Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 3 patents granted in the last 365 days
Gebhardt Fördertechnik GmbH currently manages 1 pending office action within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. This 1 pending office action is handled by 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit, showing a concentrated focus for the company's mechanical systems filings. This structure in 1 distinct art unit indicates a specific technological application within the transportation sector. The firm can focus on a set of regulatory requirements.
The busiest examiner is KEENAN, JAMES W, who handles 1 busiest examiner pending office action. This 1 busiest examiner pending office action matches the total workload for the company. Since there is only 1 distinct examiner, the practitioner can develop a targeted approach based on the specific examination style of this individual. Resolving the 1 pending office action requires navigating the specific standards of the 1 distinct art 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 |
|---|---|
| §112 only | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEENAN, JAMES W | 1 | 66.9% | +24.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18509566 | SHUTTLE SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A SHUTTLE SYSTEM | KEENAN, JAMES W | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3655 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18509566 | SHUTTLE SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A SHUTTLE SYSTEM | KEENAN, JAMES W | 3655 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 15, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialGebhardt Fördertechnik GmbH has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
James W Keenan has the most, with 1 of Gebhardt Fördertechnik GmbH's pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
