Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Aerial Technologies Inc.

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

4 pending office actions • 4 art units • 4 examiners • 0 of 4 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 7 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Aerial Technologies Inc. maintains a patent portfolio in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area, currently facing 3 pending office actions. These actions are spread across 3 distinct examiners, which means each pending matter is being reviewed by a different official. This distribution requires the company to address separate examiner perspectives simultaneously.

The portfolio's current activity involves 3 distinct art units within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics sector. SUN, XIUQIN is the busiest examiner for the company, currently overseeing 1 of the pending office actions. Since there are 3 pending office actions in total, the remaining actions are handled by the other distinct examiners. This structure indicates that the workload is not concentrated under any single individual.

The involvement of 3 distinct art units suggests that the semiconductor filings cover multiple specialized sub-fields. Practitioners should note that SUN, XIUQIN handles 1 pending action, requiring a tailored approach for that specific matter. Successfully navigating these 3 pending office actions will require consistent messaging across the 3 distinct examiners to protect the company's semiconductor and optics innovations.

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

Portfolio Summary

4
Total Pending OAs
4
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.

4
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (25%)
§101 + other2 (50%)
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (25%)

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
1
Communications
25% of docket
1
Semiconductors
25% of docket
2
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.

40 h
Manual time on pending OAs
8 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
14 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
SUN, XIUQIN 1 72.5% +4.2%
TUN, NAY L 1 65.0% +31.3%
SANGHERA, STEVEN G.S. 1 30.3% +29.7%
HATCHER, DEIRDRE D 1 28.1% +24.2%

Hard Cases (4)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18584134 WIRELESS MOTION DETECTION USING MULTIBAND FILTERS SUN, XIUQIN —
18508869 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR SMART INTRUSION DETECTION USING WIRELESS SIGNALS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TUN, NAY L —
18500322 WI-FI BASED CONDITION MONITORING SANGHERA, STEVEN G.S. —
18113902 ADVERTISEMENT ENGAGEMENT MEASUREMENT HATCHER, DEIRDRE D —

Interview Candidates (3)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18508869 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR SMART INTRUSION DETECTION USING WIRELESS SIGNALS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TUN, NAY L —
18500322 WI-FI BASED CONDITION MONITORING SANGHERA, STEVEN G.S. —
18113902 ADVERTISEMENT ENGAGEMENT MEASUREMENT HATCHER, DEIRDRE D —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2857 1
2688 1
3684 1
3625 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18584134 WIRELESS MOTION DETECTION USING MULTIBAND FILTERS SUN, XIUQIN 2857 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 22, 2024
18508869 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR SMART INTRUSION DETECTION USING WIRELESS SIGNALS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TUN, NAY L 2688 §103§112Other Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 14, 2023
18500322 WI-FI BASED CONDITION MONITORING SANGHERA, STEVEN G.S. 3684 §101§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 02, 2023
18113902 ADVERTISEMENT ENGAGEMENT MEASUREMENT HATCHER, DEIRDRE D 3625 §101 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 24, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Aerial Technologies Inc. have?

Aerial Technologies Inc. has 4 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 4 art units and 4 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Aerial Technologies Inc. applications?

Xiuqin Sun has the most, with 1 of Aerial Technologies Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Aerial Technologies Inc.'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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