Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
19 pending office actions • 11 clients • 19 examiners • 17 art units • 0 of 19 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 9 patents granted in the last 365 days
Amsel IP Law focuses its practice on Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering, where it has handled 155 career applications. This boutique firm size suggests a specialized approach to its clients' mechanical innovations. Currently, the firm has 16 pending office actions under its management, representing a healthy level of active prosecution.
The firm maintains a resolved allowance rate pct of 88.31, which is a strong indicator of its ability to secure patent protection. Prosecution efficiency is reflected in the 2.68 avg office actions per allowance. This figure suggests that the firm typically reaches an allowance in several substantive interactions with the examiner, providing a streamlined path to grant.
For clients in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering sector, the 88.31 resolved allowance rate pct offers a high degree of confidence. The 2.68 avg office actions per allowance indicates a prosecution process that is both effective and relatively efficient. With 155 career applications and 16 pending office actions, the firm demonstrates a consistent track record of success for its inventors.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 4 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. 4 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 (5%) |
| §101 + other | 5 (26%) |
| §103 only | 5 (26%) |
| §102 only | 1 (5%) |
| §112 only | 1 (5%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 6 (32%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEBASTIAN, KAITLYN E | 1 | 73.8% | +20.4% |
| TELAN, MICHAEL R | 1 | 42.8% | +27.0% |
| CHAI, RAYMOND REI-YANG | 1 | 74.7% | +16.2% |
| MOSS, JAMES R | 1 | 51.1% | +41.6% |
| RADKE, JAY W | 1 | 85.9% | +8.5% |
| MIAH, LITON | 1 | 75.3% | +21.3% |
| HASSAN, AURANGZEB | 1 | 80.3% | +17.0% |
| PHAM, LY D | 1 | 94.0% | +3.4% |
| KROFCHECK, MICHAEL C | 1 | 81.5% | +16.9% |
| VAN DUZER, ALEXIS KIM | 1 | 37.5% | +46.7% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18869501 | 3D MEMORY DEVICE WITH LOCAL COLUMN DECODING | RADKE, JAY W | — |
| 18919179 | FOLDED MEMORY MODULES | HASSAN, AURANGZEB | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18752571 | PLATFORM FOR MANAGING CONTEXTUAL AVAILABILITY OF ELECTRONIC HEALTH DATA | VAN DUZER, ALEXIS KIM | 60d overdue |
| 19054751 | OVERLAYING CONTENT AUGMENTING VIDEO DATA FROM A CONTENT PROVIDER SYSTEM DISPLAYED BY A CLIENT DEVICE | TELAN, MICHAEL R | 28d |
| 19117843 | ELECTRONICALLY GUIDED PRECISION MEDICAL TARGETING USING NEAR INFRARED FLUORESCENCE IMAGING | SEBASTIAN, KAITLYN E | — |
| 18968990 | SHIFT COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR PREVENTING PRESSURE ULCERS | MOSS, JAMES R | — |
| 18895130 | DATA BUFFER FOR MEMORY DEVICES WITH MEMORY ADDRESS REMAPPING | PHAM, LY D | — |
| 18786296 | CONTEXT-BASED COMPRESSION IN A MEMORY SYSTEM | KROFCHECK, MICHAEL C | — |
| 18666621 | ENEMA DELIVERY DEVICE FOR PEOPLE WITH IMPAIRED MOBILITY | VOKES, KATHLEEN PAIGE | — |
| 18644896 | CELL MANUFACTURING MANAGEMENT PLATFORM USING MACHINE LEARNING | PEACH, POLINA G | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18752571 | PLATFORM FOR MANAGING CONTEXTUAL AVAILABILITY OF ELECTRONIC HEALTH DATA | VAN DUZER, ALEXIS KIM | 60d overdue |
| 19054751 | OVERLAYING CONTENT AUGMENTING VIDEO DATA FROM A CONTENT PROVIDER SYSTEM DISPLAYED BY A CLIENT DEVICE | TELAN, MICHAEL R | 28d |
| 19117843 | ELECTRONICALLY GUIDED PRECISION MEDICAL TARGETING USING NEAR INFRARED FLUORESCENCE IMAGING | SEBASTIAN, KAITLYN E | — |
| 19039634 | MULTI-MODAL PROGRAMMABLE SOUND-RESPONSIVE LIGHTING UNIT AND APPLICATION | CHAI, RAYMOND REI-YANG | — |
| 18968990 | SHIFT COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR PREVENTING PRESSURE ULCERS | MOSS, JAMES R | — |
| 18938112 | LEVERAGING A LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL FOR UNIVERSAL DISPATCH MESSAGING | MIAH, LITON | — |
| 18919179 | FOLDED MEMORY MODULES | HASSAN, AURANGZEB | — |
| 18786296 | CONTEXT-BASED COMPRESSION IN A MEMORY SYSTEM | KROFCHECK, MICHAEL C | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Johnson & Johnson | 5 |
| Rambus | 5 |
| SUPER STREAMING TECH INC. | 1 |
| Varsity Music, Inc. | 1 |
| Hipr Innovation, Inc. | 1 |
| Tango Tango, Inc. | 1 |
| Enable Independence, LLC | 1 |
| Hiseas Energy Inc. | 1 |
| OrbiSharp Robotics, Inc. | 1 |
| Neurosmart Inc. | 1 |
| VeloCloud Networks, LLC | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3797 | 1 |
| 2426 | 1 |
| 2844 | 1 |
| 3792 | 1 |
| 2642 | 1 |
| 2184 | 1 |
| 2827 | 1 |
| 2138 | 1 |
| 3681 | 1 |
| 4100 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19117843 | ELECTRONICALLY GUIDED PRECISION MEDICAL TARGETING USING NEAR INFRARED FLUORESCENCE IMAGING | Johnson & Johnson Enterprise Innovation Inc. | SEBASTIAN, KAITLYN E | 3797 | §101§102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 02, 2025 |
| 19054751 | OVERLAYING CONTENT AUGMENTING VIDEO DATA FROM A CONTENT PROVIDER SYSTEM DISPLAYED BY A CLIENT DEVICE | Super Streaming Tech Inc. | TELAN, MICHAEL R | 2426 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | Feb 14, 2025 |
| 19039634 | MULTI-MODAL PROGRAMMABLE SOUND-RESPONSIVE LIGHTING UNIT AND APPLICATION | Varsity Music, Inc. | CHAI, RAYMOND REI-YANG | 2844 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 28, 2025 |
| 18968990 | SHIFT COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR PREVENTING PRESSURE ULCERS | Hipr Innovation, Inc. | MOSS, JAMES R | 3792 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 04, 2024 |
| 18869501 | 3D MEMORY DEVICE WITH LOCAL COLUMN DECODING | Rambus Inc. | RADKE, JAY W | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 26, 2024 | |
| 18938112 | LEVERAGING A LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL FOR UNIVERSAL DISPATCH MESSAGING | Tango Tango, Inc. | MIAH, LITON | 2642 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 05, 2024 |
| 18919179 | FOLDED MEMORY MODULES | Rambus Inc. | HASSAN, AURANGZEB | 2184 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 17, 2024 |
| 18895130 | DATA BUFFER FOR MEMORY DEVICES WITH MEMORY ADDRESS REMAPPING | Rambus Inc. | PHAM, LY D | 2827 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 24, 2024 |
| 18786296 | CONTEXT-BASED COMPRESSION IN A MEMORY SYSTEM | Rambus Inc. | KROFCHECK, MICHAEL C | 2138 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 26, 2024 |
| 18752571 | PLATFORM FOR MANAGING CONTEXTUAL AVAILABILITY OF ELECTRONIC HEALTH DATA | Janssen Research & Development, LLC | VAN DUZER, ALEXIS KIM | 3681 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | 60d overdue | Pending | Jun 24, 2024 |
| 18666621 | ENEMA DELIVERY DEVICE FOR PEOPLE WITH IMPAIRED MOBILITY | Enable Independence, LLC | VOKES, KATHLEEN PAIGE | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 16, 2024 | |
| 18644896 | CELL MANUFACTURING MANAGEMENT PLATFORM USING MACHINE LEARNING | Janssen Research & Development, LLC | PEACH, POLINA G | 4100 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 24, 2024 |
| 18701574 | STACKED MEMORY DEVICE WITH INTERFACE DIE | Rambus Inc. | BELKHAYAT, ZAKARIA MOHAMMED | 2139 | §103 | Final Rejection | 33d | Pending | Apr 15, 2024 |
| 18693084 | Automatic Estimation of Ulcerative Colitis Severity from Endoscopy Videos USING ORDINAL MULTI-INSTANCE LEARNING | Janssen Research & Development, LLC | MAHROUKA, WASSIM | 2665 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 18, 2024 |
| 18602996 | FLOATING WIND POWER GENERATION PLATFORM FOR OFFSHORE DEPLOYMENT | Hiseas Energy Inc. | PAULSON, SHEETAL R. | 3615 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 12, 2024 |
| 18591463 | Sharpening Parameter And Determination System For A Lawn Mower Blade Sharpening And Task Robot | Orbisharp Robotics, Inc. | RIVERA, CARLOS A | 3723 | §101§102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 29, 2024 |
| 18538785 | STRESS PERFORMANCE TRAINING SYSTEM | Neurosmart Inc. | TOTH, KAREN E | 3791 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 13, 2023 |
| 18488744 | REMEDIATION OF CONTAINERIZED WORKLOADS BASED ON CONTEXT BREACH AT EDGE DEVICES | Velocloud Networks, LLC | KIM, HEE SOO | 2443 | §103 | Final Rejection | 8d | Pending | Oct 17, 2023 |
| 18454998 | TISSUE CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM FOR DETECTING CANCEROUS CELLS | Johnson & Johnson Enterprise Innovation Inc. | STIGELL, THEODORE J | 3783 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 24, 2023 |
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