Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Wilcox Industries Corp.

Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

7 pending office actions • 4 art units • 5 examiners • 0 of 7 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 9 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Wilcox Industries Corp. has 7 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. The matters involve 5 distinct examiners and 4 distinct art units, showing some repeated examiner and art-unit assignments within the portfolio.

HAYES, BRET C is the busiest examiner, with 2 pending matters. That assignment is the clearest opportunity for examiner-specific comparison, while the remaining matters require coordination across the other examination settings.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

7
Total Pending OAs
5
Non-Final OAs
2
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Case Difficulty Mix

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.

4
Hard (57%)
2
Medium (29%)
1
Easy (14%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only2 (29%)
§112 only1 (14%)
Multi-statute (no §101)4 (57%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

1
Life Sciences
14% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
1
Communications
14% of docket
1
Semiconductors
14% of docket
4
Mechanical / Eng
57% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

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.

70 h
Manual time on pending OAs
14 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
24 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.6 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
HAYES, BRET C 2 80.3% +15.3%
CLEMENT, MICHELLE RENEE 2 69.7% +18.6%
HAMID, AMMAR T 1 85.3% +9.7%
HILTON, ALBERT MICHAEL 1 63.4% +41.8%
BOUTSIKARIS, LEONIDAS 1 84.9% +17.2%

Quick Wins (2)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19051594 RISER ASSEMBLY WITH INTEGRAL POWER SUPPLY AND WEAPON SYSTEM EMPLOYING THE SAME HAYES, BRET C —
18954745 PIVOTING HEADSET POSITIONING ASSEMBLY AND HEADSET INTERFACE WITH ROTATABLE CONNECTOR HAMID, AMMAR T —

Hard Cases (4)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19222812 RISER ASSEMBLY WITH CAMERA ASSEMBLY AND WEAPON SYSTEM EMPLOYING THE SAME HAYES, BRET C —
19199176 POWER AND DATA RETROFIT FOR HELMET OR WEAPON RAIL SYSTEM CLEMENT, MICHELLE RENEE —
18651188 BATTERY SYSTEM FOR HELMET MOUNT ASSEMBLY HILTON, ALBERT MICHAEL —
18636511 POWERED ADAPTOR FOR VIEWING DEVICE BOUTSIKARIS, LEONIDAS —

Interview Candidates (6)

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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19222812 RISER ASSEMBLY WITH CAMERA ASSEMBLY AND WEAPON SYSTEM EMPLOYING THE SAME HAYES, BRET C —
19199176 POWER AND DATA RETROFIT FOR HELMET OR WEAPON RAIL SYSTEM CLEMENT, MICHELLE RENEE —
19051594 RISER ASSEMBLY WITH INTEGRAL POWER SUPPLY AND WEAPON SYSTEM EMPLOYING THE SAME HAYES, BRET C —
18830125 POWER AND DATA RETROFIT FOR WEAPON ACCESSORY RAIL CLEMENT, MICHELLE RENEE —
18651188 BATTERY SYSTEM FOR HELMET MOUNT ASSEMBLY HILTON, ALBERT MICHAEL —
18636511 POWERED ADAPTOR FOR VIEWING DEVICE BOUTSIKARIS, LEONIDAS —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3641 4
2695 1
1723 1
2872 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19222812 RISER ASSEMBLY WITH CAMERA ASSEMBLY AND WEAPON SYSTEM EMPLOYING THE SAME HAYES, BRET C 3641 §102§103§112 Final Rejection — Pending May 29, 2025
19199176 POWER AND DATA RETROFIT FOR HELMET OR WEAPON RAIL SYSTEM CLEMENT, MICHELLE RENEE 3641 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending May 05, 2025
19051594 RISER ASSEMBLY WITH INTEGRAL POWER SUPPLY AND WEAPON SYSTEM EMPLOYING THE SAME HAYES, BRET C 3641 §112Other Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 12, 2025
18954745 PIVOTING HEADSET POSITIONING ASSEMBLY AND HEADSET INTERFACE WITH ROTATABLE CONNECTOR HAMID, AMMAR T 2695 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 21, 2024
18830125 POWER AND DATA RETROFIT FOR WEAPON ACCESSORY RAIL CLEMENT, MICHELLE RENEE 3641 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 10, 2024
18651188 BATTERY SYSTEM FOR HELMET MOUNT ASSEMBLY HILTON, ALBERT MICHAEL 1723 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 30, 2024
18636511 POWERED ADAPTOR FOR VIEWING DEVICE BOUTSIKARIS, LEONIDAS 2872 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 16, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Wilcox Industries Corp. have?

Wilcox Industries Corp. has 7 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 4 art units and 5 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Wilcox Industries Corp. applications?

Bret C Hayes has the most, with 2 of Wilcox Industries Corp.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Wilcox Industries Corp.'s patent applications in?

Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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