Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
3 pending office actions • 2 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 4 patents granted in the last 365 days
Esab AB has 3 pending office actions currently active in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These 3 pending office actions are distributed among 3 distinct examiners, which indicates that each pending matter is being handled by a different person. This workload is further divided across 2 distinct art units. Having 3 pending office actions in 2 distinct art units means that at least two of the actions are likely being processed within the same administrative division of the USPTO, potentially offering some consistency in broader policy application.
The busiest examiner for Esab AB is ING, MATTHEW W, who is managing 1 busiest examiner pending action. Since there are 3 distinct examiners for the 3 pending office actions, the workload is evenly distributed. Practitioners should be prepared to navigate the specific requirements of 2 distinct art units while coordinating with 3 distinct examiners. The focus on Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems across these 3 pending office actions suggests a coherent technical strategy, even if the 3 distinct examiners introduce individual variability into the prosecution of the portfolio. This structure requires a strategy that accounts for the nuances of 2 distinct art units while responding to the individual preferences of 3 distinct examiners. The 1:1 ratio of examiners to pending actions ensures that each of the 3 pending office actions receives dedicated attention.
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.
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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 3 (100%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ING, MATTHEW W | 1 | 64.7% | +8.3% |
| CHOU, JIMMY | 1 | 71.0% | +14.9% |
| TRAN-LE, THAO UYEN | 1 | 42.6% | +48.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18804308 | PALLET | ING, MATTHEW W | 41d |
| 18476392 | WIRE FEEDER TO TORCH COMMUNICATION | CHOU, JIMMY | — |
| 17537644 | ADAPTIVE INDUCTANCE COMPENSATION IN A WELDING CIRCUIT | TRAN-LE, THAO UYEN | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18476392 | WIRE FEEDER TO TORCH COMMUNICATION | CHOU, JIMMY | — |
| 17537644 | ADAPTIVE INDUCTANCE COMPENSATION IN A WELDING CIRCUIT | TRAN-LE, THAO UYEN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3637 | 1 |
| 3761 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18804308 | PALLET | ING, MATTHEW W | 3637 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 41d | Pending | Aug 14, 2024 |
| 18476392 | WIRE FEEDER TO TORCH COMMUNICATION | CHOU, JIMMY | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 28, 2023 |
| 17537644 | ADAPTIVE INDUCTANCE COMPENSATION IN A WELDING CIRCUIT | TRAN-LE, THAO UYEN | 3761 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 30, 2021 |
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