Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Clayton, Mckay & Bailey, Pc

Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

21 pending office actions • 4 clients • 19 examiners • 11 art units • 0 of 21 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Clayton, McKay & Bailey PC handles Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering matters across 943 career applications and has 21 pending office actions. The profile reflects an active but contained docket within the recorded application base.

The resolved allowance rate is 94.02%, and the average office actions per allowance is 3.0. The allowance rate indicates favorable historical resolution results, while the action average shows that allowed matters involved multiple examination actions. Practitioners can use the combination for response planning and client communication, while tailoring amendments and arguments to the device claims at issue.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Quality Metrics (n=943 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

94.0%
Allowance Rate
n=943
+0.62σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=943
3.0
OAs to Allowance
n=707
-0.45σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=707
879 days
Time to Allowance
n=707
+5.5pp
Interview Lift
n=943
29.5%
RCE Rate
n=943
2.8%
Appeal Rate
n=943

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

74.0%
§101 Overcome
n=150
83.5%
§102 Overcome
n=230
84.9%
§103 Overcome
n=476
80.7%
§112 Overcome
n=254

Specialization & Scale

G06F, H04L, A61B
Top CPC Subclasses
53%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=943
0
Practitioners
n=943
—
Apps / Practitioner
n=943 (min 20)

Portfolio Summary

21
Total Pending OAs
11
Non-Final OAs
9
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 5 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

1
Overdue
0
Due this week
3
Due this month
1
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

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. 5 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (1)Due ≤ 30 days (3)Due ≤ 60 days (1)

Case Difficulty Mix

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.

10
Hard (48%)
8
Medium (38%)
3
Easy (14%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only3 (14%)
§101 + other4 (19%)
§103 only8 (38%)
Double-patenting only3 (14%)
Multi-statute (no §101)3 (14%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
2
Information Tech
10% of docket
4
Communications
19% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
15
Mechanical / Eng
71% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

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.

210 h
Manual time on pending OAs
42 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
74 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.8 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
SCHAETZLE, KENNEDY 2 83.7% +8.2%
YIP, JACK 2 33.1% +37.7%
SEREBOFF, NEAL 1 28.3% +33.4%
HOLTZCLAW, MICHAEL T. 1 78.0% +15.5%
SHAH, PARAS D 1 73.7% +30.6%
OBERLY, VAN HONG 1 75.2% +15.7%
GARCIA, PAULO ANDRES 1 78.8% +27.8%
GIULIANI, THOMAS ANTHONY 1 76.5% +37.3%
PAPE, ALYSSA MORGAN 1 26.9% +37.5%
QUIGLEY, KYLE ROBERT 1 53.3% +34.2%

Quick Wins (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18748988 ANNOTATION OF A WAVEFRONT SCHAETZLE, KENNEDY 56d

Hard Cases (10)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
17361707 MAPPING EFFICIENCY BY SUGGESTING MAP POINT'S LOCATION EVANISKO, GEORGE ROBERT 22d
17938102 INTERACTIVE THERAPY BOOTH SCHAETZLE, KENNEDY 28d
19170306 METHODS AND SYSTEMS USING DEEP-LEARNING FOR IDENTIFYING PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION NON-RESPONDERS SEREBOFF, NEAL —
19091931 CARDIAC MAP DIMMING WITH GUI HOLTZCLAW, MICHAEL T. —
18960309 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCORING BONDING OF WIRES TO CATHETER ELEMENTS TO TRAIN AI-BASED OPTICAL INSPECTION MODEL GARCIA, PAULO ANDRES —
18906402 DEFORMATION BASED PRESSURE SENSING GIULIANI, THOMAS ANTHONY —
18787777 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING CARDIAC ABLATION PROCEDURES PAPE, ALYSSA MORGAN —
17971762 POSITION TRACKING FOR PULSED FIELD ABLATION ZINK, AMANDA L —

Interview Candidates (10)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19170306 METHODS AND SYSTEMS USING DEEP-LEARNING FOR IDENTIFYING PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION NON-RESPONDERS SEREBOFF, NEAL —
19091931 CARDIAC MAP DIMMING WITH GUI HOLTZCLAW, MICHAEL T. —
19063232 Adaptation to Detected Fluctuations in Outputs from Artificial Intelligence Models Over Time SHAH, PARAS D —
19063208 Controlling Execution of Artificial Intelligence Pipelines for Data Retrieval Through Client Applications OBERLY, VAN HONG —
18960309 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCORING BONDING OF WIRES TO CATHETER ELEMENTS TO TRAIN AI-BASED OPTICAL INSPECTION MODEL GARCIA, PAULO ANDRES —
18906402 DEFORMATION BASED PRESSURE SENSING GIULIANI, THOMAS ANTHONY —
18787777 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING CARDIAC ABLATION PROCEDURES PAPE, ALYSSA MORGAN —
18771539 FILTERING INTRACARDIAC ELECTROGRAMS IN THE PRESENCE OF PACING SPIKES QUIGLEY, KYLE ROBERT —

Client Portfolio (4 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
37944
37963
37153
37923
26532
36831
21661
26691
37971
21271

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19170306 METHODS AND SYSTEMS USING DEEP-LEARNING FOR IDENTIFYING PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION NON-RESPONDERS BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD. SEREBOFF, NEAL 3683 §101 Final Rejection — Pending Apr 04, 2025
19091931 CARDIAC MAP DIMMING WITH GUI BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD. HOLTZCLAW, MICHAEL T. 3796 §101§102 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 27, 2025
19063232 Adaptation to Detected Fluctuations in Outputs from Artificial Intelligence Models Over Time Airia LLC SHAH, PARAS D 2653 DP Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 25, 2025
19063208 Controlling Execution of Artificial Intelligence Pipelines for Data Retrieval Through Client Applications Airia LLC OBERLY, VAN HONG 2166 DP Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 25, 2025
18960309 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCORING BONDING OF WIRES TO CATHETER ELEMENTS TO TRAIN AI-BASED OPTICAL INSPECTION MODEL BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD. GARCIA, PAULO ANDRES 2669 §101§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 26, 2024
18906402 DEFORMATION BASED PRESSURE SENSING BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD. GIULIANI, THOMAS ANTHONY 3794 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 04, 2024
18787777 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING CARDIAC ABLATION PROCEDURES BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD. PAPE, ALYSSA MORGAN 3715 §101§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 29, 2024
18771539 FILTERING INTRACARDIAC ELECTROGRAMS IN THE PRESENCE OF PACING SPIKES BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD. QUIGLEY, KYLE ROBERT 3797 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 12, 2024
18748988 ANNOTATION OF A WAVEFRONT BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD. SCHAETZLE, KENNEDY 3796 DP Final Rejection 56d Pending Jun 20, 2024
18675338 APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING TROUBLESHOOTING IN MEDICAL SYSTEMS BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD. HASSAN, ALI MOHAMAD 2653 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 28, 2024
18625502 INERT TRAINING RIFLE AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME USING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES Pe3D, LLC YIP, JACK 3715 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Apr 03, 2024
18420949 INERT TRAINING FIREARMS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME USING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES Pe3D, LLC YIP, JACK 3715 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jan 24, 2024
18392611 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION DURING A CARDIAC OPERATION BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD. STEINBERG, AMANDA L 3792 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 21, 2023
17971762 POSITION TRACKING FOR PULSED FIELD ABLATION BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD. ZINK, AMANDA L 3794 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 24, 2022
17938102 INTERACTIVE THERAPY BOOTH Ex-Nihilo (Out Of Nothing) Inc. SCHAETZLE, KENNEDY 3796 §103§112 Final Rejection 28d Pending Oct 05, 2022
17535550 AUTOMATIC ACQUISITION OF ELECTROPHYSICAL DATA POINTS USING AUTOMATED SETTING OF SIGNAL REJECTION CRITERIA BASED ON BIG DATA ANALYSIS BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD. JABLON, ASHER H. 2127 §101 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 24, 2021
17479272 ABLATING A REGION OF PATIENT ORGAN USING SELECTED ABLATION ELECTRODES OF AN EXPANDABLE CATHETER BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD. LEE, DAVINA EN-YIN 3794 §103 Final Rejection 27d Pending Sep 20, 2021
17382007 AUTOMATIC SEGMENTATION OF ANATOMICAL STRUCTURES OF WIDE AREA CIRCUMFERENTIAL ABLATION POINTS BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD. DHOOGE, DEVIN J 2677 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 21, 2021
17361707 MAPPING EFFICIENCY BY SUGGESTING MAP POINT'S LOCATION BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD. EVANISKO, GEORGE ROBERT 3792 §101§112 Final Rejection 22d Pending Jun 29, 2021
17352771 LOCAL ACTIVATION TIME ANALYSIS SYSTEM BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD. MALAMUD, DEBORAH LESLIE 3792 §101 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 21, 2021
17124679 GUI FOR HIGHLIGHTING SIGNALS PRIOR, DURING, AND POST ABLATION USING MULTI-ELECTRODE CATHETERS BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD. LANCASTER, LINDSAY REGAN 3794 §103 Final Rejection 3d overdue Pending Dec 17, 2020

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Clayton, Mckay & Bailey, Pc's patent allowance rate?

94.0% of resolved applications prosecuted by Clayton, Mckay & Bailey, Pc were allowed, across 943 applications in USPTO records.

How many office actions does Clayton, Mckay & Bailey, Pc average before allowance?

3.00 office actions per allowed application on average.

How many pending office actions does Clayton, Mckay & Bailey, Pc have?

21 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 4 clients, before 19 examiners in 11 art units.

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