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
Aea S R L is currently processing 1 pending office action in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. This case is handled by 1 distinct examiner, WILLIAM R CARPENTER. CARPENTER is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, currently managing 1 pending office action. The prosecution is limited to 1 distinct art unit, indicating a focused technical scope for the company's current application. This centralized profile allows for a very specific prosecution strategy.
The applicant only needs to navigate the requirements of a single examiner within one technical classification. With only 1 pending office action, the administrative complexity of this portfolio is very low. This single interaction with WILLIAM R CARPENTER will determine the immediate success of the company's intellectual property efforts in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering sector. The focus on 1 distinct art unit suggests that the technology is well-defined within the USPTO's system. Practitioners should prioritize addressing the specific concerns of this examiner to ensure the efficient advancement of the company's patent application. This highly targeted approach is characteristic of a portfolio with a single active matter. The company's current strategy is entirely focused on the resolution of this one pending action.
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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARPENTER, WILLIAM R | 1 | 54.2% | +53.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18654754 | DEVICE SUITED FOR THE STORAGE AND THE SELECTIVE DELIVERY OF FLUID | CARPENTER, WILLIAM R | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18654754 | DEVICE SUITED FOR THE STORAGE AND THE SELECTIVE DELIVERY OF FLUID | CARPENTER, WILLIAM R | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3783 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18654754 | DEVICE SUITED FOR THE STORAGE AND THE SELECTIVE DELIVERY OF FLUID | CARPENTER, WILLIAM R | 3783 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 03, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialAea S R L has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
William R Carpenter has the most, with 1 of Aea S R L's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
