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
Concepts For Success C4S is currently prosecuting a patent portfolio in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. The portfolio includes 1 pending office action, which is the only active matter currently under review by the patent office. This action is assigned to 1 distinct art unit, suggesting that the technology being patented is concentrated within a specific technical domain.
The prosecution is being managed by 1 distinct examiner, providing a single point of interaction for the applicant. YANG, CHENG FONG is the busiest examiner for Concepts For Success C4S, with 1 pending office action currently on his docket. Since he is the only examiner involved, his individual interpretation of the patent laws and the specific technical field will be the most important factor in the outcome of the prosecution.
The presence of 1 pending office action and 1 distinct examiner indicates a very focused and singular prosecution effort. Practitioners should prioritize understanding the examination style of YANG, CHENG FONG to effectively navigate the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering requirements. Because there is only 1 pending office action, the company's current patent strategy relies entirely on the successful resolution of this single matter.
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 |
|---|---|
| Double-patenting + other | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| YANG, CHENG FONG | 1 | 61.9% | +24.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18558657 | HYGIENE ARTICLE WITH SUSPENDERS | YANG, CHENG FONG | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3781 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18558657 | HYGIENE ARTICLE WITH SUSPENDERS | YANG, CHENG FONG | 3781 | §103DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 02, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialConcepts For Success C4S has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Cheng Fong Yang has the most, with 1 of Concepts For Success C4S's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
