Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

National University Corporation Yokohama National University

Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

3 pending office actions • 3 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 6 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

National University Corporation Yokohama National Universty is handling 1 pending office action in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. The prosecution is contained within 1 distinct art unit and 1 distinct examiner. This concentration indicates that the university's pending intellectual property is being reviewed by a specific technical division at the patent office. Legal representatives should focus on the examination standards of this assigned art unit.

The busiest examiner, OHARA, BRIAN R, is assigned 1 busiest examiner pending action. This examiner manages the university's current workload of pending office actions. Having 1 distinct examiner responsible for the entire pending workload allows for a more direct communication process. The university's legal team can focus on addressing the specific feedback from this examiner to advance the pending applications in the Chemistry & Materials technology area.

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

Portfolio Summary

3
Total Pending OAs
2
Non-Final OAs
1
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

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.

1
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
1
Due later

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.

1
Hard (33%)
2
Medium (67%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (33%)
§103 only2 (67%)

Industry Mix

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

1
Life Sciences
33% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
1
Semiconductors
33% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
33% 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.

30 h
Manual time on pending OAs
6 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
10 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
KUJUNDZIC, DINO 1 73.8% +27.5%
MONSUR, NASIMA 1 78.5% +26.0%
DAULTON, CHRISTINA RENEE 1 35.7% +4.2%

Hard Cases (1)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19115836 CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND WORK MACHINE KUJUNDZIC, DINO —

Interview Candidates (2)

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 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18566578 MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT DEVICE MONSUR, NASIMA 18d overdue
19115836 CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND WORK MACHINE KUJUNDZIC, DINO —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3658 1
2858 1
1729 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19115836 CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND WORK MACHINE KUJUNDZIC, DINO 3658 §101§102 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 27, 2025
18566578 MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT DEVICE MONSUR, NASIMA 2858 §103 Non-Final OA 18d overdue Pending Dec 01, 2023
18030038 PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY DAULTON, CHRISTINA RENEE 1729 §103 Final Rejection 62d Pending Apr 03, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does National University Corporation Yokohama National University have?

National University Corporation Yokohama National University has 3 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 3 art units and 3 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most National University Corporation Yokohama National University applications?

Dino Kujundzic has the most, with 1 of National University Corporation Yokohama National University's pending office actions.

What technology area are National University Corporation Yokohama National University's patent applications in?

Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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