Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
6 pending office actions • 3 art units • 5 examiners • 0 of 6 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 7 patents granted in the last 365 days
House Of Atlas LLC has 6 pending office actions focused in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. The prosecution of these applications involves 5 distinct examiners. These cases are situated within 3 distinct art units. With 5 distinct examiners involved in 6 actions, the company experiences variability in examiner perspectives. The distribution across 3 distinct art units suggests that while the technology area is consistent, the specific mechanical or e-commerce applications require engagement with multiple specialized units.
Kimberly T Wood serves as the busiest examiner for the portfolio with 2 pending office actions. This specific examiner handles a portion of the 6 pending office actions currently active for the company. The presence of 5 distinct examiners for the actions means that most matters are being reviewed by different individuals. Because the portfolio spans 3 distinct art units, the company must address the requirements of several different administrative groups. Each examiner assignment presents a unique environment for the 6 pending office actions.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 3 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 3 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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 (17%) |
| §102 only | 2 (33%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 3 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WOOD, KIMBERLY T | 2 | 54.8% | +27.6% |
| DUCKWORTH, BRADLEY | 1 | 72.4% | +20.1% |
| CHAN, KO HUNG | 1 | 66.7% | +15.0% |
| IJAZ, MUHAMMAD | 1 | 74.2% | +24.6% |
| HALL, ZACHARY A | 1 | 61.9% | +49.0% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18918594 | Bracket For Surface Mounting | IJAZ, MUHAMMAD | 45d overdue |
| 18776817 | Mounting Bracket | WOOD, KIMBERLY T | 60d |
| 19187309 | Self-Tapping Brackets | WOOD, KIMBERLY T | — |
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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18918594 | Bracket For Surface Mounting | IJAZ, MUHAMMAD | 45d overdue |
| 18585716 | Combined Lock and Tension Connector for Support Rods | HALL, ZACHARY A | 56d |
| 18776817 | Mounting Bracket | WOOD, KIMBERLY T | 60d |
| 19187309 | Self-Tapping Brackets | WOOD, KIMBERLY T | — |
| 18949463 | Locking Suction Mount | DUCKWORTH, BRADLEY | — |
| 18936401 | Customizable Shower Caddy | CHAN, KO HUNG | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3631 | 3 |
| 3632 | 1 |
| 3678 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19187309 | Self-Tapping Brackets | WOOD, KIMBERLY T | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 23, 2025 |
| 18949463 | Locking Suction Mount | DUCKWORTH, BRADLEY | 3632 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 15, 2024 |
| 18936401 | Customizable Shower Caddy | CHAN, KO HUNG | 3631 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 04, 2024 |
| 18918594 | Bracket For Surface Mounting | IJAZ, MUHAMMAD | 3631 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 45d overdue | Pending | Oct 17, 2024 |
| 18776817 | Mounting Bracket | WOOD, KIMBERLY T | 3631 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 60d | Pending | Jul 18, 2024 |
| 18585716 | Combined Lock and Tension Connector for Support Rods | HALL, ZACHARY A | 3678 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 56d | Pending | Feb 23, 2024 |
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