Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
3 pending office actions • 2 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 4 patents granted in the last 365 days
Cfd Research Corporation has 3 pending office actions within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These actions are distributed among 3 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units. HOBBS, MICHAEL L, is the busiest examiner, currently managing 1 busiest examiner pending action. The 3 pending actions are handled by different examiners, but they are focused within only 2 art units.
The distribution of 3 pending office actions across 2 distinct art units suggests that the company's research is technically concentrated. While 3 distinct examiners are involved, the limited number of art units indicates that the subject matter falls into a narrow range of mechanical or medical classifications. HOBBS, MICHAEL L, as the busiest examiner with 1 action, is one of three individuals reviewing the company's current applications. This arrangement means that each of the 3 pending actions is subject to an independent evaluation by a different examiner. Practitioners must manage 3 separate examiner relationships while ensuring that arguments remain consistent across the 2 distinct art units. The presence of 3 pending office actions shows a focused effort to secure patent rights in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering sector. This structure allows for a specialized prosecution approach within a small number of art units. The alignment of the workload ensures that the portfolio benefits from multiple perspectives while remaining focused.
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.
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%) |
| §112 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOBBS, MICHAEL L | 1 | 68.7% | +28.4% |
| GRANT, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER | 1 | 22.0% | +7.1% |
| FRISBY, KESHA | 1 | 52.9% | +23.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18665244 | IN VITRO DEVICE FOR VASCULARIZED MICROFLUIDIC MODELING OF OSTEOCHONDRAL UNIT | HOBBS, MICHAEL L | — |
| 18541346 | VITRO MODEL DEVICE FOR CORNEA BARRIER | GRANT, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18511347 | IN VITRO MODEL DEVICE FOR PLACENTAL BARRIER | FRISBY, KESHA | 7d |
| 18665244 | IN VITRO DEVICE FOR VASCULARIZED MICROFLUIDIC MODELING OF OSTEOCHONDRAL UNIT | HOBBS, MICHAEL L | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3715 | 2 |
| 1799 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18665244 | IN VITRO DEVICE FOR VASCULARIZED MICROFLUIDIC MODELING OF OSTEOCHONDRAL UNIT | HOBBS, MICHAEL L | 1799 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 15, 2024 |
| 18541346 | VITRO MODEL DEVICE FOR CORNEA BARRIER | GRANT, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER | 3715 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 15, 2023 |
| 18511347 | IN VITRO MODEL DEVICE FOR PLACENTAL BARRIER | FRISBY, KESHA | 3715 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 7d | Pending | Nov 16, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialCfd Research Corporation has 3 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 3 examiners.
Michael L Hobbs has the most, with 1 of Cfd Research Corporation's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
