Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Efalke GmbH

Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Efalke GmbH has 2 pending office actions within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These 2 actions are handled by 2 distinct examiners and are located in 2 distinct art units. This means each pending matter is being reviewed in a different technical unit by a different official. The 2 pending office actions represent the total active workload.

TOLEDO-DURAN, EDWIN J is the busiest examiner, managing 1 busiest examiner pending action. Since there are 2 distinct examiners for the actions, the workload is split. Each of the 2 pending actions represents a separate examiner and art unit interaction.

The 2 distinct art units for the 2 pending office actions show that the portfolio's current activity is technically diverse. Practitioners should prepare for distinct lines of communication to resolve the 2 pending actions. This ratio of actions to examiners ensures a distributed review process.

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

Portfolio Summary

2
Total Pending OAs
2
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

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.

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
2
Mechanical / Eng
100% 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
TOLEDO-DURAN, EDWIN J 1 70.0% +31.7%
GLOVER, SHANNA DANIELLE 1 76.3% +28.6%

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
19126752 AUTONOMOUS BOAT LAUNCHING AND LOADING MECHANISM TOLEDO-DURAN, EDWIN J —
18543237 APPARATUS AND METHODS OF STERNDRIVE FIXATION GLOVER, SHANNA DANIELLE —

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
19126752 AUTONOMOUS BOAT LAUNCHING AND LOADING MECHANISM TOLEDO-DURAN, EDWIN J —
18543237 APPARATUS AND METHODS OF STERNDRIVE FIXATION GLOVER, SHANNA DANIELLE —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3678 1
3642 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19126752 AUTONOMOUS BOAT LAUNCHING AND LOADING MECHANISM TOLEDO-DURAN, EDWIN J 3678 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 02, 2025
18543237 APPARATUS AND METHODS OF STERNDRIVE FIXATION GLOVER, SHANNA DANIELLE 3642 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 18, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Efalke GmbH have?

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

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Efalke GmbH applications?

Edwin J Toledo-Duran has the most, with 1 of Efalke GmbH's pending office actions.

What technology area are Efalke 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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