Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Helrom GmbH

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

Analysis

Helrom GmbH currently has 1 pending office action in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. This matter is assigned to 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit, reflecting a very focused prosecution profile. This concentration indicates that the company's current active efforts are centered on a single mechanical or transportation-related patent application, requiring a dedicated strategy to address the specific technical requirements of this individual case.

The busiest examiner for the company is MCCARRY JR, ROBERT J, who is managing the 1 pending office action. This examiner's workload constitutes the entirety of the company's active office actions. Because there is only 1 distinct art unit involved, the administrative oversight for the company's current filings is centralized, requiring interaction with only one specific division of the patent office. This streamlined structure allows the company to focus its legal resources on the specific examination standards and technical expectations of this single examiner and their respective unit within the transportation 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
MCCARRY JR, ROBERT J 1 81.7% +16.9%

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
18910244 RAILWAY WAGON FOR TRANSPORTATION OF SEMI-TRAILERS AND THE LIKE MCCARRY JR, ROBERT 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
18910244 RAILWAY WAGON FOR TRANSPORTATION OF SEMI-TRAILERS AND THE LIKE MCCARRY JR, ROBERT J —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3615 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18910244 RAILWAY WAGON FOR TRANSPORTATION OF SEMI-TRAILERS AND THE LIKE MCCARRY JR, ROBERT J 3615 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 09, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Helrom GmbH have?

Helrom GmbH has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Helrom GmbH applications?

Robert J Mccarry Jr. has the most, with 1 of Helrom GmbH's pending office actions.

What technology area are Helrom GmbH'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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