Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Vilhelm Ventures LLC

Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Vilhelm Ventures LLC is active in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. The company's portfolio currently includes 1 pending office action. This 1 pending office action is assigned to 1 distinct examiner, which indicates a centralized prosecution process. The portfolio's pending matter is located within 1 distinct art unit, suggesting a specific technical focus for the company's intellectual property within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering field.

AZUBUOGU, CHIEMERIE CHIBUZOR is listed as the busiest examiner, with 1 busiest examiner pending office action. With 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit involved, the company faces a singular set of examiner expectations. The prosecution of the 1 pending office action by AZUBUOGU, CHIEMERIE CHIBUZOR will determine the immediate progress of the portfolio. This structure minimizes the complexity often found in larger portfolios that span multiple art units or examiner groups.

Practitioners should note that the prosecution strategy is entirely dependent on the feedback from AZUBUOGU, CHIEMERIE CHIBUZOR. Because there is only 1 busiest examiner pending office action in 1 distinct art unit, the administrative requirements are low. The focus remains on the specific technical requirements of the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering unit where the application is lodged. The company's success in this matter depends on the outcome of the review conducted by the single assigned examiner.

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

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
1
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.

1
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (100%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
100% 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.

10 h
Manual time on pending OAs
2 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
4 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
AZUBUOGU, CHIEMERIE CHIBUZOR 1 0.0% +0.0%

Hard Cases (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18856548 MASCARA DRYING AND EYELASH LIFTING DEVICE AND METHODS THEREFOR AZUBUOGU, CHIEMERIE CHIBUZOR —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3772 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18856548 MASCARA DRYING AND EYELASH LIFTING DEVICE AND METHODS THEREFOR AZUBUOGU, CHIEMERIE CHIBUZOR 3772 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 11, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Vilhelm Ventures LLC have?

Vilhelm Ventures LLC has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Vilhelm Ventures LLC applications?

Chiemerie Chibuzor Azubuogu has the most, with 1 of Vilhelm Ventures LLC's pending office actions.

What technology area are Vilhelm Ventures LLC's patent applications in?

Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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