Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Stolle Machinery Company, LLC

Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

10 pending office actions • 7 art units • 9 examiners • 0 of 10 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 22 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Stolle Machinery Company, LLC has 10 pending office actions in Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering. The matters involve 9 distinct examiners and 7 distinct art units, indicating a broadly distributed docket with some repeated examiner and art-unit assignments.

ALAWADI, MOHAMMED S is the busiest examiner, with 2 pending matters. This creates a small examiner-specific cluster within a larger set of matters. Counsel should coordinate positions across the shared assignments while preserving separate analysis for the other examiners and art units.

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

Portfolio Summary

10
Total Pending OAs
8
Non-Final OAs
1
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

1
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
1
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

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.

5
Hard (50%)
2
Medium (20%)
2
Easy (20%)
1
Unknown (10%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only2 (20%)
§112 only2 (20%)
Multi-statute (no §101)5 (50%)
No statute on record1 (10%)

Industry Mix

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

2
Life Sciences
20% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
1
Semiconductors
10% of docket
7
Mechanical / Eng
70% 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.

100 h
Manual time on pending OAs
20 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
35 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.9 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
ALAWADI, MOHAMMED S 2 73.8% +24.6%
PROCTOR, CACHET I 1 77.2% +5.8%
SULLIVAN, DEBRA M 1 78.5% +17.1%
FERGUSON SAMRETH, MARISSA LIANA 1 69.9% +11.0%
CASTRIOTTA, JENNIFER 1 62.4% +29.0%
KATCOFF, MATTHEW GORDON 1 69.6% +15.6%
AYALEW, TINSAE B 1 75.8% +9.1%
HULKA, JAMES R 1 76.3% +11.9%
CHEN, SIMPSON ABRAHAM 1 62.1% +42.4%

Hard Cases (5)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19203257 CAN MAKING SYSTEM WITH HYDROGEN FIRED INFRARED OVEN AND WATER RECYCLING SYSTEM PROCTOR, CACHET I —
19049475 Ink Station Washing Assembly For A Can Decorator, Ink Station Roller Assembly For A Can Decorator, And Methods Of Making, Using, And Cleaning Same FERGUSON SAMRETH, MARISSA LIANA —
18979717 ARRANGEMENTS AND METHODS FOR NECKING A CAN BODY ALAWADI, MOHAMMED S —
18967943 CAN ENDS WITH PANELS CASTRIOTTA, JENNIFER —
18967796 RIVET BUTTON TOOLING ASSEMBLIES KATCOFF, MATTHEW GORDON —

Interview Candidates (8)

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 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18105938 ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION CAN CURING OVEN CHEN, SIMPSON ABRAHAM 4d overdue
18219204 LIDAR DEFECT DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE IN CAN MANUFACTURING ASSEMBLIES HULKA, JAMES R 42d
19199832 Thread Forming Apparatus And Associated Method SULLIVAN, DEBRA M —
19049475 Ink Station Washing Assembly For A Can Decorator, Ink Station Roller Assembly For A Can Decorator, And Methods Of Making, Using, And Cleaning Same FERGUSON SAMRETH, MARISSA LIANA —
19005049 ACTUATING ASSEMBLY FOR A HOLD DOWN ARRANGEMENT OF A CAN BODYMAKER REDRAW ASSEMBLY ALAWADI, MOHAMMED S —
18979717 ARRANGEMENTS AND METHODS FOR NECKING A CAN BODY ALAWADI, MOHAMMED S —
18967943 CAN ENDS WITH PANELS CASTRIOTTA, JENNIFER —
18967796 RIVET BUTTON TOOLING ASSEMBLIES KATCOFF, MATTHEW GORDON —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3725 4
1712 1
2853 1
3733 1
1711 1
3645 1
3761 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19203257 CAN MAKING SYSTEM WITH HYDROGEN FIRED INFRARED OVEN AND WATER RECYCLING SYSTEM PROCTOR, CACHET I 1712 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 09, 2025
19199832 Thread Forming Apparatus And Associated Method SULLIVAN, DEBRA M 3725 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 06, 2025
19049475 Ink Station Washing Assembly For A Can Decorator, Ink Station Roller Assembly For A Can Decorator, And Methods Of Making, Using, And Cleaning Same FERGUSON SAMRETH, MARISSA LIANA 2853 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 10, 2025
19005049 ACTUATING ASSEMBLY FOR A HOLD DOWN ARRANGEMENT OF A CAN BODYMAKER REDRAW ASSEMBLY ALAWADI, MOHAMMED S 3725 — Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 30, 2024
18979717 ARRANGEMENTS AND METHODS FOR NECKING A CAN BODY ALAWADI, MOHAMMED S 3725 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 13, 2024
18967943 CAN ENDS WITH PANELS CASTRIOTTA, JENNIFER 3733 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 04, 2024
18967796 RIVET BUTTON TOOLING ASSEMBLIES KATCOFF, MATTHEW GORDON 3725 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 04, 2024
18799028 MULTI-STAGE WASHER INCLUDING A WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AYALEW, TINSAE B 1711 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 09, 2024
18219204 LIDAR DEFECT DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE IN CAN MANUFACTURING ASSEMBLIES HULKA, JAMES R 3645 §103 Final Rejection 42d Pending Jul 07, 2023
18105938 ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION CAN CURING OVEN CHEN, SIMPSON ABRAHAM 3761 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Feb 06, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Stolle Machinery Company, LLC have?

Stolle Machinery Company, LLC has 10 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 7 art units and 9 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Stolle Machinery Company, LLC applications?

Mohammed S Alawadi has the most, with 2 of Stolle Machinery Company, LLC's pending office actions.

What technology area are Stolle Machinery Company, LLC's patent applications in?

Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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