Technology areas: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Hitachi Rail Gts Deutschland GmbH has 2 pending office actions in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These actions are distributed across 2 distinct examiners, indicating a fragmented prosecution landscape for the current filings. This means that each matter is being reviewed by a different individual. Such a distribution can provide a broader range of feedback on the company's semiconductor technologies.
FREDDIE KIRKLAND III is the busiest examiner for the company, handling 1 pending office action. The actions are also spread across distinct art units. For the company, this requires coordinating with different examiners in separate environments to advance the 2 pending office actions. This lack of concentration ensures that the success of the portfolio is not tied to a single examiner's interpretation or a single department's policies within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics sector.
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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (100%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIRKLAND III, FREDDIE | 1 | 84.4% | +10.4% |
| SMITH, JASON CHRISTOPHER | 1 | 83.6% | +13.0% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18935460 | MEASURING METHOD FOR DETECTING A MECHANICAL FORCE ACTING ON AN OBJECT USING A FIBER OPTIC SENSOR UNIT | KIRKLAND III, FREDDIE | — |
| 18913871 | QUICK CLAMPING DEVICE WITH SENSOR ARRANGEMENT AND USE THEREOF | SMITH, JASON CHRISTOPHER | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18935460 | MEASURING METHOD FOR DETECTING A MECHANICAL FORCE ACTING ON AN OBJECT USING A FIBER OPTIC SENSOR UNIT | KIRKLAND III, FREDDIE | — |
| 18913871 | QUICK CLAMPING DEVICE WITH SENSOR ARRANGEMENT AND USE THEREOF | SMITH, JASON CHRISTOPHER | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2855 | 1 |
| 3615 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18935460 | MEASURING METHOD FOR DETECTING A MECHANICAL FORCE ACTING ON AN OBJECT USING A FIBER OPTIC SENSOR UNIT | KIRKLAND III, FREDDIE | 2855 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 02, 2024 |
| 18913871 | QUICK CLAMPING DEVICE WITH SENSOR ARRANGEMENT AND USE THEREOF | SMITH, JASON CHRISTOPHER | 3615 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 11, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialHitachi Rail Gts Deutschland GmbH has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.
Freddie Kirkland III has the most, with 1 of Hitachi Rail Gts Deutschland GmbH's pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
