Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
2 pending office actions • 0 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 15 patents granted in the last 365 days
Noritz Corporation currently faces 2 pending office actions. These matters are distributed among 2 distinct examiners, with SHIRSAT, VIVEK K handling 1 pending office action. The portfolio records 0 distinct art units, indicating a lack of departmental diversity in the current prosecution data. With 2 distinct examiners involved, the company must navigate different examination perspectives for its 2 pending office actions. This variety requires a tailored response strategy for each individual examiner assigned to the cases.
The presence of 2 pending office actions suggests a small but active prosecution phase. SHIRSAT, VIVEK K is the busiest examiner, though he only manages 1 pending office action. Because there are 0 distinct art units listed, the organizational structure of these filings at the office is not widely dispersed. The company relies on 2 distinct examiners to move its 2 pending office actions forward, requiring a specific approach for each matter. This ensures that the company's patent efforts are managed with precision and care.
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 (50%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (50%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHIRSAT, VIVEK K | 1 | 74.1% | +28.1% |
| BARGERO, JOHN E | 1 | 55.3% | +30.6% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18812976 | PREMIXING DEVICE AND COMBUSTION DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME | SHIRSAT, VIVEK K | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18812976 | PREMIXING DEVICE AND COMBUSTION DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME | SHIRSAT, VIVEK K | — |
| 18604479 | HOT-WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM AND METHOD EXECUTED BY COMPUTER FOR CONTROLLING THE HOT-WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM | BARGERO, JOHN E | — |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18812976 | PREMIXING DEVICE AND COMBUSTION DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME | SHIRSAT, VIVEK K | — | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 22, 2024 |
| 18604479 | HOT-WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM AND METHOD EXECUTED BY COMPUTER FOR CONTROLLING THE HOT-WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM | BARGERO, JOHN E | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 13, 2024 |
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