Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Beta Air LLC

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

12 pending office actions • 11 art units • 12 examiners • 0 of 12 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 45 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Beta Air LLC has 12 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. The matters are assigned to 12 distinct examiners across 10 distinct art units. SHAAWAT, MUSSA A is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter.

The examiner count indicates one separate reviewer for each action, while the art-unit count shows limited grouping among the aviation and mechanical matters. Counsel can organize the portfolio by technical unit for consistency in claim terminology and supporting disclosure, then address each examiner’s reasoning independently. The busiest examiner is associated with one matter and does not create a concentrated prosecution channel.

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

Portfolio Summary

12
Total Pending OAs
7
Non-Final OAs
5
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 3 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

2
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 3 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (2)Due ≤ 30 days (1)

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 (33%)
5
Medium (42%)
3
Easy (25%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other2 (17%)
§103 only5 (42%)
Double-patenting only3 (25%)
Multi-statute (no §101)2 (17%)

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
4
Semiconductors
33% of docket
8
Mechanical / Eng
67% 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.

120 h
Manual time on pending OAs
24 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
42 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
SHAAWAT, MUSSA A 1 76.6% +5.9%
REIDY, SEAN PATRICK 1 37.4% +35.6%
CHALHOUB, JEFFREY ROBERT 1 66.5% +48.9%
BONZELL, PHILIP J 1 78.6% +12.3%
CODUROGLU, JALAL C 1 85.8% +7.3%
ELLIS, CHRISTOPHER P 1 81.9% +0.7%
PARK, KYLE S 1 65.8% +33.8%
GUGGER, SEAN A 1 64.9% +23.2%
PAUL, ANTONY M 1 89.8% +9.5%
SANDERSON, JOSEPH W 1 77.4% +13.8%

Quick Wins (2)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19000116 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN ELECTRIC VERTICAL TAKEOFF AND LANDING AIRCRAFT BRAKING SYSTEM CODUROGLU, JALAL C 26d
18902344 MAGNETIC LOCKING SYSTEM OF AN ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT ROTOR AND METHODS THEREOF ELLIS, CHRISTOPHER P —

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
19018764 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROPULSOR CONTROL FOR AN ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT BONZELL, PHILIP J 127d overdue
18819155 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IN-FLIGHT RE-ROUTING OF AN ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT PARK, KYLE S 104d overdue
19095926 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENERGY TRACKING IN AN ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT CHALHOUB, JEFFREY ROBERT —
18752186 MOTOR HEALTH MONITORING PAUL, ANTONY M —

Interview Candidates (6)

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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19018764 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROPULSOR CONTROL FOR AN ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT BONZELL, PHILIP J 127d overdue
18819155 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IN-FLIGHT RE-ROUTING OF AN ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT PARK, KYLE S 104d overdue
19198467 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROPULSOR PARKING REIDY, SEAN PATRICK —
19095926 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENERGY TRACKING IN AN ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT CHALHOUB, JEFFREY ROBERT —
18818800 PROPULSOR ASSEMBLY FOR AN ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT GUGGER, SEAN A —
18674763 HYBRID ELECTRIC VERTICAL TAKEOFF AND LANDING AIRCRAFT SANDERSON, JOSEPH W —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3663 2
3669 1
3642 1
3665 1
3644 1
3666 1
2834 1
2837 1
3619 1
2836 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19206514 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING SENSOR RELIABILITY IN AN ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT SHAAWAT, MUSSA A 3669 DP Non-Final OA — Pending May 13, 2025
19198467 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROPULSOR PARKING REIDY, SEAN PATRICK 3663 §103 Final Rejection — Pending May 05, 2025
19095926 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENERGY TRACKING IN AN ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT CHALHOUB, JEFFREY ROBERT 3663 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 31, 2025
19018764 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROPULSOR CONTROL FOR AN ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT BONZELL, PHILIP J 3642 §103§112 Non-Final OA 127d overdue Pending Jan 13, 2025
19000116 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN ELECTRIC VERTICAL TAKEOFF AND LANDING AIRCRAFT BRAKING SYSTEM CODUROGLU, JALAL C 3665 DP Final Rejection 26d Pending Dec 23, 2024
18902344 MAGNETIC LOCKING SYSTEM OF AN ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT ROTOR AND METHODS THEREOF ELLIS, CHRISTOPHER P 3644 DP Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 30, 2024
18819155 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IN-FLIGHT RE-ROUTING OF AN ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT PARK, KYLE S 3666 §101§103 Final Rejection 104d overdue Pending Aug 29, 2024
18818800 PROPULSOR ASSEMBLY FOR AN ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT GUGGER, SEAN A 2834 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Aug 29, 2024
18752186 MOTOR HEALTH MONITORING PAUL, ANTONY M 2837 §101§102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 24, 2024
18674763 HYBRID ELECTRIC VERTICAL TAKEOFF AND LANDING AIRCRAFT SANDERSON, JOSEPH W 3619 §103Other Non-Final OA — Pending May 24, 2024
18602859 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR POWERING AN AUXILIARY COMPONENTS ON AN AIRCRAFT BUKHARI, AQEEL H 2836 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 12, 2024
18143862 DUAL-MOTOR PROPULSION ASSEMBLY CHAN, KAWING 2846 §103 Final Rejection — Pending May 05, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Beta Air LLC have?

Beta Air LLC has 12 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 11 art units and 12 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Beta Air LLC applications?

Mussa A Shaawat has the most, with 1 of Beta Air LLC's pending office actions.

What technology area are Beta Air 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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