Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Herowear LLC currently has 1 pending office action within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. This prosecution is handled by 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit, indicating a concentrated administrative focus. Such a structure allows the company to dedicate its resources to the examination track rather than managing multiple conflicting requirements from different patent office groups. The alignment of 1 distinct examiner with 1 distinct art unit suggests that the technical subject matter is specialized, potentially leading to consistent feedback during the examination process.
DANIEL A MILLER is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, currently overseeing 1 pending office action. This specific action represents the company's active prosecution in this field. With only 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit involved, the company's immediate success depends on navigating the specific preferences of this individual. Practitioners should note that the 1 distinct art unit involved will dictate the procedural framework for this case, making it essential to understand the specific internal policies of that unit to ensure a favorable outcome for the 1 pending office action.
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 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MILLER, DANIEL A | 1 | 33.9% | +58.0% |
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 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17798169 | EXOSUIT HAVING ADJUSTABLE MODULAR STRAPS AND BANDS | MILLER, DANIEL A | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3786 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17798169 | EXOSUIT HAVING ADJUSTABLE MODULAR STRAPS AND BANDS | MILLER, DANIEL A | 3786 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 08, 2022 |
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Start Free TrialHerowear LLC has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Daniel A Miller has the most, with 1 of Herowear LLC's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.