Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Hitch-Hiker Mfg Inc.

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

Hitch-Hiker Mfg Inc. currently manages 1 pending office action within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. Esquivel, Denise Lynne is the examiner assigned to this application. The case is being prosecuted in 1 distinct art unit, reflecting a focused technical scope.

Esquivel, Denise Lynne is the busiest examiner and holds the pending action. Because the portfolio consists of only this single matter, the company's prosecution strategy is entirely dependent on the standards of this examiner and art unit. This concentration simplifies the management of the portfolio by focusing all efforts on the requirements of the 1 pending office action.

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.

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

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only1 (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
ESQUIVEL, DENISE LYNNE 1 85.6% +4.9%

Quick Wins (1)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19053661 PORTABLE FOOD CONCESSION VEHICLE ESQUIVEL, DENISE LYNNE —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3612 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19053661 PORTABLE FOOD CONCESSION VEHICLE ESQUIVEL, DENISE LYNNE 3612 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 14, 2025

Managing Hitch-Hiker Mfg Inc.'s Patent Portfolio?

IP Author helps IP teams respond to office actions faster with AI-generated responses, examiner analytics, and prosecution intelligence.

Start Free Trial

Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Hitch-Hiker Mfg Inc. have?

Hitch-Hiker Mfg Inc. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Hitch-Hiker Mfg Inc. applications?

Denise Lynne Esquivel has the most, with 1 of Hitch-Hiker Mfg Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Hitch-Hiker Mfg Inc.'s patent applications in?

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

Sign in with your work email

Enter your email to receive a magic link. No password needed.

Personal email addresses (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) are not accepted.

Free tier: 3 strategy analyses per month