Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd.

Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

9 pending office actions • 5 art units • 8 examiners • 0 of 9 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 15 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

9
Total Pending OAs
3
Non-Final OAs
6
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

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.

0
Overdue
0
Due this week
2
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

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.

3
Hard (33%)
6
Medium (67%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only6 (67%)
Multi-statute (no §101)3 (33%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

5
Life Sciences
56% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
4
Mechanical / Eng
44% 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.

90 h
Manual time on pending OAs
18 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
31 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.8 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
ELOSHWAY, NIKI MARINA 2 63.5% +24.6%
TAWFIK, SAMEH 1 63.1% +31.5%
DERUSSO, JOHN J 1 80.5% +14.0%
BEHA, CAROLINE 1 57.6% +24.0%
LIANG, SHIBIN 1 63.0% +17.1%
WANG, ALEXANDER A 1 65.7% +21.5%
GROSSO, GREGORY CHAD 1 72.2% +18.6%
FRY, PATRICK B 1 54.1% +8.2%

Hard Cases (3)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18987118 CLOSURE DEVICE FOR A CONTAINER ELOSHWAY, NIKI MARINA —
18730605 INJECTION MOLD COMPONENT DERUSSO, JOHN J —
18714405 MOLDS, MOLD ASSEMBLIES AND STACK COMPONENTS BEHA, CAROLINE —

Interview Candidates (8)

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 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18278130 PLASTIC BLANK HEATING METHOD AND APPARATUS LIANG, SHIBIN 13d
17997682 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MOLDING CONTROL WANG, ALEXANDER A 15d
18987118 CLOSURE DEVICE FOR A CONTAINER ELOSHWAY, NIKI MARINA —
18938836 CLOSURES WITH TAMPER EVIDENCE ELOSHWAY, NIKI MARINA —
18919140 CLOSURES WITH TAMPER EVIDENCE TAWFIK, SAMEH —
18730605 INJECTION MOLD COMPONENT DERUSSO, JOHN J —
18714405 MOLDS, MOLD ASSEMBLIES AND STACK COMPONENTS BEHA, CAROLINE —
17748382 MOLDING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME GROSSO, GREGORY CHAD —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3736 2
3731 2
1748 2
1741 2
1744 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18987118 CLOSURE DEVICE FOR A CONTAINER ELOSHWAY, NIKI MARINA 3736 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 19, 2024
18938836 CLOSURES WITH TAMPER EVIDENCE ELOSHWAY, NIKI MARINA 3736 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Nov 06, 2024
18919140 CLOSURES WITH TAMPER EVIDENCE TAWFIK, SAMEH 3731 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 17, 2024
18730605 INJECTION MOLD COMPONENT DERUSSO, JOHN J 1744 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 19, 2024
18714405 MOLDS, MOLD ASSEMBLIES AND STACK COMPONENTS BEHA, CAROLINE 1748 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 29, 2024
18278130 PLASTIC BLANK HEATING METHOD AND APPARATUS LIANG, SHIBIN 1741 §103 Final Rejection 13d Pending Aug 21, 2023
17997682 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MOLDING CONTROL WANG, ALEXANDER A 1741 §103 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Nov 01, 2022
17748382 MOLDING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME GROSSO, GREGORY CHAD 1748 §103 Final Rejection — Pending May 19, 2022
16636398 MOLDED ARTICLE, CONTAINER AND A METHOD FOR PRINTING THEREON FRY, PATRICK B 3731 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Feb 04, 2020

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd. have?

Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd. has 9 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 5 art units and 8 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd. applications?

Niki Marina Eloshway has the most, with 2 of Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd.'s patent applications in?

Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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