Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Networking & Security • Communications • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
4 pending office actions • 4 art units • 4 examiners • 0 of 4 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Hamad Bin Khalifa University (Hbku) has 4 pending office actions in the Networking & Security technology area. These 4 actions are spread across 4 distinct examiners and 4 distinct art units. This 1 to 1 ratio of actions to units suggests that each application covers a different specialized aspect of networking and security, requiring a unique prosecution approach for every matter.
CHOUDHURY, RAQIUL A is the busiest examiner, currently managing 1 pending office action. Because each of the 4 pending actions is in a different art unit with a different examiner, there is no centralization in the current prosecution landscape. Practitioners must be prepared to address the unique standards of 4 distinct art units and 4 different examiners without any overlap in personnel.
The complete dispersion across 4 distinct examiners and 4 distinct art units means that no two applications share the same immediate examination environment. Success depends on the ability to navigate 4 different sets of examination standards and individual examiner preferences. This level of diversification suggests a portfolio of specialized inventions that do not overlap significantly in their technical classifications within the networking field.
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 + other | 2 (50%) |
| §112 only | 1 (25%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (25%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PYLE, SIENNA CHRISTINE | 1 | 72.2% | +16.3% |
| CHOUDHURY, RAQIUL A | 1 | 86.7% | +5.5% |
| PO, MING CHEUNG | 1 | 37.7% | +13.8% |
| RUDOLPH, VINCENT M | 1 | 47.2% | +41.2% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18980500 | FORWARD BACKWARD FOURIER TRANSFORM (FBFT) MODEL FOR BRAIN DISEASE DETECTION | PYLE, SIENNA CHRISTINE | — |
| 18980609 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN AUTOMATED TOOL FOR STIX REPORT GENERATION FROM THREAT INTELLIGENCE TEXT | CHOUDHURY, RAQIUL A | — |
| 18962576 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SMALL OBJECT DETECTION IN IMAGES USING MACHINE LEARNING AND SIGNAL PROCESSING TECHNIQUES | RUDOLPH, VINCENT M | — |
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 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18980500 | FORWARD BACKWARD FOURIER TRANSFORM (FBFT) MODEL FOR BRAIN DISEASE DETECTION | PYLE, SIENNA CHRISTINE | — |
| 18975682 | METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORK-IMMOBILIZED CR-MONOPHOSPHINE COMPLEX CATALYZED ETHYLENE PENTAMERIZATION TO SELECTIVELY PRODUCE 1-DECENE | PO, MING CHEUNG | — |
| 18962576 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SMALL OBJECT DETECTION IN IMAGES USING MACHINE LEARNING AND SIGNAL PROCESSING TECHNIQUES | RUDOLPH, VINCENT M | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3791 | 1 |
| 2444 | 1 |
| 1771 | 1 |
| 2671 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18980500 | FORWARD BACKWARD FOURIER TRANSFORM (FBFT) MODEL FOR BRAIN DISEASE DETECTION | PYLE, SIENNA CHRISTINE | 3791 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 13, 2024 |
| 18980609 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN AUTOMATED TOOL FOR STIX REPORT GENERATION FROM THREAT INTELLIGENCE TEXT | CHOUDHURY, RAQIUL A | 2444 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 13, 2024 |
| 18975682 | METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORK-IMMOBILIZED CR-MONOPHOSPHINE COMPLEX CATALYZED ETHYLENE PENTAMERIZATION TO SELECTIVELY PRODUCE 1-DECENE | PO, MING CHEUNG | 1771 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 10, 2024 |
| 18962576 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SMALL OBJECT DETECTION IN IMAGES USING MACHINE LEARNING AND SIGNAL PROCESSING TECHNIQUES | RUDOLPH, VINCENT M | 2671 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialHamad Bin Khalifa University (Hbku) has 4 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 4 art units and 4 examiners.
Sienna Christine Pyle has the most, with 1 of Hamad Bin Khalifa University (Hbku)'s pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
