Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Swanstrom Tools Usa Inc.

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

Analysis

Swanstrom Tools Usa Inc. currently has 1 pending office action within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. This matter is assigned to the distinct examiner SAMUEL ALLEN DAVIES, who is also the busiest examiner for the company. The prosecution is concentrated within 1 distinct art unit.

Because the entire pending portfolio consists of this single action, the company's strategy is dependent on the specific feedback and requirements of SAMUEL ALLEN DAVIES. This focused engagement allows for a direct response to the examiner's concerns within the mechanical engineering field.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Case Difficulty Mix

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.

1
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (100%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
100% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

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.

10 h
Manual time on pending OAs
2 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
4 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
DAVIES, SAMUEL ALLEN 1 37.7% +30.1%

Hard Cases (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19089718 ERGONOMIC TOOL FOR REPEATABLE TASKS DAVIES, SAMUEL ALLEN —

Interview Candidates (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19089718 ERGONOMIC TOOL FOR REPEATABLE TASKS DAVIES, SAMUEL ALLEN —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3724 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19089718 ERGONOMIC TOOL FOR REPEATABLE TASKS DAVIES, SAMUEL ALLEN 3724 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 25, 2025

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Swanstrom Tools Usa Inc. have?

Swanstrom Tools Usa Inc. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Swanstrom Tools Usa Inc. applications?

Samuel Allen Davies has the most, with 1 of Swanstrom Tools Usa Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Swanstrom Tools Usa Inc.'s patent applications in?

Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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