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 • 2 patents granted in the last 365 days
The Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co. Inc. has 2 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. Both of these actions are handled by 1 distinct examiner, MEILLER, SEAN V, across 1 distinct art unit. This individual serves as the busiest examiner for the company with 2 busiest examiner pending actions. This indicates a centralized prosecution strategy where all current activity is consolidated under a single examiner and art unit.
The fact that 2 pending office actions are assigned to 1 distinct examiner suggests that the company may benefit from consistent feedback and a singular examination style. Because the workload is contained within 1 distinct art unit, the practitioner can focus on the specific procedural nuances of that unit. MEILLER, SEAN V's oversight of 2 busiest examiner pending actions means that any progress or delays in the portfolio are entirely dependent on this individual's review process. This concentration simplifies the management of the portfolio in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering area but also increases the impact of a single examiner's tendencies on the overall outcomes.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEILLER, SEAN V | 1 | 74.1% | +38.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18621581 | FOAM-WATER FIRE SPRINKLER | MEILLER, SEAN V | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3741 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18621581 | FOAM-WATER FIRE SPRINKLER | MEILLER, SEAN V | 3741 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 29, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialThe Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co. Inc. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Sean V Meiller has the most, with 1 of The Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co. Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
