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
Nicola Morales currently manages 1 pending office action within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. The prosecution is handled by 1 distinct examiner, JALALZADEH ABYANE, SHILA, who is the busiest examiner with 1 busiest examiner pending action. This portfolio is currently confined to 1 distinct art unit, indicating a specific technical focus for the pending matter. For the applicant, the 1 pending office action represents the entirety of the current interaction with the USPTO. Success in this instance depends on the dialogue with JALALZADEH ABYANE, SHILA.
The lack of multiple examiners or art units simplifies the management of the portfolio but places importance on the outcome of this 1 pending office action. Within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering field, the 1 distinct art unit likely has established protocols that the applicant must follow. The 1 pending office action requires a precise response to the examiner's specific objections to move toward a final disposition. Because there is 1 distinct examiner, the applicant can maintain a consistent narrative throughout the prosecution. The 1 busiest examiner pending action is the sole focus of the current legal strategy, and the 1 distinct art unit provides the technical framework for the examination.
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 |
|---|---|
| §112 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JALALZADEH ABYANE, SHILA | 1 | 50.6% | +48.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18576724 | GYMNASTIC APPARATUS FOR INDOOR CYCLING TRAINING | JALALZADEH ABYANE, SHILA | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3784 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18576724 | GYMNASTIC APPARATUS FOR INDOOR CYCLING TRAINING | JALALZADEH ABYANE, SHILA | 3784 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 04, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialNicola Morales has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Shila Jalalzadeh Abyane has the most, with 1 of Nicola Morales's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
