Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 7 patents granted in the last 365 days
Delaware Capital Formation Inc. currently has 2 pending office actions within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These actions are distributed across 2 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units. This structure shows that each of the 2 pending office actions is being handled independently by a different examiner in a separate art unit, necessitating a tailored approach for each individual matter.
The busiest examiner for this portfolio is GARFT, CHRISTOPHER, who is currently managing 1 pending office action. Since there are 2 pending office actions in total, this examiner is responsible for half of the active workload. The presence of 2 distinct examiners means that the practitioner must navigate different sets of examiner preferences and interpretations of the law within the mechanical systems field.
With 2 pending office actions and 2 distinct art units involved, the prosecution strategy is not centralized. Practitioners should focus on the specific requirements of the 1 pending action under GARFT, CHRISTOPHER while also addressing the other pending matter handled by the second examiner. This balance ensures that both of the 2 pending office actions receive the necessary attention to move toward resolution within their respective art units.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GARFT, CHRISTOPHER | 1 | 59.0% | +23.3% |
| DAVIS-HOLLINGTON, OCTAVIA L | 1 | 85.5% | +5.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18095485 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING LOAD ON WINCH HOOK | DAVIS-HOLLINGTON, OCTAVIA L | 107d overdue |
| 18199706 | Gripping Device | GARFT, CHRISTOPHER | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18199706 | Gripping Device | GARFT, CHRISTOPHER | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3632 | 1 |
| 2855 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18199706 | Gripping Device | GARFT, CHRISTOPHER | 3632 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 19, 2023 |
| 18095485 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING LOAD ON WINCH HOOK | DAVIS-HOLLINGTON, OCTAVIA L | 2855 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 107d overdue | Pending | Jan 10, 2023 |
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