Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
3 pending office actions • 1 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 4 patents granted in the last 365 days
Aclima Inc. has 3 pending office actions in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These matters are assigned to 3 distinct examiners, including SAUNCY, TONI DIAN, who is the busiest examiner with 1 busiest examiner pending case. Despite the involvement of multiple examiners, all prosecution activity is centralized within 1 distinct art unit. This indicates a specific technical focus for the company's current semiconductor and optics research and patenting efforts. The 3 pending office actions represent the primary focus of the company's current prosecution efforts.
The 3 pending office actions are split among 3 distinct examiners, which may lead to varying examination experiences within the same 1 distinct art unit. SAUNCY, TONI DIAN manages 1 busiest examiner pending action, which is part of the current active portfolio. This structure indicates that while the technical focus is narrow, the company is engaging with several individuals at the patent office to advance its 3 pending office actions. Managing 3 distinct examiners within 1 distinct art unit requires attention to how different individuals interpret the same technical standards. The 1 busiest examiner pending matter is a key component of the company's legal strategy.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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 (33%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (67%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAUNCY, TONI DIAN | 1 | 86.2% | +18.4% |
| ZAAB, SHARAH | 1 | 70.1% | +26.7% |
| HUYNH, PHUONG | 1 | 85.6% | +14.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18368944 | METHOD FOR AUGMENTING DATASETS | ZAAB, SHARAH | 19d overdue |
| 18378871 | IDENTIFICATION OF CLUSTERS AND SOURCES OF METHANE | SAUNCY, TONI DIAN | — |
| 18242742 | DRIVE ROUTE SELECTION METHODOLOGY | HUYNH, PHUONG | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18368944 | METHOD FOR AUGMENTING DATASETS | ZAAB, SHARAH | 19d overdue |
| 18378871 | IDENTIFICATION OF CLUSTERS AND SOURCES OF METHANE | SAUNCY, TONI DIAN | — |
| 18242742 | DRIVE ROUTE SELECTION METHODOLOGY | HUYNH, PHUONG | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2857 | 3 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18378871 | IDENTIFICATION OF CLUSTERS AND SOURCES OF METHANE | SAUNCY, TONI DIAN | 2857 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 11, 2023 |
| 18368944 | METHOD FOR AUGMENTING DATASETS | ZAAB, SHARAH | 2857 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 19d overdue | Pending | Sep 15, 2023 |
| 18242742 | DRIVE ROUTE SELECTION METHODOLOGY | HUYNH, PHUONG | 2857 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 06, 2023 |
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