Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Omnitechnik Mikroverkapselungs GmbH has 1 pending office action in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. This matter is assigned to examiner FOSTER, NICHOLAS L. The portfolio's current activity is limited to a single distinct examiner and a sole distinct art unit, reflecting a concentrated focus on specific mechanical systems.
FOSTER, NICHOLAS L is the busiest examiner with 1 pending office action. For the practitioner, this means that the current success of the portfolio is tied to a single examiner relationship. Strategy should be developed with a deep understanding of this examiner's specific preferences and the administrative standards of the assigned art unit. As there are no other pending matters to offset potential delays, the practitioner must prioritize precise technical communication to advance this sole active application through the USPTO.
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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (100%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOSTER, NICHOLAS L | 1 | 75.5% | +24.6% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18425831 | Screw Having an Under-Head Coating | FOSTER, NICHOLAS L | — |
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 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18425831 | Screw Having an Under-Head Coating | FOSTER, NICHOLAS L | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3675 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18425831 | Screw Having an Under-Head Coating | FOSTER, NICHOLAS L | 3675 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 29, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialOmnitechnik Mikroverkapselungs GmbH has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Nicholas L Foster has the most, with 1 of Omnitechnik Mikroverkapselungs GmbH's pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
