Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
20 pending office actions • 12 art units • 16 examiners • 0 of 20 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 31 patents granted in the last 365 days
Mann+hummel GmbH has 21 pending office actions in Chemistry & Materials. The matters involve 17 examiners across 12 art units, showing a broad prosecution footprint with overlap at both assignment levels. JEONG, YOUNGSUL is the busiest examiner, with 3 pending matters.
The three matters assigned to JEONG, YOUNGSUL create a defined opportunity for coordinated review of examiner positions and recurring claim issues. The rest of the portfolio remains distributed across many examiners and art units, so centralized oversight should be paired with record-specific response planning.
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 | 7 (35%) |
| §102 only | 1 (5%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 12 (60%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEONG, YOUNGSUL | 3 | 71.6% | +21.7% |
| BUI, DUNG H | 2 | 77.8% | +25.5% |
| HE, QIANPING | 2 | 66.2% | +15.8% |
| CLEMENTE, ROBERT ARTHUR | 1 | 80.9% | +7.5% |
| YE, XINWEN | 1 | 43.1% | +44.3% |
| SPIES, BRADLEY R | 1 | 74.1% | +19.1% |
| FAULKNER, RYAN L | 1 | 67.7% | +16.8% |
| EZELUOMBA, MIRIAM NCHEKWUBECHU | 1 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
| ZEMUI, NATHANAEL T | 1 | 55.6% | +23.7% |
| ROSA BERRIOS, NICOLAS JENNIEL | 1 | — | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18939095 | FILTER SYSTEM AND FILTER ELEMENT | CLEMENTE, ROBERT ARTHUR | — |
| 18634455 | FILTER ELEMENT AND FILTER SYSTEM | EZELUOMBA, MIRIAM NCHEKWUBECHU | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18897017 | CASTING SHELL FOR A CASTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A FILTER ELEMENT | YE, XINWEN | — |
| 18830664 | INTERIOR ROOM AIR FILTER MODULE AND FILTER ASSEMBLY | BUI, DUNG H | — |
| 18648717 | ROUND FILTER ELEMENT FOR FILTERING GASEOUS FLUID | HE, QIANPING | — |
| 18641415 | DEGASSING UNIT FOR ELECTRONICS HOUSING AND ELECTRONICS HOUSING COMPRISING DEGASSING UNIT | FAULKNER, RYAN L | — |
| 18595420 | ASSEMBLY SET FOR VENTING UNIT FOR VENTING ELECTRONICS HOUSING | ROSA BERRIOS, NICOLAS JENNIEL | — |
| 18442030 | DEGASSING UNIT AND BATTERY HOUSING | CULLEN, SEAN P | — |
| 18510767 | Filter System with a Filter Element and a Safety Assembly, a Safety Assembly, and a Filter Element | JEONG, YOUNGSUL | — |
| 18510751 | Filter System with a Filter Element and a Safety Assembly, a Safety Assembly, and a Filter Element | JEONG, YOUNGSUL | — |
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 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18897017 | CASTING SHELL FOR A CASTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A FILTER ELEMENT | YE, XINWEN | — |
| 18830664 | INTERIOR ROOM AIR FILTER MODULE AND FILTER ASSEMBLY | BUI, DUNG H | — |
| 18648717 | ROUND FILTER ELEMENT FOR FILTERING GASEOUS FLUID | HE, QIANPING | — |
| 18642764 | CLOSURE ELEMENT FOR DRAINAGE OPENING OF FILTER SYSTEM, FILTER HOUSING PART OF FILTER SYSTEM, FILTER ELEMENT, AND FILTER SYSTEM | SPIES, BRADLEY R | — |
| 18641415 | DEGASSING UNIT FOR ELECTRONICS HOUSING AND ELECTRONICS HOUSING COMPRISING DEGASSING UNIT | FAULKNER, RYAN L | — |
| 18597859 | VENTING AND SEPARATING DEVICE FOR HOUSING OF BATTERY | ZEMUI, NATHANAEL T | — |
| 18532155 | Air Filter Medium, Filter Medium Body, and Filter Element | HE, QIANPING | — |
| 18510767 | Filter System with a Filter Element and a Safety Assembly, a Safety Assembly, and a Filter Element | JEONG, YOUNGSUL | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1776 | 5 |
| 1773 | 3 |
| 1772 | 3 |
| 1754 | 1 |
| 3762 | 1 |
| 1727 | 1 |
| 1741 | 1 |
| 1725 | 1 |
| 1779 | 1 |
| 1744 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18939095 | FILTER SYSTEM AND FILTER ELEMENT | CLEMENTE, ROBERT ARTHUR | 1773 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 06, 2024 |
| 18897017 | CASTING SHELL FOR A CASTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A FILTER ELEMENT | YE, XINWEN | 1754 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2024 |
| 18830664 | INTERIOR ROOM AIR FILTER MODULE AND FILTER ASSEMBLY | BUI, DUNG H | 1773 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 11, 2024 |
| 18648717 | ROUND FILTER ELEMENT FOR FILTERING GASEOUS FLUID | HE, QIANPING | 1776 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 29, 2024 |
| 18642764 | CLOSURE ELEMENT FOR DRAINAGE OPENING OF FILTER SYSTEM, FILTER HOUSING PART OF FILTER SYSTEM, FILTER ELEMENT, AND FILTER SYSTEM | SPIES, BRADLEY R | 1776 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 22, 2024 |
| 18641415 | DEGASSING UNIT FOR ELECTRONICS HOUSING AND ELECTRONICS HOUSING COMPRISING DEGASSING UNIT | FAULKNER, RYAN L | 3762 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 21, 2024 |
| 18634455 | FILTER ELEMENT AND FILTER SYSTEM | EZELUOMBA, MIRIAM NCHEKWUBECHU | 1776 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 12, 2024 |
| 18597859 | VENTING AND SEPARATING DEVICE FOR HOUSING OF BATTERY | ZEMUI, NATHANAEL T | 1727 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 06, 2024 |
| 18595420 | ASSEMBLY SET FOR VENTING UNIT FOR VENTING ELECTRONICS HOUSING | ROSA BERRIOS, NICOLAS JENNIEL | 1741 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 05, 2024 |
| 18442030 | DEGASSING UNIT AND BATTERY HOUSING | CULLEN, SEAN P | 1725 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 14, 2024 |
| 18430633 | VENTING UNIT FOR VENTING MACHINERY SPACE | MOK, ALEX W | 1779 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 01, 2024 |
| 18404907 | BATTERY DRYING DEVICE | HO, ANDREW YEWHONG | 1744 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 05, 2024 |
| 18532155 | Air Filter Medium, Filter Medium Body, and Filter Element | HE, QIANPING | 1776 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 07, 2023 |
| 18510767 | Filter System with a Filter Element and a Safety Assembly, a Safety Assembly, and a Filter Element | JEONG, YOUNGSUL | 1772 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 16, 2023 |
| 18510751 | Filter System with a Filter Element and a Safety Assembly, a Safety Assembly, and a Filter Element | JEONG, YOUNGSUL | 1772 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 16, 2023 |
| 18506601 | FILTER SYSTEM COMPRISING A RESONATOR | BUI, DUNG H | 1773 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 10, 2023 |
| 18466410 | FILTER ELEMENT AND FILTER SYSTEM | ALI, WAQAAS A | 1777 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 13, 2023 |
| 18464037 | WATER SEPARATOR WITH THROTTLE ELEMENT AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM WITH WATER SEPARATOR | D'ANIELLO, NICHOLAS P | 1723 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 08, 2023 |
| 18450461 | SORPTION FILTER ELEMENT | SLAUGOVSKY, RACHEL MARIE | 1776 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 16, 2023 |
| 18180203 | Filter System and Filter Element | JEONG, YOUNGSUL | 1772 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 08, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialMann+hummel GmbH has 20 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 12 art units and 16 examiners.
Youngsul Jeong has the most, with 3 of Mann+hummel GmbH's pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
