Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 17 patents granted in the last 365 days
Vermeer Manufacturing Company has 2 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These 2 actions are assigned to 2 distinct art units, indicating that each pending matter is in a different technical classification. The alignment of 2 pending office actions with 2 distinct art units shows a lack of concentration in the prosecution process for this portfolio.
The prosecution involves 2 distinct examiners, matching the total number of 2 pending office actions. SHUTTY, DAVID G is the busiest examiner for the company, with 1 pending office action currently under review. This means that each of the 2 pending office actions is being handled by a different examiner. Because there are 2 distinct examiners, the company must manage 2 separate examiner relationships simultaneously.
Practitioners must navigate 2 different examination environments and 2 separate examiner relationships. The data indicates that no single examiner, including SHUTTY, DAVID G, manages more than one of the 2 pending office actions. This requires a strategy that addresses the specific requirements of 2 distinct art units. The outcome of the 2 pending office actions will depend on these individual examination experiences.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHUTTY, DAVID G | 1 | 69.1% | +12.9% |
| COOLEY, CHARLES E | 1 | 79.0% | +15.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19311943 | METHODS OF TRANSFERRING SUPPLIES OF BALE WRAP MATERIAL | SHUTTY, DAVID G | — |
| 18670242 | MIXING SYSTEMS HAVING ROLLER ASSEMBLIES | COOLEY, CHARLES E | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19311943 | METHODS OF TRANSFERRING SUPPLIES OF BALE WRAP MATERIAL | SHUTTY, DAVID G | — |
| 18670242 | MIXING SYSTEMS HAVING ROLLER ASSEMBLIES | COOLEY, CHARLES E | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3731 | 1 |
| 1774 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19311943 | METHODS OF TRANSFERRING SUPPLIES OF BALE WRAP MATERIAL | SHUTTY, DAVID G | 3731 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 27, 2025 |
| 18670242 | MIXING SYSTEMS HAVING ROLLER ASSEMBLIES | COOLEY, CHARLES E | 1774 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 21, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialVermeer Manufacturing Company has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.
David G Shutty has the most, with 1 of Vermeer Manufacturing Company's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
