Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 1 of 2 (50%) have an AI response strategy ready • 6 patents granted in the last 365 days
Giant Manufacturing Co., Ltd. has 2 pending office actions in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These are distributed among 2 distinct examiners across 2 distinct art units. This split means that each of the 2 pending office actions is being handled by a different individual. This lack of overlap requires a tailored approach for each of the 2 pending office actions.
CICCHINO, PATRICK D is the busiest examiner with 1 pending office action. With 2 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units, the company's current transportation portfolio is being reviewed in two separate technical divisions. This distribution requires managing two independent prosecution tracks for its mechanical innovations. The company must navigate the specific requirements of 2 different art units to advance its current portfolio. Each of the 2 pending office actions represents a unique technical hurdle in the transportation sector. The resolution of these 2 pending office actions will define the company's immediate progress.
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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CICCHINO, PATRICK D | 1 | 80.5% | +13.5% |
| MEDANI, MOHAMED | 1 | 71.1% | +26.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18948418 | HANDLEBAR TAPE ASSEMBLY AND BICYCLE | CICCHINO, PATRICK D | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18304356 | BICYCLE FRAME SET | MEDANI, MOHAMED | 26d |
| 18948418 | HANDLEBAR TAPE ASSEMBLY AND BICYCLE | CICCHINO, PATRICK D | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3619 | 1 |
| 3611 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18948418 | HANDLEBAR TAPE ASSEMBLY AND BICYCLE | CICCHINO, PATRICK D | 3619 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 14, 2024 |
| 18304356 | BICYCLE FRAME SET | MEDANI, MOHAMED | 3611 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 26d | AI Ready | Apr 21, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialGiant Manufacturing Co., Ltd. has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.
Patrick D Cicchino has the most, with 1 of Giant Manufacturing Co., Ltd.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
