Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
8 pending office actions • 7 clients • 8 examiners • 6 art units • 0 of 8 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Polson Intellectual Property Law P.C. manages 1255 career applications in Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering. The firm has a high resolved allowance rate of 94.87 percent. Prosecution is exceptionally efficient, with an average of 1.4 office actions per allowance. There are 11 pending office actions currently.
The 94.87 percent allowance rate is a strong indicator of success. The 1.4 office actions per allowance metric suggests a very direct path to allowance. With 1255 career applications, the firm has a substantial and successful track record. This combination of a high success rate and low examiner interaction makes the firm a notable performer.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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 | 5 (62%) |
| §112 only | 2 (25%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (12%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MALDONADO, STEVEN | 1 | 26.9% | +42.9% |
| WELCH, DAVID T | 1 | 81.3% | +26.7% |
| MANCINI, EVAN THOMAS | 1 | 57.8% | +33.6% |
| BOHANNON, PAUL D | 1 | 97.9% | +0.6% |
| WOLFLEY, MARK DAVID | 1 | 97.2% | +3.1% |
| NGUYEN, NHAT HUY T | 1 | 53.8% | +23.4% |
| PRESSLEY, PAUL DEREK | 1 | 60.5% | +28.1% |
| WAN, DEMING | 1 | 76.4% | +42.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19001248 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING MODEL ARRANGEMENT INFORMATION, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM | WELCH, DAVID T | — |
| 35525776 | Massaging chair | BOHANNON, PAUL D | — |
| 35525629 | Easy chair | WOLFLEY, MARK DAVID | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19066709 | MEDICAL DEVICE WITH BEADED STRUCTURE FOR LOCALIZATION AND MARKING | MALDONADO, STEVEN | — |
| 18549994 | Method to manufacture a cable tray component, crimp press to manufacture such cable tray component and cable tray component manufactured therewith | PRESSLEY, PAUL DEREK | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18547761 | Dryer And Drying Unit For Drying Paper Tubes | WAN, DEMING | 3d overdue |
| 19066709 | MEDICAL DEVICE WITH BEADED STRUCTURE FOR LOCALIZATION AND MARKING | MALDONADO, STEVEN | — |
| 19001248 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING MODEL ARRANGEMENT INFORMATION, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM | WELCH, DAVID T | — |
| 18924553 | DRY BLOCK TEMPERATURE CALIBRATOR | MANCINI, EVAN THOMAS | — |
| 18412819 | Computer Implemented Classification Tool And Method For Classification Of Microelectrode Recordings Taken During A Deep Brain Stimulation | NGUYEN, NHAT HUY T | — |
| 18549994 | Method to manufacture a cable tray component, crimp press to manufacture such cable tray component and cable tray component manufactured therewith | PRESSLEY, PAUL DEREK | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3797 | 1 |
| 2855 | 1 |
| 2951 | 1 |
| 2931 | 1 |
| 3725 | 1 |
| 3762 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19066709 | MEDICAL DEVICE WITH BEADED STRUCTURE FOR LOCALIZATION AND MARKING | Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University | MALDONADO, STEVEN | 3797 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2025 |
| 19001248 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING MODEL ARRANGEMENT INFORMATION, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Hangzhou Qunhe Information Technology Co., Ltd. | WELCH, DAVID T | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 24, 2024 | |
| 18924553 | DRY BLOCK TEMPERATURE CALIBRATOR | Presys Instrumentos E Sistemas Ltda | MANCINI, EVAN THOMAS | 2855 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 23, 2024 |
| 35525776 | Massaging chair | Ceragem Co., Ltd. | BOHANNON, PAUL D | 2951 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 05, 2024 |
| 35525629 | Easy chair | Ceragem Co., Ltd. | WOLFLEY, MARK DAVID | 2931 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 27, 2024 |
| 18412819 | Computer Implemented Classification Tool And Method For Classification Of Microelectrode Recordings Taken During A Deep Brain Stimulation | Naukowa I Akademicka Siec Komputerowa – Panstwowy Instytut Badawczy | NGUYEN, NHAT HUY T | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 15, 2024 | |
| 18549994 | Method to manufacture a cable tray component, crimp press to manufacture such cable tray component and cable tray component manufactured therewith | Obo Bettermann Produktion Deutschland GmbH & Co. Kg | PRESSLEY, PAUL DEREK | 3725 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 11, 2023 |
| 18547761 | Dryer And Drying Unit For Drying Paper Tubes | International Tobacco Machinery Poland Sp. Z O.O. | WAN, DEMING | 3762 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 3d overdue | Pending | Aug 24, 2023 |
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