Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
13 pending office actions • 5 art units • 12 examiners • 0 of 13 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 33 patents granted in the last 365 days
Yamabiko Corporation currently manages 14 pending office actions within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These actions are distributed among 13 distinct examiners, which is a smaller number than the total 14 pending office actions. The portfolio involves 6 distinct art units, indicating that the company's filings are focused within a few technical groups. AYALA, FERNANDO A is the busiest examiner, currently handling 2 pending office actions.
The 13 distinct examiners involved suggest that most examiners are responsible for only one or two cases for the company. This distribution across 6 distinct art units requires the company to be prepared for various examination styles within Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering. AYALA, FERNANDO A, with 2 pending office actions, represents a higher concentration of work than the other distinct examiners. Practitioners should note that the 14 pending office actions are subject to the discretion of these 13 distinct examiners.
The 6 distinct art units involved mean that the company must coordinate its prosecution strategy across a limited number of technical niches. With 14 pending office actions, the portfolio is relatively concentrated around the 13 distinct examiners. AYALA, FERNANDO A and their 2 pending office actions represent the highest point of examiner concentration for the company at this time.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 3 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 3 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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 | 5 (38%) |
| §112 only | 1 (8%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 7 (54%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AYALA, FERNANDO A | 2 | 53.6% | +26.2% |
| PATEL, SHARDUL D | 1 | 87.4% | +12.3% |
| JARIWALA, CHIRAG | 1 | 62.3% | +27.3% |
| DONG, LIANG | 1 | 53.2% | +32.9% |
| MICHALSKI, SEAN M | 1 | 53.1% | +13.2% |
| FABIAN-KOVACS, ARPAD | 1 | 84.9% | +3.1% |
| WOOD, BLAKE ANDREW | 1 | 71.3% | +14.4% |
| RILEY, JONATHAN G | 1 | 52.2% | +30.3% |
| PRONE, JASON D | 1 | 61.9% | +25.3% |
| ALQADERI, NADA MAHYOOB | 1 | 76.2% | +32.1% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 7 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19257187 | Blower | JARIWALA, CHIRAG | 10d overdue |
| 19332554 | Working Machine | PATEL, SHARDUL D | — |
| 19106788 | GUIDE BAR AND CHAIN SAW | MICHALSKI, SEAN M | — |
| 18897085 | Function Adding Device And Work Machine | FABIAN-KOVACS, ARPAD | — |
| 18785691 | WORKING ROBOT SYSTEM | WOOD, BLAKE ANDREW | — |
| 18605994 | Hedge Trimmer | AYALA, FERNANDO A | — |
| 18090616 | Electric Working Machine | MACFARLANE, EVAN H | — |
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 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19257187 | Blower | JARIWALA, CHIRAG | 10d overdue |
| 18039861 | MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR MOBILE OBJECT, PROGRAM, AND MANAGEMENT METHOD FOR MOBILE OBJECT | ALQADERI, NADA MAHYOOB | 28d |
| 18585573 | Electric Working Machine | PRONE, JASON D | 63d |
| 19332554 | Working Machine | PATEL, SHARDUL D | — |
| 19063680 | Chainsaw | DONG, LIANG | — |
| 19106788 | GUIDE BAR AND CHAIN SAW | MICHALSKI, SEAN M | — |
| 18917440 | HANDHELD WORKING MACHINE | AYALA, FERNANDO A | — |
| 18785691 | WORKING ROBOT SYSTEM | WOOD, BLAKE ANDREW | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3724 | 6 |
| 3664 | 2 |
| 3746 | 1 |
| 3658 | 1 |
| 3668 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19332554 | Working Machine | PATEL, SHARDUL D | 3664 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 18, 2025 |
| 19257187 | Blower | JARIWALA, CHIRAG | 3746 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 10d overdue | Pending | Jul 01, 2025 |
| 19063680 | Chainsaw | DONG, LIANG | 3724 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 26, 2025 |
| 19106788 | GUIDE BAR AND CHAIN SAW | MICHALSKI, SEAN M | — | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 26, 2025 |
| 18917440 | HANDHELD WORKING MACHINE | AYALA, FERNANDO A | 3724 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 16, 2024 |
| 18897085 | Function Adding Device And Work Machine | FABIAN-KOVACS, ARPAD | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2024 |
| 18785691 | WORKING ROBOT SYSTEM | WOOD, BLAKE ANDREW | 3658 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 26, 2024 |
| 18655456 | POWER CUTTING MACHINE | RILEY, JONATHAN G | 3724 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 06, 2024 |
| 18605994 | Hedge Trimmer | AYALA, FERNANDO A | 3724 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 15, 2024 |
| 18585573 | Electric Working Machine | PRONE, JASON D | 3724 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 63d | Pending | Feb 23, 2024 |
| 18039861 | MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR MOBILE OBJECT, PROGRAM, AND MANAGEMENT METHOD FOR MOBILE OBJECT | ALQADERI, NADA MAHYOOB | 3664 | §103 | Final Rejection | 28d | Pending | Oct 25, 2023 |
| 18090616 | Electric Working Machine | MACFARLANE, EVAN H | 3724 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 29, 2022 |
| 17881176 | WORKING ROBOT SYSTEM | ALGEHAIM, MOHAMED A | 3668 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 04, 2022 |
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