Technology areas: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
4 pending office actions • 3 art units • 4 examiners • 0 of 4 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 5 patents granted in the last 365 days
Pepperl+Fuchs SE has 4 pending office actions in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These actions are assigned to 4 distinct examiners. The portfolio involves 3 distinct art units. DYER, ANDREW R is the busiest examiner and is responsible for 1 pending office action. The number of distinct examiners matches the number of pending office actions, ensuring that each case has a unique reviewer.
The 3 distinct art units suggest that the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems filings are concentrated within a limited number of technical groups. Practitioners can use the 4 pending office actions to identify potential trends in how the 3 distinct art units interpret mechanical and e-commerce claims. DYER, ANDREW R handles 1 of the actions, while the remaining cases are split among other examiners. This distribution requires monitoring 4 separate prosecution timelines.
The Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area is the primary focus of the 4 pending office actions. Because there are 3 distinct art units, at least one unit is handling multiple applications for the company. This can provide a more cohesive understanding of that specific art unit's requirements. The 4 distinct examiners will each provide their own feedback on the company's technical disclosures. DYER, ANDREW R is the busiest examiner with 1 pending office action.
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 |
|---|---|
| §102 only | 1 (25%) |
| §112 only | 1 (25%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (50%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DYER, ANDREW R | 1 | 59.6% | +39.3% |
| NGUYEN, VINH P | 1 | 86.5% | +15.9% |
| PHAM, CLINT V | 1 | 44.7% | +22.7% |
| SCHINDLER, DAVID M | 1 | 40.6% | +23.8% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19032611 | INDUCTIVE PROXIMITY SENSOR, SENSOR SYSTEM INCLUDING INDUCTIVE PROXIMITY SENSORS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH A SENSOR SYSTEM | NGUYEN, VINH P | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18332538 | INERTIAL MEASUREMENT UNIT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A MEASUREMENT UNIT | PHAM, CLINT V | — |
| 16611755 | Inductive Proximity Switch | SCHINDLER, DAVID M | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19243835 | A MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A WORKING MACHINE | DYER, ANDREW R | — |
| 19032611 | INDUCTIVE PROXIMITY SENSOR, SENSOR SYSTEM INCLUDING INDUCTIVE PROXIMITY SENSORS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH A SENSOR SYSTEM | NGUYEN, VINH P | — |
| 18332538 | INERTIAL MEASUREMENT UNIT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A MEASUREMENT UNIT | PHAM, CLINT V | — |
| 16611755 | Inductive Proximity Switch | SCHINDLER, DAVID M | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2858 | 2 |
| 3662 | 1 |
| 3663 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19243835 | A MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A WORKING MACHINE | DYER, ANDREW R | 3662 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 19032611 | INDUCTIVE PROXIMITY SENSOR, SENSOR SYSTEM INCLUDING INDUCTIVE PROXIMITY SENSORS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH A SENSOR SYSTEM | NGUYEN, VINH P | 2858 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 21, 2025 |
| 18332538 | INERTIAL MEASUREMENT UNIT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A MEASUREMENT UNIT | PHAM, CLINT V | 3663 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 09, 2023 |
| 16611755 | Inductive Proximity Switch | SCHINDLER, DAVID M | 2858 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 07, 2019 |
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Start Free TrialPepperl+Fuchs SE has 4 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 3 art units and 4 examiners.
Andrew R Dyer has the most, with 1 of Pepperl+Fuchs SE's pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
