Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Bns Co. Ltd.

Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

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

Analysis

Bns Co. Ltd. has 1 pending office action in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. This action is assigned to 1 distinct examiner in 1 distinct art unit. This indicates a concentrated effort in a specific technical field for the company's current patenting activity.

The busiest examiner is DEVINE, MOLLY K, who holds the 1 pending office action. This suggests a focused prosecution effort with a single point of contact at the patent office. Practitioners should tailor their approach to the specific examination style of DEVINE, MOLLY K.

With 1 distinct art unit and 1 distinct examiner, the company's current interaction with the patent office is streamlined. This structure minimizes the complexity of managing the portfolio, as there are no other active matters to coordinate. The company can dedicate its resources to resolving this single pending office action within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems area.

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
DEVINE, MOLLY K 1 67.1% +32.0%

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
18714432 APPARATUS FOR CLASSIFYING RADIOACTIVE WASTE, AND SYSTEM FOR CLASSIFYING NUCLEAR FACILITY DISMANTLEMENT WASTE COMPRISING SAME DEVINE, MOLLY K —

Interview Candidates (1)

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 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18714432 APPARATUS FOR CLASSIFYING RADIOACTIVE WASTE, AND SYSTEM FOR CLASSIFYING NUCLEAR FACILITY DISMANTLEMENT WASTE COMPRISING SAME DEVINE, MOLLY K —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3653 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18714432 APPARATUS FOR CLASSIFYING RADIOACTIVE WASTE, AND SYSTEM FOR CLASSIFYING NUCLEAR FACILITY DISMANTLEMENT WASTE COMPRISING SAME DEVINE, MOLLY K 3653 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 29, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Bns Co. Ltd. have?

Bns Co. Ltd. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Bns Co. Ltd. applications?

Molly K Devine has the most, with 1 of Bns Co. Ltd.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Bns Co. Ltd.'s patent applications in?

Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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