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
Shanghai Top Numerical Control Technology Co. Ltd. has 1 pending office action in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. This single action is assigned to 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit, indicating a highly focused prosecution effort. LAUGHLIN, NATHAN L is the busiest examiner, holding 1 busiest examiner pending office action, which accounts for the entire portfolio.
The 1 to 1 ratio between the pending office action and the distinct examiner suggests a centralized communication path. Because the prosecution is localized within 1 distinct art unit, the applicant can expect the review to be conducted under a specific set of departmental standards. The busiest examiner pending count of 1 confirms that LAUGHLIN, NATHAN L is the sole official responsible for the company's active matters.
For the applicant, managing 1 pending office action in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering space requires a targeted legal strategy. With only 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit involved, the outcome depends on the specific interpretation of a single official. This structure simplifies the administrative burden but places significant weight on the interaction with the busiest examiner, LAUGHLIN, NATHAN L.
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 |
|---|---|
| §112 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAUGHLIN, NATHAN L | 1 | 66.8% | +11.5% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18677416 | MIRROR MILLING PROCESSING AND MEASUREMENT PROCESS AND CONTROL PROCESS METHOD, AND SYSTEM THEREOF | LAUGHLIN, NATHAN L | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3722 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18677416 | MIRROR MILLING PROCESSING AND MEASUREMENT PROCESS AND CONTROL PROCESS METHOD, AND SYSTEM THEREOF | LAUGHLIN, NATHAN L | 3722 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 29, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialShanghai Top Numerical Control Technology Co. Ltd. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Nathan L Laughlin has the most, with 1 of Shanghai Top Numerical Control Technology Co. Ltd.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
