Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Huerner Schweisstechnik GmbH currently manages 1 pending office action in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. This case is assigned to 1 distinct examiner, TOLIN, MICHAEL A, who is the busiest examiner with a pending count of 1. The activity is located within 1 distinct art unit, indicating a concentrated technical focus.
The prosecution profile for this company is focused, with the 1 pending office action situated in the Chemistry & Materials sector. Because there is only 1 distinct examiner, TOLIN, MICHAEL A, the company's immediate patent strategy is tied to a single point of review. The concentration in the 1 distinct art unit suggests a specific technical application within the broader chemistry field. This streamlined portfolio allows for a targeted approach to resolving the pending office action.
Practitioners should recognize that with 1 pending office action and 1 distinct examiner, the prosecution process is highly individualized. The success of the portfolio's current efforts depends on the specific requirements of TOLIN, MICHAEL A and the standards of the art unit. This lack of diversity in the portfolio means that there are no other active matters to balance the outcome of this single case. Consequently, the resolution of the 1 pending action is the primary focus of the company's current patent office engagement.
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) | 1 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOLIN, MICHAEL A | 1 | 63.2% | +27.0% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18699742 | WELDING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A BUTT-WELDED JOINT | TOLIN, MICHAEL A | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18699742 | WELDING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A BUTT-WELDED JOINT | TOLIN, MICHAEL A | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1745 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18699742 | WELDING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A BUTT-WELDED JOINT | TOLIN, MICHAEL A | 1745 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 09, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialHuerner Schweisstechnik GmbH has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Michael A Tolin has the most, with 1 of Huerner Schweisstechnik GmbH's pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
