Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Computing & Software
3 pending office actions • 1 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 3 patents granted in the last 365 days
Aco Ahlmann SE & Co. Kg is managing 2 pending office actions within the Computing & Software technology area. These actions are distributed across 2 distinct examiners, yet they remain contained within 1 distinct art unit. This structure indicates that while the company is interacting with multiple individuals, the technical focus remains consistent within a single administrative division of the patent office. This consistency may allow for some uniformity in the technical arguments presented across the different applications.
KWIECINSKI, RYAN D is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, currently handling 1 pending office action. Since there are multiple pending actions in total, this examiner is responsible for a portion of the company's active workload. The presence of multiple distinct examiners for a small number of actions shows a lack of examiner concentration, requiring the company to adapt to different individual styles within the same art unit. Managing these separate relationships is essential for the company to successfully navigate the Computing & Software landscape.
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 (33%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (67%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KWIECINSKI, RYAN D | 1 | 68.2% | +19.7% |
| ROTONDI, CONNOR JON | 1 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| YOON, ERIC | 1 | 58.9% | +65.9% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19103956 | MANHOLE COVER, MANHOLE COVERING AND MONITORING SYTEM | KWIECINSKI, RYAN D | — |
| 18843778 | LADDER-LIKE GRATING, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A LADDER-LIKE GRATING | ROTONDI, CONNOR JON | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18043112 | SENSOR BOX, SYSTEM, AND METHOD | YOON, ERIC | 14d |
| 19103956 | MANHOLE COVER, MANHOLE COVERING AND MONITORING SYTEM | KWIECINSKI, RYAN D | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2118 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19103956 | MANHOLE COVER, MANHOLE COVERING AND MONITORING SYTEM | KWIECINSKI, RYAN D | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 14, 2025 |
| 18843778 | LADDER-LIKE GRATING, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A LADDER-LIKE GRATING | ROTONDI, CONNOR JON | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 04, 2024 |
| 18043112 | SENSOR BOX, SYSTEM, AND METHOD | YOON, ERIC | 2118 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 14d | Pending | Feb 27, 2023 |
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