Technology area: Computing & Software
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 10 patents granted in the last 365 days
General Dynamics Mission Systems Inc. has 1 pending office action in the Computing & Software technology area. This single matter is assigned to 1 distinct art unit and is being handled by 1 distinct examiner. In the fast-moving computing sector, such a focused prosecution profile allows the company to maintain a very specific technical focus. This 1 pending office action is the only active matter currently reported for the company.
YOON, ERIC is the busiest examiner for the company, currently overseeing 1 pending office action. Because this individual is the only examiner involved, the company can focus its resources on a single point of contact. This 1 pending office action represents the entirety of the company's active prosecution. Having a single examiner means that the company does not need to reconcile different examination styles or conflicting interpretations of software-related prior art.
With only 1 distinct art unit and 1 distinct examiner involved, the administrative complexity of the portfolio is minimal. The company does not need to navigate the varying procedural nuances of multiple art units. This 1 pending office action allows for a very direct and concentrated legal strategy. The focus on a single examiner and art unit ensures that the prosecution remains unified and efficient for this specific technical filing.
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 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| YOON, ERIC | 1 | 58.7% | +65.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18618235 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DECISION MAKING AND CONTROL IN MULTI-AGENT SYSTEMS | YOON, ERIC | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2118 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18618235 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DECISION MAKING AND CONTROL IN MULTI-AGENT SYSTEMS | YOON, ERIC | 2118 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 27, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialGeneral Dynamics Mission Systems Inc. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Eric Yoon has the most, with 1 of General Dynamics Mission Systems Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Computing & Software (USPTO Tech Center 2100), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
