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 • 5 patents granted in the last 365 days
Inter-University Research Institute Corporation Research Organization Of Information And Systems has 1 pending office action in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. This action is assigned to 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit. DUNNE, KENNETH MICHAEL is the busiest examiner, holding 1 pending office action. The current prosecution for this portfolio is concentrated in a single matter.
With 1 pending office action and 1 distinct examiner, the success of the portfolio is tied to the specific examination process of DUNNE, KENNETH MICHAEL. There are no other pending actions or examiners to consider. The strategy should be focused on the specific rules and practices of the 1 art unit where this mechanical and transportation application is being reviewed. This focus suggests a specific patent strategy within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems sector.
The lack of additional pending actions means that legal resources are currently directed toward this matter. Consequently, the interaction with the assigned examiner is the critical factor for the current intellectual property goals. Practitioners must be prepared to address the technical nuances of the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems area as interpreted by this examiner. The 1 pending office action represents the entirety of the current prosecution risk for the portfolio. There are no other pending actions or examiners to consider at this time.
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 only | 1 (100%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUNNE, KENNETH MICHAEL | 1 | 77.2% | +10.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19089867 | SAFETY RULE GENERATION DEVICE, MOVING BODY, AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEM, SAFETY RULE GENERATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM | DUNNE, KENNETH MICHAEL | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19089867 | SAFETY RULE GENERATION DEVICE, MOVING BODY, AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEM, SAFETY RULE GENERATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM | DUNNE, KENNETH MICHAEL | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3669 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19089867 | SAFETY RULE GENERATION DEVICE, MOVING BODY, AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEM, SAFETY RULE GENERATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM | DUNNE, KENNETH MICHAEL | 3669 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2025 |
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Start Free TrialInter-University Research Institute Corporation Research Organization Of Information And Systems has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Kenneth Michael Dunne has the most, with 1 of Inter-University Research Institute Corporation Research Organization Of Information And Systems's pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
