Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Computing & Software • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
19 pending office actions • 11 art units • 19 examiners • 0 of 19 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 35 patents granted in the last 365 days
Bull SAS has 19 pending office actions in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These actions are spread across 11 distinct art units, indicating a variety of technical focuses within this sector. Every one of the 19 pending actions is assigned to a different person, resulting in 19 distinct examiners for the portfolio. Mathew Donald Gustafson is the busiest examiner, though he only manages 1 pending office action.
This distribution of 19 examiners for 19 actions shows a decentralized prosecution landscape. The involvement of 11 distinct art units further emphasizes the technical diversity of the company's filings. Practitioners should be prepared to manage many different examiner styles, as no single examiner has oversight of more than 1 pending matter. The number of examiners is higher than the 11 distinct art units involved. Mathew Donald Gustafson handles 1 of the active cases.
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.
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.
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 | 2 (11%) |
| §101 + other | 9 (47%) |
| §103 only | 7 (37%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (5%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GUSTAFSON, MATHEW DONALD | 1 | 83.3% | +41.7% |
| BAHL, SANGEETA | 1 | 20.7% | +19.7% |
| ABRISHAMKAR, KAVEH | 1 | 78.1% | +17.2% |
| WILSON, NICHOLAS R | 1 | 87.4% | +11.3% |
| NGUYEN, DUY KHUONG THANH | 1 | 81.9% | +34.0% |
| SIMPSON, DIONE N | 1 | 32.6% | +32.4% |
| WILCOX, JAMES J | 1 | 70.1% | +61.2% |
| BURD, KEVIN MICHAEL | 1 | 74.8% | +11.3% |
| CAO, DIEM K | 1 | 80.5% | +18.8% |
| WERONSKI, MATTHEW S | 1 | 9.6% | +20.0% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18761242 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS | WERONSKI, MATTHEW S | 16d overdue |
| 18641300 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A FUTURE HEALTH CONDITION OF AN INDIVIDUAL | HUYNH, EMILY | 29d |
| 19275955 | ITERATIVE METHOD FOR MONITORING A COMPUTING DEVICE | GUSTAFSON, MATHEW DONALD | — |
| 19063557 | METHOD FOR MANAGING CUSTOMER COMMUNICATIONS | BAHL, SANGEETA | — |
| 19021749 | DATA GENERATION METHOD, ASSOCIATED COMPUTER PROGRAM AND COMPUTING DEVICE | WILSON, NICHOLAS R | — |
| 18947462 | AUTOMATIC MODULE FOR GENERATING SOURCE CODE FOR A MASTER DATA MANAGEMENT APPLICATION | NGUYEN, DUY KHUONG THANH | — |
| 18905425 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY EVALUATING A CANDIDATE | SIMPSON, DIONE N | — |
| 18761556 | METHOD FOR MANAGEMENT OF PROCESSING RESOURCES AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE SAME | CAO, DIEM K | — |
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 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18772811 | SOFTWARE-DEFINED RADIO WITH POWER AMPLIFIER PROTECTION | BURD, KEVIN MICHAEL | 17d overdue |
| 18761242 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS | WERONSKI, MATTHEW S | 16d overdue |
| 19275955 | ITERATIVE METHOD FOR MONITORING A COMPUTING DEVICE | GUSTAFSON, MATHEW DONALD | — |
| 19063557 | METHOD FOR MANAGING CUSTOMER COMMUNICATIONS | BAHL, SANGEETA | — |
| 19046862 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING ACCESS TO A LOCAL APPLICATION LOCATED IN A COMPUTER NETWORK THAT DOES NOT SUPPORT AUTHENTICATION BY IDENTITY FEDERATION | ABRISHAMKAR, KAVEH | — |
| 19021749 | DATA GENERATION METHOD, ASSOCIATED COMPUTER PROGRAM AND COMPUTING DEVICE | WILSON, NICHOLAS R | — |
| 18947462 | AUTOMATIC MODULE FOR GENERATING SOURCE CODE FOR A MASTER DATA MANAGEMENT APPLICATION | NGUYEN, DUY KHUONG THANH | — |
| 18905425 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY EVALUATING A CANDIDATE | SIMPSON, DIONE N | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3626 | 1 |
| 2431 | 1 |
| 3628 | 1 |
| 2439 | 1 |
| 2632 | 1 |
| 3627 | 1 |
| 3683 | 1 |
| 2857 | 1 |
| 2196 | 1 |
| 2127 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19275955 | ITERATIVE METHOD FOR MONITORING A COMPUTING DEVICE | GUSTAFSON, MATHEW DONALD | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 21, 2025 |
| 19063557 | METHOD FOR MANAGING CUSTOMER COMMUNICATIONS | BAHL, SANGEETA | 3626 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 26, 2025 |
| 19046862 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING ACCESS TO A LOCAL APPLICATION LOCATED IN A COMPUTER NETWORK THAT DOES NOT SUPPORT AUTHENTICATION BY IDENTITY FEDERATION | ABRISHAMKAR, KAVEH | 2431 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 06, 2025 |
| 19021749 | DATA GENERATION METHOD, ASSOCIATED COMPUTER PROGRAM AND COMPUTING DEVICE | WILSON, NICHOLAS R | — | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 15, 2025 |
| 18947462 | AUTOMATIC MODULE FOR GENERATING SOURCE CODE FOR A MASTER DATA MANAGEMENT APPLICATION | NGUYEN, DUY KHUONG THANH | — | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 14, 2024 |
| 18905425 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY EVALUATING A CANDIDATE | SIMPSON, DIONE N | 3628 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 03, 2024 |
| 18827438 | DIGITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, CORRESPONDING METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM | WILCOX, JAMES J | 2439 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 06, 2024 |
| 18772811 | SOFTWARE-DEFINED RADIO WITH POWER AMPLIFIER PROTECTION | BURD, KEVIN MICHAEL | 2632 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 17d overdue | Pending | Jul 15, 2024 |
| 18761556 | METHOD FOR MANAGEMENT OF PROCESSING RESOURCES AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE SAME | CAO, DIEM K | — | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 02, 2024 |
| 18761242 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS | WERONSKI, MATTHEW S | 3627 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 16d overdue | Pending | Jul 01, 2024 |
| 18748416 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN APPROXIMATED FINAL QUANTUM STATE SUCH THAT A FIDELITY OF THE APPROXIMATED FINAL QUANTUM STATE IS EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN A LOWER BOUND | RAMESH, TIRUMALE K | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2024 |
| 18641300 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A FUTURE HEALTH CONDITION OF AN INDIVIDUAL | HUYNH, EMILY | 3683 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | 29d | Pending | Apr 19, 2024 |
| 18618897 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RELEASING RESOURCES OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTATION SYSTEM | SUN, CHARLIE | — | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 27, 2024 |
| 18590643 | METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING THE DETECTION OF TARGET CASES IN AN IMBALANCED DATASET | WHITAKER, ANDREW B | — | §101§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2024 |
| 18208423 | Method for Calculating an Observable Using a Non-Quantum Computer | SACKALOSKY, COREY MATTHEW | — | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 12, 2023 |
| 18081602 | SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A CARBON FOOTPRINT OF A COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURE IN REAL TIME | HAGOS, EYOB | 2857 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 14, 2022 |
| 17940620 | Computing system for executing hybrid quantum/classical programs | MILLS, PAUL V | 2196 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 08, 2022 |
| 17901135 | METHOD FOR TRAINING AN IMAGE ANALYSIS NEURAL NETWORK, AND OBJECT RE-IDENTIFICATION METHOD IMPLEMENTING SUCH A NEURAL NETWORK | WONG, LUT | 2127 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 01, 2022 |
| 17578734 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC PREDICTION OF THERMAL BEHAVIOUR OF MATERIALS DURING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES | TSENG, KYLE HWA-KAI | 2189 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 19, 2022 |
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