Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Worcester Poytechnic Institute has 1 pending office action in its patent prosecution pipeline. This matter is classified within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. The institute's current interactions with the patent office involve 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit. This suggests a focused approach to securing intellectual property within this technical domain. The 1 pending office action is the focus of the current prosecution cycle.
The busiest examiner for the institute is MINTZ, RODNEY K, who is managing 1 busiest examiner pending office action. This examiner represents the 1 distinct examiner count for the portfolio's active cases. The resolution of the 1 pending office action depends on the interactions within the 1 distinct art unit. Strategy should be directed toward the 1 distinct examiner, as they are responsible for the 1 busiest examiner pending office action that matches the 1 pending office action currently affecting the portfolio.
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) | 1 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MINTZ, RODNEY K | 1 | 79.0% | +10.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18748901 | MODULAR STRUCTURAL BUILDING SYSTEM AND DEVICE | MINTZ, RODNEY K | — |
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 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18748901 | MODULAR STRUCTURAL BUILDING SYSTEM AND DEVICE | MINTZ, RODNEY K | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3635 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18748901 | MODULAR STRUCTURAL BUILDING SYSTEM AND DEVICE | MINTZ, RODNEY K | 3635 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialWorcester Poytechnic Institute has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Rodney K Mintz has the most, with 1 of Worcester Poytechnic Institute's pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
