Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Pocket Coil Recycling LLC

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

Analysis

Pocket Coil Recycling LLC is currently managing 1 pending office action within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. This 1 matter constitutes the whole of the company's active prosecution as shown in the data. The alignment with Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering suggests a portfolio focused on specific technical advancements in this field.

The prosecution is characterized by concentration, with 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit involved. STEPHENS, MATTHEW is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, currently overseeing 1 pending office action. For the practitioner, this means that the success of the current filing depends on the specific interpretations and procedural expectations of this 1 examiner.

Because there is only 1 distinct art unit, the subject matter is being handled within 1 specialized group at the USPTO. This can simplify the prosecution process by ensuring that the examiner is a specialist in the relevant field. With 1 pending office action, the company can dedicate its resources to addressing the specific concerns raised by STEPHENS, MATTHEW without the need to coordinate across multiple active cases.

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

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
1
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 (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (100%)

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
1
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.

10 h
Manual time on pending OAs
2 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
4 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
STEPHENS, MATTHEW 1 65.1% +21.6%

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
18469091 RECYCLING SYSTEM STEPHENS, MATTHEW —

Interview Candidates (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18469091 RECYCLING SYSTEM STEPHENS, MATTHEW —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3725 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18469091 RECYCLING SYSTEM STEPHENS, MATTHEW 3725 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 18, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Pocket Coil Recycling LLC have?

Pocket Coil Recycling LLC has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Pocket Coil Recycling LLC applications?

Matthew Stephens has the most, with 1 of Pocket Coil Recycling LLC's pending office actions.

What technology area are Pocket Coil Recycling LLC's patent applications in?

Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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