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
Joseph Berto is currently navigating 1 pending office action within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. This matter is being examined by 1 distinct examiner, WILEY, DANIEL J. As the busiest examiner for the portfolio, WILEY, DANIEL J is responsible for 1 pending office action, representing the full extent of the applicant's current pending matters.
The prosecution is situated within 1 distinct art unit, which suggests that the technical content is specialized enough to be handled by a single group. The involvement of only 1 distinct art unit and 1 distinct examiner indicates a highly concentrated prosecution effort. This relationship between the pending action and the examiner simplifies the management of the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems portfolio.
For Joseph Berto, the 1 pending office action is the focus of current interactions with the USPTO. The assigned examiner will be the primary arbiter for this matter. Because there is only 1 active case, the strategy is entirely dependent on the specific feedback and examination style encountered within this 1 distinct art unit.
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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILEY, DANIEL J | 1 | 71.6% | +37.5% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18494847 | METAL FENCE POST TOPPER WITH LOCKING CLIP | WILEY, DANIEL J | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18494847 | METAL FENCE POST TOPPER WITH LOCKING CLIP | WILEY, DANIEL J | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3678 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18494847 | METAL FENCE POST TOPPER WITH LOCKING CLIP | WILEY, DANIEL J | 3678 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 26, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialJoseph Berto has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Daniel J Wiley has the most, with 1 of Joseph Berto's pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
