Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
16 pending office actions • 12 clients • 15 examiners • 13 art units • 1 of 16 (6%) have an AI response strategy ready
BOTOS CHURCHILL IP LAW LLP has 16 pending office actions in Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering and 2388 career applications. The application history gives the current docket a substantial prosecution context.
The resolved allowance rate is 95.76%, and the average is 4.12 office actions per allowance. The allowance figure shows that a large share of resolved matters reached allowance, while the response average indicates that those results commonly followed repeated examination activity. The profile may therefore appeal to clients prioritizing favorable resolution outcomes while recognizing the potential need for sustained prosecution effort.
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 | 2 (12%) |
| §103 only | 1 (6%) |
| §102 only | 1 (6%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (6%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 11 (69%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUSE, MARK KENNETH | 2 | 77.5% | +9.0% |
| LIU, XIAO | 1 | 87.5% | +12.3% |
| NIGAM, NATASHA | 1 | 54.3% | +20.7% |
| HYLINSKI, STEVEN J | 1 | 75.3% | +17.4% |
| EDWARDS, LYDIA E | 1 | 60.1% | +6.0% |
| MUI, CHRISTINE T | 1 | 78.4% | +19.8% |
| PORTILLO, JAIRO H | 1 | 53.4% | +30.7% |
| HOEKSTRA, JEFFREY GERBEN | 1 | 56.1% | +39.8% |
| PHILIPS, BRADLEY H | 1 | 67.5% | +30.9% |
| MACASIANO, MARILYN G | 1 | 57.7% | +17.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17908087 | BREATH DETECTION WITH MOVEMENT COMPENSATION | LUARCA, MARGARET M | 154d overdue |
| 18390738 | PERSONALIZATION FROM SEQUENCES AND REPRESENTATIONS IN ADS | MACASIANO, MARILYN G | 73d overdue |
| 18685557 | BLOOD COLLECTION SYSTEM | PORTILLO, JAIRO H | 42d overdue |
| 19211404 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING LUBRICANT | BUSE, MARK KENNETH | — |
| 19107126 | AUTOMATED FOOTWEAR IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD | LIU, XIAO | — |
| 18853557 | IMAGING SYSTEM | NIGAM, NATASHA | — |
| 18730824 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CALIBRATING INSTRUMENTS THAT MEASURE TEMPERATURE AND MICROBIAL GROWTH IN BLOOD CULTURE BOTTLES | EDWARDS, LYDIA E | — |
| 18723419 | A DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING LUBRICANT | BUSE, MARK KENNETH | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18390738 | PERSONALIZATION FROM SEQUENCES AND REPRESENTATIONS IN ADS | MACASIANO, MARILYN G | 73d overdue |
| 18685557 | BLOOD COLLECTION SYSTEM | PORTILLO, JAIRO H | 42d overdue |
| 19107126 | AUTOMATED FOOTWEAR IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD | LIU, XIAO | — |
| 18853557 | IMAGING SYSTEM | NIGAM, NATASHA | — |
| 18846699 | PROGRAM, VIRTUAL SPACE PROVIDING METHOD, AND VIRTUAL SPACE PROVIDING SYSTEM | HYLINSKI, STEVEN J | — |
| 18688421 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INVENTORY HANDLING IN AN AUTOMATED DIAGNOSTIC ANALYZER | MUI, CHRISTINE T | — |
| 18685588 | BLOOD COLLECTION SYSTEM | HOEKSTRA, JEFFREY GERBEN | — |
| 18683413 | FACE MASK | PHILIPS, BRADLEY H | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Becton Dickinson | 3 |
| Gb Ip Holdings Pty Ltd. | 2 |
| BD KIESTRA B.V. | 2 |
| Bluestar Software Limited | 1 |
| NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE | 1 |
| Cover Corp. | 1 |
| Western Health | 1 |
| ETSY, Inc. | 1 |
| Spangler Scientific LLC | 1 |
| AST & Science LLC | 1 |
| Rexadvance Technology Pte. Ltd. | 1 |
| ResMed | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3791 | 3 |
| 3654 | 2 |
| 2664 | 1 |
| 2872 | 1 |
| 3715 | 1 |
| 2877 | 1 |
| 1797 | 1 |
| 3799 | 1 |
| 3622 | 1 |
| 3796 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19211404 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING LUBRICANT | Gb Ip Holdings Pty Ltd. | BUSE, MARK KENNETH | 3654 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 19, 2025 |
| 19107126 | AUTOMATED FOOTWEAR IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD | Bluestar Software Limited | LIU, XIAO | 2664 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 27, 2025 |
| 18853557 | IMAGING SYSTEM | National University Of Singapore | NIGAM, NATASHA | 2872 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 02, 2024 |
| 18846699 | PROGRAM, VIRTUAL SPACE PROVIDING METHOD, AND VIRTUAL SPACE PROVIDING SYSTEM | Cover Corp. | HYLINSKI, STEVEN J | 3715 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 13, 2024 |
| 18730824 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CALIBRATING INSTRUMENTS THAT MEASURE TEMPERATURE AND MICROBIAL GROWTH IN BLOOD CULTURE BOTTLES | BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY | EDWARDS, LYDIA E | 2877 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 22, 2024 |
| 18723419 | A DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING LUBRICANT | Gb Ip Holdings Pty Ltd. | BUSE, MARK KENNETH | 3654 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 22, 2024 |
| 18688421 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INVENTORY HANDLING IN AN AUTOMATED DIAGNOSTIC ANALYZER | BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY | MUI, CHRISTINE T | 1797 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 01, 2024 |
| 18685557 | BLOOD COLLECTION SYSTEM | BD KIESTRA B.V. | PORTILLO, JAIRO H | 3791 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 42d overdue | Pending | Feb 22, 2024 |
| 18685588 | BLOOD COLLECTION SYSTEM | BD KIESTRA B.V. | HOEKSTRA, JEFFREY GERBEN | 3791 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 22, 2024 |
| 18683413 | FACE MASK | Western Health | PHILIPS, BRADLEY H | 3799 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 13, 2024 |
| 18390738 | PERSONALIZATION FROM SEQUENCES AND REPRESENTATIONS IN ADS | Etsy, Inc. | MACASIANO, MARILYN G | 3622 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 73d overdue | Pending | Dec 20, 2023 |
| 18521410 | NON-INVASIVE PREDICTION OF RISK FOR SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH | Spangler Scientific LLC | GEDEON, BRIAN T | 3796 | §101Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 28, 2023 |
| 18517478 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HIGH THROUGHPUT FRACTIONATED SATELLITES (HTFS) FOR DIRECT CONNECTIVITY TO AND FROM END USER DEVICES AND TERMINALS USING FLIGHT FORMATIONS OF SMALL OR VERY SMALL SATELLITES | Ast & Science, LLC | GENACK, MATTHEW W | 2645 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 22, 2023 |
| 18289923 | CELL-CULTURE PLATFORM AND A MAGNETIC MATERIAL FOR SUCH A PLATFORM | Rexadvance Technology Pte. Ltd. | BEISNER, WILLIAM H | 1799 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 08, 2023 |
| 17908087 | BREATH DETECTION WITH MOVEMENT COMPENSATION | ResMed | LUARCA, MARGARET M | 3785 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 154d overdue | AI Ready | Aug 30, 2022 |
| 17537576 | DEVICE FOR TRAPPING AN INITIAL FLOW OF BLOOD | BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY | LOPEZ, SEVERO ANTON P | 3791 | §103DP | Final Rejection | 33d | Pending | Nov 30, 2021 |
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Start Free Trial95.8% of resolved applications prosecuted by Botos Churchill Ip Law LLP were allowed, across 2,388 applications in USPTO records.
4.12 office actions per allowed application on average.
16 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 12 clients, before 15 examiners in 13 art units.
