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 • 9 patents granted in the last 365 days
Nsk Steering & Control Inc. currently manages 1 pending office action within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. This action is assigned to 1 distinct examiner, MACARTHUR, VICTOR L, who is also the busiest examiner for the portfolio. The prosecution activity is concentrated in 1 distinct art unit.
The portfolio shows a focused distribution of work, as the single pending office action represents the entirety of the current workload. MACARTHUR, VICTOR L handles 1 busiest examiner pending action, matching the total count for the company. This alignment between the total pending actions and the busiest examiner's load indicates that all current prosecution efforts are directed through a single point of contact at the patent office.
Practitioners should note that the 1 distinct art unit involved suggests a narrow technical focus for these filings. With only 1 distinct examiner currently reviewing the portfolio, the prosecution strategy relies entirely on the interactions with the assigned official. This concentrated structure simplifies the tracking of pending matters but also means that the outcome of the 1 pending office action will significantly impact the immediate status of the portfolio.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MACARTHUR, VICTOR L | 1 | 66.4% | +12.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18998598 | WORM REDUCER | MACARTHUR, VICTOR L | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18998598 | WORM REDUCER | MACARTHUR, VICTOR L | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3618 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18998598 | WORM REDUCER | MACARTHUR, VICTOR L | 3618 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 27, 2025 |
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Start Free TrialNsk Steering & Control Inc. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Victor L Macarthur has the most, with 1 of Nsk Steering & Control Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
