Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Gauss Labs Inc.

Technology areas: Communications • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics

2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Gauss Labs Inc. has 2 pending office actions in Communications. The matters are assigned to 2 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units, so the portfolio includes separate examination tracks.

LI, RUIPING is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. The other action is outside that examiner’s assignment, making it useful to coordinate overall claim themes while reviewing each examiner’s issues independently.

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

Portfolio Summary

2
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
1
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.

1
Hard (50%)
1
Medium (50%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (50%)
§103 only1 (50%)

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
50% of docket
1
Semiconductors
50% 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.

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

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
LI, RUIPING 1 77.0% +18.2%
SHAFAYET, MOHAMMED 1 75.6% +35.3%

Hard Cases (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18436238 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESS MONITORING AND CONTROL SHAFAYET, MOHAMMED —

Interview Candidates (2)

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 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18756287 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING AND QUANTIFYING IMAGE DATA LI, RUIPING —
18436238 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESS MONITORING AND CONTROL SHAFAYET, MOHAMMED —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2676 1
2893 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18756287 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING AND QUANTIFYING IMAGE DATA LI, RUIPING 2676 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 27, 2024
18436238 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESS MONITORING AND CONTROL SHAFAYET, MOHAMMED 2893 §101§102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 08, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Gauss Labs Inc. have?

Gauss Labs Inc. has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Gauss Labs Inc. applications?

Ruiping Li has the most, with 1 of Gauss Labs Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Gauss Labs Inc.'s patent applications in?

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

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