Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 2 patents granted in the last 365 days
Shaw & Sons Inc. currently has 2 pending office actions in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These actions are handled by 2 distinct examiners within 1 distinct art unit. The busiest examiner is MACKEY, PATRICK HEWEY, who is responsible for 1 pending office action.
The 2 pending office actions are divided between 2 distinct examiners, with each handling one matter. Both examiners are located in the same 1 distinct art unit. This allows the practitioner to maintain a consistent strategy within the art unit while addressing the 2 pending office actions individually.
The focus on the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems area is reflected in the current workload. Practitioners must manage the relationship with MACKEY, PATRICK HEWEY and the other examiner to progress these matters through the single art unit. The distribution of 2 pending office actions across 2 distinct examiners ensures that no single individual handles the entire 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 |
|---|---|
| Double-patenting only | 1 (50%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MACKEY, PATRICK HEWEY | 1 | 83.6% | +12.4% |
| TRIGGS, ANDREW J | 1 | 66.7% | +27.8% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18946622 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING AGGREGATE FOR A CONCRETE TOPPING SLAB | MACKEY, PATRICK HEWEY | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18608535 | CONCRETE DOWEL PLACEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS | TRIGGS, ANDREW J | — |
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 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18946622 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING AGGREGATE FOR A CONCRETE TOPPING SLAB | MACKEY, PATRICK HEWEY | — |
| 18608535 | CONCRETE DOWEL PLACEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS | TRIGGS, ANDREW J | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3635 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18946622 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING AGGREGATE FOR A CONCRETE TOPPING SLAB | MACKEY, PATRICK HEWEY | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 13, 2024 |
| 18608535 | CONCRETE DOWEL PLACEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS | TRIGGS, ANDREW J | 3635 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 18, 2024 |
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