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
Sanshu Co. Ltd. currently manages 1 pending office action within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. This matter is assigned to 1 distinct examiner, which indicates a concentrated prosecution effort for the current portfolio. The oversight of this action is conducted within a distinct art unit, ensuring that the examination process remains within a specific departmental framework.
BATES, ZAKIYA W is the busiest examiner for the company and is responsible for the pending office action. Having a busiest examiner handle the entirety of the pending workload allows for a focused approach to prosecution. The practitioner can focus on the specific preferences and past rulings of BATES, ZAKIYA W to navigate the requirements of the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems sector.
The concentration of the portfolio into the hands of the busiest examiner within the art unit suggests that the company's patent strategy is currently very narrow. This focus can be advantageous for maintaining consistency across filings. By monitoring the progress of the pending action, the company can better understand the examination trends that affect its interests in this technology area.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BATES, ZAKIYA W | 1 | 88.8% | -2.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18738862 | SCREW FOR FASTENING DIFFERENT | BATES, ZAKIYA W | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3674 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18738862 | SCREW FOR FASTENING DIFFERENT | BATES, ZAKIYA W | 3674 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 10, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialSanshu Co. Ltd. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Zakiya W Bates has the most, with 1 of Sanshu Co. Ltd.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
