Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
3 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 11 patents granted in the last 365 days
Shya Hsin Packaging Industry (China) Co. Ltd. currently has 3 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. All 3 actions are concentrated within 1 distinct art unit, which suggests a very specific technical focus for their packaging innovations. These cases are handled by 2 distinct examiners. WOODHOUSE, SARAH ANN is the busiest examiner, managing 2 pending office actions.
Because all 3 pending office actions are in 1 distinct art unit, the company may benefit from a more consistent application of legal standards than if the cases were spread across multiple units. The concentration of 2 pending office actions with WOODHOUSE, SARAH ANN allows for a more focused prosecution strategy for the majority of the active portfolio. Practitioners can use the outcomes of these 2 pending office actions to inform the strategy for the remaining case.
The involvement of 2 distinct examiners within a single art unit means that while the technical standards are consistent, the individual preferences of the reviewers may still vary. With 3 pending office actions total, the company's prosecution is highly concentrated. This environment provides a unique opportunity to develop a deep understanding of the 1 distinct art unit's requirements while managing the specific tendencies of the 2 distinct examiners involved in the process.
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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 3 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WOODHOUSE, SARAH ANN | 2 | 29.3% | +65.0% |
| RUIZ MARTIN, LUIS MIGUEL | 1 | 44.1% | +54.4% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19483246 | LIGHTWEIGHT AND THIN COSMETIC CARTRIDGE, AND COSMETIC CONTAINER | WOODHOUSE, SARAH ANN | — |
| 19482240 | EASY OPENING AND CLOSING COSMETIC CARTRIDGE, AND COSMETIC CONTAINER | WOODHOUSE, SARAH ANN | — |
| 17979512 | MULTIPRONG APPLICATOR WITH MEMBRANE | RUIZ MARTIN, LUIS MIGUEL | — |
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 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19483246 | LIGHTWEIGHT AND THIN COSMETIC CARTRIDGE, AND COSMETIC CONTAINER | WOODHOUSE, SARAH ANN | — |
| 19482240 | EASY OPENING AND CLOSING COSMETIC CARTRIDGE, AND COSMETIC CONTAINER | WOODHOUSE, SARAH ANN | — |
| 17979512 | MULTIPRONG APPLICATOR WITH MEMBRANE | RUIZ MARTIN, LUIS MIGUEL | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3772 | 3 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19483246 | LIGHTWEIGHT AND THIN COSMETIC CARTRIDGE, AND COSMETIC CONTAINER | WOODHOUSE, SARAH ANN | 3772 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 11, 2025 |
| 19482240 | EASY OPENING AND CLOSING COSMETIC CARTRIDGE, AND COSMETIC CONTAINER | WOODHOUSE, SARAH ANN | 3772 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 07, 2025 |
| 17979512 | MULTIPRONG APPLICATOR WITH MEMBRANE | RUIZ MARTIN, LUIS MIGUEL | 3772 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 02, 2022 |
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Start Free TrialShya Hsin Packaging Industry (China) Co. Ltd. has 3 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 2 examiners.
Sarah Ann Woodhouse has the most, with 2 of Shya Hsin Packaging Industry (China) Co. Ltd.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
