Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Computing & Software • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
4 pending office actions • 3 art units • 4 examiners • 0 of 4 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 5 patents granted in the last 365 days
SKF Magnetic Mechatronics has 4 pending office actions in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These actions are handled by 4 distinct examiners across 3 distinct art units. BOUZIANE, SAID is the busiest examiner for this portfolio, currently managing 1 pending office action. The distribution of 4 pending office actions among 4 distinct examiners indicates a lack of examiner concentration for the company. The 3 distinct art units involved suggest that the 4 pending office actions cover a variety of optical or circuit-related technologies. BOUZIANE, SAID is one of the 4 distinct examiners responsible for the current workload.
Having 3 distinct art units for only 4 pending office actions shows a relatively high degree of technical dispersion in the prosecution phase. This means the 4 pending office actions are being evaluated by 4 distinct examiners who may have different perspectives on the technology. The Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area serves as the broad classification for these 4 pending office actions. With 3 distinct art units, the company's mechatronics innovations are being reviewed by multiple specialized groups. The 4 pending office actions represent the total active examination for the company. Each of the 4 distinct examiners oversees 1 pending office action in this portfolio.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 3 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 3 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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 (25%) |
| §103 only | 1 (25%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (50%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOUZIANE, SAID | 1 | 77.0% | +10.9% |
| HULS, NATALIE F | 1 | 76.9% | +21.8% |
| BUSE, MARK KENNETH | 1 | 77.5% | +9.0% |
| CLEARY, THOMAS J | 1 | 72.7% | +15.7% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18357373 | CONTROL NODE FOR A MAGNETIC BEARING, ASSOCIATED SYSTEM AND METHOD | CLEARY, THOMAS J | 134d overdue |
| 18585189 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING THE DIRECTION OF ROTATION OF A ROTOR, ASSOCIATED CONTROL AND DRIVE SYSTEMS, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD | HULS, NATALIE F | 31d overdue |
| 18938388 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A MAGNETIC BEARING AND ASSOCIATED METHOD | BOUZIANE, SAID | — |
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 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18357373 | CONTROL NODE FOR A MAGNETIC BEARING, ASSOCIATED SYSTEM AND METHOD | CLEARY, THOMAS J | 134d overdue |
| 18585189 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING THE DIRECTION OF ROTATION OF A ROTOR, ASSOCIATED CONTROL AND DRIVE SYSTEMS, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD | HULS, NATALIE F | 31d overdue |
| 18938388 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A MAGNETIC BEARING AND ASSOCIATED METHOD | BOUZIANE, SAID | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2855 | 1 |
| 3654 | 1 |
| 2175 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18938388 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A MAGNETIC BEARING AND ASSOCIATED METHOD | BOUZIANE, SAID | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 06, 2024 |
| 18585189 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING THE DIRECTION OF ROTATION OF A ROTOR, ASSOCIATED CONTROL AND DRIVE SYSTEMS, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD | HULS, NATALIE F | 2855 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 31d overdue | Pending | Feb 23, 2024 |
| 18514255 | TRANSMISSION BELT ARRANGEMENT | BUSE, MARK KENNETH | 3654 | §103 | Final Rejection | 3d overdue | Pending | Nov 20, 2023 |
| 18357373 | CONTROL NODE FOR A MAGNETIC BEARING, ASSOCIATED SYSTEM AND METHOD | CLEARY, THOMAS J | 2175 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 134d overdue | Pending | Jul 24, 2023 |
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