Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

China Special Equipment Inspection And Research Institute

Technology area: Computing & Software

1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 6 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

China Special Equipment Inspection And Research Institute has 1 pending office action in Computing & Software. The matter is handled by 1 examiner in 1 art unit, which creates a direct prosecution path with limited internal routing complexity.

GEBRESILASSIE, KIBROM K is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. Examiner-focused preparation can therefore be centralized, while technical arguments can be tailored to the single assigned examination group.

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
§101 + other1 (100%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
1
Information Tech
100% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% 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
GEBRESILASSIE, KIBROM K 1 72.5% +25.6%

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
18134746 SAFETY EVALUATION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR STRAIGHT-SECTION EXTERNAL GUIDE CYLINDER, AND CORRECTION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HEAT EXCHANGER GEBRESILASSIE, KIBROM 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
18134746 SAFETY EVALUATION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR STRAIGHT-SECTION EXTERNAL GUIDE CYLINDER, AND CORRECTION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HEAT EXCHANGER GEBRESILASSIE, KIBROM K —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2189 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18134746 SAFETY EVALUATION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR STRAIGHT-SECTION EXTERNAL GUIDE CYLINDER, AND CORRECTION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HEAT EXCHANGER GEBRESILASSIE, KIBROM K 2189 §101§112Other Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 14, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does China Special Equipment Inspection And Research Institute have?

China Special Equipment Inspection And Research Institute has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most China Special Equipment Inspection And Research Institute applications?

Kibrom K Gebresilassie has the most, with 1 of China Special Equipment Inspection And Research Institute's pending office actions.

What technology area are China Special Equipment Inspection And Research Institute's patent applications in?

Mostly Computing & Software (USPTO Tech Center 2100), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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