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
SK Japan Co. Ltd. currently has 1 pending office action within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. This single matter is being handled within 1 distinct art unit, reflecting a very specific technical focus for the company's active patent prosecution. The presence of 1 distinct examiner suggests that the company's current success in this sector is under the review of a single official. This concentration in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems allows for a focused legal strategy without the need to reconcile different examiner preferences.
The busiest examiner for this portfolio is KURILLA, ERIC J, who is currently managing 1 pending office action. Since the company only has 1 pending office action in total, the feedback from KURILLA, ERIC J will be the decisive factor for the current state of the portfolio. The alignment of 1 distinct examiner with 1 distinct art unit means that the company can tailor its arguments to the specific standards of that individual and unit. Practitioners should focus on the examination history of KURILLA, ERIC J, as this person oversees the company's 1 pending office action.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KURILLA, ERIC J | 1 | 70.7% | +25.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18605969 | FRYING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF REMOVING RETAINED SEDIMENT AND CIRCULATING AND REPLENISHING FILTERED FRYING OIL | KURILLA, ERIC J | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18605969 | FRYING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF REMOVING RETAINED SEDIMENT AND CIRCULATING AND REPLENISHING FILTERED FRYING OIL | KURILLA, ERIC J | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3619 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18605969 | FRYING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF REMOVING RETAINED SEDIMENT AND CIRCULATING AND REPLENISHING FILTERED FRYING OIL | KURILLA, ERIC J | 3619 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 15, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialSK Japan Co. Ltd. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Eric J Kurilla has the most, with 1 of SK Japan 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.
