Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Mission First Tactical LLC

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

Analysis

Mission First Tactical LLC has 2 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. Both actions are located within 1 distinct art unit, indicating a concentrated technical focus for their mechanical filings. The prosecution involves 2 distinct examiners, matching the total count of active matters. This arrangement ensures that each filing is reviewed by a different official at the patent office.

WAGGENSPACK, ADAM J is the busiest examiner for the company, managing 1 pending office action. Since there are 2 distinct examiners for the 2 pending office actions, the workload is split such that each examiner handles one file. The 1 distinct art unit suggests that the technical subject matter falls within a narrow classification. This structure ensures that the 2 pending office actions are evaluated independently, with 1 pending office action assigned to each of the assigned examiners.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

2
Total Pending OAs
2
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Case Difficulty Mix

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.

1
Hard (50%)
1
Medium (50%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§102 only1 (50%)
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (50%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
2
Mechanical / Eng
100% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

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.

20 h
Manual time on pending OAs
4 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
7 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.2 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
WAGGENSPACK, ADAM J 1 46.1% +47.2%
SKURDAL, COREY NELSON 1 61.9% +11.5%

Hard Cases (1)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19096334 FIREARM HOLSTER WAGGENSPACK, ADAM J —

Interview Candidates (2)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19096334 FIREARM HOLSTER WAGGENSPACK, ADAM J —
18678871 HOLSTER SKURDAL, COREY NELSON —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3734 2

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19096334 FIREARM HOLSTER WAGGENSPACK, ADAM J 3734 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 31, 2025
18678871 HOLSTER SKURDAL, COREY NELSON 3734 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending May 30, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Mission First Tactical LLC have?

Mission First Tactical LLC has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 2 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Mission First Tactical LLC applications?

Adam J Waggenspack has the most, with 1 of Mission First Tactical LLC's pending office actions.

What technology area are Mission First Tactical LLC's patent applications in?

Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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