Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
5 pending office actions • 1 art units • 4 examiners • 0 of 5 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 12 patents granted in the last 365 days
Everi Games Inc. currently has 5 pending office actions within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These 5 actions are distributed among 4 distinct examiners, all of whom are located within 1 distinct art unit. This concentration in 1 distinct art unit suggests a very specific technical focus for the company's active prosecution, despite the involvement of multiple examiners. Such a concentration allows for a unified understanding of the art unit's specific examination standards.
The busiest examiner for this portfolio is GRANT, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER, who is responsible for 2 busiest examiner pending actions. The 4 distinct examiners collectively manage the 5 pending office actions. This means that while GRANT, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER handles a larger portion of the 5 pending office actions, the workload is still spread across 4 distinct examiners. Practitioners should note that the 1 distinct art unit provides a consistent technical environment for all 5 pending office actions. This structure provides a level of predictability regarding the examination environment despite the involvement of 4 distinct examiners.
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 |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 3 (60%) |
| §103 only | 1 (20%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (20%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRANT, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER | 2 | 21.8% | +7.4% |
| KIM, KEVIN Y | 1 | 78.2% | +15.9% |
| ANGELES, JOSE | 1 | 36.8% | +50.5% |
| PINHEIRO, JASON PAUL | 1 | 63.8% | +32.2% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17953218 | GAMING MACHINE AND METHOD WITH MULTIPLE GAME MODES | PINHEIRO, JASON PAUL | 27d |
| 18904055 | GAMING MACHINE AND METHOD WITH BASE GAME CONTINUATION FEATURE | GRANT, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER | — |
| 18900815 | GAMING MACHINE AND SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED PUBLIC ADDRESS | GRANT, MICHAEL 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 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17953218 | GAMING MACHINE AND METHOD WITH MULTIPLE GAME MODES | PINHEIRO, JASON PAUL | 27d |
| 18964366 | GAMING MACHINE AND METHOD WITH NUMERICAL BASIS FOR PRIZES IN REELS | KIM, KEVIN Y | — |
| 18896882 | SLIM DISPLAY PANEL WITH ACCENT LIGHTING | ANGELES, JOSE | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3715 | 3 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18964366 | GAMING MACHINE AND METHOD WITH NUMERICAL BASIS FOR PRIZES IN REELS | KIM, KEVIN Y | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 30, 2024 |
| 18904055 | GAMING MACHINE AND METHOD WITH BASE GAME CONTINUATION FEATURE | GRANT, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER | — | §101§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 01, 2024 |
| 18900815 | GAMING MACHINE AND SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED PUBLIC ADDRESS | GRANT, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER | 3715 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 29, 2024 |
| 18896882 | SLIM DISPLAY PANEL WITH ACCENT LIGHTING | ANGELES, JOSE | 3715 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 25, 2024 |
| 17953218 | GAMING MACHINE AND METHOD WITH MULTIPLE GAME MODES | PINHEIRO, JASON PAUL | 3715 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 27d | Pending | Sep 26, 2022 |
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