Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Springfix Befestigungstechnik GmbH is currently managing a patent portfolio in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area, which includes 2 pending office actions. These actions are being handled by 2 distinct examiners, indicating a split in the individual reviews. However, both examiners are situated within 1 distinct art unit, suggesting that the technical division reviewing the applications is concentrated.
The busiest examiner for the company is BYRD, EUGENE G, who is responsible for 1 pending action. This 1 pending action represents half of the total 2 pending office actions currently active for the company. The fact that each of the 2 distinct examiners has an equal workload, with the busiest only having 1 pending action, shows that the company's prosecution efforts are evenly distributed across its current pipeline.
With 2 pending office actions focused in 1 distinct art unit, the company is navigating a single set of technical standards within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems field. The involvement of 2 distinct examiners provides two different perspectives on the company's filings within that unit. Practitioners should note that BYRD, EUGENE G is one of the 2 distinct examiners currently engaged, and the 1 pending action under this examiner is part of a 2-action workload.
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 (50%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (50%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PATEL, VISHAL A | 1 | 59.1% | +22.6% |
| BYRD, EUGENE G | 1 | 70.1% | +8.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18573320 | DEVICE FOR FASTENING TO A COMPONENT | PATEL, VISHAL A | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18573320 | DEVICE FOR FASTENING TO A COMPONENT | PATEL, VISHAL A | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3675 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18573320 | DEVICE FOR FASTENING TO A COMPONENT | PATEL, VISHAL A | 3675 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 21, 2023 |
| 18573314 | DEVICE FOR FASTENING TO A COMPONENT | BYRD, EUGENE G | 3675 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 21, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialSpringfix Befestigungstechnik GmbH has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 2 examiners.
Vishal A Patel has the most, with 1 of Springfix Befestigungstechnik GmbH's pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
