Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
7 pending office actions • 1 client • 7 examiners • 4 art units • 0 of 7 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 26 patents granted in the last 365 days
Wiley specializes in Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering, having processed 1189 career applications in this space. The firm currently manages 6 pending office actions, a relatively small number compared to its total career volume. Its resolved allowance rate stands at 82.51 percent, showing a strong capability for converting applications into granted patents within these engineering disciplines. The firm averages 4.5 office actions per allowance, which suggests a persistent and thorough prosecution style.
This higher average of 4.5 office actions indicates that the firm is willing to engage in extensive negotiations with examiners to overcome rejections. For clients in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering sector, the 82.51 percent allowance rate demonstrates that this intensive approach effectively secures patent protection despite the high number of procedural hurdles. With 1189 career applications, the firm has established a clear track record of navigating complex mechanical claims. The current workload of 6 pending office actions suggests that the firm is well positioned to provide focused attention to its active docket while maintaining its historical success metrics.
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 |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 1 (14%) |
| §103 only | 2 (29%) |
| §102 only | 2 (29%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (14%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (14%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EVANISKO, GEORGE ROBERT | 1 | 70.4% | +34.9% |
| KIM, EUN HWA | 1 | 72.3% | +38.3% |
| BLAISE, BRADFORD CHRISTOPHER | 1 | 60.7% | +31.5% |
| TRAN, KIM THANH THI | 1 | 77.0% | +24.6% |
| TU, AURELIE H | 1 | 56.4% | +60.0% |
| BOCK, ABIGAIL MARIE | 1 | 91.0% | +7.3% |
| SHAH, NILAY J | 1 | 76.3% | +46.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18682349 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING RESPIRATION SIGNALS FOR USE IN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY PROCEDURES | TU, AURELIE H | — |
| 18537213 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR TRANSSEPTAL CATHETERIZATION | BOCK, ABIGAIL MARIE | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18673572 | INTEGRATED PULL RING AND COUPLER FOR MEDICAL DEVICES | BLAISE, BRADFORD CHRISTOPHER | 3d overdue |
| 18946059 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTION AND MAPPING OF NEAR FIELD CONDUCTION IN SCAR TISSUE | EVANISKO, GEORGE ROBERT | — |
| 18754429 | MULTI-ELECTRODE IMPEDANCE SENSING | KIM, EUN HWA | — |
| 18584626 | System and Method for Generating Three Dimensional Geometric Models of Anatomical Regions | TRAN, KIM THANH THI | — |
| 18682349 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING RESPIRATION SIGNALS FOR USE IN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY PROCEDURES | TU, AURELIE H | — |
| 18474753 | WIRE LOCK FOR MEDICAL DEVICES | SHAH, NILAY J | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | 7 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3794 | 2 |
| 3783 | 2 |
| 2615 | 1 |
| 3791 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18946059 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTION AND MAPPING OF NEAR FIELD CONDUCTION IN SCAR TISSUE | St. Jude Medical | EVANISKO, GEORGE ROBERT | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 13, 2024 | |
| 18754429 | MULTI-ELECTRODE IMPEDANCE SENSING | St. Jude Medical | KIM, EUN HWA | 3794 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 26, 2024 |
| 18673572 | INTEGRATED PULL RING AND COUPLER FOR MEDICAL DEVICES | St. Jude Medical | BLAISE, BRADFORD CHRISTOPHER | 3794 | §103 | Final Rejection | 3d overdue | Pending | May 24, 2024 |
| 18584626 | System and Method for Generating Three Dimensional Geometric Models of Anatomical Regions | St. Jude Medical | TRAN, KIM THANH THI | 2615 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 22, 2024 |
| 18682349 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING RESPIRATION SIGNALS FOR USE IN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY PROCEDURES | St. Jude Medical | TU, AURELIE H | 3791 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 08, 2024 |
| 18537213 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR TRANSSEPTAL CATHETERIZATION | St. Jude Medical | BOCK, ABIGAIL MARIE | 3783 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2023 |
| 18474753 | WIRE LOCK FOR MEDICAL DEVICES | St. Jude Medical | SHAH, NILAY J | 3783 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2023 |
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