Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
D G N S R L is currently managing 1 pending office action within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. This single action represents the entirety of the company's current pending prosecution workload. The matter is being reviewed by 1 distinct examiner, showing a concentrated interaction with the patent office.
The prosecution is confined to 1 distinct art unit, which aligns with the specialized nature of the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems designation. MILLER, WILLIAM L is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, holding 1 pending office action. This count matches the total number of pending office actions for the company.
With only 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit involved, the company's current patent strategy is localized. The presence of 1 pending office action under MILLER, WILLIAM L indicates that all current examiner communications are channeled through a single individual within the USPTO. This lack of examiner diversity means that the company does not currently have to manage conflicting requirements from different art units.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MILLER, WILLIAM L | 1 | 79.0% | +14.8% |
| MORGAN, EMILY M | 1 | 35.5% | +33.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18289931 | ADJUSTABLE DAMPED SNAP-ACTING HINGE | MORGAN, EMILY M | 22d |
| 18997381 | ADJUSTABLE BASE FOR MOUNTING HINGES WITH DOUBLE ARTICULATED QUADRILATERAL, FOR DOOR LEAVES OF FURNITURE | MILLER, WILLIAM L | 84d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18289931 | ADJUSTABLE DAMPED SNAP-ACTING HINGE | MORGAN, EMILY M | 22d |
| 18997381 | ADJUSTABLE BASE FOR MOUNTING HINGES WITH DOUBLE ARTICULATED QUADRILATERAL, FOR DOOR LEAVES OF FURNITURE | MILLER, WILLIAM L | 84d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3677 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18997381 | ADJUSTABLE BASE FOR MOUNTING HINGES WITH DOUBLE ARTICULATED QUADRILATERAL, FOR DOOR LEAVES OF FURNITURE | MILLER, WILLIAM L | 3677 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 84d | Pending | Jan 21, 2025 |
| 18289931 | ADJUSTABLE DAMPED SNAP-ACTING HINGE | MORGAN, EMILY M | 3677 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 22d | Pending | Nov 08, 2023 |
IP Author helps IP teams respond to office actions faster with AI-generated responses, examiner analytics, and prosecution intelligence.
Start Free Trial