Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Railtechnology GmbH has 2 pending office actions within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These actions are assigned to 2 distinct examiners but are concentrated within 1 distinct art unit. This concentration in a single art unit suggests a cohesive technological focus, even as 2 different examiners review the specific applications.
The busiest examiner is MARKMAN, MAKENA, who is responsible for 1 pending office action. Since there are 2 pending office actions in total and 2 distinct examiners, each examiner is handling exactly 1 action. This balanced workload across the 2 distinct examiners means that the progress of the portfolio is split between two independent review processes.
The presence of 2 pending office actions within 1 distinct art unit allows for a specialized prosecution strategy. While MARKMAN, MAKENA and the other examiner may have different individual styles, they likely operate under the same art unit guidelines. This structure provides a level of predictability for the company's efforts in Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering.
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) | 2 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARKMAN, MAKENA | 1 | 59.9% | +38.3% |
| NEIBAUR, ROBERT F | 1 | 77.0% | +31.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18749046 | Abrasive block for machining rails | MARKMAN, MAKENA | — |
| 18749027 | Metal abrasive module for machining rails | NEIBAUR, ROBERT F | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18749046 | Abrasive block for machining rails | MARKMAN, MAKENA | — |
| 18749027 | Metal abrasive module for machining rails | NEIBAUR, ROBERT F | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3723 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18749046 | Abrasive block for machining rails | MARKMAN, MAKENA | 3723 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2024 |
| 18749027 | Metal abrasive module for machining rails | NEIBAUR, ROBERT F | 3723 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialRailtechnology GmbH has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 2 examiners.
Makena Markman has the most, with 1 of Railtechnology GmbH's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
