Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Dana Italia S.r.l.

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

5 pending office actions • 5 art units • 5 examiners • 0 of 5 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 27 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Dana Italia S.r.l. currently has 5 pending office actions within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These 5 pending office actions are assigned to 5 distinct examiners and 5 distinct art units. The 5 distinct examiners indicate that each pending matter is handled by a different individual. The 5 distinct art units show that the portfolio is spread across multiple administrative divisions within the patent office.

SUAREZ, ERNESTO A is the busiest examiner for this portfolio, holding 1 busiest_examiner_pending action. This examiner is one of the 5 distinct examiners managing the company's cases. The 5 distinct art units provide the technical framework for the 5 pending office actions. Practitioners should note that the workload is distributed among the examiners, with SUAREZ, ERNESTO A responsible for 1 busiest_examiner_pending action.

The Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area encompasses all 5 pending office actions. SUAREZ, ERNESTO A is the primary contact for the busiest portion of the portfolio. The 5 distinct examiners and 5 distinct art units create a specific administrative structure for these filings. This distribution requires coordination across the distinct art units to manage the prosecution effectively. The 5 pending office actions represent the active workload.

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

Portfolio Summary

5
Total Pending OAs
3
Non-Final OAs
2
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.

0
Overdue
1
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.

4
Hard (80%)
1
Medium (20%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only1 (20%)
Multi-statute (no §101)4 (80%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
1
Information Tech
20% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
1
Semiconductors
20% of docket
3
Mechanical / Eng
60% 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.

50 h
Manual time on pending OAs
10 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
18 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.4 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
SUAREZ, ERNESTO A 1 71.7% -2.1%
CRAVEN, COLIN SCOTT 1 — —
ROBERSON, JASON R 1 73.8% +22.2%
GANCI, MATTHEW JOSEPH 1 93.1% -2.2%
MAPAR, BIJAN 1 67.7% +27.9%

Quick Wins (1)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18441320 SYSTEMS FOR A DRIVE AXLE GANCI, MATTHEW JOSEPH —

Hard Cases (4)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19179819 INTEGRATED DIFFERENTIAL LOCK SYSTEM SUAREZ, ERNESTO A 5d
18913810 STEERING SENSOR ASSEMBLY AND STEERING SENSOR SYSTEM CRAVEN, COLIN SCOTT —
18768387 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE BRAKING ROBERSON, JASON R —
18336667 SPEED SENSOR EMULATOR FOR HARDWARE IN THE LOOP MAPAR, BIJAN —

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
18768387 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE BRAKING ROBERSON, JASON R —
18336667 SPEED SENSOR EMULATOR FOR HARDWARE IN THE LOOP MAPAR, BIJAN —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3655 1
2855 1
3669 1
3614 1
2189 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19179819 INTEGRATED DIFFERENTIAL LOCK SYSTEM SUAREZ, ERNESTO A 3655 §102§103 Non-Final OA 5d Pending Apr 15, 2025
18913810 STEERING SENSOR ASSEMBLY AND STEERING SENSOR SYSTEM CRAVEN, COLIN SCOTT 2855 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 11, 2024
18768387 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE BRAKING ROBERSON, JASON R 3669 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Jul 10, 2024
18441320 SYSTEMS FOR A DRIVE AXLE GANCI, MATTHEW JOSEPH 3614 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Feb 14, 2024
18336667 SPEED SENSOR EMULATOR FOR HARDWARE IN THE LOOP MAPAR, BIJAN 2189 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 16, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Dana Italia S.r.l. have?

Dana Italia S.r.l. has 5 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 5 art units and 5 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Dana Italia S.r.l. applications?

Ernesto A Suarez has the most, with 1 of Dana Italia S.r.l.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Dana Italia S.r.l.'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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