Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
6 pending office actions • 2 art units • 5 examiners • 0 of 6 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 18 patents granted in the last 365 days
Advanced Suspension Technology LLC has 6 pending office actions within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These matters are distributed among 5 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units. This distribution shows that while the technology area is consistent, the specific innovations are being reviewed by multiple patent officials. The involvement of 5 distinct examiners suggests that the company must navigate various examination styles simultaneously.
The busiest examiner for the company is HSIAO, JAMES K, who manages 2 busiest examiner pending actions. The remaining actions are spread across other examiners, as there are 5 distinct examiners in total. With 2 distinct art units involved, the prosecution strategy must be adaptable to different internal policies and technical standards. The presence of 6 pending office actions across multiple units indicates a decentralized prosecution landscape for the company's mechanical systems.
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 |
|---|---|
| §102 only | 2 (33%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 4 (67%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HSIAO, JAMES K | 2 | 77.1% | +15.2% |
| IRVIN, THOMAS W | 1 | 77.5% | +14.5% |
| SCHWARTZ, CHRISTOPHER P | 1 | 85.5% | +6.2% |
| AUNG, SAN M | 1 | 77.7% | +20.4% |
| LEARY, JOSHUA DENNIS | 1 | 90.0% | +12.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18944308 | Interface Element For A Shock Absorber And A Shock Absorber | IRVIN, THOMAS W | — |
| 18775489 | SPRING WITH TAPERED ARMS FOR SHOCK ABSORBER | SCHWARTZ, CHRISTOPHER P | — |
| 18397415 | DAMPER WITH ASYMMETRICAL VALVE PRELOAD RING | AUNG, SAN M | — |
| 18244537 | METHOD OF PRESSURIZING A FLOATING PISTON ACCUMULATOR | LEARY, JOSHUA DENNIS | — |
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 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18944308 | Interface Element For A Shock Absorber And A Shock Absorber | IRVIN, THOMAS W | — |
| 18797276 | DAMPER ASSEMBLY | HSIAO, JAMES K | — |
| 18641556 | Valve Arrangement For Improved High Frequency Performance, A Shock Absorber Comprising The Same, And A Method For Adjusting Damping Fluid Flow | HSIAO, JAMES K | — |
| 18397415 | DAMPER WITH ASYMMETRICAL VALVE PRELOAD RING | AUNG, SAN M | — |
| 18244537 | METHOD OF PRESSURIZING A FLOATING PISTON ACCUMULATOR | LEARY, JOSHUA DENNIS | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3616 | 5 |
| 3753 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18944308 | Interface Element For A Shock Absorber And A Shock Absorber | IRVIN, THOMAS W | 3616 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 12, 2024 |
| 18797276 | DAMPER ASSEMBLY | HSIAO, JAMES K | 3616 | §102Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 07, 2024 |
| 18775489 | SPRING WITH TAPERED ARMS FOR SHOCK ABSORBER | SCHWARTZ, CHRISTOPHER P | 3616 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 17, 2024 |
| 18641556 | Valve Arrangement For Improved High Frequency Performance, A Shock Absorber Comprising The Same, And A Method For Adjusting Damping Fluid Flow | HSIAO, JAMES K | 3616 | §102Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 22, 2024 |
| 18397415 | DAMPER WITH ASYMMETRICAL VALVE PRELOAD RING | AUNG, SAN M | 3616 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 27, 2023 |
| 18244537 | METHOD OF PRESSURIZING A FLOATING PISTON ACCUMULATOR | LEARY, JOSHUA DENNIS | 3753 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 11, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialAdvanced Suspension Technology LLC has 6 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 5 examiners.
James K Hsiao has the most, with 2 of Advanced Suspension Technology LLC's pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
