Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Hyundai Sungwoo Casting Co. Ltd.

Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Hyundai Sungwoo Casting Co. Ltd. currently manages 1 pending office action within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. This 1 action is assigned to 1 distinct examiner, SAMUEL J MORANO IV, who is also the busiest examiner for the portfolio with 1 pending case. The prosecution effort is concentrated within 1 distinct art unit. This distribution of 1 pending office action across 1 distinct examiner suggests a highly focused portfolio.

Practitioners should note that the entire pending workload rests with SAMUEL J MORANO IV. Because there is only 1 distinct art unit involved, the technical scope of the pending matter is likely very specific. The presence of 1 pending office action indicates a low volume of current activity at the USPTO for this entity. This concentration means that the outcome of the entire pending portfolio depends on the interaction with 1 examiner in 1 technical group. The focus on the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems area defines the current technical boundaries of the pending intellectual property.

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

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
1
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.

1
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (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
1
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.

10 h
Manual time on pending OAs
2 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
4 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
MORANO IV, SAMUEL J 1 28.4% -4.7%

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
18887775 WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND VEHICLE INCLUDING THE SAME MORANO IV, SAMUEL J —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3615 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18887775 WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND VEHICLE INCLUDING THE SAME MORANO IV, SAMUEL J 3615 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 17, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Hyundai Sungwoo Casting Co. Ltd. have?

Hyundai Sungwoo Casting Co. Ltd. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Hyundai Sungwoo Casting Co. Ltd. applications?

Samuel J Morano IV has the most, with 1 of Hyundai Sungwoo Casting Co. Ltd.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Hyundai Sungwoo Casting Co. Ltd.'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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