Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
58 pending office actions • 6 clients • 56 examiners • 22 art units • 0 of 58 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 71 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 13 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. 13 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 | 1 (2%) |
| §103 only | 12 (21%) |
| §102 only | 4 (7%) |
| §112 only | 4 (7%) |
| Double-patenting only | 2 (3%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 4 (7%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 31 (53%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LABRANCHE, BROOKE N | 3 | 73.0% | +15.1% |
| HOAG, MITCHELL BRAIN | 1 | 71.1% | +16.3% |
| TON, MARTIN TRUYEN | 1 | 61.8% | +35.0% |
| HURLEY, SHAUN R | 1 | 77.5% | +17.7% |
| LYNCH, ROBERT A | 1 | 80.3% | +13.3% |
| MAI, TRI M | 1 | 36.2% | +20.5% |
| SEVERSON, RYAN J | 1 | 82.9% | +13.5% |
| HUH, VYNN V | 1 | 61.2% | +44.0% |
| HUBER, PAUL W | 1 | 85.1% | +9.8% |
| LEE, PO HAN | 1 | 31.5% | +39.9% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19069523 | BRANCHED GRAFT ASSEMBLY METHOD IN VIVO | LYNCH, ROBERT A | — |
| 19022228 | BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS | SEVERSON, RYAN J | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18206215 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AN ADJUSTABLE STIFFNESS CATHETER | WILLIAMS, CATHERINE SERKE | 264d overdue |
| 18388416 | SEAWEED CULTIVATION SYSTEM | NGUYEN, BAO-THIEU L | 134d overdue |
| 18888666 | PHYSICAL DEMANDS CHARACTERIZATION SYSTEM AND METHODS | LEE, PO HAN | 16d overdue |
| 16745834 | BIOABSORBABLE FILAMENT MEDICAL DEVICES | WOZNICKI, JACQUELINE | 14d |
| 17726362 | BRANCHED ENDOPROSTHESIS WITH TAIL FOR CONTROLLED BRANCH DEPLOYMENT | PRONE, CHRISTOPHER D | 26d |
| 19106749 | CONVERTIBLE PACK SYSTEMS AND METHODS | MAI, TRI M | 40d |
| 18547673 | GEOMETRICALLY DEFORMABLE IMPLANTABLE CONTAINMENT DEVICES FOR RETENTION OF BIOLOGICAL MOIETIES | SHAH, NILAY J | 61d |
| 19139697 | DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR THROMBUS TREATMENT FIELD | HOAG, MITCHELL BRAIN | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19089886 | COMPOSITE MATERIALS PROMOTING THE CATCHMENT AND ATTACHMENT OF SEAWEED HOLDFASTS | HURLEY, SHAUN R | 153d overdue |
| 18888666 | PHYSICAL DEMANDS CHARACTERIZATION SYSTEM AND METHODS | LEE, PO HAN | 16d overdue |
| 18287151 | AN IMPLANTABLE DEVICE FOR BRANCHED LUMENS WITH ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | LABRANCHE, BROOKE N | 30d |
| 19106749 | CONVERTIBLE PACK SYSTEMS AND METHODS | MAI, TRI M | 40d |
| 19139697 | DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR THROMBUS TREATMENT FIELD | HOAG, MITCHELL BRAIN | — |
| 19190216 | STEERING WIRE ATTACH FOR ANGULATION | TON, MARTIN TRUYEN | — |
| 19069523 | BRANCHED GRAFT ASSEMBLY METHOD IN VIVO | LYNCH, ROBERT A | — |
| 19022228 | BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS | SEVERSON, RYAN J | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| W. L. Gore & Associates Inc. | 46 |
| Gore | 6 |
| InnAVasc Medical, Inc. | 3 |
| Carmeda AB | 1 |
| UIM Pressure Implant Inc. | 1 |
| Ip Moat, Inc. | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3771 | 11 |
| 3774 | 11 |
| 3783 | 7 |
| 3732 | 2 |
| 3733 | 1 |
| 2691 | 1 |
| 3623 | 1 |
| 1788 | 1 |
| 1783 | 1 |
| 1741 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19139697 | DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR THROMBUS TREATMENT FIELD | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | HOAG, MITCHELL BRAIN | 3771 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 16, 2025 |
| 19190216 | STEERING WIRE ATTACH FOR ANGULATION | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | TON, MARTIN TRUYEN | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 25, 2025 | |
| 19089886 | COMPOSITE MATERIALS PROMOTING THE CATCHMENT AND ATTACHMENT OF SEAWEED HOLDFASTS | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | HURLEY, SHAUN R | 3732 | §112Other | Non-Final OA | 153d overdue | Pending | Mar 25, 2025 |
| 19069523 | BRANCHED GRAFT ASSEMBLY METHOD IN VIVO | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | LYNCH, ROBERT A | §102§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 04, 2025 | |
| 19106749 | CONVERTIBLE PACK SYSTEMS AND METHODS | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | MAI, TRI M | 3733 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 40d | Pending | Feb 26, 2025 |
| 19022228 | BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | SEVERSON, RYAN J | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 15, 2025 | |
| 18910378 | SMART GARMENT AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING BREATHING EVENTS | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | HUH, VYNN V | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 09, 2024 | |
| 18854179 | PROTECTED ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | HUBER, PAUL W | 2691 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 04, 2024 |
| 18888666 | PHYSICAL DEMANDS CHARACTERIZATION SYSTEM AND METHODS | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | LEE, PO HAN | 3623 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 16d overdue | Pending | Sep 18, 2024 |
| 18837948 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING POROUS ARTICLES FROM ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | VO, HAI | 1788 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 13, 2024 |
| 18720883 | PASTE-PROCESSED ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE EXPANDED INTO DENSE ARTICLES | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | KHATRI, PRASHANT J | 1783 | §103 | Final Rejection | 9d | Pending | Jun 17, 2024 |
| 18737088 | MOLD INSERT FOR TUBING-FORMING MOLD APPARATUSES | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | NGUON, VIRAK | 1741 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 07, 2024 |
| 18662155 | TO PROCESSES FOR IMMOBILISING BIOLOGICAL ENTITIES | Carmeda AB | SHIN, MONICA A | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 13, 2024 | |
| 18692694 | VENT AND CONTAINER INCLUDING A VENT | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | ATTEL, NINA KAY | 3734 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 15, 2024 |
| 18605454 | STAGED DEPLOYMENT OF EXPANDABLE IMPLANT | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | YABUT, DIANE D | 3771 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 14, 2024 |
| 18686946 | FORMATION OF INJECTOR DEVICE STOPPER FEATURES | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | WHITROCK, ZACHARIAH KIRBY | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 27, 2024 | |
| 18686777 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES AND WIRELESS SENSOR ATTACHMENT | UIM Pressure Implant Inc. | XU, JUSTIN | 3791 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 26, 2024 |
| 18442630 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CANNULATION OF VASCULAR ACCESS GRAFT | Innavasc Medical, Inc. | MENDEZ, MANUEL A | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 15, 2024 | |
| 18436294 | STENT GRAFT WITH FEATURES FOR SIDE BRANCH VESSEL PERFUSION | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | BLANCO, JAVIER G | 3774 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 08, 2024 |
| 18428903 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CANNULATION OF VASCULAR ACCESS VESSEL | Innavasc Medical, Inc. | FREDRICKSON, COURTNEY B | 3783 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | 40d | Pending | Jan 31, 2024 |
| 18406489 | IMPLANTABLE VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES AND METHODS | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | WEHRHEIM, LINDSEY GAIL | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 08, 2024 | |
| 18573696 | KEYED STEERABLE CATHETER DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | PATEL, SHEFALI DILIP | 3783 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 22, 2023 |
| 18541690 | MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY MANUFACTURING PROCESS | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | CHENG, VIVIAN S | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 15, 2023 | |
| 18519825 | LOOPED WIRE FOR ADVANCED STENT GRAFTS AND METHODS OF USING SAME | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | LABRANCHE, BROOKE N | 3771 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2023 |
| 18562963 | DENSE PHOTOLUMINESCENT COMPOSITES AND PROCESSES FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | EDMONDSON, LYNNE RENEE | 1734 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 21, 2023 |
| 18388416 | SEAWEED CULTIVATION SYSTEM | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | NGUYEN, BAO-THIEU L | 3732 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 134d overdue | Pending | Nov 09, 2023 |
| 18559269 | STRETCHABLE FLAME RESISTANT MATERIALS | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | MATZEK, MATTHEW D | 1786 | §103 | Final Rejection | 79d overdue | Pending | Nov 06, 2023 |
| 18287907 | METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORK POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE COMPOSITE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | TUROCY, DAVID P | 1718 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 23, 2023 |
| 18287151 | AN IMPLANTABLE DEVICE FOR BRANCHED LUMENS WITH ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | LABRANCHE, BROOKE N | 3771 | §103 | Final Rejection | 30d | Pending | Oct 16, 2023 |
| 18286480 | SURGICAL SUCTION VENTING SYSTEM | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | FLYNN, TIMOTHY LEE | 3781 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 11, 2023 |
| 18285574 | TWO-STAGE DEPLOYMENT SHEATH SYSTEMS AND METHOD | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | FLORES, ADRIAN | 3774 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 04, 2023 |
| 18547673 | GEOMETRICALLY DEFORMABLE IMPLANTABLE CONTAINMENT DEVICES FOR RETENTION OF BIOLOGICAL MOIETIES | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | SHAH, NILAY J | 3783 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 61d | Pending | Aug 23, 2023 |
| 18215975 | DEPLOYMENT CONSTRAINING SHEATH THAT ENABLES STAGED DEPLOYMENT BY DEVICE SECTION | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | RESTAINO, ANDREW PETER | 3771 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 29, 2023 |
| 18206215 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AN ADJUSTABLE STIFFNESS CATHETER | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | WILLIAMS, CATHERINE SERKE | 3993 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | 264d overdue | Pending | Jun 06, 2023 |
| 18039389 | DRUG INJECTION STOPPER WITH THIN FILM LUBRICANT | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | OSINSKI, BRADLEY JAMES | 3783 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 30, 2023 |
| 18038080 | STOPPERS AND METHODS OF TRANSLATING THE SAME THROUGH A TUBE | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | TURKOWSKI, KAYLA MARIE | 3783 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 22, 2023 |
| 18037139 | FORMULATIONS, METHODS, AND PRE-FILLED INJECTION DEVICES WITHOUT FATTY ACID PARTICLES | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GONZALEZ, LEI NMN | 3783 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 16, 2023 |
| 18036613 | ARTICLES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS INCLUDING ARTICLES WITH HALOGEN RESERVOIRS | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | SMARI, ABDUL-RAHMAN YUSUF WALEED | 1736 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 11, 2023 |
| 18032386 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATING OCCLUSIONS | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | PELLEGRINO, BRIAN E | 3799 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 18, 2023 |
| 18122461 | CONTROLLED DEPLOYABLE MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | HIGHLAND, RACHEL S | 3774 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 16, 2023 |
| 18022243 | COMPOSITE ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | LEONARD, MICHELLE TURNER | 1724 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 20, 2023 |
| 18009125 | MULTI-ROW DEPLOY ZONE CONSTRAINING DEVICES AND METHODS | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | TYSON, MELANIE RUANO | 3774 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 08, 2022 |
| 17917293 | DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH DEVICE DEPLOYMENT FEATURES, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | BLASS, PARIS MARIE | 3774 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 06, 2022 |
| 17801892 | MULTI-DEPLOY ZONE CONSTRAINING DEVICES AND METHODS | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | LOPEZ, LESLIE ANN | 3774 | §102Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 24, 2022 |
| 17787033 | SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR AN IMPLANTABLE DEVICE WITH ENHANCED COMPRESSIVE STIFFNESS REGION(S) | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | MATHEW, SEEMA | 3774 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 17, 2022 |
| 17777179 | LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE DEVICE AND METHODS | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | MANNAN, MIKAIL A | 3774 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 16, 2022 |
| 17776292 | LIQUID COMPOSITION AND POROUS HARDENED MATERIAL COMPRISING TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE AND VINYL MOIETY CO-POLYMERS | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | HAGOPIAN, CASEY SHEA | 1617 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 12, 2022 |
| 17728814 | PERICARDIAL ANCHORING SYSTEM | Ip Moat, Inc. | ALVARADO JR, NELSON LOUIS | 3783 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 25, 2022 |
| 17726362 | BRANCHED ENDOPROSTHESIS WITH TAIL FOR CONTROLLED BRANCH DEPLOYMENT | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | PRONE, CHRISTOPHER D | 3774 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 26d | Pending | Apr 21, 2022 |
| 17571125 | SPACE FILLING DEVICES | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | MCGINNITY, JAMES RYAN | 3771 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 07, 2022 |
| 17566433 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPLANTING AN ARTERIOVENOUS GRAFT | Innavasc Medical, Inc. | LABRANCHE, BROOKE N | 3771 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2021 |
| 17619452 | CONTINUOUS TETHERED TISSUE ANCHOR AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GEIGER, RACHAEL L | 3771 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 15, 2021 |
| 17609085 | CONTINUOUS TETHERED TISSUE ANCHOR AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | BYRD, BRIGID K | 3771 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 05, 2021 |
| 17478037 | KINK RESISTANT GRAFT | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | DEONAUTH, NIRVANA | 3726 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 17, 2021 |
| 17203982 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR APPROXIMATING THE CROSS-SECTIONAL PROFILE OF VASCULATURE HAVING BRANCHES | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | BARIA, DINAH N | 3774 | DP | Final Rejection | 29d | Pending | Mar 17, 2021 |
| 17050315 | BALLOON CATHETERS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | HOLWERDA, KATHLEEN SONNETT | 3771 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 23, 2020 |
| 16827259 | SLEEVES FOR EXPANDABLE MEDICAL DEVICES | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | OU, JING RUI | 3771 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 23, 2020 |
| 16745834 | BIOABSORBABLE FILAMENT MEDICAL DEVICES | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | WOZNICKI, JACQUELINE | 3774 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Jan 17, 2020 |
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