Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days
Dugan Patents LLC has 2 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. Both actions are assigned to 1 distinct examiner, LEGESSE, NINI F, within 1 distinct art unit. This complete consolidation represents a highly focused prosecution environment where a single individual oversees the 2 pending office actions.
LEGESSE, NINI F is the busiest examiner and is responsible for 2 pending actions. Because all of the company's current work is handled by 1 distinct examiner in 1 distinct art unit, the prosecution strategy is entirely dependent on this one individual's review process. This concentration allows for a highly consistent approach to arguments and technical disclosures, as there are no other examiners or art units to consider. The outcome of the 2 pending office actions rests solely on the decisions made within this single examination channel, emphasizing the importance of understanding the specific preferences of LEGESSE, NINI F.
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 |
|---|---|
| Double-patenting only | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEGESSE, NINI F | 2 | 68.6% | +15.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19033479 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING AND/OR ANALYZING SWING INFORMATION | LEGESSE, NINI F | — |
| 18909938 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING AND/OR ANALYZING SWING INFORMATION | LEGESSE, NINI F | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3711 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19033479 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING AND/OR ANALYZING SWING INFORMATION | LEGESSE, NINI F | 3711 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 21, 2025 |
| 18909938 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING AND/OR ANALYZING SWING INFORMATION | LEGESSE, NINI F | 3711 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 08, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialDugan Patents LLC has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Nini F Legesse has the most, with 2 of Dugan Patents LLC's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
