Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Networking & Security • Communications
315 pending office actions • 127 art units • 275 examiners • 0 of 315 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 327 patents granted in the last 365 days
Comcast Cable Communications LLC manages a massive portfolio with 323 pending office actions in the Networking & Security technology area. These actions are distributed among 282 distinct examiners, showing an incredibly broad range of individual reviewers. The prosecution spans 117 distinct art units, which reflects the technical diversity of the company's networking and security innovations. MENDOZA, JUNIOR O is the busiest examiner, but he only manages 4 pending office actions. This low number for the busiest examiner, relative to the total of 323 pending office actions, underscores the decentralized nature of the portfolio.
With 282 distinct examiners, the company must navigate a wide variety of examination styles and prior art interpretations. The 117 distinct art units indicate that the company's IP strategy covers nearly every facet of the networking and security landscape. Managing 323 pending office actions across such a large number of USPTO divisions is a significant undertaking. Practitioners should note that the 282 distinct examiners provide a diverse range of perspectives on the company's technology. The concentration of 4 pending office actions with MENDOZA, JUNIOR O is the only minor point of examiner overlap. This broad distribution across the 117 distinct art units indicates a complex and multifaceted prosecution landscape.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 116 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. 116 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 | 7 (2%) |
| §101 + other | 39 (12%) |
| §103 only | 152 (48%) |
| §102 only | 18 (6%) |
| §112 only | 3 (1%) |
| Double-patenting only | 19 (6%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 14 (4%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 59 (19%) |
| No statute on record | 4 (1%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MENDOZA, JUNIOR O | 4 | 65.7% | +20.9% |
| LOTFI, KYLE M | 3 | 64.7% | +7.2% |
| BECK, LERON | 3 | 80.2% | +10.9% |
| BOYD, ALEXANDER L | 3 | 75.2% | +23.2% |
| DOSHI, AKSHAY | 3 | 63.9% | +40.0% |
| TAYLOR, JOSHUA D | 3 | 59.4% | +30.6% |
| ALATA, YASSIN | 2 | 66.7% | +14.6% |
| PARRA, OMAR S | 2 | 74.5% | +9.2% |
| SHELEHEDA, JAMES R | 2 | 67.6% | +20.5% |
| TRAN, LOI H | 2 | 65.0% | +23.6% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19300099 | Block Vector Predictor Candidate Selection | BECK, LERON | — |
| 18461386 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUSES FOR PROCESSING VIDEO BY ADAPTIVE RATE DISTORTION OPTIMIZATION | BECK, LERON | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18637881 | Coding TriSoup Vertex Information | DHILLON, PUNEET S | 120d overdue |
| 15697571 | Device-Based Audio-Format Selection | BRUCKART, BENJAMIN R | 118d overdue |
| 18159226 | Systems, Methods, and Apparatuses For Network Entity Tracking | SHIFERAW, ELENI A | 117d overdue |
| 18665978 | METHODS FOR IMPROVING LISTWISE RANKING IN LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS | CASTILLO-TORRES, KEISHA Y | 72d overdue |
| 18944732 | Advertisement Supported Video Download | CHOKSHI, PINKAL R | 58d overdue |
| 18921479 | Video Resolution Enforcement and Optimization in an Adaptive Bitrate Environment | NILFOROUSH, MOHAMMAD A | 38d overdue |
| 18947834 | Powering An Information Delivery Network | TRAN, HAI | 30d overdue |
| 18883886 | Data Network Traffic Management | KARWAN, SIHAR A | 28d overdue |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18631490 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTENT MANAGEMENT | MENDOZA, JUNIOR O | 77d overdue |
| 17668685 | DEVICE ANALYSIS FOR SUPPLEMENTAL CONTENT EXPOSURE | MENDOZA, JUNIOR O | 56d overdue |
| 18324481 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC CONTENT RECOGNITION | TAYLOR, JOSHUA D | 19d overdue |
| 18896737 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CAPACITY EXCHANGE | BOYD, ALEXANDER L | 8d overdue |
| 18508792 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTENT MANAGEMENT | TAYLOR, JOSHUA D | 4d overdue |
| 17585178 | Determining Location Within Video Content for Presentation to a User | TRAN, LOI H | 4d overdue |
| 17248826 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR NETWORK CONTROL | TAYLOR, JOSHUA D | 13d |
| 18337553 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUSES FOR UPDATING CONTENT DATA | DOSHI, AKSHAY | 34d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2424 | 14 |
| 2426 | 12 |
| 2421 | 10 |
| 2425 | 9 |
| 2482 | 6 |
| 2422 | 6 |
| 2659 | 6 |
| 2415 | 6 |
| 2449 | 6 |
| 2443 | 5 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19343947 | Scene Classification and Learning for Video Compression | TARKO, ASMAMAW G | 2482 | §101§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 29, 2025 |
| 19337154 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUSES FOR IMPROVED DATA MANAGEMENT | BARTLETT, WILLIAM P | 2169 | §101§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 23, 2025 |
| 19326450 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTENT-DRIVEN TRANSCODER COORDINATION | LOTFI, KYLE M | 2425 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 11, 2025 |
| 19321553 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUSES FOR IMPROVED CONTENT STORAGE | MENGESHA, MULUGETA A | 2424 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 08, 2025 |
| 19322068 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONDITION MITIGATION | MONSHI, SAMIRA | 2422 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 08, 2025 |
| 19316495 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING ACCESS TO CONTENT ASSETS | ALATA, YASSIN | 2426 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 02, 2025 |
| 19310338 | ERROR DETECTION AND CORRECTION FOR AUDIO CACHE | UDDIN, MOHAMMED R | 2161 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 26, 2025 |
| 19300099 | Block Vector Predictor Candidate Selection | BECK, LERON | 2487 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2025 |
| 19300175 | Block Vector Predictor Candidate Selection | BECK, LERON | 2487 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2025 |
| 19300294 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR HANDLING END-TO-END ENCRYPTION | ALMAGHAYREH, KHALID M | 2492 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2025 |
| 19298943 | Audio Video Synchronization | TEITELBAUM, MICHAEL E | 2422 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 13, 2025 |
| 19298472 | Viewer Reaction Detection and Content Control | PARRA, OMAR S | 2421 | §101§102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 13, 2025 |
| 19293991 | Trick Play of Content Output | FOGG, CYNTHIA M | 2421 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 07, 2025 |
| 19290118 | PRESERVING USER PRIVACY IN CAPTURED CONTENT | GUNDRY, STEPHEN T | 2435 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 04, 2025 |
| 19284418 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING VIDEO | LEE, Y YOUNG | 2485 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 29, 2025 |
| 19271231 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR DETERMINING AN INTRODUCTION PORTION IN A VIDEO PROGRAM | PARRA, OMAR S | 2421 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 16, 2025 |
| 19270043 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING VIDEO PLAYBACK QUALITY | ALATA, YASSIN | 2426 | §102§103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 15, 2025 |
| 19257230 | Systems And Methods For Managing Access Control | POLTORAK, PIOTR | 2431 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 01, 2025 |
| 19251300 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THOUGHT PASSWORD BRAIN COMPUTER INTERFACE | MIDKIFF, AARON | 2621 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 26, 2025 |
| 19248636 | DISTRIBUTED DATA ACCESS CONTROL | BULLOCK, JOSHUA | 2161 | §101§102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 25, 2025 |
| 19247852 | Content Analysis to Enhance Search | DAYE, CHELCIE L | 2161 | §101§102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 24, 2025 |
| 19244981 | DEVICE ANALYSIS FOR SUPPLEMENTAL CONTENT EXPOSURE | MENDOZA, JUNIOR O | 2425 | §102§103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 19241060 | Video Compression Using Block Vector Predictor Refinement | PRINCE, JESSICA MARIE | 2486 | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 17, 2025 |
| 19237192 | Performing Trick Plays of Segmented Video Content | SHELEHEDA, JAMES R | 2424 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 13, 2025 |
| 19230453 | Chroma Sampling for Colored Point Cloud | NIRJHAR, NASIM NAZRUL | 2482 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 06, 2025 |
| 19230448 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR PROCESSING VIDEO | VAZQUEZ COLON, MARIA E | 2482 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 06, 2025 |
| 19210295 | Network Storage Device and Method | TRAN, LOI H | 2484 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 16, 2025 |
| 19209540 | AUDIO IMPROVEMENT USING CLOSED CAPTION DATA | CHOWDHURY, SUMAIYA A | 2421 | §101§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 15, 2025 |
| 19202034 | Crowdsourcing Supplemental Content | GOFMAN, ALEX N | 2163 | §103DP | Final Rejection | 22d | Pending | May 08, 2025 |
| 19197916 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOBILE DEVICE AS TEMPORARY CONTENT ORIGIN | TAYLOR, NICHOLAS R | 2443 | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 02, 2025 |
| 19191184 | DATA TRANSLATION FOR VIDEO-VIEWING ACTIVITY | BOYD, ALEXANDER L | 2424 | §102§103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 28, 2025 |
| 19186240 | Systems and Methods for Determining Status of Sensors | ALAM, MIRZA F | 2688 | §101§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 22, 2025 |
| 19182223 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AMBIENT SYSTEM CONTROL | BARAKAT, MOHAMED | 2689 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 17, 2025 |
| 19177164 | SYNCHRONIZATION OF DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT DATA | KIM, HEE SOO | 2443 | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 11, 2025 |
| 19175416 | Secondary Content Delivery | RIAZ, SAHAR AQIL | 2424 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 10, 2025 |
| 19173523 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTENT PLAYBACK | TELAN, MICHAEL R | 2426 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 08, 2025 |
| 19085263 | Systems and Methods for Curating Content Metadata | LONG, MEREDITH A | 3622 | §101§102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 20, 2025 |
| 19072134 | Adaptive Rights Management System | AHSAN, SYED M | 2491 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 06, 2025 |
| 19071293 | Program Segmentation of Linear Transmission | CHOWDHURY, NIGAR | 2484 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 05, 2025 |
| 19065671 | Caption Anomaly Detection | BOYD, ALEXANDER L | 2424 | §102§103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 27, 2025 |
| 19060194 | Managing Service Capacity | YE, ZI | 2455 | §103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 21, 2025 |
| 19060271 | Packet Replication and Usage Monitoring in a Network Environment | JEAN GILLES, JUDE | 2459 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 21, 2025 |
| 19056522 | Transmission Configuration And Timing For Wireless Communications | TANG, KIET G | 2469 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 18, 2025 |
| 19053962 | Preserving Image Quality in Temporally Compressed Video Streams | LEE, JIMMY S | 2482 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 14, 2025 |
| 19053319 | SYSTEMS & METHODS FOR SMART CONTENT STREAMING | SWEARINGEN, JEFFREY R | 2445 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 13, 2025 |
| 19052183 | Monitoring Device Data and Gateway Data | LEUNG, ROBERT B | 2494 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 12, 2025 |
| 19050801 | DATA INTERPRETATION WITH MODULATION ERROR RATIO ANALYSIS | BURD, KEVIN MICHAEL | 2112 | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 11, 2025 |
| 19049738 | VERIFICATION OF USER IDENTITY FOR VOICE ENABLED DEVICES | GAY, SONIA L | 2657 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 10, 2025 |
| 19048571 | Device Synchronization For Audiovisual Content | RECEK, JASON D | 2458 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 07, 2025 |
| 19048783 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATION OF OUTPUT CONTROL FILES | HOSSAIN, FARZANA E | 2482 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 07, 2025 |
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Start Free TrialComcast Cable Communications LLC has 315 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 127 art units and 275 examiners.
Junior O Mendoza has the most, with 4 of Comcast Cable Communications LLC's pending office actions.
Mostly Networking & Security (USPTO Tech Center 2400), based on where its pending office actions are examined.