Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Computing & Software
3 pending office actions • 1 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Hydromax Usa LLC currently manages 3 pending office actions within the Computing & Software technology area. All of these actions are located within 1 distinct art unit, showing a highly specialized focus for their software-related intellectual property. Each of the 3 pending actions is assigned to a different person, as there are 3 distinct examiners involved. This distribution means that every active matter is being reviewed by a different individual despite the narrow technical focus.
ABDALLAH A EL-HAGE HASSAN is the busiest examiner, though they are only handling 1 pending office action. This reflects the even distribution of the 3 pending actions across the 3 distinct examiners. For a small portfolio, the concentration in 1 distinct art unit simplifies the technical landscape, even if the company must still interact with multiple individual examiners. Practitioners should note that the busiest examiner handles 1 of the active matters, which is consistent with the overall distribution of the portfolio. The focus on Computing & Software ensures that the prosecution remains within a specific technical framework at the patent office. With 3 pending office actions, the company maintains a targeted presence in its chosen 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 | 1 (33%) |
| §103 only | 1 (33%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (33%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EL-HAGE HASSAN, ABDALLAH A | 1 | 42.9% | +40.4% |
| MARI VALCARCEL, FERNANDO MARIANO | 1 | 49.7% | +20.0% |
| RIVERA VARGAS, MANUEL A | 1 | 81.1% | +11.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18669890 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATING ANOMALIES IN A PIPE | RIVERA VARGAS, MANUEL A | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19179835 | CROSS-BORE RISK ASSESSMENT AND RISK MANAGEMENT TOOL | EL-HAGE HASSAN, ABDALLAH A | — |
| 18822587 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEARCHING COLLECTED UTILITY INSPECTION READINGS | MARI VALCARCEL, FERNANDO MARIANO | — |
| 18669890 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATING ANOMALIES IN A PIPE | RIVERA VARGAS, MANUEL A | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2159 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19179835 | CROSS-BORE RISK ASSESSMENT AND RISK MANAGEMENT TOOL | EL-HAGE HASSAN, ABDALLAH A | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 15, 2025 |
| 18822587 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEARCHING COLLECTED UTILITY INSPECTION READINGS | MARI VALCARCEL, FERNANDO MARIANO | 2159 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 03, 2024 |
| 18669890 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATING ANOMALIES IN A PIPE | RIVERA VARGAS, MANUEL A | — | §101§102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 21, 2024 |
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