Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Ready-Mixed & Returned Concrete Solution Association has 1 pending office action in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. Amit Hemantkumar Patel is the busiest examiner, currently handling 1 pending action. The prosecution is limited to 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit, reflecting a focused effort to secure patent protection for a specific concrete-related innovation.
With 1 pending office action, the association's current patenting focus is narrow, centered on a single case and a single official's review. The involvement of 1 art unit suggests the technology falls within a specific mechanical classification, allowing for a targeted analysis of relevant prior art and technical standards. Success in this action depends on addressing the specific concerns and meeting the requirements of Amit Hemantkumar Patel during the examination process.
Practitioners should prioritize understanding the specific technical requirements and examination style of Amit Hemantkumar Patel to move this case toward allowance. Because the portfolio involves 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit, the applicant can dedicate resources to resolving the issues in this pending action. However, this concentration also means that the association's current patenting success is dependent on the outcome of this single examination within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems sector.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PATEL, AMIT HEMANTKUMAR | 1 | 54.9% | +6.7% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19106805 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND PROGRAM | PATEL, AMIT HEMANTKUMAR | 4d overdue |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3696 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19106805 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND PROGRAM | PATEL, AMIT HEMANTKUMAR | 3696 | §101 | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | Pending | Feb 26, 2025 |
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