Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Key-Link Fencing & Railing 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 • 10 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Key-Link Fencing & Railing Inc. currently manages 1 pending office action in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. This action is assigned to 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit, showing a narrow scope of active prosecution for the company. Such a concentrated profile indicates that the company's current legal efforts are directed toward a single technical challenge or a specific patent application within this field.

The busiest examiner for the portfolio is ORTIZ, ADAM C, who holds 1 busiest examiner pending office action. This single examiner is the sole point of contact for the company's current active matters at the office, which can simplify the prosecution process for the practitioner. Because there is only 1 distinct examiner involved, there is no need to navigate different examiner styles or varying art unit procedures.

Within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems field, the involvement of only 1 distinct art unit suggests a narrow technical scope for the 1 pending office action. The practitioner can focus all efforts on the specific requirements and feedback from ORTIZ, ADAM C. This singular focus on 1 busiest examiner pending office action allows for a dedicated and efficient approach to the company's current patent objectives at the office.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
0
Non-Final OAs
1
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
ORTIZ, ADAM C 1 65.8% +34.7%

Interview Candidates (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18943402 VERTICAL CABLE RAILING AND METHOD OF INSTALLATION ORTIZ, ADAM C —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3673 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18943402 VERTICAL CABLE RAILING AND METHOD OF INSTALLATION ORTIZ, ADAM C 3673 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Nov 11, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Key-Link Fencing & Railing Inc. have?

Key-Link Fencing & Railing Inc. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Key-Link Fencing & Railing Inc. applications?

Adam C Ortiz has the most, with 1 of Key-Link Fencing & Railing Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Key-Link Fencing & Railing Inc.'s patent applications in?

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

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