Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Semblex Corporation

Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

The portfolio has 2 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. The matters involve 2 distinct examiners but only 1 distinct art unit, indicating examiner-level separation within a common technical examination group.

SAETHER, FLEMMING is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. Counsel should account for the shared art-unit setting while addressing each examiner’s matter separately.

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

Portfolio Summary

2
Total Pending OAs
0
Non-Final OAs
2
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

0
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

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 (50%)
1
Medium (50%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only1 (50%)
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (50%)

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
2
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.

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

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
SAETHER, FLEMMING 1 65.2% +27.8%
MAGAR, DIL KUMAR 1 56.3% +15.8%

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
18587216 FLOW DRILL SCREW AND TIP CONFIGURATION SAETHER, FLEMMING —

Interview Candidates (2)

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 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17975239 TORQUE REDUCING FLOW DRILLING FASTENER FOR THICK MATERIALS AND METHOD OF USING SUCH FASTENER MAGAR, DIL KUMAR 13d
18587216 FLOW DRILL SCREW AND TIP CONFIGURATION SAETHER, FLEMMING —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3675 2

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18587216 FLOW DRILL SCREW AND TIP CONFIGURATION SAETHER, FLEMMING 3675 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Feb 26, 2024
17975239 TORQUE REDUCING FLOW DRILLING FASTENER FOR THICK MATERIALS AND METHOD OF USING SUCH FASTENER MAGAR, DIL KUMAR 3675 §103 Final Rejection 13d Pending Oct 27, 2022

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Semblex Corporation have?

Semblex Corporation has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 2 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Semblex Corporation applications?

Flemming Saether has the most, with 1 of Semblex Corporation's pending office actions.

What technology area are Semblex Corporation'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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