Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Norden Machinery AB is currently focused on the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area, where the data shows 1 pending office action. This specific level of activity suggests that the company is pursuing a targeted patent strategy. For practitioners, this means the current prosecution efforts are concentrated on a specific set of claims within the optics sector.
The administrative profile of this portfolio includes 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit. This ratio between the pending action and the examiner indicates a direct line of communication with the patent office. Because the prosecution is limited to 1 distinct art unit, the applicant only needs to navigate the specific procedural requirements of that particular department.
ZHONG, XIN Y is the busiest examiner for Norden Machinery AB, with 1 busiest examiner pending action currently assigned. As this examiner is responsible for the only pending matter, the outcome of the portfolio's current prosecution depends on the interaction with this individual. The applicant can focus their resources on addressing the specific feedback from this examiner to advance their interests in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics field.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZHONG, XIN Y | 1 | 76.5% | +15.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18862986 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LEAK DETECTION | ZHONG, XIN Y | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18862986 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LEAK DETECTION | ZHONG, XIN Y | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2855 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18862986 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LEAK DETECTION | ZHONG, XIN Y | 2855 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 05, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialNorden Machinery AB has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Xin Y Zhong has the most, with 1 of Norden Machinery AB's pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
