Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Communications • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
5 pending office actions • 4 art units • 5 examiners • 0 of 5 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 4 patents granted in the last 365 days
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG is currently managing 5 pending office actions in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These 5 actions are distributed among 5 distinct examiners, meaning that no two pending cases are being reviewed by the same person. This high level of examiner diversity requires the company to adapt to 5 different sets of examiner preferences and styles across its 5 pending office actions.
The prosecution is spread across 4 distinct art units, which suggests that the company's technology is being evaluated by several different specialized groups within the USPTO. AHADI, ELIA is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, though they are only responsible for 1 pending office action. With 5 distinct examiners and 4 distinct art units involved, the company must manage a varied prosecution landscape. This distribution requires a strategy that ensures technical consistency while addressing the unique requirements of 4 distinct art units. The lack of examiner concentration means that no single individual's perspective will dominate the outcome of the 5 pending office actions, providing a diversified risk profile for the portfolio.
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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 1 (20%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 4 (80%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AHADI, ELIA | 1 | — | — |
| THOMPSON, LESLIE J. | 1 | 68.4% | +9.4% |
| ZIMMERMAN, JOSHUA D | 1 | 40.8% | +15.5% |
| DHINGRA, PAWANDEEP | 1 | 60.4% | +16.7% |
| FERRE, ALEXANDRE F | 1 | 59.1% | +20.1% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19057334 | DEVICE FOR LIFTING AND MOVING A STACK OF FLAT PRODUCTS LYING ON TOP OF ONE ANOTHER | AHADI, ELIA | — |
| 19039813 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A WEB-FED PRINTING PRESS | THOMPSON, LESLIE J. | — |
| 18987181 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE LOCATION-DEPENDENT STRUCTURE DEPTH OF A FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE OR SCANNING SURFACE | ZIMMERMAN, JOSHUA D | — |
| 18485392 | PARTICULATE COMPOSITION FOR PRODUCTION OF LOW-WEAR NONSTICK COATINGS, AND COATED PRODUCT | FERRE, ALEXANDRE F | — |
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 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18987181 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE LOCATION-DEPENDENT STRUCTURE DEPTH OF A FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE OR SCANNING SURFACE | ZIMMERMAN, JOSHUA D | — |
| 18775423 | COLOR MANAGEMENT FOR MACHINE-READABLE OPTICAL CODES ON PRINTED PRODUCTS | DHINGRA, PAWANDEEP | — |
| 18485392 | PARTICULATE COMPOSITION FOR PRODUCTION OF LOW-WEAR NONSTICK COATINGS, AND COATED PRODUCT | FERRE, ALEXANDRE F | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2853 | 2 |
| 3652 | 1 |
| 2683 | 1 |
| 1788 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19057334 | DEVICE FOR LIFTING AND MOVING A STACK OF FLAT PRODUCTS LYING ON TOP OF ONE ANOTHER | AHADI, ELIA | 3652 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 19, 2025 |
| 19039813 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A WEB-FED PRINTING PRESS | THOMPSON, LESLIE J. | 2853 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 29, 2025 |
| 18987181 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE LOCATION-DEPENDENT STRUCTURE DEPTH OF A FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE OR SCANNING SURFACE | ZIMMERMAN, JOSHUA D | 2853 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2024 |
| 18775423 | COLOR MANAGEMENT FOR MACHINE-READABLE OPTICAL CODES ON PRINTED PRODUCTS | DHINGRA, PAWANDEEP | 2683 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 17, 2024 |
| 18485392 | PARTICULATE COMPOSITION FOR PRODUCTION OF LOW-WEAR NONSTICK COATINGS, AND COATED PRODUCT | FERRE, ALEXANDRE F | 1788 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 12, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialHeidelberger Druckmaschinen AG has 5 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 4 art units and 5 examiners.
Elia Ahadi has the most, with 1 of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG's pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
