Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Computing & Software
2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 3 patents granted in the last 365 days
Centure Applications Ltd. currently has 2 pending office actions within the Computing & Software technology area. These actions are being handled by 2 distinct examiners, yet they both fall within 1 distinct art unit. This concentration in a single art unit suggests that while different individuals are reviewing the applications, the technical subject matter is consistent enough to remain within one specialized USPTO group.
The busiest examiner for the company is ANNA THI HO, who is responsible for 1 busiest examiner pending action. Since the workload is split, each examiner is currently reviewing a single application for the company. The presence of the single art unit provides a stable regulatory environment for these filings.
Navigating the Computing & Software space requires a strategy that addresses the specific nuances of the technical group involved. Because the examiners are within the same unit, they likely share similar internal guidelines, though the company must still address the individual perspectives of ANNA THI HO and the other examiner. The busiest examiner pending action represents a significant portion of the active prosecution workload.
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 (50%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HO, ANNA THI | 1 | 40.0% | +33.9% |
| AYAD, MARIA S | 1 | 34.9% | +16.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19058268 | Agricultural Sprayer With Height Sensor and Variable Duty Cycle | HO, ANNA THI | — |
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 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19058268 | Agricultural Sprayer With Height Sensor and Variable Duty Cycle | HO, ANNA THI | — |
| 18028028 | Automated Treatment of an Agricultural Field | AYAD, MARIA S | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2172 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19058268 | Agricultural Sprayer With Height Sensor and Variable Duty Cycle | HO, ANNA THI | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 20, 2025 |
| 18028028 | Automated Treatment of an Agricultural Field | AYAD, MARIA S | 2172 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 23, 2023 |
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