Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
3 pending office actions • 3 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 7 patents granted in the last 365 days
Howmet Aerospace Inc. currently has 3 pending office actions within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These actions are distributed across 3 distinct art units, reflecting a varied technical scope even within a relatively small set of active matters. This distribution requires the applicant to manage prosecution across 3 different administrative groups, each with its own specific focus on mechanical systems.
The portfolio involves 3 distinct examiners, including BELLINGER, JASON R, who is responsible for 1 pending office action. This distribution means that no single examiner has a dominant influence over the company's current pending cases. Instead, the company must navigate 3 separate examination styles, which can lead to a more diversified set of outcomes across the portfolio.
Because each of the 3 pending office actions is handled by a different examiner, there is no overlap in the personnel reviewing the company's transportation-related claims. The presence of 3 distinct art units further suggests that the applications cover a broad range of technical subject matter within the sector. Practitioners should be prepared for 3 independent prosecution timelines as these matters progress through the patent office.
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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 3 (100%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELLINGER, JASON R | 1 | 70.0% | +18.7% |
| KRUER, KEVIN R | 1 | 26.8% | +29.4% |
| SAETHER, FLEMMING | 1 | 65.1% | +27.9% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18570114 | VEHICLE WHEEL HUB COVER, VEHICLE WHEEL, POWERED VEHICLE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE | BELLINGER, JASON R | — |
| 18478059 | METALLIC SUBSTRATE TREATMENT METHODS AND ARTICLES COMPRISING A PHOSPHONATE FUNCTIONALIZED LAYER | KRUER, KEVIN R | — |
| 18256571 | FASTENING COLLARS, MULTI-PIECE FASTENERS, AND METHODS FOR FASTENING | SAETHER, FLEMMING | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18570114 | VEHICLE WHEEL HUB COVER, VEHICLE WHEEL, POWERED VEHICLE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE | BELLINGER, JASON R | — |
| 18478059 | METALLIC SUBSTRATE TREATMENT METHODS AND ARTICLES COMPRISING A PHOSPHONATE FUNCTIONALIZED LAYER | KRUER, KEVIN R | — |
| 18256571 | FASTENING COLLARS, MULTI-PIECE FASTENERS, AND METHODS FOR FASTENING | SAETHER, FLEMMING | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3615 | 1 |
| 1787 | 1 |
| 3675 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18570114 | VEHICLE WHEEL HUB COVER, VEHICLE WHEEL, POWERED VEHICLE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE | BELLINGER, JASON R | 3615 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 14, 2023 |
| 18478059 | METALLIC SUBSTRATE TREATMENT METHODS AND ARTICLES COMPRISING A PHOSPHONATE FUNCTIONALIZED LAYER | KRUER, KEVIN R | 1787 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 29, 2023 |
| 18256571 | FASTENING COLLARS, MULTI-PIECE FASTENERS, AND METHODS FOR FASTENING | SAETHER, FLEMMING | 3675 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 08, 2023 |
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