Technology areas: Computing & Software • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
4 pending office actions • 3 art units • 4 examiners • 0 of 4 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days
Atom Computing Inc. manages 4 pending office actions in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These matters are distributed among 4 distinct examiners, meaning each of the 4 pending office actions is being reviewed by a different individual. This distribution requires a tailored approach for each of the 4 pending office actions. The lack of examiner overlap means that no single individual's preferences dominate the portfolio.
The portfolio spans 3 distinct art units. KIM, ROBERT H is the busiest examiner, handling 1 pending office action. This distribution suggests that the company's 4 pending office actions are being reviewed by different individuals across a few specialized art units. Managing 4 pending office actions across 3 art units requires a coordinated prosecution strategy to ensure consistency in the semiconductor field. Each of the 4 pending office actions represents a unique technical hurdle in the circuits and optics sector. The company's current success depends on navigating these 3 distinct art units effectively.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 1 (25%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (25%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (50%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIM, ROBERT H | 1 | 53.6% | +23.7% |
| COOK, BRIAN S | 1 | 62.2% | +29.0% |
| STOFFA, WYATT A | 1 | 79.3% | +22.3% |
| SMITH, DAVID E | 1 | 85.3% | +6.9% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18508585 | SCALABLE NEUTRAL ATOM BASED QUANTUM COMPUTING | SMITH, DAVID E | 12d |
| 18948178 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING HIGH-CONTRAST ARRAYS | KIM, ROBERT H | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18415394 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR CONTINUOUS OPERATION OF A COLD-ATOM DEVICE USING A SEPARATE RESERVOIR ARRAY | COOK, BRIAN S | 100d overdue |
| 18948178 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING HIGH-CONTRAST ARRAYS | KIM, ROBERT H | — |
| 18521970 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CAVITY-BASED COMPUTING | STOFFA, WYATT A | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2881 | 2 |
| 2187 | 1 |
| 2124 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18948178 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING HIGH-CONTRAST ARRAYS | KIM, ROBERT H | 2881 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 14, 2024 |
| 18415394 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR CONTINUOUS OPERATION OF A COLD-ATOM DEVICE USING A SEPARATE RESERVOIR ARRAY | COOK, BRIAN S | 2187 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 100d overdue | Pending | Jan 17, 2024 |
| 18521970 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CAVITY-BASED COMPUTING | STOFFA, WYATT A | 2124 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 28, 2023 |
| 18508585 | SCALABLE NEUTRAL ATOM BASED QUANTUM COMPUTING | SMITH, DAVID E | 2881 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 12d | Pending | Nov 14, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialAtom Computing Inc. has 4 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 3 art units and 4 examiners.
Robert H Kim has the most, with 1 of Atom Computing Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
