Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Cross Innovations LLC

Technology areas: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 6 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Cross Innovations LLC has 2 pending office actions in Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering. The matters involve 2 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units, so each file follows its own examination path.

CARREIRO, CAITLIN ANN is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. The workload is split between the listed examiners, making individual response planning and deadline control the primary prosecution tasks.

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

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.

2
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 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
CARREIRO, CAITLIN ANN 1 46.1% +38.4%
ORTIZ, ADAM C 1 65.8% +34.7%

Hard Cases (2)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19641989 MALE INCONTINENCE CLAMP SYSTEM AND METHOD CARREIRO, CAITLIN ANN —
19306505 BED RAIL LOCKING SYSTEM AND METHOD ORTIZ, ADAM 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
19641989 MALE INCONTINENCE CLAMP SYSTEM AND METHOD CARREIRO, CAITLIN ANN —
19306505 BED RAIL LOCKING SYSTEM AND METHOD ORTIZ, ADAM C —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3786 1
3673 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19641989 MALE INCONTINENCE CLAMP SYSTEM AND METHOD CARREIRO, CAITLIN ANN 3786 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Apr 08, 2026
19306505 BED RAIL LOCKING SYSTEM AND METHOD ORTIZ, ADAM C 3673 §101 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 21, 2025

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Cross Innovations LLC have?

Cross Innovations LLC has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Cross Innovations LLC applications?

Caitlin Ann Carreiro has the most, with 1 of Cross Innovations LLC's pending office actions.

What technology area are Cross Innovations LLC'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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