Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
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
Force3 Pro Gear is managing 2 pending office actions within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. While these actions are assigned to distinct examiners, they are both located within 1 distinct art unit. This suggests the company's current applications are technically similar enough to be grouped in this unit, even if different individuals are performing the reviews. The company's 2 pending office actions are thus concentrated in a specific administrative area of the patent office.
HUYNH, KHOA D is the busiest examiner with 1 pending office action. This workload is shared with the other examiner, as each handles an individual matter currently active for Force3 Pro Gear. By having both matters in 1 distinct art unit, the company may encounter consistent prior art citations or examination styles. The focus on the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering sector remains the primary driver of the company's current patent prosecution activity.
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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUYNH, KHOA D | 1 | 18.1% | +20.7% |
| MORAN, KATHERINE M | 1 | 54.3% | +24.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19320708 | LEG PROTECTOR | HUYNH, KHOA D | 70d |
| 18991102 | Protective Sports And Safety Equipment And Foam Used With The Protective Equipment | MORAN, KATHERINE M | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19320708 | LEG PROTECTOR | HUYNH, KHOA D | 70d |
| 18991102 | Protective Sports And Safety Equipment And Foam Used With The Protective Equipment | MORAN, KATHERINE M | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3732 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19320708 | LEG PROTECTOR | HUYNH, KHOA D | 3732 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | 70d | Pending | Sep 05, 2025 |
| 18991102 | Protective Sports And Safety Equipment And Foam Used With The Protective Equipment | MORAN, KATHERINE M | 3732 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialForce3 Pro Gear has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 2 examiners.
Khoa D Huynh has the most, with 1 of Force3 Pro Gear's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.