Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 2 patents granted in the last 365 days
Betolar OY is currently managing 2 pending office actions within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These actions are assigned to 2 distinct examiners across 2 distinct art units. This distribution indicates that the company's active patent applications are being evaluated independently, with each of the 2 pending office actions facing a unique examiner and art unit environment.
The busiest examiner for this portfolio is CHEIN, ALLEN C, who is responsible for 1 pending office action. Because the total number of pending office actions is 2, this examiner handles a portion of the current active workload. The use of 2 distinct examiners across 2 distinct art units suggests that the practitioner must be prepared to address different examination styles and technical focuses within the mechanical systems sector.
For a practitioner, managing 2 pending office actions requires tracking the progress of each case separately. The 1 pending action under CHEIN, ALLEN C represents a significant portion of the current activity, but the other pending action is equally important for the portfolio's growth. By understanding the specific standards of the 2 distinct art units, the legal team can better navigate the 2 pending office actions and work toward successful outcomes.
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 |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 1 (50%) |
| §103 only | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHEIN, ALLEN C | 1 | 45.1% | +40.5% |
| ADDIE, RAYMOND W | 1 | 81.1% | +8.6% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18004637 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF TREATING SOIL | ADDIE, RAYMOND W | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18253746 | SYSTEM AND USER INTERFACE FOR PRODUCING A RECIPE FOR CURABLE COMPOSITIONS | CHEIN, ALLEN C | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18253746 | SYSTEM AND USER INTERFACE FOR PRODUCING A RECIPE FOR CURABLE COMPOSITIONS | CHEIN, ALLEN C | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3627 | 1 |
| 3671 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18253746 | SYSTEM AND USER INTERFACE FOR PRODUCING A RECIPE FOR CURABLE COMPOSITIONS | CHEIN, ALLEN C | 3627 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 19, 2023 |
| 18004637 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF TREATING SOIL | ADDIE, RAYMOND W | 3671 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 06, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialBetolar OY has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.
Allen C Chein has the most, with 1 of Betolar OY's pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
