Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
6 pending office actions • 2 art units • 5 examiners • 0 of 6 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 9 patents granted in the last 365 days
Wilcox Industries Corp. is managing 5 pending office actions within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These actions are spread across 2 distinct art units, suggesting a relatively focused technical scope for their current patent applications. The 5 pending office actions are being reviewed by 5 distinct examiners, which indicates that each examiner is handling a single case for the company.
HAYES, BRET C is the busiest examiner for this portfolio, currently overseeing 1 pending office action. Because the 5 pending office actions are split among 5 distinct examiners, there is no concentration of matters with any 1 individual. The distribution across 2 distinct art units means the company is dealing with 2 different supervisory groups within the patent office. This arrangement requires the company to manage 5 distinct examiner relationships while navigating the specific requirements of the 2 distinct art units involved.
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 | 2 (33%) |
| §112 only | 1 (17%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 3 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAYES, BRET C | 2 | 80.4% | +15.3% |
| HAMID, AMMAR T | 1 | 85.2% | +9.8% |
| CLEMENT, MICHELLE RENEE | 1 | 69.6% | +18.6% |
| HILTON, ALBERT MICHAEL | 1 | 62.4% | +43.1% |
| BOUTSIKARIS, LEONIDAS | 1 | 85.2% | +16.9% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due 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 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19222812 | RISER ASSEMBLY WITH CAMERA ASSEMBLY AND WEAPON SYSTEM EMPLOYING THE SAME | HAYES, BRET C | — |
| 18651188 | BATTERY SYSTEM FOR HELMET MOUNT ASSEMBLY | HILTON, ALBERT MICHAEL | — |
| 18636511 | POWERED ADAPTOR FOR VIEWING DEVICE | BOUTSIKARIS, LEONIDAS | — |
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 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19222812 | RISER ASSEMBLY WITH CAMERA ASSEMBLY AND WEAPON SYSTEM EMPLOYING THE SAME | HAYES, BRET C | — |
| 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 | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3641 | 3 |
| 2872 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 | — | §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 | — | §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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