Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Api Fabcuts LLC

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

Analysis

Api Fabcuts LLC has 1 pending office action in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. This matter is located within 1 distinct art unit, showing a specific technical classification for the company's current active case. The focus on 1 distinct art unit suggests that the company's current patent efforts are concentrated within 1 specialized area of mechanical engineering.

The prosecution is handled by 1 distinct examiner, DUCKWORTH, BRIANNA T, who is also the busiest examiner with 1 pending office action. This examiner manages the total pending workload for the company, serving as the sole point of contact for the current active matter. With 1 pending office action and 1 distinct examiner, the company's prosecution profile is narrow. Practitioners should prioritize understanding the specific examination style of DUCKWORTH, BRIANNA T, as this individual is responsible for all of the company's current interaction with the patent office.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
0
Non-Final OAs
1
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

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.

1
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

Case Difficulty Mix

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.

1
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (100%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
100% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

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.

10 h
Manual time on pending OAs
2 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
4 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
DUCKWORTH, BRIANNA T 1 44.9% +45.7%

Hard Cases (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19200339 FACE SHIELD WITH ADJUSTABLE TENSIONING DUCKWORTH, BRIANNA T 97d overdue

Interview Candidates (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19200339 FACE SHIELD WITH ADJUSTABLE TENSIONING DUCKWORTH, BRIANNA T 97d overdue

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3732 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19200339 FACE SHIELD WITH ADJUSTABLE TENSIONING DUCKWORTH, BRIANNA T 3732 §103§112 Final Rejection 97d overdue Pending May 06, 2025

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Api Fabcuts LLC have?

Api Fabcuts LLC has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Api Fabcuts LLC applications?

Brianna T Duckworth has the most, with 1 of Api Fabcuts LLC's pending office actions.

What technology area are Api Fabcuts LLC's patent applications in?

Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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