Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Exsto Thermoplastics is navigating 1 pending office action within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. This activity is restricted to 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit, indicating a highly specialized focus for the company's current intellectual property. This structure allows for a very direct and focused prosecution strategy that minimizes administrative complexity. The concentration of 1 pending office action in 1 distinct art unit suggests the company is prioritizing a specific thermoplastic application in the mechanical sector.
The busiest examiner, WATSON, PETER HUCKLEBERRY, is managing 1 busiest examiner pending action. This 1 action is the only one currently active for the firm, so the examiner's individual review will be the most significant factor in the portfolio's immediate future. With only 1 distinct art unit involved, the company's efforts are concentrated on meeting the specific technical standards of that group. This singular focus allows the company to tailor its arguments specifically for the 1 pending office action to maximize the chances of allowance.
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 |
|---|---|
| §102 only | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WATSON, PETER HUCKLEBERRY | 1 | 54.9% | +37.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18025035 | Device for holding an opening element in an ajar position, comprising a protective wall | WATSON, PETER HUCKLEBERRY | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3675 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18025035 | Device for holding an opening element in an ajar position, comprising a protective wall | WATSON, PETER HUCKLEBERRY | 3675 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialExsto Thermoplastics has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Peter Huckleberry Watson has the most, with 1 of Exsto Thermoplastics's pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
