Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
4 pending office actions • 2 art units • 4 examiners • 0 of 4 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 4 patents granted in the last 365 days
Binder GmbH currently has 3 pending office actions focused in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. While these 3 actions are handled by 3 distinct examiners, they are all concentrated within 1 distinct art unit. This suggests that while the individual examiners vary, the technical classification of the inventions remains consistent across the portfolio. Such a concentration allows for a unified understanding of the art unit's specific examination standards.
The busiest examiner for this company is MARTIN, ELIZABETH J, who is responsible for 1 busiest examiner pending action. Given that there are 3 pending office actions and 3 distinct examiners, each examiner is managing exactly 1 pending matter. The concentration in 1 distinct art unit means that although the practitioner interacts with 3 different people, the procedural norms of that specific art unit will apply to all 3 pending office actions. This structure provides a level of predictability regarding the examination environment despite the involvement of 3 distinct examiners. Practitioners can leverage their experience with the 1 distinct art unit to navigate the 3 pending office actions more efficiently.
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 | 2 (50%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARTIN, ELIZABETH J | 1 | 78.8% | +20.8% |
| BRAWNER, CHARLES RILEY | 1 | 75.9% | +11.2% |
| BREWSTER, HAYDEN R | 1 | 62.7% | +46.8% |
| ANDERSON II, STEVEN S | 1 | 66.0% | +35.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18963944 | Buffer Storage for a Cooling Circuit of a Thermostatic Assembly and Thermostatic Assembly with a Buffer Storage | MARTIN, ELIZABETH J | — |
| 18371584 | CONTROL VALVE FOR CONTROLLING A GAS THROUGH-FLOW | BREWSTER, HAYDEN R | — |
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 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18963944 | Buffer Storage for a Cooling Circuit of a Thermostatic Assembly and Thermostatic Assembly with a Buffer Storage | MARTIN, ELIZABETH J | — |
| 18740253 | Climate Chamber | BRAWNER, CHARLES RILEY | — |
| 18371584 | CONTROL VALVE FOR CONTROLLING A GAS THROUGH-FLOW | BREWSTER, HAYDEN R | — |
| 17952812 | Ventilation unit for a refrigeration cabinet | ANDERSON II, STEVEN S | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1779 | 1 |
| 3700 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18963944 | Buffer Storage for a Cooling Circuit of a Thermostatic Assembly and Thermostatic Assembly with a Buffer Storage | MARTIN, ELIZABETH J | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 29, 2024 |
| 18740253 | Climate Chamber | BRAWNER, CHARLES RILEY | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 11, 2024 |
| 18371584 | CONTROL VALVE FOR CONTROLLING A GAS THROUGH-FLOW | BREWSTER, HAYDEN R | 1779 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 22, 2023 |
| 17952812 | Ventilation unit for a refrigeration cabinet | ANDERSON II, STEVEN S | 3700 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2022 |
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