Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
7 pending office actions • 6 art units • 7 examiners • 0 of 7 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 24 patents granted in the last 365 days
Magna Exteriors Inc. has a portfolio in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. There are 7 pending office actions currently active. These actions are distributed across 6 distinct art units, which shows that the company's innovations are being evaluated by nearly as many different specialized groups as there are pending matters. This high ratio of art units to actions suggests a broad range of technical applications.
The company's prosecution involves 7 distinct examiners, meaning each of the 7 pending office actions is being handled by a different individual. ESQUIVEL, DENISE LYNNE is the busiest examiner, though she is responsible for only 1 pending office action. This distribution indicates that no single examiner has a concentrated influence over the portfolio. Practitioners must therefore prepare for 7 different examination styles across the 6 distinct art units.
The 6 distinct art units provide a diverse landscape for the 7 pending office actions. ESQUIVEL, DENISE LYNNE's 1 pending office action represents the highest individual workload, but the presence of 6 other examiners ensures that the 7 total actions are subject to a broad range of scrutiny. Practitioners should focus on the specific requirements of each art unit to ensure successful prosecution.
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 |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 1 (14%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 6 (86%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESQUIVEL, DENISE LYNNE | 1 | 84.6% | +6.1% |
| PAPE, JOSEPH | 1 | 88.3% | +3.8% |
| TON, ANABEL | 1 | 87.4% | +2.5% |
| FUNK, ERICA HARTSELL | 1 | 69.2% | +14.7% |
| LAUGHLIN, ELIZABETH ANN | 1 | 57.1% | +56.9% |
| YANG, ZHEREN J | 1 | 57.4% | +52.4% |
| KELLY, CATHERINE A | 1 | 60.3% | +27.7% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 7 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18844946 | METHOD OF PERFORMING ZONE ABLATION ON A POLYMER SUBSTRATE | FUNK, ERICA HARTSELL | 14d |
| 18998649 | DEPLOYABLE FLEXIBLE FABRIC SPOILER FOR VEHICLE | ESQUIVEL, DENISE LYNNE | — |
| 18913259 | COMPOSITE LIFTGATE | PAPE, JOSEPH | — |
| 18884998 | BACKLIT VEHICLE PANEL AND BADGE ARRANGEMENTS | TON, ANABEL | — |
| 18687525 | AN AIR FLOW METERING DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE FLOW OF AIR INTO A VEHICLE PASSAGE | LAUGHLIN, ELIZABETH ANN | — |
| 18320726 | METAL THERMOPLASTIC SANDWICH OVERMOLD | YANG, ZHEREN J | — |
| 17919440 | ANTI-PINCH SENSOR EASY INSTALL TO FLANGE | KELLY, CATHERINE 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 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18844946 | METHOD OF PERFORMING ZONE ABLATION ON A POLYMER SUBSTRATE | FUNK, ERICA HARTSELL | 14d |
| 18687525 | AN AIR FLOW METERING DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE FLOW OF AIR INTO A VEHICLE PASSAGE | LAUGHLIN, ELIZABETH ANN | — |
| 18320726 | METAL THERMOPLASTIC SANDWICH OVERMOLD | YANG, ZHEREN J | — |
| 17919440 | ANTI-PINCH SENSOR EASY INSTALL TO FLANGE | KELLY, CATHERINE A | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3612 | 1 |
| 2875 | 1 |
| 1741 | 1 |
| 3762 | 1 |
| 1781 | 1 |
| 3619 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18998649 | DEPLOYABLE FLEXIBLE FABRIC SPOILER FOR VEHICLE | ESQUIVEL, DENISE LYNNE | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 27, 2025 |
| 18913259 | COMPOSITE LIFTGATE | PAPE, JOSEPH | 3612 | §101§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 11, 2024 |
| 18884998 | BACKLIT VEHICLE PANEL AND BADGE ARRANGEMENTS | TON, ANABEL | 2875 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 13, 2024 |
| 18844946 | METHOD OF PERFORMING ZONE ABLATION ON A POLYMER SUBSTRATE | FUNK, ERICA HARTSELL | 1741 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 14d | Pending | Sep 07, 2024 |
| 18687525 | AN AIR FLOW METERING DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE FLOW OF AIR INTO A VEHICLE PASSAGE | LAUGHLIN, ELIZABETH ANN | 3762 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2024 |
| 18320726 | METAL THERMOPLASTIC SANDWICH OVERMOLD | YANG, ZHEREN J | 1781 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 19, 2023 |
| 17919440 | ANTI-PINCH SENSOR EASY INSTALL TO FLANGE | KELLY, CATHERINE A | 3619 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 17, 2022 |
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