Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
4 pending office actions • 1 art units • 4 examiners • 0 of 4 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 7 patents granted in the last 365 days
Minebea AccessSolutions France S.A.S. currently has 3 pending office actions in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These 3 pending office actions are being reviewed by 3 distinct examiners, ensuring a unique perspective on each application. Despite the multiple examiners, all prosecution activity is centralized within 1 distinct art unit, which indicates a very specific technical focus within the transportation sector. This concentration in 1 distinct art unit suggests that the 3 pending office actions are all being evaluated under the same specialized USPTO division.
Yahya I Sidky is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, holding 1 busiest examiner pending office action. This accounts for one of the 3 pending office actions currently active. The fact that 3 distinct examiners are all operating within 1 distinct art unit is notable, as it suggests that the USPTO has assigned multiple reviewers from the same specialized group to handle the company's filings. This concentration in 1 distinct art unit may lead to more consistent application of prior art and legal standards across the 3 pending office actions. Each of the 3 distinct examiners contributes to the overall prosecution effort.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 1 (25%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 3 (75%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUMAR, NATHAN | 1 | 78.8% | +14.6% |
| SIDKY, YAHYA I | 1 | 76.0% | +21.4% |
| AHMAD, FARIA F | 1 | 76.5% | +8.6% |
| LUGO, CARLOS | 1 | 74.9% | +13.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18974896 | VEHICLE DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY | SIDKY, YAHYA I | 46d overdue |
| 18571851 | VEHICLE OPENING ELEMENT HANDLE ASSEMBLY | LUGO, CARLOS | 30d overdue |
| 19233445 | VEHICLE DOOR LATCH EQUIPMENT AND ASSOCIATED VEHICLE DOOR | CUMAR, NATHAN | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18974896 | VEHICLE DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY | SIDKY, YAHYA I | 46d overdue |
| 18571851 | VEHICLE OPENING ELEMENT HANDLE ASSEMBLY | LUGO, CARLOS | 30d overdue |
| 19233445 | VEHICLE DOOR LATCH EQUIPMENT AND ASSOCIATED VEHICLE DOOR | CUMAR, NATHAN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3675 | 4 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19233445 | VEHICLE DOOR LATCH EQUIPMENT AND ASSOCIATED VEHICLE DOOR | CUMAR, NATHAN | 3675 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 10, 2025 |
| 18974896 | VEHICLE DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY | SIDKY, YAHYA I | 3675 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 46d overdue | Pending | Dec 10, 2024 |
| 18895480 | DOOR LATCH DEVICE | AHMAD, FARIA F | 3675 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 25, 2024 |
| 18571851 | VEHICLE OPENING ELEMENT HANDLE ASSEMBLY | LUGO, CARLOS | 3675 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 30d overdue | Pending | Dec 19, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialMinebea AccessSolutions France S.A.S. has 4 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 4 examiners.
Nathan Cumar has the most, with 1 of Minebea AccessSolutions France S.A.S.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
