Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Nissei Plastic Industrial Co., Ltd.

Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Computing & Software

4 pending office actions • 4 art units • 4 examiners • 0 of 4 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 9 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Nissei Plastic Industrial Co., Ltd. has 4 pending office actions in Chemistry & Materials. The matters are assigned to 4 distinct examiners and 4 distinct art units, so the listed workload is fully separated across examination assignments.

NGUYEN, THUKHANH T is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. The data supports individualized response planning rather than an examiner-centered strategy. Portfolio review can still check for consistent treatment of related materials or processing concepts.

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

Portfolio Summary

4
Total Pending OAs
4
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.

3
Hard (75%)
1
Medium (25%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

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

Industry Mix

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

2
Life Sciences
50% of docket
2
Information Tech
50% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% 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
NGUYEN, THUKHANH T 1 74.7% +10.7%
CARTER, CHRISTOPHER W 1 74.8% +20.1%
SIDDIQUEE, TAMEEM 1 62.7% +37.1%
DERUSSO, JOHN J 1 80.5% +14.0%

Hard Cases (3)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19233819 INJECTION MOLDING METHOD AND INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE NGUYEN, THUKHANH T —
18901149 PREVIEW DISPLAY FUNCTION FOR OPERATION OF INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE CARTER, CHRISTOPHER W —
18684489 MOLDING ASSISTANCE DEVICE FOR INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE DERUSSO, JOHN J —

Interview Candidates (4)

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 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19233819 INJECTION MOLDING METHOD AND INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE NGUYEN, THUKHANH T —
18901149 PREVIEW DISPLAY FUNCTION FOR OPERATION OF INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE CARTER, CHRISTOPHER W —
18838434 OPERATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND OPERATION MANAGEMENT METHOD FOR INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE SIDDIQUEE, TAMEEM —
18684489 MOLDING ASSISTANCE DEVICE FOR INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE DERUSSO, JOHN J —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1743 1
2117 1
2116 1
1744 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19233819 INJECTION MOLDING METHOD AND INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE NGUYEN, THUKHANH T 1743 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 10, 2025
18901149 PREVIEW DISPLAY FUNCTION FOR OPERATION OF INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE CARTER, CHRISTOPHER W 2117 §101§102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 30, 2024
18838434 OPERATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND OPERATION MANAGEMENT METHOD FOR INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE SIDDIQUEE, TAMEEM 2116 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 14, 2024
18684489 MOLDING ASSISTANCE DEVICE FOR INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE DERUSSO, JOHN J 1744 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 16, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Nissei Plastic Industrial Co., Ltd. have?

Nissei Plastic Industrial Co., Ltd. has 4 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 4 art units and 4 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Nissei Plastic Industrial Co., Ltd. applications?

Thukhanh T Nguyen has the most, with 1 of Nissei Plastic Industrial Co., Ltd.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Nissei Plastic Industrial Co., Ltd.'s patent applications in?

Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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