Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days
Grid Smarter Cities Ltd. has 1 pending office action in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. This action is being reviewed by 1 distinct examiner, JOSEPH, TONYA S, in 1 distinct art unit. The portfolio's current activity is characterized by this singular focus, as there are no other pending matters to manage across the USPTO.
JOSEPH, TONYA S is the busiest examiner for the company, with 1 pending office action currently assigned. This examiner is the sole gatekeeper for the company's pending intellectual property in this technology area. The presence of 1 distinct art unit suggests that the application fits squarely within a specific classification related to transportation or e-commerce systems, allowing for a focused legal and technical strategy.
With 1 pending office action to address, the company can dedicate its full attention to the specific feedback provided by JOSEPH, TONYA S. The lack of multiple examiners or art units eliminates the need for cross-application consistency checks or complex docketing. Practitioners should focus on the specific nuances of the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems area to successfully navigate this single prosecution within its assigned 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 |
|---|---|
| §101 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOSEPH, TONYA S | 1 | 24.2% | +19.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18707392 | A METHOD FOR BOOKING AN ELECTRICAL VEHICLE CHARGING STATION AND A METHOD OF MANAGING ELECTRICAL VEHICLE BATTERY CHARGING AT A COMMERCIAL PARKING LOCATION | JOSEPH, TONYA S | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18707392 | A METHOD FOR BOOKING AN ELECTRICAL VEHICLE CHARGING STATION AND A METHOD OF MANAGING ELECTRICAL VEHICLE BATTERY CHARGING AT A COMMERCIAL PARKING LOCATION | JOSEPH, TONYA S | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3628 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18707392 | A METHOD FOR BOOKING AN ELECTRICAL VEHICLE CHARGING STATION AND A METHOD OF MANAGING ELECTRICAL VEHICLE BATTERY CHARGING AT A COMMERCIAL PARKING LOCATION | JOSEPH, TONYA S | 3628 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 03, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialGrid Smarter Cities Ltd. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Tonya S Joseph has the most, with 1 of Grid Smarter Cities Ltd.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
