Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Hmbay Patents LLC

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

Analysis

Hmbay Patents LLC maintains a portfolio in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. The portfolio currently contains 1 pending office action. This action is assigned to 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit. This structure shows a very specific and targeted approach to the company's current patent office proceedings.

OBEID, FAHD A is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, with 1 pending office action. For the practitioner, this means that the 1 pending office action is subject to the specific examination style and history of OBEID, FAHD A. Because the portfolio involves 1 distinct examiner, the company can focus its resources on the preferences of this individual rather than managing diverse perspectives.

The involvement of 1 distinct art unit suggests that the subject matter of the pending office action is confined to a specific technical niche within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. This concentration simplifies the management of the portfolio, as the prosecution is not divided across art units. The current data reflects a targeted approach to patent acquisition, with all active prosecution consolidated under these specific designations.

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

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
0
Non-Final OAs
1
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

1
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

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 (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (100%)

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
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
100% 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.

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

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
OBEID, FAHD A 1 28.2% +48.5%

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
15985618 Method and Apparatus for Automated Bill Timeline OBEID, FAHD A 88d overdue

Interview Candidates (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
15985618 Method and Apparatus for Automated Bill Timeline OBEID, FAHD A 88d overdue

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3627 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
15985618 Method and Apparatus for Automated Bill Timeline OBEID, FAHD A 3627 §101§112 Final Rejection 88d overdue Pending May 21, 2018

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Hmbay Patents LLC have?

Hmbay Patents LLC has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Hmbay Patents LLC applications?

Fahd A Obeid has the most, with 1 of Hmbay Patents LLC's pending office actions.

What technology area are Hmbay Patents LLC's patent applications in?

Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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