Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
106 pending office actions • 59 art units • 99 examiners • 0 of 106 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 199 patents granted in the last 365 days
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. has 107 pending office actions in Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering. The matters span 99 distinct examiners and 57 distinct art units, demonstrating broad allocation across the examining corps and technical units.
BURKE, THOMAS P is the busiest identified examiner, with 2 pending matters. Counsel should rely on scalable portfolio controls, including consistent disclosure review and issue tracking, while preserving matter-specific analysis for the many examiner and art-unit assignments.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 22 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 22 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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 only | 5 (5%) |
| §101 + other | 9 (8%) |
| §103 only | 28 (26%) |
| §102 only | 7 (7%) |
| §112 only | 4 (4%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 52 (49%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (1%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURKE, THOMAS P | 2 | 43.9% | +21.7% |
| GOLIK, ARTHUR PAUL | 2 | 70.2% | +45.5% |
| REITZ, MICHAEL K. | 2 | 69.1% | +5.1% |
| KANG, EDWIN G | 2 | 64.1% | +66.6% |
| NG, HENRY | 2 | 62.9% | +53.2% |
| RIVERA VARGAS, MANUEL A | 2 | 81.0% | +12.1% |
| SINGH, DAPINDER | 2 | 82.5% | +18.4% |
| ADJAGBE, MAXIME M | 1 | 84.1% | +9.7% |
| KONG, SZE-HON | 1 | 65.3% | +15.1% |
| YANKEY, RYAN ANDREW | 1 | 77.8% | +14.3% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18271759 | AMMONIA DECOMPOSITION SYSTEM | SINGH, DAPINDER | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18278301 | OPERATING CONDITION DECISION DEVICE, OPERATION ASSISTANCE DEVICE, CONTROL DEVICE, AND OPERATING CONDITION DECISION METHOD FOR ROTATING MACHINE | POUDEL, SANTOSH RAJ | 112d overdue |
| 17802353 | NUCLEAR REACTOR AND CONTROL METHOD FOR NUCLEAR REACTOR | WASIL, DANIEL D | 7d |
| 18563537 | PLANT MONITORING DEVICE, PLANT MONITORING METHOD, AND PROGRAM | GEISS, BRIAN BUTLER | 8d |
| 18863570 | CLEANING DEVICE AND CLEANING METHOD | CHAUDHRI, OMAIR | 14d |
| 18876510 | SELF-POSITION ESTIMATION DEVICE, SELF-POSITION ESTIMATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM | AWORUNSE, OLUWABUSAYO ADEBANJO | 15d |
| 18036810 | FIRST AID PRESENTATION SYSTEM, FIRST AID PRESENTATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM | MONTY, MARZIA T | 21d |
| 18559428 | FLOATING STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING FLOATING STRUCTURE | POLAY, ANDREW | 28d |
| 18276693 | SEAL MATERIAL FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTION CELL, ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTION CELL CARTRIDGE, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SEAL MATERIAL FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTION CELL | MARTIN, ANGELA J | 28d |
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 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18277173 | PLANT MONITORING METHOD, PLANT MONITORING DEVICE, AND PLANT MONITORING PROGRAM | RIVERA VARGAS, MANUEL A | 36d |
| 19469247 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRIC FLIGHT VEHICLE | KONG, SZE-HON | — |
| 19168663 | ELECTRIC FLYING OBJECT | YANKEY, RYAN ANDREW | — |
| 19156961 | ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION SYSTEM | BURKE, THOMAS P | — |
| 19154448 | STEAM TURBINE EXHAUST CHAMBER, AND STEAM TURBINE | GOLIK, ARTHUR PAUL | — |
| 19287125 | COMBUSTOR AND GAS TURBINE PROVIDED WITH SAME | BURKE, THOMAS P | — |
| 19144183 | TUBULAR BODY FOR COMBUSTOR, COMBUSTOR, AND GAS TURBINE | KANG, EDWIN G | — |
| 19142408 | BURNER ASSEMBLY, GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR, AND GAS TURBINE | NG, HENRY | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3741 | 14 |
| 3745 | 9 |
| 3761 | 6 |
| 3763 | 5 |
| 2857 | 5 |
| 3746 | 4 |
| 3662 | 2 |
| 1741 | 2 |
| 2671 | 2 |
| 1776 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19384036 | SOUNDPROOF DEVICE FOR DUCT AND INTAKE DUCT FOR COMPRESSOR OF GAS TURBINE | ADJAGBE, MAXIME M | 3745 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 10, 2025 |
| 19469247 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRIC FLIGHT VEHICLE | KONG, SZE-HON | 3657 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 25, 2025 |
| 19168663 | ELECTRIC FLYING OBJECT | YANKEY, RYAN ANDREW | 3642 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 24, 2025 |
| 19165590 | METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING FRONT EDGE PROTECTIVE LAYER FOR WIND TURBINE BLADE, AND PROTECTIVE LAYER FOR WIND TURBINE BLADE | MILLER, MICHAEL G | 1712 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 16, 2025 |
| 19164468 | TURBINE BLADE AND GAS TURBINE | NGUYEN, ANDREW H | 3741 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 11, 2025 |
| 19161089 | MOVING BODY CONTROL METHOD, MOVING BODY, AND PROGRAM | GLENN III, FRANK T | 3662 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2025 |
| 19156961 | ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION SYSTEM | BURKE, THOMAS P | 3741 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2025 |
| 19154448 | STEAM TURBINE EXHAUST CHAMBER, AND STEAM TURBINE | GOLIK, ARTHUR PAUL | 3745 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 07, 2025 |
| 19287125 | COMBUSTOR AND GAS TURBINE PROVIDED WITH SAME | BURKE, THOMAS P | 3741 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 31, 2025 |
| 19259231 | ROTOR BLADE DETACHMENT DEVICE AND ROTOR BLADE DETACHMENT METHOD | REITZ, MICHAEL K. | 3745 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 03, 2025 |
| 19145124 | PLANT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING PLANT | KIM, CRAIG SANG | 3741 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 01, 2025 |
| 19144183 | TUBULAR BODY FOR COMBUSTOR, COMBUSTOR, AND GAS TURBINE | KANG, EDWIN G | 3741 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 27, 2025 |
| 19143176 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING DEVICE AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING METHOD | NGUON, VIRAK | 1741 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 25, 2025 |
| 19142408 | BURNER ASSEMBLY, GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR, AND GAS TURBINE | NG, HENRY | 3741 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 23, 2025 |
| 19135801 | MOLDING DEVICE AND MOLDING METHOD | MORENO HERNANDEZ, JERZI H | 1742 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 05, 2025 |
| 19135235 | GAS TURBINE START CONTROL DEVICE | MALATEK, KATHERYN A | 3741 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 03, 2025 |
| 19126088 | HEAT UTILIZATION SYSTEM AND HEAT UTILIZATION METHOD | THOMAS, KYLE ROBERT | 3741 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 30, 2025 |
| 19117167 | GAS TURBINE CONTROL DEVICE, GAS TURBINE CONTROL METHOD, AND GAS TURBINE CONTROL PROGRAM | LIU, JINGCHEN | 3741 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 31, 2025 |
| 19115869 | CARBON DIOXIDE RECOVERY SYSTEM AND CARBON DIOXIDE RECOVERY METHOD | ADENIJI, IBRAHIM M | 3763 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 27, 2025 |
| 19114875 | REEFER CONTAINER | DUKE, EMMANUEL E | 3763 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2025 |
| 19111090 | GAS TURBINE COMBUSTION CYLINDER, GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR, AND GAS TURBINE | KANG, EDWIN G | 3741 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 12, 2025 |
| 19110892 | ROUTE-SETTING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND MOVING BODY | WONG, YUEN H | 3667 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 12, 2025 |
| 19103363 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM | KY, KEVIN | 2671 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 12, 2025 |
| 19099156 | COMPONENT PURCHASE SUPPORT DEVICE, COMPONENT PURCHASE SUPPORT METHOD, AND COMPONENT PURCHASE SUPPORT PROGRAM | LAKHANI, ANDREW C | 3629 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 28, 2025 |
| 18998768 | GAS TURBINE AND GAS TURBINE FACILITY | NG, HENRY | 3741 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 27, 2025 |
| 18997700 | LIFTING TOOL AND LIFTING METHOD | KIM, SANG K | 3651 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 22, 2025 |
| 18996467 | IMMERSION COOLING DEVICE | NIEVES, NELSON J | 3763 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19021175 | END MILL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING END MILL | ADDISU, SARA | 3722 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 15, 2025 |
| 18994099 | DISCHARGE VALVE, PRESSURE BOOSTING PUMP, AND HYDROGEN SUPPLY SYSTEM | CHEYNEY, CHARLES | 3754 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 14, 2025 |
| 18881070 | MOVEMENT CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, AND MOVEMENT CONTROL SYSTEM | REDHEAD JR., ASHLEY L | 3661 | §102 | Final Rejection | 2d overdue | Pending | Jan 03, 2025 |
| 18879439 | GAS TURBINE STATIONARY BLADE AND GAS TURBINE | HTAY, AYE SU MON | 3745 | §103 | Final Rejection | 34d | Pending | Dec 27, 2024 |
| 18876510 | SELF-POSITION ESTIMATION DEVICE, SELF-POSITION ESTIMATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM | AWORUNSE, OLUWABUSAYO ADEBANJO | 3662 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | 15d | Pending | Dec 18, 2024 |
| 18875887 | POWER MODULE CONNECTION CAPACITOR AND POWER CONVERSION DEVICE PROVIDED WITH SAME | AMRANY, ADI | 2836 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 17, 2024 |
| 18875880 | PRESSURE BOOSTING PUMP AND HYDROGEN SUPPLY SYSTEM | LETTMAN, BRYAN MATTHEW | 3746 | §103 | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | Pending | Dec 17, 2024 |
| 18875366 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR GAS TURBINE, GAS TURBINE FACILITY, CONTROL METHOD FOR GAS TURBINE, AND CONTROL PROGRAM FOR GAS TURBINE | WALTHOUR, SCOTT J | 3741 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 16, 2024 |
| 18874288 | WELDING ASSISTANCE DEVICE, WELDING ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND PROGRAM | BULLINGTON, ROBERT P | 3715 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2024 |
| 18873601 | ROTOR BLADE AND GAS TURBINE PROVIDED WITH SAME | DELRUE, BRIAN CHRISTOPHER | 3745 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 10, 2024 |
| 18867557 | STATOR BLADE AND GAS TURBINE COMPRISING SAME | GOLIK, ARTHUR PAUL | 3745 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 20, 2024 |
| 18863570 | CLEANING DEVICE AND CLEANING METHOD | CHAUDHRI, OMAIR | 1711 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Nov 06, 2024 |
| 18858891 | POWER MODULE AND POWER CONVERSION DEVICE | AHMED, MASHAL | 2812 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 22, 2024 |
| 18857699 | CARBON DIOXIDE RECOVERY SYSTEM | ANBACHT, BRIT ELIZA | 1776 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 17, 2024 |
| 18847926 | COOLING DEVICE | SMITH, COURTNEY L | 2841 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 17, 2024 |
| 18846010 | GAS MONITORING METHOD, GAS MONITORING DEVICE, GAS MONITORING SYSTEM, AND GAS MONITORING PROGRAM | KRASNIC, BERNARD | 2671 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 11, 2024 |
| 18843534 | DIRECT CRACKING METHOD FOR HYDROCARBONS | FIORITO, JAMES A | 1731 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 03, 2024 |
| 18839891 | NUCLEAR REACTOR SHUTDOWN SYSTEM AND METHOD OF NUCLEAR REACTOR SHUTDOWN | COOPERRIDER, KELLY MARIE | 3646 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 20, 2024 |
| 18839551 | CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD | AHMED, ENAM | 2112 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 19, 2024 |
| 18836387 | CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD | CHAU, JESSICA DORA | 2116 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 07, 2024 |
| 18833039 | CERAMIC THERMAL SPRAY PARTICLES AND METHOD FOR FORMING THERMAL BARRIER COATING LAYER | CHU, YONG LIANG | 1731 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 26d | Pending | Jul 25, 2024 |
| 18728282 | TURBINE ROTOR BLADE | REITZ, MICHAEL K. | 3745 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 11, 2024 |
| 18749858 | PRESSING DEVICE, TREATMENT DEVICE, AND TREATMENT SYSTEM | FORD, DARRELL CHRISTOPHER | 3725 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 21, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialMitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. has 106 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 59 art units and 99 examiners.
Thomas P Burke has the most, with 2 of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
