Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
3 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 3 patents granted in the last 365 days
Appana Industries LLC is managing 3 pending office actions in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems sector. These matters are split between 2 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units. This distribution indicates that while the portfolio is small, it involves multiple technical silos within the patent office, requiring a versatile approach to prosecution. The count of 2 distinct art units suggests that the 3 pending actions cover different specialized mechanical or e-commerce fields.
UHLIR, CHRISTOPHER J is the busiest examiner for the company, handling 2 pending office actions. The remaining pending action is assigned to a different official. Because the number of 2 distinct art units is equal to the number of 2 distinct examiners, practitioners should expect varied examination styles across the portfolio's active cases. The concentration of 2 pending actions under UHLIR, CHRISTOPHER J provides an opportunity to apply consistent tactics across those specific matters. Successfully navigating the 3 pending actions requires addressing the unique requirements of each involved department and examiner.
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 only | 1 (33%) |
| §103 only | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| UHLIR, CHRISTOPHER J | 2 | 61.9% | +9.7% |
| GLASS, ERICK DAVID | 1 | 89.6% | +7.0% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17719216 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING ELEVATOR LOADS | GLASS, ERICK DAVID | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3619 | 2 |
| 2846 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18936371 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPATCHING ELEVATORS | UHLIR, CHRISTOPHER J | 3619 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 04, 2024 |
| 17719216 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING ELEVATOR LOADS | GLASS, ERICK DAVID | 2846 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 12, 2022 |
| 17443431 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PARKING ELEVATORS | UHLIR, CHRISTOPHER J | 3619 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 26, 2021 |
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