Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Garrett Ray Hurley

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

Analysis

Garrett Ray Hurley is currently managing 1 pending office action within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. This action is assigned to 1 distinct art unit, indicating that the current patent effort is focused on a specific technical classification. The presence of only 1 pending office action suggests a highly targeted prosecution phase for this portfolio.

The case is being reviewed by 1 distinct examiner, DO, ROWLAND, who is also the busiest examiner with 1 pending office action. With 1 distinct examiner for the 1 pending action, the success of the current application depends entirely on the interaction with this single individual. This creates a direct and focused prosecution environment where the legal strategy is tailored specifically to the feedback from DO, ROWLAND.

The focus on Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems ensures that the legal strategy remains aligned with the specific patentability standards of that sector. With only 1 pending action, the practitioner can dedicate all resources to resolving the specific issues raised by DO, ROWLAND to advance the application toward allowance.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Case Difficulty Mix

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.

1
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (100%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
100% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

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.

10 h
Manual time on pending OAs
2 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
4 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
DO, ROWLAND 1 70.0% -5.3%

Hard Cases (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19056611 LEVER-OPERATED ADJUSTMENT DEVICES, FIT SYSTEMS, AND LINE TENSIONING SYSTEMS DO, ROWLAND —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3677 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19056611 LEVER-OPERATED ADJUSTMENT DEVICES, FIT SYSTEMS, AND LINE TENSIONING SYSTEMS DO, ROWLAND 3677 §102§112Other Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 18, 2025

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Garrett Ray Hurley have?

Garrett Ray Hurley has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Garrett Ray Hurley applications?

Rowland Do has the most, with 1 of Garrett Ray Hurley's pending office actions.

What technology area are Garrett Ray Hurley's patent applications in?

Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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