Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 2 patents granted in the last 365 days
Kodak Alaris Inc. is managing a patent portfolio in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. The company currently has 1 pending office action, which represents the entirety of its active prosecution at the USPTO. This matter is being reviewed within 1 distinct art unit, suggesting a specific focus on a circuit or optical technology. Practitioners should note that this streamlined engagement allows for a concentrated effort on the lone pending matter.
The single pending office action is assigned to examiner LEGESSE, HENOK D, who is the busiest examiner for the portfolio with 1 pending office action. Because there is 1 distinct examiner involved, the company's prosecution efforts are concentrated on this individual's evaluation. This streamlined presence in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics sector allows for a dedicated approach to the lone pending matter. The 1 distinct art unit reflects the specific technical niche of the company's current filing. By engaging with 1 distinct examiner, the company can maintain a consistent prosecution narrative throughout the examination of the 1 pending office action. The presence of 1 distinct art unit further confirms the specialized nature of the current filing.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEGESSE, HENOK D | 1 | 86.5% | +2.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18235728 | MODULAR STACKING THERMAL PRINTERS | LEGESSE, HENOK D | 127d overdue |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2853 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18235728 | MODULAR STACKING THERMAL PRINTERS | LEGESSE, HENOK D | 2853 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 127d overdue | Pending | Aug 18, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialKodak Alaris Inc. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Henok D Legesse has the most, with 1 of Kodak Alaris Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
