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
Mason Specialty Tools LLC currently has 1 pending office action in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. This 1 action is assigned to 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit. The portfolio's current activity is limited to this 1 matter, suggesting a specific focus. Practitioners should note that the 1 distinct art unit involved indicates a specialized focus within the transportation and mechanical systems field. The concentration of the portfolio means that the company's immediate patent strategy is concentrated on 1 point of contact within the patent office. This allows for a targeted approach to prosecution.
The busiest examiner is GRAY, GEORGE STERLING, who is responsible for 1 pending office action. Since this is the 1 pending action for the company, this 1 examiner is the sole individual reviewing the company's active applications. The outcome of this 1 prosecution will define the company's current patent status in this technology area. This centralization means that the company's immediate patent prospects are entirely subject to the review and requirements of this 1 individual. Building a clear and persuasive record with GRAY, GEORGE STERLING is the primary task for the company's current prosecution efforts. Practitioners can focus exclusively on the preferences of this 1 examiner to advance the 1 pending application.
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 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRAY, GEORGE STERLING | 1 | 75.3% | +10.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19533867 | Fluid Conditioning and/or Treatment System | GRAY, GEORGE STERLING | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3676 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19533867 | Fluid Conditioning and/or Treatment System | GRAY, GEORGE STERLING | 3676 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 09, 2026 |
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Start Free TrialMason Specialty Tools LLC has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
George Sterling Gray has the most, with 1 of Mason Specialty Tools LLC's pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
