Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Humane Inc.

Technology area: Computing & Software

1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Humane Inc. has 1 pending office action in the Computing & Software technology area. This matter is assigned to a distinct examiner and a distinct art unit. The busiest examiner, NEHCHIRI, KOOROSH, is responsible for the 1 pending office action. This singular focus indicates that the company's current prosecution is limited to a specific examiner and art unit.

For practitioners, this means there is no internal data from other pending matters to compare examiner behavior or art unit standards. The prosecution strategy is entirely dependent on the interaction with NEHCHIRI, KOOROSH. This concentration suggests a targeted approach to patenting within the Computing & Software sector. Without additional pending matters, the applicant lacks a broader footprint across different USPTO divisions. The outcome of this single case will define the current success of the portfolio in this technology area.

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

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
0
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 (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (100%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
1
Information Tech
100% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% 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.

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
NEHCHIRI, KOOROSH 1 45.4% +27.2%

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
18896752 GESTURES FOR NAVIGATING AND SELECTING ITEMS USING A LASER PROJECTED EPHEMERAL USER INTERFACE NEHCHIRI, KOOROSH —

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
18896752 GESTURES FOR NAVIGATING AND SELECTING ITEMS USING A LASER PROJECTED EPHEMERAL USER INTERFACE NEHCHIRI, KOOROSH —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2174 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18896752 GESTURES FOR NAVIGATING AND SELECTING ITEMS USING A LASER PROJECTED EPHEMERAL USER INTERFACE NEHCHIRI, KOOROSH 2174 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 25, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Humane Inc. have?

Humane Inc. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Humane Inc. applications?

Koorosh Nehchiri has the most, with 1 of Humane Inc.'s pending office actions.

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

Mostly Computing & Software (USPTO Tech Center 2100), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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