Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
6 pending office actions • 1 art units • 5 examiners • 0 of 6 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 2 patents granted in the last 365 days
Gemü Gebr Müller Apparatebau GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft has 6 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These cases are assigned to 5 distinct examiners, all of whom are located within 1 distinct art unit. This high concentration in 1 distinct art unit suggests a very specific technical focus for the pending applications. Practitioners can expect a consistent set of procedural rules and prior art interpretations due to the 1 distinct art unit designation.
CHAUDRY, ATIF H is the busiest examiner for the company, currently managing 2 pending office actions. The other pending office actions are handled by the other 5 distinct examiners. Because all 6 pending office actions are in 1 distinct art unit, practitioners can implement a highly specialized prosecution strategy. Managing 5 distinct examiners within one division requires attention to individual preferences while maintaining a unified technical argument across all 6 pending office actions. This centralized environment simplifies the coordination of the active matters.
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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 1 (17%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 5 (83%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHAUDRY, ATIF H | 2 | 70.8% | +16.5% |
| ROST, ANDREW J | 1 | 65.7% | +19.9% |
| COLON MORALES, DAVID | 1 | 79.0% | +17.5% |
| REID, MICHAEL ROBERT | 1 | 79.0% | +19.2% |
| DO, HAILEY KYUNG AE | 1 | 74.1% | +16.0% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19247749 | VALVE BLOCK BODY AND FITTING ASSEMBLY | ROST, ANDREW J | — |
| 19138089 | METHOD, PROCESS VALVE, VALVE ASSEMBLY | COLON MORALES, DAVID | — |
| 19223648 | VALVE BODY FOR A DIAPHRAGM VALVE, AND DIAPHRAGM VALVE | REID, MICHAEL ROBERT | — |
| 18997920 | DEVICE FOR A VALVE IN PROCESS FLUID TECHNOLOGY | CHAUDRY, ATIF H | — |
| 18709102 | CONNECTION DEVICE AND DIAPHRAGM VALVE | DO, HAILEY KYUNG AE | — |
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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19247749 | VALVE BLOCK BODY AND FITTING ASSEMBLY | ROST, ANDREW J | — |
| 19138089 | METHOD, PROCESS VALVE, VALVE ASSEMBLY | COLON MORALES, DAVID | — |
| 19223648 | VALVE BODY FOR A DIAPHRAGM VALVE, AND DIAPHRAGM VALVE | REID, MICHAEL ROBERT | — |
| 18997920 | DEVICE FOR A VALVE IN PROCESS FLUID TECHNOLOGY | CHAUDRY, ATIF H | — |
| 18709102 | CONNECTION DEVICE AND DIAPHRAGM VALVE | DO, HAILEY KYUNG AE | — |
| 18834336 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING DATA ASSOCIATED WITH A PROCESS VALVE SHUT-OFF BODY | CHAUDRY, ATIF H | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3753 | 6 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19247749 | VALVE BLOCK BODY AND FITTING ASSEMBLY | ROST, ANDREW J | 3753 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 24, 2025 |
| 19138089 | METHOD, PROCESS VALVE, VALVE ASSEMBLY | COLON MORALES, DAVID | 3753 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 11, 2025 |
| 19223648 | VALVE BODY FOR A DIAPHRAGM VALVE, AND DIAPHRAGM VALVE | REID, MICHAEL ROBERT | 3753 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 30, 2025 |
| 18997920 | DEVICE FOR A VALVE IN PROCESS FLUID TECHNOLOGY | CHAUDRY, ATIF H | 3753 | §102§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 23, 2025 |
| 18709102 | CONNECTION DEVICE AND DIAPHRAGM VALVE | DO, HAILEY KYUNG AE | 3753 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 04, 2024 |
| 18834336 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING DATA ASSOCIATED WITH A PROCESS VALVE SHUT-OFF BODY | CHAUDRY, ATIF H | 3753 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 30, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialGemü Gebr Müller Apparatebau GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft has 6 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 5 examiners.
Atif H Chaudry has the most, with 2 of Gemü Gebr Müller Apparatebau GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
