Technology areas: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
3 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 7 patents granted in the last 365 days
The GSI Group, LLC currently has 2 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These matters are assigned to 1 distinct examiner, concentrating the company's prosecution efforts. This centralization allows for a highly consistent approach to the pending claims, as the examiner becomes familiar with the company's underlying technology and technical language. Such a strategy can lead to more efficient results by addressing the examiner's specific concerns in a unified manner across both pending applications.
The portfolio is active in 1 distinct art unit, further reinforcing the technical focus of the company's current filings. LAUX, DAVID J, is the busiest examiner, currently managing 2 pending office actions. The success of the current portfolio is closely tied to the feedback and prior art interpretations of this specific examiner. Practitioners should focus on this examiner's specific requirements and past decisions to effectively navigate the pending matters and ensure a successful outcome that secures the company's intellectual property rights in this technical sector.
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 | 2 (67%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (33%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAUX, DAVID J | 2 | 65.2% | +28.5% |
| NGUYEN, SON T | 1 | 28.9% | +16.3% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19487443 | COMMUNITY ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM FOR DROP FEEDERS | NGUYEN, SON T | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19487443 | COMMUNITY ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM FOR DROP FEEDERS | NGUYEN, SON T | — |
| 18293588 | Grain Dryer with Column Grain Diverters | LAUX, DAVID J | — |
| 18292427 | Grain Dryer with Debris Access Port | LAUX, DAVID J | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3762 | 2 |
| 3643 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19487443 | COMMUNITY ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM FOR DROP FEEDERS | NGUYEN, SON T | 3643 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 24, 2025 |
| 18293588 | Grain Dryer with Column Grain Diverters | LAUX, DAVID J | 3762 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 30, 2024 |
| 18292427 | Grain Dryer with Debris Access Port | LAUX, DAVID J | 3762 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 26, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialThe GSI Group, LLC has 3 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.
David J Laux has the most, with 2 of The GSI Group, LLC's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
