Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
1 pending office actions • 0 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days
Chuo University currently has 1 pending office action within its patent portfolio. This single pending matter represents the entirety of the university's current active prosecution before the patent office. Such a focused portfolio requires precise management of the individual application to ensure successful outcomes. The presence of 1 pending action indicates a specific point of engagement with the regulatory body. Practitioners should note that this single action is the only current matter requiring attention from the legal team.
The prosecution of this portfolio is handled by 1 distinct examiner. This concentration of work means that the university's patent strategy is currently centered on a single point of contact within the examination corps. Having 1 distinct examiner involved simplifies the communication process but also means that the success of the portfolio is highly dependent on the perspective of that specific individual. This suggests that the university is currently focusing its resources on a single technical application.
COUSINEAU, CONNOR DANIEL is the busiest examiner for Chuo University. This examiner is currently managing 1 pending office action. As the only examiner with a pending action for the university, the decisions made by COUSINEAU, CONNOR DANIEL are central to the current prosecution status. Understanding the specific procedural tendencies of this examiner is vital for navigating the remaining steps of the patent acquisition process. Since COUSINEAU, CONNOR DANIEL is responsible for 1 pending office action, his individual examination style will be the primary factor in the outcome of this case.
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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (100%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| COUSINEAU, CONNOR DANIEL | 1 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18842246 | MACHINE TOOL | COUSINEAU, CONNOR DANIEL | — |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18842246 | MACHINE TOOL | COUSINEAU, CONNOR DANIEL | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 28, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialChuo University has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 0 art units and 1 examiners.
Connor Daniel Cousineau has the most, with 1 of Chuo University's pending office actions.