Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 2 patents granted in the last 365 days
Kepco Nuclear Fuel Co. Ltd. is active in the Chemistry & Materials technology area with 1 pending office action currently under review. This action is being handled by 1 distinct examiner, TALBERT, ERIC MICHAEL. As the busiest examiner for this portfolio, TALBERT, ERIC MICHAEL is responsible for the 1 pending office action. This indicates a concentrated prosecution effort within the chemistry sector.
The examination is occurring in 1 distinct art unit, which points to a specific technical focus for the applicant's intellectual property. With 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit, the prosecution process is highly individualized. The outcome of the 1 pending office action will be a key indicator of the portfolio's success in the Chemistry & Materials space. Because TALBERT, ERIC MICHAEL is the only examiner involved, the applicant can focus their resources on addressing the specific concerns raised in the 1 pending office action. This 1 distinct art unit provides a stable environment for the current prosecution phase.
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 |
|---|---|
| Double-patenting + other | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIL, JINNEY | 1 | 46.2% | +52.2% |
| DAVIS, SHARON M | 1 | 68.1% | +26.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19068300 | CONTROL ROD ASSEMBLY WITH ENHANCED CONTROL ROD WORTH USING HIGHLY ENRICHED B4C | KIL, JINNEY | — |
| 19068238 | CONTROL ROD ASSEMBLY WITH ENHANCED CONTROL ROD WORTH | DAVIS, SHARON M | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3646 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19068300 | CONTROL ROD ASSEMBLY WITH ENHANCED CONTROL ROD WORTH USING HIGHLY ENRICHED B4C | KIL, JINNEY | 3646 | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 03, 2025 |
| 19068238 | CONTROL ROD ASSEMBLY WITH ENHANCED CONTROL ROD WORTH | DAVIS, SHARON M | 3646 | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 03, 2025 |
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Start Free TrialKepco Nuclear Fuel Co. Ltd. has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 2 examiners.
Jinney Kil has the most, with 1 of Kepco Nuclear Fuel Co. Ltd.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
