Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Erico International Corporation

Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

4 pending office actions • 4 art units • 4 examiners • 0 of 4 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 12 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Erico International Corporation has 5 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. The matters involve 5 distinct examiners and 5 distinct art units, indicating fully separate assignments in the available profile.

MORRIS, TAYLOR L is associated with 1 pending matter. Counsel should manage each matter independently, while using centralized technical review to avoid inconsistent positions across related mechanical subject matter.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

4
Total Pending OAs
4
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

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.

1
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

Case Difficulty Mix

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.

1
Hard (25%)
3
Medium (75%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only3 (75%)
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (25%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

1
Life Sciences
25% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
3
Mechanical / Eng
75% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

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.

40 h
Manual time on pending OAs
8 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
14 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
MORRIS, TAYLOR L 1 59.8% +34.8%
MAGAR, DIL KUMAR 1 56.3% +15.8%
MCCARRY JR, ROBERT J 1 81.7% +16.9%
GAMINO, CARLOS J 1 35.3% +45.7%

Quick Wins (1)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18658534 Conductor Assembly for Rails MCCARRY JR, ROBERT J —

Hard Cases (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19073293 WALL MOUNTED EQUIPMENT SUPPORT MORRIS, TAYLOR L —

Interview Candidates (4)

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 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18569118 Exothermic Welding System GAMINO, CARLOS J 15d overdue
19073293 WALL MOUNTED EQUIPMENT SUPPORT MORRIS, TAYLOR L —
18908400 THREADED ROD LOCKING DEVICES AND METHODS MAGAR, DIL KUMAR —
18658534 Conductor Assembly for Rails MCCARRY JR, ROBERT J —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3631 1
3675 1
3615 1
1735 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19073293 WALL MOUNTED EQUIPMENT SUPPORT MORRIS, TAYLOR L 3631 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 07, 2025
18908400 THREADED ROD LOCKING DEVICES AND METHODS MAGAR, DIL KUMAR 3675 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 07, 2024
18658534 Conductor Assembly for Rails MCCARRY JR, ROBERT J 3615 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 08, 2024
18569118 Exothermic Welding System GAMINO, CARLOS J 1735 §103 Non-Final OA 15d overdue Pending Dec 11, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Erico International Corporation have?

Erico International Corporation has 4 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 4 art units and 4 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Erico International Corporation applications?

Taylor L Morris has the most, with 1 of Erico International Corporation's pending office actions.

What technology area are Erico International Corporation's patent applications in?

Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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