Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Kepler Computing Inc.

Technology areas: Computing & Software • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics

2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 29 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Kepler Computing Inc. operates in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. The company currently has 1 pending office action in its patent portfolio. This action is being handled within 1 distinct art unit, which points to a specific focus on a particular technical niche. The presence of a single pending action suggests a targeted approach to its current intellectual property development within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics sector.

The prosecution for the company involves 1 distinct examiner. HSIEH, HSIN YI is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, currently managing 1 pending office action. This count is identical to the total number of pending actions for the entire company. For a practitioner, this means that the company's current interaction with the patent office is entirely concentrated under one examiner's review. This concentration allows for a focused prosecution strategy tailored to the specific requirements of this examiner and art unit.

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
Multi-statute (no §101)2 (100%)

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
1
Semiconductors
50% 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.

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
DALEY, CHRISTOPHER ANTHONY 1 84.0% +10.5%
HSIEH, HSIN YI 1 50.9% +5.8%

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
19070373 HIGH BANDWIDTH THREE-DIMENSIONAL SYSTEM-ON-CHIP DALEY, CHRISTOPHER ANTHONY —
18542593 ENCAPSULATION STRUCTURE FOR MEMORY DEVICES HSIEH, HSIN YI —

Interview Candidates (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19070373 HIGH BANDWIDTH THREE-DIMENSIONAL SYSTEM-ON-CHIP DALEY, CHRISTOPHER ANTHONY —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2184 1
2899 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19070373 HIGH BANDWIDTH THREE-DIMENSIONAL SYSTEM-ON-CHIP DALEY, CHRISTOPHER ANTHONY 2184 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 04, 2025
18542593 ENCAPSULATION STRUCTURE FOR MEMORY DEVICES HSIEH, HSIN YI 2899 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 16, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Kepler Computing Inc. have?

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

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Kepler Computing Inc. applications?

Christopher Anthony Daley has the most, with 1 of Kepler Computing Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Kepler Computing 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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