Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
10 pending office actions • 5 art units • 10 examiners • 0 of 10 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 25 patents granted in the last 365 days
Breville Pty Limited has 10 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These actions are distributed among 10 distinct examiners, meaning each pending action is assigned to a different person. The portfolio is spread across 5 distinct art units, showing that the company's mechanical innovations fall into several technical categories.
BALAOING, ARIEL A is the busiest examiner for the company, currently handling 1 pending office action. This confirms that no single examiner manages more than one of the 10 pending actions. The 5 distinct art units suggest technical diversity in the company's current filings. With 10 pending office actions, the company maintains a volume of prosecution activity. Practitioners must adapt to 10 different examination styles across these 5 art units. The lack of concentration among examiners means that the company's success is not tied to any single individual's review. This structure requires a versatile approach to managing the 10 active cases.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 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 | 2 (20%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 8 (80%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BALAOING, ARIEL A | 1 | 79.6% | +7.1% |
| CHEYNEY, CHARLES | 1 | 56.7% | +42.7% |
| BUSHEY, CHARLES S | 1 | 75.5% | +22.2% |
| ALAWADI, MOHAMMED S | 1 | 74.1% | +24.5% |
| BHATIA, ANSHU | 1 | 84.2% | +17.2% |
| MACHNESS, ARIELLA | 1 | 61.9% | +28.5% |
| ECKARDT, ADAM MICHAEL | 1 | 65.3% | +40.6% |
| DANG, KET D | 1 | 61.5% | +37.9% |
| WUNDERLICH, ERWIN J | 1 | 42.3% | +40.2% |
| THONG, YEONG JUEN | 1 | 49.4% | +53.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18023416 | HEATABLE KITCHEN DEVICE | WUNDERLICH, ERWIN J | 11d overdue |
| 18879364 | KITCHEN APPLIANCE | BALAOING, ARIEL A | — |
| 18878142 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING A CONSUMABLE MATERIAL | CHEYNEY, CHARLES | — |
| 18840218 | CARBONATION DEVICE | BUSHEY, CHARLES S | — |
| 18580489 | STORAGE STRUCTURE FOR FOOD PROCESSING ACCESSORIES | BHATIA, ANSHU | — |
| 18573166 | A COFFEE BEAN GRINDING APPARATUS | MACHNESS, ARIELLA | — |
| 18269151 | A MACHINE AND TAMPING MECHANISM | ECKARDT, ADAM MICHAEL | — |
| 18035330 | FILTER CUP AND GRINDER | DANG, KET D | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17636620 | COOKING DEVICE | THONG, YEONG JUEN | 42d overdue |
| 18023416 | HEATABLE KITCHEN DEVICE | WUNDERLICH, ERWIN J | 11d overdue |
| 18878142 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING A CONSUMABLE MATERIAL | CHEYNEY, CHARLES | — |
| 18840218 | CARBONATION DEVICE | BUSHEY, CHARLES S | — |
| 18694662 | BURR-ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM FOR A COFFEE GRINDER | ALAWADI, MOHAMMED S | — |
| 18580489 | STORAGE STRUCTURE FOR FOOD PROCESSING ACCESSORIES | BHATIA, ANSHU | — |
| 18573166 | A COFFEE BEAN GRINDING APPARATUS | MACHNESS, ARIELLA | — |
| 18269151 | A MACHINE AND TAMPING MECHANISM | ECKARDT, ADAM MICHAEL | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3761 | 4 |
| 2624 | 1 |
| 3754 | 1 |
| 1776 | 1 |
| 3725 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18879364 | KITCHEN APPLIANCE | BALAOING, ARIEL A | 2624 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 27, 2024 |
| 18878142 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING A CONSUMABLE MATERIAL | CHEYNEY, CHARLES | 3754 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 23, 2024 |
| 18840218 | CARBONATION DEVICE | BUSHEY, CHARLES S | 1776 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 21, 2024 |
| 18694662 | BURR-ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM FOR A COFFEE GRINDER | ALAWADI, MOHAMMED S | 3725 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 22, 2024 |
| 18580489 | STORAGE STRUCTURE FOR FOOD PROCESSING ACCESSORIES | BHATIA, ANSHU | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 18, 2024 |
| 18573166 | A COFFEE BEAN GRINDING APPARATUS | MACHNESS, ARIELLA | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 21, 2023 |
| 18269151 | A MACHINE AND TAMPING MECHANISM | ECKARDT, ADAM MICHAEL | 3761 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 22, 2023 |
| 18035330 | FILTER CUP AND GRINDER | DANG, KET D | 3761 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 04, 2023 |
| 18023416 | HEATABLE KITCHEN DEVICE | WUNDERLICH, ERWIN J | 3761 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 11d overdue | Pending | Feb 27, 2023 |
| 17636620 | COOKING DEVICE | THONG, YEONG JUEN | 3761 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 42d overdue | Pending | Feb 18, 2022 |
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