Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
8 pending office actions • 2 art units • 8 examiners • 0 of 8 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 5 patents granted in the last 365 days
Shenzhen Envicool Technology Co. Ltd. is managing 8 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These actions are distributed among 8 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units. This distribution suggests that while the technology is categorized under one broad area, the specific applications are being reviewed by multiple specialized groups. The presence of 2 distinct art units requires the company to manage different examination standards across these two specialized divisions.
The busiest examiner, AURORA, REENA, is currently handling 1 pending office action. Since there are 8 pending actions total, each of the 8 examiners is responsible for exactly one matter. This high ratio of examiners to pending actions indicates a lack of examiner overlap, which can lead to varied feedback even within the same technology area. With 8 distinct examiners involved, the company must maintain internal consistency to manage the pending office actions effectively. This coordination is essential for maintaining a uniform approach across the 2 distinct art units involved in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area.
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 | 2 (25%) |
| §112 only | 1 (12%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 5 (62%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AURORA, REENA | 1 | 87.1% | -13.4% |
| LING, FOR K. | 1 | 53.7% | +18.6% |
| BHATTACHAN, BIGYAN NMN | 1 | — | — |
| PHAN, AN BACH | 1 | 75.0% | +50.0% |
| JONES, GORDON A | 1 | 60.7% | +38.2% |
| FRANK, RODNEY T | 1 | 72.7% | +3.6% |
| JALALI, AMIR A. | 1 | 78.5% | +22.3% |
| MARTIN, TRAVIS LYNDEN | 1 | 61.1% | +44.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19031413 | Liquid Leakage Detection Device | AURORA, REENA | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18806087 | LIQUID LEAKAGE PROTECTION DEVICE | PHAN, AN BACH | — |
| 18805888 | LIQUID COOLING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE | JONES, GORDON A | — |
| 18805977 | LIQUID LEAKAGE DETECTION DEVICE AND LIQUID LEAKAGE DETECTION SENSOR | FRANK, RODNEY T | — |
| 18806061 | LIQUID COOLING SYSTEM AND SERVER | JALALI, AMIR A. | — |
| 17739144 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT METHOD, DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | MARTIN, TRAVIS LYNDEN | — |
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 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18814628 | LIQUID COOLING SYSTEM AND SERVER | LING, FOR K. | — |
| 18806087 | LIQUID LEAKAGE PROTECTION DEVICE | PHAN, AN BACH | — |
| 18805888 | LIQUID COOLING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE | JONES, GORDON A | — |
| 18806061 | LIQUID COOLING SYSTEM AND SERVER | JALALI, AMIR A. | — |
| 17739144 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT METHOD, DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | MARTIN, TRAVIS LYNDEN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3763 | 2 |
| 1721 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19031413 | Liquid Leakage Detection Device | AURORA, REENA | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 18, 2025 |
| 18814628 | LIQUID COOLING SYSTEM AND SERVER | LING, FOR K. | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 26, 2024 |
| 18814636 | SERVER, LIQUID COOLING SYSTEM AND LEAKAGE PROTECTION DEVICE THEREOF | BHATTACHAN, BIGYAN NMN | 3763 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 26, 2024 |
| 18806087 | LIQUID LEAKAGE PROTECTION DEVICE | PHAN, AN BACH | 3763 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2024 |
| 18805888 | LIQUID COOLING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE | JONES, GORDON A | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2024 |
| 18805977 | LIQUID LEAKAGE DETECTION DEVICE AND LIQUID LEAKAGE DETECTION SENSOR | FRANK, RODNEY T | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2024 |
| 18806061 | LIQUID COOLING SYSTEM AND SERVER | JALALI, AMIR A. | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2024 |
| 17739144 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT METHOD, DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | MARTIN, TRAVIS LYNDEN | 1721 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 08, 2022 |
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