Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Ingram Micro Inc.

Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

6 pending office actions • 3 art units • 4 examiners • 0 of 6 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 6 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Ingram Micro Inc. has 6 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. The files involve 3 examiners and 4 art units, so some examiner concentration exists alongside distribution across technical units.

ZEROUAL, OMAR is the busiest examiner, with 4 pending matters. That examiner-specific concentration makes a focused review of response history and claim treatment practical, while the remaining art-unit assignments require separate attention.

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

Portfolio Summary

6
Total Pending OAs
2
Non-Final OAs
3
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 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
1
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.

6
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (17%)
§101 + other5 (83%)

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
6
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.

60 h
Manual time on pending OAs
12 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
21 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.5 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
ZEROUAL, OMAR 3 33.6% +39.6%
DELICH, STEPHANIE ZAGARELLA 1 38.7% +35.6%
STEWART, CRYSTOL 1 33.6% +28.8%
GAVIN, KRISTIN ELIZABETH 1 14.9% +17.3%

Hard Cases (6)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 6 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18793346 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED PREDICTION OF INSIGHTS FOR VENDOR PRODUCT ROADMAPS ZEROUAL, OMAR 147d overdue
18949952 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTEGRATING REAL-TIME BUSINESS INSIGHTS ZEROUAL, OMAR 34d
19560331 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REVENUE INTELLIGENT DIGITAL ASSISTANT USING REAL-TIME DATA MESH DELICH, STEPHANIE ZAGARELLA —
19559235 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC PRICING OPTIMIZATION BASED ON CUSTOMER WILLINGNESS TO PAY STEWART, CRYSTOL —
19400243 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-TIERED SUBSCRIPTION MANAGEMENT GAVIN, KRISTIN ELIZABETH —
19396025 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED CONFIGURATION TO ORDER AND QUOTE TO ORDER ZEROUAL, OMAR —

Interview Candidates (6)

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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18793346 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED PREDICTION OF INSIGHTS FOR VENDOR PRODUCT ROADMAPS ZEROUAL, OMAR 147d overdue
18949952 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTEGRATING REAL-TIME BUSINESS INSIGHTS ZEROUAL, OMAR 34d
19560331 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REVENUE INTELLIGENT DIGITAL ASSISTANT USING REAL-TIME DATA MESH DELICH, STEPHANIE ZAGARELLA —
19559235 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC PRICING OPTIMIZATION BASED ON CUSTOMER WILLINGNESS TO PAY STEWART, CRYSTOL —
19400243 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-TIERED SUBSCRIPTION MANAGEMENT GAVIN, KRISTIN ELIZABETH —
19396025 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED CONFIGURATION TO ORDER AND QUOTE TO ORDER ZEROUAL, OMAR —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3629 3
3624 2
3623 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19560331 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REVENUE INTELLIGENT DIGITAL ASSISTANT USING REAL-TIME DATA MESH DELICH, STEPHANIE ZAGARELLA 3623 §101 Final Rejection — Pending Mar 09, 2026
19559235 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC PRICING OPTIMIZATION BASED ON CUSTOMER WILLINGNESS TO PAY STEWART, CRYSTOL 3624 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 06, 2026
19400243 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-TIERED SUBSCRIPTION MANAGEMENT GAVIN, KRISTIN ELIZABETH 3624 §101§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 25, 2025
19396025 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED CONFIGURATION TO ORDER AND QUOTE TO ORDER ZEROUAL, OMAR 3629 §101§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 20, 2025
18949952 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTEGRATING REAL-TIME BUSINESS INSIGHTS ZEROUAL, OMAR 3629 §101§103§112 Final Rejection 34d Pending Nov 15, 2024
18793346 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED PREDICTION OF INSIGHTS FOR VENDOR PRODUCT ROADMAPS ZEROUAL, OMAR 3629 §101§112 Final Rejection 147d overdue Pending Aug 02, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Ingram Micro Inc. have?

Ingram Micro Inc. has 6 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 3 art units and 4 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Ingram Micro Inc. applications?

Omar Zeroual has the most, with 3 of Ingram Micro Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Ingram Micro Inc.'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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