Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Trumpf Hüttinger GmbH + Co. Kg

Technology areas: Computing & Software • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics

4 pending office actions • 3 art units • 4 examiners • 0 of 4 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Trumpf Hüttinger GmbH + Co. Kg has 4 pending office actions in Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics. The matters involve 4 distinct examiners across 3 distinct art units, showing examiner diversity within a relatively focused art-unit structure. Counsel can compare art-unit treatment while retaining separate analyses for each examiner and application.

KING, MONICA C is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending action. The examiner concentration is limited, so the profile does not indicate a need for a single-examiner strategy. Coordinated technical positions and careful matter-level response planning remain the practical priorities.

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

Portfolio Summary

4
Total Pending OAs
4
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

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.

3
Hard (75%)
1
Medium (25%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (25%)
§103 only1 (25%)
Multi-statute (no §101)2 (50%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
1
Information Tech
25% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
3
Semiconductors
75% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% 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.

40 h
Manual time on pending OAs
8 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
14 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
KING, MONICA C 1 84.6% +6.6%
LUONG, HENRY T 1 76.0% +18.0%
FREDERIKSEN, DAVID B 1 86.1% +12.9%
PAN, YUHUI R 1 83.1% +22.4%

Hard Cases (3)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19310990 IMPEDANCE MATCHING CIRCUIT, PLASMA PROCESS SUPPLY SYSTEM AND PLASMA PROCESS SYSTEM KING, MONICA C —
19038720 CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ACTUATING AN IMPEDANCE MATCHING CIRCUIT FOR A PLASMA GENERATION SYSTEM AND PLASMA GENERATION SYSTEM OF THIS KIND FREDERIKSEN, DAVID B —
18905165 POWER SUPPLY AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A POWER SUPPLY PAN, YUHUI R —

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
19064768 PLASMA STATE MONITORING DEVICE FOR CONNECTING TO AN IMPEDANCE MATCHING CIRCUIT FOR A PLASMA GENERATION SYSTEM, PLASMA GENERATION SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR MONITORING THE PLASMA GENERATION SYSTEM LUONG, HENRY T —
19038720 CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ACTUATING AN IMPEDANCE MATCHING CIRCUIT FOR A PLASMA GENERATION SYSTEM AND PLASMA GENERATION SYSTEM OF THIS KIND FREDERIKSEN, DAVID B —
18905165 POWER SUPPLY AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A POWER SUPPLY PAN, YUHUI R —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2845 2
2842 1
2116 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19310990 IMPEDANCE MATCHING CIRCUIT, PLASMA PROCESS SUPPLY SYSTEM AND PLASMA PROCESS SYSTEM KING, MONICA C 2845 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 27, 2025
19064768 PLASMA STATE MONITORING DEVICE FOR CONNECTING TO AN IMPEDANCE MATCHING CIRCUIT FOR A PLASMA GENERATION SYSTEM, PLASMA GENERATION SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR MONITORING THE PLASMA GENERATION SYSTEM LUONG, HENRY T 2845 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 27, 2025
19038720 CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ACTUATING AN IMPEDANCE MATCHING CIRCUIT FOR A PLASMA GENERATION SYSTEM AND PLASMA GENERATION SYSTEM OF THIS KIND FREDERIKSEN, DAVID B 2842 §101§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 28, 2025
18905165 POWER SUPPLY AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A POWER SUPPLY PAN, YUHUI R 2116 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 03, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Trumpf Hüttinger GmbH + Co. Kg have?

Trumpf Hüttinger GmbH + Co. Kg has 4 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 3 art units and 4 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Trumpf Hüttinger GmbH + Co. Kg applications?

Monica C King has the most, with 1 of Trumpf Hüttinger GmbH + Co. Kg's pending office actions.

What technology area are Trumpf Hüttinger GmbH + Co. Kg's patent applications in?

Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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