Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
11 pending office actions • 7 art units • 8 examiners • 0 of 11 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 21 patents granted in the last 365 days
Stolle Machinery Company, LLC maintains a company patent portfolio with 11 pending office actions. These matters fall under the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. The portfolio is distributed across 6 distinct art units, reflecting a diverse range of mechanical technologies. This breadth across 6 units suggests that the company's engineering projects are categorized into several distinct technical specialties within the patent office.
The prosecution involves 7 distinct examiners for the 11 pending office actions. ALAWADI, MOHAMMED S is the busiest examiner, currently responsible for 3 pending office actions. This concentration means one examiner handles a notable portion of the active workload. With 11 actions and 7 examiners, several examiners are likely managing multiple files. Practitioners should prioritize understanding the patterns of ALAWADI, MOHAMMED S, as this examiner's decisions impact 3 of the 11 pending matters. The involvement of 7 examiners across 6 art units indicates a complex prosecution environment with multiple technical perspectives.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 3 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 3 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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 | 4 (36%) |
| §112 only | 1 (9%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 5 (45%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (9%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALAWADI, MOHAMMED S | 3 | 74.1% | +24.5% |
| KATCOFF, MATTHEW GORDON | 2 | 69.6% | +15.7% |
| PROCTOR, CACHET I | 1 | 77.1% | +5.9% |
| FERGUSON SAMRETH, MARISSA LIANA | 1 | 69.9% | +11.0% |
| CASTRIOTTA, JENNIFER | 1 | 62.2% | +28.8% |
| AYALEW, TINSAE B | 1 | 75.8% | +9.1% |
| HULKA, JAMES R | 1 | 76.3% | +11.8% |
| CHEN, SIMPSON ABRAHAM | 1 | 62.1% | +42.4% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due 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 | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18105938 | ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION CAN CURING OVEN | CHEN, SIMPSON ABRAHAM | 4d overdue |
| 18586668 | DIAGNOSTIC AND MONITORING SYSTEM FOR A DIE NECKING MACHINE | ALAWADI, MOHAMMED S | 3d overdue |
| 18219204 | LIDAR DEFECT DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE IN CAN MANUFACTURING ASSEMBLIES | HULKA, JAMES R | 42d |
| 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 | — |
| 18967911 | METHODS OF FORMING NARROW SCORES ON CAN ENDS | KATCOFF, MATTHEW GORDON | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3725 | 5 |
| 1712 | 1 |
| 2853 | 1 |
| 3733 | 1 |
| 1711 | 1 |
| 3645 | 1 |
| 3761 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 04, 2024 |
| 18967911 | METHODS OF FORMING NARROW SCORES ON CAN ENDS | KATCOFF, MATTHEW GORDON | 3725 | §103 | 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 |
| 18586668 | DIAGNOSTIC AND MONITORING SYSTEM FOR A DIE NECKING MACHINE | ALAWADI, MOHAMMED S | 3725 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 3d overdue | Pending | Feb 26, 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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