Technology areas: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 4 patents granted in the last 365 days
Sandvik Rock Processing Australia Pty Limited has 2 pending office actions within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These matters involve 2 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units. This distribution shows that each pending case is being handled by a different examiner in a different art unit, creating a segmented prosecution environment. This structure suggests that the company's filings in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics field are technically diverse.
TRAN, TRAN M. is the busiest examiner with 1 busiest examiner pending case. Since there are 2 pending office actions, the prosecution effort is split between the 2 distinct examiners. Managing the 2 distinct art units requires the company to tailor its responses to the specific technical standards of different examination groups. The outcome of the 1 busiest examiner pending case will provide a key indicator for the portfolio, but the presence of 2 distinct examiners ensures a balanced review process.
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) | 2 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRAN, TRAN M. | 1 | 75.0% | +23.1% |
| SCHIMPF, TARA E | 1 | 78.9% | +7.4% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18681659 | METHOD FOR RESONANCE ANALYSIS OF A VIBRATION MACHINE | TRAN, TRAN M. | — |
| 18572856 | Fastener Assembly for Use in Corrosive Environments | SCHIMPF, TARA E | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18681659 | METHOD FOR RESONANCE ANALYSIS OF A VIBRATION MACHINE | TRAN, TRAN M. | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2855 | 1 |
| 3675 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18681659 | METHOD FOR RESONANCE ANALYSIS OF A VIBRATION MACHINE | TRAN, TRAN M. | 2855 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 06, 2024 |
| 18572856 | Fastener Assembly for Use in Corrosive Environments | SCHIMPF, TARA E | 3675 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 21, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialSandvik Rock Processing Australia Pty Limited has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.
Tran M. Tran has the most, with 1 of Sandvik Rock Processing Australia Pty Limited's pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
