Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 16, 2026

Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co., Ltd.

12 pending office actions • 9 art units • 12 examiners • 0 of 12 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 16 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

12
Total Pending OAs
11
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

1
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 (33%)
7
Medium (58%)
1
Easy (8%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only5 (42%)
§102 only2 (17%)
§112 only1 (8%)
Multi-statute (no §101)4 (33%)

Industry Mix

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

3
Life Sciences
25% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
4
Semiconductors
33% of docket
2
Mechanical / Eng
17% of docket
3
Business / Other
25% 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.

120 h
Manual time on pending OAs
24 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
42 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
HARRIS, WILLIAM N 1 73.8% +13.1%
SMITH, MAURICE C 1 84.5% -4.2%
SHEPHERD, MATTHEW RICHARD 1 53.7% +39.7%
LE, HUAN G 1 88.8% +13.1%
SNELTING, ERIN LYNN 1 70.1% +33.4%
ESQUIVEL, DENISE LYNNE 1 85.2% +4.6%
AHMED, SHEEBA 1 80.8% +14.3%
TRIVISONNO, ANGELO 1 53.0% +25.5%
MORROW, JASON S 1 84.2% +10.8%
CORALLO, CATRIONA MARY 1 68.8% +9.4%

Quick Wins (4)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19131889 OPTICAL ELEMENT INSPECTION METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPLICATION SMITH, MAURICE C
18730327 HEMMING STRUCTURE AND VEHICLE ESQUIVEL, DENISE LYNNE
18772607 VEHICLE WINDOW GLASS AND VEHICLE AHMED, SHEEBA
18431207 DECORATIVE ASSEMBLY, ASSEMBLY METHOD OF DECORATIVE ASSEMBLY, AND VEHICLE WINDOW MORROW, JASON S

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
19136721 LIGHT RAY INCIDENCE STRUCTURE, VEHICLE WINDOW, VEHICLE WINDOW PANEL, VEHICLE WINDOW PANEL ASSEMBLY, AND VEHICLE HARRIS, WILLIAM N
18872211 VEHICLE DOOR GLASS ASSEMBLY, VEHICLE DOOR ASSEMBLY AND VEHICLE SHEPHERD, MATTHEW RICHARD
18871019 WINDOW GLASS ASSEMBLY AND VEHICLE LE, HUAN G
18933754 TRANSFER DEVICE AND USE THEREOF, AND GLASS BENDING FORMING SYSTEM SNELTING, ERIN LYNN

Interview Candidates (7)

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 7 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19136721 LIGHT RAY INCIDENCE STRUCTURE, VEHICLE WINDOW, VEHICLE WINDOW PANEL, VEHICLE WINDOW PANEL ASSEMBLY, AND VEHICLE HARRIS, WILLIAM N
18872211 VEHICLE DOOR GLASS ASSEMBLY, VEHICLE DOOR ASSEMBLY AND VEHICLE SHEPHERD, MATTHEW RICHARD
18871019 WINDOW GLASS ASSEMBLY AND VEHICLE LE, HUAN G
18933754 TRANSFER DEVICE AND USE THEREOF, AND GLASS BENDING FORMING SYSTEM SNELTING, ERIN LYNN
18772607 VEHICLE WINDOW GLASS AND VEHICLE AHMED, SHEEBA
18694717 Unidirectional Conductive Joint Assembly and Photovoltaic Sunroof Mechanism TRIVISONNO, ANGELO
18431207 DECORATIVE ASSEMBLY, ASSEMBLY METHOD OF DECORATIVE ASSEMBLY, AND VEHICLE WINDOW MORROW, JASON S

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2875 1
2877 1
3634 1
1741 1
1787 1
3612 1
1732 1
2871 1
2872 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19136721 LIGHT RAY INCIDENCE STRUCTURE, VEHICLE WINDOW, VEHICLE WINDOW PANEL, VEHICLE WINDOW PANEL ASSEMBLY, AND VEHICLE HARRIS, WILLIAM N 2875 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 06, 2025
19131889 OPTICAL ELEMENT INSPECTION METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPLICATION SMITH, MAURICE C 2877 §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 21, 2025
18872211 VEHICLE DOOR GLASS ASSEMBLY, VEHICLE DOOR ASSEMBLY AND VEHICLE SHEPHERD, MATTHEW RICHARD 3634 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 05, 2024
18871019 WINDOW GLASS ASSEMBLY AND VEHICLE LE, HUAN G §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 02, 2024
18933754 TRANSFER DEVICE AND USE THEREOF, AND GLASS BENDING FORMING SYSTEM SNELTING, ERIN LYNN 1741 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 31, 2024
18730327 HEMMING STRUCTURE AND VEHICLE ESQUIVEL, DENISE LYNNE §102 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 19, 2024
18772607 VEHICLE WINDOW GLASS AND VEHICLE AHMED, SHEEBA 1787 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 15, 2024
18694717 Unidirectional Conductive Joint Assembly and Photovoltaic Sunroof Mechanism TRIVISONNO, ANGELO §112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 22, 2024
18431207 DECORATIVE ASSEMBLY, ASSEMBLY METHOD OF DECORATIVE ASSEMBLY, AND VEHICLE WINDOW MORROW, JASON S 3612 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 02, 2024
18206372 COATING SOLUTION, GLASS SHEET, AND LAMINATED GLASS FOR BLOCKING UV AND BLUE LIGHT CORALLO, CATRIONA MARY 1732 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 06, 2023
18197803 HEAD-UP DISPLAY GLASS AND HEAD-UP DISPLAY SYSTEM WILSON, PAISLEY L 2871 §103 Non-Final OA 43d overdue Pending May 16, 2023
18118295 HEAD UP DISPLAY SYSTEM RICKEL, ALEX PARK 2872 §103 Non-Final OA 16d Pending Mar 07, 2023

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