Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Certinia Inc.

Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 3 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Certinia Inc. is currently managing 2 pending office actions within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These actions are split between 2 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units. This distribution suggests that the company's current patenting activity covers different technical or procedural aspects within the broader transportation and e-commerce field. The involvement of 2 distinct art units means that the company must be prepared for different procedural nuances and examination standards.

CHOY, PAN G is identified as the busiest examiner for this portfolio, with 1 pending office action currently assigned. Since there are 2 distinct examiners for the 2 pending office actions, each examiner is responsible for 1 case. This requires the company to manage two different examination styles and sets of feedback simultaneously. The 1 pending office action assigned to Choy represents a specific point of contact for the company's prosecution strategy in this sector.

Practitioners should monitor both examiners to ensure a consistent overall strategy for the company's intellectual property. While the 2 pending office actions are in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems area, the split across 2 distinct art units may indicate diverse technical applications. Maintaining a cohesive strategy across the 2 distinct art units is essential for a unified patent portfolio. Counsel should address the 1 pending office action assigned to Choy while also managing the other pending matter in this field.

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

Portfolio Summary

2
Total Pending OAs
0
Non-Final OAs
2
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 (50%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
1
Unknown (50%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (50%)
No statute on record1 (50%)

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
2
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.

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

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
CHOY, PAN G 1 24.5% +35.0%
SINGLETARY, TYRONE E 1 29.9% +27.8%

Hard Cases (2)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18086591 COMPUTERIZED TOOLS TO ACCESS AN ENTERPRISE DATA MODEL FOR IMPLEMENTING COMPONENT DATA OBJECTS CHOY, PAN G —
17355113 ENGAGEMENT DATA OBJECTS IMPLEMENTED IN A DATA AGGREGATION MODEL TO ADAPT COMPUTERIZED ENTERPRISE DATA FLOWS SINGLETARY, TYRONE E —

Interview Candidates (2)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18086591 COMPUTERIZED TOOLS TO ACCESS AN ENTERPRISE DATA MODEL FOR IMPLEMENTING COMPONENT DATA OBJECTS CHOY, PAN G —
17355113 ENGAGEMENT DATA OBJECTS IMPLEMENTED IN A DATA AGGREGATION MODEL TO ADAPT COMPUTERIZED ENTERPRISE DATA FLOWS SINGLETARY, TYRONE E —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3624 1
3625 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18086591 COMPUTERIZED TOOLS TO ACCESS AN ENTERPRISE DATA MODEL FOR IMPLEMENTING COMPONENT DATA OBJECTS CHOY, PAN G 3624 §101§103 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 21, 2022
17355113 ENGAGEMENT DATA OBJECTS IMPLEMENTED IN A DATA AGGREGATION MODEL TO ADAPT COMPUTERIZED ENTERPRISE DATA FLOWS SINGLETARY, TYRONE E 3625 — Final Rejection — Pending Jun 22, 2021

Managing Certinia Inc.'s Patent Portfolio?

IP Author helps IP teams respond to office actions faster with AI-generated responses, examiner analytics, and prosecution intelligence.

Start Free Trial

Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Certinia Inc. have?

Certinia Inc. has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Certinia Inc. applications?

Pan G Choy has the most, with 1 of Certinia Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Certinia Inc.'s patent applications in?

Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

Sign in with your work email

Enter your email to receive a magic link. No password needed.

Personal email addresses (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) are not accepted.

Free tier: 3 strategy analyses per month