Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
29 pending office actions • 10 art units • 25 examiners • 0 of 29 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 58 patents granted in the last 365 days
NIDEC Corporation is managing 28 pending office actions in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These actions are assigned to 24 distinct examiners, with KENERLY, TERRANCE L serving as the busiest examiner with 2 pending office actions. The 28 pending office actions are distributed across 10 distinct art units.
The concentration of 28 actions within 10 distinct art units suggests a focused technical scope, yet the involvement of 24 distinct examiners indicates a broad spread of individual oversight. KENERLY, TERRANCE L manages 2 of the total pending actions, showing that no single examiner holds a dominant position. With 24 distinct examiners, the company must navigate many different examiner styles. The ratio of actions to 10 art units means that each art unit handles multiple cases, providing some technical consistency.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 7 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. 7 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 | 2 (7%) |
| §103 only | 10 (34%) |
| §102 only | 4 (14%) |
| §112 only | 1 (3%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 12 (41%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KENERLY, TERRANCE L | 2 | 73.6% | +15.2% |
| MATES, ROBERT E | 2 | 57.0% | +35.0% |
| MOK, ALEX W | 2 | 74.3% | +20.8% |
| STEFANON, JUSTIN | 2 | 51.1% | +48.0% |
| KLIMOWICZ, WILLIAM JOSEPH | 1 | 80.9% | +18.2% |
| LINFORD, JAMES ALBERT | 1 | 64.1% | +33.8% |
| JOHNSON, ERIC | 1 | 62.3% | +22.7% |
| DESAI, NAISHADH N | 1 | 82.0% | +8.8% |
| SUBRAMANIAN, VISWANATHAN | 1 | 81.0% | +20.3% |
| QURESHI, MOHAMMED AHMED | 1 | 82.7% | +13.4% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19379775 | BASE PLATE, SPINDLE MOTOR, DISK DRIVE DEVICE, AND BASE PLATE MANUFACTURING METHOD | KLIMOWICZ, WILLIAM JOSEPH | — |
| 19043629 | STATOR AND MOTOR | DESAI, NAISHADH N | — |
| 18836627 | ELECTRIC ACTUATOR | SUBRAMANIAN, VISWANATHAN | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18691462 | BASE PLATE, SPINDLE MOTOR, DISK DRIVE DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BASE PLATE | RENNER, CRAIG A | 59d overdue |
| 18512332 | REFRIGERANT CIRCULATION DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT | PHAN, AN BACH | 5d overdue |
| 18372268 | MOTOR, BLOWER, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MOTOR | HERRMANN, JOSEPH S | 8d |
| 19104669 | ROTOR CORE, ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE, AND DRIVE DEVICE | JOHNSON, ERIC | — |
| 19043526 | VIBRATING MOTOR | MATES, ROBERT E | — |
| 19010459 | MOTOR | QURESHI, MOHAMMED AHMED | — |
| 18991792 | MOTOR AND BLOWER | KENERLY, TERRANCE L | — |
| 18985364 | REFRIGERANT CIRCULATION DEVICE | BABAA, NAEL N | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18022040 | ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE | MOK, ALEX W | 19d |
| 19379775 | BASE PLATE, SPINDLE MOTOR, DISK DRIVE DEVICE, AND BASE PLATE MANUFACTURING METHOD | KLIMOWICZ, WILLIAM JOSEPH | — |
| 19218927 | FIRST JOINT AND PIPE JOINT | LINFORD, JAMES ALBERT | — |
| 19092190 | MOTOR AND ELECTRICAL PRODUCT | KENERLY, TERRANCE L | — |
| 19104669 | ROTOR CORE, ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE, AND DRIVE DEVICE | JOHNSON, ERIC | — |
| 19043526 | VIBRATING MOTOR | MATES, ROBERT E | — |
| 19037370 | MOTOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MOTOR | MOK, ALEX W | — |
| 18836627 | ELECTRIC ACTUATOR | SUBRAMANIAN, VISWANATHAN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2834 | 6 |
| 2688 | 2 |
| 3763 | 2 |
| 2872 | 2 |
| 3679 | 1 |
| 2858 | 1 |
| 2841 | 1 |
| 3753 | 1 |
| 3746 | 1 |
| 2857 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19379775 | BASE PLATE, SPINDLE MOTOR, DISK DRIVE DEVICE, AND BASE PLATE MANUFACTURING METHOD | KLIMOWICZ, WILLIAM JOSEPH | 2688 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 05, 2025 |
| 19218927 | FIRST JOINT AND PIPE JOINT | LINFORD, JAMES ALBERT | 3679 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 27, 2025 |
| 19092190 | MOTOR AND ELECTRICAL PRODUCT | KENERLY, TERRANCE L | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 27, 2025 |
| 19104669 | ROTOR CORE, ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE, AND DRIVE DEVICE | JOHNSON, ERIC | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 18, 2025 |
| 19043629 | STATOR AND MOTOR | DESAI, NAISHADH N | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 03, 2025 |
| 19043526 | VIBRATING MOTOR | MATES, ROBERT E | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 03, 2025 |
| 19037370 | MOTOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MOTOR | MOK, ALEX W | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 27, 2025 |
| 18836627 | ELECTRIC ACTUATOR | SUBRAMANIAN, VISWANATHAN | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 22, 2025 |
| 19010459 | MOTOR | QURESHI, MOHAMMED AHMED | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 06, 2025 |
| 18991792 | MOTOR AND BLOWER | KENERLY, TERRANCE L | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 23, 2024 |
| 18985364 | REFRIGERANT CIRCULATION DEVICE | BABAA, NAEL N | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 18, 2024 |
| 18727104 | CONTROL DEVICE, MOTOR MODULE, AND CONTROL METHOD | COOK, CORTEZ M | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 29, 2024 |
| 18950490 | REFRIGERANT CIRCULATION DEVICE, COOLING DEVICE, AND PUMP UNIT | BAUER, CASSEY D | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 18, 2024 |
| 18843691 | SIGNAL GENERATION DEVICE AND SIGNAL GENERATION METHOD | ISLA, RICHARD | 2858 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 03, 2024 |
| 18813248 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CABLE | NGUYEN, CHAU N | 2841 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 23, 2024 |
| 18783736 | MOTOR AND ELECTRICAL PRODUCT | RODRIGUEZ, JOSHUA KIEL MIGUEL | 2834 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2024 |
| 18779426 | MOTOR AND ELECTRICAL PRODUCT | MATES, ROBERT E | 2834 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 22, 2024 |
| 18763393 | REFRIGERANT CIRCULATION DEVICE | VAZQUEZ, ANA M | 3763 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 03, 2024 |
| 18616242 | FLUID MACHINE AND COOLING DEVICE | GARDNER, NICOLE | 3753 | §103 | Final Rejection | 29d | Pending | Mar 26, 2024 |
| 18691462 | BASE PLATE, SPINDLE MOTOR, DISK DRIVE DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BASE PLATE | RENNER, CRAIG A | 2688 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 59d overdue | Pending | Mar 13, 2024 |
| 18581492 | VIBRATION MOTOR | STEFANON, JUSTIN | 2834 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 20, 2024 |
| 18390427 | LAMINATED CORE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LAMINATED CORE | CHANG, MINKI | 2834 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | Dec 20, 2023 |
| 18512332 | REFRIGERANT CIRCULATION DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT | PHAN, AN BACH | 3763 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 5d overdue | Pending | Nov 17, 2023 |
| 18372268 | MOTOR, BLOWER, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MOTOR | HERRMANN, JOSEPH S | 3746 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 8d | Pending | Sep 25, 2023 |
| 18259771 | POSITION ESTIMATION METHOD, POSITION ESTIMATION DEVICE, UNMANNED TRANSPORT VEHICLE, AND SEWING DEVICE | MANG, LAL C | 2857 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 28, 2023 |
| 18022040 | ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE | MOK, ALEX W | 2834 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 19d | Pending | Feb 17, 2023 |
| 17950150 | OPTICAL UNIT AND SMARTPHONE | WASHINGTON, TAMARA Y | 2872 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 22, 2022 |
| 17878056 | MOTOR, BLOWER, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MOTOR | STEFANON, JUSTIN | 2834 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 01, 2022 |
| 17704010 | OPTICAL UNIT AND SMARTPHONE | DABBI, JYOTSNA V | 2872 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | Mar 25, 2022 |
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