Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
5 pending office actions • 2 art units • 4 examiners • 0 of 5 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 4 patents granted in the last 365 days
Honeywell Lng LLC has 5 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These cases are handled by 4 distinct examiners across 2 distinct art units. KING, BRIAN M is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, with 2 pending office actions. The distribution of 5 pending actions among 4 examiners means that most examiners are handling a single case, while the busiest examiner is responsible for 2 of the actions. The concentration in 2 distinct art units suggests a specific focus within the mechanical engineering field.
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 |
|---|---|
| §112 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KING, BRIAN M | 2 | 70.3% | +23.7% |
| MENGESHA, WEBESHET | 1 | 47.2% | +12.7% |
| PRESSLEY, PAUL DEREK | 1 | 59.1% | +29.3% |
| PETTITT, JOHN F | 1 | 25.9% | +21.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18841810 | Single Mixed Refrigerant LNG Production Process | MENGESHA, WEBESHET | — |
| 18477644 | Coil Wound Heat Exchanger Deformable Support System And Method | PRESSLEY, PAUL DEREK | — |
| 18219808 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECONDENSING BOIL-OFF GAS FROM A LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS TANK | PETTITT, JOHN F | — |
| 17168770 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DECARBONIZED LNG PRODUCTION | KING, BRIAN M | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19018768 | OPEN LOOP LIQUEFACTION PROCESS WITH NGL RECOVERY | KING, BRIAN M | — |
| 18841810 | Single Mixed Refrigerant LNG Production Process | MENGESHA, WEBESHET | — |
| 18477644 | Coil Wound Heat Exchanger Deformable Support System And Method | PRESSLEY, PAUL DEREK | — |
| 18219808 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECONDENSING BOIL-OFF GAS FROM A LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS TANK | PETTITT, JOHN F | — |
| 17168770 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DECARBONIZED LNG PRODUCTION | KING, BRIAN M | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3763 | 4 |
| 3725 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19018768 | OPEN LOOP LIQUEFACTION PROCESS WITH NGL RECOVERY | KING, BRIAN M | 3763 | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 13, 2025 |
| 18841810 | Single Mixed Refrigerant LNG Production Process | MENGESHA, WEBESHET | 3763 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 27, 2024 |
| 18477644 | Coil Wound Heat Exchanger Deformable Support System And Method | PRESSLEY, PAUL DEREK | 3725 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 29, 2023 |
| 18219808 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECONDENSING BOIL-OFF GAS FROM A LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS TANK | PETTITT, JOHN F | 3763 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 10, 2023 |
| 17168770 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DECARBONIZED LNG PRODUCTION | KING, BRIAN M | 3763 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 05, 2021 |
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Start Free TrialHoneywell Lng LLC has 5 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 4 examiners.
Brian M King has the most, with 2 of Honeywell Lng LLC's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
