Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Computing & Software • Networking & Security • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
5 pending office actions • 3 art units • 4 examiners • 0 of 5 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 16 patents granted in the last 365 days
Connaught Electronics Ltd. currently manages 5 pending office actions within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These matters are distributed among 4 distinct examiners and 3 distinct art units. This distribution indicates that the portfolio is subject to review by multiple specialized groups at the USPTO. The busiest examiner is PAPE, ZACHARY, who is responsible for 2 pending office actions.
The remaining pending office actions are handled by other distinct examiners. This variety in personnel suggests that practitioners must adapt their prosecution style to the individual preferences of the 4 distinct examiners involved. With 3 distinct art units engaged, the technical arguments may need to be tailored to the specific standards of each unit. Managing 5 pending office actions across multiple examiners requires a coordinated effort to ensure consistency. Practitioners should monitor the 2 pending office actions under the busiest examiner for potential efficiencies in prosecution strategy across the 3 distinct art units.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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 + other | 1 (20%) |
| §103 only | 2 (40%) |
| §112 only | 1 (20%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (20%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAPE, ZACHARY | 2 | 72.4% | +19.4% |
| SAMPATH, GAYATHRI | 1 | 78.0% | +37.9% |
| YANG, QIAN | 1 | 73.5% | +31.4% |
| AHSAN, SYED M | 1 | 73.1% | +22.3% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18655157 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A MONOTONIC COUNTER | AHSAN, SYED M | 12d |
| 18844817 | METHOD FOR DETECTING AND RECOGNIZING A STREET SIGN IN AN ENVIRONMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE BY AN ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AS WELL AS ASSISTANCE SYSTEM | YANG, QIAN | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18655157 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A MONOTONIC COUNTER | AHSAN, SYED M | 12d |
| 18880112 | ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR POWERING MULTIPLE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS OF AN ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT OF A VEHICLE, AND ELECTRONIC CONTROL ARRANGEMENT OF A VEHICLE | SAMPATH, GAYATHRI | — |
| 18865262 | CIRCUIT BOARD ARRANGEMENT WITH CIRCUIT BOARDS PIVOTABLE FROM A MOUNTING POSITION INTO AN INTERMEDIATE POSITION | PAPE, ZACHARY | — |
| 18844817 | METHOD FOR DETECTING AND RECOGNIZING A STREET SIGN IN AN ENVIRONMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE BY AN ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AS WELL AS ASSISTANCE SYSTEM | YANG, QIAN | — |
| 18576749 | ELECTRONIC COMPUTING DEVICE FOR AN ASSISTANCE SYSTEM OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AS WELL AS METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ELECTRONIC COMPUTING DEVICE | PAPE, ZACHARY | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2835 | 2 |
| 2176 | 1 |
| 2491 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18880112 | ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR POWERING MULTIPLE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS OF AN ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT OF A VEHICLE, AND ELECTRONIC CONTROL ARRANGEMENT OF A VEHICLE | SAMPATH, GAYATHRI | 2176 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2024 |
| 18865262 | CIRCUIT BOARD ARRANGEMENT WITH CIRCUIT BOARDS PIVOTABLE FROM A MOUNTING POSITION INTO AN INTERMEDIATE POSITION | PAPE, ZACHARY | 2835 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 12, 2024 |
| 18844817 | METHOD FOR DETECTING AND RECOGNIZING A STREET SIGN IN AN ENVIRONMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE BY AN ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AS WELL AS ASSISTANCE SYSTEM | YANG, QIAN | — | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 06, 2024 |
| 18655157 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A MONOTONIC COUNTER | AHSAN, SYED M | 2491 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 12d | Pending | May 03, 2024 |
| 18576749 | ELECTRONIC COMPUTING DEVICE FOR AN ASSISTANCE SYSTEM OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AS WELL AS METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ELECTRONIC COMPUTING DEVICE | PAPE, ZACHARY | 2835 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 05, 2024 |
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