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
Takaaki Hino is managing 1 pending office action in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. This single matter is assigned to the distinct examiner, MILLER, CHRISTOPHER E, and a distinct art unit. MILLER, CHRISTOPHER E is the busiest examiner with 1 pending office action, consolidating the current prosecution effort under one individual.
This focus means that the outcome of the current prosecution depends on the interpretation of an individual within a specific technical department. For a practitioner, this environment suggests that building a consistent rapport with MILLER, CHRISTOPHER E is a primary factor in navigating the USPTO. The absence of multiple distinct examiners or art units reduces the complexity of tracking various examiner preferences. Consequently, the immediate patent strategy is tied to the progress of this individual application. The concentrated nature of the portfolio allows for a streamlined approach to addressing any technical rejections within the mechanical engineering sector.
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 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MILLER, CHRISTOPHER E | 1 | 46.5% | +54.6% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18760018 | KNEE JOINT STIMULATION DEVICE | MILLER, CHRISTOPHER E | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3785 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18760018 | KNEE JOINT STIMULATION DEVICE | MILLER, CHRISTOPHER E | 3785 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 01, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialTakaaki Hino has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Christopher E Miller has the most, with 1 of Takaaki Hino's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
