Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
3 pending office actions • 1 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 10 patents granted in the last 365 days
ANDIS Company currently has 3 pending office actions within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These actions are distributed among 3 distinct examiners, meaning each pending matter is being reviewed by a different individual. This distribution suggests a variety of examination perspectives for the company's current filings. Despite having 3 distinct examiners, the portfolio is concentrated within 1 distinct art unit, indicating that all examiners are working within the same technical group.
The busiest examiner for the portfolio is PRONE, JASON D, who is responsible for 1 busiest examiner pending action. Since there are 3 pending office actions and 3 distinct examiners, each examiner is responsible for a single action. This distribution across 3 distinct examiners within 1 distinct art unit allows the company to receive feedback from different perspectives while remaining within a single technical specialty. The 1 busiest examiner pending action for PRONE, JASON D is a portion of the total pending workload.
In the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering sector, having 3 pending office actions in 1 distinct art unit suggests a focused development of technology. The 3 distinct examiners provide diversity in the examination process, even though they are in the same art unit. This structure for the 3 pending office actions means that the company must navigate the specific standards of 1 distinct art unit while addressing the individual concerns of 3 distinct examiners, including PRONE, JASON D.
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 (33%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (67%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRONE, JASON D | 1 | 61.9% | +25.3% |
| DO, NHAT CHIEU Q | 1 | 64.0% | +48.9% |
| WATSON, HALEIGH NOELLE | 1 | 34.5% | +79.2% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18937715 | Hair Cutter Having Magnetic Drive Assembly | PRONE, JASON D | — |
| 18908154 | Adjustable Blade Assembly Having Magnetic Tensioning | DO, NHAT CHIEU Q | — |
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 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18937715 | Hair Cutter Having Magnetic Drive Assembly | PRONE, JASON D | — |
| 18908154 | Adjustable Blade Assembly Having Magnetic Tensioning | DO, NHAT CHIEU Q | — |
| 18670441 | Adjustable Blade Assembly Having Magnetic Tensioning | WATSON, HALEIGH NOELLE | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3724 | 3 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18937715 | Hair Cutter Having Magnetic Drive Assembly | PRONE, JASON D | 3724 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 05, 2024 |
| 18908154 | Adjustable Blade Assembly Having Magnetic Tensioning | DO, NHAT CHIEU Q | 3724 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 07, 2024 |
| 18670441 | Adjustable Blade Assembly Having Magnetic Tensioning | WATSON, HALEIGH NOELLE | 3724 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 21, 2024 |
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