Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Kelvin Systems Inc.

Technology areas: Computing & Software • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Kelvin Systems Inc. has 2 pending office actions within the Computing & Software technology area. These actions are split between 2 distinct art units, reflecting a distribution of technical subject matter. The prosecution involves distinct examiners, ensuring that each pending action is handled by a different individual. With the pending office actions, the company is actively engaging with the USPTO across multiple fronts. This distribution across the distinct art units suggests that the Computing & Software filings cover diverse technical ground.

OGG, DAVID EARL is the busiest examiner for this portfolio, currently managing 1 pending office action. Since there are distinct examiners for the pending actions, the workload is evenly distributed. This requires the applicant to manage separate examiner relationships across the distinct art units involved in the prosecution. Practitioners must be prepared to address the specific nuances of each examiner while maintaining a consistent strategy for the pending office actions. The focus on Computing & Software requires a clear understanding of the standards within the distinct art units.

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

Portfolio Summary

2
Total Pending OAs
2
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

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

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (50%)
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (50%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
1
Information Tech
50% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
50% 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.

20 h
Manual time on pending OAs
4 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
7 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.2 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
OGG, DAVID EARL 1 83.9% +11.1%
VAZQUEZ, ANA M 1 80.0% +17.7%

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
18824546 DUAL FUNCTION DOMESTIC HOT WATER PREHEATER AND INTEGRATED SPACE HEATER OGG, DAVID EARL —
18534255 THERMAL MASS INTEGRATION FOR HEAT PUMP VAZQUEZ, ANA M —

Interview Candidates (2)

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 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18824546 DUAL FUNCTION DOMESTIC HOT WATER PREHEATER AND INTEGRATED SPACE HEATER OGG, DAVID EARL —
18534255 THERMAL MASS INTEGRATION FOR HEAT PUMP VAZQUEZ, ANA M —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2119 1
3763 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18824546 DUAL FUNCTION DOMESTIC HOT WATER PREHEATER AND INTEGRATED SPACE HEATER OGG, DAVID EARL 2119 §101§102§103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 04, 2024
18534255 THERMAL MASS INTEGRATION FOR HEAT PUMP VAZQUEZ, ANA M 3763 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 08, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Kelvin Systems Inc. have?

Kelvin Systems Inc. has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Kelvin Systems Inc. applications?

David Earl Ogg has the most, with 1 of Kelvin Systems Inc.'s pending office actions.

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

Mostly Computing & Software (USPTO Tech Center 2100), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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