Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
43 pending office actions • 23 clients • 40 examiners • 25 art units • 0 of 43 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
CAESAR RIVISE, PC maintains a practice in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area, with 4467 career applications. This volume of filings demonstrates long-standing expertise in these technical fields. The firm is currently overseeing 31 pending office actions, which indicates a steady level of active prosecution work. These figures reflect a firm with a strong foundation and significant experience.
The firm reports a resolved allowance rate pct of 83.43, showing success in securing patent rights for its clients. This success is achieved with an avg_office_actions_per_allowance of 2.98, which is a notable efficiency metric. It suggests that the firm typically secures an allowance in just under the average number of office actions, reflecting a streamlined prosecution cycle. The 83.43 resolved allowance rate pct, combined with the 2.98 avg_office_actions_per_allowance, highlights a strategy that balances success and speed. With 4467 career applications, these metrics provide a reliable basis for evaluating the firm's performance in the medical and mechanical engineering sectors.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 18 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. 18 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 (5%) |
| §103 only | 12 (28%) |
| §102 only | 2 (5%) |
| §112 only | 1 (2%) |
| Double-patenting only | 2 (5%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (2%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 22 (51%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (2%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAMPBELL, KEITH | 2 | 89.7% | +0.9% |
| LAN, YAN | 2 | 63.1% | +21.9% |
| HONRATH, MARC D | 2 | 74.5% | +31.7% |
| FRY, PATRICK B | 1 | 53.9% | +8.0% |
| KENNEDY, JOSHUA T | 1 | 51.1% | +48.5% |
| SHUTTY, DAVID G | 1 | 69.0% | +12.7% |
| WEEKS, GLORIA R | 1 | 70.4% | +12.4% |
| LEVY, BRANDON WILLIAM | 1 | 62.7% | +46.3% |
| BOELITZ, SAMUEL FREDERICK | 1 | 92.9% | +0.0% |
| SINGH, KAVEL | 1 | 83.7% | +14.0% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18980197 | CONVEYOR BELT LIFTER | CAMPBELL, KEITH | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18220018 | PRODUCT, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING PHYSIOLOGICAL FUNCTION AND POSTURE | RALIS, STEPHEN J | 96d overdue |
| 19236470 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FILLING AND CLOSING CONTAINERS | FRY, PATRICK B | 2d overdue |
| 18527538 | SUPPLEMENT COMPOSITION FOR CONSUMPTION BY INDIVIDUALS BEING ADMINISTERED A GLP-1 AGONIST | SWIFT, CANDICE LEE | 2d overdue |
| 18029354 | METHOD FOR CRYOPRESERVING A PLURALITY OF CELL CLUSTERS OF BIOLOGICAL CELLS | VAN BUREN, LAUREN K | 9d |
| 18715454 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONVEYING AND APPORTIONING | DEUBLE, MARK A | 14d |
| 17730434 | GASTRIC SIZING SYSTEMS INCLUDING ILLUMINATING DEVICES AND METHODS OF BARIATRIC SURGERY USING THE SAME | MCCORMACK, ERIN KATHLEEN | 19d |
| 18619719 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING A MACHINE STATE OF A MACHINE SYSTEM, IN PARTICULAR A WIND POWER PLANT | BUTLER, KEVIN C | 34d |
| 18690461 | SAFETY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING A LIGHT PATH OF A LASER BEAM, AND APPLICATIONS OF SAME | DABBI, JYOTSNA V | 34d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19202474 | EXERCISE MACHINE EMPLOYING ONE OR MORE FLEXIBLE TENSION BANDS | KENNEDY, JOSHUA T | — |
| 19092585 | APPARATUS FOR CLOSING CONTAINERS AND ASSOCIATED OPERATING METHOD | SHUTTY, DAVID G | — |
| 19082927 | CLOSURE HEAD FOR CLOSING CONTAINERS | WEEKS, GLORIA R | — |
| 19037702 | EXTERNAL FEMALE CATHETER SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE | LEVY, BRANDON WILLIAM | — |
| 18871348 | MODULAR CONTAINER-PROCESSING INSTALLATION | SINGH, KAVEL | — |
| 18630660 | SEQUENTIALLY STRETCHED BIAXIALLY ORIENTED OPAQUE FILM CONTAINING POLYOLEFIN AND SILICA GEL VOIDING AGENT | LAN, YAN | — |
| 18630691 | SIMULTANEOUSLY STRETCHED BIAXIALLY ORIENTED OPAQUE FILM CONTAINING POLYOLEFIN AND SILICA GEL VOIDING AGENT | LAN, YAN | — |
| 18483996 | PENILE SLEEVE DEVICES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME | HONRATH, MARC D | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3731 | 5 |
| 3651 | 4 |
| 3791 | 2 |
| 2853 | 1 |
| 1743 | 1 |
| 2884 | 1 |
| 3655 | 1 |
| 1745 | 1 |
| 2852 | 1 |
| 2872 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19236470 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FILLING AND CLOSING CONTAINERS | Krones AG | FRY, PATRICK B | 3731 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 2d overdue | Pending | Jun 12, 2025 |
| 19202474 | EXERCISE MACHINE EMPLOYING ONE OR MORE FLEXIBLE TENSION BANDS | Blake Kassel | KENNEDY, JOSHUA T | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 08, 2025 | |
| 19092585 | APPARATUS FOR CLOSING CONTAINERS AND ASSOCIATED OPERATING METHOD | Krones AG | SHUTTY, DAVID G | 3731 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 27, 2025 |
| 19082927 | CLOSURE HEAD FOR CLOSING CONTAINERS | Krones AG | WEEKS, GLORIA R | 3731 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 18, 2025 |
| 19037702 | EXTERNAL FEMALE CATHETER SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE | Boehringer Technologies, LP | LEVY, BRANDON WILLIAM | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 27, 2025 | |
| 18983675 | DAMPING ELEMENT | Krones AG | CAMPBELL, KEITH | 3651 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 17, 2024 |
| 18980197 | CONVEYOR BELT LIFTER | Asgco Manufacturing, Inc. | CAMPBELL, KEITH | 3651 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 13, 2024 |
| 18967185 | DRYING INK AND COOLING MEDIA FOR INKJET SYSTEMS | Xerox Corporation | BOELITZ, SAMUEL FREDERICK | 2853 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 03, 2024 |
| 18871348 | MODULAR CONTAINER-PROCESSING INSTALLATION | Krones AG | SINGH, KAVEL | 3651 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 03, 2024 |
| 18956937 | IDENTIFYING A MATERIAL OF AN ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED COMPONENT | Krones AG | SANDERS, JAMES M | 1743 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 22, 2024 |
| 18941703 | METHOD AND INSTALLATION FOR PROCESSING CANS | Krones AG | TAWFIK, SAMEH | 3731 | §102 | Final Rejection | 46d | Pending | Nov 08, 2024 |
| 18862420 | RELIABLE NON-DESTRUCTIVE DETERMINATION OF SAMPLE PARAMETER VALUES | Specs Surface Nano Analysis GmbH | TANINGCO, MARCUS H | 2884 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 01, 2024 |
| 18888410 | CONTAINER TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED PERSONAL PROTECTION | Krones AG | KOTIS, JOSHUA G | 3731 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 18, 2024 |
| 18799012 | OPTICAL FIBER FEEDTHROUGH FOR A VACUUM CHAMBER | Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V. | HOLLWEG, THOMAS A | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 09, 2024 | |
| 18726024 | BATTERY | Aceleron Limited | KUYKENDALL, ALYSSA LEE | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 01, 2024 | |
| 18726021 | BATTERY PACK ASSEMBLY | Advik Technologies Limited | MCCARTY, PATRICK M | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 01, 2024 | |
| 18725259 | NANOFILAMENT-COATED MEMBRANES WITH HIERARCHICAL POROUS STRUCTURES, IN PARTICULAR FOR MEMBRANE DISTILLATION, AND METHODS FOR PREPARING THE SAME | Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V. | PERRIN, CLARE M | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| 18747583 | VERTICAL CAROUSEL PADDING SYSTEM FOR RETAIL SIGNAGE | Xerox Corporation | COLLINS, MICHAEL | 3655 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 19, 2024 |
| 18734435 | DEVICE FOR MARKING CONTAINERS AND ASSOCIATED OPERATING METHOD | Krones AG | SENGUPTA, SONYA MAZUMDAR | 1745 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 70d | Pending | Jun 05, 2024 |
| 18715454 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONVEYING AND APPORTIONING | Krones AG | DEUBLE, MARK A | 3651 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | May 31, 2024 |
| 18630660 | SEQUENTIALLY STRETCHED BIAXIALLY ORIENTED OPAQUE FILM CONTAINING POLYOLEFIN AND SILICA GEL VOIDING AGENT | Taghleef Industries Inc. | LAN, YAN | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 09, 2024 | |
| 18630691 | SIMULTANEOUSLY STRETCHED BIAXIALLY ORIENTED OPAQUE FILM CONTAINING POLYOLEFIN AND SILICA GEL VOIDING AGENT | Taghleef Industries Inc. | LAN, YAN | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 09, 2024 | |
| 18619719 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING A MACHINE STATE OF A MACHINE SYSTEM, IN PARTICULAR A WIND POWER PLANT | Bachmann GmbH | BUTLER, KEVIN C | 2852 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 34d | Pending | Mar 28, 2024 |
| 18690461 | SAFETY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING A LIGHT PATH OF A LASER BEAM, AND APPLICATIONS OF SAME | Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V. | DABBI, JYOTSNA V | 2872 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 34d | Pending | Mar 08, 2024 |
| 18577891 | APPARATUS FOR REMOVING COATINGS FROM ANGULAR SUBSTRATES | Notion Systems GmbH | AYALEW, TINSAE B | 1711 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 39d | Pending | Jan 09, 2024 |
| 18577927 | CURRENT MEASURING RESISTOR | Isabellenhuette Heusler GmbH & Co. Kg | MONSUR, NASIMA | 2858 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 62d | Pending | Jan 09, 2024 |
| 18527538 | SUPPLEMENT COMPOSITION FOR CONSUMPTION BY INDIVIDUALS BEING ADMINISTERED A GLP-1 AGONIST | Food Sciences Corp. | SWIFT, CANDICE LEE | 1657 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | 2d overdue | Pending | Dec 04, 2023 |
| 18517633 | T CELL ACTIVATION | The University of Birmingham | HOWARD, ZACHARY C | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 22, 2023 | |
| 18554843 | MAGNETICALLY COUPLED DRIVE ARRANGEMENT | Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V. | MULLINS, BURTON S | 2834 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 11, 2023 |
| 18483996 | PENILE SLEEVE DEVICES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME | Loria Products LLC | HONRATH, MARC D | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 10, 2023 | |
| 18220018 | PRODUCT, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING PHYSIOLOGICAL FUNCTION AND POSTURE | Ming Young Biomedical Corp. | RALIS, STEPHEN J | 3992 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | 96d overdue | Pending | Jul 10, 2023 |
| 18036721 | TOUGH, REPROCESSABLE ELASTOMERS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME | Duke University | KARST, DAVID THOMAS | 1767 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 12, 2023 |
| 18032095 | AUTHENTICATABLE SAMPLE COLLECTION KIT FOR PLANT SAMPLE COLLECTION AND USE THEREOF | Universitaet des Saarlandes | CHIU, MAY LEUNG | 1758 | §103 | Final Rejection | 21d | Pending | Apr 14, 2023 |
| 18029354 | METHOD FOR CRYOPRESERVING A PLURALITY OF CELL CLUSTERS OF BIOLOGICAL CELLS | Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. | VAN BUREN, LAUREN K | 1638 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 9d | Pending | Mar 29, 2023 |
| 18009071 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CARRIER PARTICLES FOR THE CULTIVATION OF BIOLOGICAL CELLS, CARRIER PARTICLES AND THEIR USE | Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. | HUMPHRIES, NICHOLAS ADAM | 1631 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 08, 2022 |
| 17994874 | PENILE SLEEVE DEVICES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME | Loria Products LLC | HONRATH, MARC D | 3791 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 28, 2022 |
| 17978399 | GASTRIC SIZING SYSTEMS INCLUDING INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS OF BARIATRIC SURGERY | Boehringer Laboratories LLC | HOUSTON, ELIZABETH | 3771 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 01, 2022 |
| 17916006 | METHOD FOR ONLINE EVALUATION AND ONLINE SERVER FOR EVALUATION | VISITS Technologies, Inc. | SINGLETARY, TYRONE E | 3625 | — | Final Rejection | 61d | Pending | Sep 29, 2022 |
| 17798440 | FLUORESCENT RHODAMINE DYES WITH ENHANCED CELL PERMEABILITY | Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V. | YOO, SUN JAE | 1621 | §112 | Final Rejection | 56d | Pending | Aug 09, 2022 |
| 17784720 | METHOD AND DATA PROCESSING DEVICE FOR PROCESSING GENETIC DATA | Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. | KHAN, SHAHID K | 2146 | §103 | Final Rejection | 28d | Pending | Jun 13, 2022 |
| 17730434 | GASTRIC SIZING SYSTEMS INCLUDING ILLUMINATING DEVICES AND METHODS OF BARIATRIC SURGERY USING THE SAME | Boehringer Technologies, LP | MCCORMACK, ERIN KATHLEEN | 3791 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 19d | Pending | Apr 27, 2022 |
| 17761041 | A TEMPERATURE REGULATED TRAY | Global Chilltech Group Pty Limited | VOLZ, ELIZABETH J | 3733 | §103 | Final Rejection | 99d overdue | Pending | Mar 16, 2022 |
| 17439675 | TREATMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EXTRACORPOREAL IMMUNOTOLERANCE ENHANCING BLOOD TREATMENT | Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. | FLYNN, TIMOTHY LEE | 3781 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 84d overdue | Pending | Sep 15, 2021 |
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