Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
3 pending office actions • 1 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 5 patents granted in the last 365 days
Bomag GmbH has 3 pending office actions within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These 3 actions are assigned to 3 distinct examiners, meaning each examiner is reviewing 1 application. All of these matters are concentrated within 1 distinct art unit, indicating a unified technical focus for the company's current transportation-related filings.
The busiest examiner, LEE, MATTHEW D, is responsible for 1 busiest examiner pending action. With 3 pending office actions split among 3 distinct examiners, the workload is evenly distributed. However, the concentration in 1 distinct art unit is a key factor for practitioners. This suggests that while they must navigate the individual preferences of 3 different examiners, the overarching technical standards of the 1 art unit will likely be consistent across all 3 pending office actions. This structure allows for a prosecution strategy that is deeply informed by the specific requirements of the 1 art unit. Practitioners can leverage insights gained from 1 examiner's feedback to inform their approach with the others, given their shared environment in 1 distinct art unit.
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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 3 (100%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEE, MATTHEW D | 1 | 89.2% | +5.8% |
| LEE, JONG SUK | 1 | 18.1% | +27.9% |
| BELLINGER, JASON R | 1 | 70.0% | +18.7% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18504671 | WEAR PAD FOR A TREAD MEMBER OF A CRAWLER TRACK OF A TRACK UNIT OF A CONSTRUCTION MACHINE, TREAD MEMBER FOR A CRAWLER TRACK, CRAWLER TRACK FOR A TRACK UNIT OF A CONSTRUCTION MACHINE, CONSTRUCTION MACHINE, AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING CONTACT FORCES OF A CONSTRUCTION MACHINE INTO A BASE PLATE OF A TREAD MEMBER | BELLINGER, JASON R | 7d |
| 18969950 | METHOD FOR STEERING CONTROL OF AN ARTICULATED CONSTRUCTION MACHINE, IN PARTICULAR A SELF-PROPELLED GROUND COMPACTION MACHINE, IN PARTICULAR A SINGLE-DRUM ROLLER OR A TANDEM ROLLER, BY MEANS OF A STEERING CONTROL UNIT, AND ARTICULATED CONSTRUCTION MACHINE, IN PARTICULAR SELF-PROPELLED GROUND COMPACTION MACHINE | LEE, MATTHEW D | — |
| 18792677 | ROAD CONSTRUCTION MACHINE, IN PARTICULAR ROAD PAVER OR FEEDER, AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING SUCH A ROAD CONSTRUCTION MACHINE | LEE, JONG SUK | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18504671 | WEAR PAD FOR A TREAD MEMBER OF A CRAWLER TRACK OF A TRACK UNIT OF A CONSTRUCTION MACHINE, TREAD MEMBER FOR A CRAWLER TRACK, CRAWLER TRACK FOR A TRACK UNIT OF A CONSTRUCTION MACHINE, CONSTRUCTION MACHINE, AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING CONTACT FORCES OF A CONSTRUCTION MACHINE INTO A BASE PLATE OF A TREAD MEMBER | BELLINGER, JASON R | 7d |
| 18792677 | ROAD CONSTRUCTION MACHINE, IN PARTICULAR ROAD PAVER OR FEEDER, AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING SUCH A ROAD CONSTRUCTION MACHINE | LEE, JONG SUK | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3615 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18969950 | METHOD FOR STEERING CONTROL OF AN ARTICULATED CONSTRUCTION MACHINE, IN PARTICULAR A SELF-PROPELLED GROUND COMPACTION MACHINE, IN PARTICULAR A SINGLE-DRUM ROLLER OR A TANDEM ROLLER, BY MEANS OF A STEERING CONTROL UNIT, AND ARTICULATED CONSTRUCTION MACHINE, IN PARTICULAR SELF-PROPELLED GROUND COMPACTION MACHINE | LEE, MATTHEW D | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2024 |
| 18792677 | ROAD CONSTRUCTION MACHINE, IN PARTICULAR ROAD PAVER OR FEEDER, AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING SUCH A ROAD CONSTRUCTION MACHINE | LEE, JONG SUK | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 02, 2024 |
| 18504671 | WEAR PAD FOR A TREAD MEMBER OF A CRAWLER TRACK OF A TRACK UNIT OF A CONSTRUCTION MACHINE, TREAD MEMBER FOR A CRAWLER TRACK, CRAWLER TRACK FOR A TRACK UNIT OF A CONSTRUCTION MACHINE, CONSTRUCTION MACHINE, AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING CONTACT FORCES OF A CONSTRUCTION MACHINE INTO A BASE PLATE OF A TREAD MEMBER | BELLINGER, JASON R | 3615 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 7d | Pending | Nov 08, 2023 |
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