Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 9 patents granted in the last 365 days
Franke Technology And Trademark Ltd. currently has 2 pending office actions within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These actions are distributed among 2 distinct examiners, meaning each examiner is reviewing a separate matter. Despite having 2 examiners, all prosecution activity is concentrated within 1 distinct art unit. This suggests that while the company has multiple applications, they are related enough to be handled by the same specialized examination group, which may facilitate a more consistent approach to prosecution.
The busiest examiner for the portfolio is BURKMAN, JESSICA LYNN, who is responsible for 1 busiest examiner pending office action. Given that there are 2 pending actions and 2 distinct examiners, each examiner is managing a portion of the workload. The concentration of the actions in 1 distinct art unit allows for a unified prosecution strategy, as the examiners likely share similar guidelines. Practitioners should monitor the progress of the 2 pending office actions to identify any common themes raised by the examiners within this art unit. This approach is essential for securing patent rights in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems sector.
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) | 2 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURKMAN, JESSICA LYNN | 1 | 82.1% | +15.7% |
| BLENKE, ANDREW TOBIAS | 1 | — | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18718152 | FLOUR SIFTING DEVICE | BURKMAN, JESSICA LYNN | — |
| 18481389 | METERED FOOD DISPENSER WITH ACCURACY PULSING FOR IMPROVED DISPENSING ACCURACY | BLENKE, ANDREW TOBIAS | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18718152 | FLOUR SIFTING DEVICE | BURKMAN, JESSICA LYNN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3653 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18718152 | FLOUR SIFTING DEVICE | BURKMAN, JESSICA LYNN | 3653 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 10, 2024 |
| 18481389 | METERED FOOD DISPENSER WITH ACCURACY PULSING FOR IMPROVED DISPENSING ACCURACY | BLENKE, ANDREW TOBIAS | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 05, 2023 |
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