Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 3 patents granted in the last 365 days
Matatakitoyo Tool Co. Ltd. is currently navigating 1 pending office action within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. This prosecution is being managed by 1 distinct examiner, SCRUGGS, ROBERT J, who is also identified as the busiest examiner with 1 pending action. The portfolio is currently restricted to 1 distinct art unit, indicating a focused technical approach. This concentration suggests that the company's current research and development are centered on a specific mechanical niche that fits within a single administrative classification.
With 1 pending office action and 1 distinct examiner, the company's immediate patent outcomes are tied to a single point of review. The use of 1 distinct art unit suggests that the subject matter is categorized under a specific technological silo within the patent office. Practitioners can expect a singular focus in communication, as SCRUGGS, ROBERT J handles the entirety of the 1 pending action currently on the docket. This high level of concentration means that the company's patent strategy is currently dependent on 1 examiner's interpretation within a single specialized unit, requiring a highly targeted and consistent legal argument.
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 |
|---|---|
| §102 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCRUGGS, ROBERT J | 1 | 60.4% | +25.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18624138 | SMOOTH TORQUE TOOL | SCRUGGS, ROBERT J | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3723 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18624138 | SMOOTH TORQUE TOOL | SCRUGGS, ROBERT J | 3723 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 02, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialMatatakitoyo Tool Co. Ltd. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Robert J Scruggs has the most, with 1 of Matatakitoyo Tool Co. Ltd.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
