Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Sapim

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

Analysis

Sapim currently manages 1 pending office action within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. This single active matter indicates a focused effort to secure patent rights for a specific innovation in the mechanical or transportation fields. The company's current USPTO activity is concentrated on this singular prosecution event.

The administrative structure of this prosecution is very narrow, involving 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit. This means that the company's pending claims are subject to the review of a single official within a specialized division of the USPTO. Such a concentrated review process implies that the company's immediate success is dependent on the technical interpretations and standards of that 1 distinct art unit.

COMINO, EVA L is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, currently handling 1 pending office action. As the only examiner assigned to the company's active matters, their specific examination style is the most significant factor in the portfolio's progress. Practitioners should focus on the specific requirements and past rulings of this examiner to effectively advance the 1 pending office action in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems field.

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

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
0
Non-Final OAs
1
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 (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (100%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
100% 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.

10 h
Manual time on pending OAs
2 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
4 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
COMINO, EVA L 1 70.4% +32.3%

Hard Cases (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18699449 SPOKE NIPPLE, IN PARTICULAR FOR A BICYCLE WHEEL COMINO, EVA L —

Interview Candidates (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18699449 SPOKE NIPPLE, IN PARTICULAR FOR A BICYCLE WHEEL COMINO, EVA L —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3615 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18699449 SPOKE NIPPLE, IN PARTICULAR FOR A BICYCLE WHEEL COMINO, EVA L 3615 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Apr 08, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Sapim have?

Sapim has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Sapim applications?

Eva L Comino has the most, with 1 of Sapim's pending office actions.

What technology area are Sapim'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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