Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 04, 2026

Hs-Tumbler GmbH

Technology area: Chemistry & Materials

2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Hs-Tumbler GmbH currently has 2 pending office actions within the Chemistry & Materials technology area. These 2 actions are handled by 2 distinct examiners, meaning each pending case is under the review of a different person. The prosecution is localized within 1 distinct art unit, which reflects a focused technical classification for the company's current intellectual property efforts.

The busiest examiner for the portfolio is KIM, BOBBY YEONJIN, who is currently managing 1 pending office action. Since there are 2 pending office actions in total and 2 distinct examiners, KIM, BOBBY YEONJIN is responsible for 1 of the 2 pending actions. The other 1 action is managed by another of the 2 distinct examiners. Practitioners should be prepared to address the specific requirements of 1 distinct art unit while interacting with 2 different examiners. This structure allows for a focused technical approach in 1 art unit but requires managing two separate examiner relationships.

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

Portfolio Summary

2
Total Pending OAs
2
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 (50%)
0
Medium (0%)
1
Easy (50%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§112 only1 (50%)
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (50%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

1
Life Sciences
50% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
1
Business / Other
50% 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.

20 h
Manual time on pending OAs
4 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
7 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.2 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
KIM, BOBBY YEONJIN 1 76.6% +21.2%
PERRIN, JOSEPH L 1 77.3% +21.2%

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
18840965 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GRINDING KIM, BOBBY YEONJIN —

Interview Candidates (2)

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 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18840965 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GRINDING KIM, BOBBY YEONJIN —
18840971 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TREATING TEXTILES OR LEATHER PERRIN, JOSEPH L —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1711 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18840965 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GRINDING KIM, BOBBY YEONJIN — §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 05, 2024
18840971 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TREATING TEXTILES OR LEATHER PERRIN, JOSEPH L 1711 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 23, 2024

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