Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
24 pending office actions • 8 clients • 21 examiners • 13 art units • 0 of 24 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 8 patents granted in the last 365 days
Boston & Galway has 25 pending office actions in Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering, supported by 123 career applications in the recorded portfolio. The current workload is therefore accompanied by a defined, though comparatively focused, application history.
Its resolved allowance rate is 85.0%, with an average of 2.9 office actions per allowance. These figures show a high proportion of resolved matters reaching allowance while requiring fewer examination exchanges than profiles with a higher response average. The data supports planning for active prosecution with a generally favorable resolution pattern.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 8 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. 8 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 + other | 2 (8%) |
| §103 only | 8 (33%) |
| §112 only | 1 (4%) |
| Double-patenting only | 2 (8%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 2 (8%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 8 (33%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (4%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CELESTINE, NYROBI I | 2 | 81.4% | +23.1% |
| ROZANSKI, MICHAEL T | 2 | 69.1% | +29.0% |
| ARMSTRONG, JONATHAN D | 2 | 55.3% | +3.5% |
| ROBINSON, NICHOLAS A | 1 | 48.4% | +55.0% |
| FEACHER, LORENA R | 1 | 28.6% | +31.9% |
| BUI PHO, PASCAL M | 1 | 63.6% | -18.7% |
| BEGEMAN, ANDREW W | 1 | 47.1% | +19.0% |
| FERNANDEZ, KATHERINE L | 1 | 58.0% | +37.8% |
| ABDELAZIEZ, YASSER A | 1 | 86.3% | +3.0% |
| WOOLWINE, SAMUEL C | 1 | 61.0% | +20.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18590020 | ULTRASOUND APERTURE COMPOUNDING METHOD AND SYSTEM | CELESTINE, NYROBI I | 39d |
| 19075381 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR MONITORING FETAL HEARTBEAT AND UTERINE CONTRACTION SIGNALS | CELESTINE, NYROBI I | — |
| 18813377 | ADAPTIVE CAVITY THICKNESS CONTROL FOR MICROMACHINED ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER DEVICES | ABDELAZIEZ, YASSER A | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17985968 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING SCAN PATTERN FOR ULTRASOUND IMAGING | VIRK, ADIL PARTAP S | 496d overdue |
| 18498885 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING VAGINAL LACERATIONS DURING CHILDBIRTH | KREMER, MATTHEW | 10d overdue |
| 18994202 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED ENGAGEMENT VIA ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENC | FEACHER, LORENA R | 4d overdue |
| 17968261 | ELECTRICAL CIGARETTE USING MEMS PRESSURE SENSOR | BIEGER, VIRGINIA RUTH | 26d |
| 17555351 | INDEPENDENTLY OPERATED PIEZOELECTRIC ULTRASOUND ELEMENTS ARRANGED IN A CHECKERBOARD PATTERN | ROZANSKI, MICHAEL T | 69d |
| 18878645 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AI ASSISTED ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY | BUI PHO, PASCAL M | — |
| 18682257 | Endograft Device For Treating Ruptures In A Blood Vessel | ALEMAN, SARAH WEBB | — |
| 18429704 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING VAGINAL LACERATIONS DURING CHILDBIRTH | LONG, SARAH A | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18994202 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED ENGAGEMENT VIA ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENC | FEACHER, LORENA R | 4d overdue |
| 18891881 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COLLECTION OF ULTRASOUND DATA | FERNANDEZ, KATHERINE L | 2d overdue |
| 18590020 | ULTRASOUND APERTURE COMPOUNDING METHOD AND SYSTEM | CELESTINE, NYROBI I | 39d |
| 17555351 | INDEPENDENTLY OPERATED PIEZOELECTRIC ULTRASOUND ELEMENTS ARRANGED IN A CHECKERBOARD PATTERN | ROZANSKI, MICHAEL T | 69d |
| 19310020 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING MEASUREMENTS ON AN ULTRASOUND IMAGE | ROBINSON, NICHOLAS A | — |
| 19075381 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR MONITORING FETAL HEARTBEAT AND UTERINE CONTRACTION SIGNALS | CELESTINE, NYROBI I | — |
| 18909514 | Ultrasound Imaging System with Enhanced User Interface | BEGEMAN, ANDREW W | — |
| 18806916 | ULTRASONIC IMAGING DEVICES SYSTEMS AND METHODS | ROZANSKI, MICHAEL T | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| BFLY OPERATIONS, INC. | 16 |
| Materna Medical, Inc. | 2 |
| Generus | 1 |
| Echoiq Limited | 1 |
| Victory Genomics, Inc. | 1 |
| Heidelberg University | 1 |
| Materna Medical | 1 |
| Nanusens SL | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3798 | 8 |
| 3797 | 3 |
| 3645 | 2 |
| 3771 | 2 |
| 3625 | 1 |
| 2898 | 1 |
| 1681 | 1 |
| 3774 | 1 |
| 3791 | 1 |
| 2899 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19310020 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING MEASUREMENTS ON AN ULTRASOUND IMAGE | BFLY Operations, Inc. | ROBINSON, NICHOLAS A | 3798 | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 26, 2025 |
| 19075381 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR MONITORING FETAL HEARTBEAT AND UTERINE CONTRACTION SIGNALS | BFLY Operations, Inc. | CELESTINE, NYROBI I | 3798 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 10, 2025 |
| 18994202 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED ENGAGEMENT VIA ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENC | Generus | FEACHER, LORENA R | 3625 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | 4d overdue | Pending | Jan 14, 2025 |
| 18878645 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AI ASSISTED ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY | Echoiq Limited | BUI PHO, PASCAL M | 3798 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 23, 2024 |
| 18909514 | Ultrasound Imaging System with Enhanced User Interface | BFLY Operations, Inc. | BEGEMAN, ANDREW W | 3798 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 08, 2024 |
| 18891881 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COLLECTION OF ULTRASOUND DATA | BFLY Operations, Inc. | FERNANDEZ, KATHERINE L | 3798 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | 2d overdue | Pending | Sep 20, 2024 |
| 18813377 | ADAPTIVE CAVITY THICKNESS CONTROL FOR MICROMACHINED ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER DEVICES | BFLY Operations, Inc. | ABDELAZIEZ, YASSER A | 2898 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 23, 2024 |
| 18806916 | ULTRASONIC IMAGING DEVICES SYSTEMS AND METHODS | BFLY Operations, Inc. | ROZANSKI, MICHAEL T | 3797 | DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 16, 2024 |
| 18793062 | PRESSURE PORT FOR ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER ON CMOS SENSOR | BFLY Operations, Inc. | ARMSTRONG, JONATHAN D | 3645 | — | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 02, 2024 |
| 18635256 | METHODS FOR DETERMINING ANIMAL ANCESTERY AND FOR CONSERVATION THEREOF | Victory Genomics, Inc. | WOOLWINE, SAMUEL C | 1681 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 15, 2024 |
| 18590020 | ULTRASOUND APERTURE COMPOUNDING METHOD AND SYSTEM | BFLY Operations, Inc. | CELESTINE, NYROBI I | 3798 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 39d | Pending | Feb 28, 2024 |
| 18682257 | Endograft Device For Treating Ruptures In A Blood Vessel | UNIVERSITAT HEIDELBERG | ALEMAN, SARAH WEBB | 3774 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 08, 2024 |
| 18429704 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING VAGINAL LACERATIONS DURING CHILDBIRTH | Materna Medical | LONG, SARAH A | 3771 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 01, 2024 |
| 18394218 | THERAPEUTIC DEVICES AND METHODS FOR REDUCING INJURY DURING ARISING FROM LABOR AND DELIVERY | Materna Medical, Inc. | GEIGER, RACHAEL L | 3771 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 22, 2023 |
| 18498885 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING VAGINAL LACERATIONS DURING CHILDBIRTH | Materna Medical, Inc. | KREMER, MATTHEW | 3791 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 10d overdue | Pending | Oct 31, 2023 |
| 18382368 | MICROFABRICATED ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS AND RELATED APPARATUS AND METHODS | BFLY Operations, Inc. | KIM, SU C | 2899 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 20, 2023 |
| 18220530 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WIRED AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION USING ULTRASOUND DEVICES | BFLY Operations, Inc. | NGANGA, BONIFACE N | 3797 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 11, 2023 |
| 18336827 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING ULTRASOUND OPERATIONS USING MACHINE LEARNING AND/OR NON-GUI INTERACTIONS | BFLY Operations, Inc. | RAYMOND, KEITH MICHAEL | 3798 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 16, 2023 |
| 18137049 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR TELE-MEDICINE | BFLY Operations, Inc. | GE, JIN | 2619 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 4d overdue | Pending | Apr 20, 2023 |
| 17985968 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING SCAN PATTERN FOR ULTRASOUND IMAGING | BFLY Operations, Inc. | VIRK, ADIL PARTAP S | 3798 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 496d overdue | Pending | Nov 14, 2022 |
| 17968261 | ELECTRICAL CIGARETTE USING MEMS PRESSURE SENSOR | Nanusens Sl | BIEGER, VIRGINIA RUTH | 1755 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 26d | Pending | Oct 18, 2022 |
| 17845940 | ULTRASOUND APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING ULTRASOUND DEVICES | BFLY Operations, Inc. | ARMSTRONG, JONATHAN D | 3645 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 21, 2022 |
| 17555351 | INDEPENDENTLY OPERATED PIEZOELECTRIC ULTRASOUND ELEMENTS ARRANGED IN A CHECKERBOARD PATTERN | BFLY Operations, Inc. | ROZANSKI, MICHAEL T | 3797 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 69d | Pending | Dec 17, 2021 |
| 16553693 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR COLLECTION OF ULTRASOUND DATA | BFLY Operations, Inc. | YIP, JACK | 3715 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 28, 2019 |
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Start Free Trial85.0% of resolved applications prosecuted by Boston & Galway were allowed, across 123 applications in USPTO records.
2.90 office actions per allowed application on average.
24 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 8 clients, before 21 examiners in 13 art units.
