Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 3 patents granted in the last 365 days
Fives Dms has 2 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. Both actions are concentrated within 1 distinct art unit, indicating a specific technical focus for their mechanical engineering innovations. The portfolio is handled by 2 distinct examiners, with SULLIVAN, DEBRA M identified as the busiest examiner with 1 pending action. This concentration in a single art unit suggests a localized prosecution environment despite the involvement of multiple examiners.
For a practitioner, the fact that 2 distinct examiners are reviewing the 2 pending office actions means that each case requires an individualized approach. While SULLIVAN, DEBRA M is the busiest examiner, she only manages one of the active matters. The concentration in 1 distinct art unit suggests that the company's work is focused within a specialized mechanical engineering division. This allows for some familiarity with art unit standards, even as the legal team must address the specific preferences of two different examiners. The current prosecution profile shows a balanced workload where each of the 2 actions is subject to an independent review within the same technical division.
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 |
|---|---|
| §112 only | 1 (50%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (50%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SULLIVAN, DEBRA M | 1 | 78.5% | +17.1% |
| PRESSLEY, PAUL DEREK | 1 | 59.1% | +29.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18556410 | Robotic System for a Rolling Mill | PRESSLEY, PAUL DEREK | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18757521 | DUAL-GRASP TOOL | SULLIVAN, DEBRA M | — |
| 18556410 | Robotic System for a Rolling Mill | PRESSLEY, PAUL DEREK | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3725 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18757521 | DUAL-GRASP TOOL | SULLIVAN, DEBRA M | 3725 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 28, 2024 |
| 18556410 | Robotic System for a Rolling Mill | PRESSLEY, PAUL DEREK | 3725 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 20, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialFives Dms has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 2 examiners.
Debra M Sullivan has the most, with 1 of Fives Dms's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
