Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
3 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
VADERSTAD INDUSTRIES INC. has 3 pending office actions in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These matters are spread across 2 distinct art units, indicating a technical reach that spans multiple examining groups. This requires the company to navigate the specific requirements and precedents of different USPTO divisions.
The company's prosecution involves a distinct number of examiners. BUCK, MATTHEW R is the busiest examiner, managing 2 pending office actions. This concentration suggests that the majority of the company's current patent hurdles are being evaluated by a specific individual, which can streamline communication but increases reliance on that examiner's perspective. The remaining action is handled by another examiner, providing a degree of diversification in the company's current prosecution efforts.
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 (33%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (67%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUCK, MATTHEW R | 2 | 83.3% | +14.4% |
| CHACE, CHRISTIAN | 1 | 24.6% | +16.5% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18872921 | PIVOTING GROUND ENGAGING ASSEMBLY FOR SEEDERS | BUCK, MATTHEW R | — |
| 18854413 | FOLDING RESIDUE MANAGEMENT TOOL FOR SEEDERS | BUCK, MATTHEW R | — |
| 18011038 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN AGRICULTURAL TOOL TOWED BY A PIVOTALLY ATTACHED VEHICLE BASED ON FUTURE PATH PREDICTION | CHACE, CHRISTIAN | — |
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 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18872921 | PIVOTING GROUND ENGAGING ASSEMBLY FOR SEEDERS | BUCK, MATTHEW R | — |
| 18854413 | FOLDING RESIDUE MANAGEMENT TOOL FOR SEEDERS | BUCK, MATTHEW R | — |
| 18011038 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN AGRICULTURAL TOOL TOWED BY A PIVOTALLY ATTACHED VEHICLE BASED ON FUTURE PATH PREDICTION | CHACE, CHRISTIAN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3671 | 2 |
| 3665 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18872921 | PIVOTING GROUND ENGAGING ASSEMBLY FOR SEEDERS | BUCK, MATTHEW R | 3671 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 09, 2024 |
| 18854413 | FOLDING RESIDUE MANAGEMENT TOOL FOR SEEDERS | BUCK, MATTHEW R | 3671 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 04, 2024 |
| 18011038 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN AGRICULTURAL TOOL TOWED BY A PIVOTALLY ATTACHED VEHICLE BASED ON FUTURE PATH PREDICTION | CHACE, CHRISTIAN | 3665 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 16, 2022 |
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Start Free TrialVADERSTAD INDUSTRIES INC. has 3 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.
Matthew R Buck has the most, with 2 of VADERSTAD INDUSTRIES INC.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
