Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 14, 2026

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd.

8 pending office actions • 2 art units • 7 examiners • 0 of 8 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 12 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

8
Total Pending OAs
7
Non-Final OAs
1
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.

5
Hard (62%)
2
Medium (25%)
1
Easy (12%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (12%)
§103 only2 (25%)
§112 only1 (12%)
Multi-statute (no §101)4 (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
50% of docket
4
Business / Other
50% 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.

80 h
Manual time on pending OAs
16 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
28 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.7 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
WASIL, DANIEL D 2 79.9% +25.1%
DAVIS, SHARON M 1 68.2% +26.5%
WILSON, GREGORY A 1 81.9% +6.7%
MARINI, MATTHEW G 1 60.4% +21.7%
SANKS, SCHYLER S 1 72.7% +15.9%
GEBRESILASSIE, KIBROM K 1 72.4% +25.4%
GARNER, LILY CRABTREE 1 68.1% +15.4%

Hard Cases (5)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18719499 LIQUID RADIOACTIVE WASTE INPUT SYSTEM WILSON, GREGORY A
18716310 METHOD FOR DEALING WITH LOSS OF COOLANT ACCIDENT IN NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, AND SYSTEM THEREFOR WASIL, DANIEL D
18716065 METHOD OF CALCULATING FUTURE POSSIBLE MAXIMUM TYPHOON FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANT SITE MARINI, MATTHEW G
18715337 SMALL MODULAR REACTOR INCLUDING SMALL FUEL ASSEMBLIES WASIL, DANIEL D
17422822 EXPOSURE PREVENTION APPARATUS FOR DISMANTLING HEAVY WATER REACTOR FACILITIES AND DISMANTLING METHOD OF HEAVY WATER REACTOR FACILITIES USING THE SAME GARNER, LILY CRABTREE

Interview Candidates (7)

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 7 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19016533 NOISE REDUCTION APPARATUS FOR CONTROL ROD POSITION INDICATOR DAVIS, SHARON M
18716310 METHOD FOR DEALING WITH LOSS OF COOLANT ACCIDENT IN NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, AND SYSTEM THEREFOR WASIL, DANIEL D
18716065 METHOD OF CALCULATING FUTURE POSSIBLE MAXIMUM TYPHOON FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANT SITE MARINI, MATTHEW G
18715337 SMALL MODULAR REACTOR INCLUDING SMALL FUEL ASSEMBLIES WASIL, DANIEL D
18579006 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FEEDBACK SYSTEM AND METHOD SANKS, SCHYLER S
18032377 Construction Simulation System and Method for Nuclear Power Plant Equipment GEBRESILASSIE, KIBROM K
17422822 EXPOSURE PREVENTION APPARATUS FOR DISMANTLING HEAVY WATER REACTOR FACILITIES AND DISMANTLING METHOD OF HEAVY WATER REACTOR FACILITIES USING THE SAME GARNER, LILY CRABTREE

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3646 3
3762 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19016533 NOISE REDUCTION APPARATUS FOR CONTROL ROD POSITION INDICATOR DAVIS, SHARON M §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 10, 2025
18719499 LIQUID RADIOACTIVE WASTE INPUT SYSTEM WILSON, GREGORY A 3762 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 13, 2024
18716310 METHOD FOR DEALING WITH LOSS OF COOLANT ACCIDENT IN NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, AND SYSTEM THEREFOR WASIL, DANIEL D 3646 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 04, 2024
18716065 METHOD OF CALCULATING FUTURE POSSIBLE MAXIMUM TYPHOON FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANT SITE MARINI, MATTHEW G §101§102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 03, 2024
18715337 SMALL MODULAR REACTOR INCLUDING SMALL FUEL ASSEMBLIES WASIL, DANIEL D 3646 §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending May 31, 2024
18579006 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FEEDBACK SYSTEM AND METHOD SANKS, SCHYLER S §112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 12, 2024
18032377 Construction Simulation System and Method for Nuclear Power Plant Equipment GEBRESILASSIE, KIBROM K §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 18, 2023
17422822 EXPOSURE PREVENTION APPARATUS FOR DISMANTLING HEAVY WATER REACTOR FACILITIES AND DISMANTLING METHOD OF HEAVY WATER REACTOR FACILITIES USING THE SAME GARNER, LILY CRABTREE 3646 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Jul 14, 2021

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