Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Cybex 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 • 10 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Cybex GmbH has 7 pending office actions in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These actions are spread across 6 distinct examiners and 5 distinct art units. CZYZ, STEVEN J is the busiest examiner, handling 2 of the pending actions. The remaining 5 actions are each assigned to a different examiner.

The presence of 5 distinct art units for 7 pending actions suggests that the company's mechanical and transportation filings are technically diverse. Practitioners should note that CZYZ, STEVEN J is the only examiner managing more than one action, making his examination style particularly relevant. The broad distribution across 5 art units means that the company must adapt to various examination norms within the USPTO's mechanical systems divisions. With 7 pending office actions, the portfolio requires a multi-faceted approach to address the 6 distinct examiners involved.

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

Portfolio Summary

7
Total Pending OAs
2
Non-Final OAs
3
Final Rejections
2
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 3 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

0
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
Due this month
2
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 3 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Due ≤ 30 days (1)Due ≤ 60 days (2)

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.

3
Hard (43%)
1
Medium (14%)
3
Easy (43%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only1 (14%)
§112 only3 (43%)
Multi-statute (no §101)3 (43%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
4
Mechanical / Eng
57% of docket
3
Business / Other
43% 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
CZYZ, STEVEN J 2 93.6% +2.3%
LIBBY, TROY ALAN 1 92.3% +9.1%
ALEKSIC, NEVENA 1 75.6% +9.6%
BONZELL, PHILIP J 1 78.6% +12.3%
ENGLISH, PETER C 1 33.5% +26.9%
DUNN, DAVID R 1 28.6% +30.1%

Quick Wins (2)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
35523356 Carrying device for babies CZYZ, STEVEN J —
35522965 Carrying device for babies CZYZ, STEVEN J —

Hard Cases (4)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18835244 SEATING FURNITURE, ESPECIALLY A HIGH CHAIR FOR A BABY OR TODDLER LIBBY, TROY ALAN 26d
18546399 TENSION-TRANSMITTING DEVICE FOR A CHILD TRAILER ENGLISH, PETER C 50d
18714007 CHILD SEAT BASE FOR RECEIVING A SEAT ELEMENT BONZELL, PHILIP J 56d
18250951 CHILD SEAT WITH IMPACT SHIELD FOR MOUNTING ON A MOTOR VEHICLE SEAT DUNN, DAVID R —

Interview Candidates (3)

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 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18546399 TENSION-TRANSMITTING DEVICE FOR A CHILD TRAILER ENGLISH, PETER C 50d
18714007 CHILD SEAT BASE FOR RECEIVING A SEAT ELEMENT BONZELL, PHILIP J 56d
18250951 CHILD SEAT WITH IMPACT SHIELD FOR MOUNTING ON A MOTOR VEHICLE SEAT DUNN, DAVID R —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3636 2
2913 2
3647 1
3642 1
3993 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18835244 SEATING FURNITURE, ESPECIALLY A HIGH CHAIR FOR A BABY OR TODDLER LIBBY, TROY ALAN 3636 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 26d Pending Aug 01, 2024
18728759 CHILD-ACCOMMODATION DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR PRAM AND/OR CHILD SEAT, WITH A BELT SYSTEM ALEKSIC, NEVENA 3647 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 12, 2024
35523356 Carrying device for babies CZYZ, STEVEN J 2913 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 19, 2024
18714007 CHILD SEAT BASE FOR RECEIVING A SEAT ELEMENT BONZELL, PHILIP J 3642 §102§103 Non-Final OA 56d Pending May 28, 2024
35522965 Carrying device for babies CZYZ, STEVEN J 2913 §112 Final Rejection — Pending May 10, 2024
18546399 TENSION-TRANSMITTING DEVICE FOR A CHILD TRAILER ENGLISH, PETER C 3993 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 50d Pending Aug 14, 2023
18250951 CHILD SEAT WITH IMPACT SHIELD FOR MOUNTING ON A MOTOR VEHICLE SEAT DUNN, DAVID R 3636 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Apr 27, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Cybex GmbH have?

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

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Cybex GmbH applications?

Steven J Czyz has the most, with 2 of Cybex GmbH's pending office actions.

What technology area are Cybex 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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