Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

China Three Gorges Corporation

Technology areas: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 9 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

China Three Gorges Corporation currently has 2 pending office actions within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These actions are distributed across 2 distinct art units, suggesting that the company's technological developments span different specialized areas within the semiconductor field. Because the workload is divided between 2 distinct art units, the prosecution strategy must be flexible enough to address the specific technical guidelines and examination practices of each group.

The portfolio is being handled by 2 distinct examiners, with each of the 2 pending office actions assigned to a different individual. NAFOOSHE, SAEEDE is the busiest examiner, responsible for 1 pending office action. This distribution means that no single examiner's decisions will determine the overall success of the company's current patent efforts. To effectively manage its 2 pending office actions in Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics, the company must provide precise technical arguments that meet the requirements of the 2 distinct examiners. This decentralized approach requires careful coordination to ensure that the prosecution of each application remains consistent with the company's broader intellectual property goals.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

2
Total Pending OAs
2
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

1
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

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.

2
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (50%)
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (50%)

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
1
Semiconductors
50% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
50% 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.

20 h
Manual time on pending OAs
4 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
7 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.2 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
NAFOOSHE, SAEEDE 1 — —
ANDRISH, SEAN D 1 71.5% +32.2%

Hard Cases (2)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18704478 INTELLIGENT BIONIC SCOURING PROTECTION STRUCTURE FOR BUCKET FOUNDATION AND APPLICATION METHOD THEREFOR ANDRISH, SEAN D 162d overdue
18669808 FLOOD EVENT IDENTIFICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM NAFOOSHE, SAEEDE —

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
18704478 INTELLIGENT BIONIC SCOURING PROTECTION STRUCTURE FOR BUCKET FOUNDATION AND APPLICATION METHOD THEREFOR ANDRISH, SEAN D 162d overdue

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2857 1
3678 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18669808 FLOOD EVENT IDENTIFICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM NAFOOSHE, SAEEDE 2857 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 21, 2024
18704478 INTELLIGENT BIONIC SCOURING PROTECTION STRUCTURE FOR BUCKET FOUNDATION AND APPLICATION METHOD THEREFOR ANDRISH, SEAN D 3678 §103§112 Non-Final OA 162d overdue Pending Apr 25, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does China Three Gorges Corporation have?

China Three Gorges Corporation has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most China Three Gorges Corporation applications?

Saeede Nafooshe has the most, with 1 of China Three Gorges Corporation's pending office actions.

What technology area are China Three Gorges Corporation's patent applications in?

Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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