Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 16, 2026

Hamilton Sundstrand Space Systems International Inc.

7 pending office actions • 6 art units • 7 examiners • 0 of 7 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 10 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

7
Total Pending OAs
4
Non-Final OAs
1
Final Rejections
2
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 (14%)
6
Medium (86%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only5 (71%)
Double-patenting + other1 (14%)
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (14%)

Industry Mix

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

2
Life Sciences
29% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
2
Semiconductors
29% of docket
2
Mechanical / Eng
29% of docket
1
Business / Other
14% 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.

70 h
Manual time on pending OAs
14 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
24 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.6 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
ATTEY, JOEL M 1 64.5% +43.2%
LAUGHLIN, CHARLES S 1 76.5% +10.7%
MENDOZA, WILSON GALLARDO 1 100.0% +0.0%
TEITELBAUM, DAVID J 1 68.9% +24.3%
CARRICO, ROBERT SCOTT 1 65.9% +32.4%
DEVITO, ALEX T 1 72.1% +12.1%
COHEN, BRIAN W 1 54.4% +47.8%

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
18673509 WATER GENERATION FOR LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS MENDOZA, WILSON GALLARDO

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
17966433 SHUTDOWN METHODS FOR OXYGEN GENERATION SYSTEMS COHEN, BRIAN W

Interview Candidates (6)

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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18795292 GROOVED FLOW CHANNEL WITH POROUS INSERT FOR SPACE RADIATOR CONDENSING ATTEY, JOEL M
18753477 ANALOG TEMPERATURE BASED MOTOR SPEED CONTROL LAUGHLIN, CHARLES S
18412051 INTEGRAL ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED FLUID REMOVAL GEOMETRY TEITELBAUM, DAVID J
18342028 FABRICATION OF INTEGRATED METAL SUPPORT FOR HIGH POWER DENSITY SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL CARRICO, ROBERT SCOTT
18149937 STAY CONNECTED (STAY-C) ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION SYSTEM DEVITO, ALEX T
17966433 SHUTDOWN METHODS FOR OXYGEN GENERATION SYSTEMS COHEN, BRIAN W

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3763 1
2837 1
3700 1
1727 1
2855 1
1759 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18795292 GROOVED FLOW CHANNEL WITH POROUS INSERT FOR SPACE RADIATOR CONDENSING ATTEY, JOEL M 3763 §103§112DP Non-Final OA Pending Aug 06, 2024
18753477 ANALOG TEMPERATURE BASED MOTOR SPEED CONTROL LAUGHLIN, CHARLES S 2837 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 25, 2024
18673509 WATER GENERATION FOR LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS MENDOZA, WILSON GALLARDO §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 24, 2024
18412051 INTEGRAL ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED FLUID REMOVAL GEOMETRY TEITELBAUM, DAVID J 3700 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jan 12, 2024
18342028 FABRICATION OF INTEGRATED METAL SUPPORT FOR HIGH POWER DENSITY SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL CARRICO, ROBERT SCOTT 1727 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 27, 2023
18149937 STAY CONNECTED (STAY-C) ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION SYSTEM DEVITO, ALEX T 2855 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 04, 2023
17966433 SHUTDOWN METHODS FOR OXYGEN GENERATION SYSTEMS COHEN, BRIAN W 1759 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 14, 2022

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