Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

SKF Argentina S A

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

SKF Argentina S A has 1 pending office action in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. This action is assigned to 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit. RIEGELMAN, MICHAEL A is the busiest examiner, handling 1 pending office action. This examiner manages the full extent of the company's current pending prosecution. The concentration of the 1 pending action under a single examiner and art unit simplifies the administrative tracking of the portfolio.

For the applicant, the prosecution strategy is entirely centered on the review by RIEGELMAN, MICHAEL A. The focus on Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems defines the technical boundaries of the current pending matter. With 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit, there is no complexity arising from multiple office contacts or varying art unit standards. This streamlined profile allows for a very focused approach to resolving the 1 pending office action within its specific technical 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
1
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 (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
RIEGELMAN, MICHAEL A 1 78.3% +14.7%

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
18775159 LUBRICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD RIEGELMAN, MICHAEL A —

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
18775159 LUBRICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD RIEGELMAN, MICHAEL A —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3654 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18775159 LUBRICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD RIEGELMAN, MICHAEL A 3654 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 17, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does SKF Argentina S A have?

SKF Argentina S A has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most SKF Argentina S A applications?

Michael A Riegelman has the most, with 1 of SKF Argentina S A's pending office actions.

What technology area are SKF Argentina S A'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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