Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Communications • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
5 pending office actions • 4 art units • 5 examiners • 0 of 5 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 3 patents granted in the last 365 days
Pfanner Schutzbekleidung GmbH manages 4 pending office actions within the Communications technology area. These matters are currently assigned to 4 distinct examiners and 3 distinct art units. This arrangement means that every pending case is being reviewed by a different individual at the USPTO. The busiest examiner is PENDLETON, DIONNE, who handles 1 pending office action.
The involvement of 3 distinct art units suggests that the portfolio covers a range of technical topics within the Communications field. Practitioners must navigate the different procedural expectations of these 3 distinct art units while addressing the specific rejections from 4 distinct examiners. Because each of the 4 pending office actions is under a different examiner, the prosecution experience is likely to vary significantly from case to case. A successful strategy will require a detailed analysis of the 4 distinct examiners and their respective art units to ensure that the 4 pending office actions are handled effectively.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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 | 1 (20%) |
| §102 only | 1 (20%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 3 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TUMEBO, TSION M | 1 | 66.5% | +20.2% |
| PENDLETON, DIONNE | 1 | 69.8% | +15.7% |
| SHEN, QUN | 1 | 76.4% | +37.5% |
| MANGINE, HEATHER N | 1 | 47.4% | +65.1% |
| LYNCH, MEGAN E | 1 | 38.2% | +40.0% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19142940 | HELMET LIGHT AND PROTECTIVE HELMET WITH A HELMET LIGHT | TUMEBO, TSION M | — |
| 18879913 | FLAT DISPLAY DEVICE | PENDLETON, DIONNE | — |
| 15528705 | Garment Including an Integrated Pocket | LYNCH, MEGAN E | — |
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 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17926984 | SYSTEM FOR WARNING ABOUT ENTERING A RESTRICTED AREA | SHEN, QUN | 14d |
| 19142940 | HELMET LIGHT AND PROTECTIVE HELMET WITH A HELMET LIGHT | TUMEBO, TSION M | — |
| 18879913 | FLAT DISPLAY DEVICE | PENDLETON, DIONNE | — |
| 17917866 | VISOR FOR FASTENING TO A CAP OR A HEADBAND OR A CLIP | MANGINE, HEATHER N | — |
| 15528705 | Garment Including an Integrated Pocket | LYNCH, MEGAN E | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3732 | 2 |
| 2875 | 1 |
| 2689 | 1 |
| 2662 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19142940 | HELMET LIGHT AND PROTECTIVE HELMET WITH A HELMET LIGHT | TUMEBO, TSION M | 2875 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 24, 2025 |
| 18879913 | FLAT DISPLAY DEVICE | PENDLETON, DIONNE | 2689 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2024 |
| 17926984 | SYSTEM FOR WARNING ABOUT ENTERING A RESTRICTED AREA | SHEN, QUN | 2662 | §103 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Nov 21, 2022 |
| 17917866 | VISOR FOR FASTENING TO A CAP OR A HEADBAND OR A CLIP | MANGINE, HEATHER N | 3732 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 07, 2022 |
| 15528705 | Garment Including an Integrated Pocket | LYNCH, MEGAN E | 3732 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 22, 2017 |
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