Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Ishikawa Energy Research Co. Ltd.

Technology areas: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

5 pending office actions • 4 art units • 4 examiners • 0 of 5 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 4 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Ishikawa Energy Research Co. Ltd. has 5 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. The matters involve 4 examiners across 4 art units, indicating a small docket with broad allocation across the technical groupings represented.

SANDERSON, JOSEPH W is the busiest examiner, with 2 pending matters. A focused review of that examiner's matters may improve consistency, while the remaining applications require separate preparation.

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

Portfolio Summary

5
Total Pending OAs
2
Non-Final OAs
3
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

1
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

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.

4
Hard (80%)
1
Medium (20%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only1 (20%)
Multi-statute (no §101)4 (80%)

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
5
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.

50 h
Manual time on pending OAs
10 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
18 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.4 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
SANDERSON, JOSEPH W 2 77.4% +13.8%
SINGH, DAPINDER 1 82.5% +18.4%
DEL VALLE, LUIS GERARDO 1 74.3% +20.9%
GLOVER, SHANNA DANIELLE 1 76.3% +28.6%

Hard Cases (4)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18294249 ENGINE-CARRYING FLIGHT DEVICE SANDERSON, JOSEPH W 3d overdue
19472237 SCROLL COMPRESSOR SINGH, DAPINDER —
19247989 UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE, AND CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE DEL VALLE, LUIS GERARDO —
18910473 FLIGHT DEVICE GLOVER, SHANNA DANIELLE —

Interview Candidates (5)

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 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18294249 ENGINE-CARRYING FLIGHT DEVICE SANDERSON, JOSEPH W 3d overdue
19472237 SCROLL COMPRESSOR SINGH, DAPINDER —
19247989 UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE, AND CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE DEL VALLE, LUIS GERARDO —
19240564 ENGINE-MOUNTED AUTONOMOUS FLYING DEVICE SANDERSON, JOSEPH W —
18910473 FLIGHT DEVICE GLOVER, SHANNA DANIELLE —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3619 2
3746 1
3666 1
3642 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19472237 SCROLL COMPRESSOR SINGH, DAPINDER 3746 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 03, 2025
19247989 UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE, AND CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE DEL VALLE, LUIS GERARDO 3666 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 24, 2025
19240564 ENGINE-MOUNTED AUTONOMOUS FLYING DEVICE SANDERSON, JOSEPH W 3619 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 17, 2025
18910473 FLIGHT DEVICE GLOVER, SHANNA DANIELLE 3642 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 09, 2024
18294249 ENGINE-CARRYING FLIGHT DEVICE SANDERSON, JOSEPH W 3619 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 3d overdue Pending Feb 01, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Ishikawa Energy Research Co. Ltd. have?

Ishikawa Energy Research Co. Ltd. has 5 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 4 art units and 4 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Ishikawa Energy Research Co. Ltd. applications?

Joseph W Sanderson has the most, with 2 of Ishikawa Energy Research Co. Ltd.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Ishikawa Energy Research 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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