Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Automated Cost Tracking Solutions LLC

Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Automated Cost Tracking Solutions LLC is currently managing 1 pending office action within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. This 1 action is assigned to 1 distinct examiner, STEWART, CRYSTOL, who also serves as the busiest examiner for the company with 1 pending case. This 1 to 1 ratio between pending actions and distinct examiners suggests a highly concentrated prosecution front where the company's immediate patent goals are tied to 1 individual's review.

The data shows 1 distinct art unit involved in current proceedings, indicating that the portfolio's active matter is technically localized within a specific division of the USPTO. For a practitioner, the presence of only 1 pending office action under STEWART, CRYSTOL means that prosecution strategy is entirely dependent on the individual tendencies and past decisions of this 1 examiner. The lack of diversity in art units or examiners simplifies the administrative burden but increases the impact of 1 examiner's perspective on the company's intellectual property strategy. Success in this matter requires a deep understanding of the specific examination standards prevalent in this 1 art unit, as there are no other active cases to provide broader context.

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

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
1
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.

1
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (100%)

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
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
100% 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.

10 h
Manual time on pending OAs
2 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
4 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
STEWART, CRYSTOL 1 33.6% +28.8%

Hard Cases (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19150803 WORK LOCATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM STEWART, CRYSTOL —

Interview Candidates (1)

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 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19150803 WORK LOCATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM STEWART, CRYSTOL —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3624 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19150803 WORK LOCATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM STEWART, CRYSTOL 3624 §101§102 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 24, 2025

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Automated Cost Tracking Solutions LLC have?

Automated Cost Tracking Solutions LLC has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Automated Cost Tracking Solutions LLC applications?

Crystol Stewart has the most, with 1 of Automated Cost Tracking Solutions LLC's pending office actions.

What technology area are Automated Cost Tracking Solutions LLC'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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