Technology area: Computing & Software
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 3 patents granted in the last 365 days
Azbil Corporation currently has 1 pending office action within the Computing & Software technology area. This action is assigned to 1 distinct examiner, reflecting a highly concentrated prosecution effort. For a practitioner, this means that the company's current patent strategy is focused on a single matter, and the interaction with this one examiner will determine the immediate progress of the portfolio.
The prosecution is located in 1 distinct art unit. By having only 1 art unit involved in the Computing & Software sector, the company avoids the complexity of dealing with multiple administrative divisions. Practitioners can focus on the specific technical standards and examination practices of this 1 unit, which can help in developing a more targeted and effective response to the pending office action.
LINDSAY, BERNARD G is the busiest examiner for Azbil Corporation, currently managing 1 pending office action. Since LINDSAY, BERNARD G is the only examiner with an active case, their individual examination style and technical expertise are the most important factors in the case's resolution. Practitioners should analyze the examiner's history to better anticipate potential issues and tailor their arguments for the 1 pending action to achieve a favorable result.
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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (100%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LINDSAY, BERNARD G | 1 | 68.2% | +47.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18973081 | DATA DIODE AND PULSE CONTROL METHOD | LINDSAY, BERNARD G | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18973081 | DATA DIODE AND PULSE CONTROL METHOD | LINDSAY, BERNARD G | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2119 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18973081 | DATA DIODE AND PULSE CONTROL METHOD | LINDSAY, BERNARD G | 2119 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 08, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialAzbil Corporation has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Bernard G Lindsay has the most, with 1 of Azbil Corporation's pending office actions.
Mostly Computing & Software (USPTO Tech Center 2100), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
