Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
52 pending office actions • 2 clients • 33 examiners • 10 art units • 0 of 52 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 130 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 52 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. 52 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 | 38 (73%) |
| §102 only | 4 (8%) |
| §112 only | 3 (6%) |
| No statute on record | 7 (13%) |
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 | 8 | 73.0% | +11.1% |
| LONG, ROBERT FRANKLIN | 4 | 72.0% | +20.9% |
| OUYANG, BO | 4 | 60.5% | +8.3% |
| PAPE, ALYSSA MORGAN | 3 | 27.3% | +64.8% |
| GHIMIRE, SHANKAR RAJ | 2 | 76.3% | +19.3% |
| CLARK, RYAN T | 2 | 50.2% | +19.3% |
| COLLINS, SEAN W | 2 | 74.0% | +28.2% |
| DEDOULIS, CHRISTINE A | 2 | 66.1% | +31.8% |
| LOPEZ, MICHELLE | 1 | 81.7% | +11.6% |
| FRY, PATRICK B | 1 | 53.4% | +7.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17398547 | SHAFT RETENTION FEATURES FOR SHAFT-BASED SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS | PAPE, ALYSSA MORGAN | 147d overdue |
| 17582615 | LATCHING MECHANISM FOR IN-LINE ACTIVATED ELECTROSURGICAL DEVICE | PAPE, ALYSSA MORGAN | 31d overdue |
| 17530621 | ELECTROSURGICAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEALING TISSUE | PAPE, ALYSSA MORGAN | 9d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17704576 | MULTI-FUNCTION SURGICAL INSTRUMENT | FOWLER, DANIEL WAYNE | 380d overdue |
| 18762956 | THERMAL CUTTING ELEMENTS, ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENTS INCLUDING THERMAL CUTTING ELEMENTS, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING | CLARK, RYAN T | 154d overdue |
| 17398547 | SHAFT RETENTION FEATURES FOR SHAFT-BASED SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS | PAPE, ALYSSA MORGAN | 147d overdue |
| 18268376 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR DISSECTION BLADE | FOWLER, DANIEL WAYNE | 139d overdue |
| 18566619 | SURGICAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS UTILIZING TEMPERATURE FOR PREDICTING AND/OR CONTROLLING THERMAL SPREAD | FOWLER, DANIEL WAYNE | 127d overdue |
| 18265714 | ENERGY GENERATOR WITH MULTIFUNCTIONAL ENERGY RECEPTACLE | FOWLER, DANIEL WAYNE | 98d overdue |
| 18526050 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OBJECT MEASUREMENT IN MINIMALLY INVASIVE ROBOTIC SURGERY | GHIMIRE, SHANKAR RAJ | 71d overdue |
| 18274997 | THERMAL CUTTING ELEMENTS FOR ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND SYSTEMS INCORPORATING THE SAME | FOWLER, DANIEL WAYNE | 71d overdue |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Johnson & Johnson | 51 |
| Ecom Medical, Inc. | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3794 | 27 |
| 3731 | 6 |
| 3771 | 4 |
| 3785 | 4 |
| 3795 | 3 |
| 3791 | 3 |
| 3773 | 2 |
| 3798 | 1 |
| 3775 | 1 |
| 3715 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19213082 | HANDHELD ELECTROMECHANICAL SURGICAL SYSTEM | Covidien LP | LONG, ROBERT FRANKLIN | 3731 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 84d | Pending | May 20, 2025 |
| 19176285 | STAPLING DEVICE WITH END EFFECTOR HAVING BOTTOM GUIDE MEMBER | Covidien LP | LOPEZ, MICHELLE | 3731 | Other | Non-Final OA | 43d overdue | Pending | Apr 11, 2025 |
| 19088005 | HAND-HELD SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS | Covidien LP | FRY, PATRICK B | 3731 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 11d overdue | Pending | Mar 24, 2025 |
| 19087802 | POWERED SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS OF IDENTIFYING TISSUE TYPES THEREWITH | Covidien LP | LONG, ROBERT FRANKLIN | 3731 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 34d | Pending | Mar 24, 2025 |
| 19076558 | HAND-HELD SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS | Covidien LP | LONG, ROBERT FRANKLIN | 3731 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 9d overdue | Pending | Mar 11, 2025 |
| 18877132 | REAL-TIME STAPLING TISSUE PERFUSION ASSESSMENT | Covidien LP | MATTSON, SEAN D | 3798 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 15d overdue | Pending | Dec 19, 2024 |
| 18856325 | COMPRESSION ANASTOMOSIS RINGS WITH ADJUSTABLE COMPRESSION PROFILE | Covidien LP | BYRD, BRIGID K | 3771 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | Oct 11, 2024 |
| 18888844 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL VISUALIZATION INSTRUMENT | Covidien AG | HAMMOND, ELLEN CHRISTINA | 3773 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 17d overdue | Pending | Sep 18, 2024 |
| 18797809 | VIDEO LARYNGOSCOPE SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Covidien AG | KAMIKAWA, TRACY L | 3775 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 66d overdue | Pending | Aug 08, 2024 |
| 18727770 | MULTI-FUNCTION ULTRASONIC BLADES AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATING THE SAME | Covidien LP | VAHDAT, KHADIJEH A | 3794 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 10d overdue | Pending | Jul 10, 2024 |
| 18765969 | VIDEO LARYNGOSCOPE WITH AUTOMATIC BLADE DETECTION | Covidien LP | GHIMIRE, SHANKAR RAJ | 3795 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 41d | Pending | Jul 08, 2024 |
| 18762956 | THERMAL CUTTING ELEMENTS, ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENTS INCLUDING THERMAL CUTTING ELEMENTS, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING | Covidien LP | CLARK, RYAN T | 3794 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 154d overdue | Pending | Jul 03, 2024 |
| 18541299 | DIRECT LARYNGOSCOPE TRAINING MODE FOR VIDEO LARYNGOSCOPE | Covidien LP | ROWLAND, STEVE | 3715 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 19d overdue | Pending | Dec 15, 2023 |
| 18566619 | SURGICAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS UTILIZING TEMPERATURE FOR PREDICTING AND/OR CONTROLLING THERMAL SPREAD | Covidien LP | FOWLER, DANIEL WAYNE | 3794 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 127d overdue | Pending | Dec 01, 2023 |
| 18526050 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OBJECT MEASUREMENT IN MINIMALLY INVASIVE ROBOTIC SURGERY | Covidien LP | GHIMIRE, SHANKAR RAJ | 3795 | Other | Non-Final OA | 71d overdue | Pending | Dec 01, 2023 |
| 18565011 | ELECTROSURGICAL FORCEPS WITH TISSUE CONTACT SENSING | Covidien LP | FOWLER, DANIEL WAYNE | 3794 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 42d overdue | Pending | Nov 28, 2023 |
| 18558768 | AUXILIARY DEVICES FOR STAPLING APPARATUS | Covidien LP | MCGINNITY, JAMES RYAN | 3771 | §102 | Final Rejection | 29d | Pending | Nov 03, 2023 |
| 18282267 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS INCORPORATING ELECTROSURGICAL FUNCTIONALITY FOR AN ULTRASONIC BLADE | Covidien LP | FLANAGAN, BEVERLY MEINDL | 3794 | §102 | Final Rejection | 66d overdue | Pending | Sep 15, 2023 |
| 18279578 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS INCORPORATING ULTRASONIC AND ELECTROSURGICAL FUNCTIONALITY | Covidien LP | COLLINS, SEAN W | 3794 | §103 | Final Rejection | 45d overdue | Pending | Aug 30, 2023 |
| 18274997 | THERMAL CUTTING ELEMENTS FOR ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND SYSTEMS INCORPORATING THE SAME | Covidien LP | FOWLER, DANIEL WAYNE | 3794 | §103 | Final Rejection | 71d overdue | Pending | Jul 29, 2023 |
| 18360010 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC CYCLING OR CYCLING DETECTION | Covidien LP | BALLER, KELSEY E | 3785 | Other | Non-Final OA | 42d overdue | Pending | Jul 27, 2023 |
| 18356330 | CONCENTRIC BREATHING CIRCUIT WITH BOOST ZONE | Covidien LP | SUL, DOUGLAS YOUNG | 3785 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 41d | Pending | Jul 21, 2023 |
| 18347667 | PHRENIC NERVE INTEGRITY AND RAMPED-UP BURST | Covidien LP | TU, AURELIE H | 3791 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 8d | Pending | Jul 06, 2023 |
| 18268376 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR DISSECTION BLADE | Covidien LP | FOWLER, DANIEL WAYNE | 3794 | Other | Final Rejection | 139d overdue | Pending | Jun 20, 2023 |
| 18335494 | VENTILATION TRIGGERING | Covidien LP | DITMER, KATHRYN ELIZABETH | 3785 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 87d overdue | Pending | Jun 15, 2023 |
| 18265714 | ENERGY GENERATOR WITH MULTIFUNCTIONAL ENERGY RECEPTACLE | Covidien LP | FOWLER, DANIEL WAYNE | 3794 | §103 | Final Rejection | 98d overdue | Pending | Jun 07, 2023 |
| 18325407 | STEERABLE ENDOSCOPE WITH MOTION ALIGNMENT | Covidien AG | SHARPLESS, CHRISTEN ALICIA | 3795 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 28d overdue | Pending | May 30, 2023 |
| 18319120 | VENTILATOR-TO-VENTILATOR TRANSFER OF VENTILATOR DATA | Covidien LP | JONES, AISLINN MOIRA | 3785 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 17d overdue | Pending | May 17, 2023 |
| 18032985 | END EFFECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH MULTI-AXIS THERMAL CUTTING ELEMENT | Covidien LP | COLLINS, SEAN W | 3794 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 60d overdue | Pending | Apr 20, 2023 |
| 18192273 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MISSED BREATH DETECTION AND INDICATION | Covidien LP | AGAHI, PUYA | 3791 | Other | Non-Final OA | 156d overdue | Pending | Mar 29, 2023 |
| 18247016 | VIDEO LARYNGOSCOPE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR QUANTITATIVELY ASSESSMENT TRACHEA | Covidien LP | MATTHEWS, TESSA M | 3773 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 14d | Pending | Mar 28, 2023 |
| 18023799 | THERMAL CUTTING ELEMENTS, ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENTS INCLUDING THERMAL CUTTING ELEMENTS, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING | Covidien LP | FOWLER, DANIEL WAYNE | 3794 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 11d overdue | Pending | Feb 28, 2023 |
| 18019881 | COMPUTER VISION BASED CONTROL OF AN ENERGY GENERATOR | Covidien LP | OUYANG, BO | 3794 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 2d overdue | Pending | Feb 06, 2023 |
| 18098813 | GRASP OVER-RIDE FOR IN-LINE VESSEL SEALER | Covidien LP | OUYANG, BO | 3794 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 120d overdue | Pending | Jan 19, 2023 |
| 18092659 | THERMAL ELEMENTS FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATING THE SAME | Covidien LP | FOWLER, DANIEL WAYNE | 3794 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 29d | Pending | Jan 03, 2023 |
| 18075470 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL ACTIVATION FOR IN-LINE VESSEL SEALER | Covidien LP | OUYANG, BO | 3794 | §103 | Final Rejection | 81d overdue | Pending | Dec 06, 2022 |
| 18056147 | END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE MEASUREMENT DURING HIGH FLOW OXYGEN THERAPY | Covidien LP | TOTH, KAREN E | 3791 | §112 | Final Rejection | 32d overdue | Pending | Nov 16, 2022 |
| 17960651 | CONNECTOR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING AN ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT TO AN ELECTROSURGICAL GENERATOR | Covidien LP | GOOD, SAMANTHA M | 3794 | §103 | Final Rejection | 60d overdue | Pending | Oct 05, 2022 |
| 17914300 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS INCORPORATING ULTRASONIC AND ELECTROSURGICAL FUNCTIONALITY | Covidien LP | CLARK, RYAN T | 3794 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 14d | Pending | Sep 23, 2022 |
| 17893411 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS CAPABLE OF BEING SELECTIVELY DISASSEMBLED TO FACILITATE REPLACEMENT OF DISPOSABLE COMPONENTS AND/OR STERILIZATION OF REUSABLE COMPONENTS | Covidien LP | DEDOULIS, CHRISTINE A | 3794 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 72d | Pending | Aug 23, 2022 |
| 17798106 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS FOR USE IN ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS RELATING TO THE SAME | Covidien LP | POLAND, CHERIE MICHELLE | 3771 | §103 | Final Rejection | 7d | Pending | Aug 08, 2022 |
| 17785494 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ULTRASONIC SURGICAL SYSTEM | Covidien LP | MCGRATH, ERIN E | 3771 | §103 | Final Rejection | 12d | Pending | Jun 15, 2022 |
| 17736375 | JAW APERTURE POSITION SENSOR FORELECTROSURGICAL FORCEPS | Covidien LP | DEDOULIS, CHRISTINE A | 3794 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 15d | Pending | May 04, 2022 |
| 17715986 | ENERGY ACTIVATION SWITCH FOR VESSEL SEALER | Covidien LP | OUYANG, BO | 3794 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 39d | Pending | Apr 08, 2022 |
| 17711157 | ENERGY BASED SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND SYSTEMS | Covidien LP | TEMPLETON, MARINA DELANEY | 3794 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 85d overdue | Pending | Apr 01, 2022 |
| 17704576 | MULTI-FUNCTION SURGICAL INSTRUMENT | Covidien LP | FOWLER, DANIEL WAYNE | 3794 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 380d overdue | Pending | Mar 25, 2022 |
| 17582615 | LATCHING MECHANISM FOR IN-LINE ACTIVATED ELECTROSURGICAL DEVICE | Covidien LP | PAPE, ALYSSA MORGAN | 3794 | — | Final Rejection | 31d overdue | Pending | Jan 24, 2022 |
| 17625070 | MEDICAL DEVICES HAVING CONDUCTIVE JUNCTIONS | Ecom Medical, Inc. | KIM, EUN HWA | 3794 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 63d | Pending | Jan 05, 2022 |
| 17530621 | ELECTROSURGICAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEALING TISSUE | Covidien LP | PAPE, ALYSSA MORGAN | 3794 | §112 | Final Rejection | 9d | Pending | Nov 19, 2021 |
| 17439783 | ULTRASONIC AND MULTI-ENERGY SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR SEALING, CUTTING, AND/OR SENSING TISSUE | Covidien LP | RHODES, NORA W | 3794 | §103 | Final Rejection | 98d overdue | Pending | Sep 15, 2021 |
| 17398547 | SHAFT RETENTION FEATURES FOR SHAFT-BASED SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS | Covidien LP | PAPE, ALYSSA MORGAN | 3794 | — | Final Rejection | 147d overdue | Pending | Aug 10, 2021 |
| 17366122 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A SURGICAL STAPLING INSTRUMENT | Covidien LP | LONG, ROBERT FRANKLIN | 3731 | §103 | Final Rejection | 5d overdue | Pending | Jul 02, 2021 |
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