Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
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 • 3 patents granted in the last 365 days
Decked LLC is currently managing 2 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These actions are being handled by 2 distinct examiners across 2 distinct art units. SMALLEY, JAMES N is the busiest examiner for the company, with 1 pending office action.
The portfolio's 2 pending office actions are evenly distributed, as each of the 2 distinct examiners is responsible for one action. Because these actions are in 2 distinct art units, the company is engaging with different technical divisions of the patent office. This distribution suggests that the pending matters involve distinct mechanical or medical technologies. Managing 2 pending office actions across 2 distinct art units requires the company to address the specific examination criteria of two different technical groups. SMALLEY, JAMES N is one of the 2 distinct examiners involved.
Practitioners should note that the lack of examiner overlap means that strategies must be customized for each 1 pending office action. The Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering area covers a broad range of technologies, which is reflected in the use of 2 distinct art units. Decked LLC must maintain 2 separate prosecution tracks to advance its current portfolio. The 2 pending office actions represent the entirety of the company's active challenges at the patent office.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMALLEY, JAMES N | 1 | 70.7% | -9.9% |
| BATTISTI, DEREK J | 1 | 51.4% | +36.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18736989 | SINGLE-HAND LATCH MECHANISM WITH SLAM CLOSE | SMALLEY, JAMES N | 42d overdue |
| 18736085 | ADAPTABLE CARGO SUPPORT ASSEMBLY WITH IMPROVED EXPANSION CONTROL | BATTISTI, DEREK J | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18736085 | ADAPTABLE CARGO SUPPORT ASSEMBLY WITH IMPROVED EXPANSION CONTROL | BATTISTI, DEREK J | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3733 | 1 |
| 3612 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18736989 | SINGLE-HAND LATCH MECHANISM WITH SLAM CLOSE | SMALLEY, JAMES N | 3733 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 42d overdue | Pending | Jun 07, 2024 |
| 18736085 | ADAPTABLE CARGO SUPPORT ASSEMBLY WITH IMPROVED EXPANSION CONTROL | BATTISTI, DEREK J | 3612 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 06, 2024 |
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