Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days
Electronic Controls Inc. is managing 2 pending office actions in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These actions are split between 2 distinct examiners but are both located within 1 distinct art unit. This indicates that while different individuals are reviewing the matters, the prosecution is centralized within a single specialized group at the USPTO. Such a structure suggests that the company's current semiconductor filings are technically related enough to be handled by the same art unit, even if they require different examiners.
DUDA, RINA I is identified as the busiest examiner for the portfolio, currently handling 1 pending office action. This represents a portion of the 2 pending office actions active for the company. With multiple distinct examiners involved in 1 distinct art unit, the company's prosecution is being handled by different reviewers within the same technical department. This means that while the company must address each pending office action from a different examiner, the overarching examination environment remains consistent across both matters, potentially allowing for some procedural overlap within that single art unit.
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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 1 (50%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (50%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUDA, RINA I | 1 | 80.2% | +10.2% |
| GLASS, ERICK DAVID | 1 | 89.7% | +7.0% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18371498 | BOTTOM DOOR MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | DUDA, RINA I | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18096689 | ELEVATOR LEVEL WARNING SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | GLASS, ERICK DAVID | — |
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 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18371498 | BOTTOM DOOR MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | DUDA, RINA I | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2837 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18371498 | BOTTOM DOOR MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | DUDA, RINA I | — | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 22, 2023 |
| 18096689 | ELEVATOR LEVEL WARNING SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | GLASS, ERICK DAVID | 2837 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 13, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialElectronic Controls Inc. has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 2 examiners.
Rina I Duda has the most, with 1 of Electronic Controls Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
