Technology areas: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
82 pending office actions • 33 art units • 55 examiners • 0 of 82 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 156 patents granted in the last 365 days
Aktiebolaget SKF has 78 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. The matters involve 53 distinct examiners across 32 distinct art units. The portfolio combines a substantial pending workload with broad examiner and technical coverage, while repeated assignments remain present within the art-unit structure.
WAITS, ALAN B is the busiest examiner, with 10 pending matters. That is the clearest examiner concentration in the profile and may support focused review of recurring objections, interview practices, and amendment approaches. The wider distribution still requires matter-specific preparation across the other examiners and art units.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 24 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 24 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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 |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 9 (11%) |
| §103 only | 26 (32%) |
| §102 only | 6 (7%) |
| §112 only | 7 (9%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 34 (41%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WAITS, ALAN B | 11 | 68.9% | +29.7% |
| PILKINGTON, JAMES | 9 | 70.2% | +35.7% |
| NGUYEN, AIMEE TRAN | 4 | 78.8% | +16.8% |
| JOHNSON, PHILLIP A | 3 | 81.6% | +12.8% |
| COMINO, EVA L | 3 | 70.4% | +32.3% |
| KENERLY, TERRANCE L | 2 | 73.8% | +15.2% |
| WILLIAMS, JAMEL E | 2 | 88.8% | +9.4% |
| ADJAGBE, MAXIME M | 1 | 84.1% | +9.7% |
| IJAZ, MUHAMMAD | 1 | 74.3% | +24.5% |
| MACARTHUR, VICTOR L | 1 | 66.4% | +12.7% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19278813 | SPHERICAL ROLLER BEARING HAVING RADIALLY OFFSET CAGE BARS | ADJAGBE, MAXIME M | — |
| 19049550 | SLIDING LAYER FOR FLUID-LUBRICATED PLAIN BEARINGS | JOHNSON, PHILLIP A | — |
| 18975530 | BEARING | JOHNSON, PHILLIP A | — |
| 18505594 | ROTATING EQUIPMENT MONITORING DEVICE | WILLIAMS, JAMEL E | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19058443 | RADIAL SHAFT SEALING RING | PATEL, VISHAL A | 43d overdue |
| 18924350 | OPTIMIZED BALL BEARING WITH FEATURES FOR IMPROVED LUBRICATION | PILKINGTON, JAMES | 42d overdue |
| 18654139 | CAGE FOR ROLLING ELEMENTS OF HIGH-SPEED BEARING AND HIGH-SPEED BEARING | NGUYEN, AIMEE TRAN | 11d overdue |
| 18117607 | WORKPIECE HOLDING DEVICE | VITALE, MICHAEL J | 3d overdue |
| 18438852 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING MICROSTRUCTURAL DETERIORATION AND REMAINING LIFE OF A HARDENED METAL COMPONENT | KEFAYATI, SOORENA | 5d |
| 17497243 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED DETECTION AND PREDICTION OF MACHINE FAILURES USING ONLINE MACHINE LEARNING | ABOU EL SEOUD, MOHAMED | 13d |
| 18513904 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FAULT DIAGNOSIS OF A SLIDING BEARING IN ROTATING MACHINERY | SUN, XIUQIN | 14d |
| 18532615 | ARC-SHAPED SEGMENT FOR ASSEMBLING A SEGMENTED CAGE, CAGE AND BEARING | WAITS, ALAN B | 28d |
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 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18901136 | DEEP GROOVE BALL BEARING | WAITS, ALAN B | 43d overdue |
| 18924350 | OPTIMIZED BALL BEARING WITH FEATURES FOR IMPROVED LUBRICATION | PILKINGTON, JAMES | 42d overdue |
| 18654139 | CAGE FOR ROLLING ELEMENTS OF HIGH-SPEED BEARING AND HIGH-SPEED BEARING | NGUYEN, AIMEE TRAN | 11d overdue |
| 18385459 | MODULAR SUPPORT ASSEMBLY | NGUYEN, AIMEE TRAN | 5d |
| 18768422 | WHEEL HUB UNIT | WAITS, ALAN B | 6d |
| 18532615 | ARC-SHAPED SEGMENT FOR ASSEMBLING A SEGMENTED CAGE, CAGE AND BEARING | WAITS, ALAN B | 28d |
| 18443527 | SUPPORT ASSEMBLY | PILKINGTON, JAMES | 68d |
| 19280190 | HUB-BEARING UNIT FOR A VEHICLE WHEEL | WAITS, ALAN B | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3617 | 27 |
| 2855 | 9 |
| 3615 | 5 |
| 2857 | 4 |
| 3618 | 2 |
| 1771 | 2 |
| 2834 | 2 |
| 2192 | 2 |
| 3726 | 2 |
| 2858 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19280190 | HUB-BEARING UNIT FOR A VEHICLE WHEEL | WAITS, ALAN B | 3617 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2025 |
| 19278813 | SPHERICAL ROLLER BEARING HAVING RADIALLY OFFSET CAGE BARS | ADJAGBE, MAXIME M | 3745 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 24, 2025 |
| 19262291 | ADJUSTABLE CHOCK HAVING SLIDING FEATURE AND MOUNTING ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE ADJUSTABLE CHOCK | IJAZ, MUHAMMAD | 3631 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 08, 2025 |
| 19221835 | SUPPORT ASSEMBLY FOR FOOD APPLICATIONS | WAITS, ALAN B | 3617 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 29, 2025 |
| 19220281 | BEARING DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL INSULATION, NOTABLY FOR AN ELECTRIC MOTOR OR MACHINE, AND ASSOCIATED MANUFACTURING METHODS | PILKINGTON, JAMES | 3617 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 28, 2025 |
| 19218731 | MARKING FOR IDENTIFYING ROLLING ELEMENTS IN ROLLING BEARINGS | PILKINGTON, JAMES | 3617 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 27, 2025 |
| 19217079 | BEARING UNIT PROVIDED WITH A SEALING DEVICE | PILKINGTON, JAMES | 3617 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 23, 2025 |
| 19130569 | INPUT GEAR STAGE FOR AN EPICYCLIC GEAR BOX | MACARTHUR, VICTOR L | 3618 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 16, 2025 |
| 19199573 | BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY | SKROUPA, JOSHUA A | 3678 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 06, 2025 |
| 19194167 | ROLLING BEARING WITH SEALS AND A SEGMENTED SPACER RING BETWEEN THE SEALS | PILKINGTON, JAMES | 3617 | §101§102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 30, 2025 |
| 19192945 | BEARING DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL INSULATION, NOTABLY FOR AN ELECTRIC MOTOR OR MACHINE, AND ASSOCIATED MANUFACTURING METHODS | KENERLY, TERRANCE L | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 29, 2025 |
| 19192962 | VEHICLE WHEEL END ASSEMBLY | PALMER, ALEX ROBERT | 3615 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 29, 2025 |
| 19192915 | BEARING DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED ELECTRIC INSULATION, IN PARTICULAR FOR AN ELECTRIC MACHINE OR MOTOR | PILKINGTON, JAMES | 3617 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 29, 2025 |
| 19081388 | BEARING COMPONENT MADE OF CAST IRON AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF | JOHNSON, PHILLIP A | 3617 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 17, 2025 |
| 19066274 | RADIALLY INNER ANNULAR ELEMENT OF A WHEEL HUB PROVIDED WITH FRONT TOOTHING FOR TRANSMITTING TORQUE | COMINO, EVA L | 3615 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2025 |
| 19058443 | RADIAL SHAFT SEALING RING | PATEL, VISHAL A | 3675 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 43d overdue | Pending | Feb 20, 2025 |
| 19057401 | ASYMMETRIC HUB BEARING UNIT | COMINO, EVA L | 3615 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 19, 2025 |
| 19053587 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR APPLYING A COATING TO A BEARING COMPONENT | TALBOT, BRIAN K | 1712 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 14, 2025 |
| 19049550 | SLIDING LAYER FOR FLUID-LUBRICATED PLAIN BEARINGS | JOHNSON, PHILLIP A | 3617 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 10, 2025 |
| 19023836 | INSULATED BEARING AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | PILKINGTON, JAMES | 3617 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 18995320 | BEARING, MACHINE, LUBRICATION METHOD & USE | WAITS, ALAN B | 3617 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 19017877 | INSULATED BEARING AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | WAITS, ALAN B | 3617 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 13, 2025 |
| 19007791 | HANDHELD MEASURING APPARATUS | NGUYEN, QUANG X.L. | 2853 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 02, 2025 |
| 18975530 | BEARING | JOHNSON, PHILLIP A | 3617 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 10, 2024 |
| 18870709 | MACHINE COMPONENT WITH A COATING AND PROCESS FOR MAKING THE SAME | GOLOBOY, JAMES C | 1771 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 02, 2024 |
| 18925344 | INTERNALLY SHUNTING GROUNDING BRUSH ASSEMBLY WITH AXIAL BRUSHES | KENERLY, TERRANCE L | 2834 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 24, 2024 |
| 18924350 | OPTIMIZED BALL BEARING WITH FEATURES FOR IMPROVED LUBRICATION | PILKINGTON, JAMES | 3617 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 42d overdue | Pending | Oct 23, 2024 |
| 18858942 | ESTIMATION SYSTEM AND METHOD | FOXX, CHICO A | 2685 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 22, 2024 |
| 18901136 | DEEP GROOVE BALL BEARING | WAITS, ALAN B | 3617 | §103 | Final Rejection | 43d overdue | Pending | Sep 30, 2024 |
| 18819801 | DEVICE FOR MONITORING RAIL BOGIE AND ASSOCIATED RAIL BOGIE | KUHFUSS, ZACHARY L | 3615 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2024 |
| 18818707 | SENSOR, ASSOCIATED METHOD AND NETWORK | KABIR, MOHAMMAD H | 2192 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2024 |
| 18810188 | PASSIVE SENSOR DEVICE AND PASSIVE SENSOR SYSTEM | WILLIAMS, JAMEL E | 2855 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 20, 2024 |
| 18806880 | COUPLING FOR CONNECTING THE ENDS OF TWO ROTATABLE SHAFTS | THOMPSON, KENNETH L | 3676 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 16, 2024 |
| 18795503 | SEALED SELF-LUBRICATING ROLLER CHAIN | LIU, HENRY Y | 4100 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 06, 2024 |
| 18781534 | PORTABLE DEVICE FOR DETERMINING COMMUNICATION PERFORMANCE METRICS OF A CELLULAR MODULE, AND METHOD THEREOF | GAO, JING | 2647 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 23, 2024 |
| 18776334 | BEARING SEAL AND ITS APPLICATION | WAITS, ALAN B | 3617 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 18, 2024 |
| 18729594 | METHOD FOR PROLONGING THE LIFE OF A PRODUCT | YOO, JUN S | 3726 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 17, 2024 |
| 18775584 | CAGE FOR ROLLING BEARINGS AND HIGH-SPEED BEARING FITTED WITH SUCH A CAGE | NGUYEN, AIMEE TRAN | 3617 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 17, 2024 |
| 18775093 | DEVICE FOR PREDICTING THE REMAINING LIFE OF A BEARING AND ASSOCIATED BEARING DEVICE AND METHOD | NOH, JAE NAM | 2481 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 17, 2024 |
| 18768422 | WHEEL HUB UNIT | WAITS, ALAN B | 3617 | §103 | Final Rejection | 6d | Pending | Jul 10, 2024 |
| 18768391 | BEARING CAGE FOR A ROLLER BEARING | WAITS, ALAN B | 3617 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 10, 2024 |
| 18760560 | ROLLING BEARING MONITORING DEVICE AND METHOD | BRYANT, CHRISTIAN THOMAS | 2857 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 01, 2024 |
| 18754361 | CARBON NANOPARTICLE COMPOSITION MATERIAL AND BEARING COATED THEREWITH | OLADAPO, TAIWO | 1771 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 34d | Pending | Jun 26, 2024 |
| 18746150 | PINION BEARING UNIT | ELAHMADI, ZAKARIA | 3618 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 33d | Pending | Jun 18, 2024 |
| 18745073 | Grounding Brush Assembly | MULLINS, BURTON S | 2834 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 17, 2024 |
| 18741892 | THIN SECTION BEARING UNIT | WAITS, ALAN B | 3617 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 13, 2024 |
| 18735377 | DEVICE FOR CALIBRATING A SPALL PROPAGATION MODEL OF A BEARING AND ASSOCIATED METHOD AND SYSTEM | LEE, SANGKYUNG | 2858 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 06, 2024 |
| 18655451 | SYSTEM FOR HANDLING SEPARATION LAYERS IN A PRODUCTION PROCESS | KIO, MICHAEL TAMUNOELEKIM | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 06, 2024 |
| 18654139 | CAGE FOR ROLLING ELEMENTS OF HIGH-SPEED BEARING AND HIGH-SPEED BEARING | NGUYEN, AIMEE TRAN | 3617 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 11d overdue | Pending | May 03, 2024 |
| 18623427 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING THE SIZE OF A SURFACE DEFECT OF A BEARING, AND ASSOCIATED BEARING DEVICE | PARK, HYUN D | 2857 | §101§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 01, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialAktiebolaget SKF has 82 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 33 art units and 55 examiners.
Alan B Waits has the most, with 11 of Aktiebolaget SKF's pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
