Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
7 pending office actions • 2 art units • 5 examiners • 0 of 7 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 12 patents granted in the last 365 days
Framatome is currently navigating 7 pending office actions within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These actions are distributed among 5 distinct examiners, indicating a level of variety in the individuals reviewing the company's applications. However, the work is concentrated in only 2 distinct art units, which suggests that the underlying technologies are closely related despite the number of examiners involved. This concentration in 2 units may allow for some consistency in the prior art cited against the applications.
The examiner with the highest volume of work for this portfolio is KIL, JINNEY, who is responsible for 3 pending office actions. This concentration means that KIL, JINNEY handles more actions than any other individual examiner in the portfolio. Practitioners should note that while 5 distinct examiners are active, the influence of KIL, JINNEY is significant relative to the 2 distinct art units where these filings are situated. Successfully navigating the requirements of this busiest examiner will be critical for the overall success of the company's current prosecution efforts.
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 |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 1 (14%) |
| §103 only | 1 (14%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (14%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 4 (57%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WASIL, DANIEL D | 2 | 79.9% | +24.7% |
| KIL, JINNEY | 2 | 46.9% | +53.2% |
| ANTOINE, LISA HOPE | 1 | 16.1% | +67.6% |
| HENDRICKSON, STUART L | 1 | 72.3% | +8.0% |
| LAI, DYLAN HONG | 1 | — | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 6 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18723508 | FUEL ASSEMBLY FOR A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, METHOD FOR ACTIVATING A MATERIAL TO BE ACTIVATED AND GRIPPER | WASIL, DANIEL D | — |
| 18705363 | COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR SIMULATING AN OPERATION OF A REACTOR CORE | ANTOINE, LISA HOPE | — |
| 18700269 | PLATE-SHAPED NUCLEAR FUEL ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | WASIL, DANIEL D | — |
| 18692733 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A GRANULATED METAL OXIDE POWDER AND CORRESPONDING GRANULATED METAL OXIDE POWDER | HENDRICKSON, STUART L | — |
| 18286934 | METHOD AND ASSEMBLY FOR CONTROLLING A NUCLEAR REACTOR, NUCLEAR REACTOR EQUIPPED WITH SUCH AN ASSEMBLY | KIL, JINNEY | — |
| 18200781 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACCELERATING THE CONVERGENCE OF AN ITERATIVE COMPUTATION CODE OF PHYSICAL PARAMETERS OF A MULTI-PARAMETER SYSTEM | LAI, DYLAN HONG | — |
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 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18723508 | FUEL ASSEMBLY FOR A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, METHOD FOR ACTIVATING A MATERIAL TO BE ACTIVATED AND GRIPPER | WASIL, DANIEL D | — |
| 18717412 | METHOD AND MACHINE FOR TESTING A SPACER GRID OF A NUCLEAR FUEL ASSEMBLY | KIL, JINNEY | — |
| 18705363 | COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR SIMULATING AN OPERATION OF A REACTOR CORE | ANTOINE, LISA HOPE | — |
| 18700269 | PLATE-SHAPED NUCLEAR FUEL ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | WASIL, DANIEL D | — |
| 18286934 | METHOD AND ASSEMBLY FOR CONTROLLING A NUCLEAR REACTOR, NUCLEAR REACTOR EQUIPPED WITH SUCH AN ASSEMBLY | KIL, JINNEY | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3646 | 3 |
| 3715 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18723508 | FUEL ASSEMBLY FOR A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, METHOD FOR ACTIVATING A MATERIAL TO BE ACTIVATED AND GRIPPER | WASIL, DANIEL D | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 24, 2024 |
| 18717412 | METHOD AND MACHINE FOR TESTING A SPACER GRID OF A NUCLEAR FUEL ASSEMBLY | KIL, JINNEY | 3646 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 06, 2024 |
| 18705363 | COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR SIMULATING AN OPERATION OF A REACTOR CORE | ANTOINE, LISA HOPE | 3715 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 26, 2024 |
| 18700269 | PLATE-SHAPED NUCLEAR FUEL ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | WASIL, DANIEL D | 3646 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 10, 2024 |
| 18692733 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A GRANULATED METAL OXIDE POWDER AND CORRESPONDING GRANULATED METAL OXIDE POWDER | HENDRICKSON, STUART L | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 15, 2024 |
| 18286934 | METHOD AND ASSEMBLY FOR CONTROLLING A NUCLEAR REACTOR, NUCLEAR REACTOR EQUIPPED WITH SUCH AN ASSEMBLY | KIL, JINNEY | 3646 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 13, 2023 |
| 18200781 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACCELERATING THE CONVERGENCE OF AN ITERATIVE COMPUTATION CODE OF PHYSICAL PARAMETERS OF A MULTI-PARAMETER SYSTEM | LAI, DYLAN HONG | — | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 23, 2023 |
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