Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
8 pending office actions • 7 art units • 8 examiners • 0 of 8 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 28 patents granted in the last 365 days
DeLaval Holding AB has 9 pending office actions in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These actions are distributed across 8 distinct art units, showing a diverse range of mechanical and transportation-related filings. The company deals with 9 distinct examiners, meaning each pending action is assigned to a different individual. DENNIS, KEVIN M is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending office action.
Because there are 9 distinct examiners for 9 pending office actions, there is no overlap in the personnel reviewing these cases. The involvement of 8 distinct art units further indicates that the 9 pending office actions cover a wide technical spectrum. This decentralized prosecution environment requires the company to address the specific tendencies of 9 different examiners across 8 different art units. Practitioners must tailor their approach to each of the 9 pending office actions individually.
The 1 to 1 ratio of examiners to actions means that no single examiner's history will provide a template for the rest of the portfolio. Because the 9 pending office actions are spread across 8 distinct art units, the company faces a fragmented examination process. This requires a prosecution strategy that is both technically broad and individually focused, as the 9 distinct examiners will likely apply different standards of review across the various mechanical disciplines.
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 |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 1 (12%) |
| §103 only | 5 (62%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (25%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DENNIS, KEVIN M | 1 | 37.8% | +47.3% |
| NGUYEN, ROBERT T | 1 | 83.6% | +10.7% |
| BROUGHTON, SHAWN CURTIS | 1 | 42.3% | +33.9% |
| AFRIFA-KYEI, ANTHONY D | 1 | 65.4% | +13.7% |
| HUANG, MICKEY NMN | 1 | 60.0% | +48.0% |
| IVEY, DANA DESHAWN | 1 | 88.5% | +6.4% |
| RATCLIFFE, LUKE D | 1 | 87.2% | +10.4% |
| REYES, EDGAR | 1 | 37.2% | +29.0% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18546678 | CONTROL ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION OF MOBILE AGRICULTURAL DEVICES | IVEY, DANA DESHAWN | — |
| 18248823 | IMAGE PROCESSOR, COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND NON-VOLATILE DATA CARRIER | RATCLIFFE, LUKE D | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19482917 | CONTROLLER FOR A MILKING PLANT, COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND NON-VOLATILE DATA CARRIER | DENNIS, KEVIN M | — |
| 19223202 | Milking Robot Controller, Method therefore, Computer Program and Non-Volatile Data Carrier | NGUYEN, ROBERT T | — |
| 18717222 | PARTURITION SURVEILLANCE AND ALERTING SYSTEM | BROUGHTON, SHAWN CURTIS | — |
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 7 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19482917 | CONTROLLER FOR A MILKING PLANT, COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND NON-VOLATILE DATA CARRIER | DENNIS, KEVIN M | — |
| 19223202 | Milking Robot Controller, Method therefore, Computer Program and Non-Volatile Data Carrier | NGUYEN, ROBERT T | — |
| 18717222 | PARTURITION SURVEILLANCE AND ALERTING SYSTEM | BROUGHTON, SHAWN CURTIS | — |
| 18700644 | ROTARY MILKING PARLOR ARRANGEMENT, COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND NON-VOLATILE DATA CARRIER | AFRIFA-KYEI, ANTHONY D | — |
| 18563270 | HAPTOGLOBIN DRY STICK | HUANG, MICKEY NMN | — |
| 18248823 | IMAGE PROCESSOR, COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND NON-VOLATILE DATA CARRIER | RATCLIFFE, LUKE D | — |
| 18010175 | SYSTEM AND COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR MONITORING OPERATING PRESSURE IN A MILKING INSTALLATION, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND NON-VOLATILE DATA CARRIER | REYES, EDGAR | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3642 | 2 |
| 3647 | 1 |
| 3791 | 1 |
| 2117 | 1 |
| 1758 | 1 |
| 3662 | 1 |
| 3645 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19482917 | CONTROLLER FOR A MILKING PLANT, COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND NON-VOLATILE DATA CARRIER | DENNIS, KEVIN M | 3647 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 10, 2025 |
| 19223202 | Milking Robot Controller, Method therefore, Computer Program and Non-Volatile Data Carrier | NGUYEN, ROBERT T | 3642 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 30, 2025 |
| 18717222 | PARTURITION SURVEILLANCE AND ALERTING SYSTEM | BROUGHTON, SHAWN CURTIS | 3791 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 06, 2024 |
| 18700644 | ROTARY MILKING PARLOR ARRANGEMENT, COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND NON-VOLATILE DATA CARRIER | AFRIFA-KYEI, ANTHONY D | 2117 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 11, 2024 |
| 18563270 | HAPTOGLOBIN DRY STICK | HUANG, MICKEY NMN | 1758 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 21, 2023 |
| 18546678 | CONTROL ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION OF MOBILE AGRICULTURAL DEVICES | IVEY, DANA DESHAWN | 3662 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 16, 2023 |
| 18248823 | IMAGE PROCESSOR, COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND NON-VOLATILE DATA CARRIER | RATCLIFFE, LUKE D | 3645 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 12, 2023 |
| 18010175 | SYSTEM AND COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR MONITORING OPERATING PRESSURE IN A MILKING INSTALLATION, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND NON-VOLATILE DATA CARRIER | REYES, EDGAR | 3642 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 13, 2022 |
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Start Free TrialDeLaval Holding AB has 8 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 7 art units and 8 examiners.
Kevin M Dennis has the most, with 1 of DeLaval Holding AB's pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
