Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Säntis Textiles AG

Technology areas: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Säntis Textiles AG manages a company patent portfolio with 2 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These 2 pending office actions are distributed across 2 distinct art units. The prosecution involves 2 distinct examiners.

HURLEY, SHAUN R is the busiest examiner for the portfolio. This examiner is responsible for 1 pending office action. This count of 1 pending office action is the highest number assigned to any examiner within the portfolio. The assignment of cases shows how the patent office distributes the company's filings among its staff.

Practitioners should address the requirements of the 2 distinct art units. The prosecution of these matters depends on the specific standards of the assigned art units and the perspectives of the 2 distinct examiners. Each application requires a focused approach to navigate the legal and technical hurdles presented during the examination process. This ensures that every filing is evaluated based on the technical merits of the disclosed invention. This specific attention helps in managing the requirements of the patent office.

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

Portfolio Summary

2
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
1
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

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.

0
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
Due this month
0
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.

2
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)2 (100%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
2
Mechanical / Eng
100% 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.

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

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
HURLEY, SHAUN R 1 77.6% +17.7%
KUMAR, KALYANAVENKA K 1 72.9% +18.3%

Hard Cases (2)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18862954 ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATION DEVICE FOR ELASTIC MONO FILAMENTS FROM COTTON STAPLE FIBER YARNS IN FLEECES KUMAR, KALYANAVENKA K 8d
19484869 Integrated Textile Recycling and Spinning Machine HURLEY, SHAUN R —

Interview Candidates (2)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18862954 ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATION DEVICE FOR ELASTIC MONO FILAMENTS FROM COTTON STAPLE FIBER YARNS IN FLEECES KUMAR, KALYANAVENKA K 8d
19484869 Integrated Textile Recycling and Spinning Machine HURLEY, SHAUN R —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3732 1
3653 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19484869 Integrated Textile Recycling and Spinning Machine HURLEY, SHAUN R 3732 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 16, 2025
18862954 ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATION DEVICE FOR ELASTIC MONO FILAMENTS FROM COTTON STAPLE FIBER YARNS IN FLEECES KUMAR, KALYANAVENKA K 3653 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 8d Pending Nov 05, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Säntis Textiles AG have?

Säntis Textiles AG has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Säntis Textiles AG applications?

Shaun R Hurley has the most, with 1 of Säntis Textiles AG's pending office actions.

What technology area are Säntis Textiles AG'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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