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 • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days
Xiamen Mylux Intelligent Technology Co. Ltd. currently manages 1 pending office action within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. This single matter is assigned to 1 distinct examiner, DURHAM, NATHAN E, who is also the busiest examiner for the portfolio with 1 pending office action. The concentration of the portfolio is further reflected in its presence within 1 distinct art unit.
With only 1 distinct examiner involved, the prosecution strategy is highly centralized around a single point of contact at the patent office. This means the entirety of the company's current success in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering sector depends on the individual perspective of DURHAM, NATHAN E. Such a focused workload allows for a deep understanding of this specific examiner's requirements but lacks the diversification seen in larger portfolios.
The presence in 1 distinct art unit suggests that the technical subject matter is highly specialized. Practitioners managing this 1 pending office action must focus exclusively on the procedural trends and substantive preferences of the single examiner and art unit involved. This centralized approach simplifies communication but places significant weight on the outcome of this individual case for the company's overall patent standing.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DURHAM, NATHAN E | 1 | 65.9% | +17.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19236529 | DOWNFLOW WATER DIVERTER SPECIFICALLY FOR A STEAM IRON AND STEAM IRON THEREOF | DURHAM, NATHAN E | 35d overdue |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3732 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19236529 | DOWNFLOW WATER DIVERTER SPECIFICALLY FOR A STEAM IRON AND STEAM IRON THEREOF | DURHAM, NATHAN E | 3732 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 35d overdue | Pending | Jun 12, 2025 |
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Start Free TrialXiamen Mylux Intelligent Technology Co. Ltd. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Nathan E Durham has the most, with 1 of Xiamen Mylux Intelligent Technology Co. Ltd.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
