Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Networking & Security • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
16 pending office actions • 9 art units • 15 examiners • 0 of 16 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 38 patents granted in the last 365 days
Itron Inc. manages a portfolio in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area with 17 pending office actions. These matters are assigned to 17 distinct examiners, creating a distributed workload where the count of examiners equals the count of pending cases. This lack of overlap requires a unique approach for every pending matter in the portfolio.
The company's prosecution efforts are spread across 10 distinct art units, demonstrating technical breadth within the semiconductor and optics sectors. JOO, JOSHUA is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, currently managing 1 pending office action. This figure matches the workload of every other examiner involved with the 17 pending office actions.
With 17 distinct examiners and 10 distinct art units, the portfolio faces a wide array of examination styles and technical standards. The high number of art units relative to the pending office actions suggests that the company's innovations are being evaluated across a diverse set of specialized USPTO divisions.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 4 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 4 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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 | 2 (12%) |
| §101 + other | 2 (12%) |
| §103 only | 5 (31%) |
| Double-patenting only | 3 (19%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 4 (25%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISLAM, MOHAMMAD K | 2 | 82.9% | +17.2% |
| LA, ANH V | 1 | 84.6% | +13.8% |
| JOO, JOSHUA | 1 | 78.4% | +23.1% |
| TSANG, HENRY | 1 | 80.0% | +17.1% |
| KHAN, ATTA | 1 | 83.7% | +24.8% |
| BEAMER, TEMICA M | 1 | 88.4% | +4.2% |
| HO, DAO Q | 1 | 83.1% | +32.1% |
| BAUER, SCOTT ALLEN | 1 | 82.7% | +13.1% |
| SHAH, TANMAY K | 1 | 89.1% | +9.2% |
| RHODES-VIVOUR, TEMILADE S | 1 | 88.7% | +7.6% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19237960 | CONTROL OF STREET LIGHTS TO INDICATE PRIORITY ROUTES IN SMART CITIES | LA, ANH V | — |
| 19046355 | MESSAGING BASED ON TRUST LEVELS AND RESOURCE LIMITATIONS IN A MESH NETWORK | TSANG, HENRY | — |
| 19025923 | STATICALLY-CONFIGURED INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP) NETWORK TRAFFIC SHAPING FOR ADAPTATIVE MODULATION AND CODING DATA LINKS | KHAN, ATTA | — |
| 19006798 | NETWORK PROTOCOL FOR BATTERY POWERED DEVICES WITHIN A WIRELESS NETWORK | BEAMER, TEMICA M | — |
| 18883984 | Efficient Collaboration between Meters under the Same Transformer | RHODES-VIVOUR, TEMILADE S | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18446102 | TECHNIQUES FOR QUANTIFYING BEHIND-THE-METER SOLAR POWER GENERATION | BRYANT, CHRISTIAN THOMAS | 73d overdue |
| 18510467 | EARTHQUAKE DETECTION AND MONITORING USING SMART UTILITY METERS | ISLAM, MOHAMMAD K | 13d |
| 18984526 | EFFICIENT TRANSMISSION OF COMPRESSED CERTIFICATES IN A LOW BANDWIDTH MESH ENVIRONMENT | HO, DAO Q | — |
| 18964909 | DETECTING ELECTRICAL ARCING IN HOUSEHOLD ELECTRICAL WIRING | BAUER, SCOTT ALLEN | — |
| 18899144 | LOCAL UTC UPDATE BASED ON CELLULAR COMMUNICATION NETWORK PAGING SUBFRAMES | SHAH, TANMAY K | — |
| 18645230 | DYNAMIC BATTERY-LIFE EXTENSION FOR A BATTERY-POWERED DEVICE | YUN, EUGENE | — |
| 18533958 | FORECASTING COMMODITY CONSUMPTION FOR INDIVIDUAL SMART METERS | ROTARU, OCTAVIAN | — |
| 18225346 | BILLED CONSUMPTION USAGE INTERVAL ESTIMATION | ISLAM, MOHAMMAD K | — |
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 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18510467 | EARTHQUAKE DETECTION AND MONITORING USING SMART UTILITY METERS | ISLAM, MOHAMMAD K | 13d |
| 19237960 | CONTROL OF STREET LIGHTS TO INDICATE PRIORITY ROUTES IN SMART CITIES | LA, ANH V | — |
| 19237627 | ENCRYPTION KEY MANAGEMENT IN MESH NETWORKS | JOO, JOSHUA | — |
| 19046355 | MESSAGING BASED ON TRUST LEVELS AND RESOURCE LIMITATIONS IN A MESH NETWORK | TSANG, HENRY | — |
| 19025923 | STATICALLY-CONFIGURED INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP) NETWORK TRAFFIC SHAPING FOR ADAPTATIVE MODULATION AND CODING DATA LINKS | KHAN, ATTA | — |
| 18984526 | EFFICIENT TRANSMISSION OF COMPRESSED CERTIFICATES IN A LOW BANDWIDTH MESH ENVIRONMENT | HO, DAO Q | — |
| 18964909 | DETECTING ELECTRICAL ARCING IN HOUSEHOLD ELECTRICAL WIRING | BAUER, SCOTT ALLEN | — |
| 18225346 | BILLED CONSUMPTION USAGE INTERVAL ESTIMATION | ISLAM, MOHAMMAD K | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2857 | 3 |
| 2449 | 1 |
| 2432 | 1 |
| 2632 | 1 |
| 2858 | 1 |
| 2648 | 1 |
| 2478 | 1 |
| 3624 | 1 |
| 2119 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19237960 | CONTROL OF STREET LIGHTS TO INDICATE PRIORITY ROUTES IN SMART CITIES | LA, ANH V | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 13, 2025 |
| 19237627 | ENCRYPTION KEY MANAGEMENT IN MESH NETWORKS | JOO, JOSHUA | — | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 13, 2025 |
| 19046355 | MESSAGING BASED ON TRUST LEVELS AND RESOURCE LIMITATIONS IN A MESH NETWORK | TSANG, HENRY | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 05, 2025 |
| 19025923 | STATICALLY-CONFIGURED INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP) NETWORK TRAFFIC SHAPING FOR ADAPTATIVE MODULATION AND CODING DATA LINKS | KHAN, ATTA | 2449 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 19006798 | NETWORK PROTOCOL FOR BATTERY POWERED DEVICES WITHIN A WIRELESS NETWORK | BEAMER, TEMICA M | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 31, 2024 |
| 18984526 | EFFICIENT TRANSMISSION OF COMPRESSED CERTIFICATES IN A LOW BANDWIDTH MESH ENVIRONMENT | HO, DAO Q | 2432 | §103§112Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 17, 2024 |
| 18964909 | DETECTING ELECTRICAL ARCING IN HOUSEHOLD ELECTRICAL WIRING | BAUER, SCOTT ALLEN | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 02, 2024 |
| 18899144 | LOCAL UTC UPDATE BASED ON CELLULAR COMMUNICATION NETWORK PAGING SUBFRAMES | SHAH, TANMAY K | 2632 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2024 |
| 18883984 | Efficient Collaboration between Meters under the Same Transformer | RHODES-VIVOUR, TEMILADE S | 2858 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 12, 2024 |
| 18645230 | DYNAMIC BATTERY-LIFE EXTENSION FOR A BATTERY-POWERED DEVICE | YUN, EUGENE | 2648 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 24, 2024 |
| 18444459 | Time Synchronization in High Latency Networks | LI, GUANG W | 2478 | §103 | Final Rejection | 41d | Pending | Feb 16, 2024 |
| 18533958 | FORECASTING COMMODITY CONSUMPTION FOR INDIVIDUAL SMART METERS | ROTARU, OCTAVIAN | 3624 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 08, 2023 |
| 18510467 | EARTHQUAKE DETECTION AND MONITORING USING SMART UTILITY METERS | ISLAM, MOHAMMAD K | 2857 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | 13d | Pending | Nov 15, 2023 |
| 18235103 | DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES AGGREGATED OPTIMIZATION | BOOKER, KELVIN | 2119 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 14d | Pending | Aug 17, 2023 |
| 18446102 | TECHNIQUES FOR QUANTIFYING BEHIND-THE-METER SOLAR POWER GENERATION | BRYANT, CHRISTIAN THOMAS | 2857 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 73d overdue | Pending | Aug 08, 2023 |
| 18225346 | BILLED CONSUMPTION USAGE INTERVAL ESTIMATION | ISLAM, MOHAMMAD K | 2857 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 24, 2023 |
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