Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Goodrich Actuation Systems SAS

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

9 pending office actions • 7 art units • 9 examiners • 0 of 9 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 15 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Goodrich Actuation Systems SAS manages a portfolio in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. The data shows 10 pending office actions, which are distributed across 10 distinct examiners. This means that every pending action is being reviewed by a different examiner. These examiners are spread across 8 distinct art units, showing a broad technical range within the mechanical systems sector.

The busiest examiner, BADAWI, MEDHAT, is responsible for 1 pending office action. This indicates an even distribution of the 10 pending actions among the 10 distinct examiners. The involvement of 8 distinct art units for 10 pending actions suggests that most actions are in different technical groups, though there is some overlap. Practitioners must manage 10 separate examiner relationships, which requires a highly individualized approach to each of the 10 pending office actions in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems field. The diversity of 8 distinct art units further indicates that the company's innovations are categorized across many specialized areas.

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

Portfolio Summary

9
Total Pending OAs
3
Non-Final OAs
6
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 4 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

2
Overdue
1
Due this week
0
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
1
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 4 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (2)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due later (1)

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.

6
Hard (67%)
2
Medium (22%)
0
Easy (0%)
1
Unknown (11%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only2 (22%)
Multi-statute (no §101)6 (67%)
No statute on record1 (11%)

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
3
Semiconductors
33% of docket
6
Mechanical / Eng
67% 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.

90 h
Manual time on pending OAs
18 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
31 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.8 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
BADAWI, MEDHAT 1 81.6% +12.4%
SCHLAK, DANIEL KEITH 1 76.8% +30.1%
YABUT, DANIEL D 1 56.6% +27.2%
VAZIRI, MASOUD 1 74.4% +7.1%
PRATHER, GREGORY T 1 68.8% +21.5%
HULS, NATALIE F 1 76.7% +21.9%
ELAHMADI, ZAKARIA 1 76.0% +12.1%
SAHNI, VISHAL R 1 75.4% +18.9%
JOH, CATHERINE 1 0.0% +0.0%

Hard Cases (7)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 7 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18480211 WIRE INSERTION TOOL JOH, CATHERINE 72d overdue
19228110 ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY ARCHITECTURE BADAWI, MEDHAT 25d overdue
18540225 DAMPING ARRANGEMENT SAHNI, VISHAL R 5d
19074971 AXIAL FLUX ELECTRIC MOTOR SCHLAK, DANIEL KEITH —
18982422 ROTARY EMA END STOP ASSEMBLY VAZIRI, MASOUD —
18928405 FAULT TOLERANT ROTARY EMA PRATHER, GREGORY T —
18915701 ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATOR WITH OPERATIONAL SENSORS HULS, NATALIE F —

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
19228110 ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY ARCHITECTURE BADAWI, MEDHAT 25d overdue
18540225 DAMPING ARRANGEMENT SAHNI, VISHAL R 5d
19048113 RVDT CONNECTOR YABUT, DANIEL D 69d
19074971 AXIAL FLUX ELECTRIC MOTOR SCHLAK, DANIEL KEITH —
18928405 FAULT TOLERANT ROTARY EMA PRATHER, GREGORY T —
18915701 ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATOR WITH OPERATIONAL SENSORS HULS, NATALIE F —
18434000 GEAR ELAHMADI, ZAKARIA —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2834 2
3618 2
3642 1
3617 1
2855 1
3616 1
3723 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19228110 ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY ARCHITECTURE BADAWI, MEDHAT 3642 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 25d overdue Pending Jun 04, 2025
19074971 AXIAL FLUX ELECTRIC MOTOR SCHLAK, DANIEL KEITH 2834 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 10, 2025
19048113 RVDT CONNECTOR YABUT, DANIEL D 3617 Other Final Rejection 69d Pending Feb 07, 2025
18982422 ROTARY EMA END STOP ASSEMBLY VAZIRI, MASOUD 2834 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 16, 2024
18928405 FAULT TOLERANT ROTARY EMA PRATHER, GREGORY T 3618 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 28, 2024
18915701 ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATOR WITH OPERATIONAL SENSORS HULS, NATALIE F 2855 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 15, 2024
18434000 GEAR ELAHMADI, ZAKARIA 3618 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Feb 06, 2024
18540225 DAMPING ARRANGEMENT SAHNI, VISHAL R 3616 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 5d Pending Dec 14, 2023
18480211 WIRE INSERTION TOOL JOH, CATHERINE 3723 §103 Final Rejection 72d overdue Pending Oct 03, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Goodrich Actuation Systems SAS have?

Goodrich Actuation Systems SAS has 9 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 7 art units and 9 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Goodrich Actuation Systems SAS applications?

Medhat Badawi has the most, with 1 of Goodrich Actuation Systems SAS's pending office actions.

What technology area are Goodrich Actuation Systems SAS'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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