Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Air T, Inc. operates a patent portfolio within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. The company currently has 1 pending office action. This activity is handled by 1 distinct examiner across 1 distinct art unit, reflecting a focused prosecution strategy in this specific technological field. The involvement of 1 distinct art unit indicates that the company's current patent applications are being reviewed in a specialized environment.
OSTERHOUT, SHELLEY MARIE is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, currently managing 1 pending office action. Because the total number of pending actions is 1, OSTERHOUT, SHELLEY MARIE is responsible for all current office action responses required by the company. This concentration allows for a singular focus on the examiner's specific requirements and preferences within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems sector. Practitioners can expect a direct relationship with the examiner, as the 1 pending action is not diluted across multiple officials or departments.
The 1 to 1 ratio of pending actions to examiners provides a streamlined prosecution path without the complexities of multi-examiner coordination. This data suggests a stable and manageable prosecution workload for the company's current intellectual property assets. For patent practitioners, this means that all current strategic responses and examiner interviews are concentrated with one specific official. This concentration allows for a highly tailored approach to prosecution, as the applicant can focus exclusively on the preferences and historical tendencies of OSTERHOUT, SHELLEY MARIE.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OSTERHOUT, SHELLEY MARIE | 1 | 64.2% | +23.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18830029 | REMOTE DEICING/ANTI-ICIING | OSTERHOUT, SHELLEY MARIE | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18830029 | REMOTE DEICING/ANTI-ICIING | OSTERHOUT, SHELLEY MARIE | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3669 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18830029 | REMOTE DEICING/ANTI-ICIING | OSTERHOUT, SHELLEY MARIE | 3669 | §103§112Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 10, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialAir T, Inc. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Shelley Marie Osterhout has the most, with 1 of Air T, Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
