Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
4 pending office actions • 3 art units • 4 examiners • 0 of 4 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 12 patents granted in the last 365 days
Fridababy LLC currently manages 4 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These actions are distributed among 4 distinct examiners and 3 distinct art units, indicating a varied examination landscape. The busiest examiner, LE, HUYEN D, is responsible for 1 pending office action. This busiest examiner pending count of 1 shows that each of the 4 pending office actions is being handled by a different examiner.
Although the 4 distinct examiners are spread across 3 distinct art units, the shared technology area suggests some technical commonality. The applicant must manage four separate examiner relationships while navigating the specific standards of the 3 distinct art units involved in these 4 actions. Practitioners should prepare for a variety of examination styles, as each of the 4 pending office actions is reviewed by a different individual. However, the fact that 4 actions are contained within only 3 distinct art units suggests that at least some examiners may be working within the same technical division. This overlap could lead to similar prior art being cited across different applications. Successful prosecution will require a strategy that balances the unique preferences of the 4 distinct examiners with the broader standards of the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering area. Each of the 4 pending office actions requires an individualized response that addresses the specific technical concerns of the assigned examiner.
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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 2 (50%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LE, HUYEN D | 1 | 72.9% | +8.4% |
| SUN, GEORGE | 1 | 69.1% | +34.2% |
| NIA, ALIREZA | 1 | 41.7% | +49.5% |
| ROBERTS, ANNA L | 1 | 56.7% | +38.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18106050 | URINE COLLECTION CUP | ROBERTS, ANNA L | 58d overdue |
| 18638281 | HOT/COLD BREAST PACK | NIA, ALIREZA | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18106050 | URINE COLLECTION CUP | ROBERTS, ANNA L | 58d overdue |
| 19005173 | NURSING PILLOW | SUN, GEORGE | — |
| 18638281 | HOT/COLD BREAST PACK | NIA, ALIREZA | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3673 | 1 |
| 3786 | 1 |
| 3791 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19093120 | POTTY TRAINING SYSTEM | LE, HUYEN D | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 27, 2025 |
| 19005173 | NURSING PILLOW | SUN, GEORGE | 3673 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2024 |
| 18638281 | HOT/COLD BREAST PACK | NIA, ALIREZA | 3786 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 17, 2024 |
| 18106050 | URINE COLLECTION CUP | ROBERTS, ANNA L | 3791 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 58d overdue | Pending | Feb 06, 2023 |
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