Technology areas: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 4 patents granted in the last 365 days
Wittenstein SE has 1 pending office action in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. This action is being reviewed by a distinct examiner. AFZALI, SARANG is the busiest examiner for the company with 1 pending action.
The portfolio is currently active in a distinct art unit. The concentration of a solitary examiner and art unit indicates a very focused prosecution effort. Practitioners can expect a singular point of contact for the current pending matter within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering field.
With only 1 pending office action, the company's current prosecution is highly centralized. This provides a clear path for resolving the pending matter, as all feedback originates from AFZALI, SARANG within a single technical group at the USPTO.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAYLOR II, JAMES JOSEPH | 1 | 83.4% | +25.0% |
| AFZALI, SARANG | 1 | 73.5% | +44.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19199625 | NEEDLE CAGE AND PLANETARY TRANSMISSION HAVING A NEEDLE CAGE | TAYLOR II, JAMES JOSEPH | — |
| 19058446 | CLAMPING RING FOR SLEEVES | AFZALI, SARANG | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19199625 | NEEDLE CAGE AND PLANETARY TRANSMISSION HAVING A NEEDLE CAGE | TAYLOR II, JAMES JOSEPH | — |
| 19058446 | CLAMPING RING FOR SLEEVES | AFZALI, SARANG | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3655 | 1 |
| 3726 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19199625 | NEEDLE CAGE AND PLANETARY TRANSMISSION HAVING A NEEDLE CAGE | TAYLOR II, JAMES JOSEPH | 3655 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 06, 2025 |
| 19058446 | CLAMPING RING FOR SLEEVES | AFZALI, SARANG | 3726 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 20, 2025 |
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Start Free TrialWittenstein SE has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.
James Joseph Taylor II has the most, with 1 of Wittenstein SE's pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
