Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Sidus Space Inc.

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 • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Sidus Space Inc. has 2 pending office actions within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These actions are being reviewed by 2 distinct examiners. The prosecution is further divided across 2 distinct art units, showing that each pending matter is being handled by a different examiner in a different organizational unit of the patent office.

The busiest examiner for the company is NING, PETER Y, who is currently managing 1 pending action. With 2 pending actions and 2 distinct examiners, the portfolio shows that no examiner is handling more than 1 action. This structure means that the company must navigate separate examination tracks for its current filings. The involvement of 2 distinct art units within the transportation and mechanical systems area indicates that the pending applications may cover diverse technical aspects of the company's technology. Practitioners should be prepared for distinct prosecution timelines and feedback, as no actions share the same examiner or art unit. This lack of overlap suggests a varied technical focus within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems area.

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

Portfolio Summary

2
Total Pending OAs
2
Non-Final OAs
0
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 (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
1
Semiconductors
50% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
50% 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
NING, PETER Y 1 83.5% +15.6%
KAUFFMAN, RUBY LUCIA 1 81.4% +29.6%

Quick Wins (1)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19059553 SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS FOR A MODULAR SATELLITE HAVING COMPLEX BEHAVIOR NING, PETER Y —

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
18742400 SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS FOR A LIGHT FILTERING DEVICE KAUFFMAN, RUBY LUCIA —

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
19059553 SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS FOR A MODULAR SATELLITE HAVING COMPLEX BEHAVIOR NING, PETER Y —
18742400 SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS FOR A LIGHT FILTERING DEVICE KAUFFMAN, RUBY LUCIA —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3642 1
2872 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19059553 SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS FOR A MODULAR SATELLITE HAVING COMPLEX BEHAVIOR NING, PETER Y 3642 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 21, 2025
18742400 SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS FOR A LIGHT FILTERING DEVICE KAUFFMAN, RUBY LUCIA 2872 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 13, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Sidus Space Inc. have?

Sidus Space Inc. has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Sidus Space Inc. applications?

Peter Y Ning has the most, with 1 of Sidus Space Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Sidus Space Inc.'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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