Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
6 pending office actions • 2 art units • 5 examiners • 0 of 6 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 14 patents granted in the last 365 days
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. manages 6 pending office actions in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These actions are concentrated within 2 distinct art units, suggesting a focused technical scope. The portfolio involves 5 distinct examiners, which indicates that most pending matters are handled by different individuals. The presence of 6 pending office actions within only these art units suggests that the company is facing a consistent set of departmental guidelines.
DAVIS, SHARON M is the busiest examiner for the company, currently responsible for 2 pending office actions. This examiner handles a larger portion of the workload compared to the other examiners among the 5 distinct examiners. The 2 actions assigned to DAVIS, SHARON M represent a significant portion of the current pending prosecution. This concentration means that the outcomes of these matters will significantly influence the overall status of the pending portfolio.
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 |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 1 (17%) |
| §103 only | 2 (33%) |
| §112 only | 1 (17%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (33%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIS, SHARON M | 2 | 68.0% | +26.8% |
| WILSON, GREGORY A | 1 | 81.8% | +6.9% |
| MARINI, MATTHEW G | 1 | 60.5% | +21.9% |
| SANKS, SCHYLER S | 1 | 72.8% | +16.0% |
| GARNER, LILY CRABTREE | 1 | 68.2% | +16.2% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19016533 | NOISE REDUCTION APPARATUS FOR CONTROL ROD POSITION INDICATOR | DAVIS, SHARON M | — |
| 18719499 | LIQUID RADIOACTIVE WASTE INPUT SYSTEM | WILSON, GREGORY A | — |
| 18716065 | METHOD OF CALCULATING FUTURE POSSIBLE MAXIMUM TYPHOON FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANT SITE | MARINI, MATTHEW G | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19016533 | NOISE REDUCTION APPARATUS FOR CONTROL ROD POSITION INDICATOR | DAVIS, SHARON M | — |
| 18716065 | METHOD OF CALCULATING FUTURE POSSIBLE MAXIMUM TYPHOON FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANT SITE | MARINI, MATTHEW G | — |
| 18715322 | NUCLEAR POWER PLANT INCLUDING SMALL MODULAR REACTOR (SMR) DISPOSED IN COOLING WATER TANK AND MAINTENANCE METHOD THEREOF | DAVIS, SHARON M | — |
| 18579006 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FEEDBACK SYSTEM AND METHOD | SANKS, SCHYLER S | — |
| 17422822 | EXPOSURE PREVENTION APPARATUS FOR DISMANTLING HEAVY WATER REACTOR FACILITIES AND DISMANTLING METHOD OF HEAVY WATER REACTOR FACILITIES USING THE SAME | GARNER, LILY CRABTREE | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3646 | 2 |
| 3762 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19016533 | NOISE REDUCTION APPARATUS FOR CONTROL ROD POSITION INDICATOR | DAVIS, SHARON M | — | §103§112 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 18715322 | NUCLEAR POWER PLANT INCLUDING SMALL MODULAR REACTOR (SMR) DISPOSED IN COOLING WATER TANK AND MAINTENANCE METHOD THEREOF | DAVIS, SHARON M | 3646 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 31, 2024 |
| 18579006 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FEEDBACK SYSTEM AND METHOD | SANKS, SCHYLER S | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 12, 2024 |
| 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 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 14, 2021 |
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