Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
3 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 7 patents granted in the last 365 days
Interroll Holding AG operates within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area and currently has 3 pending office actions. These actions are distributed among 2 distinct examiners, indicating that at least one examiner is handling multiple cases. The company's pending matters are all concentrated within 1 distinct art unit, which centralizes the technical review process for these applications. This focus on the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area aligns with the 1 distinct art unit identified in the data.
The busiest examiner for Interroll Holding AG is HESS, DOUGLAS A, who is responsible for 2 pending office actions. This examiner manages the majority of the 3 pending office actions currently active for the company. The busiest examiner pending 2 actions makes HESS, DOUGLAS A the primary point of contact for the company's portfolio. This distribution suggests that the company's legal progress is significantly influenced by a single examiner's throughput.
The distribution of 3 pending office actions across 2 distinct examiners within 1 distinct art unit suggests a consistent technical focus. While 2 examiners are involved, the single art unit ensures that the 3 pending office actions are evaluated under similar technical standards. HESS, DOUGLAS A's oversight of 2 actions highlights a significant role in the company's current prosecution efforts within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems sector.
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 |
|---|---|
| §102 only | 1 (33%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (67%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HESS, DOUGLAS A | 2 | 88.9% | +10.6% |
| CRAWFORD, GENE O | 1 | 45.9% | +5.7% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19113911 | Crossbelt Sorter | HESS, DOUGLAS A | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19113916 | Crossbelt Sorter | HESS, DOUGLAS A | — |
| 18873698 | INTRALOGISTIC CONVEYOR ARRANGEMENT | CRAWFORD, GENE O | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19113911 | Crossbelt Sorter | HESS, DOUGLAS A | — |
| 19113916 | Crossbelt Sorter | HESS, DOUGLAS A | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3651 | 3 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19113911 | Crossbelt Sorter | HESS, DOUGLAS A | 3651 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 21, 2025 |
| 19113916 | Crossbelt Sorter | HESS, DOUGLAS A | 3651 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 21, 2025 |
| 18873698 | INTRALOGISTIC CONVEYOR ARRANGEMENT | CRAWFORD, GENE O | 3651 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 10, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialInterroll Holding AG has 3 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 2 examiners.
Douglas A Hess has the most, with 2 of Interroll Holding AG's pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
