Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
245 pending office actions • 64 clients • 218 examiners • 95 art units • 0 of 245 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Potomac Law Group, PLLC focuses on Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering, where it has filed 3883 career applications. The firm achieves a resolved allowance rate of 98.77 percent. This success involves an average of 6.01 office actions per allowance. The firm currently has 156 pending office actions. The 3883 career applications reflect a substantial history of filings in this technology area.
The 98.77 percent resolved allowance rate is a key indicator of the firm's ability to secure allowances for its clients. This rate is achieved through a prosecution strategy that averages 6.01 office actions per allowance, suggesting a high level of persistence through multiple rounds of examination. With 156 pending office actions, the firm maintains a large volume of active cases. These metrics provide a detailed view of the firm's long-term results and its current capacity in Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering. Practitioners can evaluate the firm's methodology using these specific performance data points.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 57 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. 57 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 | 7 (3%) |
| §101 + other | 38 (16%) |
| §103 only | 65 (27%) |
| §102 only | 13 (5%) |
| §112 only | 11 (4%) |
| Double-patenting only | 19 (8%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 10 (4%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 81 (33%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (0%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRAWFORD, JACINTA M | 6 | 88.0% | +9.7% |
| COLLINS, DARRYL J | 5 | 89.1% | +4.9% |
| RICKS, DONNA J | 3 | 76.7% | +10.3% |
| LOGIE, MICHAEL J | 3 | 63.3% | +9.2% |
| SIPES, JOHN CURTIS | 2 | 77.3% | +19.4% |
| HOANG, PHI | 2 | 81.9% | +16.6% |
| BUCK, MATTHEW R | 2 | 83.3% | +14.4% |
| TSENG, CHENG YUAN | 2 | 84.1% | +15.5% |
| MCDOWELL, JR, MAURICE L | 2 | 86.6% | +13.0% |
| KISH, JAMES M | 2 | 62.4% | +11.8% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18211725 | Foveated Rendering | CRAWFORD, JACINTA M | 28d |
| 19199490 | Graphics Processing Method and System for Rendering Items of Geometry Based on Their Size | HOANG, PHI | — |
| 19197768 | Data Structures, Methods and Primitive Block Generators for Storing Primitives in a Graphics Processing System | CRAWFORD, JACINTA M | — |
| 19189092 | Cube Mapping Using Gradients of an Input Block of Fragments | HOANG, PHI | — |
| 19181443 | Multicore Master/Slave Communications | CRAWFORD, JACINTA M | — |
| 19090105 | Methods and Hardware Logic for Writing Ray Tracing Data From a Shader Processing Unit of a Graphics Processing Unit | CRAWFORD, JACINTA M | — |
| 19031852 | Data Structures, Methods and Tiling Engines for Storing Tiling Information in a Graphics Processing System | CRAWFORD, JACINTA M | — |
| 19031589 | Scheduling Tasks in a Processor | TSENG, CHENG YUAN | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18562720 | Needle Adaptor for Plasma Generating Handpiece | PEFFLEY, MICHAEL F | 128d overdue |
| 17414592 | STORED HEAT HAIR APPLIANCES | LIU, CHRIS Q | 104d overdue |
| 18115402 | Wearable Engineered Human Skin and Systems and Methods for Making the Same | TICHY, JENNIFER M.H. | 71d overdue |
| 17986121 | Apparatus and Methods for Rapid Nucleic Acid Detection | CHUNDURU, SURYAPRABHA | 71d overdue |
| 18276028 | ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM | SAHLE, MAHIDERE S | 46d overdue |
| 17331166 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TRANSFECTION | HASSAN, LIBAN M | 44d overdue |
| 17073525 | Cognitive Error Recommendation Based on Log Data | TRIEU, EM N | 37d overdue |
| 18187733 | Elastic Sutures and Methods of Making and Use | MCGINNITY, JAMES RYAN | 23d overdue |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18394420 | APPLYING TEXTURE PROCESSING TO A BLOCK OF FRAGMENTS IN A GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNIT | RICKS, DONNA J | 51d overdue |
| 18413408 | ZOOM LENS, OPTICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ZOOM LENS | SIPES, JOHN CURTIS | 44d overdue |
| 18617886 | Reducing Electrosensation When Treating a Subject Using a Rotating Alternating Electric Field by Gradually Increasing the Amplitude of the Field | KISH, JAMES M | 9d overdue |
| 19245665 | OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL SYSTEM | SIPES, JOHN CURTIS | — |
| 19199490 | Graphics Processing Method and System for Rendering Items of Geometry Based on Their Size | HOANG, PHI | — |
| 19189092 | Cube Mapping Using Gradients of an Input Block of Fragments | HOANG, PHI | — |
| 19118422 | Coulter Holder for Agricultural Machines | BUCK, MATTHEW R | — |
| 19063584 | Tile Region Protection Using Multiple GPUs | RICKS, DONNA J | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2872 | 8 |
| 1744 | 6 |
| 2881 | 6 |
| 3783 | 5 |
| 2611 | 4 |
| 1641 | 4 |
| 3628 | 3 |
| 2617 | 3 |
| 1743 | 3 |
| 3785 | 3 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19476201 | Delivery System and Shared Control System | Pacport Co., Ltd. | WALLICK, STEPHANIE SHOSHANA | 3628 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 17, 2025 |
| 19275934 | CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SERVER | Tomody, Inc. | CORBO, NICHOLAS T | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 21, 2025 | |
| 19245665 | OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL SYSTEM | Nikon Corporation | SIPES, JOHN CURTIS | 2872 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 23, 2025 |
| 19244367 | Allocation of Resources to Tasks | Imagination Technologies Limited | DHARIA, PRABODH M | 2611 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 19238392 | FRICTION PLATE AND WET MULTI-PLATE CLUTCH INCLUDING FRICTION PLATE | Nsk-Warner K.K. | NGUYEN, LILLIAN T | 3655 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 14, 2025 |
| 19232027 | Protective Headgear and Methods for Making Same | Impact Solutions LLC | HALL, FORREST G | 3732 | §102§103§112DPOther | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 09, 2025 |
| 19232611 | Processing Tasks in a Processing System | Imagination Technologies Limited | BUTLER, SARAI E | §101DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 09, 2025 | |
| 19225536 | Distributed System Level Cache | Imagination Technologies Limited | THAMMAVONG, PRASITH | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 02, 2025 | |
| 19214214 | LIFTING APPARATUS AND INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE | The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. | YE, XINWEN | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 21, 2025 | |
| 19199490 | Graphics Processing Method and System for Rendering Items of Geometry Based on Their Size | Imagination Technologies Limited | HOANG, PHI | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 06, 2025 | |
| 19197990 | Graphics Processing Unit for Processing Primitives Using a Rendering Space Which is Sub-Divided into a Plurality of Tiles | Imagination Technologies Limited | OCHSNER, ISABELLA PAIGE | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 03, 2025 | |
| 19197768 | Data Structures, Methods and Primitive Block Generators for Storing Primitives in a Graphics Processing System | Imagination Technologies Limited | CRAWFORD, JACINTA M | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 02, 2025 | |
| 19191115 | Surfboard Cover | Ocean And Earth Productions Pty Ltd. | KMET, LAUREN ELIZABETH | 3735 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 28, 2025 |
| 19189092 | Cube Mapping Using Gradients of an Input Block of Fragments | Imagination Technologies Limited | HOANG, PHI | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 24, 2025 | |
| 19187869 | Assembling Primitive Data into Multi-View Primitive Blocks in a Graphics Processing System | Imagination Technologies Limited | WU, YANNA | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 23, 2025 | |
| 19186737 | Demand Transference Machine Learning Model | Oracle International Corporation | GUNN, JEREMY L | §101§102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 23, 2025 | |
| 19181471 | Bioink Compositions and Methods for 3D Printing Of Vascularized Tissue Constructs | Wake Forest University Health Sciences | LI, WENHAN | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 17, 2025 | |
| 19181443 | Multicore Master/Slave Communications | Imagination Technologies Limited | CRAWFORD, JACINTA M | 2617 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 17, 2025 |
| 19121503 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM | The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. | MORONEY, MICHAEL CORBETT | 3626 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 16, 2025 |
| 19118921 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM | The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. | MANSFIELD, THOMAS L | 3624 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 07, 2025 |
| 19172079 | Burst Processing | Imagination Technologies Limited | CRADDOCK, ROBERT J | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 07, 2025 | |
| 19118422 | Coulter Holder for Agricultural Machines | Amazonen-Werke H. Dreyer SE & Co. KG | BUCK, MATTHEW R | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 04, 2025 | |
| 19092305 | Modifying Processing of Commands in a Command Queue Based on Accessed Data Related to a Command | Imagination Technologies Limited | DOAN, PHUC N | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 27, 2025 | |
| 19090105 | Methods and Hardware Logic for Writing Ray Tracing Data From a Shader Processing Unit of a Graphics Processing Unit | Imagination Technologies Limited | CRAWFORD, JACINTA M | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2025 | |
| 19110074 | METHOD OF COLLECTING RESIN DECOMPOSITION GAS, METHOD OF PRODUCING RECYCLABLE LIQUEFIED GAS, AND RESIN DECOMPOSITION GAS COLLECTOR | The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. | RAYMOND, KEITH MICHAEL | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 08, 2025 | |
| 19073516 | Injectable Soft Anchors and Methods of Tissue Repairs | Arthrex, Inc. | GABR, MOHAMED GAMIL | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2025 | |
| 19108805 | Method for Determining a Distribution of Fertilizer Grains | Amazonen-Werke H. Dreyer SE & Co. KG | MCGOWAN, JAMIE LOUISE | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 05, 2025 | |
| 19108963 | Method for Determining an Actual Distribution of Fertilizer Grains | Amazonen-Werke H. Dreyer SE & Co. KG | LE, VU | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 05, 2025 | |
| 19070814 | Dynamic Bone Compression | Arthrex, Inc. | NEGRELLIRODRIGUEZ, CHRISTINA | 3773 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 05, 2025 |
| 19066347 | Register Allocation for Multi-Phase Task | Imagination Technologies Limited | VU, KHOA | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2025 | |
| 19063584 | Tile Region Protection Using Multiple GPUs | Imagination Technologies Limited | RICKS, DONNA J | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 26, 2025 | |
| 19061691 | Intersection Testing in a Ray Tracing System Using Three-Dimensional Axis-Aligned Box | Imagination Technologies Limited | LE, MICHAEL | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 24, 2025 | |
| 19059137 | Graphics Processing Systems and Methods | Imagination Technologies Limited | CHIN, MICHELLE | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 20, 2025 | |
| 19050278 | Surgical Instrument and Methods of Tissue Repair | Arthrex, Inc. | POLAND, CHERIE MICHELLE | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 11, 2025 | |
| 19050410 | Automated Machine Learning Based Hotel Room Pricing | Oracle International Corporation | DEL TORO-ORTEGA, JORGE G | 3628 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 11, 2025 |
| 19046339 | Unified Rasterization and Ray Tracing Rendering Environments | Imagination Technologies Limited | HE, WEIMING | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 05, 2025 | |
| 19043742 | MANAGEMENT OF VERTEX BUFFER | Imagination Technologies Limited | AHN, CHRISTINE YERA | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 03, 2025 | |
| 19037551 | Intersection Testing in a Ray Tracing System Using Axis-Aligned Box Coordinate Components | Imagination Technologies Limited | LIU, GORDON G | §101Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 27, 2025 | |
| 19032322 | IMAGE PROCESSING USING FILTERING FUNCTION COVARIANCE | Imagination Technologies Limited | WILSON, NICHOLAS R | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 20, 2025 | |
| 19031852 | Data Structures, Methods and Tiling Engines for Storing Tiling Information in a Graphics Processing System | Imagination Technologies Limited | CRAWFORD, JACINTA M | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 18, 2025 | |
| 19031589 | Scheduling Tasks in a Processor | Imagination Technologies Limited | TSENG, CHENG YUAN | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 18, 2025 | |
| 19031815 | Graphics Processing Systems with Expansion Transformation Stage Masks | Imagination Technologies Limited | WANG, YUEHAN | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 18, 2025 | |
| 19031533 | Primitive Block Generator for Graphics Processing Systems | Imagination Technologies Limited | ROBINSON, TERRELL M | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 18, 2025 | |
| 19024420 | Heart Valve Repair Devices for Placement in Ventricle and Delivery Systems for Implanting Heart Valve Repair Devices | Mitralix Ltd. | ORKIN, ALEXANDER J | 3771 | §102DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 19026324 | VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION OPTICAL SYSTEM | Nikon Corporation | COLLINS, DARRYL J | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 | |
| 19022671 | Graphics Processing Using Directional Representations of Lighting at Probe Positions within a Scene | Imagination Technologies Limited | MCDOWELL, JR, MAURICE L | §101DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 15, 2025 | |
| 19020711 | Untransformed Display Lists In A Tile Based Rendering System | Imagination Technologies Limited | MAZUMDER, SAPTARSHI | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 14, 2025 | |
| 19021070 | METHODS AND GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNITS FOR DETERMINING DIFFERENTIAL DATA FOR RAYS OF A RAY BUNDLE | Imagination Technologies Limited | NGUYEN, PHU K | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 14, 2025 | |
| 19019886 | MULTISTAGE COLLECTOR FOR OUTPUTS IN MULTIPROCESSOR SYSTEMS | Imagination Technologies Limited | BEUTEL, WILLIAM A | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 14, 2025 | |
| 19020215 | VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION OPTICAL SYSTEM | Nikon Corporation | BEATTY, COLLIN X | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 14, 2025 |
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Start Free Trial88.6% of resolved applications prosecuted by Potomac Law Group, Pllc were allowed, across 3,883 applications in USPTO records.
3.37 office actions per allowed application on average.
245 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 64 clients, before 218 examiners in 95 art units.