Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Nifco Taiwan Corporation has 1 pending office action within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. This matter is assigned to a distinct examiner, LEE, MICHAEL S, who is the busiest examiner for the company. The prosecution is located within 1 distinct art unit, reflecting a specific focus for the company's current patent activity.
In the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems sector, having the pending office action means the company's immediate patent office interaction is limited to a point of contact. The involvement of LEE, MICHAEL S suggests that the prosecution strategy can be highly tailored to the specific feedback provided by the examiner. This streamlined profile minimizes the complexity often found in larger portfolios. Practitioners should focus on the specific standards of the 1 distinct art unit and the individual tendencies of LEE, MICHAEL S to navigate the prosecution of this Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems application successfully.
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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (100%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEE, MICHAEL S | 1 | 63.1% | +20.9% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19026351 | TURNTABLE ADJUSTMENT BUCKLE | LEE, MICHAEL S | — |
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 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19026351 | TURNTABLE ADJUSTMENT BUCKLE | LEE, MICHAEL S | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3677 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19026351 | TURNTABLE ADJUSTMENT BUCKLE | LEE, MICHAEL S | 3677 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
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Start Free TrialNifco Taiwan Corporation has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Michael S Lee has the most, with 1 of Nifco Taiwan Corporation's pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
