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 • 2 patents granted in the last 365 days
H Büsche GmbH & Co. Kg currently has 1 pending office action in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. This action is assigned to 1 distinct examiner, HESCHEL, SUSAN MARIE, who is the busiest examiner for the company with 1 pending action. The matter is being prosecuted in 1 distinct art unit. With only 1 pending office action, the company's current interaction with the USPTO is very narrow.
The success of this mechanical filing depends on the evaluation by HESCHEL, SUSAN MARIE. Practitioners should focus on the specific history of this 1 examiner and the 1 art unit. The absence of other pending actions means there are no other concurrent data points to analyze within this portfolio. This concentration of resources into a single pending action suggests a highly specific strategic focus within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems sector. Because the entire pending portfolio is contained within 1 distinct art unit, the company is subject to the specific examination standards of that group. The role of HESCHEL, SUSAN MARIE is critical, as this individual handles the company's only pending office action. This lack of examiner diversity requires a precise and well-researched response to the 1 pending action to ensure progress.
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) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HESCHEL, SUSAN MARIE | 1 | 77.0% | +17.8% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19052526 | DEVICE FOR OPENING AND CLOSING CURTAINS AS WELL AS A METHOD FOR CONNECTING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR DRIVE AND/OR A DEFLECTION TO THE PROFILE CROSS-SECTION OF A CURTAIN RAIL | HESCHEL, SUSAN MARIE | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19052526 | DEVICE FOR OPENING AND CLOSING CURTAINS AS WELL AS A METHOD FOR CONNECTING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR DRIVE AND/OR A DEFLECTION TO THE PROFILE CROSS-SECTION OF A CURTAIN RAIL | HESCHEL, SUSAN MARIE | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3637 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19052526 | DEVICE FOR OPENING AND CLOSING CURTAINS AS WELL AS A METHOD FOR CONNECTING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR DRIVE AND/OR A DEFLECTION TO THE PROFILE CROSS-SECTION OF A CURTAIN RAIL | HESCHEL, SUSAN MARIE | 3637 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 13, 2025 |
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Start Free TrialH Büsche GmbH & Co. Kg has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Susan Marie Heschel has the most, with 1 of H Büsche GmbH & Co. Kg's pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
