Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
The Coats Company LLC currently has 2 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These 2 actions are handled by 2 distinct examiners, which means each examiner is responsible for a portion of the company's active matters. The data shows that 1 distinct art unit is involved in the prosecution of these cases. This 1 distinct art unit indicates that the technical subject matter for both actions is being reviewed within an administrative division of the patent office.
The busiest examiner is THOMAS, DAVID B, who is responsible for 1 busiest examiner pending office action. This 1 busiest examiner pending office action represents a portion of the 2 pending office actions total for the portfolio. Because there are 2 distinct examiners, the prosecution is distributed. Practitioners should note that the 2 pending office actions are subject to the same art unit standards, even though they are assigned to different individuals. The workload is distributed across the 2 distinct examiners involved in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering 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 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS, DAVID B | 1 | 76.9% | +21.2% |
| SHAKERI, HADI | 1 | 62.2% | +36.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18821781 | ROLLER ASSIST AND LIFT FOR TIRE CHANGING MACHINE | THOMAS, DAVID B | — |
| 18791426 | LIFTING SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | SHAKERI, HADI | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3723 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18821781 | ROLLER ASSIST AND LIFT FOR TIRE CHANGING MACHINE | THOMAS, DAVID B | 3723 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 30, 2024 |
| 18791426 | LIFTING SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | SHAKERI, HADI | 3723 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 01, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialThe Coats Company LLC has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 2 examiners.
David B Thomas has the most, with 1 of The Coats Company LLC's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
