Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
45 pending office actions • 6 clients • 36 examiners • 13 art units • 0 of 45 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 86 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 44 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. 44 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 | 34 (76%) |
| §102 only | 5 (11%) |
| §112 only | 3 (7%) |
| No statute on record | 3 (7%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOWLER, DANIEL WAYNE | 3 | 73.0% | +11.1% |
| KUO, JONATHAN T | 2 | 72.5% | +27.1% |
| ABBASI, ABDUL HADI | 2 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| MEDWAY, SCOTT J | 2 | 67.1% | +23.2% |
| LUAN, SCOTT | 2 | 64.6% | +12.3% |
| LUU, TIMOTHY TUAN | 2 | 45.2% | +46.4% |
| SONG, LI-TING | 2 | 65.1% | +38.9% |
| MONAHAN, MEGAN ELIZABETH | 2 | 58.2% | +17.1% |
| JOHNSON, GERALD | 1 | 78.2% | +9.1% |
| FEDORKY, MEGAN TAYLOR | 1 | 29.4% | +46.7% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18364227 | SCOPE WITH EXPANDABLE WORKING CHANNEL | ABBASI, ABDUL HADI | 72d overdue |
| 18046801 | ENDOSCOPIC ARTICULATION DEVICE | ABBASI, ABDUL HADI | 2d overdue |
| 19085823 | USER INTERFACE AND LOCK FEATURES FOR POSITIONING MULTIPLE COMPONENTS WITHIN A BODY | FEDORKY, MEGAN TAYLOR | 53d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18032114 | OPTICALLY ENHANCED INSTRUMENT WITH LASER FLUORESCING CAPABILITIES | LUU, TIMOTHY TUAN | 56d overdue |
| 17125853 | PERCUTANEOUSLY ADMINISTERED THERAPEUTIC SUBSTANCE FOR TREATMENT OF TARGET TISSUE | MEDWAY, SCOTT J | 36d overdue |
| 18036532 | ULTRAHYDROPHOBIC LASER COATING AND METHOD | LUAN, SCOTT | 25d overdue |
| 17758503 | POWER PORT CONNECTOR FOR MEDICAL DEVICE | MONAHAN, MEGAN ELIZABETH | 18d overdue |
| 18047475 | SINGLE USE URETEROSCOPE WITH INTEGRATED SUCTION CATHETER | SONG, LI-TING | 10d overdue |
| 17814645 | ENDOSCOPE HAVING ILLUMINATED HANDLE | LUU, TIMOTHY TUAN | 8d overdue |
| 18625166 | LASER CONTROL USING A SPECTROMETER | KUO, JONATHAN T | 3d overdue |
| 17127087 | ENDOSCOPE WITH DETACHABLE HANDLE MODULE | MONAHAN, MEGAN ELIZABETH | 3d overdue |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3794 | 10 |
| 3795 | 9 |
| 3771 | 6 |
| 3792 | 6 |
| 3791 | 3 |
| 3796 | 2 |
| 3783 | 2 |
| 3799 | 2 |
| 3797 | 1 |
| 3617 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19087977 | OPTICAL SPLITTER FOR LASER SURGICAL SYSTEMS WITH OVERHEATING PROTECTION | Gyrus ACMI, Inc. D/B/A Olympus Surgical Technologies America | JOHNSON, GERALD | 3797 | Other | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | Mar 24, 2025 |
| 19085823 | USER INTERFACE AND LOCK FEATURES FOR POSITIONING MULTIPLE COMPONENTS WITHIN A BODY | Gyrus ACMI, Inc. D/B/A Olympus Surgical Technologies America | FEDORKY, MEGAN TAYLOR | 3796 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 53d | Pending | Mar 20, 2025 |
| 19046151 | ENDOSCOPIC CUTTING FORCEPS WITH JAW CLAMP LEVER LATCHING MECHANISM | Gyrus ACMI, Inc. D/B/A Olympus Surgical Technologies America | ROGERS, ADAM D | 3617 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 126d overdue | Pending | Feb 05, 2025 |
| 18969734 | FORCEPS DRIVE SYSTEMS | Gyrus ACMI, Inc. D/B/A Olympus Surgical Technologies America | JAMIALAHMADI, MAJID | 3771 | Other | Non-Final OA | 2d overdue | Pending | Dec 05, 2024 |
| 18894685 | MEDICAL DEVICE REPAIR SUPPORT | Olympus Corporation | BARR, MARY EVANGELINE | 3682 | §103 | Final Rejection | 56d | Pending | Sep 24, 2024 |
| 18799764 | VIBRATIONAL AND ROTATIONAL CALCULUS BASKET | Gyrus ACMI, Inc. D/B/A Olympus Surgical Technologies America | MCGRATH, ERIN E | 3771 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 9d | Pending | Aug 09, 2024 |
| 18760413 | USER INTERFACE AND LOCK FEATURES FOR POSITIONING MULTIPLE COMPONENTS WITHIN A BODY | Gyrus ACMI, Inc. D/B/A Olympus Surgical Technologies America | FOWLER, DANIEL WAYNE | 3794 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | Jul 01, 2024 |
| 18658231 | INSERTION SHEATH FOR MODULAR DISPOSABLE ENDOSCOPE COMPONENTS | Gyrus ACMI, Inc. D/B/A Olympus Surgical Technologies America | NEAL, TIMOTHY JAY | 3795 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 20d | Pending | May 08, 2024 |
| 18625166 | LASER CONTROL USING A SPECTROMETER | Gyrus ACMI, Inc. D/B/A Olympus Surgical Technologies America | KUO, JONATHAN T | 3792 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 3d overdue | Pending | Apr 02, 2024 |
| 18610919 | SELECTIVE LASER FIRING FOR TISSUE SAFETY | Gyrus ACMI, Inc. D/B/A Olympus Surgical Technologies America | EISEMAN, LYNSEY C | 3796 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 5d overdue | Pending | Mar 20, 2024 |
| 18609204 | ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT | Gyrus ACMI, Inc. D/B/A Olympus Surgical Technologies America | FOWLER, DANIEL WAYNE | 3794 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 14d | Pending | Mar 19, 2024 |
| 18578584 | HYDROPHOBIC COATING FOR MEDICAL DEVICES | Gyrus ACMI, Inc. D/B/A Olympus Surgical Technologies America | TEIXEIRA MOFFAT, JONATHAN CHARLES | 3792 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 29d | Pending | Jan 11, 2024 |
| 18406596 | INTRAUTERINE MORCELLATION DEVICE | Gyrus ACMI, Inc. D/B/A Olympus Surgical Technologies America | PREMRAJ, CATHERINE C | 3794 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 21d | Pending | Jan 08, 2024 |
| 18543009 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO COMPOSITE PRE-ACQUIRED IMAGE DATA IN OCCLUDED AREAS OF A REAL-TIME IMAGE STREAM | Veran Medical Technologies, LLC | CLOTHIER, MATTHEW MORRIS | 2614 | §103 | Final Rejection | 29d | Pending | Dec 18, 2023 |
| 18570735 | TISSUE COLLECTOR WITH SHUTTLE AND EXPANDABLE SHAFT | Gyrus ACMI, Inc. D/B/A Olympus Surgical Technologies America | GUPTA, ANANT AGUILAR | 3792 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 23d | Pending | Dec 15, 2023 |
| 18538054 | OPEN CIRCUIT CHECK IN ELECTROSURGICAL SYSTEMS | Gyrus ACMI, Inc. D/B/A Olympus Surgical Technologies America | GOOD, SAMANTHA M | 3794 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 35d | Pending | Dec 13, 2023 |
| 18483610 | FLUID MANAGEMENT WITH ABNORMALITY DETECTION | Gyrus ACMI, Inc. D/B/A Olympus Surgical Technologies America | KIM, SUN U | 1777 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 11d overdue | Pending | Oct 10, 2023 |
| 18364227 | SCOPE WITH EXPANDABLE WORKING CHANNEL | Gyrus ACMI, Inc. D/B/A Olympus Surgical Technologies America | ABBASI, ABDUL HADI | 3795 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 72d overdue | Pending | Aug 02, 2023 |
| 18346358 | Flexible Bipolar Sheath | Gyrus ACMI, Inc. D/B/A Olympus Surgical Technologies America | FOWLER, DANIEL WAYNE | 3794 | Other | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Jul 03, 2023 |
| 18342223 | ELECTROSTATIC DELIVERY OF SURGICAL MATERIAL | Gyrus ACMI, Inc. D/B/A Olympus Surgical Technologies America | MEDWAY, SCOTT J | 3783 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 60d | Pending | Jun 27, 2023 |
| 18257809 | CHOLANGIOSCOPE SYSTEM GUIDE SHEATH AND ANCHOR WIRE | Gyrus ACMI, Inc. D/B/A Olympus Surgical Technologies America | HOEKSTRA, JEFFREY GERBEN | 3791 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 29d overdue | Pending | Jun 15, 2023 |
| 18036532 | ULTRAHYDROPHOBIC LASER COATING AND METHOD | Gyrus ACMI, Inc. D/B/A Olympus Surgical Technologies America | LUAN, SCOTT | 3792 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 25d overdue | Pending | May 11, 2023 |
| 18305605 | LASER CONTROL USING A SPECTROMETER | Gyrus ACMI, Inc. D/B/A Olympus Surgical Technologies America | KUO, JONATHAN T | 3792 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 50d | Pending | Apr 24, 2023 |
| 18032752 | KIDNEY STONE MANAGEMENT | Gyrus ACMI, Inc. D/B/A Olympus Surgical Technologies America | PELLEGRINO, BRIAN E | 3799 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 38d overdue | Pending | Apr 19, 2023 |
| 18032114 | OPTICALLY ENHANCED INSTRUMENT WITH LASER FLUORESCING CAPABILITIES | Gyrus ACMI, Inc. D/B/A Olympus Surgical Technologies America | LUU, TIMOTHY TUAN | 3795 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 56d overdue | Pending | Apr 14, 2023 |
| 18166275 | SPECTROSCOPIC SIGNAL DETECTION DURING A LASER PROCEDURE | Gyrus ACMI, Inc. D/B/A Olympus Surgical Technologies America | LUAN, SCOTT | 3792 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 08, 2023 |
| 18091723 | Apparatuses and Methods for Registering a Real-Time Image Feed From an Imaging Device to a Steerable Catheter | Veran Medical Technologies, Inc. | SURGAN, ALEXANDRA L | 3799 | §112 | Final Rejection | 63d | Pending | Dec 30, 2022 |
| 18048733 | TEMPORARY ANATOMY ILLUMINATION | Gyrus ACMI, Inc. D/B/A Olympus Surgical Technologies America | SONG, LI-TING | 3795 | §103 | Final Rejection | 9d | Pending | Oct 21, 2022 |
| 18047475 | SINGLE USE URETEROSCOPE WITH INTEGRATED SUCTION CATHETER | Gyrus ACMI, Inc. D/B/A Olympus Surgical Technologies America | SONG, LI-TING | 3795 | §103 | Final Rejection | 10d overdue | Pending | Oct 18, 2022 |
| 18046801 | ENDOSCOPIC ARTICULATION DEVICE | Gyrus ACMI, Inc. D/B/A Olympus Surgical Technologies America | ABBASI, ABDUL HADI | 3795 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 2d overdue | Pending | Oct 14, 2022 |
| 17935470 | PROSTATE INNER LUMEN EXPANSION | Gyrus ACMI, Inc. D/B/A Olympus Surgical Technologies America | DANG, ANH TIEU | 3771 | §102 | Final Rejection | 86d overdue | Pending | Sep 26, 2022 |
| 17935489 | LASER FIBER INTEGRATED MORCELLATOR | Gyrus ACMI, Inc. D/B/A Olympus Surgical Technologies America | MERRIAM, AARON ROGERS | 3791 | §103 | Final Rejection | 28d overdue | Pending | Sep 26, 2022 |
| 17820953 | FORCEPS JAW FLANGES | Gyrus ACMI, Inc. D/B/A Olympus Surgical Technologies America | DUBOSE, LAUREN | 3771 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 66d overdue | Pending | Aug 19, 2022 |
| 17814645 | ENDOSCOPE HAVING ILLUMINATED HANDLE | Gyrus ACMI, Inc. D/B/A Olympus Surgical Technologies America | LUU, TIMOTHY TUAN | 3795 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 8d overdue | Pending | Jul 25, 2022 |
| 17813227 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REAL-TIME SAMPLING | Olympus Medical Systems Corporation | LOPEZ, SEVERO ANTON P | 3791 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 49d | Pending | Jul 18, 2022 |
| 17758503 | POWER PORT CONNECTOR FOR MEDICAL DEVICE | Gyrus ACMI, Inc. D/B/A Olympus Surgical Technologies America | MONAHAN, MEGAN ELIZABETH | 3795 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 18d overdue | Pending | Jul 07, 2022 |
| 17659637 | POLYSILOXANES AND FLUOROSILANES ON INSULATION ELEMENTS | Gyrus ACMI, Inc. D/B/A Olympus Surgical Technologies America | PEFFLEY, MICHAEL F | 3794 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 63d | Pending | Apr 18, 2022 |
| 17653486 | DISTAL WIRE ROUTING FOR STRAIGHT JAW FORCEPS | Gyrus ACMI, Inc. D/B/A Olympus Surgical Technologies America | LANCASTER, LINDSAY REGAN | 3794 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | Mar 04, 2022 |
| 17652959 | SEGMENTED SURGICAL FORCEPS | Gyrus ACMI, Inc. D/B/A Olympus Surgical Technologies America | CLARK, RYAN T | 3794 | §102 | Final Rejection | 58d overdue | Pending | Mar 01, 2022 |
| 17650299 | ANGULAR POSITIONING SYSTEM FOR ROTARY SURGICAL INSTRUMENT | Gyrus ACMI, Inc. D/B/A Olympus Surgical Technologies America | JAFFRI, ZEHRA | 3771 | §103 | Final Rejection | 80d overdue | Pending | Feb 08, 2022 |
| 17647047 | SURGICAL DEVICE WITH SEGMENTED END EFFECTOR | Gyrus ACMI, Inc. D/B/A Olympus Surgical Technologies America | RHODES, NORA W | 3794 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 27d | Pending | Jan 05, 2022 |
| 17539531 | DILATION AND STONE RETRIEVAL CATHETER | Olympus America Inc. | MCGINNITY, JAMES RYAN | 3771 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 119d overdue | Pending | Dec 01, 2021 |
| 17525268 | SURGICAL DEVICE AND METHOD USING TUNGSTEN DISULFIDE | Gyrus ACMI, Inc. D/B/A Olympus Surgical Technologies America | PAPE, ALYSSA MORGAN | 3794 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 12d | Pending | Nov 12, 2021 |
| 17127087 | ENDOSCOPE WITH DETACHABLE HANDLE MODULE | Gyrus ACMI, Inc. D/B/A Olympus Surgical Technologies America | MONAHAN, MEGAN ELIZABETH | 3795 | §103 | Final Rejection | 3d overdue | Pending | Dec 18, 2020 |
| 17125853 | PERCUTANEOUSLY ADMINISTERED THERAPEUTIC SUBSTANCE FOR TREATMENT OF TARGET TISSUE | Gyrus ACMI, Inc. D/B/A Olympus Surgical Technologies America | MEDWAY, SCOTT J | 3783 | §112 | Final Rejection | 36d overdue | Pending | Dec 17, 2020 |
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