Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Worthington Enterprises Inc.

Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Worthington Enterprises Inc. has 1 pending office action in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. This action is assigned to ELOSHWAY, NIKI MARINA, who is the busiest examiner for the portfolio with 1 pending action. The portfolio's activity is concentrated in 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit, indicating that the company's current prosecution efforts are focused on a single matter.

In the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering field, having only 1 pending office action suggests a very specific or initial stage of patent activity. ELOSHWAY, NIKI MARINA is the sole official responsible for this action, making them the primary point of contact for the company's current USPTO engagement. The involvement of only 1 distinct art unit further emphasizes the narrow technical scope of the current prosecution, focusing all outcomes on a single examiner within one specialized group.

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

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
0
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.

1
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (100%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
100% 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.

10 h
Manual time on pending OAs
2 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
4 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
ELOSHWAY, NIKI MARINA 1 63.5% +24.6%

Hard Cases (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19062672 BAG ON VALVE ASSEMBLY ELOSHWAY, NIKI MARINA —

Interview Candidates (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19062672 BAG ON VALVE ASSEMBLY ELOSHWAY, NIKI MARINA —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3736 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19062672 BAG ON VALVE ASSEMBLY ELOSHWAY, NIKI MARINA 3736 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 25, 2025

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Worthington Enterprises Inc. have?

Worthington Enterprises Inc. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Worthington Enterprises Inc. applications?

Niki Marina Eloshway has the most, with 1 of Worthington Enterprises Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Worthington Enterprises Inc.'s patent applications in?

Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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