Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

General Electric Technology GmbH

Technology areas: Computing & Software • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

5 pending office actions • 4 art units • 5 examiners • 0 of 5 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 18 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

General Electric Technology GmbH has 5 pending office actions in Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering. The matters involve 5 distinct examiners and 4 distinct art units. The profile shows complete examiner dispersion with some overlap in technical examination assignments.

GOLIK, ARTHUR PAUL is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. No examiner has multiple matters in the current data. Counsel should focus on application-specific prosecution issues while using the repeated art-unit coverage to identify any consistent technical concerns.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

5
Total Pending OAs
2
Non-Final OAs
2
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

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.

1
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

Case Difficulty Mix

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.

4
Hard (80%)
1
Medium (20%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (20%)
§103 only1 (20%)
Multi-statute (no §101)3 (60%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
1
Information Tech
20% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
1
Semiconductors
20% of docket
3
Mechanical / Eng
60% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

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.

50 h
Manual time on pending OAs
10 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
18 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.4 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
GOLIK, ARTHUR PAUL 1 70.2% +45.5%
REITZ, MICHAEL K. 1 69.1% +5.1%
STANEK, KELSEY L 1 80.7% +15.3%
SCHALLHORN, TYLER J 1 35.8% +15.0%
SAUNCY, TONI DIAN 1 86.2% +18.4%

Hard Cases (4)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18188237 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING A DISTANCE TO A FAULT IN HYBRID LINE SYSTEMS SAUNCY, TONI DIAN 25d overdue
19151139 A STEAM TURBINE, A POWER PLANT AND A SMALL MODULAR REACTOR COMPRISING THE TURBINE AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OR SERVICING OF SAID TURBINE GOLIK, ARTHUR PAUL —
19139721 A STEAM TURBINE AND A USE OF THE STEAM TURBINE, A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OR SERVICING OF SAID STEAM TURBINE, A SMALL-MODULAR REACTOR AND A POWER PLANT INCLUDING SAID STEAM TURBINE REITZ, MICHAEL K. —
19137145 SYSTEM FOR REHEAT STEAM TEMPERATURE TURNDOWN CONTROL IN HEAT RECOVERY STEAM GENERATORS STANEK, KELSEY L —

Interview Candidates (4)

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 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18188237 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING A DISTANCE TO A FAULT IN HYBRID LINE SYSTEMS SAUNCY, TONI DIAN 25d overdue
19151139 A STEAM TURBINE, A POWER PLANT AND A SMALL MODULAR REACTOR COMPRISING THE TURBINE AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OR SERVICING OF SAID TURBINE GOLIK, ARTHUR PAUL —
19137145 SYSTEM FOR REHEAT STEAM TEMPERATURE TURNDOWN CONTROL IN HEAT RECOVERY STEAM GENERATORS STANEK, KELSEY L —
18315887 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING MACHINE LEARNING AND DATA ANALYTICS IN HYBRID SYSTEMS SCHALLHORN, TYLER J —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3745 2
3741 1
2144 1
2857 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19151139 A STEAM TURBINE, A POWER PLANT AND A SMALL MODULAR REACTOR COMPRISING THE TURBINE AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OR SERVICING OF SAID TURBINE GOLIK, ARTHUR PAUL 3745 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 25, 2025
19139721 A STEAM TURBINE AND A USE OF THE STEAM TURBINE, A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OR SERVICING OF SAID STEAM TURBINE, A SMALL-MODULAR REACTOR AND A POWER PLANT INCLUDING SAID STEAM TURBINE REITZ, MICHAEL K. 3745 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 16, 2025
19137145 SYSTEM FOR REHEAT STEAM TEMPERATURE TURNDOWN CONTROL IN HEAT RECOVERY STEAM GENERATORS STANEK, KELSEY L 3741 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 09, 2025
18315887 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING MACHINE LEARNING AND DATA ANALYTICS IN HYBRID SYSTEMS SCHALLHORN, TYLER J 2144 §103 Final Rejection — Pending May 11, 2023
18188237 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING A DISTANCE TO A FAULT IN HYBRID LINE SYSTEMS SAUNCY, TONI DIAN 2857 §101§103 Final Rejection 25d overdue Pending Mar 22, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does General Electric Technology GmbH have?

General Electric Technology GmbH has 5 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 4 art units and 5 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most General Electric Technology GmbH applications?

Arthur Paul Golik has the most, with 1 of General Electric Technology GmbH's pending office actions.

What technology area are General Electric Technology GmbH's patent applications in?

Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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