Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Nagoya Institute Of Technology

Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics

4 pending office actions • 4 art units • 4 examiners • 0 of 4 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 3 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Nagoya Institute Of Technology has 3 pending office actions in Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics. The matters involve 3 examiners across 3 art units, so each pending matter has a separate examination setting.

KENERLY, TERRANCE L is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. The data supports individualized prosecution planning rather than a recurring examiner strategy.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

4
Total Pending OAs
2
Non-Final OAs
2
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.

2
Hard (50%)
2
Medium (50%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only1 (25%)
Double-patenting + other1 (25%)
Multi-statute (no §101)2 (50%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

1
Life Sciences
25% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
3
Semiconductors
75% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% 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.

40 h
Manual time on pending OAs
8 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
14 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
KENERLY, TERRANCE L 1 73.8% +15.2%
PHAM, DUC M 1 88.5% +12.6%
TALPALATSKI, ALEXANDER 1 71.9% +8.9%
NICOL, ALEXANDER W 1 42.7% +43.6%

Quick Wins (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18756725 IN-VEHICLE CHARGING DEVICE PHAM, DUC M —

Hard Cases (2)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19105900 ELECTRIC DEVICE KENERLY, TERRANCE L —
18699809 MAGNET ELEMENT AND ELECTRICAL DEVICE TALPALATSKI, ALEXANDER —

Interview Candidates (3)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19105900 ELECTRIC DEVICE KENERLY, TERRANCE L —
18756725 IN-VEHICLE CHARGING DEVICE PHAM, DUC M —
18443512 AGENT FOR RESTORING VISUAL FUNCTION OR AGENT FOR PREVENTING DETERIORATION IN VISUAL FUNCTION NICOL, ALEXANDER W —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2834 1
2836 1
2837 1
1634 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19105900 ELECTRIC DEVICE KENERLY, TERRANCE L 2834 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 24, 2025
18756725 IN-VEHICLE CHARGING DEVICE PHAM, DUC M 2836 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 27, 2024
18699809 MAGNET ELEMENT AND ELECTRICAL DEVICE TALPALATSKI, ALEXANDER 2837 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Apr 09, 2024
18443512 AGENT FOR RESTORING VISUAL FUNCTION OR AGENT FOR PREVENTING DETERIORATION IN VISUAL FUNCTION NICOL, ALEXANDER W 1634 §102§103DP Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 16, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Nagoya Institute Of Technology have?

Nagoya Institute Of Technology has 4 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 4 art units and 4 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Nagoya Institute Of Technology applications?

Terrance L Kenerly has the most, with 1 of Nagoya Institute Of Technology's pending office actions.

What technology area are Nagoya Institute Of Technology's patent applications in?

Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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