Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Sandvik Mining And Construction Australia (Production/Supply) Pty Ltd.

Technology areas: Computing & Software • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

3 pending office actions • 3 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 5 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Sandvik Mining And Construction Australia (Production/Supply) Pty Ltd. has 3 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. The matters involve 3 distinct examiners and 3 distinct art units, showing separate examination assignments across the pending portfolio.

BREGEL, EVAN ANTHONY is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. The pending work is not concentrated under one examiner. Counsel should track the separate art unit and examiner positions independently when coordinating claim amendments and response timing.

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

Portfolio Summary

3
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
2
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.

1
Hard (33%)
2
Medium (67%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only2 (67%)
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (33%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
1
Information Tech
33% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
2
Mechanical / Eng
67% 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.

30 h
Manual time on pending OAs
6 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
10 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
BREGEL, EVAN ANTHONY 1 72.0% +22.5%
SHAFAYET, MOHAMMED 1 75.6% +35.3%
CHACE, CHRISTIAN 1 24.6% +16.5%

Hard Cases (2)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18719383 EARTH MOVING EQUIPMENT BUCKET CORNER BREGEL, EVAN ANTHONY —
18559632 SENSOR ASSEMBLY FOR USE BETWEEN A GROUND ENGAGING TOOL AND A BUCKET CHACE, CHRISTIAN —

Interview Candidates (3)

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 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18719383 EARTH MOVING EQUIPMENT BUCKET CORNER BREGEL, EVAN ANTHONY —
18714639 PROXIMITY STATUS OF EQUIPMENT SHAFAYET, MOHAMMED —
18559632 SENSOR ASSEMBLY FOR USE BETWEEN A GROUND ENGAGING TOOL AND A BUCKET CHACE, CHRISTIAN —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3671 1
2116 1
3665 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18719383 EARTH MOVING EQUIPMENT BUCKET CORNER BREGEL, EVAN ANTHONY 3671 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 13, 2024
18714639 PROXIMITY STATUS OF EQUIPMENT SHAFAYET, MOHAMMED 2116 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 30, 2024
18559632 SENSOR ASSEMBLY FOR USE BETWEEN A GROUND ENGAGING TOOL AND A BUCKET CHACE, CHRISTIAN 3665 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Nov 08, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Sandvik Mining And Construction Australia (Production/Supply) Pty Ltd. have?

Sandvik Mining And Construction Australia (Production/Supply) Pty Ltd. has 3 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 3 art units and 3 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Sandvik Mining And Construction Australia (Production/Supply) Pty Ltd. applications?

Evan Anthony Bregel has the most, with 1 of Sandvik Mining And Construction Australia (Production/Supply) Pty Ltd.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Sandvik Mining And Construction Australia (Production/Supply) Pty Ltd.'s patent applications in?

Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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