Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 04, 2026

NGK Adrec Co. Ltd.

1 pending office actions • 0 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 2 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

NGK Adrec Co. Ltd. maintains a company patent portfolio that currently includes 1 pending office action. This prosecution activity is managed by 1 distinct examiner, reflecting a narrow and specific focus for the company's active filings. The data shows 0 distinct art units, which suggests the pending matter is being processed within a singular administrative framework at the patent office.

The busiest examiner identified for this portfolio is WILSON, GREGORY A, who is responsible for 1 pending office action. Since the busiest examiner pending count is 1, this individual accounts for the entire active workload of the portfolio. Practitioners should note that the prosecution experience is currently defined by this single interaction with the named examiner.

The lack of multiple examiners or 0 distinct art units implies a streamlined but singular path for the active filing. Without any distinct art units to reference, the focus remains entirely on the individual examiner's requirements. Success for the portfolio depends on a tailored approach to the pending matter and the specific feedback provided by WILSON, GREGORY A.

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

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
0
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.

1
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (100%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
1
Business / Other
100% 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.

10 h
Manual time on pending OAs
2 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
4 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
WILSON, GREGORY A 1 81.8% +6.9%

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
18610435 HEAT TREATMENT FURNACE AND SLIDING UNIT WILSON, GREGORY A —

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18610435 HEAT TREATMENT FURNACE AND SLIDING UNIT WILSON, GREGORY A — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 20, 2024

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