Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Granfoss AS

Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Granfoss AS has 2 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. Both matters are associated with 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit, indicating centralized examination responsibility.

TSUI, ALFRED H is the busiest examiner, with 2 pending matters. Counsel can develop a consistent examiner-focused approach while addressing the issues in each action separately.

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

Portfolio Summary

2
Total Pending OAs
2
Non-Final OAs
0
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.

2
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)2 (100%)

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
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
2
Mechanical / Eng
100% 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
TSUI, ALFRED H 2 33.0% +32.5%

Hard Cases (2)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18703080 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REMOVING GRANULAR MATERIAL TSUI, ALFRED H —
18702993 DREDGING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DREDGING TSUI, ALFRED H —

Interview Candidates (2)

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 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18703080 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REMOVING GRANULAR MATERIAL TSUI, ALFRED H —
18702993 DREDGING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DREDGING TSUI, ALFRED H —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3671 2

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18703080 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REMOVING GRANULAR MATERIAL TSUI, ALFRED H 3671 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 19, 2024
18702993 DREDGING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DREDGING TSUI, ALFRED H 3671 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 19, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Granfoss AS have?

Granfoss AS has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Granfoss AS applications?

Alfred H Tsui has the most, with 2 of Granfoss AS's pending office actions.

What technology area are Granfoss AS'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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