Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
19 pending office actions • 3 clients • 19 examiners • 6 art units • 0 of 19 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Dymera IP, LLC operates as a patent law firm with a focus on Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering. The firm has managed 216 career applications, indicating a specialized practice in this technical field. It maintains a resolved allowance rate of 82.2 percent, demonstrating a solid track record of successful patent acquisitions. This performance metric is a key indicator of its effectiveness in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering sector. The firm's prosecution history provides a clear data set for prospective clients.
The firm currently handles 18 pending office actions. Its average of 4.29 office actions per allowance reflects the typical level of engagement required with patent examiners. This figure, combined with the 82.2 percent allowance rate, provides a clear picture of the firm's prosecution strategy. Practitioners can use the 216 career applications and the 4.29 average office actions per allowance to evaluate the firm's operational results and prosecution intensity. These statistics offer a transparent view of the firm's work in its primary technology area.
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.
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.
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 | 4 (21%) |
| §103 only | 8 (42%) |
| §102 only | 1 (5%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (5%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 4 (21%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| YI, STELLA KIM | 1 | 71.0% | +28.5% |
| KIM, SAMUEL CHONG | 1 | 48.7% | +70.4% |
| HADDAD, MOUSSA MAHER | 1 | 27.3% | +33.9% |
| HOEKSTRA, JEFFREY GERBEN | 1 | 56.5% | +39.1% |
| MUSTANSIR, ABID A | 1 | 78.5% | +10.3% |
| HENSON, DEVIN B | 1 | 65.0% | +43.6% |
| WRIGHT, AMIRAH DANNYE | 1 | — | — |
| EDWARDS, PHILIP CHARLES | 1 | 85.1% | +15.2% |
| FERNANDES, PATRICK M | 1 | 59.8% | +31.7% |
| KIM, KAITLYN EUNJI | 1 | 73.9% | +55.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18375826 | CONTROLLING OPTICAL POWER IN A SENSOR WITH THE USE OF A FARADAY CAGE | EDWARDS, PHILIP CHARLES | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17799541 | DRUG INFUSION DEVICES COMPATIBLE WITH DRUG FORMULATIONS | PATEL, SHEFALI DILIP | 120d overdue |
| 18926862 | SENSORS WITH ADHESIVE REGIONS | KIM, SAMUEL CHONG | — |
| 18913051 | AUTOREGULATION MONITORING USING DEEP LEARNING | HADDAD, MOUSSA MAHER | — |
| 18903364 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TARGETED MONITORING OF A PATIENT IN A BED FOR PRESSURE INJURY (BED SORE) REDUCTION | HOEKSTRA, JEFFREY GERBEN | — |
| 18885869 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NON-CONTACT RESPIRATORY MONITORING | HENSON, DEVIN B | — |
| 18733474 | CAPNOGRAPHY CANNULAS | WRIGHT, AMIRAH DANNYE | — |
| 18229848 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SAMPLING A FLUID | FERNANDES, PATRICK M | — |
| 17929545 | DERIVATION OF CARDIAC AND RESPIRATORY SIGNALS FROM A THERMAL CAMERA SYSTEM | WEARE, MEREDITH H | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18261996 | NON-CONTACT OCULAR MICROTREMOR MONITOR AND METHODS | KIM, KAITLYN EUNJI | 46d overdue |
| 19052460 | SURGICAL ACCESS DEVICE HAVING A BALLOON AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | YI, STELLA KIM | — |
| 18926862 | SENSORS WITH ADHESIVE REGIONS | KIM, SAMUEL CHONG | — |
| 18913051 | AUTOREGULATION MONITORING USING DEEP LEARNING | HADDAD, MOUSSA MAHER | — |
| 18903364 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TARGETED MONITORING OF A PATIENT IN A BED FOR PRESSURE INJURY (BED SORE) REDUCTION | HOEKSTRA, JEFFREY GERBEN | — |
| 18890641 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MONITORING AUTOREGULATION | MUSTANSIR, ABID A | — |
| 18885869 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NON-CONTACT RESPIRATORY MONITORING | HENSON, DEVIN B | — |
| 18375826 | CONTROLLING OPTICAL POWER IN A SENSOR WITH THE USE OF A FARADAY CAGE | EDWARDS, PHILIP CHARLES | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Covidien L.P. | 12 |
| MEDTRONIC, INC. | 6 |
| Oridion Medical 1987 Ltd. | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3791 | 5 |
| 3783 | 4 |
| 3796 | 1 |
| 3792 | 1 |
| 3797 | 1 |
| 3700 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19052460 | SURGICAL ACCESS DEVICE HAVING A BALLOON AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | Covidien LP | YI, STELLA KIM | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 13, 2025 | |
| 18926862 | SENSORS WITH ADHESIVE REGIONS | Covidien LP | KIM, SAMUEL CHONG | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 25, 2024 | |
| 18913051 | AUTOREGULATION MONITORING USING DEEP LEARNING | Covidien LP | HADDAD, MOUSSA MAHER | 3796 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 11, 2024 |
| 18903364 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TARGETED MONITORING OF A PATIENT IN A BED FOR PRESSURE INJURY (BED SORE) REDUCTION | Covidien LP | HOEKSTRA, JEFFREY GERBEN | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 01, 2024 | |
| 18890641 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MONITORING AUTOREGULATION | Covidien LP | MUSTANSIR, ABID A | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 19, 2024 | |
| 18885869 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NON-CONTACT RESPIRATORY MONITORING | Covidien LP | HENSON, DEVIN B | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 16, 2024 | |
| 18733474 | CAPNOGRAPHY CANNULAS | Oridion Medical 1987 Ltd. | WRIGHT, AMIRAH DANNYE | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 04, 2024 | |
| 18375826 | CONTROLLING OPTICAL POWER IN A SENSOR WITH THE USE OF A FARADAY CAGE | Covidien LP | EDWARDS, PHILIP CHARLES | 3792 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 02, 2023 |
| 18229848 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SAMPLING A FLUID | Medtronic, Inc. | FERNANDES, PATRICK M | 3791 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 03, 2023 |
| 18261996 | NON-CONTACT OCULAR MICROTREMOR MONITOR AND METHODS | Covidien LP | KIM, KAITLYN EUNJI | 3797 | §103 | Final Rejection | 46d overdue | Pending | Jul 18, 2023 |
| 18352598 | DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT DETERMINATION USING NON-CONTACT MONITORING | Covidien LP | PYLE, SIENNA CHRISTINE | 3791 | §103 | Final Rejection | 2d overdue | Pending | Jul 14, 2023 |
| 18144940 | HEPATIC ARTERIAL INFUSION FOR TREATMENT OF LIVER AILMENTS | Medtronic, Inc. | OSINSKI, BRADLEY JAMES | 3783 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 09, 2023 |
| 18168275 | FLEXIBLE RADIOPAQUE CATHETER SHAFT | Medtronic, Inc. | STIGELL, THEODORE J | 3783 | §103 | Final Rejection | 30d | Pending | Feb 13, 2023 |
| 17929545 | DERIVATION OF CARDIAC AND RESPIRATORY SIGNALS FROM A THERMAL CAMERA SYSTEM | Covidien LP | WEARE, MEREDITH H | 3791 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 02, 2022 |
| 17899179 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING PATIENT OXYGENATION | Covidien LP | MCCORMACK, ERIN KATHLEEN | 3791 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 30, 2022 |
| 17799541 | DRUG INFUSION DEVICES COMPATIBLE WITH DRUG FORMULATIONS | Medtronic, Inc. | PATEL, SHEFALI DILIP | 3783 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | 120d overdue | Pending | Aug 12, 2022 |
| 17816001 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING A RESERVOIR VOLUME OF AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE | Medtronic, Inc. | TOMASZEWSKI, MICHAEL | 3783 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 29, 2022 |
| 17855007 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO HOLD TRIALING SYSTEM | Medtronic, Inc. | HOUGH, JESSANDRA F | 3700 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 30, 2022 |
| 17588723 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NON-CONTACT HEART RATE MONITORING | Covidien LP | PORTILLO, JAIRO H | 3791 | §103 | Final Rejection | 6d | Pending | Jan 31, 2022 |
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