Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Lisa Dräxlmaier GmbH

Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics

18 pending office actions • 12 art units • 18 examiners • 0 of 18 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 21 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Lisa Dräxlmaier GmbH has 2 pending office actions in Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering. The matters involve 2 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units.

TRINH, MINH N is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. The assignments call for separate examiner-specific prosecution attention.

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

Portfolio Summary

18
Total Pending OAs
9
Non-Final OAs
9
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 5 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

2
Overdue
1
Due this week
1
Due this month
1
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 5 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (2)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (1)Due ≤ 60 days (1)

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.

11
Hard (61%)
5
Medium (28%)
2
Easy (11%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only3 (17%)
§102 only2 (11%)
§112 only1 (6%)
Double-patenting only1 (6%)
Multi-statute (no §101)11 (61%)

Industry Mix

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

6
Life Sciences
33% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
10
Semiconductors
56% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
6% of docket
1
Business / Other
6% 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.

180 h
Manual time on pending OAs
36 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
63 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.6 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
JACKSON, STEPHEN W 1 92.5% +7.3%
SMITH, COURTNEY L 1 85.5% +11.9%
CAROC, LHEIREN MAE ANGLO 1 77.7% +14.1%
GHORISHI, SEYED BEHROOZ 1 69.0% +43.7%
PLESZCZYNSKA, JOANNA 1 54.5% +27.7%
VONCH, JEFFREY A 1 52.0% +43.6%
DINH, PHUONG K 1 87.3% +8.9%
QUIGLEY, THOMAS K 1 73.3% +20.2%
BAILLARGEON, PAUL D 1 78.0% +4.7%
NGUYEN, THANG H 1 84.8% +15.1%

Quick Wins (2)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19090674 ELECTRONIC POWER DISTRIBUTOR ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH A POWER DISTRIBUTOR ARRANGEMENT JACKSON, STEPHEN W —
18735625 SECURING DEVICE HAVING AN IDENTIFYING FEATURE AND A CONCEALING FEATURE WHICH ARE PLACED IN AN ABSOLUTE POSITION RELATIVE TO ONE ANOTHER DINH, PHUONG K —

Hard Cases (11)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18526750 DEVICE FOR PROVIDING ONE OR MORE FUNCTIONAL VOLTAGES IN A VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THOMAS, LUCY M 49d overdue
18703332 DUAL BUSBAR NGUYEN, CHAU N 32d overdue
18806354 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A DECORATIVE ELEMENT, WHICH HAS A FUNCTIONAL OPENING, FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND DECORATIVE ELEMENT PLESZCZYNSKA, JOANNA 26d
18644892 METHOD AND TOOL FOR PRODUCING A CONNECTION BETWEEN AT LEAST TWO METAL PARTS LIANG, SHIBIN 55d
18929963 HOUSING FOR A CIRCUIT BOARD AND ELECTRIC CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT SMITH, COURTNEY L —
18811055 LAMINATION ARRANGEMENT FOR THE LAMINATING OF A SWITCH IN A VEHICLE CAROC, LHEIREN MAE ANGLO —
18806357 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A DECORATIVE ELEMENT, WHICH HAS A FUNCTIONAL OPENING, FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND DECORATIVE ELEMENT VONCH, JEFFREY A —
18735638 SECURING DEVICE HAVING INDICATOR ELEMENT AND OPTICALLY MODIFYING ELEMENT QUIGLEY, THOMAS K —

Interview Candidates (7)

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 7 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18806354 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A DECORATIVE ELEMENT, WHICH HAS A FUNCTIONAL OPENING, FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND DECORATIVE ELEMENT PLESZCZYNSKA, JOANNA 26d
18929963 HOUSING FOR A CIRCUIT BOARD AND ELECTRIC CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT SMITH, COURTNEY L —
18811055 LAMINATION ARRANGEMENT FOR THE LAMINATING OF A SWITCH IN A VEHICLE CAROC, LHEIREN MAE ANGLO —
18807516 METHOD AND FILLING TOOL FOR PRODUCING A DECORATIVE ELEMENT WITH A FUNCTIONAL BODY AND A PLAIN DECORATIVE ELEMENT GHORISHI, SEYED BEHROOZ —
18806357 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A DECORATIVE ELEMENT, WHICH HAS A FUNCTIONAL OPENING, FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND DECORATIVE ELEMENT VONCH, JEFFREY A —
18735638 SECURING DEVICE HAVING INDICATOR ELEMENT AND OPTICALLY MODIFYING ELEMENT QUIGLEY, THOMAS K —
18735659 SECURING DEVICE HAVING AN INDICATOR ELEMENT AND ORIENTATION ELEMENTS NGUYEN, THANG H —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2831 4
2838 2
2841 2
1748 1
1783 1
1746 1
2834 1
1741 1
2859 1
3726 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19090674 ELECTRONIC POWER DISTRIBUTOR ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH A POWER DISTRIBUTOR ARRANGEMENT JACKSON, STEPHEN W 2838 DP Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 26, 2025
18929963 HOUSING FOR A CIRCUIT BOARD AND ELECTRIC CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT SMITH, COURTNEY L 2841 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 29, 2024
18811055 LAMINATION ARRANGEMENT FOR THE LAMINATING OF A SWITCH IN A VEHICLE CAROC, LHEIREN MAE ANGLO 2831 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 21, 2024
18807516 METHOD AND FILLING TOOL FOR PRODUCING A DECORATIVE ELEMENT WITH A FUNCTIONAL BODY AND A PLAIN DECORATIVE ELEMENT GHORISHI, SEYED BEHROOZ 1748 §102 Final Rejection — Pending Aug 16, 2024
18806354 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A DECORATIVE ELEMENT, WHICH HAS A FUNCTIONAL OPENING, FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND DECORATIVE ELEMENT PLESZCZYNSKA, JOANNA 1783 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 26d Pending Aug 15, 2024
18806357 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A DECORATIVE ELEMENT, WHICH HAS A FUNCTIONAL OPENING, FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND DECORATIVE ELEMENT VONCH, JEFFREY A 1746 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Aug 15, 2024
18735625 SECURING DEVICE HAVING AN IDENTIFYING FEATURE AND A CONCEALING FEATURE WHICH ARE PLACED IN AN ABSOLUTE POSITION RELATIVE TO ONE ANOTHER DINH, PHUONG K 2831 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 06, 2024
18735638 SECURING DEVICE HAVING INDICATOR ELEMENT AND OPTICALLY MODIFYING ELEMENT QUIGLEY, THOMAS K 2834 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 06, 2024
18735615 SECURING DEVICE HAVING AN IDENTIFYING FEATURE VISIBLE IN FIELDS OF VIEW BAILLARGEON, PAUL D — §102Other Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 06, 2024
18735659 SECURING DEVICE HAVING AN INDICATOR ELEMENT AND ORIENTATION ELEMENTS NGUYEN, THANG H 2831 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 06, 2024
18644892 METHOD AND TOOL FOR PRODUCING A CONNECTION BETWEEN AT LEAST TWO METAL PARTS LIANG, SHIBIN 1741 §102§103 Final Rejection 55d Pending Apr 24, 2024
18703332 DUAL BUSBAR NGUYEN, CHAU N 2841 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 32d overdue Pending Apr 20, 2024
18589870 SEMICONDUCTOR-BASED FUSE FOR THE SAFE DISCONNECTING OF A CHARGING-CURRENT PATH BERHANU, SAMUEL 2859 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 28, 2024
18432673 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE CONTACTING OF A CONDUCTOR HARCUM, MARCUS E 2831 §103 Final Rejection 7d Pending Feb 05, 2024
18405252 CIRCUIT BOARD FOR A CONTROL DEVICE OF A VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OF SUCH A CIRCUIT BOARD COOK, KYLE A 3726 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jan 05, 2024
18526750 DEVICE FOR PROVIDING ONE OR MORE FUNCTIONAL VOLTAGES IN A VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THOMAS, LUCY M 2838 §103§112 Non-Final OA 49d overdue Pending Dec 01, 2023
18287900 Battery Receiving System YUSIF, HUNSUYADOR MUGEESATU 1743 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 23, 2023
17291333 CELL CONNECTOR FOR ELECTRIC-CONDUCTIVELY CONNECTING ROUND CELLS OF A BATTERY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A BATTERY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE KRONE, TAYLOR HARRISON 1725 §102§103§112 Final Rejection — Pending May 05, 2021

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Lisa Dräxlmaier GmbH have?

Lisa Dräxlmaier GmbH has 18 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 12 art units and 18 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Lisa Dräxlmaier GmbH applications?

Stephen W Jackson has the most, with 1 of Lisa Dräxlmaier GmbH's pending office actions.

What technology area are Lisa Dräxlmaier GmbH's patent applications in?

Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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