Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Networking & Security • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
5 pending office actions • 2 art units • 5 examiners • 0 of 5 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 13 patents granted in the last 365 days
Hunter Douglas Inc. is currently navigating 3 pending office actions in the Networking & Security technology area. These 3 pending office actions are being reviewed by 3 distinct examiners, which means that each pending application is assigned to a different individual. This distribution among 3 distinct examiners suggests that no single examiner has a concentrated influence over the company's current pending matters.
All 3 pending office actions are located within 1 distinct art unit. This concentration in 1 distinct art unit indicates that although the company is dealing with 3 distinct examiners, all of its current networking and security innovations are being evaluated by the same specialized technical group at the USPTO. KELLY, CATHERINE A is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, currently managing 1 pending office action. Since the 3 pending office actions are split evenly among 3 examiners, the company must address the specific feedback of 3 different individuals who all operate within the same single art unit.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 1 (20%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (20%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (40%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (20%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KELLY, CATHERINE A | 1 | 60.3% | +27.7% |
| SHABLACK, JOHNNIE A | 1 | 65.4% | +34.2% |
| CHOI, DAVID E | 1 | 75.9% | +11.9% |
| TRAN, PHI DIEU | 1 | 65.5% | +22.2% |
| POWERS, WILLIAM S | 1 | 79.7% | +2.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18245865 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXECUTING A RESET MODE FOR ARCHITECTURAL STRUCTURE COVERINGS | POWERS, WILLIAM S | 22d |
| 19107311 | SPRING MOTOR ASSEMBLY FOR AN ARCHITECTURAL-STRUCTURE COVERING | KELLY, CATHERINE A | — |
| 19007813 | ARCHITECTURAL-STRUCTURE COVERINGS, AND COMPONENTS THEREOF | SHABLACK, JOHNNIE A | — |
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 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18755873 | PROTECTIVE CASE FOR A TRANSMISSION AND MOTOR(S) FOR AN ARCHITECTURAL-STRUCTURE COVERING | TRAN, PHI DIEU | 33d |
| 19107311 | SPRING MOTOR ASSEMBLY FOR AN ARCHITECTURAL-STRUCTURE COVERING | KELLY, CATHERINE A | — |
| 19007813 | ARCHITECTURAL-STRUCTURE COVERINGS, AND COMPONENTS THEREOF | SHABLACK, JOHNNIE A | — |
| 18767532 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROL CONFIGURATION FOR INSTALLED ARCHITECTURAL STRUCTURAL COVERINGS | CHOI, DAVID E | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3633 | 1 |
| 2496 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19107311 | SPRING MOTOR ASSEMBLY FOR AN ARCHITECTURAL-STRUCTURE COVERING | KELLY, CATHERINE A | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 27, 2025 |
| 19007813 | ARCHITECTURAL-STRUCTURE COVERINGS, AND COMPONENTS THEREOF | SHABLACK, JOHNNIE A | — | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 02, 2025 |
| 18767532 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROL CONFIGURATION FOR INSTALLED ARCHITECTURAL STRUCTURAL COVERINGS | CHOI, DAVID E | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 09, 2024 |
| 18755873 | PROTECTIVE CASE FOR A TRANSMISSION AND MOTOR(S) FOR AN ARCHITECTURAL-STRUCTURE COVERING | TRAN, PHI DIEU | 3633 | Other | Final Rejection | 33d | Pending | Jun 27, 2024 |
| 18245865 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXECUTING A RESET MODE FOR ARCHITECTURAL STRUCTURE COVERINGS | POWERS, WILLIAM S | 2496 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 22d | Pending | Mar 17, 2023 |
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