Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Hammel Companies Inc.

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

Analysis

Hammel Companies Inc. currently manages 1 pending office action within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. This matter is assigned to 1 distinct examiner, GABRIEL JOSEPH RENE LAMBERT, and 1 distinct art unit. GABRIEL JOSEPH RENE LAMBERT is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, handling 1 pending office action.

The 1 pending office action is the only active matter for the company at this time. Because it is assigned to 1 distinct examiner, the prosecution team can tailor its approach to the specific habits of GABRIEL JOSEPH RENE LAMBERT. The 1 distinct art unit suggests that the technical subject matter is focused within a single specialized group. This concentration in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems area allows for a direct line of communication with the USPTO.

With 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit, the portfolio lacks the complexity of multi-examiner coordination. The 1 pending office action represents the full scope of the company's current legal challenges in patent procurement. Practitioners should note that GABRIEL JOSEPH RENE LAMBERT is the sole individual responsible for the examination of this portfolio. The 1 distinct art unit provides a stable environment for resolving the pending matter.

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

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

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.

1
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (100%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
100% 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.

10 h
Manual time on pending OAs
2 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
4 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
LAMBERT, GABRIEL JOSEPH RENE 1 64.2% +12.8%

Hard Cases (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19244151 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OFFSETTING CARBON EMISSIONS OF TRANSPORTS LAMBERT, GABRIEL JOSEPH RENE —

Interview Candidates (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19244151 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OFFSETTING CARBON EMISSIONS OF TRANSPORTS LAMBERT, GABRIEL JOSEPH RENE —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3661 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19244151 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OFFSETTING CARBON EMISSIONS OF TRANSPORTS LAMBERT, GABRIEL JOSEPH RENE 3661 §101§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 20, 2025

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