Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
5 pending office actions • 3 art units • 5 examiners • 0 of 5 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 5 patents granted in the last 365 days
Satisloh AG currently has 5 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. This volume of activity reflects an active prosecution strategy for the company's mechanical and medical innovations across several specialized fields.
These 5 pending office actions are distributed among a matching number of distinct examiners and 3 distinct art units. This spread indicates that the company's technology is being reviewed by a diverse group of specialists across several different administrative sections of the patent office, each with its own technical focus.
MILLER, JR, JOSEPH ALBERT is the busiest examiner, currently overseeing 1 pending office action. Since each of the distinct examiners is responsible for only one matter, the company must navigate five different examiner perspectives to advance its portfolio within the 3 distinct art units. Legal strategy should focus on maintaining technical consistency while addressing the unique procedural requirements of each 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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 1 (20%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 4 (80%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MILLER, JR, JOSEPH ALBERT | 1 | 68.5% | +16.2% |
| JOH, CATHERINE | 1 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| SAUNDERS, ANNA JOSEPHINE | 1 | 77.4% | +14.2% |
| SOTO, CHRISTOPHER ASHLEY | 1 | 53.4% | +25.5% |
| MARKMAN, MAKENA | 1 | 59.9% | +38.3% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18859398 | Substrate Holder Arrangement for Holding Curved Substrates During a Vacuum Coating Process and Vacuum Coating Apparatus Having such Substrate Holder Arrangement | MILLER, JR, JOSEPH ALBERT | — |
| 18734626 | Device for Fixing an Optical Workpiece for its Processing/Treatment and Method of Fixing an Optical Workpiece on such a Device | JOH, CATHERINE | — |
| 18700197 | Retainer for the Processing of Optical Workpieces, in Particular Eyeglass Lenses | SOTO, CHRISTOPHER ASHLEY | — |
| 18691528 | Method for Machining Optical Workpieces, in Particular Spectacle Lenses Made of Plastic | MARKMAN, MAKENA | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18859398 | Substrate Holder Arrangement for Holding Curved Substrates During a Vacuum Coating Process and Vacuum Coating Apparatus Having such Substrate Holder Arrangement | MILLER, JR, JOSEPH ALBERT | — |
| 18706098 | Method for Machining Glasses Lenses, and Workpiece Holding Head for Optical Workpieces such as Glasses Lenses | SAUNDERS, ANNA JOSEPHINE | — |
| 18700197 | Retainer for the Processing of Optical Workpieces, in Particular Eyeglass Lenses | SOTO, CHRISTOPHER ASHLEY | — |
| 18691528 | Method for Machining Optical Workpieces, in Particular Spectacle Lenses Made of Plastic | MARKMAN, MAKENA | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3723 | 3 |
| 1712 | 1 |
| 2855 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18859398 | Substrate Holder Arrangement for Holding Curved Substrates During a Vacuum Coating Process and Vacuum Coating Apparatus Having such Substrate Holder Arrangement | MILLER, JR, JOSEPH ALBERT | 1712 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 23, 2024 |
| 18734626 | Device for Fixing an Optical Workpiece for its Processing/Treatment and Method of Fixing an Optical Workpiece on such a Device | JOH, CATHERINE | 3723 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 05, 2024 |
| 18706098 | Method for Machining Glasses Lenses, and Workpiece Holding Head for Optical Workpieces such as Glasses Lenses | SAUNDERS, ANNA JOSEPHINE | 2855 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 30, 2024 |
| 18700197 | Retainer for the Processing of Optical Workpieces, in Particular Eyeglass Lenses | SOTO, CHRISTOPHER ASHLEY | 3723 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 10, 2024 |
| 18691528 | Method for Machining Optical Workpieces, in Particular Spectacle Lenses Made of Plastic | MARKMAN, MAKENA | 3723 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 13, 2024 |
IP Author helps IP teams respond to office actions faster with AI-generated responses, examiner analytics, and prosecution intelligence.
Start Free TrialSatisloh AG has 5 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 3 art units and 5 examiners.
Jr, Joseph Albert Miller has the most, with 1 of Satisloh AG's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
