Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
12 pending office actions • 5 art units • 11 examiners • 0 of 12 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 41 patents granted in the last 365 days
Endress+Hauser SE+Co. KG currently has 12 pending office actions in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These actions are distributed among 11 distinct examiners. The prosecution activity spans 5 distinct art units, indicating a broad technical range within this sector.
Busiest examiner YOUNG, MONICA S is handling 2 pending office actions. The remaining actions are each assigned to a different examiner. This distribution requires the company to manage interactions with a large group of examiners across several different administrative units. With 11 distinct examiners involved, the prosecution strategy must be tailored to individual preferences rather than a centralized examiner approach. The concentration of 12 actions within 5 art units suggests some technical overlap, yet the high examiner count remains the primary factor in managing the portfolio's complexity. Practitioners should prepare for a variety of examination styles across these different units.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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 | 3 (25%) |
| §103 only | 3 (25%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 6 (50%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| YOUNG, MONICA S | 2 | 74.6% | +32.6% |
| GUYAH, REMASH RAJA | 1 | 76.9% | +37.9% |
| VUONG, QUOCHIEN B | 1 | 89.8% | -0.6% |
| PERVIN, NUZHAT | 1 | 81.1% | +13.7% |
| KOLB, NATHANIEL J | 1 | 62.3% | +35.1% |
| MORRIS, TAYLOR L | 1 | 59.5% | +35.5% |
| WINDRICH, MARCUS E | 1 | 79.2% | +7.1% |
| SUN, XIUQIN | 1 | 72.5% | +4.2% |
| DINH, LYNDA | 1 | 73.9% | +28.5% |
| ABRAHAM, JOHN BISHOY SAM | 1 | 58.3% | +55.6% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18252205 | PURGING ATTACHMENT AND METHOD FOR WORKING, IN PARTICULAR STRUCTURING, A SURFACE OF A WORKPIECE BY MEANS OF A LASER | CHAMBERS, JOHN MICHAEL | 3d overdue |
| 18859725 | FILL LEVEL METER | GUYAH, REMASH RAJA | — |
| 18847508 | INTRINSICALLY SAFE AUTOMATION FIELD DEVICE | VUONG, QUOCHIEN B | — |
| 18843529 | FILL-LEVEL METER | PERVIN, NUZHAT | — |
| 18840167 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING THE FILLING LEVEL OF A MEDIUM IN A CONTAINER | KOLB, NATHANIEL J | — |
| 18779655 | HOUSING AND CABLE CLAMP AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING AND/OR MONITORING A PROCESS VARIABLE OF A MEDIUM | MORRIS, TAYLOR L | — |
| 18715378 | SPRAY MIST DETECTION IN PROCESS PLANTS | WINDRICH, MARCUS E | — |
| 18710436 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR COMPENSATING A SENSOR | SUN, XIUQIN | — |
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 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18691946 | FIELD DEVICE | YOUNG, MONICA S | 15d overdue |
| 18859725 | FILL LEVEL METER | GUYAH, REMASH RAJA | — |
| 18843529 | FILL-LEVEL METER | PERVIN, NUZHAT | — |
| 18840167 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING THE FILLING LEVEL OF A MEDIUM IN A CONTAINER | KOLB, NATHANIEL J | — |
| 18779655 | HOUSING AND CABLE CLAMP AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING AND/OR MONITORING A PROCESS VARIABLE OF A MEDIUM | MORRIS, TAYLOR L | — |
| 18704234 | STATE MONITORING FOR A VIBRONIC SENSOR | DINH, LYNDA | — |
| 18698995 | DECOUPLING UNIT FOR A VIBRONIC SENSOR | YOUNG, MONICA S | — |
| 18579437 | FILL LEVEL MEASURING DEVICE | ABRAHAM, JOHN BISHOY SAM | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3646 | 3 |
| 2855 | 2 |
| 2117 | 1 |
| 3631 | 1 |
| 3761 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18859725 | FILL LEVEL METER | GUYAH, REMASH RAJA | 3646 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 24, 2024 |
| 18847508 | INTRINSICALLY SAFE AUTOMATION FIELD DEVICE | VUONG, QUOCHIEN B | 2117 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 16, 2024 |
| 18843529 | FILL-LEVEL METER | PERVIN, NUZHAT | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 03, 2024 |
| 18840167 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING THE FILLING LEVEL OF A MEDIUM IN A CONTAINER | KOLB, NATHANIEL J | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 21, 2024 |
| 18779655 | HOUSING AND CABLE CLAMP AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING AND/OR MONITORING A PROCESS VARIABLE OF A MEDIUM | MORRIS, TAYLOR L | 3631 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 22, 2024 |
| 18715378 | SPRAY MIST DETECTION IN PROCESS PLANTS | WINDRICH, MARCUS E | 3646 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 31, 2024 |
| 18710436 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR COMPENSATING A SENSOR | SUN, XIUQIN | — | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 15, 2024 |
| 18704234 | STATE MONITORING FOR A VIBRONIC SENSOR | DINH, LYNDA | — | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 24, 2024 |
| 18698995 | DECOUPLING UNIT FOR A VIBRONIC SENSOR | YOUNG, MONICA S | 2855 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 05, 2024 |
| 18691946 | FIELD DEVICE | YOUNG, MONICA S | 2855 | §103 | Final Rejection | 15d overdue | Pending | Mar 14, 2024 |
| 18579437 | FILL LEVEL MEASURING DEVICE | ABRAHAM, JOHN BISHOY SAM | 3646 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 15, 2024 |
| 18252205 | PURGING ATTACHMENT AND METHOD FOR WORKING, IN PARTICULAR STRUCTURING, A SURFACE OF A WORKPIECE BY MEANS OF A LASER | CHAMBERS, JOHN MICHAEL | 3761 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 3d overdue | Pending | May 09, 2023 |
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