Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days
Hygentile AG has 1 pending office action in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. This action is assigned to 1 distinct examiner, IGBOKWE, NICHOLAS E. The matter is located within 1 distinct art unit, indicating a straightforward classification for the pending application. This focused alignment suggests that the technology is well-defined within the USPTO's medical devices division, which may simplify the prosecution path.
IGBOKWE, NICHOLAS E is the busiest examiner with 1 pending action. Since there is only one case, this examiner's specific approach is the only variable in the current prosecution. The single art unit and examiner suggest a very focused and manageable patent portfolio at this stage. The outcome of the 1 pending office action will depend entirely on the interactions with this specific examiner and the standards of the 1 distinct art unit.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IGBOKWE, NICHOLAS E | 1 | 81.0% | +13.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19109822 | SYSTEM FOR FILLING AND CLOSING CANS UNDER HYGIENIC CONDITIONS | IGBOKWE, NICHOLAS E | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19109822 | SYSTEM FOR FILLING AND CLOSING CANS UNDER HYGIENIC CONDITIONS | IGBOKWE, NICHOLAS E | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3731 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19109822 | SYSTEM FOR FILLING AND CLOSING CANS UNDER HYGIENIC CONDITIONS | IGBOKWE, NICHOLAS E | 3731 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2025 |
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Start Free TrialHygentile AG has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Nicholas E Igbokwe has the most, with 1 of Hygentile AG's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
