Technology areas: Networking & Security • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 2 patents granted in the last 365 days
Pentair Water Pool & Spa Inc. is currently managing 2 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These cases are assigned to 2 distinct examiners across 2 distinct art units. This distribution shows that each pending application is being processed in a separate administrative and technical environment. Practitioners should be prepared to handle 2 different sets of examiner preferences and 2 distinct art unit standards.
ZOLLINGER, NATHAN C is the busiest examiner for the company, with 1 pending office action. With 2 distinct examiners each handling 1 pending office action, the company's prosecution risk is split between two individuals. The involvement of 2 distinct art units suggests that the 2 pending office actions cover different technical aspects of mechanical engineering. Practitioners must implement a customized response for each case to address the specific requirements of the 2 distinct art units. This structure requires a flexible approach to patent advocacy to resolve the 2 pending office actions effectively.
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) | 2 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZOLLINGER, NATHAN C | 1 | 69.6% | +40.0% |
| LITTLE, DALE L | 1 | 62.5% | +42.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19245839 | A PERISTALTIC PUMP AND A METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME | ZOLLINGER, NATHAN C | — |
| 18948384 | CONNECTED ECOSYSTEM COMMUNICATION FOR AQUATIC EQUIPMENT | LITTLE, DALE L | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19245839 | A PERISTALTIC PUMP AND A METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME | ZOLLINGER, NATHAN C | — |
| 18948384 | CONNECTED ECOSYSTEM COMMUNICATION FOR AQUATIC EQUIPMENT | LITTLE, DALE L | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3746 | 1 |
| 2419 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19245839 | A PERISTALTIC PUMP AND A METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME | ZOLLINGER, NATHAN C | 3746 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 23, 2025 |
| 18948384 | CONNECTED ECOSYSTEM COMMUNICATION FOR AQUATIC EQUIPMENT | LITTLE, DALE L | 2419 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 14, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialPentair Water Pool & Spa Inc. has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.
Nathan C Zollinger has the most, with 1 of Pentair Water Pool & Spa Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
