Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche S.p.A.

Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

7 pending office actions • 6 art units • 7 examiners • 0 of 7 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 12 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche S.p.A. has 7 pending office actions in Chemistry & Materials. The matters are assigned to 7 examiners across 6 art units, so the portfolio spans multiple examination channels while remaining concentrated in a defined technical area. The examiner count matches the pending-action count, indicating that each recorded matter is associated with a distinct examiner.

ARIF, NOAH JACOB is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. No examiner has a larger recorded workload in this profile. Prosecution management should therefore emphasize consistent technical positioning and docket control across separate examiner assignments, rather than relying on repeated interactions with one examiner.

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

Portfolio Summary

7
Total Pending OAs
3
Non-Final OAs
4
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
0
Due this week
1
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 (57%)
3
Medium (43%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only3 (43%)
Multi-statute (no §101)4 (57%)

Industry Mix

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

4
Life Sciences
57% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
3
Mechanical / Eng
43% 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.

70 h
Manual time on pending OAs
14 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
24 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.6 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
ARIF, NOAH JACOB 1 — —
RILEY, JONATHAN G 1 52.2% +30.1%
YOON, KEVIN E 1 59.8% +42.7%
SMOOT, MORIAH SIMONE MCMIL 1 64.2% +7.5%
KEYWORTH, PETER 1 58.5% +23.8%
SIDDIQUI, ADIL ABDUL WAJID 1 55.2% +12.2%
PARK, JE HWAN JOHN 1 0.0% +0.0%

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
18553453 PLANT AND PROCESS FOR REMOVING SUSPENDED SOLIDS, OILS AND GREASES FROM COOLING WATER IN THE STEEL AND METALLURGICAL SECTOR KEYWORTH, PETER 12d
18932285 CONTAINER, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR STORING OR PROCESSING PARTICULATE MATERIALS TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE VIBRATIONS SUCH AS QUAKING OR SHAKING ARIF, NOAH JACOB —
18261007 SOLID AGGLOMERATED PRODUCT BASED ON IRON OXIDES AND CORRESPONDING PRODUCTION METHOD SIDDIQUI, ADIL ABDUL WAJID —
18250746 COOLING DEVICE FOR AN ELECTRIC FURNACE OR SUCHLIKE PARK, JE HWAN JOHN —

Interview Candidates (4)

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 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18553453 PLANT AND PROCESS FOR REMOVING SUSPENDED SOLIDS, OILS AND GREASES FROM COOLING WATER IN THE STEEL AND METALLURGICAL SECTOR KEYWORTH, PETER 12d
18699824 CUTTING DEVICE FOR CUTTING FLAT METAL PRODUCTS AND CUTTING SHEAR FOR CUTTING SAID FLAT METAL PRODUCTS EQUIPPED WITH SAID DEVICE RILEY, JONATHAN G —
18697883 CRYSTALLIZER FOR CONTINUOUS CASTING YOON, KEVIN E —
18261007 SOLID AGGLOMERATED PRODUCT BASED ON IRON OXIDES AND CORRESPONDING PRODUCTION METHOD SIDDIQUI, ADIL ABDUL WAJID —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1735 2
3633 1
3724 1
1733 1
1777 1
3761 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18932285 CONTAINER, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR STORING OR PROCESSING PARTICULATE MATERIALS TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE VIBRATIONS SUCH AS QUAKING OR SHAKING ARIF, NOAH JACOB 3633 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 30, 2024
18699824 CUTTING DEVICE FOR CUTTING FLAT METAL PRODUCTS AND CUTTING SHEAR FOR CUTTING SAID FLAT METAL PRODUCTS EQUIPPED WITH SAID DEVICE RILEY, JONATHAN G 3724 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Apr 09, 2024
18697883 CRYSTALLIZER FOR CONTINUOUS CASTING YOON, KEVIN E 1735 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 02, 2024
18577381 IMMERSION NOZZLE SMOOT, MORIAH SIMONE MCMIL 1733 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jan 08, 2024
18553453 PLANT AND PROCESS FOR REMOVING SUSPENDED SOLIDS, OILS AND GREASES FROM COOLING WATER IN THE STEEL AND METALLURGICAL SECTOR KEYWORTH, PETER 1777 §103§112 Final Rejection 12d Pending Sep 29, 2023
18261007 SOLID AGGLOMERATED PRODUCT BASED ON IRON OXIDES AND CORRESPONDING PRODUCTION METHOD SIDDIQUI, ADIL ABDUL WAJID 1735 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Jul 11, 2023
18250746 COOLING DEVICE FOR AN ELECTRIC FURNACE OR SUCHLIKE PARK, JE HWAN JOHN 3761 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 26, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche S.p.A. have?

Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche S.p.A. has 7 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 6 art units and 7 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche S.p.A. applications?

Noah Jacob Arif has the most, with 1 of Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche S.p.A.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche S.p.A.'s patent applications in?

Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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