Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 15, 2026

Cricut Inc.

6 pending office actions • 3 art units • 6 examiners • 0 of 6 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 13 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

6
Total Pending OAs
3
Non-Final OAs
3
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.

1
Overdue
0
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.

3
Hard (50%)
3
Medium (50%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (17%)
§103 only2 (33%)
§102 only1 (17%)
Multi-statute (no §101)2 (33%)

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
1
Semiconductors
17% of docket
3
Mechanical / Eng
50% of docket
2
Business / Other
33% 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.

60 h
Manual time on pending OAs
12 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
21 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.5 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
BANH, DAVID H 1 71.5% +12.6%
MATTHEWS, JENNIFER S 1 53.8% +21.2%
POUNCIL, DARNELL A 1 21.3% +30.6%
WU, YANNA 1 81.0% +34.2%
WATSON, HALEIGH NOELLE 1 34.6% +77.3%
CROSBY JR, RICHARD D 1 68.7% +15.0%

Quick Wins (1)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18960880 System and Method for Providing Digital Content WU, YANNA

Hard Cases (3)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19088675 Crafting Mat Assembly, Method for Utilizing the Same and Packaging Assembly BANH, DAVID H 2d overdue
18977421 Method for Providing Digital Content POUNCIL, DARNELL A
17757086 Matless Cutting Machine and Methods CROSBY JR, RICHARD D

Interview Candidates (6)

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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19088675 Crafting Mat Assembly, Method for Utilizing the Same and Packaging Assembly BANH, DAVID H 2d overdue
19038356 Cutting Machine Having a Reduced Form Factor MATTHEWS, JENNIFER S
18977421 Method for Providing Digital Content POUNCIL, DARNELL A
18960880 System and Method for Providing Digital Content WU, YANNA
18260169 Crafting Apparatus Support Member WATSON, HALEIGH NOELLE
17757086 Matless Cutting Machine and Methods CROSBY JR, RICHARD D

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3724 2
2853 1
3622 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19088675 Crafting Mat Assembly, Method for Utilizing the Same and Packaging Assembly BANH, DAVID H 2853 §102§103Other Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending Mar 24, 2025
19038356 Cutting Machine Having a Reduced Form Factor MATTHEWS, JENNIFER S §102 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 27, 2025
18977421 Method for Providing Digital Content POUNCIL, DARNELL A 3622 §101§103 Final Rejection Pending Dec 11, 2024
18960880 System and Method for Providing Digital Content WU, YANNA §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 26, 2024
18260169 Crafting Apparatus Support Member WATSON, HALEIGH NOELLE 3724 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jun 30, 2023
17757086 Matless Cutting Machine and Methods CROSBY JR, RICHARD D 3724 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Jun 09, 2022

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