Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 4 patents granted in the last 365 days
1Lss Inc. is currently managing 2 pending office actions within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These 2 pending office actions are assigned to 1 distinct examiner, creating a high level of individual oversight for the company's current filings. The portfolio is further concentrated within 1 distinct art unit, ensuring that all active matters are subject to the same technical review standards.
The busiest examiner identified is WAGGENSPACK, ADAM J, who holds 2 busiest examiner pending actions. Having 1 distinct examiner means that the prosecution strategy can be highly tailored to the specific feedback and preferences of that individual. Furthermore, the 1 distinct art unit involved simplifies the administrative landscape, as there is no need to navigate different departmental protocols.
WAGGENSPACK, ADAM J manages 2 busiest examiner pending actions, which matches the 2 pending office actions currently active for the company. This concentration in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering area allows for a singular focus on resolving the examiner's concerns. Practitioners should note that the involvement of the assigned art unit provides a stable environment for addressing the 2 pending office actions.
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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 1 (50%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (50%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WAGGENSPACK, ADAM J | 2 | 46.1% | +47.2% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16583166 | MAGNETICALLY COUPLED WALLET ACCESSORY FOR MOBILE DEVICE | WAGGENSPACK, ADAM J | 29d |
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 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16583166 | MAGNETICALLY COUPLED WALLET ACCESSORY FOR MOBILE DEVICE | WAGGENSPACK, ADAM J | 29d |
| 17517108 | MAGNETICALLY COUPLED CHARGER ACCESSORY FOR MOBILE DEVICE | WAGGENSPACK, ADAM J | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3734 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17517108 | MAGNETICALLY COUPLED CHARGER ACCESSORY FOR MOBILE DEVICE | WAGGENSPACK, ADAM J | 3734 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 02, 2021 |
| 16583166 | MAGNETICALLY COUPLED WALLET ACCESSORY FOR MOBILE DEVICE | WAGGENSPACK, ADAM J | 3734 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 29d | Pending | Sep 25, 2019 |
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Start Free Trial1Lss Inc. has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Adam J Waggenspack has the most, with 2 of 1Lss Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
