Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Société Industrielle De Sonceboz S A is managing 1 pending office action within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. This action is situated in 1 distinct art unit, which points to a specific focus within the mechanical engineering field. The prosecution is overseen by 1 distinct examiner, allowing for a singular channel of communication with the patent office. This one-to-one ratio between the examiner and the action suggests a straightforward prosecution path.
STIGELL, THEODORE J is the busiest examiner for this portfolio, currently handling the 1 pending office action. With the examiner and art unit involved, the prosecution of this Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering matter is highly concentrated. This arrangement means the pending office action will be subject to the specific examination practices of STIGELL, THEODORE J. The focus on 1 distinct art unit suggests that the technical subject matter is well-defined within the broader category. Practitioners should tailor their arguments to the specific requirements of the examiner and the art unit involved. Maintaining a consistent dialogue with STIGELL, THEODORE J is key to resolving the outstanding matter.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| STIGELL, THEODORE J | 1 | 78.3% | +14.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18860781 | TRANSDERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION DEVICE | STIGELL, THEODORE J | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18860781 | TRANSDERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION DEVICE | STIGELL, THEODORE J | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3783 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18860781 | TRANSDERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION DEVICE | STIGELL, THEODORE J | 3783 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 28, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialSociété Industrielle De Sonceboz S A has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Theodore J Stigell has the most, with 1 of Société Industrielle De Sonceboz S A's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
