Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 13 patents granted in the last 365 days
Lih Yann Industrial Co. Ltd. has 2 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These 2 pending office actions are being handled by 2 distinct examiners, which ensures that each application is being evaluated independently. Despite having 2 distinct examiners, the portfolio is concentrated within 1 distinct art unit. This suggests that while the examiners may have different individual approaches, they are likely working under the same supervisory and procedural guidelines within that 1 distinct art unit.
The busiest examiner identified is VOLZ, ELIZABETH J, who is currently responsible for 1 busiest examiner pending action. Since there are 2 pending office actions and 2 distinct examiners, the workload is evenly split between the two individuals. For a practitioner, the primary task is to manage the expectations of 2 distinct examiners while benefiting from the relative consistency of 1 distinct art unit. This structure allows for a focused technical argument within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering field, even as it is applied across 2 pending office actions. The 1 distinct art unit provides a stable backdrop for the 2 distinct examiners' reviews, simplifying the coordination of the 2 pending office actions.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 2 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| VOLZ, ELIZABETH J | 1 | 66.7% | +18.9% |
| KIO, MICHAEL TAMUNOELEKIM | 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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18804185 | FUNNEL STORAGE DEVICE | VOLZ, ELIZABETH J | 21d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3733 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18804185 | FUNNEL STORAGE DEVICE | VOLZ, ELIZABETH J | 3733 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 21d | Pending | Aug 14, 2024 |
| 18734780 | GLASS CARRIER | KIO, MICHAEL TAMUNOELEKIM | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 05, 2024 |
IP Author helps IP teams respond to office actions faster with AI-generated responses, examiner analytics, and prosecution intelligence.
Start Free Trial