Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
17 pending office actions • 12 clients • 15 examiners • 13 art units • 0 of 17 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black PLC has 19 pending office actions in Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering and 444 career applications. Its resolved allowance rate is 78.47%, with an average of 2.89 office actions per allowance.
The reported application base provides context for the active device and mechanical docket. The allowance rate measures resolved outcomes, while the office-action average indicates that allowed matters generally follow multiple examination exchanges. Practitioners can use the profile to plan responses involving device structure and mechanical operation, but should assess each application’s disclosure, cited art, claim dependencies, and prosecution history before relying on the aggregate figures.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 6 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. 6 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 + other | 3 (18%) |
| §103 only | 3 (18%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (6%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 10 (59%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOROUHARNEJAD, FAEZEH | 2 | 66.4% | +25.7% |
| PRAGANI, RAJAN | 2 | 52.4% | +71.4% |
| BRUCE, FAROUK A | 1 | 49.1% | +38.3% |
| CORNETT, ROBERT D | 1 | 40.4% | +42.5% |
| BROWN, SETH RICHARD | 1 | 48.9% | +44.3% |
| BAHENA, CHRISTIE L. | 1 | 68.3% | +23.0% |
| PRESTON, JOHN O | 1 | 28.4% | +7.7% |
| LY, TOMMY TAI | 1 | 80.0% | +23.6% |
| GILLETT, JENNIFER ANN | 1 | 29.7% | +37.2% |
| CHOI, YOUNHEE JEON | 1 | 71.6% | +48.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19074263 | Back Brace | BROWN, SETH RICHARD | 128d overdue |
| 18822357 | APPARATUS FOR VOLUMETRIC ULTRASOUND SCANNING | CHOI, YOUNHEE JEON | 51d overdue |
| 18913791 | ULTRASONIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEDICAL INSTRUMENT LOCALIZATION AND POSITIONING GUIDANCE | LY, TOMMY TAI | 31d overdue |
| 19074062 | MECHANISM AND METHOD FOR DONNING ORTHOTIC DEVICE TO PROSTHESIS, LIMB, OR JOINT | BAHENA, CHRISTIE L. | 29d overdue |
| 17837004 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING METRIC FORECASTS ASSOCIATED WITH RELATED ENTITIES WITH MORE ACCURACY BY USING A METRIC FORECAST ENTITY RELATIONSHIP MACHINE LEARNING MODEL | MITCHELL, NATHAN A | 20d |
| 19232966 | COMPUTERIZED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMIC ENGINE PROMPT GENERATION | FOROUHARNEJAD, FAEZEH | — |
| 19199277 | UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE AND CONTROL MODULE FOR VEGETATION TRIMMING | CORNETT, ROBERT D | — |
| 19041138 | COMPUTING PLATFORM AND METHODOLOGY FOR NETWORK-BASED MULTI-PARTY COMPETITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH CRYPTOCURRENCY TRADING ACTIVITIES | PRESTON, JOHN O | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18649681 | COMPUTERIZED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMIC ENGINE PROMPT GENERATION | FOROUHARNEJAD, FAEZEH | 321d overdue |
| 19074263 | Back Brace | BROWN, SETH RICHARD | 128d overdue |
| 18822357 | APPARATUS FOR VOLUMETRIC ULTRASOUND SCANNING | CHOI, YOUNHEE JEON | 51d overdue |
| 18913791 | ULTRASONIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEDICAL INSTRUMENT LOCALIZATION AND POSITIONING GUIDANCE | LY, TOMMY TAI | 31d overdue |
| 19074062 | MECHANISM AND METHOD FOR DONNING ORTHOTIC DEVICE TO PROSTHESIS, LIMB, OR JOINT | BAHENA, CHRISTIE L. | 29d overdue |
| 19239838 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ULTRASOUND SPINE SHADOW FEATURE DETECTION AND IMAGING THEREOF | BRUCE, FAROUK A | — |
| 19232966 | COMPUTERIZED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMIC ENGINE PROMPT GENERATION | FOROUHARNEJAD, FAEZEH | — |
| 19199277 | UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE AND CONTROL MODULE FOR VEGETATION TRIMMING | CORNETT, ROBERT D | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Rivanna Medical, Inc. | 4 |
| Highlight US Inc. | 2 |
| Icarus Medical | 2 |
| Xylem I LLC | 1 |
| Cfl Technologies, Inc. | 1 |
| Exclaim Ip, LLC | 1 |
| CARILION CLINIC | 1 |
| Finsemble Inc. | 1 |
| Air-Clenz Systems, LLC | 1 |
| UPL | 1 |
| Ocean Tunicell AS | 1 |
| SAMYA.AI TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3797 | 3 |
| 2166 | 2 |
| 1614 | 2 |
| 3724 | 1 |
| 3786 | 1 |
| 3774 | 1 |
| 3693 | 1 |
| 1789 | 1 |
| 3798 | 1 |
| 3791 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19239838 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ULTRASOUND SPINE SHADOW FEATURE DETECTION AND IMAGING THEREOF | Rivanna Medical, Inc. | BRUCE, FAROUK A | 3797 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 16, 2025 |
| 19232966 | COMPUTERIZED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMIC ENGINE PROMPT GENERATION | Highlight US Inc. | FOROUHARNEJAD, FAEZEH | 2166 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 10, 2025 |
| 19199277 | UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE AND CONTROL MODULE FOR VEGETATION TRIMMING | Xylem I LLC | CORNETT, ROBERT D | 3724 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 05, 2025 |
| 19074263 | Back Brace | Icarus Medical, LLC | BROWN, SETH RICHARD | 3786 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 128d overdue | Pending | Mar 07, 2025 |
| 19074062 | MECHANISM AND METHOD FOR DONNING ORTHOTIC DEVICE TO PROSTHESIS, LIMB, OR JOINT | Icarus Medical, LLC | BAHENA, CHRISTIE L. | 3774 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 29d overdue | Pending | Mar 07, 2025 |
| 19041138 | COMPUTING PLATFORM AND METHODOLOGY FOR NETWORK-BASED MULTI-PARTY COMPETITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH CRYPTOCURRENCY TRADING ACTIVITIES | Cfl Technologies, Inc. | PRESTON, JOHN O | 3693 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 30, 2025 |
| 18913791 | ULTRASONIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEDICAL INSTRUMENT LOCALIZATION AND POSITIONING GUIDANCE | Rivanna Medical, Inc. | LY, TOMMY TAI | 3797 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 31d overdue | Pending | Oct 11, 2024 |
| 18829010 | Thermal Management Composite Material | Exclaim Ip, LLC | GILLETT, JENNIFER ANN | 1789 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 09, 2024 |
| 18822357 | APPARATUS FOR VOLUMETRIC ULTRASOUND SCANNING | Rivanna Medical, Inc. | CHOI, YOUNHEE JEON | 3797 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 51d overdue | Pending | Sep 02, 2024 |
| 18649681 | COMPUTERIZED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMIC ENGINE PROMPT GENERATION | Highlight US Inc. | FOROUHARNEJAD, FAEZEH | 2166 | §103 | Final Rejection | 321d overdue | Pending | Apr 29, 2024 |
| 18608412 | ULTRASOUND IMAGING MULTI-ARRAY PROBE APPARATUS AND SYSTEM | Rivanna Medical, Inc. | BEGEMAN, ANDREW W | 3798 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 18, 2024 |
| 18382333 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING RATE OF BODY FLUID FLOW THROUGH A TUBE | Carilion Clinic | TU, AURELIE H | 3791 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 20, 2023 |
| 18218860 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTEROPERABILITY COMMUNICATION USING RAISED INTENTS | Finsemble Inc. | WOOD, WILLIAM C | 2193 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 06, 2023 |
| 18210504 | DEVICE FOR GENERATING UPWARDLY BLOWING AIR CURTAIN | Air-Clenz Systems, LLC | CLEMENTE, ROBERT ARTHUR | 1773 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 15, 2023 |
| 18041147 | A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INSECT PESTS IN COTTON | UPL Corporation Limited | PRAGANI, RAJAN | 1614 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 09, 2023 |
| 18018599 | BIOCOMPATIBLE, INJECTABLE AND IN SITU GELLING HYDROGELS AND PREPARATION AND APPLICATIONS OF BIOCOMPATIBLE, INJECTABLE AND IN SITU GELLING HYDROGELS BASED ON CELLULOSE NANOFIBRILS FOR TISSUE AND ORGAN REPAIR | Ocean Tunicell AS | PRAGANI, RAJAN | 1614 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 30, 2023 |
| 17837004 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING METRIC FORECASTS ASSOCIATED WITH RELATED ENTITIES WITH MORE ACCURACY BY USING A METRIC FORECAST ENTITY RELATIONSHIP MACHINE LEARNING MODEL | Samya.Ai Technologies Private Limited | MITCHELL, NATHAN A | 3627 | §101§112 | Final Rejection | 20d | Pending | Jun 09, 2022 |
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Start Free Trial78.5% of resolved applications prosecuted by Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black PLC were allowed, across 444 applications in USPTO records.
2.89 office actions per allowed application on average.
17 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 12 clients, before 15 examiners in 13 art units.
