Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Hc Thermal LLC

Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Hc Thermal LLC is active in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area with 1 pending office action. This action is assigned to 1 distinct examiner, indicating a focused prosecution strategy for its current filings. The portfolio's activity is limited to 1 distinct art unit, which suggests that the company is targeting a specific technical niche. This concentration simplifies the management of the company's current intellectual property efforts. The data shows that the company's current USPTO footprint is limited to a single active matter.

The busiest examiner for the company is WUNDERLICH, ERWIN J, who is handling 1 pending office action. This single action represents the total pending workload for the company at the USPTO. With only 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit involved, the company's immediate patent prospects are concentrated in one place. This streamlined structure allows for a clear and direct focus on the requirements of this specific examiner and art unit. The outcome of this pending action will be the primary factor in the company's current patent success within its technical sector.

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
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (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
WUNDERLICH, ERWIN J 1 42.9% +40.4%

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
18265036 MULTI-PASS HEATER WUNDERLICH, ERWIN J —

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
18265036 MULTI-PASS HEATER WUNDERLICH, ERWIN J —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3761 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18265036 MULTI-PASS HEATER WUNDERLICH, ERWIN J 3761 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 02, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Hc Thermal LLC have?

Hc Thermal LLC has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Hc Thermal LLC applications?

Erwin J Wunderlich has the most, with 1 of Hc Thermal LLC's pending office actions.

What technology area are Hc Thermal LLC'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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