Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 16, 2026

Nkt Hv Cables AB

14 pending office actions • 4 art units • 7 examiners • 0 of 14 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 10 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

14
Total Pending OAs
9
Non-Final OAs
4
Final Rejections
1
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.

5
Hard (36%)
9
Medium (64%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only9 (64%)
Multi-statute (no §101)5 (36%)

Industry Mix

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

1
Life Sciences
7% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
7
Semiconductors
50% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
7% of docket
5
Business / Other
36% 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.

140 h
Manual time on pending OAs
28 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
49 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.2 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
NGUYEN, CHAU N 6 68.1% +14.0%
MAYO III, WILLIAM H 3 77.1% -3.8%
TABA, MONICA TERESA 1 88.2% +2.3%
ZAKARIA, AKM 1 82.4% +16.3%
ANDREWS, BRENT J 1 78.0% +28.4%
MCNALLY, DANIEL 1 67.9% +13.7%
TRINH, MINH N 1 85.7% +10.1%

Quick Wins (3)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18332923 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A POWER CABLE TRINH, MINH N 75d
18877568 Method of Quality Inspection of a Joint of a Power Cable TABA, MONICA TERESA
18905378 Method of Determining Compatibility Between Polymeric Insulation Material and A Foreign Material ZAKARIA, AKM

Hard Cases (5)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18820709 DC POWER CABLE SYSTEM MAYO III, WILLIAM H
18832536 Power Cable System Having Cable Sections with Different Highest Allowed Conductor Temperature, and A Method for Qualifying a Power Cable System NGUYEN, CHAU N
18702832 POWER CABLE WITH REDUCED SHRINK BACK MAYO III, WILLIAM H
18474632 Submarine Power Cable With Slip Additive NGUYEN, CHAU N
18338876 Method for Connecting Conductors in A Prefabricated Cable Accessory MCNALLY, DANIEL

Interview Candidates (10)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18421501 Three-Core to Three Single Core HV or EHV Submarine Power Cable System NGUYEN, CHAU N 2d overdue
18332923 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A POWER CABLE TRINH, MINH N 75d
18905378 Method of Determining Compatibility Between Polymeric Insulation Material and A Foreign Material ZAKARIA, AKM
18883378 Power Cable With Layer Having Anisotropic Thermal Conductivity NGUYEN, CHAU N
18832536 Power Cable System Having Cable Sections with Different Highest Allowed Conductor Temperature, and A Method for Qualifying a Power Cable System NGUYEN, CHAU N
18586155 DYNAMIC SUBMARINE POWER CABLE NGUYEN, CHAU N
18435614 SUBMARINE POWER CABLE WITH FLUID TRANSPORT CAPABILITY NGUYEN, CHAU N
18474632 Submarine Power Cable With Slip Additive NGUYEN, CHAU N

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2841 6
2858 1
1746 1
3729 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18877568 Method of Quality Inspection of a Joint of a Power Cable TABA, MONICA TERESA §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 20, 2024
18968513 POWER CABLE MAYO III, WILLIAM H §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 04, 2024
18905378 Method of Determining Compatibility Between Polymeric Insulation Material and A Foreign Material ZAKARIA, AKM §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 03, 2024
18883378 Power Cable With Layer Having Anisotropic Thermal Conductivity NGUYEN, CHAU N §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 12, 2024
18820709 DC POWER CABLE SYSTEM MAYO III, WILLIAM H §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 30, 2024
18832536 Power Cable System Having Cable Sections with Different Highest Allowed Conductor Temperature, and A Method for Qualifying a Power Cable System NGUYEN, CHAU N 2841 §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 24, 2024
18702832 POWER CABLE WITH REDUCED SHRINK BACK MAYO III, WILLIAM H 2841 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Apr 19, 2024
18586155 DYNAMIC SUBMARINE POWER CABLE NGUYEN, CHAU N 2841 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 23, 2024
18435614 SUBMARINE POWER CABLE WITH FLUID TRANSPORT CAPABILITY NGUYEN, CHAU N 2841 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 07, 2024
18421501 Three-Core to Three Single Core HV or EHV Submarine Power Cable System NGUYEN, CHAU N 2841 §103 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending Jan 24, 2024
18474632 Submarine Power Cable With Slip Additive NGUYEN, CHAU N 2841 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Sep 26, 2023
18339699 Method and System for Inspecting an Insulation of a High Voltage Cable ANDREWS, BRENT J 2858 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jun 22, 2023
18338876 Method for Connecting Conductors in A Prefabricated Cable Accessory MCNALLY, DANIEL 1746 §102§103§112 Final Rejection Pending Jun 21, 2023
18332923 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A POWER CABLE TRINH, MINH N 3729 §103 Non-Final OA 75d Pending Jun 12, 2023

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