Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Pier Tech Systems LLC

Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

3 pending office actions • 2 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Pier Tech Systems LLC has 3 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. The matters involve 3 distinct examiners across 2 art units, showing examiner distribution with some organizational overlap.

LAWSON, STACY N is associated with 1 pending matter. Counsel can coordinate art-unit-specific research while tailoring responses to each examiner's treatment of the mechanical claims.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

3
Total Pending OAs
3
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Case Difficulty Mix

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.

1
Hard (33%)
2
Medium (67%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only1 (33%)
Double-patenting + other1 (33%)
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (33%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
3
Mechanical / Eng
100% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

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.

30 h
Manual time on pending OAs
6 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
10 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
LAWSON, STACY N 1 62.3% +51.2%
ARMSTRONG, KYLE 1 72.0% +29.6%
OQUENDO, CARIB A 1 78.0% +12.2%

Hard Cases (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19073618 FOUNDATION SUPPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF INSTALLATION WITH SELF-ALIGNING TORQUE TRANSMITTING COUPLERS OQUENDO, CARIB A —

Interview Candidates (3)

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 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19074122 FOUNDATION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS INCLUDING SLEEVE COUPLER AND SELF-ALIGNING SHAFTS WITH TORQUE TRANSMITTING PROFILED DISTAL END EDGES LAWSON, STACY N —
19073673 BUILDING FOUNDATION SUPPORT SYSTEM WITH RIB AND GROOVE INTERLOCK DRIVE TOOL COUPLER COMPONENT AND PILES ARMSTRONG, KYLE —
19073618 FOUNDATION SUPPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF INSTALLATION WITH SELF-ALIGNING TORQUE TRANSMITTING COUPLERS OQUENDO, CARIB A —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3678 2
3619 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19074122 FOUNDATION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS INCLUDING SLEEVE COUPLER AND SELF-ALIGNING SHAFTS WITH TORQUE TRANSMITTING PROFILED DISTAL END EDGES LAWSON, STACY N 3678 §102§103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 07, 2025
19073673 BUILDING FOUNDATION SUPPORT SYSTEM WITH RIB AND GROOVE INTERLOCK DRIVE TOOL COUPLER COMPONENT AND PILES ARMSTRONG, KYLE 3619 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 07, 2025
19073618 FOUNDATION SUPPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF INSTALLATION WITH SELF-ALIGNING TORQUE TRANSMITTING COUPLERS OQUENDO, CARIB A 3678 §102§103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 07, 2025

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Pier Tech Systems LLC have?

Pier Tech Systems LLC has 3 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 3 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Pier Tech Systems LLC applications?

Stacy N Lawson has the most, with 1 of Pier Tech Systems LLC's pending office actions.

What technology area are Pier Tech Systems LLC's patent applications in?

Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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