Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Contitech Deutschland GmbH

Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

7 pending office actions • 5 art units • 6 examiners • 0 of 7 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 5 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Contitech Deutschland GmbH has 5 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. Each action is assigned to a distinct examiner, while the matters span 4 distinct art units. The profile indicates broad examiner dispersion with limited technical overlap.

JORDAN, MORGAN T is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. Counsel should review the files independently and use the art-unit information to identify the limited opportunity for technical coordination.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

7
Total Pending OAs
5
Non-Final OAs
1
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

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.

1
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

Case Difficulty Mix

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.

5
Hard (71%)
2
Medium (29%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§102 only2 (29%)
Multi-statute (no §101)5 (71%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
1
Information Tech
14% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
6
Mechanical / Eng
86% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

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.

70 h
Manual time on pending OAs
14 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
24 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.6 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
LIU, HENRY Y 2 75.7% +13.0%
JORDAN, MORGAN T 1 53.0% +34.0%
CRAWFORD, GENE O 1 45.9% +5.7%
FORD, DARRELL CHRISTOPHER 1 76.2% +39.4%
KASENGE, CHARLES R 1 83.9% +13.9%
SINGH, KAVEL 1 83.7% +14.0%

Hard Cases (5)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18617193 SYNCHRONIZING CONDITIONS FOR CONVEYOR BELT MONITORING SINGH, KAVEL 71d overdue
19474860 HOOF-BOOT SYSTEM COMPRISING A HOOF BOOT HAVING A SENSOR SYSTEM AND COMPRISING ELECTRONIC HOOF COMPONENTS JORDAN, MORGAN T —
19133531 STEEP-ANGLE THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER BELTS AND BELTS MADE FROM A COMBINATION OF A RUBBER AND THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS WITH THERMOPLASTIC ABRASIVE AND IMPACT RESISTANT CHEVRON CLEATS FOR MINING AND HEAVY INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS CRAWFORD, GENE O —
19050474 CRIMPING ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS HAVING A DIE STOP FORD, DARRELL CHRISTOPHER —
18664609 DIE SET IDENTIFICATION AND VERIFICATION KASENGE, CHARLES R —

Interview Candidates (6)

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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18617193 SYNCHRONIZING CONDITIONS FOR CONVEYOR BELT MONITORING SINGH, KAVEL 71d overdue
19474860 HOOF-BOOT SYSTEM COMPRISING A HOOF BOOT HAVING A SENSOR SYSTEM AND COMPRISING ELECTRONIC HOOF COMPONENTS JORDAN, MORGAN T —
19109136 ARTICLE, IN PARTICULAR DRIVE BELT, WITH A TEXTILE COVERING LIU, HENRY Y —
19050474 CRIMPING ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS HAVING A DIE STOP FORD, DARRELL CHRISTOPHER —
19102035 DRIVE BELT LIU, HENRY Y —
18664609 DIE SET IDENTIFICATION AND VERIFICATION KASENGE, CHARLES R —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3651 2
3654 2
3643 1
3726 1
2116 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19474860 HOOF-BOOT SYSTEM COMPRISING A HOOF BOOT HAVING A SENSOR SYSTEM AND COMPRISING ELECTRONIC HOOF COMPONENTS JORDAN, MORGAN T 3643 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 13, 2025
19133531 STEEP-ANGLE THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER BELTS AND BELTS MADE FROM A COMBINATION OF A RUBBER AND THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS WITH THERMOPLASTIC ABRASIVE AND IMPACT RESISTANT CHEVRON CLEATS FOR MINING AND HEAVY INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS CRAWFORD, GENE O 3651 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 28, 2025
19109136 ARTICLE, IN PARTICULAR DRIVE BELT, WITH A TEXTILE COVERING LIU, HENRY Y 3654 §102Other Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 06, 2025
19050474 CRIMPING ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS HAVING A DIE STOP FORD, DARRELL CHRISTOPHER 3726 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Feb 11, 2025
19102035 DRIVE BELT LIU, HENRY Y 3654 §102Other Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 07, 2025
18664609 DIE SET IDENTIFICATION AND VERIFICATION KASENGE, CHARLES R 2116 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 15, 2024
18617193 SYNCHRONIZING CONDITIONS FOR CONVEYOR BELT MONITORING SINGH, KAVEL 3651 §102§103 Non-Final OA 71d overdue Pending Mar 26, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Contitech Deutschland GmbH have?

Contitech Deutschland GmbH has 7 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 5 art units and 6 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Contitech Deutschland GmbH applications?

Henry Y Liu has the most, with 2 of Contitech Deutschland GmbH's pending office actions.

What technology area are Contitech Deutschland GmbH's patent applications in?

Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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