Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. Kg

49 pending office actions • 25 art units • 48 examiners • 0 of 49 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 252 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

49
Total Pending OAs
35
Non-Final OAs
12
Final Rejections
2
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 49 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

26
Overdue
3
Due this week
12
Due this month
2
Due in next 60 days
6
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 49 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (26)Due ≤ 7 days (3)Due ≤ 30 days (12)Due ≤ 60 days (2)Due later (6)

Case Difficulty Mix

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.

0
Hard (0%)
48
Medium (98%)
1
Easy (2%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only36 (73%)
§102 only12 (24%)
§112 only1 (2%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

6
Life Sciences
12% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
26
Semiconductors
53% of docket
17
Mechanical / Eng
35% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

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.

490 h
Manual time on pending OAs
98 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
172 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
4.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
GUGGER, SEAN A 2 64.5% +22.9%
CHANG, JOSEPH 1 89.6% +4.0%
O'NEILL, MATTHEW JAMES 1 79.4% +23.7%
PRATHER, GREGORY T 1 68.6% +20.7%
JOHNSON, PHILLIP A 1 81.5% +12.8%
FEES, CHRISTOPHER GEORGE 1 55.1% +25.5%
SHRESTHA, SAGAR 1 83.8% +12.7%
ASTACIO-OQUENDO, GIOVANNI 1 88.4% +10.4%
TRUONG, THOMAS 1 73.2% +16.1%
BINDA, GREGORY JOHN 1 80.9% +11.8%

Quick Wins (5)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18728460 DIRT-PROOF ELECTRIC CONNECTION BETWEEN TWO INSTALLATION AREAS SHRESTHA, SAGAR 45d overdue
18865421 CASSETTE SEAL AND ROLLING BEARING JOHNSON, PHILLIP A 15d overdue
18727340 ELECTRICAL CONTACTING ELEMENT, AND MEASURING ASSEMBLY FOR MEASURING THE VOLTAGE IN A FUEL CELL SYSTEM ASTACIO-OQUENDO, GIOVANNI 2d overdue
19117795 ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE CHANG, JOSEPH 41d
18719335 PENDULUM ROCKER DAMPER WITH AN AXIS OF ROTATION FOR A DRIVE TRAIN BINDA, GREGORY JOHN 63d

Interview Candidates (10)

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 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18728460 DIRT-PROOF ELECTRIC CONNECTION BETWEEN TWO INSTALLATION AREAS SHRESTHA, SAGAR 45d overdue
19106223 BRAKING DEVICE FOR A DRIVE ASSEMBLY OF A VEHICLE, AND A VEHICLE HAVING THE DRIVE ASSEMBLY O'NEILL, MATTHEW JAMES 44d overdue
18713888 ELECTRIC MACHINE COMPRISING A STATOR AND A CONDUCTOR SUPPORT ARRANGED AT AN AXIAL END OF THE STATOR GUGGER, SEAN A 23d overdue
18832101 METHOD FOR STARTING UP AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE FEES, CHRISTOPHER GEORGE 22d overdue
18865421 CASSETTE SEAL AND ROLLING BEARING JOHNSON, PHILLIP A 15d overdue
18866574 BALL SCREW DRIVE AND ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATOR PRATHER, GREGORY T 9d overdue
18727340 ELECTRICAL CONTACTING ELEMENT, AND MEASURING ASSEMBLY FOR MEASURING THE VOLTAGE IN A FUEL CELL SYSTEM ASTACIO-OQUENDO, GIOVANNI 2d overdue
18719592 STATOR FOR AN ELECTRIC MACHINE HAVING STATOR SLOTS FOR A STATOR WINDING, IT BEING POSSIBLE FOR A COOLING FLUID TO FLOW THROUGH AT LEAST ONE OF THE STATOR SLOTS TRUONG, THOMAS 16d

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2834 13
2837 4
2858 3
1725 3
3614 2
3679 2
3619 2
3616 2
2855 2
2849 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19117795 ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE CHANG, JOSEPH 2849 §103 Non-Final OA 41d Pending Apr 02, 2025
19106223 BRAKING DEVICE FOR A DRIVE ASSEMBLY OF A VEHICLE, AND A VEHICLE HAVING THE DRIVE ASSEMBLY O'NEILL, MATTHEW JAMES 3614 §103 Non-Final OA 44d overdue Pending Feb 25, 2025
18866574 BALL SCREW DRIVE AND ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATOR PRATHER, GREGORY T 3618 §102 Non-Final OA 9d overdue Pending Nov 18, 2024
18865421 CASSETTE SEAL AND ROLLING BEARING JOHNSON, PHILLIP A 3617 §103 Non-Final OA 15d overdue Pending Nov 13, 2024
18832101 METHOD FOR STARTING UP AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE FEES, CHRISTOPHER GEORGE 3662 §103 Final Rejection 22d overdue Pending Jul 23, 2024
18728460 DIRT-PROOF ELECTRIC CONNECTION BETWEEN TWO INSTALLATION AREAS SHRESTHA, SAGAR 2841 §103 Final Rejection 45d overdue Pending Jul 12, 2024
18727340 ELECTRICAL CONTACTING ELEMENT, AND MEASURING ASSEMBLY FOR MEASURING THE VOLTAGE IN A FUEL CELL SYSTEM ASTACIO-OQUENDO, GIOVANNI 2858 §103 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending Jul 09, 2024
18719592 STATOR FOR AN ELECTRIC MACHINE HAVING STATOR SLOTS FOR A STATOR WINDING, IT BEING POSSIBLE FOR A COOLING FLUID TO FLOW THROUGH AT LEAST ONE OF THE STATOR SLOTS TRUONG, THOMAS 2834 §103 Non-Final OA 16d Pending Jun 13, 2024
18719335 PENDULUM ROCKER DAMPER WITH AN AXIS OF ROTATION FOR A DRIVE TRAIN BINDA, GREGORY JOHN 3679 §102 Non-Final OA 63d Pending Jun 13, 2024
18717707 DRIVE SYSTEM AND DRIVE TRANSMISSION LE, HUAN G 3655 §102 Non-Final OA 23d overdue Pending Jun 07, 2024
18713832 SENSOR ARRANGEMENT AND ELECTRIC MACHINE JOHNSON, RASHAD H 2834 §102 Non-Final OA 12d Pending May 28, 2024
18713888 ELECTRIC MACHINE COMPRISING A STATOR AND A CONDUCTOR SUPPORT ARRANGED AT AN AXIAL END OF THE STATOR GUGGER, SEAN A 2834 §103 Non-Final OA 23d overdue Pending May 28, 2024
18709608 TRANSMISSION MECHANISIM HAVING COOLING FLOW PATH, AND ELECTRIC BRIDGE DRIVE SYSTEM DESAI, NAISHADH N 2834 §103 Non-Final OA 28d overdue Pending May 13, 2024
18654244 ELECTRIC MOTOR ASSEMBLY HAVING A TRAY KENERLY, TERRANCE L 2834 §103 Non-Final OA 21d Pending May 03, 2024
18654789 POSITION SENSOR ISLA, RICHARD 2858 §103 Non-Final OA 9d Pending May 03, 2024
18652285 ELECTRIC MACHINE POSITION SENSOR CENTERING APPARATUS COMBINED WITH POWER-TAKE-OFF ACCESSORY REID JR, CHARLES H 2834 §103 Non-Final OA 46d overdue Pending May 01, 2024
18648002 AXIAL RETENTION ASSEMBLY FOR AXIALLY FIXING ROTATING PARTS WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER FERGUSON, MICHAEL P 3619 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Apr 26, 2024
18704454 CENTRIFUGAL FORCE PENDULUM COMPRISING RADIALLY INTERNAL STOP DAMPER GOKHALE, PRASAD V 3679 §103 Non-Final OA 77d Pending Apr 25, 2024
18704538 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LINEAR WINDING OF A RECTANGULAR WIRE RIVERA, WILLIAM ARAUZ 3654 §103 Non-Final OA 30d Pending Apr 25, 2024
18702862 ELECTRIC AXIAL FLUX MACHINE WITH A ROTOR POSITION SENSOR AND AN ADJUSTING ELEMENT, AND ELECTRIC MACHINE ASSEMBLY GUGGER, SEAN A 2834 §102 Non-Final OA 71d Pending Apr 19, 2024
18694617 ELECTROMAGNETIC ACTUATOR MUSLEH, MOHAMAD A 2837 §102 Non-Final OA 77d Pending Mar 22, 2024
18690576 SEALING STRUCTURE, INNER WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM AND ASSEMBLY METHOD CUMAR, NATHAN 3675 §103 Non-Final OA 26d Pending Mar 08, 2024
18689603 SOUND-ABSORBING ENCLOSURE (H) AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SOUND-ABSORBING ENCLOSURE (H) PHILLIPS, FORREST M 2837 §103 Non-Final OA 45d overdue Pending Mar 06, 2024
18689024 ELECTRIC AXIAL FLUX MACHINE SECK, AHMED F 2834 §103 Final Rejection 72d Pending Mar 04, 2024
18688012 AXIAL FLUX MACHINE SETZER, NICHOLAS LEE 2834 §103 Non-Final OA 7d Pending Feb 29, 2024
18588136 DETENT SOLENOID ROJAS, BERNARD 2837 §103 Non-Final OA 36d overdue Pending Feb 27, 2024
18429041 BUSBAR FIXATION BY HAIRPINS AND BRACKETS TALPALATSKI, ALEXANDER 2837 §103 Non-Final OA 22d overdue Pending Jan 31, 2024
18426418 HANDWHEEL ACTUATOR FOR STEERING SYSTEM SOLIS, ERICK R 3747 §102 Non-Final OA 8d overdue Pending Jan 30, 2024
18576879 POWER SOURCE CONTROL CIRCUIT AND POWER STEERING SYSTEM ISLAM, MUHAMMAD S 2846 §112 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Jan 05, 2024
18576424 DEVICE FOR THE CONTACTLESS DETECTION OF MOVEMENTS AURORA, REENA 2858 §102 Final Rejection 40d Pending Jan 04, 2024
18545411 ELECTRIC DRIVE UNIT CICCHINO, PATRICK D 3619 §102 Non-Final OA 16d Pending Dec 19, 2023
18558795 WINDING HEAD COOLING PLAKKOOTTAM, DOMINICK L 3746 §102 Non-Final OA 85d overdue Pending Nov 03, 2023
18288077 FRICTION PAD, FRICTION PLATE, AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A FRICTION PLATE RODRIGUEZ, PAMELA 3616 §103 Non-Final OA 9d overdue Pending Oct 24, 2023
18555410 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THE STATE OF A DEVICE HUANG, DAVID Z 2855 §103 Final Rejection 8d Pending Oct 13, 2023
18554512 STATOR OF AN ELECTRIC AXIAL FLUX MACHINE, AND AXIAL FLUX MACHINE STEFANON, JUSTIN 2834 §103 Non-Final OA 44d overdue Pending Oct 09, 2023
18554563 ELECTRIC MACHINE WITH INSULATING COATING LOCATED ON STATOR BODY DEPRESSION RODRIGUEZ, JOSHUA KIEL MIGUEL 2834 §103 Non-Final OA 23d Pending Oct 09, 2023
18020657 WET DISK BRAKE WITH EXTERNAL OILING BURCH, MELODY M 3616 §103 Final Rejection 2d overdue Pending Jun 21, 2023
18267535 LAYER AND LAYER SYSTEM AND ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE PLATE AND ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL FEHR, JULIA MARIE 1725 §103 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Jun 15, 2023
18267294 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A BIPOLAR PLATE FOR AN ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL, AND BIPOLAR PLATE YOON, KEVIN E 1735 §102 Non-Final OA 22d Pending Jun 14, 2023
18265671 STEERING ASSEMBLY, VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A STEERING TORQUE OF A STEERING SYSTEM KIRKLAND III, FREDDIE 2855 §103 Non-Final OA 5d Pending Jun 06, 2023
18037118 COMPONENT FOR AN ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL AND REDOX-FLOW CELL, FUEL CELL AND ELECTROLYZER ERWIN, JAMES M 1725 §103 Non-Final OA 26d overdue Pending May 16, 2023
18034151 USE OF A MACHINE TOOL RUFO, RYAN C 3722 §103 Final Rejection 71d Pending Apr 27, 2023
18030790 STATOR FOR A ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE STATOR, AND ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE PERKINS, THEODORE L 2834 §103 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Apr 07, 2023
18028445 METHOD FOR CALIBRATING A TEMPERATURE SENSOR LIN, ERICA S Y 2853 §103 Final Rejection 4d overdue Pending Mar 24, 2023
18022810 ELECTRIC MACHINE ARRANGEMENT JOHNSON, ERIC 2834 §103 Final Rejection 99d overdue Pending Feb 23, 2023
17923035 LAYER SYSTEM, FLOW FIELD PLATE HAVING A LAYER SYSTEM OF THIS TYPE, AND FUEL CELL, ELECTROLYZER OR REDOX FLOW CELL DARBY, BRENDON CHARLES 1749 §103 Final Rejection 1d overdue Pending Feb 16, 2023
17923654 WHEEL MODULE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE SLITERIS, JOSELYNN Y 3614 §103 Non-Final OA 7d Pending Nov 07, 2022
17681307 CLUTCH ASSEMBLY INCLUDING WET FRICTION MATERIAL WITH COLLOIDAL SILICA COATING EMRICH, LARISSA ROWE 1789 §102 Final Rejection 125d overdue Pending Feb 25, 2022
17257696 CATALYST SYSTEM, ELECTRODE, AND FUEL CELL OR ELECTROLYZER ESTES, JONATHAN WILLIAM 1725 §103 Final Rejection 31d overdue Pending Jan 04, 2021

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