Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Grace Technologies Inc. currently faces 2 pending office actions in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These 2 actions are handled by 2 distinct examiners but are located within 1 distinct art unit. SCHINDLER, DAVID M is the busiest examiner, responsible for 1 pending action. This shows that while the examiners differ, the administrative oversight is concentrated.
The presence of 2 distinct examiners for 2 pending office actions means the company must address two different examination perspectives. However, because both actions are within 1 distinct art unit, there is a likelihood of consistent technical standards and prior art application. SCHINDLER, DAVID M is one of the two examiners currently reviewing the company's semiconductor applications. The fact that 2 pending office actions are in 1 distinct art unit suggests a focused technical scope for the company's current patenting efforts in this field. Practitioners should manage 2 distinct examiner relationships within 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCHINDLER, DAVID M | 1 | 40.6% | +23.8% |
| POTHEN, FEBA | 1 | 81.0% | +11.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18825913 | Voltage Sensing Lead Termination | SCHINDLER, DAVID M | — |
| 18825862 | Absence of Voltage Tester | POTHEN, FEBA | — |
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 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18825913 | Voltage Sensing Lead Termination | SCHINDLER, DAVID M | — |
| 18825862 | Absence of Voltage Tester | POTHEN, FEBA | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2858 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18825913 | Voltage Sensing Lead Termination | SCHINDLER, DAVID M | 2858 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 05, 2024 |
| 18825862 | Absence of Voltage Tester | POTHEN, FEBA | 2858 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 05, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialGrace Technologies Inc. has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 2 examiners.
David M Schindler has the most, with 1 of Grace Technologies Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
