Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Dental Smartmirror Inc.

Technology area: Communications

1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Dental Smartmirror Inc. is currently engaged in 1 pending office action in the Communications technology area. This single action is situated within a distinct art unit, indicating a focused technical scope for the company's current intellectual property filings. The prosecution involves a distinct examiner, allowing for a consistent and direct dialogue during the review of this application.

MONIKANG, GEORGE C is the busiest examiner for this company, currently overseeing the 1 pending office action. With only a distinct examiner and a distinct art unit involved, the company's immediate patent goals are tied to the resolution of this single matter. The pending office action in Communications is the sole focus of the company's current active prosecution. Practitioners can dedicate their resources to addressing the specific technical standards of the distinct art unit. Successfully navigating the requirements of MONIKANG, GEORGE C is a key step for Dental Smartmirror Inc. to secure its position in the Communications sector, starting with the 1 pending action currently under review.

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

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
0
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.

0
Hard (0%)
1
Medium (100%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only1 (100%)

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
1
Communications
100% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% 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.

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

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
MONIKANG, GEORGE C 1 75.4% +7.1%

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2692 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18531299 USING AN INTRAORAL MIRROR WITH AN INTEGRATED CAMERA TO RECORD DENTAL STATUS, AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF MONIKANG, GEORGE C 2692 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 06, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Dental Smartmirror Inc. have?

Dental Smartmirror Inc. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Dental Smartmirror Inc. applications?

George C Monikang has the most, with 1 of Dental Smartmirror Inc.'s pending office actions.

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

Mostly Communications (USPTO Tech Center 2600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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