Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Next Level Cartridge Company LLC

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

Analysis

Next Level Cartridge Company LLC has 1 pending office action in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. This action is assigned to 1 distinct examiner, reflecting a singular prosecution focus for the company's current intellectual property interests. This arrangement allows for a targeted response strategy that addresses the specific technical concerns of 1 reviewer.

The prosecution is active within 1 distinct art unit, ensuring that the matter is governed by the technical standards of that specific group. The busiest examiner, BERGIN, JAMES S, is responsible for 1 pending office action. Because all current activity is limited to 1 examiner in 1 art unit, the applicant benefits from a simplified administrative process with a single point of contact at the USPTO.

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

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
1
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.

0
Hard (0%)
1
Medium (100%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Double-patenting + other1 (100%)

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
1
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.

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

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
BERGIN, JAMES S 1 79.4% +9.9%

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3641 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19178765 Ammunition Cartridge Casing BERGIN, JAMES S 3641 §102§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 14, 2025

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Next Level Cartridge Company LLC have?

Next Level Cartridge Company LLC has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Next Level Cartridge Company LLC applications?

James S Bergin has the most, with 1 of Next Level Cartridge Company LLC's pending office actions.

What technology area are Next Level Cartridge Company LLC's patent applications in?

Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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