Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
The Hand Safety Tool Company LLC currently has 2 pending office actions in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These 2 actions are distributed across 2 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units. VU, STEPHEN A is the busiest examiner for the company, with 1 pending action. The use of 2 distinct examiners for 2 pending office actions indicates that each matter is being handled independently within the office.
The presence of 2 pending office actions in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems area shows a split in the administrative review process. Because the company utilizes 2 distinct art units and 2 distinct examiners, each application is subject to an independent evaluation. VU, STEPHEN A, as the busiest examiner with 1 pending action, represents one of the two active channels for the company's patent efforts. This distribution across 2 distinct examiners ensures that the company's research is being vetted by multiple individuals within the office.
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 |
|---|---|
| §102 only | 1 (50%) |
| §112 only | 1 (50%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| VU, STEPHEN A | 1 | 82.1% | +14.8% |
| RODDEN, JOSHUA E | 1 | 58.8% | +50.7% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18655469 | TOOL FOR MANIPULATING A GRATING PANEL | VU, STEPHEN A | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18655469 | TOOL FOR MANIPULATING A GRATING PANEL | VU, STEPHEN A | — |
| 18655447 | TOOL FOR HOLDING AN OBJECT | RODDEN, JOSHUA E | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3651 | 1 |
| 3642 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18655469 | TOOL FOR MANIPULATING A GRATING PANEL | VU, STEPHEN A | 3651 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 06, 2024 |
| 18655447 | TOOL FOR HOLDING AN OBJECT | RODDEN, JOSHUA E | 3642 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 06, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialThe Hand Safety Tool Company LLC has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.
Stephen A Vu has the most, with 1 of The Hand Safety Tool Company LLC's pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
