Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days
Louver-Lite Limited currently has 2 pending office actions in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These actions are handled by 1 distinct examiner, Johnnie A. Shablack, in 1 distinct art unit. Shablack is the busiest examiner, managing 2 pending actions. Because all prosecution is concentrated with 1 examiner and 1 art unit, the company's outcomes are highly dependent on a single individual's interpretation of the technology.
The presence of 1 examiner for 2 pending office actions suggests a very focused prosecution footprint. Practitioners should prioritize understanding Shablack's specific requirements, as he oversees all current activity within the 1 art unit. This streamlined structure may allow for more direct negotiations compared to portfolios spread across multiple examiners. With 2 pending actions in a single art unit, the company can expect a consistent application of procedural rules.
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) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHABLACK, JOHNNIE A | 2 | 65.4% | +34.2% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18993564 | A WINDOW BLIND HEADRAIL | SHABLACK, JOHNNIE A | — |
| 18851787 | Corner Bracket for a Window Blind Frame | SHABLACK, JOHNNIE A | — |
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 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18993564 | A WINDOW BLIND HEADRAIL | SHABLACK, JOHNNIE A | — |
| 18851787 | Corner Bracket for a Window Blind Frame | SHABLACK, JOHNNIE A | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3634 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18993564 | A WINDOW BLIND HEADRAIL | SHABLACK, JOHNNIE A | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 12, 2025 |
| 18851787 | Corner Bracket for a Window Blind Frame | SHABLACK, JOHNNIE A | 3634 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2024 |
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