Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Circlesx LLC

Technology areas: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

6 pending office actions • 5 art units • 6 examiners • 0 of 6 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 21 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Circlesx LLC maintains a patent portfolio with 6 pending office actions, primarily located in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These active matters are distributed across 6 distinct examiners, which shows a high degree of variety in the individuals reviewing the company's applications. The prosecution work is further spread across 5 distinct art units, suggesting that the company's technology spans several different classification categories within the USPTO.

The busiest examiner for Circlesx LLC is ANDREI, RADU, who is currently managing 1 pending office action. It is notable that even the busiest examiner only handles a single matter, as the 6 pending office actions are spread among the 6 distinct examiners. This lack of concentration means that the company must adapt its prosecution style to the unique preferences and requirements of many different officials simultaneously.

Managing 6 pending office actions across 5 distinct art units requires a versatile legal strategy. Because no single examiner like ANDREI, RADU handles more than 1 pending office action, the portfolio's progress is not dependent on any one person. Instead, the company faces a broad range of perspectives within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems area, necessitating a broad understanding of various examination practices.

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

Portfolio Summary

6
Total Pending OAs
4
Non-Final OAs
2
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

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

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 (67%)
0
Medium (0%)
2
Easy (33%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only2 (33%)
§101 + other2 (33%)
Double-patenting only2 (33%)

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
5
Mechanical / Eng
83% of docket
1
Business / Other
17% 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.

60 h
Manual time on pending OAs
12 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
21 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.5 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
ANDREI, RADU 1 36.3% +20.0%
COBB, MATTHEW 1 72.9% +35.2%
ELCHANTI, ZEINA 1 64.3% +25.0%
LEVINE, ADAM L 1 35.8% +39.5%
ALVAREZ, RAQUEL 1 49.6% +7.2%
PANDYA, SUNIT 1 65.7% +28.2%

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
18900704 Web Browser and Operating System Portal and Search Portal with Price Time Priority Queues ALVAREZ, RAQUEL 26d
18974742 Method and Device for Trading Renewable Energy Units LEVINE, ADAM L 33d
19440544 Systems, Methods, and Devices to Determine Claim Event Data ANDREI, RADU —
19268642 Toll and Congestion Community Objects with Price-Time Priority Queues for Transformed Toll and Congestion Capacity Units COBB, MATTHEW —

Interview Candidates (5)

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 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18974742 Method and Device for Trading Renewable Energy Units LEVINE, ADAM L 33d
19440544 Systems, Methods, and Devices to Determine Claim Event Data ANDREI, RADU —
19268642 Toll and Congestion Community Objects with Price-Time Priority Queues for Transformed Toll and Congestion Capacity Units COBB, MATTHEW —
19255248 System and Method for a Transportation or Freight Capacity Exchange for One or More Transportation or Freight Capacity Units ELCHANTI, ZEINA —
18387962 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GEOLOCATION PORTFOLIO EXCHANGES PANDYA, SUNIT —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3697 1
3628 1
3689 1
3622 1
3715 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19440544 Systems, Methods, and Devices to Determine Claim Event Data ANDREI, RADU 3697 §101 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 05, 2026
19268642 Toll and Congestion Community Objects with Price-Time Priority Queues for Transformed Toll and Congestion Capacity Units COBB, MATTHEW — §101 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 14, 2025
19255248 System and Method for a Transportation or Freight Capacity Exchange for One or More Transportation or Freight Capacity Units ELCHANTI, ZEINA 3628 DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 30, 2025
18974742 Method and Device for Trading Renewable Energy Units LEVINE, ADAM L 3689 §101§103 Final Rejection 33d Pending Dec 09, 2024
18900704 Web Browser and Operating System Portal and Search Portal with Price Time Priority Queues ALVAREZ, RAQUEL 3622 §101§103 Final Rejection 26d Pending Sep 28, 2024
18387962 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GEOLOCATION PORTFOLIO EXCHANGES PANDYA, SUNIT 3715 DP Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 08, 2023

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