Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Drt Mfg Co. LLC currently has 1 pending office action in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. This 1 action is assigned to 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit. The portfolio's current activity is limited to this 1 matter, suggesting a specific focus. Practitioners should note that the 1 distinct art unit involved indicates a specialized focus within the medical devices field. The concentration of the portfolio means that the company's immediate patent strategy is concentrated on 1 point of contact within the patent office. This allows for a targeted approach to prosecution.
The busiest examiner is NGUYEN, JIMMY T, who is responsible for 1 pending office action. Since this is the 1 pending action for the company, this 1 examiner is the sole individual reviewing the company's active applications. The outcome of this 1 prosecution will define the company's current patent status in this technology area. This centralization means that the company's immediate patent prospects are entirely subject to the review and requirements of this 1 individual. Building a clear and persuasive record with NGUYEN, JIMMY T is the primary task for the company's current prosecution efforts. Practitioners can focus exclusively on the preferences of this 1 examiner to advance the 1 pending application.
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) | 1 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NGUYEN, JIMMY T | 1 | 76.4% | +23.6% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19535893 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A SINGLE PRESS FOR MANUFACTURING A FINISHED CAN END | NGUYEN, JIMMY T | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19535893 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A SINGLE PRESS FOR MANUFACTURING A FINISHED CAN END | NGUYEN, JIMMY T | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3725 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19535893 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A SINGLE PRESS FOR MANUFACTURING A FINISHED CAN END | NGUYEN, JIMMY T | 3725 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 10, 2026 |
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Start Free TrialDrt Mfg Co. LLC has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Jimmy T Nguyen has the most, with 1 of Drt Mfg Co. LLC's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
