Technology areas: Computing & Software • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
307 pending office actions • 149 art units • 281 examiners • 0 of 307 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 568 patents granted in the last 365 days
Hitachi Ltd. has 544 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. The docket spans 451 distinct examiners and 196 distinct art units, giving it a wide examination footprint. The difference between the pending-action count and the examiner count indicates that some examiners handle more than one matter, while the art-unit distribution creates additional opportunities to identify recurring technical and procedural themes.
THOMPSON, CURTIS A is the busiest examiner, with 10 pending matters. That concentration warrants examiner-specific preparation for the affected cases, but it does not define the full docket. Counsel should maintain centralized tracking for common claim issues while preserving separate strategies for the many examiner and art-unit combinations represented.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 66 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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. 66 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 only | 34 (11%) |
| §101 + other | 96 (31%) |
| §103 only | 81 (26%) |
| §102 only | 7 (2%) |
| §112 only | 14 (5%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 2 (1%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 72 (23%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (0%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
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.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| YEN, SYLING | 3 | 75.0% | +28.1% |
| BINCZAK, BRANDON MICHAEL | 3 | 39.4% | +35.3% |
| PRASAD, NANCY N | 3 | 21.3% | +18.2% |
| WAESCO, JOSEPH M | 3 | 46.7% | +42.1% |
| LIAN, MANG TIN BIK | 3 | 70.4% | +26.0% |
| NGUYEN, TUYEN T | 3 | 81.5% | +1.5% |
| HOLZMACHER, DERICK J | 2 | 44.4% | +28.6% |
| BROCKINGTON III, WILLIAM S | 2 | 42.2% | +55.4% |
| XU, PETER | 2 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| SHECHTMAN, SEAN P | 2 | 75.4% | +22.2% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18018152 | WINDING ARRANGEMENT, TRANSFORMER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A WINDING ARRANGEMENT | NGUYEN, TUYEN T | 15d |
| 18023477 | COIL FOR A TRANSFORMER CORE | NGUYEN, TUYEN T | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16642187 | PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD AND PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS | ALEJANDRO MULERO, LUZ L | 86d overdue |
| 17766657 | INSULATION ASSEMBLY, TRANSFORMER ASSEMBLY, AND DRY TYPE TRANSFORMER | NGUYEN, TUYEN T | 30d overdue |
| 18536839 | DATA AUDIT SYSTEM AND DATA AUDIT METHOD | OBAID, FATEH M | 29d overdue |
| 18866873 | Agent Management System and Agent Management Method | KUNTZ, JEWEL A | 24d overdue |
| 18269619 | ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL DEVICE, ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL METHOD, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL PROGRAM | SHARMIN, ANZUMAN | 16d overdue |
| 19265123 | Consensus Building Support Device, Consensus Building Support Method, and Recording Medium | WORJLOH, JALATEE | 11d overdue |
| 18651288 | AUTOMATED SECURITY TESTING SYSTEMS USING MULTI-TIERED LANGUAGE MODELS | BINCZAK, BRANDON MICHAEL | 11d overdue |
| 18642868 | RESOURCE USAGE AMOUNT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND RESOURCE USAGE AMOUNT MANAGEMENT METHOD | OBAID, HAMZEH M | 9d overdue |
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 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18651288 | AUTOMATED SECURITY TESTING SYSTEMS USING MULTI-TIERED LANGUAGE MODELS | BINCZAK, BRANDON MICHAEL | 11d overdue |
| 18115061 | SALES ACTIVITY SUPPORT APPARATUS AND SALES ACTIVITY SUPPORT METHOD | WAESCO, JOSEPH M | 3d overdue |
| 18816077 | WORKFLOW CREATION SUPPORT DEVICE AND METHOD | BROCKINGTON III, WILLIAM S | 5d |
| 18993131 | COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING STRUCTURED DATA REPRESENTING BUSINESS PROCESS | WAESCO, JOSEPH M | 15d |
| 18830843 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING TEST FOR TAMPERING VERIFICATION IN ACTIVATION OF SOFTWARE TO BE EXECUTED BY STORAGE CONTROLLER | BINCZAK, BRANDON MICHAEL | 21d |
| 18776114 | TRANSPORTATION AND DELIVERY PLANNING APPARATUS AND METHOD | PRASAD, NANCY N | 29d |
| 17928289 | HYBRID TRANSFORMER CORE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A TRANSFORMER CORE | LIAN, MANG TIN BIK | 29d |
| 18928292 | BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS METHOD | BROCKINGTON III, WILLIAM S | 53d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3624 | 18 |
| 3625 | 11 |
| 3628 | 8 |
| 3627 | 8 |
| 2857 | 8 |
| 2837 | 8 |
| 2116 | 7 |
| 2186 | 7 |
| 3663 | 7 |
| 2119 | 5 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19329761 | COMPUTER SYSTEM AND FILE STORAGE | KHONG, ALEXANDER | 2168 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 16, 2025 |
| 19323305 | STORAGE SYSTEM AND STORAGE CONTROL METHOD | YU, XINYUAN | 2113 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 09, 2025 |
| 19323620 | STORAGE SYSTEM AND DATA CONTROL METHOD | YEN, SYLING | 2166 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 09, 2025 |
| 19311571 | STORAGE SYSTEM AND DATA PROTECTION METHOD | HUANG, BRYAN PAI SONG | 2114 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 27, 2025 |
| 19087822 | CONFIGURATION CHANGE SUPPORT APPARATUS AND CONFIGURATION CHANGE SUPPORT METHOD | MYERS, PAUL R | 2176 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 24, 2025 |
| 19077375 | SYSTEM CONFIGURATION PROPOSAL APPARATUS, SYSTEM CONFIGURATION PROPOSAL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | MEHRMANESH, ELMIRA | 2137 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 12, 2025 |
| 19076436 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD | CYGIEL, GARY W | 2137 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 11, 2025 |
| 19074547 | STORAGE SYSTEM AND VOLUME PATH SWITCHING METHOD FOR STORAGE SYSTEM | CHAN, TRACY C | 2138 | — | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 10, 2025 |
| 19070633 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM | RAJAPUTRA, SUMAN | 2163 | §103 | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | Pending | Mar 05, 2025 |
| 19068377 | STORAGE SYSTEM | ALSIP, MICHAEL | 2139 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 03, 2025 |
| 19064964 | STORAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND STORAGE MANAGEMENT METHOD | KUDIRKA, JOSEPH R | 2114 | §101§102§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 27, 2025 |
| 19064288 | STORAGE SYSTEM, ASYNCHRONOUS COPY METHOD, AND ASYNCHRONOUS COPY PROGRAM | CARDWELL, ERIC | 2139 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 26, 2025 |
| 18884935 | STORAGE SYSTEM | BENNER, JANE WEI | 2139 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 13, 2024 |
| 18882368 | STORAGE SYSTEM | HAILE, AWET A | 2474 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 11, 2024 |
| 18830843 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING TEST FOR TAMPERING VERIFICATION IN ACTIVATION OF SOFTWARE TO BE EXECUTED BY STORAGE CONTROLLER | BINCZAK, BRANDON MICHAEL | 2437 | §112 | Final Rejection | 21d | Pending | Sep 11, 2024 |
| 18817970 | SITE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND SITE MANAGEMENT METHOD | FENNEMA, ROBERT E | 2117 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 28, 2024 |
| 19324313 | TRANSPORTATION PLANNING APPARATUS AND TRANSPORTATION PLANNING METHOD | JOSEPH, TONYA S | 3628 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 10, 2025 |
| 19160099 | Operation Control Apparatus, Operation Control Method, and Operation Control System | TALLMAN, BRIAN A | 3628 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 27, 2025 |
| 19159421 | WORK PROCESS SUPPORT SYSTEM AND WORK PROCESS SUPPORT METHOD | ESTEVEZ, DAIRON | 3656 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 25, 2025 |
| 19154638 | MAINTENANCE PLANNING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING FACILITY MAINTENANCE PLAN | SUMMERS, KIERSTEN V | 3626 | §101§102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 07, 2025 |
| 19151776 | CONVEYANCE TASK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND CONVEYANCE TASK MANAGEMENT METHOD | MOLNAR, SIDNEY LEIGH | 3656 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 29, 2025 |
| 19150219 | Electric Motor Control Device | SLOWIK, ELIZABETH J | 3662 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 23, 2025 |
| 19276368 | RADIO WAVE GENERATING APPARATUS, RADIO WAVE DETECTING APPARATUS, AND RADIO WAVE TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SYSTEM | TSE, YOUNG TOI | 2631 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 22, 2025 |
| 19265123 | Consensus Building Support Device, Consensus Building Support Method, and Recording Medium | WORJLOH, JALATEE | 3697 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 11d overdue | Pending | Jul 10, 2025 |
| 19146589 | QUANTUM COMPUTER AND SINGLE-ELECTRON/SINGLE-HOLE TRANSPORTING METHOD | CHEN, SIBIN | 2842 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 09, 2025 |
| 19262205 | CONFIDENTIAL COMPUTATION SYSTEM AND CONFIDENTIAL COMPUTATION METHOD | HUSSAIN, TAUQIR | 2449 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 08, 2025 |
| 19260704 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND DATA PROCESSING PROGRAM | HALE, BROOKS T | 2166 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 07, 2025 |
| 19143682 | VIRTUAL SPACE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD AND VIRTUAL SPACE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | CIRNU, ALEXANDRU | 3622 | §101§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 26, 2025 |
| 19135857 | Gas Compression Device and Maintenance Method Therefor | MIAN, SHAFIQ A | 3746 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 05, 2025 |
| 19214128 | GEOSPATIAL DATA PLATFORM, GEOSPATIAL DATA USING SYSTEM, GEOSPATIAL DATA PROVIDING METHOD, AND PROGRAM | GOFMAN, ALEX N | 2163 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 21, 2025 |
| 19209982 | Correlation Analysis System, Integrated System, Correlation Analysis Method, and Correlation Analysis Program | GURMU, MULUEMEBET | 2163 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 16, 2025 |
| 19191023 | Risk Analysis Method and Risk Analysis System | SCHEUNEMANN, RICHARD N | 3624 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 28, 2025 |
| 19120345 | IDEA GENERATION SUPPORT SYSTEM AND IDEA GENERATION SUPPORT METHOD | YEN, SYLING | 2166 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 11, 2025 |
| 19119448 | Method and System for Determining Countermeasure Against Service Quality Degradation | SINGH, RUPANGINI | 3628 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 09, 2025 |
| 18841040 | OPERATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND OPERATION MANAGEMENT METHOD | PRASAD, NANCY N | 3624 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 09, 2025 |
| 19114893 | DESIGN SUPPORT METHOD, DESIGN SUPPORT SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM | VORCE, AMELIA J.I. | 3661 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2025 |
| 19115126 | COMPUTATION DEVICE, PLANNING ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND PROGRAM | CHEIN, ALLEN C | 3627 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2025 |
| 19083824 | FILE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND FILE MANAGEMENT METHOD | YEN, SYLING | 2166 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 19, 2025 |
| 19110920 | INFORMATION ANALYSIS METHOD, INFORMATION ANALYSIS SERVER, AND DIGITAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | GEBRESENBET, DINKU W | 2164 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 12, 2025 |
| 19077487 | IT OPERATION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD | WEBB III, JAMES L | 3624 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 12, 2025 |
| 19110899 | GAS SENSOR CHIP, GAS SENSING SYSTEM, AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR GAS SENSOR CHIP | NOGUEROLA, ALEXANDER STEPHAN | 1795 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 12, 2025 |
| 19110978 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND RECEPTION DATA PROCESSING METHOD IN COMMUNICATION DEVICE | BORROMEO, JUANITO C | 2184 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 12, 2025 |
| 19109951 | STEREO ADAPTER, STEREO CAMERA, AND STEREO CAMERA SYSTEM | MAHONEY, CHRISTOPHER E | 2852 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2025 |
| 19110051 | ELECTRIC-POWER MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM, ELECTRIC-POWER MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATION DEVICE, AND ELECTRIC-POWER MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATION METHOD | PARRIES, DRU M | 2836 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2025 |
| 19072872 | DATA COMPRESSION SYSTEM, DATA COMPRESSION METHOD, AND DATA COMPRESSION PROGRAM | JEANGLAUDE, JEAN BRUNER | 2845 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 06, 2025 |
| 19070841 | COOPERATIVE ACTION SUPPORT SYSTEM AND COOPERATIVE ACTION SUPPORT METHOD | EL-BATHY, MOHAMED N | 3624 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 05, 2025 |
| 19068421 | QUESTION GENERATION APPARATUS, QUESTION GENERATION SYSTEM, AND QUESTION GENERATION METHOD | UTAMA, ROBERT J | 3715 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 03, 2025 |
| 19066233 | WORKER EVALUATION SYSTEM AND WORKER EVALUATION METHOD | ANDERSON, FOLASHADE | 3623 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2025 |
| 19066369 | COMPUTER SYSTEM AND DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD | GILLESPIE, KAMRYN JORDAN | 2408 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2025 |
| 19063575 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD | YESILDAG, MEHMET | 3624 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 26, 2025 |
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Start Free TrialHitachi Ltd. has 307 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 149 art units and 281 examiners.
Syling Yen has the most, with 3 of Hitachi Ltd.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
