Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
16 pending office actions • 4 art units • 13 examiners • 0 of 16 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 39 patents granted in the last 365 days
GE Avio S.r.l. currently manages 16 pending office actions within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These matters are distributed among 12 distinct examiners, suggesting that the company interacts with a variety of different officials. The workload is further spread across 4 distinct art units, indicating that the company's technology is classified under several different groups at the USPTO.
The busiest examiner for this portfolio is MALATEK, KATHERYN A, who is currently handling 3 pending office actions. This count of 3 is the highest for any single examiner in the portfolio, although the total number of pending matters is 16. Practitioners should prioritize understanding the specific examination style of MALATEK, KATHERYN A, as this individual's decisions will impact a portion of the active files.
With 16 pending office actions and 12 distinct examiners, the portfolio requires a coordinated strategy to ensure consistency across different filings. The fact that 4 distinct art units are involved means that the company must navigate various technical standards and internal policies. Focusing on the 3 actions assigned to the busiest examiner while maintaining a strategy for the other 12 distinct examiners is essential for effective portfolio management.
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 |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 3 (19%) |
| §103 only | 4 (25%) |
| §102 only | 1 (6%) |
| Double-patenting only | 2 (12%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (6%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 5 (31%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MALATEK, KATHERYN A | 3 | 86.7% | +43.0% |
| HARRINGTON, ALYSON JOAN | 2 | 74.5% | +60.9% |
| LISOWSKI, JACEK | 1 | 66.1% | +40.4% |
| FISHER, WESLEY LE | 1 | 82.4% | +14.1% |
| CHAU, ALAIN | 1 | 80.5% | +26.0% |
| PILKINGTON, JAMES | 1 | 70.2% | +35.7% |
| CHOI, ALICIA M | 1 | 79.3% | +28.6% |
| GOLIK, ARTHUR PAUL | 1 | 69.9% | +45.3% |
| KIM, CRAIG SANG | 1 | 86.3% | +9.8% |
| KIM, TAE JUN | 1 | 64.0% | +25.7% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19210641 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PRODUCE HYDROGEN GAS TURBINE PROPULSION | CHAU, ALAIN | — |
| 19194896 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE | MALATEK, KATHERYN A | — |
| 19180421 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE | MALATEK, KATHERYN A | — |
| 19180687 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE | MALATEK, KATHERYN A | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19438921 | GEARBOX ASSEMBLY WITH LUBRICANT EXTRACTION VOLUME RATIO | LISOWSKI, JACEK | — |
| 19397143 | HUB ASSEMBLY HAVING A PTICH LOCK SYSTEM | FISHER, WESLEY LE | — |
| 19192808 | OIL BEARING | PILKINGTON, JAMES | — |
| 18923308 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO CLASSIFY, REPORT, AND ADJUST BEHAVIOR VARIATION IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING MACHINE FLEET | CHOI, ALICIA M | — |
| 18822908 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE HAVING A MECHANICAL POWER SHARING ARRANGEMENT | GOLIK, ARTHUR PAUL | — |
| 18777349 | FUEL THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS | KIM, CRAIG SANG | — |
| 18218672 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS OR METHODS FOR COMPRESSION OF MATERIAL BASED ON DETECTED TEMPERATURE | DARNELL, BAILEIGH K | — |
| 17988170 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING TORQUE IN A TURBOMACHINE | SEBASCO CHENG, STEPHANIE | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18640054 | FUEL SYSTEMS FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINES | KIM, TAE JUN | 2d overdue |
| 19438921 | GEARBOX ASSEMBLY WITH LUBRICANT EXTRACTION VOLUME RATIO | LISOWSKI, JACEK | — |
| 19397143 | HUB ASSEMBLY HAVING A PTICH LOCK SYSTEM | FISHER, WESLEY LE | — |
| 19210641 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PRODUCE HYDROGEN GAS TURBINE PROPULSION | CHAU, ALAIN | — |
| 19194896 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE | MALATEK, KATHERYN A | — |
| 19192808 | OIL BEARING | PILKINGTON, JAMES | — |
| 19180421 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE | MALATEK, KATHERYN A | — |
| 19180687 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE | MALATEK, KATHERYN A | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3741 | 9 |
| 3745 | 2 |
| 1744 | 2 |
| 3799 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19438921 | GEARBOX ASSEMBLY WITH LUBRICANT EXTRACTION VOLUME RATIO | LISOWSKI, JACEK | 3741 | §101DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 02, 2026 |
| 19397143 | HUB ASSEMBLY HAVING A PTICH LOCK SYSTEM | FISHER, WESLEY LE | 3745 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 21, 2025 |
| 19210641 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PRODUCE HYDROGEN GAS TURBINE PROPULSION | CHAU, ALAIN | 3741 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 16, 2025 |
| 19194896 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE | MALATEK, KATHERYN A | 3741 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 30, 2025 |
| 19192808 | OIL BEARING | PILKINGTON, JAMES | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 29, 2025 |
| 19180421 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE | MALATEK, KATHERYN A | 3741 | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 16, 2025 |
| 19180687 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE | MALATEK, KATHERYN A | 3741 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 16, 2025 |
| 18923308 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO CLASSIFY, REPORT, AND ADJUST BEHAVIOR VARIATION IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING MACHINE FLEET | CHOI, ALICIA M | — | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 22, 2024 |
| 18822908 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE HAVING A MECHANICAL POWER SHARING ARRANGEMENT | GOLIK, ARTHUR PAUL | 3745 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 03, 2024 |
| 18802001 | AIRCRAFT SYSTEM HAVING A THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | HARRINGTON, ALYSON JOAN | 3741 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 13, 2024 |
| 18777349 | FUEL THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS | KIM, CRAIG SANG | 3741 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 18, 2024 |
| 18777356 | FUEL THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS | HARRINGTON, ALYSON JOAN | 3741 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 18, 2024 |
| 18640054 | FUEL SYSTEMS FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINES | KIM, TAE JUN | 3799 | §103 | Final Rejection | 2d overdue | Pending | Apr 19, 2024 |
| 18218672 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS OR METHODS FOR COMPRESSION OF MATERIAL BASED ON DETECTED TEMPERATURE | DARNELL, BAILEIGH K | 1744 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 06, 2023 |
| 18218667 | APPARATUS FOR APPLYING A COMPRESSIVE LOAD | GRAHAM, ANDREW D | 1744 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 06, 2023 |
| 17988170 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING TORQUE IN A TURBOMACHINE | SEBASCO CHENG, STEPHANIE | 3741 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 16, 2022 |
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