Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Norma Germany GmbH

Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

3 pending office actions • 2 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 6 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Norma Germany GmbH has 3 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. The matters involve 3 examiners across 2 art units, indicating that examiner activity is broader than the art-unit footprint.

DRAGICEVICH, ZACHARY T is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending office action. The figures support reviewing each examiner’s action separately while using the shared art-unit structure to look for consistent examination concerns.

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

Portfolio Summary

3
Total Pending OAs
3
Non-Final OAs
0
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.

3
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)3 (100%)

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
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
3
Mechanical / Eng
100% 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.

30 h
Manual time on pending OAs
6 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
10 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
DUNWOODY, AARON M 1 75.2% +11.2%
DRAGICEVICH, ZACHARY T 1 79.7% +4.7%
BAYNES, KEVIN J 1 74.4% +34.9%

Hard Cases (3)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19118915 CONNECTION SYSTEM FOR CONDUCTING FLUID, CORRESPONDING METHOD, CONNECTION ELEMENT, INSERTION PART AND COVER ELEMENT DUNWOODY, AARON M —
19113123 CONNECTION PIECE HOUSING FOR CONNECTING TO A FLUID LINE, AND SYSTEM COMPRISING THE CONNECTION PIECE HOUSING DRAGICEVICH, ZACHARY T —
18843890 Spring clip for receiving a threaded nut in a torsion-proof manner, and threaded nut assembly and tensioning clamp comprising such a spring clip BAYNES, KEVIN J —

Interview Candidates (2)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19118915 CONNECTION SYSTEM FOR CONDUCTING FLUID, CORRESPONDING METHOD, CONNECTION ELEMENT, INSERTION PART AND COVER ELEMENT DUNWOODY, AARON M —
18843890 Spring clip for receiving a threaded nut in a torsion-proof manner, and threaded nut assembly and tensioning clamp comprising such a spring clip BAYNES, KEVIN J —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3679 2
3678 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19118915 CONNECTION SYSTEM FOR CONDUCTING FLUID, CORRESPONDING METHOD, CONNECTION ELEMENT, INSERTION PART AND COVER ELEMENT DUNWOODY, AARON M 3679 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 07, 2025
19113123 CONNECTION PIECE HOUSING FOR CONNECTING TO A FLUID LINE, AND SYSTEM COMPRISING THE CONNECTION PIECE HOUSING DRAGICEVICH, ZACHARY T 3679 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 19, 2025
18843890 Spring clip for receiving a threaded nut in a torsion-proof manner, and threaded nut assembly and tensioning clamp comprising such a spring clip BAYNES, KEVIN J 3678 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 04, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Norma Germany GmbH have?

Norma Germany GmbH has 3 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 3 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Norma Germany GmbH applications?

Aaron M Dunwoody has the most, with 1 of Norma Germany GmbH's pending office actions.

What technology area are Norma Germany GmbH's patent applications in?

Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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