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
Okumura Co. Ltd. has 1 pending office action in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. Tara Rose E Carter is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, currently handling 1 pending action. The prosecution is limited to 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit, reflecting a targeted approach to the company's medical or mechanical engineering innovations.
With 1 pending office action, the company's current patenting efforts are focused on a single asset and a single official's review at the USPTO. The involvement of 1 art unit indicates a specific technical scope for the pending matter, allowing for a focused analysis of relevant prior art and classification standards. Success in this action depends on addressing the specific concerns and meeting the requirements of Tara Rose E Carter during the examination process.
Practitioners should prioritize understanding the specific technical requirements and examination style of Tara Rose E Carter to move this case toward allowance. Because the portfolio involves 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit, the applicant can dedicate resources to resolving the issues in this pending action. However, this concentration also means that the company's current patenting success is dependent on the outcome of this single examination within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering 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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARTER, TARA ROSE E | 1 | 80.7% | +9.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19064118 | DETACHABLE MULTI-RING TRACTION DEVICE | CARTER, TARA ROSE E | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3773 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19064118 | DETACHABLE MULTI-RING TRACTION DEVICE | CARTER, TARA ROSE E | 3773 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 26, 2025 |
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Start Free TrialOkumura Co. Ltd. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Tara Rose E Carter has the most, with 1 of Okumura Co. Ltd.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
