Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Schenck Process Australia Pty Limited

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

Analysis

Schenck Process Australia Pty Limited shows 1 pending office action within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. Prosecution is currently limited to 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit.

The busiest examiner for this portfolio is MCCLAIN, GERALD, who is handling 1 pending office action. Because the total count of pending actions is 1, this examiner is the sole point of contact for the company's current patent prosecution efforts.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

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.

1
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (100%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
100% 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.

10 h
Manual time on pending OAs
2 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
4 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
MCCLAIN, GERALD 1 74.2% +14.6%

Hard Cases (1)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18258083 Robotic Panel Module Removal and Replacement in Ore Treatment Apparatus MCCLAIN, GERALD —

Interview Candidates (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18258083 Robotic Panel Module Removal and Replacement in Ore Treatment Apparatus MCCLAIN, GERALD —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3611 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18258083 Robotic Panel Module Removal and Replacement in Ore Treatment Apparatus MCCLAIN, GERALD 3611 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 16, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Schenck Process Australia Pty Limited have?

Schenck Process Australia Pty Limited has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Schenck Process Australia Pty Limited applications?

Gerald Mcclain has the most, with 1 of Schenck Process Australia Pty Limited's pending office actions.

What technology area are Schenck Process Australia Pty Limited's patent applications in?

Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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