Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Zhejiang Dunan Artificial Environment Co., Ltd.

Technology areas: Computing & Software • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

28 pending office actions • 5 art units • 11 examiners • 0 of 28 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 29 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Zhejiang Dunan Artificial Environment Co., Ltd. has 27 pending office actions in Computing & Software. The matters are distributed among 11 distinct examiners across 5 art units, combining substantial pending activity with repeated assignments within the examination organization.

STCLAIR, ANDREW D is associated with 16 pending matters, making that examiner the principal concentration in the profile. The remaining 11 matters are assigned elsewhere, so docket management should distinguish the concentrated examiner relationship from the broader art-unit portfolio.

The profile supports a structured prosecution program. Counsel should identify common claim elements and recurring objections for the STCLAIR matters, while preserving separate strategies for the other examiner and art-unit assignments.

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

Portfolio Summary

28
Total Pending OAs
22
Non-Final OAs
4
Final Rejections
2
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 19 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

16
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
Due this month
2
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

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. 19 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (16)Due ≤ 30 days (1)Due ≤ 60 days (2)

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.

15
Hard (54%)
11
Medium (39%)
2
Easy (7%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only8 (29%)
§102 only3 (11%)
§112 only2 (7%)
Multi-statute (no §101)15 (54%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
16
Information Tech
57% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
1
Semiconductors
4% of docket
11
Mechanical / Eng
39% 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.

280 h
Manual time on pending OAs
56 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
98 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.5 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
STCLAIR, ANDREW D 16 60.1% +25.6%
TANENBAUM, TZVI SAMUEL 2 68.6% +9.3%
GARDNER, NICOLE 2 69.4% +14.6%
MCKINNON, TERRELL L 1 31.3% +19.2%
LING, FOR K. 1 53.7% +18.6%
ALVARE, PAUL 1 57.6% +36.8%
MUSLEH, MOHAMAD A 1 78.8% +9.7%
PHAN, AN BACH 1 75.0% +50.0%
ARANT, HARRY E 1 50.0% +21.4%
ATTEY, JOEL M 1 64.8% +43.8%

Hard Cases (15)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17801520 Heat Exchanger STCLAIR, ANDREW D 607d overdue
17768858 Gas-Liquid Separator and Compression System STCLAIR, ANDREW D 545d overdue
18027917 Flow Regulating Valve STCLAIR, ANDREW D 538d overdue
18030500 Valve Needle Assembly and Electronic Expansion Valve Having Same STCLAIR, ANDREW D 516d overdue
17623261 Solenoid Valve Coil STCLAIR, ANDREW D 454d overdue
18279400 Reversing Valve, and Assembly Method of Reversing Valve STCLAIR, ANDREW D 437d overdue
18011199 Heat Exchange Flat Tube and Heat Exchanger STCLAIR, ANDREW D 407d overdue
18568857 Anti-disassembly connector STCLAIR, ANDREW D 402d overdue

Interview Candidates (24)

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 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17801520 Heat Exchanger STCLAIR, ANDREW D 607d overdue
17768858 Gas-Liquid Separator and Compression System STCLAIR, ANDREW D 545d overdue
18027917 Flow Regulating Valve STCLAIR, ANDREW D 538d overdue
18030500 Valve Needle Assembly and Electronic Expansion Valve Having Same STCLAIR, ANDREW D 516d overdue
18276057 Reversing Valve STCLAIR, ANDREW D 491d overdue
18578746 Electronic Water Pump STCLAIR, ANDREW D 476d overdue
18281577 Electric Valve STCLAIR, ANDREW D 468d overdue
17623261 Solenoid Valve Coil STCLAIR, ANDREW D 454d overdue

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2178 16
3763 7
3753 3
3632 1
2837 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19110062 HEAT EXCHANGER MCKINNON, TERRELL L 3632 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 08, 2025
19065849 FIN STRUCTURE AND HEAT EXCHANGER HAVING SAME TANENBAUM, TZVI SAMUEL 3763 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 27, 2025
19061833 HEAT EXCHANGER AND AIR CONDITIONING DEVICE LING, FOR K. 3763 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 24, 2025
18981452 LIQUID DISTRIBUTOR AND HEAT EXCHANGER TANENBAUM, TZVI SAMUEL 3763 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 14, 2024
18979695 STOP VALVE GARDNER, NICOLE 3753 §103 Final Rejection 34d Pending Dec 13, 2024
18929650 MICROCHANNEL HEAT EXCHANGER GROUP AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM HAVING SAME ALVARE, PAUL 3763 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 29, 2024
18854056 Terminal and Electromagnetic Coil MUSLEH, MOHAMAD A 2837 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 03, 2024
18888184 FIXING STRUCTURE AND INSERTION-PLATE-TYPE HEAT EXCHANGER HAVING SAME PHAN, AN BACH 3763 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 9d Pending Sep 18, 2024
18885573 HEAT EXCHANGER AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM HAVING SAME ARANT, HARRY E 3763 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Sep 14, 2024
18634843 REFRIGERANT DISTRIBUTION DEVICE AND HEAT EXCHANGER ATTEY, JOEL M 3763 §102§103 Non-Final OA 35d Pending Apr 12, 2024
18696067 Reversing Valve WADDY, JONATHAN J 3753 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 27, 2024
18578746 Electronic Water Pump STCLAIR, ANDREW D 2178 §112 Non-Final OA 476d overdue Pending Jan 12, 2024
18568856 Anti-Disassembly Connector STCLAIR, ANDREW D 2178 §102§112Other Non-Final OA 401d overdue Pending Dec 11, 2023
18568857 Anti-disassembly connector STCLAIR, ANDREW D 2178 §103§112Other Non-Final OA 402d overdue Pending Dec 11, 2023
18516935 CHECK VALVE GARDNER, NICOLE 3753 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 21, 2023
18284081 Stop Valve STCLAIR, ANDREW D 2178 §103 Non-Final OA 452d overdue Pending Sep 26, 2023
18281577 Electric Valve STCLAIR, ANDREW D 2178 §103 Non-Final OA 468d overdue Pending Sep 12, 2023
18279400 Reversing Valve, and Assembly Method of Reversing Valve STCLAIR, ANDREW D 2178 §103§112 Non-Final OA 437d overdue Pending Aug 30, 2023
18276057 Reversing Valve STCLAIR, ANDREW D 2178 §103 Non-Final OA 491d overdue Pending Aug 07, 2023
18030500 Valve Needle Assembly and Electronic Expansion Valve Having Same STCLAIR, ANDREW D 2178 §102§112 Non-Final OA 516d overdue Pending Apr 05, 2023
18028767 Flow Regulating Valve STCLAIR, ANDREW D 2178 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 382d overdue Pending Mar 28, 2023
18027915 FLOW REGULATING VALVE STCLAIR, ANDREW D 2178 §102 Non-Final OA 406d overdue Pending Mar 22, 2023
18027917 Flow Regulating Valve STCLAIR, ANDREW D 2178 §102§103 Non-Final OA 538d overdue Pending Mar 22, 2023
18011199 Heat Exchange Flat Tube and Heat Exchanger STCLAIR, ANDREW D 2178 §102§103 Non-Final OA 407d overdue Pending Dec 19, 2022
17801520 Heat Exchanger STCLAIR, ANDREW D 2178 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 607d overdue Pending Aug 22, 2022
17768858 Gas-Liquid Separator and Compression System STCLAIR, ANDREW D 2178 §102§103 Non-Final OA 545d overdue Pending Apr 14, 2022
17767470 Gas-Liquid Separator and Compression System STCLAIR, ANDREW D 2178 §103§112 Non-Final OA 382d overdue Pending Apr 08, 2022
17623261 Solenoid Valve Coil STCLAIR, ANDREW D 2178 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 454d overdue Pending Dec 28, 2021

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Zhejiang Dunan Artificial Environment Co., Ltd. have?

Zhejiang Dunan Artificial Environment Co., Ltd. has 28 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 5 art units and 11 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Zhejiang Dunan Artificial Environment Co., Ltd. applications?

Andrew D Stclair has the most, with 16 of Zhejiang Dunan Artificial Environment Co., Ltd.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Zhejiang Dunan Artificial Environment Co., Ltd.'s patent applications in?

Mostly Computing & Software (USPTO Tech Center 2100), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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