Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days
Brückner Maschinenbau GmbH currently manages 1 pending office action within the Chemistry & Materials technology area. This matter is assigned to 1 distinct examiner, BARTLETT, VICTORIA, who is also identified as the busiest examiner for the portfolio. The concentration of work under 1 distinct art unit suggests a specialized focus for this specific set of filings. Practitioners should note that the active portfolio is currently subject to the review of this official, which simplifies the point of contact but increases the impact of that individual's specific examination style.
Because BARTLETT, VICTORIA holds the 1 busiest examiner pending action, the prosecution strategy for this portfolio is dependent on the individual tendencies of this official. Practitioners should review the specific requirements of the 1 distinct art unit involved to ensure compliance with localized examination practices. The presence of 1 pending office action indicates a narrow snapshot of the company's current interactions with the patent office. This volume allows for a focused response strategy, as there are no competing priorities or conflicting examiner requirements within the Chemistry & Materials area for this portfolio at this time. The 1 distinct art unit provides a stable environment for prosecution without the need for cross-unit coordination.
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) | 2 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARTLETT, VICTORIA | 1 | 51.3% | +30.2% |
| DARNELL, BAILEIGH K | 1 | 70.2% | +26.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18767620 | NOZZLE BOX DEVICE AND STRETCHING UNIT | DARNELL, BAILEIGH K | 19d |
| 18970715 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REPROCESSING ULTRA-HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYMER FILM OFFCUTS | BARTLETT, VICTORIA | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18767620 | NOZZLE BOX DEVICE AND STRETCHING UNIT | DARNELL, BAILEIGH K | 19d |
| 18970715 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REPROCESSING ULTRA-HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYMER FILM OFFCUTS | BARTLETT, VICTORIA | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1744 | 1 |
| 1743 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18970715 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REPROCESSING ULTRA-HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYMER FILM OFFCUTS | BARTLETT, VICTORIA | 1744 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2024 |
| 18767620 | NOZZLE BOX DEVICE AND STRETCHING UNIT | DARNELL, BAILEIGH K | 1743 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 19d | Pending | Jul 09, 2024 |
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