Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Swisca AG currently has 2 pending office actions within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These actions are split between 2 distinct art units, indicating that the company's mechanical innovations are being reviewed by different specialized sections of the patent office. Managing 2 pending office actions in this way requires attention to the specific nuances of 2 distinct art units.
The company's active cases are assigned to 2 distinct examiners, with PRESSLEY, PAUL DEREK identified as the busiest examiner. PRESSLEY, PAUL DEREK is responsible for 1 pending office action, which represents 1 of the 2 total pending office actions. This even distribution across 2 distinct examiners prevents any single individual from having a majority influence over the pending portfolio, requiring independent engagement for each case.
For practitioners, the fact that 2 pending office actions are handled by 2 distinct examiners across 2 distinct art units suggests a decentralized prosecution environment. There is no busiest examiner with more than 1 pending office action, so each case must be handled independently. Success will depend on tailoring arguments to the specific preferences of PRESSLEY, PAUL DEREK and the other assigned examiner to move the cases forward.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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) | 2 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRESSLEY, PAUL DEREK | 1 | 59.1% | +29.3% |
| DANG, KET D | 1 | 61.6% | +37.9% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18554001 | WETTING DEVICE FOR CEREAL GRAIN | DANG, KET D | 6d |
| 18992637 | FEED DEVICE AND ROLLER FACILITY | PRESSLEY, PAUL DEREK | — |
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 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18554001 | WETTING DEVICE FOR CEREAL GRAIN | DANG, KET D | 6d |
| 18992637 | FEED DEVICE AND ROLLER FACILITY | PRESSLEY, PAUL DEREK | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3725 | 1 |
| 3761 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18992637 | FEED DEVICE AND ROLLER FACILITY | PRESSLEY, PAUL DEREK | 3725 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 09, 2025 |
| 18554001 | WETTING DEVICE FOR CEREAL GRAIN | DANG, KET D | 3761 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 6d | Pending | Oct 05, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialSwisca AG has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.
Paul Derek Pressley has the most, with 1 of Swisca AG's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
