Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 3 patents granted in the last 365 days
Eotech LLC has 2 pending office actions within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These actions are handled by 2 distinct examiners, yet they are both contained within 1 distinct art unit. This indicates that while the company is interacting with multiple examiners, the technical focus of the applications is narrow enough to remain within a single specialized administrative unit.
SWANSON, ALAINA MARIE is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, currently overseeing 1 pending action. This is one of the company's 2 total pending office actions. The use of 2 distinct examiners for the actions ensures that the company's portfolio is subject to multiple perspectives, even though the 1 distinct art unit suggests a consistent overarching examination policy.
The concentration in a distinct art unit may allow for a more predictable prosecution environment compared to portfolios spread across multiple units. However, the involvement of distinct examiners means that the specific outcomes of the pending office actions will still depend on individual examiner discretion. This balance of a single art unit and multiple examiners provides a focused yet diversified approach to the company's current patent filings in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics sector.
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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (100%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWANSON, ALAINA MARIE | 1 | 75.4% | +8.8% |
| KING, GEORGE G | 1 | 57.9% | +37.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18913617 | WEAPON SYSTEM AND WEAPON DISPLAY DEVICE THEREOF | SWANSON, ALAINA MARIE | — |
| 18908266 | WEAPON SIGHT | KING, GEORGE G | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18908266 | WEAPON SIGHT | KING, GEORGE G | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2872 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18913617 | WEAPON SYSTEM AND WEAPON DISPLAY DEVICE THEREOF | SWANSON, ALAINA MARIE | 2872 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 11, 2024 |
| 18908266 | WEAPON SIGHT | KING, GEORGE G | 2872 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 07, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialEotech LLC has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 2 examiners.
Alaina Marie Swanson has the most, with 1 of Eotech LLC's pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
