Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 5 patents granted in the last 365 days
Recaro Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co. Kg has 1 pending office action in its current prosecution profile. This single action is being reviewed by 1 distinct examiner, CHARLES R KASENGE. Because there is only 1 pending office action, CHARLES R KASENGE is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, responsible for that 1 case. The data reports 0 distinct art units for this pending matter.
This represents a highly focused engagement with the patent office, involving only one examiner and one pending action. Practitioners should note the direct relationship with CHARLES R KASENGE for the entirety of the current pending workload. With 1 pending office action and 1 examiner, there is no fragmentation in the prosecution process, allowing for a concentrated effort on the specific requirements of the assigned examiner.
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 |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 1 (50%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KASENGE, CHARLES R | 1 | 84.0% | +13.8% |
| GREEN, RICHARD R | 1 | 74.6% | +22.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18993746 | AIRCRAFT SEAT CONTROL UNIT | KASENGE, CHARLES R | — |
| 18568961 | SEATING DEVICE | GREEN, RICHARD R | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18993746 | AIRCRAFT SEAT CONTROL UNIT | KASENGE, CHARLES R | — |
| 18568961 | SEATING DEVICE | GREEN, RICHARD R | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3647 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18993746 | AIRCRAFT SEAT CONTROL UNIT | KASENGE, CHARLES R | — | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 13, 2025 |
| 18568961 | SEATING DEVICE | GREEN, RICHARD R | 3647 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 11, 2024 |
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