17057931 | BIOMETRIC SENSOR HEAD ASSEMBLY | GHAND, JENNIFER LEIGH-STEWAR | — |
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 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18199131 | METHODS OF DETERMINING PHYSIOLOGICAL INFORMATION BASED ON BAYESIAN PEAK SELECTION AND MONITORING DEVICES INCORPORATING THE SAME | BAILEY, STEVEN WILLIAM | — |
| 17347293 | METHODS OF DETERMINING VENTILATORY THRESHOLD | HOUGH, JESSANDRA F | — |
| 17057931 | BIOMETRIC SENSOR HEAD ASSEMBLY | GHAND, JENNIFER LEIGH-STEWAR | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3796 | 2 |
| 1671 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18199131 | METHODS OF DETERMINING PHYSIOLOGICAL INFORMATION BASED ON BAYESIAN PEAK SELECTION AND MONITORING DEVICES INCORPORATING THE SAME | BAILEY, STEVEN WILLIAM | 1671 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 18, 2023 |
| 17347293 | METHODS OF DETERMINING VENTILATORY THRESHOLD | HOUGH, JESSANDRA F | 3796 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 14, 2021 |
| 17057931 | BIOMETRIC SENSOR HEAD ASSEMBLY | GHAND, JENNIFER LEIGH-STEWAR | 3796 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 23, 2020 |
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