Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
3 pending office actions • 1 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days
Pilot Gaming Systems Inc. currently has 3 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These 3 pending office actions are handled by 3 distinct examiners, ensuring that each matter receives individual attention. All 3 pending office actions are concentrated within 1 distinct art unit, suggesting a specific technical focus for the company's mechanical innovations.
KIM, KEVIN Y is the busiest examiner for the company, currently overseeing 1 pending office action. Although there are 3 distinct examiners, the fact that they all operate within 1 distinct art unit means that the company's prosecution is concentrated within the patent office's organizational structure. This 1 distinct art unit likely specializes in the specific type of gaming or mechanical systems the company develops.
For practitioners, the 3 pending office actions require coordination with 3 distinct examiners who likely share the same art unit guidelines. The concentration in 1 distinct art unit may lead to consistent examination results across the 3 pending office actions. KIM, KEVIN Y, as the busiest examiner with 1 pending office action, is an individual currently reviewing the company's portfolio.
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 |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 2 (67%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (33%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIM, KEVIN Y | 1 | 78.3% | +15.9% |
| GARNER, WERNER G | 1 | 60.1% | +24.2% |
| BODENDORF, ANDREW | 1 | 29.6% | +36.2% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18765249 | WATERMARKED ELECTRONIC PULL-TAB GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD | KIM, KEVIN Y | — |
| 18764915 | PLACEHOLDER FEATURE ELECTRONIC PULL-TAB SYSTEM AND METHOD | GARNER, WERNER G | — |
| 18764704 | EMBEDDED FEATURE ELECTRONIC PULL-TAB SYSTEM AND METHOD | BODENDORF, ANDREW | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18765249 | WATERMARKED ELECTRONIC PULL-TAB GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD | KIM, KEVIN Y | — |
| 18764915 | PLACEHOLDER FEATURE ELECTRONIC PULL-TAB SYSTEM AND METHOD | GARNER, WERNER G | — |
| 18764704 | EMBEDDED FEATURE ELECTRONIC PULL-TAB SYSTEM AND METHOD | BODENDORF, ANDREW | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3715 | 3 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18765249 | WATERMARKED ELECTRONIC PULL-TAB GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD | KIM, KEVIN Y | 3715 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 06, 2024 |
| 18764915 | PLACEHOLDER FEATURE ELECTRONIC PULL-TAB SYSTEM AND METHOD | GARNER, WERNER G | 3715 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 05, 2024 |
| 18764704 | EMBEDDED FEATURE ELECTRONIC PULL-TAB SYSTEM AND METHOD | BODENDORF, ANDREW | 3715 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 05, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialPilot Gaming Systems Inc. has 3 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 3 examiners.
Kevin Y Kim has the most, with 1 of Pilot Gaming Systems Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
