Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Advanced Cooling Therapy Inc. currently has 1 pending office action in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. This matter is under the review of 1 distinct examiner, which concentrates the company's active prosecution efforts. Because there is only 1 pending action, the company's immediate patent outcomes are tied to the decisions of this individual. Practitioners should focus their efforts on addressing the specific concerns of this examiner to secure patent rights efficiently.
The prosecution is situated within 1 distinct art unit, matching the 1 examiner. This indicates a highly focused administrative presence, as the company is not currently navigating multiple specialized groups at the patent office. Practitioners can concentrate their efforts on the specific procedural nuances of this 1 art unit. This singular focus simplifies the management of the company's active patent matters and allows for a more targeted legal strategy.
SMITH, KAITLYN ELIZABETH is the busiest examiner for this portfolio, holding 1 pending office action. Since this is the only pending action for the company, this examiner is responsible for the entire active workload. This concentration makes the specific examination style of this individual the primary factor in the company's current patent prosecution experience. The relationship with this 1 examiner is the most critical element of the company's immediate patent strategy.
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 |
|---|---|
| Double-patenting only | 1 (100%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, KAITLYN ELIZABETH | 1 | 58.1% | +15.0% |
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 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19072201 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PROTECTING ESOPHAGEAL TISSUE FROM THERMAL INJURY | SMITH, KAITLYN ELIZABETH | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3794 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19072201 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PROTECTING ESOPHAGEAL TISSUE FROM THERMAL INJURY | SMITH, KAITLYN ELIZABETH | 3794 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 06, 2025 |
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Start Free TrialAdvanced Cooling Therapy Inc. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Kaitlyn Elizabeth Smith has the most, with 1 of Advanced Cooling Therapy Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
