Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
5 pending office actions • 2 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 5 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 9 patents granted in the last 365 days
Kidde Technologies Inc. currently manages 5 pending office actions within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These actions are distributed among 3 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units. This indicates a relatively concentrated prosecution environment where multiple matters are handled by the same individuals, potentially leading to more consistent outcomes across the portfolio.
The busiest examiner for the portfolio is KIM, CHRISTOPHER S, who is responsible for 3 pending office actions. This examiner manages a majority of the company's 5 pending actions, while the remaining 2 actions are split between the other 2 distinct examiners. This concentration suggests that the outcomes for a significant portion of the portfolio depend on the examination style and preferences of a single individual.
The presence of only 2 distinct art units for 5 pending office actions further highlights the technical focus of the current workload. With more pending actions than art units, the company's innovations are likely being reviewed within a narrow set of technical classifications. Practitioners should focus on the specific guidelines of these 2 distinct art units to optimize their approach for the 3 pending office actions in the busiest examiner's queue.
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 (20%) |
| §112 only | 1 (20%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 3 (60%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIM, CHRISTOPHER S | 3 | 63.3% | +21.6% |
| NIA, FATEMEH ESFANDIARI | 1 | 71.5% | +19.9% |
| LA RAIA III, LAWRENCE | 1 | 72.2% | +36.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18830124 | FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING FLOW OF FIRE SUPPRESSANT AGENTS | KIM, CHRISTOPHER S | — |
| 18649149 | FIRE DETECTION AND SUPPRESSION | KIM, CHRISTOPHER S | — |
| 18083511 | LITHIUM ION BATTERY GAS AND OPTICAL DETECTOR | LA RAIA III, LAWRENCE | — |
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 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18830124 | FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING FLOW OF FIRE SUPPRESSANT AGENTS | KIM, CHRISTOPHER S | — |
| 18756804 | NOZZLE GEOMETRY TO CREATE ROTATIONAL VORTEX | KIM, CHRISTOPHER S | — |
| 18649149 | FIRE DETECTION AND SUPPRESSION | KIM, CHRISTOPHER S | — |
| 18376295 | POWDER LEVEL DETECTION SYSTEM | NIA, FATEMEH ESFANDIARI | — |
| 18083511 | LITHIUM ION BATTERY GAS AND OPTICAL DETECTOR | LA RAIA III, LAWRENCE | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3752 | 4 |
| 1727 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18830124 | FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING FLOW OF FIRE SUPPRESSANT AGENTS | KIM, CHRISTOPHER S | 3752 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 10, 2024 |
| 18756804 | NOZZLE GEOMETRY TO CREATE ROTATIONAL VORTEX | KIM, CHRISTOPHER S | 3752 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 27, 2024 |
| 18649149 | FIRE DETECTION AND SUPPRESSION | KIM, CHRISTOPHER S | 3752 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 29, 2024 |
| 18376295 | POWDER LEVEL DETECTION SYSTEM | NIA, FATEMEH ESFANDIARI | 3752 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 03, 2023 |
| 18083511 | LITHIUM ION BATTERY GAS AND OPTICAL DETECTOR | LA RAIA III, LAWRENCE | 1727 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 17, 2022 |
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Start Free TrialKidde Technologies Inc. has 5 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 3 examiners.
Christopher S Kim has the most, with 3 of Kidde Technologies Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
