Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
3 pending office actions • 1 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 8 patents granted in the last 365 days
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. has 3 pending office actions in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These 3 pending office actions are handled by 3 distinct examiners, meaning that every pending matter is being reviewed by a different individual. The prosecution involves 1 distinct art unit, which indicates a highly focused technical scope for the company's mechanical innovations. TILLMAN, JR, REGINALD S is the busiest examiner, currently managing 1 pending action. This distribution reflects a prosecution strategy that is concentrated within a single specialized group at the USPTO.
The presence of 1 distinct art unit suggests that the company's patent applications are being reviewed by a single specialized technical group. With 3 distinct examiners, the company faces some variability in examiner behavior, even within the same art unit. TILLMAN, JR, REGINALD S, who is the busiest examiner with 1 pending action, handles only 1 of the 3 pending office actions. This focused prosecution landscape requires a legal strategy tailored to the specific standards of 1 distinct art unit. The fact that 3 distinct examiners are involved in 3 pending office actions ensures that the company's patent prospects are not entirely dependent on the decisions of a single individual, despite the concentration in 1 distinct art unit.
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 (33%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (67%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TILLMAN, JR, REGINALD S | 1 | 77.8% | +11.3% |
| CAUDLE, LOGAN WILLIAM | 1 | — | — |
| KLEIN, GABRIEL J | 1 | 65.9% | +24.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19407373 | FIREARM STOCK WITH ACCESSORY RAIL MOUNTING SYSTEM | TILLMAN, JR, REGINALD S | — |
| 19398919 | RECOIL PAD ASSEMBLY FOR FIREARM | CAUDLE, LOGAN WILLIAM | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19407373 | FIREARM STOCK WITH ACCESSORY RAIL MOUNTING SYSTEM | TILLMAN, JR, REGINALD S | — |
| 19243820 | SLIDE TAKEDOWN AND MAGAZINE DISCONNECT ASSEMBLY FOR FIREARMS | KLEIN, GABRIEL J | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3641 | 3 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19407373 | FIREARM STOCK WITH ACCESSORY RAIL MOUNTING SYSTEM | TILLMAN, JR, REGINALD S | 3641 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 03, 2025 |
| 19398919 | RECOIL PAD ASSEMBLY FOR FIREARM | CAUDLE, LOGAN WILLIAM | 3641 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 24, 2025 |
| 19243820 | SLIDE TAKEDOWN AND MAGAZINE DISCONNECT ASSEMBLY FOR FIREARMS | KLEIN, GABRIEL J | 3641 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2025 |
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