Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Computing & Software
3 pending office actions • 3 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 5 patents granted in the last 365 days
Concept Laser GmbH is managing 4 pending office actions in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. These actions are split among 4 distinct examiners and 4 distinct art units, showing no consolidation in the current prosecution cycle. The involvement of 4 distinct art units suggests that the company's chemistry-related filings cover a variety of specialized technical classifications.
The busiest examiner, SMITH JR., JIMMY R, is responsible for 1 pending action. Because each of the 4 pending office actions is in a different art unit with a different examiner, the company must address four separate sets of technical standards. This fragmented landscape requires a highly individualized approach to each action, as there is no overlap in the personnel reviewing the company's materials science innovations. The prosecution strategy must therefore account for the unique preferences of 4 distinct examiners across these various technical groups.
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 (67%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (33%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, MICHAEL J | 1 | 87.9% | +8.8% |
| SHUMATE, ANTHONY R | 1 | 69.9% | +14.3% |
| BEHRENS JR., ANDRES E | 1 | 52.5% | +19.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18940922 | DETECTING OPTICAL ANOMALIES ON OPTICAL ELEMENTS USED IN AN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING MACHINE | BROWN, MICHAEL J | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18605296 | FILTER DEVICES FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUSES | SHUMATE, ANTHONY R | — |
| 18409963 | APPARATUS FOR THE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF AT LEAST ONE THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT | BEHRENS JR., ANDRES E | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2115 | 1 |
| 1773 | 1 |
| 1733 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18940922 | DETECTING OPTICAL ANOMALIES ON OPTICAL ELEMENTS USED IN AN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING MACHINE | BROWN, MICHAEL J | 2115 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 08, 2024 |
| 18605296 | FILTER DEVICES FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUSES | SHUMATE, ANTHONY R | 1773 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 14, 2024 |
| 18409963 | APPARATUS FOR THE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF AT LEAST ONE THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT | BEHRENS JR., ANDRES E | 1733 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 11, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialConcept Laser GmbH has 3 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 3 art units and 3 examiners.
Michael J Brown has the most, with 1 of Concept Laser GmbH's pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
