Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Felsomat GmbH & Co. Kg has 1 pending office action in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. This action is assigned to 1 distinct examiner, SNYDER, ALAN W, who also serves as the busiest examiner for the portfolio. The prosecution is occurring within a distinct art unit, providing a specialized departmental focus for the company's patent applications.
Because SNYDER, ALAN W is the only examiner involved, the company can expect a consistent application of examination standards for its pending matter. The practitioner should focus on the specific history and tendencies of the busiest examiner to optimize the prosecution strategy. This concentration within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering field allows for a more efficient and targeted review process.
The evaluation of the pending office action within a distinct art unit suggests that the company's technology is being reviewed by experts in the relevant field. This departmental focus can be an advantage for ensuring that the examination is both thorough and fair. Successfully navigating the requirements of the busiest examiner and the art unit is key to achieving the company's patent goals.
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) | 1 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SNYDER, ALAN W | 1 | 82.2% | +12.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18737952 | WORKPIECE CHAMFERING | SNYDER, ALAN W | — |
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 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18737952 | WORKPIECE CHAMFERING | SNYDER, ALAN W | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3722 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18737952 | WORKPIECE CHAMFERING | SNYDER, ALAN W | 3722 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 08, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialFelsomat GmbH & Co. Kg has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Alan W Snyder has the most, with 1 of Felsomat GmbH & Co. Kg's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
