Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Yunnan Observatories Chinese Academy Of Sciences

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

Yunnan Observatories Chinese Academy Of Sciences manages a company patent portfolio focused on the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. The data shows 1 pending office action currently active. This 1 pending office action is assigned to 1 distinct examiner, meaning the current mechanical claims are under the review of a single individual. This prosecution activity is located within 1 distinct art unit.

The busiest examiner identified is XIAO, YUQING, who handles 1 busiest examiner pending office action. Because the total number of pending office actions is 1, XIAO, YUQING is the sole USPTO official responsible for the current workload. This creates a direct line of interaction between the applicant and the examiner within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems sector.

Practitioners should observe that with 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit, there is no opportunity to compare different examination styles within the current portfolio. The progress of the 1 pending office action will be subject to the specific interpretations and requirements of XIAO, YUQING. This focused structure requires a response strategy that addresses the particular standards of the single art unit involved in this 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.

0
Hard (0%)
1
Medium (100%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only1 (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
XIAO, YUQING 1 60.5% +27.7%

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
18128551 COMMON-PATH HIGH-REPETITION-FREQUENCY LUNAR LASER RANGING SYSTEM AND METHOD XIAO, YUQING —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3645 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18128551 COMMON-PATH HIGH-REPETITION-FREQUENCY LUNAR LASER RANGING SYSTEM AND METHOD XIAO, YUQING 3645 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 30, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Yunnan Observatories Chinese Academy Of Sciences have?

Yunnan Observatories Chinese Academy Of Sciences has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Yunnan Observatories Chinese Academy Of Sciences applications?

Yuqing Xiao has the most, with 1 of Yunnan Observatories Chinese Academy Of Sciences's pending office actions.

What technology area are Yunnan Observatories Chinese Academy Of Sciences'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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