Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 6 patents granted in the last 365 days
Xiamen Aokecheng Technology Co. Ltd. is currently addressing 2 pending office actions within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. Although the company is dealing with multiple actions, they are all contained within 1 distinct art unit. This concentration suggests that while the subject matter is consistent enough to remain in 1 specialized group, the specific claims are being scrutinized by 2 distinct examiners. The focus on 1 distinct art unit allows the company to develop a deep understanding of the examination standards for the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area in that specific group.
The busiest examiner for the company is CERNOCH, STEVEN MICHAEL, who is currently handling 1 pending office action. Given that there are 2 pending office actions in total, the workload is divided, with CERNOCH, STEVEN MICHAEL managing 1 of these matters. The involvement of 2 distinct examiners within the art unit means the company must navigate different individual perspectives while adhering to the overarching standards of that specific technical group. This structure allows the company to test its mechanical engineering claims against the interpretations of multiple officials simultaneously. The presence of 2 distinct examiners ensures a diversified review process within the chosen technology area.
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 |
|---|---|
| §112 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CERNOCH, STEVEN MICHAEL | 1 | 53.1% | +41.2% |
| KIM, CHRISTOPHER S | 1 | 63.3% | +21.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19030881 | SHOWER HEAD SPRINKLER | CERNOCH, STEVEN MICHAEL | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19030881 | SHOWER HEAD SPRINKLER | CERNOCH, STEVEN MICHAEL | — |
| 18435813 | FILTERING SHOWER SUPPORT ARM | KIM, CHRISTOPHER S | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3752 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19030881 | SHOWER HEAD SPRINKLER | CERNOCH, STEVEN MICHAEL | 3752 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 18435813 | FILTERING SHOWER SUPPORT ARM | KIM, CHRISTOPHER S | 3752 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 07, 2024 |
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