Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Suominen Oyj

Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Suominen Oyj has a single pending office action within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. This case is situated in 1 distinct art unit and is assigned to 1 distinct examiner. NGUYEN, UYEN T is the examiner responsible for this 1 pending office action. Because there is only 1 pending office action, the entire prosecution profile for the company at this moment is concentrated under this single examiner and art unit.

This limited data set reflects a very specific and singular point of interaction with the USPTO. Practitioners should focus on the specific preferences and past behavior of NGUYEN, UYEN T, as this individual's decisions will determine the outcome for the company's current pending portfolio. The presence of only 1 distinct art unit and 1 distinct examiner suggests a highly focused patenting effort in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering field. With only 1 pending office action, the company's current prosecution footprint is minimal but highly concentrated.

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

Portfolio Summary

2
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
1
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%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
1
Unknown (50%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (50%)
No statute on record1 (50%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

1
Life Sciences
50% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% 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
FORTUNA, JOSE A 1 79.5% +9.9%
NGUYEN, UYEN T 1 40.3% +37.1%

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
19118802 A sleeve for a drum NGUYEN, UYEN T —

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
19118802 A sleeve for a drum NGUYEN, UYEN T —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1748 1
3732 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19118800 Collar for compressing sleeve on drum FORTUNA, JOSE A 1748 Other Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 07, 2025
19118802 A sleeve for a drum NGUYEN, UYEN T 3732 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Apr 07, 2025

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Suominen Oyj have?

Suominen Oyj has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Suominen Oyj applications?

Jose A Fortuna has the most, with 1 of Suominen Oyj's pending office actions.

What technology area are Suominen Oyj's patent applications in?

Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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