Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Generac Power Systems Inc.

Technology areas: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 8 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Generac Power Systems Inc. is currently managing 2 pending office actions within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. This prosecution is handled by 2 distinct examiners working in 2 distinct art units. This distribution suggests a specific approach to the company's current patent applications. The variety of examiners and art units requires a strategy that accounts for different procedural standards at the patent office.

The busiest examiner for this portfolio is DESAI, NAISHADH N, who is responsible for 1 pending office action. As an examiner involved, DESAI, NAISHADH N serves as a point of contact for the applicant. For a patent practitioner, this environment requires managing relationships with the assigned personnel. The practitioner must tailor their responses to the expectations of the experts within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics field. This structure involves administrative tracking of the 1 pending matter assigned to the busiest examiner while the total volume is 2 pending office actions.

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

Portfolio Summary

2
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
1
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

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.

1
Hard (50%)
1
Medium (50%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only1 (50%)
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (50%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
1
Semiconductors
50% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
50% 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.

20 h
Manual time on pending OAs
4 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
7 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.2 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
DESAI, NAISHADH N 1 81.9% +9.0%
CHANG, SUKWOO JAMES 1 58.0% +41.8%

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
19013660 ALTERNATOR COMPONENT DESAI, NAISHADH N —

Hard Cases (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
17522483 DEBRIS COLLECTION SYSTEM CHANG, SUKWOO JAMES —

Interview Candidates (1)

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 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17522483 DEBRIS COLLECTION SYSTEM CHANG, SUKWOO JAMES —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2834 1
3723 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19013660 ALTERNATOR COMPONENT DESAI, NAISHADH N 2834 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 08, 2025
17522483 DEBRIS COLLECTION SYSTEM CHANG, SUKWOO JAMES 3723 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Nov 09, 2021

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Generac Power Systems Inc. have?

Generac Power Systems Inc. has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Generac Power Systems Inc. applications?

Naishadh N Desai has the most, with 1 of Generac Power Systems Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Generac Power Systems Inc.'s patent applications in?

Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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