Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
6 pending office actions • 2 art units • 5 examiners • 0 of 6 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 6 patents granted in the last 365 days
Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH currently manages 5 pending office actions within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. This portfolio is concentrated in 1 distinct art unit, despite involving 4 distinct examiners. The concentration in a single art unit suggests a narrow technical focus for these specific filings, even as multiple individuals handle the cases.
Henrix Soto is the busiest examiner for this portfolio, handling 2 of the pending office actions. This represents a concentration of the workload, as the remaining actions are distributed among the other distinct examiners. Practitioners should note that while the examiner pool is small at 4 individuals, the workload is slightly higher under Soto.
The presence of 5 pending office actions within 1 distinct art unit indicates that the company's current prosecution efforts are highly localized within the USPTO's organizational structure. This may lead to consistent substantive feedback across the portfolio, as the examiners likely share a common supervisory chain. With 2 pending actions assigned to Henrix Soto, this examiner is a key figure in the company's current patent strategy.
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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 1 (17%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 5 (83%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOTO, HENRIX | 2 | 71.2% | +31.3% |
| KIO, MICHAEL TAMUNOELEKIM | 1 | — | — |
| KECK, DANIEL M | 1 | 82.0% | +19.7% |
| BOWES, STEPHEN M | 1 | 66.3% | +25.9% |
| CAMPOS JR, JUAN J | 1 | 68.9% | +19.5% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19015170 | WORKING MACHINE, IN PARTICULAR CRANE, WITH MOTOR BRAKE | KIO, MICHAEL TAMUNOELEKIM | — |
| 18981138 | MOBILE WORK MACHINE AND DRIVE SYSTEM FOR SUCH A MACHINE | KECK, DANIEL M | — |
| 18620450 | MOBILE EQUIPMENT | BOWES, STEPHEN M | — |
| 18525683 | CRANE WITH BRACING FRAME AND METHOD FOR BRACING SUCH A CRANE | CAMPOS JR, JUAN J | — |
| 18357742 | MOBILE CRANE WITH ADJUSTABLE COUNTERWEIGHT DEVICE, COUNTERWEIGHT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING SUCH A DEVICE | SOTO, HENRIX | — |
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 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19333053 | LIFTING SYSTEM AND LIFTING METHOD FOR A CRANE | SOTO, HENRIX | — |
| 18981138 | MOBILE WORK MACHINE AND DRIVE SYSTEM FOR SUCH A MACHINE | KECK, DANIEL M | — |
| 18620450 | MOBILE EQUIPMENT | BOWES, STEPHEN M | — |
| 18525683 | CRANE WITH BRACING FRAME AND METHOD FOR BRACING SUCH A CRANE | CAMPOS JR, JUAN J | — |
| 18357742 | MOBILE CRANE WITH ADJUSTABLE COUNTERWEIGHT DEVICE, COUNTERWEIGHT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING SUCH A DEVICE | SOTO, HENRIX | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3654 | 3 |
| 3616 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19333053 | LIFTING SYSTEM AND LIFTING METHOD FOR A CRANE | SOTO, HENRIX | 3654 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 18, 2025 |
| 19015170 | WORKING MACHINE, IN PARTICULAR CRANE, WITH MOTOR BRAKE | KIO, MICHAEL TAMUNOELEKIM | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 09, 2025 |
| 18981138 | MOBILE WORK MACHINE AND DRIVE SYSTEM FOR SUCH A MACHINE | KECK, DANIEL M | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 13, 2024 |
| 18620450 | MOBILE EQUIPMENT | BOWES, STEPHEN M | 3616 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 28, 2024 |
| 18525683 | CRANE WITH BRACING FRAME AND METHOD FOR BRACING SUCH A CRANE | CAMPOS JR, JUAN J | 3654 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 30, 2023 |
| 18357742 | MOBILE CRANE WITH ADJUSTABLE COUNTERWEIGHT DEVICE, COUNTERWEIGHT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING SUCH A DEVICE | SOTO, HENRIX | 3654 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 24, 2023 |
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