Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
4 pending office actions • 3 art units • 4 examiners • 0 of 4 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 2 patents granted in the last 365 days
Vetter Pharma-Fertigung GmbH & Co. Kg manages 4 pending office actions within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These actions are distributed among 4 distinct examiners across 3 distinct art units. DOERRLER, WILLIAM CHARLES is the busiest examiner for this portfolio, holding 1 pending office action. The distribution of 4 pending office actions across 4 distinct examiners suggests that each matter is being reviewed by a different individual.
The involvement of 3 distinct art units indicates that the company's innovations span several technical sub-fields. This variety requires a prosecution strategy that can adapt to different art unit norms and examiner styles. With 4 distinct examiners involved, the company can observe a range of examiner behaviors, even though WILLIAM CHARLES DOERRLER is the only one identified as the busiest with 1 pending office action. This decentralized approach reduces the impact of any single examiner's perspective on the overall portfolio.
Practitioners should note that the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area often requires navigating specific mechanical standards. Having 4 pending office actions across 3 distinct art units provides a broader view of how the USPTO perceives the company's technical disclosures. While the portfolio is currently managed by 4 distinct examiners, the coordination of these matters is essential to maintain consistency. The current data reflects an active engagement across multiple technical groups within the patent office.
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 | 1 (25%) |
| §112 only | 1 (25%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (50%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOERRLER, WILLIAM CHARLES | 1 | 77.6% | +14.3% |
| HERBERT, MADISON TAYLOR | 1 | 59.1% | +53.7% |
| RODRIGUEZ, CRIS LOIREN | 1 | 27.3% | +11.8% |
| DIOP, FATIMATA SAHRA | 1 | 68.6% | +38.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18723090 | COUPLING DEVICE | HERBERT, MADISON TAYLOR | — |
| 18703014 | CLOSURE PIECE FOR A MEDICAL HOLLOW BODY, MEDICAL HOLLOW BODY HAVING SUCH A CLOSURE PIECE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH A CLOSURE PIECE | RODRIGUEZ, CRIS LOIREN | — |
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 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18727939 | FILTER-DRYING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FILTER-DRYING BY MEANS OF SUCH A FILTER-DRYING DEVICE | DOERRLER, WILLIAM CHARLES | — |
| 18723090 | COUPLING DEVICE | HERBERT, MADISON TAYLOR | — |
| 18703014 | CLOSURE PIECE FOR A MEDICAL HOLLOW BODY, MEDICAL HOLLOW BODY HAVING SUCH A CLOSURE PIECE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH A CLOSURE PIECE | RODRIGUEZ, CRIS LOIREN | — |
| 17612489 | MEDICAL HOLLOW ARTICLE, MEDICAL HOLLOW ARTICLE HAVING A CLOSURE CAP, METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MEDICAL HOLLOW ARTICLE, AND KIT | DIOP, FATIMATA SAHRA | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3783 | 2 |
| 3993 | 1 |
| 1758 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18727939 | FILTER-DRYING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FILTER-DRYING BY MEANS OF SUCH A FILTER-DRYING DEVICE | DOERRLER, WILLIAM CHARLES | 3993 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 10, 2024 |
| 18723090 | COUPLING DEVICE | HERBERT, MADISON TAYLOR | 1758 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 21, 2024 |
| 18703014 | CLOSURE PIECE FOR A MEDICAL HOLLOW BODY, MEDICAL HOLLOW BODY HAVING SUCH A CLOSURE PIECE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH A CLOSURE PIECE | RODRIGUEZ, CRIS LOIREN | 3783 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 19, 2024 |
| 17612489 | MEDICAL HOLLOW ARTICLE, MEDICAL HOLLOW ARTICLE HAVING A CLOSURE CAP, METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MEDICAL HOLLOW ARTICLE, AND KIT | DIOP, FATIMATA SAHRA | 3783 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 18, 2021 |
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Start Free TrialVetter Pharma-Fertigung GmbH & Co. Kg has 4 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 3 art units and 4 examiners.
William Charles Doerrler has the most, with 1 of Vetter Pharma-Fertigung GmbH & Co. Kg's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
