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
Peter M Goodwin has 1 pending office action within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. This matter is situated in 1 distinct art unit, showing a focused prosecution effort in this specific engineering field. The presence of a limited number of pending matters suggests a highly targeted approach to intellectual property, where each filing is carefully managed within its technical domain.
The portfolio involves WEAVER, SUE A, who is the distinct examiner and busiest examiner. WEAVER, SUE A is currently handling the pending office action, which accounts for the total pending volume for the applicant. Because the prosecution is limited to the current art unit, the applicant can focus their resources on the specific requirements of that group. The interaction with the examiner is a critical component of this strategy, as the outcome of the pending office action will be determined by the dialogue between the applicant and this specific official.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEAVER, SUE A | 1 | 62.0% | +28.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18413709 | MECHANICAL WALLET | WEAVER, SUE A | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3733 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18413709 | MECHANICAL WALLET | WEAVER, SUE A | 3733 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialPeter M Goodwin has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Sue A Weaver has the most, with 1 of Peter M Goodwin's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
