Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 3 patents granted in the last 365 days
White Mule Company currently has 2 pending office actions within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These 2 actions are handled by 2 distinct examiners, meaning each pending case is under the review of a different person. The prosecution is localized within 1 distinct art unit, which reflects a focused technical classification for the company's current intellectual property efforts.
The busiest examiner for the portfolio is PATEL, NEEL G, who is currently managing 1 pending office action. Since there are 2 pending office actions in total and 2 distinct examiners, PATEL, NEEL G is responsible for 1 of the 2 pending actions. The other 1 action is managed by another of the 2 distinct examiners. Practitioners should be prepared to address the specific requirements of 1 distinct art unit while interacting with 2 different examiners. This structure allows for a focused technical approach in 1 art unit but requires managing two separate examiner relationships.
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 (50%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PATEL, NEEL G | 1 | 61.9% | +35.2% |
| GUTMAN, HILARY L | 1 | 71.8% | +11.8% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18969794 | U-BOLT SPACER AND METHOD OF USE | PATEL, NEEL G | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18969794 | U-BOLT SPACER AND METHOD OF USE | PATEL, NEEL G | — |
| 18802457 | TRUCK SADDLE-MOUNTS WITH J-CLAMP | GUTMAN, HILARY L | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3612 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18969794 | U-BOLT SPACER AND METHOD OF USE | PATEL, NEEL G | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2024 |
| 18802457 | TRUCK SADDLE-MOUNTS WITH J-CLAMP | GUTMAN, HILARY L | 3612 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 13, 2024 |
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