Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
4 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 4 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 3 patents granted in the last 365 days
Rytec Corporation is currently managing 4 pending office actions within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These actions are handled by 2 distinct examiners, indicating a concentrated prosecution effort. Furthermore, all of these matters are being reviewed within 1 distinct art unit, which suggests that the company's current patent applications are related in subject matter. This concentration in the art unit may allow for a consistent prosecution strategy across the 4 pending actions.
The busiest examiner for the portfolio is HANES JR., JOHN, who is responsible for 3 busiest examiner pending office actions. This means that a single examiner is handling 3 out of the 4 active matters. The remaining pending office action is assigned to the other of the 2 distinct examiners. Because HANES JR., JOHN manages 3 pending actions, his examination style will have a significant impact on the company's success in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems sector. Practitioners should prioritize addressing the specific concerns of this examiner to move the majority of the 4 pending office actions forward.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 1 (25%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (25%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (50%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HANES JR., JOHN | 3 | 47.6% | +38.8% |
| SHABLACK, JOHNNIE A | 1 | 65.4% | +34.2% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18404250 | DOOR ASSEMBLY HAVING A SOFT BOTTOMED DOOR PANEL AND SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME | HANES JR., JOHN | 19d |
| 18404284 | DOOR ASSEMBLY HAVING A SOFT BOTTOMED DOOR PANEL AND SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME | HANES JR., JOHN | — |
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 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18404250 | DOOR ASSEMBLY HAVING A SOFT BOTTOMED DOOR PANEL AND SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME | HANES JR., JOHN | 19d |
| 18404319 | DOOR ASSEMBLY HAVING A SOFT BOTTOMED DOOR PANEL AND SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME | HANES JR., JOHN | 26d |
| 18738152 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SAFETY MANAGEMENT IN ROLL-UP DOORS | SHABLACK, JOHNNIE A | — |
| 18404284 | DOOR ASSEMBLY HAVING A SOFT BOTTOMED DOOR PANEL AND SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME | HANES JR., JOHN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3634 | 4 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18738152 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SAFETY MANAGEMENT IN ROLL-UP DOORS | SHABLACK, JOHNNIE A | 3634 | §103DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 10, 2024 |
| 18404319 | DOOR ASSEMBLY HAVING A SOFT BOTTOMED DOOR PANEL AND SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME | HANES JR., JOHN | 3634 | §103 | Final Rejection | 26d | Pending | Jan 04, 2024 |
| 18404284 | DOOR ASSEMBLY HAVING A SOFT BOTTOMED DOOR PANEL AND SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME | HANES JR., JOHN | 3634 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 04, 2024 |
| 18404250 | DOOR ASSEMBLY HAVING A SOFT BOTTOMED DOOR PANEL AND SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME | HANES JR., JOHN | 3634 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 19d | Pending | Jan 04, 2024 |
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