Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Computing & Software • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
3 pending office actions • 3 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 2 patents granted in the last 365 days
Dtn LLC is currently managing 3 pending office actions in the Computing & Software technology area. These actions are located in 3 distinct art units, representing a high level of technical dispersion where each pending matter is reviewed by a different specialized group. This spread across 3 distinct art units indicates that the company's software innovations are diverse enough to fall under the jurisdiction of multiple examination teams. The 3 pending office actions show a steady level of engagement with the patent office in the computing sector. This structure ensures that each application is being reviewed in a unique technical environment.
BUTLER, RODNEY ALLEN is the busiest examiner for the company, with 1 pending office action currently under review. The portfolio is handled by 3 distinct examiners, meaning that every pending application is assigned to a different individual. This distribution among 3 distinct examiners ensures that the company receives a unique perspective on each of its software claims. By maintaining a 1 to 1 ratio of actions to examiners across 3 distinct art units, the company avoids concentration risk and benefits from a broad range of technical feedback. No single examiner has a concentrated influence over the company's pending applications.
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 | 2 (67%) |
| §103 only | 1 (33%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUTLER, RODNEY ALLEN | 1 | 88.2% | +10.9% |
| MITIKU, BERHANU | 1 | 55.2% | +29.0% |
| GIRI, PURSOTTAM | 1 | 19.3% | +11.5% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18965870 | DYNAMIC AIRCRAFT THREAT CONTROLLER MANAGER APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS | BUTLER, RODNEY ALLEN | — |
| 18229110 | STORAGE UTILITY NETWORK | MITIKU, BERHANU | — |
| 18094203 | MODELING OF SOIL COMPACTION AND STRUCTURAL CAPACITY FOR FIELD TRAFFICABILITY BY AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT FROM DIAGNOSIS AND PREDICTION OF SOIL AND WEATHER CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH USER-PROVIDED FEEDBACK | GIRI, PURSOTTAM | — |
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 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18965870 | DYNAMIC AIRCRAFT THREAT CONTROLLER MANAGER APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS | BUTLER, RODNEY ALLEN | — |
| 18229110 | STORAGE UTILITY NETWORK | MITIKU, BERHANU | — |
| 18094203 | MODELING OF SOIL COMPACTION AND STRUCTURAL CAPACITY FOR FIELD TRAFFICABILITY BY AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT FROM DIAGNOSIS AND PREDICTION OF SOIL AND WEATHER CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH USER-PROVIDED FEEDBACK | GIRI, PURSOTTAM | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3666 | 1 |
| 2156 | 1 |
| 2116 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18965870 | DYNAMIC AIRCRAFT THREAT CONTROLLER MANAGER APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS | BUTLER, RODNEY ALLEN | 3666 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 02, 2024 |
| 18229110 | STORAGE UTILITY NETWORK | MITIKU, BERHANU | 2156 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 01, 2023 |
| 18094203 | MODELING OF SOIL COMPACTION AND STRUCTURAL CAPACITY FOR FIELD TRAFFICABILITY BY AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT FROM DIAGNOSIS AND PREDICTION OF SOIL AND WEATHER CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH USER-PROVIDED FEEDBACK | GIRI, PURSOTTAM | 2116 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 06, 2023 |
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