Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Metamorphosis GmbH

Technology area: Communications

6 pending office actions • 6 art units • 6 examiners • 0 of 6 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 6 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Metamorphosis GmbH has 6 pending office actions in Communications. The docket covers 6 distinct examiners and 6 distinct art units, so each reported matter follows a separate examination path.

MATTSON, SEAN D is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. Because neither examiner nor art-unit assignments repeat, counsel should focus on the record of each application and avoid relying on a common prosecution pattern that the data does not establish.

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

Portfolio Summary

6
Total Pending OAs
5
Non-Final OAs
1
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

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.

2
Hard (33%)
4
Medium (67%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (17%)
§103 only4 (67%)
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (17%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
5
Communications
83% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
17% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% 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.

60 h
Manual time on pending OAs
12 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
21 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.5 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
MATTSON, SEAN D 1 67.4% +42.2%
FATIMA, UROOJ 1 75.0% +0.0%
SHIMELES, BEZAWIT NOLAWI 1 90.0% +0.0%
AZARIAN, SEYED H 1 89.6% +11.9%
NEFF, MICHAEL R 1 87.6% +14.5%
DHOOGE, DEVIN J 1 71.3% +31.7%

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
18877701 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EFFORTLESS AND RELIABLE 3D NAVIGATION FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL SURGERY BASED ON SINGLE 2D X-RAY IMAGES SHIMELES, BEZAWIT NOLAWI —
18960785 BONE FRACTURE DETECTION AND CLASSIFICATION AZARIAN, SEYED H —

Hard Cases (2)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19132847 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REGISTRATION OF COORDINATE SYSTEMS BASED ON 2D X-RAY IMAGING AND AUGMENTED REALITY DEVICE MATTSON, SEAN D —
18783651 DETERMINATION OF IMAGING DIRECTION BASED ON A 2D PROJECTION IMAGE NEFF, MICHAEL R —

Interview Candidates (4)

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 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19132847 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REGISTRATION OF COORDINATE SYSTEMS BASED ON 2D X-RAY IMAGING AND AUGMENTED REALITY DEVICE MATTSON, SEAN D —
18960785 BONE FRACTURE DETECTION AND CLASSIFICATION AZARIAN, SEYED H —
18783651 DETERMINATION OF IMAGING DIRECTION BASED ON A 2D PROJECTION IMAGE NEFF, MICHAEL R —
18719944 PRECISE 3D-NAVIGATION BASED ON IMAGING DIRECTION DETERMINATION OF SINGLE INTRAOPERATIVE 2D X-RAY IMAGES DHOOGE, DEVIN J —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3798 1
2676 1
2673 1
2675 1
2631 1
2677 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19132847 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REGISTRATION OF COORDINATE SYSTEMS BASED ON 2D X-RAY IMAGING AND AUGMENTED REALITY DEVICE MATTSON, SEAN D 3798 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 26, 2025
18877750 SYSTEM AND METHODS TO ACHIEVE REDUNDANCY AND DIVERSIFICATION IN COMPUTER ASSISTED AND ROBOTIC SURGERY IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE MAXIMUM ROBUSTNESS AND SAFETY FATIMA, UROOJ 2676 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 20, 2024
18877701 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EFFORTLESS AND RELIABLE 3D NAVIGATION FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL SURGERY BASED ON SINGLE 2D X-RAY IMAGES SHIMELES, BEZAWIT NOLAWI 2673 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 20, 2024
18960785 BONE FRACTURE DETECTION AND CLASSIFICATION AZARIAN, SEYED H 2675 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 26, 2024
18783651 DETERMINATION OF IMAGING DIRECTION BASED ON A 2D PROJECTION IMAGE NEFF, MICHAEL R 2631 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 25, 2024
18719944 PRECISE 3D-NAVIGATION BASED ON IMAGING DIRECTION DETERMINATION OF SINGLE INTRAOPERATIVE 2D X-RAY IMAGES DHOOGE, DEVIN J 2677 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 14, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Metamorphosis GmbH have?

Metamorphosis GmbH has 6 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 6 art units and 6 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Metamorphosis GmbH applications?

Sean D Mattson has the most, with 1 of Metamorphosis GmbH's pending office actions.

What technology area are Metamorphosis GmbH's patent applications in?

Mostly Communications (USPTO Tech Center 2600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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