Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Tgw Logistics GmbH

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

6 pending office actions • 4 art units • 6 examiners • 0 of 6 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 9 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Tgw Logistics GmbH has 6 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. The matters involve 6 examiners and 4 art units, indicating distinct examiner assignments with some concentration in the technical classifications.

AHMED, MOBEEN is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending action. Because no examiner handles more than one listed action, counsel should use separate examiner-specific response strategies. The repeated art-unit assignments provide a useful basis for identifying common technical issues without assuming uniform examiner treatment.

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

Portfolio Summary

6
Total Pending OAs
4
Non-Final OAs
2
Final Rejections
0
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 (83%)
1
Medium (17%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only1 (17%)
Multi-statute (no §101)5 (83%)

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
6
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.

60 h
Manual time on pending OAs
12 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
21 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.5 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
AHMED, MOBEEN 1 61.3% +8.4%
BROTHERS, LAURENCE RAPHAEL 1 89.0% +15.6%
CRAWFORD, GENE O 1 45.9% +5.7%
MARTIN, VERONICA 1 82.6% +13.4%
MARU, TEMESGEN MALLEDE 1 75.0% +27.5%
JOS, BASIL T 1 78.0% +6.3%

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
18574923 IMPROVED METHOD FOR PICKING GOODS THAT COME FROM TWO DIFFERENT SUBSYSTEMS, AND STORAGE AND PICKING SYSTEM THEREFOR MARU, TEMESGEN MALLEDE 42d
19135865 TRANSFER DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING GOODS AHMED, MOBEEN —
18878489 IMPROVED SWITCHING FROM AN ENERGY SAVING MODE INTO A NORMAL OPERATING MODE IN A PICKING SYSTEM BROTHERS, LAURENCE RAPHAEL —
18872461 TRANSFER DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HANDLING PACKING UNITS CRAWFORD, GENE O —
18853299 CUTTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR APPLYING CUT TRACKS IN AN OUTER PACKAGING MARTIN, VERONICA —

Interview Candidates (3)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18574923 IMPROVED METHOD FOR PICKING GOODS THAT COME FROM TWO DIFFERENT SUBSYSTEMS, AND STORAGE AND PICKING SYSTEM THEREFOR MARU, TEMESGEN MALLEDE 42d
18878489 IMPROVED SWITCHING FROM AN ENERGY SAVING MODE INTO A NORMAL OPERATING MODE IN A PICKING SYSTEM BROTHERS, LAURENCE RAPHAEL —
18853299 CUTTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR APPLYING CUT TRACKS IN AN OUTER PACKAGING MARTIN, VERONICA —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3731 2
3655 2
3651 1
3658 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19135865 TRANSFER DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING GOODS AHMED, MOBEEN 3731 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 05, 2025
18878489 IMPROVED SWITCHING FROM AN ENERGY SAVING MODE INTO A NORMAL OPERATING MODE IN A PICKING SYSTEM BROTHERS, LAURENCE RAPHAEL 3655 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 23, 2024
18872461 TRANSFER DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HANDLING PACKING UNITS CRAWFORD, GENE O 3651 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 06, 2024
18853299 CUTTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR APPLYING CUT TRACKS IN AN OUTER PACKAGING MARTIN, VERONICA 3731 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 01, 2024
18574923 IMPROVED METHOD FOR PICKING GOODS THAT COME FROM TWO DIFFERENT SUBSYSTEMS, AND STORAGE AND PICKING SYSTEM THEREFOR MARU, TEMESGEN MALLEDE 3655 §103§112 Final Rejection 42d Pending Dec 28, 2023
18269000 METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING PRODUCTS WITH IMPROVED EFFICIENCY BY MEANS OF A ROBOT, AND STORAGE AND ORDER-PICKING SYSTEM THEREFOR JOS, BASIL T 3658 §103 Final Rejection 36d overdue Pending Jun 22, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Tgw Logistics GmbH have?

Tgw Logistics GmbH has 6 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 4 art units and 6 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Tgw Logistics GmbH applications?

Mobeen Ahmed has the most, with 1 of Tgw Logistics GmbH's pending office actions.

What technology area are Tgw Logistics GmbH's patent applications in?

Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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