Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days
Valeda Company (D/B/A "Q'Straint") has 2 pending office actions within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These actions are being handled by 1 distinct examiner and are located within 1 distinct art unit. This represents a consolidated prosecution strategy where all current pending matters are subject to the same examiner's review and the same art unit's standards, which may lead to consistent outcomes across the portfolio.
GUTMAN, HILARY L is the busiest examiner for the company, managing 2 pending office actions. Because there are 2 pending office actions in total, this examiner is responsible for the entire pending workload. This concentration allows for a consistent dialogue between the company and the examiner, as the pending matters in the transportation and mechanical systems area are under the jurisdiction of this single individual. Practitioners can leverage this 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit to develop a unified approach for all current patent applications.
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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GUTMAN, HILARY L | 2 | 71.7% | +11.6% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18933342 | Wheelchair Securement System and Device | GUTMAN, HILARY L | — |
| 18175817 | RETRACTOR WITH SPACE SAVING FEATURES | GUTMAN, HILARY L | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18933342 | Wheelchair Securement System and Device | GUTMAN, HILARY L | — |
| 18175817 | RETRACTOR WITH SPACE SAVING FEATURES | GUTMAN, HILARY L | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3612 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18933342 | Wheelchair Securement System and Device | GUTMAN, HILARY L | 3612 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2024 |
| 18175817 | RETRACTOR WITH SPACE SAVING FEATURES | GUTMAN, HILARY L | 3612 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialValeda Company (D/B/A "Q'Straint") has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Hilary L Gutman has the most, with 2 of Valeda Company (D/B/A "Q'Straint")'s pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
