Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
38 pending office actions • 23 clients • 38 examiners • 23 art units • 0 of 38 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Kaplan Breyer Schwarz LLP focuses on Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering. It has 3985 career applications. The firm has a resolved allowance rate of 80.33 percent. It averages 3.35 office actions per allowance. There are 24 pending office actions.
The 80.33 percent allowance rate is based on 3985 career applications. The average of 3.35 office actions per allowance indicates the typical number of responses for an allowance. The 24 pending office actions show the current state of the firm's medical device practice.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 7 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. 7 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 (3%) |
| §101 + other | 8 (21%) |
| §103 only | 10 (26%) |
| §102 only | 1 (3%) |
| §112 only | 1 (3%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (3%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 16 (42%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAWTHORNE, OPHELIA ALTHEA | 1 | 72.0% | +30.2% |
| NGUYEN, SANG H | 1 | 88.7% | +11.7% |
| VARGAS MONTALVO, DIXOMARA | 1 | 92.6% | +8.4% |
| DALEY, CHRISTOPHER ANTHONY | 1 | 84.0% | +10.5% |
| PEZZUTO, ROBERT ERIC | 1 | 85.2% | +10.1% |
| AIRAPETIAN, MILA | 1 | 72.9% | +14.1% |
| HASAN, MOHAMMED A | 1 | 90.3% | +5.1% |
| CHIEM, DINH D | 1 | 72.3% | +16.3% |
| RAKOWSKI, CARA E | 1 | 65.0% | +7.0% |
| KAULFUSS, PETER LLOYD | 1 | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18023126 | METHOD FOR STORING OUTPUT DATA OF HARDWARE ACCELERATOR IN MEMORY, METHOD FOR READING INPUT DATA OF HARDWARE ACCELERATOR FROM MEMORY, AND HARDWARE ACCELERATOR THEREFOR | DALEY, CHRISTOPHER ANTHONY | — |
| 19105187 | MATERIAL-RECEIVING DEVICE FOR A SUCTION EXCAVATOR, AND SUCTION EXCAVATOR HAVING SAID MATERIAL-RECEIVING DEVICE | PEZZUTO, ROBERT ERIC | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18237111 | Method For Training And Quantifying Specific Motor Skills And Cognitive Processes In Persons By Analysing Oculomotor Patterns W Using A 3-D Virtual Reality Device With Embedded Eye-Tracking Technology, Specific Visual Stimuli, Sensors To Show The Movement Of Limbs | HOFFPAUIR, ANDREW ELI | 23d overdue |
| 18423703 | Polarization Separating and Converting Meta-Optical Structures | NGUYEN, LAUREN | 15d |
| 18198982 | WEARABLE ULTRASOUND PATCH FOR MONITORING SUBJECTS IN MOTION USING MACHINE LEARNING AND WIRELESS ELECTRONICS | KLEIN, BROOKE L | 29d |
| 16632904 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LINKING AND EVALUATING INFORMATION IN CLINICAL DATA IN A MEDICAL DEVICE | FREHE, WILLIAM R | 29d |
| 19357770 | NAIL CORRECTION KIT | HAWTHORNE, OPHELIA ALTHEA | — |
| 19139144 | SPECTROMETER FOR THE SPECTRAL ANALYSIS OF A SPECIMEN | NGUYEN, SANG H | — |
| 19210552 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL MAPPING OF DEEP TISSUE MODULUS BY STRETCHABLE ULTRASONIC ARRAYS | VARGAS MONTALVO, DIXOMARA | — |
| 18929952 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND FOR MEASURING COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE | HASAN, MOHAMMED A | — |
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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19357770 | NAIL CORRECTION KIT | HAWTHORNE, OPHELIA ALTHEA | — |
| 19139144 | SPECTROMETER FOR THE SPECTRAL ANALYSIS OF A SPECIMEN | NGUYEN, SANG H | — |
| 18023126 | METHOD FOR STORING OUTPUT DATA OF HARDWARE ACCELERATOR IN MEMORY, METHOD FOR READING INPUT DATA OF HARDWARE ACCELERATOR FROM MEMORY, AND HARDWARE ACCELERATOR THEREFOR | DALEY, CHRISTOPHER ANTHONY | — |
| 19105187 | MATERIAL-RECEIVING DEVICE FOR A SUCTION EXCAVATOR, AND SUCTION EXCAVATOR HAVING SAID MATERIAL-RECEIVING DEVICE | PEZZUTO, ROBERT ERIC | — |
| 19006796 | Video Sharing via a Searchable Database | AIRAPETIAN, MILA | — |
| 18819110 | BULK OPTIC COMPONENTS INTEGRATED WITH OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES | CHIEM, DINH D | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3791 | 3 |
| 1716 | 2 |
| 3795 | 2 |
| 3786 | 1 |
| 2877 | 1 |
| 3798 | 1 |
| 2645 | 1 |
| 2872 | 1 |
| 1717 | 1 |
| 2871 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19357770 | NAIL CORRECTION KIT | Neubourg Skin Care GmbH | HAWTHORNE, OPHELIA ALTHEA | 3786 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 14, 2025 |
| 19139144 | SPECTROMETER FOR THE SPECTRAL ANALYSIS OF A SPECIMEN | Carl Zeiss Spectroscopy GmbH | NGUYEN, SANG H | 2877 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 13, 2025 |
| 19210552 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL MAPPING OF DEEP TISSUE MODULUS BY STRETCHABLE ULTRASONIC ARRAYS | The Regents of the University of California | VARGAS MONTALVO, DIXOMARA | 3798 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 16, 2025 |
| 18023126 | METHOD FOR STORING OUTPUT DATA OF HARDWARE ACCELERATOR IN MEMORY, METHOD FOR READING INPUT DATA OF HARDWARE ACCELERATOR FROM MEMORY, AND HARDWARE ACCELERATOR THEREFOR | Openedges Technology, Inc. | DALEY, CHRISTOPHER ANTHONY | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 13, 2025 | |
| 19105187 | MATERIAL-RECEIVING DEVICE FOR A SUCTION EXCAVATOR, AND SUCTION EXCAVATOR HAVING SAID MATERIAL-RECEIVING DEVICE | Rsp GmbH & Co. Kg | PEZZUTO, ROBERT ERIC | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 20, 2025 | |
| 19006796 | Video Sharing via a Searchable Database | Backtrack Video, Inc. | AIRAPETIAN, MILA | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 31, 2024 | |
| 18929952 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND FOR MEASURING COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE | VIEWMIND, INC. | HASAN, MOHAMMED A | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 29, 2024 | |
| 18819110 | BULK OPTIC COMPONENTS INTEGRATED WITH OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES | Lionix International BV | CHIEM, DINH D | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2024 | |
| 18804614 | ILLUMINATION UNIT FOR AN OPTICAL MICROSCOPE AND METHOD FOR THE USE THEREOF | Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH | RAKOWSKI, CARA E | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2024 | |
| 18794929 | Integrated-Optics Waveguide Having High-Stress-Sensitivity Region | Lionix International BV | KAULFUSS, PETER LLOYD | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 05, 2024 | |
| 18780971 | ASSOCIATED DEVICE DISCOVERY IN IMS NETWORKS | Aylus Networks, Inc. | HEIBER, SHANTELL LAKETA | 2645 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 23, 2024 |
| 18778378 | BALANCED OUTPUT, DUAL-GAIN, HYBRID INTEGRATED DIODE LASER | Lionix International BV | PEACE, RHONDA S | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 19, 2024 | |
| 18730412 | WAVELENGTH AND DIFFRACTIVE MULTIPLEXED EXPANSION OF FIELD OF VIEW FOR DISPLAY DEVICES | Arizona Board of Regents | GAGNON, GRANT A | 2872 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 19, 2024 |
| 18727043 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESOURCE-EFFICIENT INDIVIDUAL QUBIT ADDRESSING | The Regents of the University of California | CHANG, AUDREY Y | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 05, 2024 | |
| 18290565 | COUPLING DEVICE FOR A MEDICAL PUMP | Novanta Medical GmbH | WITTLIFF, KATERINA ANNA | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 17, 2024 | |
| 18609316 | Mechanically Pre-biased Shadow Mask and Method of Formation | Emagin Corporation | LAW, NGA LEUNG V | 1717 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 19, 2024 |
| 18423703 | Polarization Separating and Converting Meta-Optical Structures | Coherent Photonics LLC | NGUYEN, LAUREN | 2871 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 15d | Pending | Jan 26, 2024 |
| 18423435 | METHOD OF HARMONIZING AN MR IMAGE USING A FLOW MODEL AND AN MRI APPARATUS FOR THE SAME | Seoul National University R&Db Foundation | DHINGRA, PAWANDEEP | 2683 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 26, 2024 |
| 18291168 | INTENT BASED SERVICE SCALING | Tata Communications Limited | HOANG, PHUONG N | 2194 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 22, 2024 |
| 18533407 | Efficient Integrated Multimode Amplifiers for Scalable Long-Haul SDM Transmission | The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | QI, ZHENGQING J | 4100 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 08, 2023 |
| 18281472 | REAL-TO-SIMULATION MATCHING OF DEFORMABLE SOFT TISSUE AND OTHER OBJECTS WITH POSITION-BASED DYNAMICS FOR ROBOT CONTROL | The Regents of the University of California | JUNG, DONG YOON | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 11, 2023 | |
| 18237111 | Method For Training And Quantifying Specific Motor Skills And Cognitive Processes In Persons By Analysing Oculomotor Patterns W Using A 3-D Virtual Reality Device With Embedded Eye-Tracking Technology, Specific Visual Stimuli, Sensors To Show The Movement Of Limbs | VIEWMIND, INC. | HOFFPAUIR, ANDREW ELI | 3791 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | 23d overdue | Pending | Aug 23, 2023 |
| 18236243 | Rigid Sapphire Based Direct Patterning Deposition Mask | Emagin Corporation | CROWELL, ANNA M | 1716 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 45d overdue | Pending | Aug 21, 2023 |
| 18232178 | Heterogeneous Integration Using a Germanium Handle Substrate | Quintessent Inc. | PALANISWAMY, KRISHNA JAYANTHI | 2899 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 09, 2023 |
| 18229676 | EVAPORATION SYSTEM HAVING IMPROVED COLLIMATION | Emagin Corporation | MOORE, KARLA A | 1716 | §103 | Final Rejection | 16d | Pending | Aug 03, 2023 |
| 18273819 | SURGICAL PERCEPTION FRAMEWORK FOR ROBOTIC TISSUE MANIPULATION | The Regents of the University of California | BOICE, JAMES EDWARD | 3795 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 24, 2023 |
| 18269302 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND FOR MEASURING GENERAL COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE | VIEWMIND, INC. | HANEY, JONATHAN MICHAEL | 3791 | §101§102§103DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 23, 2023 |
| 18198982 | WEARABLE ULTRASOUND PATCH FOR MONITORING SUBJECTS IN MOTION USING MACHINE LEARNING AND WIRELESS ELECTRONICS | The Regents of the University of California | KLEIN, BROOKE L | 3797 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 29d | Pending | May 18, 2023 |
| 18027157 | SENSOR-BASED WALKING AID ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM | Mowa Healthcare AG | CERIONI, DANIEL LEE | 3791 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 20, 2023 |
| 18096497 | Piezo-Elements for Wearable Devices | Inviza LLC | MATA, SARA M | 2837 | §103 | Final Rejection | 15d overdue | Pending | Jan 12, 2023 |
| 17898755 | System and method for optimizing general purpose biological network for drug response prediction using meta-reinforcement learning agent | Korea Advanced Institute Of Science And Technology | BAILEY, STEVEN WILLIAM | 1687 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 30, 2022 |
| 17890548 | LARGE AREA DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME | Emagin Corporation | SENGDARA, VONGSAVANH | 2893 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 18, 2022 |
| 17674233 | Method of enhancing mobility of stem cells to inflammatory lesion | Gachon University Of Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation | CONNORS, ALEXANDRA F | 1634 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 17, 2022 |
| 17491593 | COMPOSITION FOR DIAGNOSIS OF FUNGAL INFECTION | Cncure Biotech Inc. | DONOHUE, SEAN R | 1618 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 01, 2021 |
| 17284547 | WATER RESERVOIR FOR A DEVICE FOR GAS HUMIDIFICATION IN LAPAROSCOPY | Novanta Medical GmbH | DITMER, KATHRYN ELIZABETH | 3785 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 12, 2021 |
| 16652968 | STEERABLE CATHETER FLEXIBLE ROBOTIC SYSTEM FOR USE WITH ENDOSCOPES | The Regents of the University of California | CHOU, WILLIAM B | 3795 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 01, 2020 |
| 16632906 | MEDICAL ENGINEERING APPARATUS FOR STORING AND EVALUATING CLINICAL DATA | Novanta Medical GmbH | COBANOGLU, DILEK B | 3687 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 22, 2020 |
| 16632904 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LINKING AND EVALUATING INFORMATION IN CLINICAL DATA IN A MEDICAL DEVICE | Novanta Medical GmbH | FREHE, WILLIAM R | 3783 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 29d | Pending | Jan 22, 2020 |
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