Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Closure Systems International Inc.

Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 3 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Closure Systems International Inc. has 2 pending office actions in Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering. The matters are assigned to 2 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units, giving each matter a separate examination setting.

BALDRIGHI, ERIC C is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. The profile supports matter-specific preparation, with coordinated review limited to the shared technology area.

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

Portfolio Summary

2
Total Pending OAs
1
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.

0
Overdue
1
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 (50%)
1
Medium (50%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only1 (50%)
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (50%)

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
2
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.

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

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
BALDRIGHI, ERIC C 1 41.8% +40.2%
ISLAM, SANJIDUL 1 62.1% +40.5%

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
19267958 Flip-Top Closure And Package BALDRIGHI, ERIC C —

Interview Candidates (2)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19040020 CLOSURE WITH THREADING ISLAM, SANJIDUL 6d
19267958 Flip-Top Closure And Package BALDRIGHI, ERIC C —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3733 1
3736 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19267958 Flip-Top Closure And Package BALDRIGHI, ERIC C 3733 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 14, 2025
19040020 CLOSURE WITH THREADING ISLAM, SANJIDUL 3736 §103 Final Rejection 6d Pending Jan 29, 2025

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Closure Systems International Inc. have?

Closure Systems International Inc. has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Closure Systems International Inc. applications?

Eric C Baldrighi has the most, with 1 of Closure Systems International Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Closure Systems International Inc.'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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