Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
5 pending office actions • 2 art units • 4 examiners • 0 of 5 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 14 patents granted in the last 365 days
Stabilus GmbH is managing 5 pending office actions within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These matters are distributed among 4 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units, showing a significant concentration of work within a small number of art units.
The busiest examiner is SCHWARTZ, CHRISTOPHER P, who is responsible for 2 pending office actions. The remaining office actions are split among the other distinct examiners. With only 2 distinct art units involved for the 5 pending actions, the company's current filings are focused within a narrow range of specialized USPTO divisions.
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 |
|---|---|
| Double-patenting only | 1 (20%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 4 (80%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCHWARTZ, CHRISTOPHER P | 2 | 85.5% | +6.2% |
| ISLAM, SYED A | 1 | 68.0% | +22.2% |
| HSIAO, JAMES K | 1 | 77.1% | +15.2% |
| SAHNI, VISHAL R | 1 | 75.4% | +18.9% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18896412 | DAMPING APPARATUS | HSIAO, JAMES K | — |
| 18832419 | VOLUME COMPENSATING DAMPING APPARATUS | SCHWARTZ, CHRISTOPHER P | — |
| 18633666 | BRAKE MODULE | SCHWARTZ, CHRISTOPHER P | — |
| 18580651 | DAMPING SYSTEM COMPRISING A FLUID DAMPER AND A FLUID RESERVOIR | SAHNI, VISHAL R | — |
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 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19176478 | KINETIC SEAT ASSEMBLIES HAVING DAMPERS FOR FIXED COMPONENTS AND MOVABLE COMPONENTS INCLUDING LATERAL DAMPING MECHANISMS AND FLUID RESERVOIRS | ISLAM, SYED A | — |
| 18896412 | DAMPING APPARATUS | HSIAO, JAMES K | — |
| 18580651 | DAMPING SYSTEM COMPRISING A FLUID DAMPER AND A FLUID RESERVOIR | SAHNI, VISHAL R | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3616 | 4 |
| 3636 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19176478 | KINETIC SEAT ASSEMBLIES HAVING DAMPERS FOR FIXED COMPONENTS AND MOVABLE COMPONENTS INCLUDING LATERAL DAMPING MECHANISMS AND FLUID RESERVOIRS | ISLAM, SYED A | 3636 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 11, 2025 |
| 18896412 | DAMPING APPARATUS | HSIAO, JAMES K | 3616 | §102§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 25, 2024 |
| 18832419 | VOLUME COMPENSATING DAMPING APPARATUS | SCHWARTZ, CHRISTOPHER P | 3616 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 23, 2024 |
| 18633666 | BRAKE MODULE | SCHWARTZ, CHRISTOPHER P | 3616 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 12, 2024 |
| 18580651 | DAMPING SYSTEM COMPRISING A FLUID DAMPER AND A FLUID RESERVOIR | SAHNI, VISHAL R | 3616 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 19, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialStabilus GmbH has 5 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 4 examiners.
Christopher P Schwartz has the most, with 2 of Stabilus GmbH's pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
