Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
27 pending office actions • 1 client • 27 examiners • 12 art units • 0 of 27 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 59 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 11 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. 11 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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 23 (85%) |
| §102 only | 1 (4%) |
| Double-patenting only | 2 (7%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (4%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARYAL, AAYUSH | 1 | 86.4% | +8.5% |
| JAFFRI, ZEHRA | 1 | 61.3% | +45.7% |
| ST CYR, DANIEL | 1 | 81.4% | +13.4% |
| LEVY, BRANDON WILLIAM | 1 | 61.8% | +47.9% |
| PINKNEY, DAWAYNE | 1 | 80.7% | +18.1% |
| HUSTOFT, JUSTIN WAYNE | 1 | 67.0% | +19.7% |
| ZHANG, LEI | 1 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| MUHAMMAD, KEY | 1 | 65.6% | +20.0% |
| CARTER, WILLIAM JOSEPH | 1 | 62.1% | +37.4% |
| KISH, JAMES M | 1 | 62.6% | +12.0% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19097437 | ENHANCED DATA SECURITY AND ACCESS CONTROL USING MACHINE LEARNING | ARYAL, AAYUSH | — |
| 18918638 | METHOD FOR DETECTING EXTERNAL LIGHT WITHIN OPHTHALMIC SURGICAL CASSETTES | ST CYR, DANIEL | — |
| 18830318 | OPHTHALMIC VIEWING SYSTEMS | PINKNEY, DAWAYNE | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18816959 | MEASURING BIOMECHANICS IN REAL TIME AT MULTIPLE EYE-TISSUE LOCATIONS | ZHANG, LEI | 70d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18677596 | ROBOTIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY MOUNT FOR DIGITAL VISUALIZATION OF OPHTHALMIC SURGERY | KISH, JAMES M | 42d |
| 18937171 | ADJUSTABLE STIFFENER FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS | JAFFRI, ZEHRA | 62d |
| 18918638 | METHOD FOR DETECTING EXTERNAL LIGHT WITHIN OPHTHALMIC SURGICAL CASSETTES | ST CYR, DANIEL | — |
| 18909443 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POST-OCCLUSION SURGE MITIGATION | LEVY, BRANDON WILLIAM | — |
| 18830318 | OPHTHALMIC VIEWING SYSTEMS | PINKNEY, DAWAYNE | — |
| 18828214 | POLARIZATION SENSITIVE OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY FOR VISUALIZATION OF VITREOUS OPACITIES | HUSTOFT, JUSTIN WAYNE | — |
| 18805430 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING OCULAR TISSUE CHARACTERISTICS | MUHAMMAD, KEY | — |
| 18753018 | ERGONOMIC CHANDELIER ENDO-ILLUMINATION PROBE | CARTER, WILLIAM JOSEPH | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Alcon | 27 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3771 | 5 |
| 3792 | 4 |
| 3774 | 3 |
| 3796 | 2 |
| 2876 | 1 |
| 3798 | 1 |
| 2875 | 1 |
| 3795 | 1 |
| 2872 | 1 |
| 3741 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19097437 | ENHANCED DATA SECURITY AND ACCESS CONTROL USING MACHINE LEARNING | Alcon Inc. | ARYAL, AAYUSH | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 01, 2025 | |
| 18937171 | ADJUSTABLE STIFFENER FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS | Alcon Inc. | JAFFRI, ZEHRA | 3771 | DPOther | Non-Final OA | 62d | Pending | Nov 05, 2024 |
| 18918638 | METHOD FOR DETECTING EXTERNAL LIGHT WITHIN OPHTHALMIC SURGICAL CASSETTES | Alcon Inc. | ST CYR, DANIEL | 2876 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 17, 2024 |
| 18909443 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POST-OCCLUSION SURGE MITIGATION | Alcon Inc. | LEVY, BRANDON WILLIAM | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 08, 2024 | |
| 18830318 | OPHTHALMIC VIEWING SYSTEMS | Alcon Inc. | PINKNEY, DAWAYNE | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 10, 2024 | |
| 18828214 | POLARIZATION SENSITIVE OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY FOR VISUALIZATION OF VITREOUS OPACITIES | Alcon Inc. | HUSTOFT, JUSTIN WAYNE | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 09, 2024 | |
| 18816959 | MEASURING BIOMECHANICS IN REAL TIME AT MULTIPLE EYE-TISSUE LOCATIONS | Alcon Inc. | ZHANG, LEI | 3798 | §103 | Final Rejection | 70d | Pending | Aug 27, 2024 |
| 18805430 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING OCULAR TISSUE CHARACTERISTICS | Alcon Inc. | MUHAMMAD, KEY | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2024 | |
| 18753018 | ERGONOMIC CHANDELIER ENDO-ILLUMINATION PROBE | Alcon Inc. | CARTER, WILLIAM JOSEPH | 2875 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 25, 2024 |
| 18677596 | ROBOTIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY MOUNT FOR DIGITAL VISUALIZATION OF OPHTHALMIC SURGERY | Alcon Inc. | KISH, JAMES M | 3792 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 42d | Pending | May 29, 2024 |
| 18643964 | OPHTHALMIC SURGICAL SYSTEMS WITH GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES BASED UPON SETUP CONDITIONS | Alcon Inc. | MOSS, JAMES R | 3792 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 23, 2024 |
| 18629779 | OPHTHALMIC ENDOSCOPE UTILIZING NEAR-INFRARED SPECTRUM | Alcon Inc. | NEAL, TIMOTHY JAY | 3795 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 08, 2024 |
| 18581631 | PRESBYOPIA-CORRECTING OPHTHALMIC LENS WITH REDUCED VISUAL DISTURBANCES | Alcon Inc. | MATHEW, SEEMA | 3774 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 20, 2024 |
| 18432767 | OPHTHALMOSCOPIC CONTACT LENSES | Alcon Inc. | MCGRATH, ERIN E | 3771 | §103 | Final Rejection | 5d overdue | Pending | Feb 05, 2024 |
| 18415363 | PUSH MECHANISM FOR INTERFACING A DRIVE MECHANISM HANDPIECE WITH AN INTROACULAR LENS CARTRIDGE | Alcon Inc. | IGBOKO, CHIMA U | 3771 | DP | Final Rejection | 83d | Pending | Jan 17, 2024 |
| 18535263 | INSTRUMENT FOR DELAMINATING RETINAL MEMBRANES | Alcon Inc. | MCEVOY, THOMAS M | 3771 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 11, 2023 |
| 18535676 | GRASPING STRUCTURE FOR OPHTHALMIC SURGERY | Alcon Inc. | MENDEZ, KATHERINE H | 3771 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 50d | Pending | Dec 11, 2023 |
| 18456239 | MULTIPLE-INPUT-COUPLED ILLUMINATED MULTI-SPOT LASER PROBE | Alcon Inc. | MULLINS, JESSICA LYNN | 3792 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 40d | Pending | Aug 25, 2023 |
| 18351401 | VITREOUS FLOATER TREATMENT USING RESONANT SCANNER-BASED SLO | Alcon Inc. | HOLTZCLAW, MICHAEL T. | 3796 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 12, 2023 |
| 18303166 | REDUCING ABBERATIONS IN OPHTHALMIC IMAGING | Alcon Inc. | JONES, JENNIFER ANN | 2872 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 19, 2023 |
| 18190191 | SLOTTED TUBING SECURITY PLATFORM | Alcon Inc. | NG, HENRY | 3741 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 5d | Pending | Mar 27, 2023 |
| 18187275 | INTRAOCULAR LENSES WITH NANOSTRUCTURES AND METHODS OF FABRICATING THE SAME | Alcon Inc. | SHARMA, YASHITA | 3774 | §103 | Final Rejection | 10d overdue | Pending | Mar 21, 2023 |
| 17937974 | MULTIPLEXING A LASER BEAM TO FRAGMENT EYE FLOATERS | Alcon Inc. | CHRISTIANSON, SKYLAR LINDSEY | 3792 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 12d | Pending | Oct 04, 2022 |
| 17662153 | LASER PULSE SELECTION USING MOTORIZED SHUTTER | Alcon Inc. | EISEMAN, LYNSEY C | 3796 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 05, 2022 |
| 17658833 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POST-OCCLUSION BREAK SURGE MITIGATION | Alcon Inc. | NICHOLS, CHARLES W | 3783 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 12, 2022 |
| 17646997 | FLUID-FILLED HAPTIC FOR AN INTRAOCULAR LENS | Alcon Inc. | PASQUALINI, HANNA LOUISE | 3774 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 43d overdue | Pending | Jan 04, 2022 |
| 16826828 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING MATERIAL DURING AN OPHTHALMIC PROCEDURE USING AC IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT | Alcon Inc. | MARCETICH, ADAM M | 3700 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 23, 2020 |
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