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 • 3 patents granted in the last 365 days
Rheinmetall Invent GmbH has 1 pending office action in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. The company's prosecution is currently handled by 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit, indicating a concentrated effort on a specific mechanical technology. This structure allows for a focused legal strategy, as the company only needs to address the concerns of 1 individual at the patent office. However, it also means that the company's current patent prospects are dependent on that examiner's review.
The busiest examiner for the portfolio is IRVIN, THOMAS W, who is responsible for the 1 busiest examiner pending office action. This examiner is the 1 currently reviewing the company's pending work, so their perspective on the transportation and mechanical claims is critical. Because there is 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit, the company can tailor its responses to a specific set of examination standards. Resolving the 1 pending office action will require a precise response to the specific issues identified by this 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 |
|---|---|
| §102 only | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IRVIN, THOMAS W | 1 | 77.5% | +14.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18032964 | SPRING DEVICE | IRVIN, THOMAS W | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3616 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18032964 | SPRING DEVICE | IRVIN, THOMAS W | 3616 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 20, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialRheinmetall Invent GmbH has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Thomas W Irvin has the most, with 1 of Rheinmetall Invent GmbH's pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
