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
C-U-B-E-S L L C is managing 1 pending office action in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. The portfolio is assigned to a distinct examiner and a single art unit. This focus indicates that the company's current patenting efforts are concentrated on medical or mechanical innovations.
WEISS, NICHOLAS J is the busiest examiner for the company. This examiner is currently handling 1 busiest examiner pending office action, matching the total number of pending actions for the portfolio. Centralizing the workload with a single examiner allows for a consistent dialogue between the applicant and the USPTO, though it also means the prosecution path is set by one individual's interpretation.
For the practitioner, this structure requires a deep understanding of the assigned examiner's preferences and the standards of the medical devices art unit. The alignment of the technology area with the art unit suggests that the application is being reviewed by specialists in this field. Success will require a focused strategy that addresses the specific prior art and technical challenges identified by the examiner.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEISS, NICHOLAS J | 1 | 59.5% | +43.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18326776 | SCRAMBLED CUBE GAME OR PUZZLE | WEISS, NICHOLAS J | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18326776 | SCRAMBLED CUBE GAME OR PUZZLE | WEISS, NICHOLAS J | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3711 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18326776 | SCRAMBLED CUBE GAME OR PUZZLE | WEISS, NICHOLAS J | 3711 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 31, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialC-U-B-E-S L L C has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Nicholas J Weiss has the most, with 1 of C-U-B-E-S L L C's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
