Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Cefla Societa' Cooperativa has 1 pending office action in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. This action is being handled by 1 distinct examiner within 1 distinct art unit. This indicates a focused prosecution effort for the company's current patent applications. The concentration of 1 pending office action in a single unit suggests that the company is not currently pursuing a broad array of active cases across different technical groups.
The busiest examiner for the portfolio is BELK, SHANNEL NICOLE, who is overseeing 1 pending office action. As there is only 1 pending office action in total, this examiner is responsible for the company's entire active docket at the USPTO. The involvement of 1 distinct art unit suggests that the technology being patented is specialized. With 1 distinct examiner assigned, the company's immediate patent strategy is concentrated on a single examination process.
Practitioners should focus on the specific requirements of BELK, SHANNEL NICOLE to move the 1 busiest examiner pending case forward. The data reflects a portfolio that is not yet diversified across multiple 1 distinct art units or examiners. This centralized approach simplifies administrative tracking but means the outcome of the 1 pending office action will be the primary determinant of the company's success in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering sector.
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) | 1 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELK, SHANNEL NICOLE | 1 | 58.8% | +38.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18363851 | DENTAL TREATMENT UNIT PROVIDED WITH AN NFC DEVICE | BELK, SHANNEL NICOLE | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18363851 | DENTAL TREATMENT UNIT PROVIDED WITH AN NFC DEVICE | BELK, SHANNEL NICOLE | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3772 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18363851 | DENTAL TREATMENT UNIT PROVIDED WITH AN NFC DEVICE | BELK, SHANNEL NICOLE | 3772 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 02, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialCefla Societa' Cooperativa has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Shannel Nicole Belk has the most, with 1 of Cefla Societa' Cooperativa's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
