Technology areas: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
6 pending office actions • 2 art units • 6 examiners • 0 of 6 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 14 patents granted in the last 365 days
Boa Technology Inc. has 7 pending office actions in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These actions are reviewed by 7 distinct examiners, meaning no two cases share the same examiner. However, the prosecution is concentrated within only 2 distinct art units, suggesting a strong technical focus. The 7 pending office actions represent a moderate volume of activity within a relatively narrow technical scope.
PRANGE, SHARON M is the busiest examiner for this portfolio, currently managing 1 busiest examiner pending action. This is consistent with the 7 distinct examiners each handling one of the 7 pending office actions. The concentration in 2 distinct art units is significant, as it means the 7 different examiners are likely working within the same technical clusters. This provides a more stable procedural environment than if the actions were spread across more units.
For practitioners, this profile offers a mix of diversity and concentration. While there are 7 distinct examiners to contend with, the 2 distinct art units provide a more consistent framework for technical arguments. Understanding the specific trends of these 2 art units will be crucial for managing the 7 pending office actions effectively. The strategy for the 1 busiest examiner pending action under PRANGE, SHARON M should be coordinated with the other six actions in these same units.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 3 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 3 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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 | 3 (50%) |
| §102 only | 1 (17%) |
| §112 only | 1 (17%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (17%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRANGE, SHARON M | 1 | 54.2% | +46.8% |
| LAVINDER, JACK W | 1 | 65.3% | +28.2% |
| SULLIVAN, MATTHEW J | 1 | 62.9% | +22.8% |
| MERCADO, LOUIS A | 1 | 78.6% | +18.7% |
| LYNCH, PATRICK JOHN | 1 | 61.1% | +41.6% |
| KANE, KATHARINE GRACZ | 1 | 47.9% | +45.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18460147 | REEL BASED LACING SYSTEM | LYNCH, PATRICK JOHN | — |
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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19068919 | REEL BASED CLOSURE DEVICES FOR TIGHTENING A SKI BOOT | PRANGE, SHARON M | 38d overdue |
| 18819996 | TENSION MEMBER GUIDES OF A LACING SYSTEM | SULLIVAN, MATTHEW J | 37d overdue |
| 17677737 | LACING CONFIGURATIONS FOR BOOTS AND OTHER FOOTWEAR | KANE, KATHARINE GRACZ | 83d |
| 18967471 | GUIDES AND COMPONENTS FOR CLOSURE SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREFOR | LAVINDER, JACK W | — |
| 18413630 | REEL BASED CLOSURE SYSTEM | MERCADO, LOUIS A | — |
| 18460147 | REEL BASED LACING SYSTEM | LYNCH, PATRICK JOHN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3732 | 3 |
| 3677 | 3 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19068919 | REEL BASED CLOSURE DEVICES FOR TIGHTENING A SKI BOOT | PRANGE, SHARON M | 3732 | §103 | Final Rejection | 38d overdue | Pending | Mar 03, 2025 |
| 18967471 | GUIDES AND COMPONENTS FOR CLOSURE SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREFOR | LAVINDER, JACK W | 3677 | §112Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 03, 2024 |
| 18819996 | TENSION MEMBER GUIDES OF A LACING SYSTEM | SULLIVAN, MATTHEW J | 3677 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 37d overdue | Pending | Aug 29, 2024 |
| 18413630 | REEL BASED CLOSURE SYSTEM | MERCADO, LOUIS A | 3677 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2024 |
| 18460147 | REEL BASED LACING SYSTEM | LYNCH, PATRICK JOHN | 3732 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 01, 2023 |
| 17677737 | LACING CONFIGURATIONS FOR BOOTS AND OTHER FOOTWEAR | KANE, KATHARINE GRACZ | 3732 | §102 | Final Rejection | 83d | Pending | Feb 22, 2022 |
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Start Free TrialBoa Technology Inc. has 6 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 6 examiners.
Sharon M Prange has the most, with 1 of Boa Technology Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
