Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 2 patents granted in the last 365 days
Envola GmbH is currently managing 2 pending office actions within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These actions are assigned to 2 distinct examiners but are both located within 1 distinct art unit. This indicates a high degree of organizational concentration, as both pending matters are being reviewed under the same art unit's specific guidelines and precedents.
The busiest examiner is WEINERT, WILLIAM C, who is responsible for 1 pending office action. Since each of the 2 distinct examiners handles exactly 1 of the 2 pending office actions, the workload is evenly split. However, because both examiners are in the same 1 distinct art unit, the practitioner can expect a consistent examination environment. This allows for a more unified prosecution strategy compared to portfolios spread across multiple units.
With 2 pending office actions in a single art unit, the practitioner should look for commonalities in the feedback from WEINERT, WILLIAM C and the other distinct examiner. The standards of the 1 distinct art unit will be the primary influence on both actions. Successfully navigating these 2 pending office actions requires a deep understanding of the specific requirements and typical rejection types found in this particular Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering unit.
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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 1 (50%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEINERT, WILLIAM C | 1 | 57.9% | +35.7% |
| LIN, KO-WEI | 1 | 76.1% | +20.1% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18709571 | SYSTEM FOR CLIMATE-CONTROL OF INTERIOR SPACES OF A BUILDING | LIN, KO-WEI | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18711211 | CIRCULATING AIR MODULE AND CIRCULATING AIR MODULE SYSTEM | WEINERT, WILLIAM C | — |
| 18709571 | SYSTEM FOR CLIMATE-CONTROL OF INTERIOR SPACES OF A BUILDING | LIN, KO-WEI | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3762 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18711211 | CIRCULATING AIR MODULE AND CIRCULATING AIR MODULE SYSTEM | WEINERT, WILLIAM C | 3762 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 17, 2024 |
| 18709571 | SYSTEM FOR CLIMATE-CONTROL OF INTERIOR SPACES OF A BUILDING | LIN, KO-WEI | 3762 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 13, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialEnvola GmbH has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 2 examiners.
William C Weinert has the most, with 1 of Envola GmbH's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
