Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
SKF Mfr Technology AB has 1 pending office action in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. This single action is assigned to 1 distinct examiner within 1 distinct art unit. The current prosecution footprint is limited to this 1 active matter, allowing for a highly specialized and focused legal strategy. Practitioners can devote their full attention to the specific requirements and tendencies of the assigned examiner without the complexity of managing multiple cases. This singular focus in the Chemistry & Materials area suggests that the company is prioritizing a specific technical advancement.
KURTZ, BENJAMIN M is the busiest examiner, currently managing 1 pending office action. Since there is only 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit involved, the company avoids the complexity of managing multiple examiner personalities or differing art unit standards. The presence of only 1 pending office action simplifies the tracking of deadlines and the preparation of responses. Practitioners should treat this 1 pending office action as a critical component of the company's current intellectual property strategy. The outcome of this matter will significantly impact the company's patent position in this technology sector. This concentrated effort allows for a more efficient use of legal resources and a more direct path to potential allowance.
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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KURTZ, BENJAMIN M | 1 | 56.7% | +17.7% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18560501 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PURIFICATION OF OIL | KURTZ, BENJAMIN M | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18560501 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PURIFICATION OF OIL | KURTZ, BENJAMIN M | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1779 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18560501 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PURIFICATION OF OIL | KURTZ, BENJAMIN M | 1779 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 13, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialSKF Mfr Technology AB has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Benjamin M Kurtz has the most, with 1 of SKF Mfr Technology AB's pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.