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Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
41 pending office actions • 26 clients • 39 examiners • 23 art units • 0 of 41 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
VLP Law Group LLP specializes in Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering, managing 1751 career applications. The firm has achieved a resolved allowance rate pct of 85.39. This rate indicates its results in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. Practitioners can use the 1751 career applications to evaluate the firm's historical outcomes. These metrics offer a basis for setting expectations for future filings in this technical field. The 85.39 resolved allowance rate pct provides a measure of success for applications managed by the firm.
The firm has 28 pending office actions. Its avg office actions per allowance is 3.48. This 3.48 avg office actions per allowance reflects the number of examiner interactions typically required to reach an allowance. With 28 pending office actions, the firm continues to manage its active cases. The 3.48 avg office actions per allowance helps practitioners estimate the resources needed for the examination phase. The 85.39 resolved allowance rate pct and the 28 pending office actions provide a view of the firm's performance.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 15 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. 15 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 | 1 (2%) |
| §101 + other | 4 (10%) |
| §103 only | 11 (27%) |
| §102 only | 2 (5%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 2 (5%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 21 (51%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAMPBELL, THOR S | 3 | 75.0% | +1.0% |
| BARIA, DINAH N | 1 | 72.9% | +28.5% |
| YABUT, DANIEL D | 1 | 56.7% | +26.9% |
| HADEN, SALLY CLINE | 1 | 32.0% | +41.6% |
| HAGHIGHATIAN, MINA | 1 | 46.1% | +39.3% |
| ISLAM, PROMOTTO TAJRIAN | 1 | 77.4% | +13.8% |
| CHORBAJI, MONZER R | 1 | 76.4% | +21.3% |
| EKECHUKWU, CHINEDU U | 1 | 1.9% | +1.1% |
| DAVIS, RICHARD G | 1 | 80.4% | +18.0% |
| SHAH, MANISH S | 1 | 85.9% | +7.1% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19005412 | Air Delivery Barrel System | DAVIS, RICHARD G | 15d |
| 18879681 | CONDUCTIVE INK COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING GOLD COMPLEXES | SHAH, MANISH S | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18532373 | CACHE STRUCTURE FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE HARDWARE BASED PROCESSOR | TALUKDAR, ARVIND | 59d overdue |
| 17754251 | ELECTRODE PAD FOR BATTERY ROLL CORE, AND CYLINDRICAL OR BUTTON BATTERY | LU, ZIHENG NMN | 50d overdue |
| 19185063 | STACKING FLYWHEEL AND LINKAGE | YABUT, DANIEL D | 35d overdue |
| 19320925 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS RELATING TO THE MANUFACTURE OF INTRAVASCULARLY IMPLANTABLE PROSTHETIC VALVES | BARIA, DINAH N | 31d overdue |
| 18310389 | Enhanced Dispenser Control | CAMPBELL, THOR S | 9d overdue |
| 18426614 | R-GRAPH PROPAGATION OF DATA PROTECTION AND COMPLIANCE STATUSES | FARROW, FELICIA | 5d overdue |
| 19046481 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REAL TIME, DYNAMIC MANAGEMENT OF REAL ESTATE FINANCE, SERVICES, AND REPORTING | EKECHUKWU, CHINEDU U | 1d overdue |
| 19091444 | Leg Garment | HADEN, SALLY CLINE | — |
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 7 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19185063 | STACKING FLYWHEEL AND LINKAGE | YABUT, DANIEL D | 35d overdue |
| 19320925 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS RELATING TO THE MANUFACTURE OF INTRAVASCULARLY IMPLANTABLE PROSTHETIC VALVES | BARIA, DINAH N | 31d overdue |
| 19005412 | Air Delivery Barrel System | DAVIS, RICHARD G | 15d |
| 19091444 | Leg Garment | HADEN, SALLY CLINE | — |
| 19088764 | INHALED HEDGEHOG INHIBITORS | HAGHIGHATIAN, MINA | — |
| 19054886 | Using Device Sensors to Guide Scent Dispenser Installation | ISLAM, PROMOTTO TAJRIAN | — |
| 19048383 | Dynamic Audio and Scent Diffusion Experience to Accompany Moods | CHORBAJI, MONZER R | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3774 | 3 |
| 3761 | 3 |
| 3617 | 1 |
| 3732 | 1 |
| 1616 | 1 |
| 3695 | 1 |
| 3644 | 1 |
| 1712 | 1 |
| 1761 | 1 |
| 2876 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19320925 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS RELATING TO THE MANUFACTURE OF INTRAVASCULARLY IMPLANTABLE PROSTHETIC VALVES | California Institute Of Technology | BARIA, DINAH N | 3774 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 31d overdue | Pending | Sep 05, 2025 |
| 19185063 | STACKING FLYWHEEL AND LINKAGE | Torus Inc. | YABUT, DANIEL D | 3617 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 35d overdue | Pending | Apr 21, 2025 |
| 19097667 | Enhanced Dispenser Control | Pura Scents, Inc. | CAMPBELL, THOR S | 3761 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 60d overdue | Pending | Apr 01, 2025 |
| 19091444 | Leg Garment | Tighties, Inc. | HADEN, SALLY CLINE | 3732 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 26, 2025 |
| 19088764 | INHALED HEDGEHOG INHIBITORS | Wbx Pharma, Inc. | HAGHIGHATIAN, MINA | 1616 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 24, 2025 |
| 19054886 | Using Device Sensors to Guide Scent Dispenser Installation | Pura Scents, Inc. | ISLAM, PROMOTTO TAJRIAN | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 16, 2025 | |
| 19048383 | Dynamic Audio and Scent Diffusion Experience to Accompany Moods | Pura Scents, Inc. | CHORBAJI, MONZER R | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 07, 2025 | |
| 19046481 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REAL TIME, DYNAMIC MANAGEMENT OF REAL ESTATE FINANCE, SERVICES, AND REPORTING | Domos, LLC | EKECHUKWU, CHINEDU U | 3695 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 1d overdue | Pending | Feb 05, 2025 |
| 19005412 | Air Delivery Barrel System | S.W.O.R.D. International Inc. | DAVIS, RICHARD G | 3644 | §102DP | Non-Final OA | 15d | Pending | Dec 30, 2024 |
| 18879681 | CONDUCTIVE INK COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING GOLD COMPLEXES | Electroninks Incorporated | SHAH, MANISH S | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 27, 2024 | |
| 18970648 | Automated Storage and Retrieval System | Staples, Inc. | MYERS, GLENN F | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2024 | |
| 18863554 | CONDUCTIVE INK COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING GOLD COMPLEXES | Electroninks Incorporated | VETERE, ROBERT A | 1712 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 06, 2024 |
| 18916848 | Optical Article with Anti-Reflective Surface | Glint Photonics, Inc. | MEBRAHTU, EPHREM ZERU | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 16, 2024 | |
| 18916546 | INTERACTIVE USER-INTERFACE ELEMENT OVERLAY | Consensus Sales, LLC | TAN, ALVIN H | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 15, 2024 | |
| 18894221 | Illumination of Optical Analytical Devices | Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. | PETKOVSEK, DANIEL | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 24, 2024 | |
| 18886875 | Automated Operation Tracking, Verification, and Interface Updating System | Staples, Inc. | FIBBI, CHRISTOPHER J | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 16, 2024 | |
| 18843863 | IMPROVED CONDUCTIVE INK COMPOSITIONS | Electroninks Incorporated | NGUYEN, KHANH TUAN | 1761 | §103 | Final Rejection | 60d overdue | Pending | Sep 04, 2024 |
| 18839009 | Systems and Methods of Smart Scent Container Detection | Pura Scents, Inc. | KIM, TAE W | 2876 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 3d overdue | Pending | Aug 15, 2024 |
| 18835852 | TRANSCATHETER VALVE INTRODUCER SYSTEM AND METHODS | Foldax, Inc. | NERENBERG, RENEE FLORENCIA | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 05, 2024 | |
| 18793370 | INTELLIGENT SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING DISPLAY AND RECOGNITION IN MESSAGE STREAMING | Workato, Inc. | CALDERON SANTIAGO, ALVARO RAFAEL | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 02, 2024 | |
| 18790849 | Enhanced Dispenser Control | Pura Scents, Inc. | CAMPBELL, THOR S | 3761 | §103 | Final Rejection | 40d | Pending | Jul 31, 2024 |
| 18773005 | MODIFIED NUCLEOTIDE REAGENTS | Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. | RILEY, JEZIA | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 15, 2024 | |
| 18659678 | Robotic Multi-Pick Detection | Staples, Inc. | GAMMON, MATTHEW CHRISTOPHER | 3657 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 09, 2024 |
| 18647583 | DUAL DIRECTION REVERSABLE HITCH ARM | Hitch Fire Inc. | WEINERT, WILLIAM C | 3762 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 22d | Pending | Apr 26, 2024 |
| 18638629 | Modularized Warehousing System | Hangzhou Hc Information Tech Co. Ltd. | HAGEMAN, MARK C | 3652 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 17, 2024 |
| 18629543 | ANTIBODY/DRUG CONJUGATES AND METHODS OF USE | A28 Therapeutics Inc. | VAN DRUFF, SYDNEY | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 08, 2024 | |
| 18599400 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR UNIFORM COATING OF IMPLANTS WITH ANTIBIOTIC CEMENT | Genesis Medical Devices LLC | CHEN, BRET P | 3774 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 08, 2024 |
| 18443943 | Smart Scent Container Tag Tracking | Pura Scents, Inc. | PHAM, QUANG | 2685 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 16, 2024 |
| 18683880 | UNDIRECTED MUTATED MRNA VACCINE | Douglas T. Gjerde | CHESTNUT, BARRY A | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 15, 2024 | |
| 18426614 | R-GRAPH PROPAGATION OF DATA PROTECTION AND COMPLIANCE STATUSES | Hycu, Inc. | FARROW, FELICIA | 2437 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | 5d overdue | Pending | Jan 30, 2024 |
| 18425597 | SCENT SOLUTION WEIGHT LOSS TESTING | Pura Scents, Inc. | WALSH, RYAN D | 2852 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 29, 2024 |
| 18395115 | STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR CONCENTRATING PLASMA FOR INJECTION INTO A REACTION CHAMBER | Ibss Group | LEE, WILSON | 2844 | §103 | Final Rejection | 34d | Pending | Dec 22, 2023 |
| 18532373 | CACHE STRUCTURE FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE HARDWARE BASED PROCESSOR | Hyannis Port Research, Inc. | TALUKDAR, ARVIND | 2132 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 59d overdue | Pending | Dec 07, 2023 |
| 18530156 | GRAPH AUGMENTATION FOR NEW APPLICATIONS USING MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES | Data.Ai Inc. | HUANG, YAO D | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2023 | |
| 18490612 | PREFERENCE-BASED ORGANIZATION OF DEMO TOURS WITH LAYERED MEDIA | Consensus Sales, Inc. | SAINT-VIL, EDDY | 3715 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 19, 2023 |
| 18466505 | Tabletop Scent Dispensing Device | Pura Scents, Inc. | JOYNER, KEVIN | 1799 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 13, 2023 |
| 18310389 | Enhanced Dispenser Control | Pura Scents, Inc. | CAMPBELL, THOR S | 3761 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 9d overdue | Pending | May 01, 2023 |
| 18133389 | REPLACEMENT HEART VALVES AND THEIR METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE | Foldax, Inc. | GANESAN, SUBA | 3774 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 11, 2023 |
| 17754251 | ELECTRODE PAD FOR BATTERY ROLL CORE, AND CYLINDRICAL OR BUTTON BATTERY | Guangdong Mic-Power New Energy Co., Ltd. | LU, ZIHENG NMN | 1752 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 50d overdue | Pending | Mar 28, 2022 |
| 17331400 | CRYOGENIC NITROGEN SOURCED GAS-DRIVEN PNEUMATIC DEVICES | Kathairos Solutions Inc. | GAYE, SAMBA NMN | 3763 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 26, 2021 |
| 16054631 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS RELATING TO THE MANUFACTURE OF PROSTHETIC VALVES | Foldax, Inc. | BOWMAN, ANDREW J | 1717 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 39d | Pending | Aug 03, 2018 |
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