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
Fluidmaster Inc. has 2 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. Both actions are located within 1 distinct art unit, showing a concentrated technical focus. The portfolio involves 2 distinct examiners, ensuring that each of the 2 pending office actions receives an independent evaluation from a unique individual.
CRANE, LAUREN ASHLEY is the busiest examiner, handling 1 pending office action. Because there are 2 distinct examiners for 2 pending office actions, each matter is being reviewed by a different person. This means the company must manage two separate examiner relationships even though both 2 pending office actions are within the same art unit. Practitioners should prepare for varied interpretations of the same technical standards across the 2 pending office actions, as 2 distinct examiners are involved in the review process within 1 distinct art unit.
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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRANE, LAUREN ASHLEY | 1 | 57.3% | +31.0% |
| DEERY, ERIN LEAH | 1 | 58.4% | +48.7% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19049613 | TOILET BOWL DISCHARGE ASSEMBLY | CRANE, LAUREN ASHLEY | — |
| 18681363 | ADJUSTABLE TOILET SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD | DEERY, ERIN LEAH | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19049613 | TOILET BOWL DISCHARGE ASSEMBLY | CRANE, LAUREN ASHLEY | — |
| 18681363 | ADJUSTABLE TOILET SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD | DEERY, ERIN LEAH | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3754 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19049613 | TOILET BOWL DISCHARGE ASSEMBLY | CRANE, LAUREN ASHLEY | 3754 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 10, 2025 |
| 18681363 | ADJUSTABLE TOILET SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD | DEERY, ERIN LEAH | 3754 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 05, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialFluidmaster Inc. has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 2 examiners.
Lauren Ashley Crane has the most, with 1 of Fluidmaster Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
