Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
3 pending office actions • 3 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days
New Aerofarms Inc. is managing 2 pending office actions in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These actions are distributed between 2 distinct examiners, with each examiner handling one of the pending matters. The portfolio also spans 2 distinct art units, indicating that even with a small number of active cases, the company is engaging with different specialized groups within the patent office. This distribution suggests that the 2 pending office actions are likely focused on different technical aspects of mechanical systems.
The busiest examiner, KING, ANITA M, is responsible for 1 pending office action. With the 2 pending office actions split across 2 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units, there is no overlap in the current prosecution of these matters. This requires the applicant to address the unique requirements of two different administrative environments. For practitioners, the lack of concentration means that the outcome of one action is unlikely to influence the other, as they are being reviewed by different individuals in different units. The focus remains on the 2 distinct examiners and their respective 2 actions within the transportation sector.
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 (33%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (67%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEE, FANNIE C | 1 | 69.9% | +29.1% |
| KING, ANITA M | 1 | 79.7% | +14.8% |
| NGUYEN, SON T | 1 | 28.9% | +16.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19363136 | FLUID FITTING COUPLES AND COUPLING SYSTEM | KEE, FANNIE C | — |
| 19144798 | Plant Lighting System | NGUYEN, SON T | — |
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 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19363136 | FLUID FITTING COUPLES AND COUPLING SYSTEM | KEE, FANNIE C | — |
| 19149042 | Container Rack Latch System | KING, ANITA M | — |
| 19144798 | Plant Lighting System | NGUYEN, SON T | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3679 | 1 |
| 3632 | 1 |
| 3643 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19363136 | FLUID FITTING COUPLES AND COUPLING SYSTEM | KEE, FANNIE C | 3679 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 20, 2025 |
| 19149042 | Container Rack Latch System | KING, ANITA M | 3632 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 17, 2025 |
| 19144798 | Plant Lighting System | NGUYEN, SON T | 3643 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 30, 2025 |
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Start Free TrialNew Aerofarms Inc. has 3 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 3 art units and 3 examiners.
Fannie C Kee has the most, with 1 of New Aerofarms Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
