Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Taiyuan University Of Technology

Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

3 pending office actions • 3 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 18 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Taiyuan University Of Technology has 3 pending office actions distributed across the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These actions are handled by 3 distinct examiners working within 3 distinct art units. LOGAN, KYLE O is the busiest examiner for this entity, with 1 pending office action currently under review. The distribution of 3 pending office actions across 3 distinct art units indicates a diverse range of technical subject matter being pursued by the university.

Because there are 3 distinct examiners for the 3 actions, each examiner is managing exactly 1 matter. LOGAN, KYLE O accounts for 1 of the total pending actions. This ratio between examiners and actions suggests that the university's patent applications are being evaluated independently across different specialized groups. Practitioners should prepare for varied examination styles, as the 3 distinct art units likely apply different standards or priorities to the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems filings.

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

Portfolio Summary

3
Total Pending OAs
3
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.

3
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)3 (100%)

Industry Mix

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

1
Life Sciences
33% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
1
Semiconductors
33% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
33% 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.

30 h
Manual time on pending OAs
6 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
10 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
LOGAN, KYLE O 1 87.4% +9.4%
YAZBACK, MAHER 1 77.8% +21.2%
JOHNSON, CHRISTINA ANN 1 41.3% -13.4%

Hard Cases (3)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19026083 SYSTEM FOR VISUALLY IDENTIFYING AND POSITIONING TEARING FAULT OF CONVEYER BELT OF MINING BELT CONVEYOR LOGAN, KYLE O —
19010880 WIDE-WAVELENGTH RANGE DEMODULATION METHOD FOR CASCADED FBGS OF SIX-AXIS MULTIDIMENSIONAL STRAIN SENSOR BASED ON TUNABLE DUAL-PEAK RESONANCE LPFG YAZBACK, MAHER —
18422533 COPPER-ZINC ALLOY CATALYST, AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF JOHNSON, CHRISTINA ANN —

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
19010880 WIDE-WAVELENGTH RANGE DEMODULATION METHOD FOR CASCADED FBGS OF SIX-AXIS MULTIDIMENSIONAL STRAIN SENSOR BASED ON TUNABLE DUAL-PEAK RESONANCE LPFG YAZBACK, MAHER —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3655 1
2877 1
1742 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19026083 SYSTEM FOR VISUALLY IDENTIFYING AND POSITIONING TEARING FAULT OF CONVEYER BELT OF MINING BELT CONVEYOR LOGAN, KYLE O 3655 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 16, 2025
19010880 WIDE-WAVELENGTH RANGE DEMODULATION METHOD FOR CASCADED FBGS OF SIX-AXIS MULTIDIMENSIONAL STRAIN SENSOR BASED ON TUNABLE DUAL-PEAK RESONANCE LPFG YAZBACK, MAHER 2877 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 06, 2025
18422533 COPPER-ZINC ALLOY CATALYST, AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF JOHNSON, CHRISTINA ANN 1742 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 25, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Taiyuan University Of Technology have?

Taiyuan University Of Technology has 3 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 3 art units and 3 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Taiyuan University Of Technology applications?

Kyle O Logan has the most, with 1 of Taiyuan University Of Technology's pending office actions.

What technology area are Taiyuan University Of Technology'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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