Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
16 pending office actions • 1 client • 15 examiners • 10 art units • 0 of 16 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 41 patents granted in the last 365 days
Billion & Armitage - Arctic Cat focuses on Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems, with 1717 career applications. The firm has achieved a resolved allowance rate of 92.49 percent, demonstrating its effectiveness in securing patent grants. At present, the firm is handling 15 pending office actions relative to its 1717 career applications.
The prosecution process at the firm averages 2.49 office actions per allowance. This 2.49 average suggests an efficient path to allowance, typically requiring multiple interactions with the patent office. With 1717 career applications and a 92.49 percent resolved allowance rate, the firm has a proven track record. The 15 pending office actions and the 2.49 office actions per allowance metric provide a clear view of the firm's current workload and its typical prosecution experience. These figures highlight a firm that is both successful and efficient in its work for clients.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 4 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. 4 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 | 4 (25%) |
| §112 only | 1 (6%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (6%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 9 (56%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (6%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRITTMAN-ALABI, FELICIA LUCILLE | 2 | 79.1% | +13.4% |
| HOLBROOK, TEUTA BAJRAMOVIC | 1 | 72.2% | +26.6% |
| ENGLISH, JAMES A | 1 | 81.0% | +8.0% |
| CRAIG, DANIEL THOMAS | 1 | 83.3% | +27.8% |
| HYMEL, ABIGAIL R | 1 | 82.8% | +19.8% |
| HANNON, TIMOTHY | 1 | 81.5% | +11.9% |
| JIN, GEORGE C. | 1 | 84.2% | +13.2% |
| BOEHLER, ANNE MARIE M | 1 | 67.0% | +14.1% |
| PRICE, CRAIG JAMES | 1 | 68.9% | +22.1% |
| BELLINGER, JASON R | 1 | 70.0% | +18.7% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19240654 | OFF ROAD VEHICLE | ENGLISH, JAMES A | — |
| 18780261 | Reversible Drop Case Assemblies for Snowmobiles | HYMEL, ABIGAIL R | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18377110 | WEAR STRIP WITH INSERTS FOR TRACKED VEHICLES | BELLINGER, JASON R | 113d overdue |
| 19243281 | Cooling Systems for Snowmobiles | HOLBROOK, TEUTA BAJRAMOVIC | — |
| 18939301 | Locking Hinge Assemblies for Use on Vehicles | CRAIG, DANIEL THOMAS | — |
| 18802195 | OFF-ROAD VEHICLE | BRITTMAN-ALABI, FELICIA LUCILLE | — |
| 18751798 | Engine Configurations for Snowmobiles | HANNON, TIMOTHY | — |
| 18670693 | ENGINE ASSEMBLY FOR OFF-ROAD VEHICLES | JIN, GEORGE C. | — |
| 18426148 | DUCT VALVE FOR CLUTCH ASSEMBLY IN OFF-ROAD VEHICLES | PRICE, CRAIG JAMES | — |
| 18085337 | SEAT ADAPTER, SEAT ASSEMBLY, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THEREOF | GABLER, PHILIP F | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18377110 | WEAR STRIP WITH INSERTS FOR TRACKED VEHICLES | BELLINGER, JASON R | 113d overdue |
| 19243281 | Cooling Systems for Snowmobiles | HOLBROOK, TEUTA BAJRAMOVIC | — |
| 18939301 | Locking Hinge Assemblies for Use on Vehicles | CRAIG, DANIEL THOMAS | — |
| 18802195 | OFF-ROAD VEHICLE | BRITTMAN-ALABI, FELICIA LUCILLE | — |
| 18780261 | Reversible Drop Case Assemblies for Snowmobiles | HYMEL, ABIGAIL R | — |
| 18751798 | Engine Configurations for Snowmobiles | HANNON, TIMOTHY | — |
| 18670693 | ENGINE ASSEMBLY FOR OFF-ROAD VEHICLES | JIN, GEORGE C. | — |
| 18669805 | Steering Systems for Snowmobiles | BOEHLER, ANNE MARIE M | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Arctic Cat | 16 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3611 | 4 |
| 3747 | 3 |
| 3614 | 1 |
| 3655 | 1 |
| 3753 | 1 |
| 3615 | 1 |
| 3618 | 1 |
| 3617 | 1 |
| 3636 | 1 |
| 3613 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19243281 | Cooling Systems for Snowmobiles | Arctic Cat Inc. | HOLBROOK, TEUTA BAJRAMOVIC | 3747 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 19, 2025 |
| 19240654 | OFF ROAD VEHICLE | Arctic Cat Inc. | ENGLISH, JAMES A | 3614 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 17, 2025 |
| 18939301 | Locking Hinge Assemblies for Use on Vehicles | Arctic Cat Inc. | CRAIG, DANIEL THOMAS | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 06, 2024 | |
| 18802195 | OFF-ROAD VEHICLE | Arctic Cat Inc. | BRITTMAN-ALABI, FELICIA LUCILLE | 3611 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 13, 2024 |
| 18780261 | Reversible Drop Case Assemblies for Snowmobiles | Arctic Cat Inc. | HYMEL, ABIGAIL R | 3611 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 22, 2024 |
| 18751798 | Engine Configurations for Snowmobiles | Arctic Cat Inc. | HANNON, TIMOTHY | 3655 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 24, 2024 |
| 18670693 | ENGINE ASSEMBLY FOR OFF-ROAD VEHICLES | Arctic Cat Inc. | JIN, GEORGE C. | 3747 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 21, 2024 |
| 18669805 | Steering Systems for Snowmobiles | Arctic Cat Inc. | BOEHLER, ANNE MARIE M | 3611 | §103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 21, 2024 |
| 18630130 | SNOW VEHICLE | Arctic Cat Inc. | BRITTMAN-ALABI, FELICIA LUCILLE | 3611 | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 09, 2024 |
| 18426148 | DUCT VALVE FOR CLUTCH ASSEMBLY IN OFF-ROAD VEHICLES | Arctic Cat Inc. | PRICE, CRAIG JAMES | 3753 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 29, 2024 |
| 18377110 | WEAR STRIP WITH INSERTS FOR TRACKED VEHICLES | Arctic Cat Inc. | BELLINGER, JASON R | 3615 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 113d overdue | Pending | Oct 05, 2023 |
| 18230945 | EXHAUST VALVE CONTROLLER FOR TWO-STROKE ENGINES | Arctic Cat Inc. | KWON, JOHN | 3747 | Other | Non-Final OA | 190d overdue | Pending | Aug 07, 2023 |
| 18197941 | OFF-ROAD VEHICLE | Arctic Cat Inc. | CHOWDHURY, AL-BIRR RAHMAN | 3618 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 33d | Pending | May 16, 2023 |
| 18089126 | RECREATIONAL VEHICLE TOE STOP, TOE STOP ASSEMBLIES, AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING A RECREATIONAL VEHICLE | Arctic Cat Inc. | WATKINS, NATHANIEL WILLIAM | 3617 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 3d overdue | Pending | Dec 27, 2022 |
| 18085337 | SEAT ADAPTER, SEAT ASSEMBLY, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THEREOF | Arctic Cat Inc. | GABLER, PHILIP F | 3636 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2022 |
| 17984050 | AIR INTAKE FOR SNOWMOBILE | Arctic Cat Inc. | FRICK, EMMA K | 3613 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 09, 2022 |
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