Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
17 pending office actions • 1 client • 17 examiners • 11 art units • 0 of 17 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 26 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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 | 1 (6%) |
| §103 only | 8 (47%) |
| §102 only | 2 (12%) |
| Double-patenting only | 3 (18%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (6%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (12%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELSHAER, ALAAELDIN M | 1 | 35.5% | +31.2% |
| PARK, PATRICIA JOO YOUNG | 1 | 57.6% | +14.9% |
| TOKARCZYK, CHRISTOPHER B | 1 | 43.3% | +23.3% |
| ADAMS, EILEEN M | 1 | 86.2% | +4.2% |
| FERNANDEZ, KATHERINE L | 1 | 57.9% | +38.1% |
| PENG, BO JOSEPH | 1 | 69.5% | +13.5% |
| LAU, MICHAEL J | 1 | 71.0% | +23.9% |
| FAIRCHILD, AARON BENJAMIN | 1 | 79.3% | +20.5% |
| GRAY, RYAN M | 1 | 87.8% | +12.1% |
| LE, PETER D | 1 | 80.2% | +16.4% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19073796 | APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR MANAGING AUTO-EXPOSURE OF IMAGE FRAMES DEPICTING COLOR-BIASED CONTENT | ADAMS, EILEEN M | — |
| 18986428 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REGION-BASED PRESENTATION OF AUGMENTED CONTENT | GRAY, RYAN M | — |
| 18979327 | AUGMENTED MEDICAL VISION SYSTEMS AND METHODS | LE, PETER D | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19229753 | Untitled | ELSHAER, ALAAELDIN M | — |
| 18712072 | IMAGE ARTIFACT MITIGATION IN A DISPLAY SYSTEM HAVING A FOLDED OPTICAL PATH | NGUYEN, LAUREN | — |
| 18015480 | IMAGE-BASED DETERMINATION OF A PROPERTY OF A FLUORESCING SUBSTANCE | SCHWARTZ, RAPHAEL M | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19028977 | MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS THAT FACILITATE USE OF DIFFERENT FLUORESCENCE IMAGING AGENTS | FERNANDEZ, KATHERINE L | 79d |
| 19229753 | Untitled | ELSHAER, ALAAELDIN M | — |
| 19255709 | SYSTEMS AND A METHOD FOR DIRECTING AN IMAGING DEVICE TO DETECT FLOURESCENCE AND FOR DETERMINING A LIFETIME OF THE FLOURESCENCE | PARK, PATRICIA JOO YOUNG | — |
| 19226789 | BEACON-BASED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATIVELY PAIRING A DEVICE WITH A MEDICAL SYSTEM | TOKARCZYK, CHRISTOPHER B | — |
| 19025746 | ILLUMINATION CORRECTED NEAR-INFRARED (NIR) IMAGING FOR IMAGE GUIDED SURGERY | PENG, BO JOSEPH | — |
| 19015301 | CAMERA CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A COMPUTER-ASSISTED SURGICAL SYSTEM | LAU, MICHAEL J | — |
| 19000026 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HIGH-SPEED DATA TRANSMISSION ACROSS AN ELECTRICAL ISOLATION BARRIER | FAIRCHILD, AARON BENJAMIN | — |
| 18986428 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REGION-BASED PRESENTATION OF AUGMENTED CONTENT | GRAY, RYAN M | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC. | 17 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3687 | 1 |
| 3793 | 1 |
| 2481 | 1 |
| 3798 | 1 |
| 3797 | 1 |
| 2488 | 1 |
| 2681 | 1 |
| 2871 | 1 |
| 2673 | 1 |
| 2671 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19229753 | Untitled | Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. | ELSHAER, ALAAELDIN M | 3687 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | |
| 19255709 | SYSTEMS AND A METHOD FOR DIRECTING AN IMAGING DEVICE TO DETECT FLOURESCENCE AND FOR DETERMINING A LIFETIME OF THE FLOURESCENCE | Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. | PARK, PATRICIA JOO YOUNG | 3793 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 30, 2025 |
| 19226789 | BEACON-BASED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATIVELY PAIRING A DEVICE WITH A MEDICAL SYSTEM | Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. | TOKARCZYK, CHRISTOPHER B | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 03, 2025 | |
| 19073796 | APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR MANAGING AUTO-EXPOSURE OF IMAGE FRAMES DEPICTING COLOR-BIASED CONTENT | Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. | ADAMS, EILEEN M | 2481 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2025 |
| 19028977 | MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS THAT FACILITATE USE OF DIFFERENT FLUORESCENCE IMAGING AGENTS | Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. | FERNANDEZ, KATHERINE L | 3798 | §103§112DPOther | Non-Final OA | 79d | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19025746 | ILLUMINATION CORRECTED NEAR-INFRARED (NIR) IMAGING FOR IMAGE GUIDED SURGERY | Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. | PENG, BO JOSEPH | 3797 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 19015301 | CAMERA CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A COMPUTER-ASSISTED SURGICAL SYSTEM | Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. | LAU, MICHAEL J | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 09, 2025 | |
| 19000026 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HIGH-SPEED DATA TRANSMISSION ACROSS AN ELECTRICAL ISOLATION BARRIER | Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. | FAIRCHILD, AARON BENJAMIN | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 23, 2024 | |
| 18986428 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REGION-BASED PRESENTATION OF AUGMENTED CONTENT | Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. | GRAY, RYAN M | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 18, 2024 | |
| 18979327 | AUGMENTED MEDICAL VISION SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. | LE, PETER D | 2488 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2024 |
| 18867593 | NON-VISIBLE-SPECTRUM LIGHT IMAGE-BASED TRAINING AND USE OF A MACHINE LEARNING MODEL | Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. | VANCHY JR, MICHAEL J | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 20, 2024 | |
| 18896529 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING A POSITION OF A ROBOTICALLY-MANIPULATED SURGICAL INSTRUMENT | Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. | PERLMAN, DAVID S | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 25, 2024 | |
| 18724290 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PARTITIONING MODELS OF ANATOMICAL STRUCTURES INTO FUNCTIONAL SEGMENTS | Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. | POPOVICI, DOV | 2681 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 26, 2024 |
| 18712072 | IMAGE ARTIFACT MITIGATION IN A DISPLAY SYSTEM HAVING A FOLDED OPTICAL PATH | Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. | NGUYEN, LAUREN | 2871 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 21, 2024 |
| 18203789 | LIGHT LEVEL ADAPTIVE FILTER AND METHOD | Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. | MOTSINGER, SEAN T | 2673 | §103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 31, 2023 |
| 18015480 | IMAGE-BASED DETERMINATION OF A PROPERTY OF A FLUORESCING SUBSTANCE | Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. | SCHWARTZ, RAPHAEL M | 2671 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 10, 2023 |
| 17709001 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TISSUE CONTACT DETECTION AND FOR AUTO-EXPOSURE AND ILLUMINATION CONTROL | Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. | CHOU, WILLIAM B | 3795 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 30, 2022 |
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