Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Hyperform Inc.

Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics

4 pending office actions • 4 art units • 4 examiners • 0 of 4 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Hyperform Inc. has 4 pending office actions in Chemistry & Materials. The matters involve 4 distinct examiners and 4 distinct art units, indicating that the portfolio is fully distributed across the recorded examination assignments.

GRUSBY, REBECCA LYNN is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. Counsel should therefore expect application-specific prosecution rather than a single examiner-centered strategy, while monitoring the separate technical issues raised in each action.

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

Portfolio Summary

4
Total Pending OAs
3
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.

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

2
Hard (50%)
2
Medium (50%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only2 (50%)
Multi-statute (no §101)2 (50%)

Industry Mix

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

3
Life Sciences
75% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
1
Semiconductors
25% 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.

40 h
Manual time on pending OAs
8 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
14 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
GRUSBY, REBECCA LYNN 1 32.5% +41.1%
KHAN, TAHSEEN 1 61.7% +20.2%
SHABMAN, MARK A 1 84.0% +13.1%
GOLDEN, CHINESSA T 1 58.0% +4.5%

Hard Cases (2)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19037912 WALLCOVERING PANEL GRUSBY, REBECCA LYNN —
18791942 PORTABLE TENSILE STRENGTH TESTER SHABMAN, MARK A —

Interview Candidates (3)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19037912 WALLCOVERING PANEL GRUSBY, REBECCA LYNN —
19006351 SURFACE COVERING WITH MAGNETIC COUPLING ARRANGEMENT KHAN, TAHSEEN —
18791942 PORTABLE TENSILE STRENGTH TESTER SHABMAN, MARK A —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1785 1
1781 1
2855 1
1788 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19037912 WALLCOVERING PANEL GRUSBY, REBECCA LYNN 1785 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Jan 27, 2025
19006351 SURFACE COVERING WITH MAGNETIC COUPLING ARRANGEMENT KHAN, TAHSEEN 1781 §103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 31, 2024
18791942 PORTABLE TENSILE STRENGTH TESTER SHABMAN, MARK A 2855 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 01, 2024
18639368 COVER WITH PULL-THROUGH PREVENTION ARRANGEMENT GOLDEN, CHINESSA T 1788 §103 Non-Final OA 70d Pending Apr 18, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

Hyperform Inc. has 4 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 4 art units and 4 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Hyperform Inc. applications?

Rebecca Lynn Grusby has the most, with 1 of Hyperform Inc.'s pending office actions.

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

Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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