Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

HellermannTyton Corporation

Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

6 pending office actions • 4 art units • 5 examiners • 0 of 6 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 3 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

HellermannTyton Corporation has 6 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. The matters involve 5 distinct examiners across 4 distinct art units, indicating some repetition in examiner assignments alongside a relatively compact technical footprint.

GARFT, CHRISTOPHER is the busiest examiner, with 2 pending matters. Those matters may offer an opportunity to coordinate arguments or amendments where their records are related. The remaining examiner and art-unit assignments require separate attention.

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

Portfolio Summary

6
Total Pending OAs
5
Non-Final OAs
1
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.

5
Hard (83%)
1
Medium (17%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§102 only1 (17%)
Multi-statute (no §101)5 (83%)

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
6
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.

60 h
Manual time on pending OAs
12 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
21 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.5 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
GARFT, CHRISTOPHER 2 59.0% +23.2%
DAVIS, CASSANDRA HOPE 1 59.3% +25.8%
WEINHOLD, INGRID M 1 47.1% +42.8%
DO, ROWLAND 1 70.0% -5.3%
FOSTER, NICHOLAS L 1 75.5% +24.6%

Hard Cases (5)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19250511 Marking Label DAVIS, CASSANDRA HOPE —
19187674 Wire Rail Systems GARFT, CHRISTOPHER —
19177448 Angled Anchor Mounts WEINHOLD, INGRID M —
18902178 Snap-On Bracket Clamp Assemblies GARFT, CHRISTOPHER —
18647992 Fixings with Cutting Guides DO, ROWLAND —

Interview Candidates (5)

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 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19250511 Marking Label DAVIS, CASSANDRA HOPE —
19187674 Wire Rail Systems GARFT, CHRISTOPHER —
19177448 Angled Anchor Mounts WEINHOLD, INGRID M —
18902178 Snap-On Bracket Clamp Assemblies GARFT, CHRISTOPHER —
18439216 Fixings with Visual Installation Status Indicators FOSTER, NICHOLAS L —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3632 3
3631 1
3677 1
3675 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19250511 Marking Label DAVIS, CASSANDRA HOPE 3631 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 26, 2025
19187674 Wire Rail Systems GARFT, CHRISTOPHER 3632 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 23, 2025
19177448 Angled Anchor Mounts WEINHOLD, INGRID M 3632 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 11, 2025
18902178 Snap-On Bracket Clamp Assemblies GARFT, CHRISTOPHER 3632 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Sep 30, 2024
18647992 Fixings with Cutting Guides DO, ROWLAND 3677 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 26, 2024
18439216 Fixings with Visual Installation Status Indicators FOSTER, NICHOLAS L 3675 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 12, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does HellermannTyton Corporation have?

HellermannTyton Corporation has 6 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 4 art units and 5 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most HellermannTyton Corporation applications?

Christopher Garft has the most, with 2 of HellermannTyton Corporation's pending office actions.

What technology area are HellermannTyton Corporation's patent applications in?

Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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