Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
7 pending office actions • 4 art units • 6 examiners • 0 of 7 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 13 patents granted in the last 365 days
Shibaura Machine Co. Ltd. currently faces 6 pending office actions in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. These actions are distributed among 5 distinct examiners and 3 distinct art units. John Joseph Brayton is the busiest examiner, managing 2 pending office actions. This concentration with a specific examiner represents a larger portion of the portfolio compared to the other examiners. The involvement of the art units indicates that the company's intellectual property strategy involves several technical classifications within the broader chemistry sector.
With 6 pending office actions, the company must coordinate across multiple technical groups. John Joseph Brayton holds 2 pending office actions, while the remaining matters are handled by other distinct examiners. The presence of 5 distinct examiners means that the company interacts with a variety of individual examination styles. Because the portfolio is spread across 3 distinct art units, practitioners should expect different technical standards to apply to the various filings. The prosecution strategy must account for the specific habits of the busiest examiner while also addressing the requirements of the 3 distinct art units.
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 |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 1 (14%) |
| §103 only | 2 (29%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 4 (57%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRAYTON, JOHN JOSEPH | 2 | 48.3% | +22.4% |
| NGUYEN, THUKHANH T | 1 | 74.7% | +10.7% |
| SALONE, BAYAN | 1 | 76.1% | +17.4% |
| ALLEN, ANDRE J | 1 | 91.4% | +6.4% |
| LUND, JEFFRIE ROBERT | 1 | 60.6% | +29.3% |
| MOTT, ADAM R | 1 | 75.2% | +22.0% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18795668 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING WORKPIECE AND MACHINE FOR PROCESSING WORKPIECE | SALONE, BAYAN | — |
| 18835252 | ON-MACHINE TOOL MEASUREMENT DEVICE | ALLEN, ANDRE J | — |
| 18683873 | SURFACE TREATMENT APPARATUS AND SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD | BRAYTON, JOHN JOSEPH | — |
| 18580544 | SURFACE TREATMENT APPARATUS | LUND, JEFFRIE ROBERT | — |
| 18580051 | INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE PASS/FAIL DETERMINATION SYSTEM | MOTT, ADAM R | — |
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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19281506 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING FLUIDITY INDEX OF MOLTEN RESIN | NGUYEN, THUKHANH T | — |
| 18795668 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING WORKPIECE AND MACHINE FOR PROCESSING WORKPIECE | SALONE, BAYAN | — |
| 18683873 | SURFACE TREATMENT APPARATUS AND SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD | BRAYTON, JOHN JOSEPH | — |
| 18580544 | SURFACE TREATMENT APPARATUS | LUND, JEFFRIE ROBERT | — |
| 18580051 | INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE PASS/FAIL DETERMINATION SYSTEM | MOTT, ADAM R | — |
| 18259885 | SURFACE TREATMENT APPARATUS AND SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD | BRAYTON, JOHN JOSEPH | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1794 | 2 |
| 2855 | 1 |
| 1716 | 1 |
| 3657 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19281506 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING FLUIDITY INDEX OF MOLTEN RESIN | NGUYEN, THUKHANH T | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2025 |
| 18795668 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING WORKPIECE AND MACHINE FOR PROCESSING WORKPIECE | SALONE, BAYAN | — | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 06, 2024 |
| 18835252 | ON-MACHINE TOOL MEASUREMENT DEVICE | ALLEN, ANDRE J | 2855 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 01, 2024 |
| 18683873 | SURFACE TREATMENT APPARATUS AND SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD | BRAYTON, JOHN JOSEPH | 1794 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 15, 2024 |
| 18580544 | SURFACE TREATMENT APPARATUS | LUND, JEFFRIE ROBERT | 1716 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 18, 2024 |
| 18580051 | INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE PASS/FAIL DETERMINATION SYSTEM | MOTT, ADAM R | 3657 | §101§102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2024 |
| 18259885 | SURFACE TREATMENT APPARATUS AND SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD | BRAYTON, JOHN JOSEPH | 1794 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 29, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialShibaura Machine Co. Ltd. has 7 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 4 art units and 6 examiners.
John Joseph Brayton has the most, with 2 of Shibaura Machine Co. Ltd.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
