Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

China University Of Petroleum-Beijing

Technology areas: Computing & Software • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 8 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

China University Of Petroleum - Beijing currently has 1 pending office action in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. This action is assigned to 1 distinct examiner and is being processed within 1 distinct art unit. This shows a singular focus for the university's current patent prosecution efforts in this technology sector.

The busiest examiner for this portfolio is PIRO, NICHOLAS ANTHONY, who is responsible for 1 busiest examiner pending action. Since the university only has 1 pending office action in total, this examiner manages the entire active docket. The interaction is limited to this 1 distinct examiner and the specific standards of the 1 distinct art unit where the action is located.

The presence of only 1 pending office action across the 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit indicates a very concentrated prosecution environment. There are no other active matters to compare or contrast within the university's Chemistry & Materials portfolio at this time. This allows practitioners to dedicate their attention to the specific feedback and examination patterns of PIRO, NICHOLAS ANTHONY.

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

Portfolio Summary

2
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
1
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 (50%)
1
Medium (50%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (50%)
§103 only1 (50%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
1
Information Tech
50% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% 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
SCHWARZENBERG, PAUL 1 62.1% +27.7%
MOUNDI, ISHAN NMN 1 27.6% +47.6%

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
18288541 CONTINENTAL SHELF PROFILE DETERMINING METHOD AND APPARATUS BASED ON NON-DELTA TRANSGRESSION SCHWARZENBERG, PAUL —
18355700 TRAINING METHOD AND PREDICTION METHOD FOR DIAGENETIC PARAMETER PREDICTION MODEL BASED ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ALGORITHM MOUNDI, ISHAN NMN —

Interview Candidates (2)

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 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18288541 CONTINENTAL SHELF PROFILE DETERMINING METHOD AND APPARATUS BASED ON NON-DELTA TRANSGRESSION SCHWARZENBERG, PAUL —
18355700 TRAINING METHOD AND PREDICTION METHOD FOR DIAGENETIC PARAMETER PREDICTION MODEL BASED ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ALGORITHM MOUNDI, ISHAN NMN —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3695 1
2141 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18288541 CONTINENTAL SHELF PROFILE DETERMINING METHOD AND APPARATUS BASED ON NON-DELTA TRANSGRESSION SCHWARZENBERG, PAUL 3695 §101§102 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 26, 2023
18355700 TRAINING METHOD AND PREDICTION METHOD FOR DIAGENETIC PARAMETER PREDICTION MODEL BASED ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ALGORITHM MOUNDI, ISHAN NMN 2141 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jul 20, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does China University Of Petroleum-Beijing have?

China University Of Petroleum-Beijing has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most China University Of Petroleum-Beijing applications?

Paul Schwarzenberg has the most, with 1 of China University Of Petroleum-Beijing's pending office actions.

What technology area are China University Of Petroleum-Beijing'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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