Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Itt Italia S R L

Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

4 pending office actions • 2 art units • 4 examiners • 0 of 4 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 6 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Itt Italia S R L has 3 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. The matters are assigned to 3 examiners but 1 art unit, combining separate examiner interactions with a shared art-unit setting.

AUNG, SAN M is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending action. Counsel can monitor common art-unit practice while preparing distinct responses for each examiner.

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

Portfolio Summary

4
Total Pending OAs
4
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.

2
Hard (50%)
0
Medium (0%)
2
Easy (50%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§112 only2 (50%)
Multi-statute (no §101)2 (50%)

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
4
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.

40 h
Manual time on pending OAs
8 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
14 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
ZARROLI, MICHAEL C 1 72.4% +15.8%
AUNG, SAN M 1 77.7% +20.4%
MORRIS, DAVID R. 1 82.0% +14.2%
IRVIN, SHEA WOODROW 1 60.0% -11.5%

Hard Cases (2)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18850482 AN ESTIMATION METHOD FOR WEAR IN A VEHICLE BRAKE ELEMENT AUNG, SAN M —
18722679 BRAKING SYSTEM WITH REDUCED TENDENCY TO SQUEAL IN COLD CONDITIONS, IN PARTICULAR FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES, AND ASSOCIATED BRAKE PAD AND METHOD MORRIS, DAVID R. —

Interview Candidates (3)

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 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19472571 SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THE STATUS OF A BRAKING SYSTEM, METHOD FOR ESTIMATING OF THERMAL PROPERTIES OF A BRAKING ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING OF THERMAL EXCHANGE PARAMETERS OF A BRAKING SYSTEM ZARROLI, MICHAEL C —
18850482 AN ESTIMATION METHOD FOR WEAR IN A VEHICLE BRAKE ELEMENT AUNG, SAN M —
18722679 BRAKING SYSTEM WITH REDUCED TENDENCY TO SQUEAL IN COLD CONDITIONS, IN PARTICULAR FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES, AND ASSOCIATED BRAKE PAD AND METHOD MORRIS, DAVID R. —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3616 3
3658 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19472571 SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THE STATUS OF A BRAKING SYSTEM, METHOD FOR ESTIMATING OF THERMAL PROPERTIES OF A BRAKING ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING OF THERMAL EXCHANGE PARAMETERS OF A BRAKING SYSTEM ZARROLI, MICHAEL C 3658 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 03, 2025
18850482 AN ESTIMATION METHOD FOR WEAR IN A VEHICLE BRAKE ELEMENT AUNG, SAN M 3616 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 24, 2024
18722679 BRAKING SYSTEM WITH REDUCED TENDENCY TO SQUEAL IN COLD CONDITIONS, IN PARTICULAR FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES, AND ASSOCIATED BRAKE PAD AND METHOD MORRIS, DAVID R. 3616 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 21, 2024
18294983 SENSOR-EQUIPPED BRAKE PAD WITH PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD WITH STIFFENING MEANS IRVIN, SHEA WOODROW 3616 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 02, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Itt Italia S R L have?

Itt Italia S R L has 4 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 4 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Itt Italia S R L applications?

Michael C Zarroli has the most, with 1 of Itt Italia S R L's pending office actions.

What technology area are Itt Italia S R L'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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