Technology areas: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
5 pending office actions • 4 clients • 5 examiners • 5 art units • 0 of 5 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 6 patents granted in the last 365 days
TOPE-MCKAY & ASSOCIATES has handled 1070 career applications, focusing on the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. The firm maintains a resolved allowance rate of 77.96 percent. Prosecution efficiency is reflected in the average of 3.58 office actions per allowance, which provides an expectation for the number of interactions required in this sector. This 3.58 figure helps clients plan for the iterative nature of the prosecution process.
The firm is currently processing 5 pending office actions. The 77.96 percent allowance rate from 1070 career applications establishes a solid track record of success in medical and mechanical patenting. These 5 pending office actions represent the firm's current focus within its established engineering practice. For practitioners, the 1070 career applications offer a substantial history of examiner interactions to analyze. The 77.96 percent allowance rate indicates a consistent ability to navigate the patent office. The 3.58 office actions per allowance metric is a useful tool for budgeting and setting client expectations in the medical device field.
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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 5 (100%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GART, MATTHEW S | 1 | 16.2% | +18.9% |
| FULTON, KRISTINA ROSE | 1 | 52.5% | +36.0% |
| LOEPPKE, JANIE MEREDITH | 1 | 55.4% | +28.9% |
| BESLER, CHRISTOPHER JAMES | 1 | 68.6% | +41.0% |
| DALE, ABIGAYLE ANN | 1 | 44.0% | +70.1% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19051840 | CONFETTI-EXPELLING TOY | GART, MATTHEW S | — |
| 19052072 | EXPANDABLE TOY WITH A PLURALITY OF NESTING SHELL COMPONENTS TO FORM A FIGURINE OR OTHER ITEM | FULTON, KRISTINA ROSE | — |
| 18977796 | RETROFIT CARTRIDGE SYSTEM WITH CONTROLLED FLOW, FOR CONVERTING TRADITIONAL URINAL INTO HYBRID | LOEPPKE, JANIE MEREDITH | — |
| 18755481 | Wheel Component Handling Device | BESLER, CHRISTOPHER JAMES | — |
| 17827450 | POWERED MASSAGE HEAD | DALE, ABIGAYLE ANN | — |
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 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19051840 | CONFETTI-EXPELLING TOY | GART, MATTHEW S | — |
| 19052072 | EXPANDABLE TOY WITH A PLURALITY OF NESTING SHELL COMPONENTS TO FORM A FIGURINE OR OTHER ITEM | FULTON, KRISTINA ROSE | — |
| 18977796 | RETROFIT CARTRIDGE SYSTEM WITH CONTROLLED FLOW, FOR CONVERTING TRADITIONAL URINAL INTO HYBRID | LOEPPKE, JANIE MEREDITH | — |
| 18755481 | Wheel Component Handling Device | BESLER, CHRISTOPHER JAMES | — |
| 17827450 | POWERED MASSAGE HEAD | DALE, ABIGAYLE ANN | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Jakks Pacific Inc. | 2 |
| Falcon Water Technologies | 1 |
| Prowse Holdings Pty Ltd. | 1 |
| Thrival, LLC | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3696 | 1 |
| 3675 | 1 |
| 3754 | 1 |
| 3726 | 1 |
| 3700 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19051840 | CONFETTI-EXPELLING TOY | Jakks Pacific Inc. | GART, MATTHEW S | 3696 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 12, 2025 |
| 19052072 | EXPANDABLE TOY WITH A PLURALITY OF NESTING SHELL COMPONENTS TO FORM A FIGURINE OR OTHER ITEM | Jakks Pacific Inc. | FULTON, KRISTINA ROSE | 3675 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 12, 2025 |
| 18977796 | RETROFIT CARTRIDGE SYSTEM WITH CONTROLLED FLOW, FOR CONVERTING TRADITIONAL URINAL INTO HYBRID | Falcon Water Technologies, LLC | LOEPPKE, JANIE MEREDITH | 3754 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 11, 2024 |
| 18755481 | Wheel Component Handling Device | Prowse Holdings Pty Ltd. | BESLER, CHRISTOPHER JAMES | 3726 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 26, 2024 |
| 17827450 | POWERED MASSAGE HEAD | Thrival, LLC | DALE, ABIGAYLE ANN | 3700 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 27, 2022 |
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Start Free Trial78.0% of resolved applications prosecuted by Tope-Mckay & Associates were allowed, across 1,070 applications in USPTO records.
3.58 office actions per allowed application on average.
5 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 4 clients, before 5 examiners in 5 art units.
