Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Deutz Aktiengesellschaft

Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Deutz Aktiengesellschaft has 2 pending office actions in Chemistry & Materials. The matters involve 2 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units, reflecting separate examination assignments.

GRANNUM, VERITA EUDORA EBUN is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. The workload is divided between examiners. Counsel should address each action independently while maintaining consistent technical positions where appropriate.

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

Portfolio Summary

2
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
1
Final Rejections
0
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.

0
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
1
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.

2
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)2 (100%)

Industry Mix

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

1
Life Sciences
50% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
50% 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.

20 h
Manual time on pending OAs
4 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
7 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.2 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
GRANNUM, VERITA EUDORA EBUN 1 61.3% +45.6%
ZALESKAS, JOHN M 1 62.4% +19.7%

Hard Cases (2)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18544728 CYLINDER HEAD FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH SUCH A CYLINDER HEAD ZALESKAS, JOHN M 42d
18740818 BATTERY MODULE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MOUNTING A CIRCUIT BOARD OF A BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN A BATTERY MODULE ASSEMBLY GRANNUM, VERITA EUDORA EBUN —

Interview Candidates (2)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18544728 CYLINDER HEAD FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH SUCH A CYLINDER HEAD ZALESKAS, JOHN M 42d
18740818 BATTERY MODULE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MOUNTING A CIRCUIT BOARD OF A BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN A BATTERY MODULE ASSEMBLY GRANNUM, VERITA EUDORA EBUN —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1721 1
3747 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18740818 BATTERY MODULE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MOUNTING A CIRCUIT BOARD OF A BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN A BATTERY MODULE ASSEMBLY GRANNUM, VERITA EUDORA EBUN 1721 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 12, 2024
18544728 CYLINDER HEAD FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH SUCH A CYLINDER HEAD ZALESKAS, JOHN M 3747 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 42d Pending Dec 19, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Deutz Aktiengesellschaft have?

Deutz Aktiengesellschaft has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Deutz Aktiengesellschaft applications?

Verita Eudora Ebun Grannum has the most, with 1 of Deutz Aktiengesellschaft's pending office actions.

What technology area are Deutz Aktiengesellschaft's patent applications in?

Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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