Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
7 pending office actions • 2 art units • 5 examiners • 0 of 7 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 5 patents granted in the last 365 days
Vibracoustic SE maintains a portfolio within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. The company currently faces 7 pending office actions. These actions are distributed across 2 distinct art units, indicating a focused prosecution strategy. A total of 5 distinct examiners are handling these matters, suggesting that the portfolio involves several individual points of contact at the patent office.
SHEA WOODROW IRVIN is identified as the busiest examiner for this portfolio. This specific examiner is responsible for 3 pending office actions. This concentration means that 3 of the 7 pending office actions are under the review of a single individual. Practitioners should note that the workload is spread across 5 distinct examiners, yet the influence of the busiest examiner is significant given the 3 pending office actions assigned to them. The presence of 2 distinct art units suggests the technology may bridge specific sub-sectors within the broader mechanical systems category.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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 (29%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (14%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 4 (57%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IRVIN, SHEA WOODROW | 3 | 60.0% | -11.5% |
| WILLIAMS, THOMAS J | 1 | 78.7% | +14.2% |
| KING, BRADLEY T | 1 | 70.8% | +22.5% |
| REUTHER, ARRIE L | 1 | 70.2% | +12.3% |
| RASHID, MAHBUBUR | 1 | 67.8% | +20.5% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18834840 | ASSEMBLY HAVING AN ELASTOMER BODY | WILLIAMS, THOMAS J | — |
| 18832010 | BUSHING FOR AN ANTI-VIBRATION BRACKET, ANTI-VIBRATION BRACKET, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING AN ANTI-VIBRATION BRACKET | IRVIN, SHEA WOODROW | — |
| 18383740 | RUBBER MIXTURE COMPRISING BIOTECHNICALLY MODIFIED RUBBER PARTICLES | REUTHER, ARRIE L | — |
| 18234119 | WEB-TYPE BEARING FOR SUPPORTING A VEHICLE PART | IRVIN, SHEA WOODROW | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18198362 | BEARING ASSEMBLY FOR BEARING A DEVICE | RASHID, MAHBUBUR | 20d |
| 18834840 | ASSEMBLY HAVING AN ELASTOMER BODY | WILLIAMS, THOMAS J | — |
| 18730997 | BUSHING FOR AN ANTI-VIBRATION BRACKET, ANTI-VIBRATION BRACKET, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING AN ANTI-VIBRATION BRACKET | KING, BRADLEY T | — |
| 18383740 | RUBBER MIXTURE COMPRISING BIOTECHNICALLY MODIFIED RUBBER PARTICLES | REUTHER, ARRIE L | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3616 | 6 |
| 1764 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18834840 | ASSEMBLY HAVING AN ELASTOMER BODY | WILLIAMS, THOMAS J | 3616 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 31, 2024 |
| 18832010 | BUSHING FOR AN ANTI-VIBRATION BRACKET, ANTI-VIBRATION BRACKET, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING AN ANTI-VIBRATION BRACKET | IRVIN, SHEA WOODROW | 3616 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 22, 2024 |
| 18730997 | BUSHING FOR AN ANTI-VIBRATION BRACKET, ANTI-VIBRATION BRACKET, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING AN ANTI-VIBRATION BRACKET | KING, BRADLEY T | 3616 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 22, 2024 |
| 18775538 | MOTOR VEHICLE MOUNT, MOTOR VEHICLE AND MOUNTING ARRANGEMENT | IRVIN, SHEA WOODROW | 3616 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 17, 2024 |
| 18383740 | RUBBER MIXTURE COMPRISING BIOTECHNICALLY MODIFIED RUBBER PARTICLES | REUTHER, ARRIE L | 1764 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 25, 2023 |
| 18234119 | WEB-TYPE BEARING FOR SUPPORTING A VEHICLE PART | IRVIN, SHEA WOODROW | 3616 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2023 |
| 18198362 | BEARING ASSEMBLY FOR BEARING A DEVICE | RASHID, MAHBUBUR | 3616 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 20d | Pending | May 17, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialVibracoustic SE has 7 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 5 examiners.
Shea Woodrow Irvin has the most, with 3 of Vibracoustic SE's pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
