Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
3 pending office actions • 2 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 2 patents granted in the last 365 days
Carter-Hoffmann LLC has 3 pending office actions within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These 3 pending matters are distributed among 3 distinct examiners. The applications are spread across 2 distinct art units, reflecting a focused technical scope within the mechanical systems sector and engagement with multiple specialized groups at the patent office.
The busiest examiner for the portfolio is HANSEN, JAMES ORVILLE, who is handling 1 pending office action. With 3 pending office actions and 3 distinct examiners, the workload is perfectly distributed, with each examiner managing exactly one action. This distribution across 2 distinct art units suggests that the company is navigating several different examination environments for its 3 pending office actions.
Practitioners should note that the involvement of 3 distinct examiners across 2 distinct art units requires a coordinated approach to ensure consistency. While HANSEN, JAMES ORVILLE is the busiest examiner with 1 pending office action, the uniform workload distribution means that each examiner's individual style will be equally important. Monitoring the trends within the 2 distinct art units will be essential for the success of the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems portfolio.
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%) |
| §102 only | 1 (33%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (33%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HANSEN, JAMES ORVILLE | 1 | 70.5% | +21.9% |
| ING, MATTHEW W | 1 | 64.7% | +8.3% |
| GIORDANO, MICHAEL JAMES | 1 | 77.6% | +19.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18869714 | HEATED DISPLAY CABINET | ING, MATTHEW W | — |
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 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18966810 | HEATED CABINET SYSTEM FOR COMBINING MULTIPLE CABINETS | HANSEN, JAMES ORVILLE | — |
| 18353390 | CABINET FOR HOLDING FOOD PRODUCTS | GIORDANO, MICHAEL JAMES | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3637 | 2 |
| 3762 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18966810 | HEATED CABINET SYSTEM FOR COMBINING MULTIPLE CABINETS | HANSEN, JAMES ORVILLE | 3637 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 03, 2024 |
| 18869714 | HEATED DISPLAY CABINET | ING, MATTHEW W | 3637 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 26, 2024 |
| 18353390 | CABINET FOR HOLDING FOOD PRODUCTS | GIORDANO, MICHAEL JAMES | 3762 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 17, 2023 |
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