Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Traffix Devices Inc. is currently managing 1 pending office action within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. This level of activity suggests a concentrated prosecution effort, where the company is likely focusing on a specific mechanical innovation. The focus on the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems sector indicates that the company's current legal resources are dedicated to this technical domain.
The prosecution is handled by 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit, which provides a streamlined path through the USPTO. This alignment between 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit typically results in a more consistent examination process, as the applicant needs to address the specific interpretations of a particular official. The use of 1 distinct art unit suggests that the pending technology is well-defined within a specific classification.
The busiest examiner for this portfolio is CHU, KATHERINE J, who is responsible for 1 busiest examiner pending action. Because CHU, KATHERINE J is the examiner involved, the outcome of this 1 busiest examiner pending action is the primary factor in the portfolio's current progress. Practitioners should analyze the specific examination style of CHU, KATHERINE J to effectively navigate the 1 pending office action.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHU, KATHERINE J | 1 | 46.2% | +21.1% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18071557 | CRASH IMPACT ATTENUATOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS | CHU, KATHERINE J | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3671 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18071557 | CRASH IMPACT ATTENUATOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS | CHU, KATHERINE J | 3671 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 29, 2022 |
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