Technology areas: Computing & Software • Communications
104 pending office actions • 70 art units • 98 examiners • 0 of 104 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 154 patents granted in the last 365 days
Lemon Inc. has 106 pending office actions in Communications. The workload spans 99 distinct examiners and 73 distinct art units, creating a broad and operationally complex prosecution profile. The gap between pending actions and examiner assignments indicates that some examiners handle multiple matters, while the art-unit distribution creates an additional layer for docket and strategy coordination.
TSWEI, YU-JANG is the busiest examiner, with 3 pending actions. That examiner concentration is limited relative to the portfolio, so counsel should use scalable systems for response tracking, claim-history review, and recurring issue identification. Art-unit grouping may help surface common prosecution patterns, but the breadth of examiner assignments calls for application-specific preparation.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 22 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. 22 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 | 7 (7%) |
| §101 + other | 23 (22%) |
| §103 only | 50 (48%) |
| §102 only | 7 (7%) |
| §112 only | 2 (2%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (1%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 14 (13%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSWEI, YU-JANG | 3 | 83.7% | +15.9% |
| ORR, HENRY W | 2 | 50.6% | +37.3% |
| CAO, VINCENT M | 2 | 55.5% | +31.6% |
| DEBROW, JAMES J | 2 | 70.1% | +25.7% |
| MORSHED, HOSSAIN M | 2 | 84.2% | +13.5% |
| DANG, HUNG Q | 1 | 68.2% | +18.9% |
| SYED, FARHAN M | 1 | 75.1% | +23.2% |
| MAMILLAPALLI, PAVAN | 1 | 80.4% | +17.0% |
| SCHNIREL, ANDREW B | 1 | 51.0% | -6.2% |
| OCHSNER, ISABELLA PAIGE | 1 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19232386 | METHOD, APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR GENERATING A TEXT VIDEO | TSWEI, YU-JANG | 55d |
| 18749493 | SOCIAL NETWORKING BASED ON COLLECTING ASSET ITEMS | TSWEI, YU-JANG | 55d |
| 18527016 | IMPLEMENTING DIALOG-BASED IMAGE EDITING | TSWEI, YU-JANG | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18252559 | DATA PROTECTION METHOD, APPARATUS, MEDIUM AND DEVICE | TRAN, QUOC A | 30d overdue |
| 19053359 | METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR WORKFLOW AUTOMATION | DAGNEW, SABA | 4d overdue |
| 18787432 | DETERMINING SPEED CHANGE RATIO FOR AUDIO SAMPLES | WEAVER, ADAM MICHAEL | 4d overdue |
| 18878833 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RETURN EVALUATION, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM | CAO, VINCENT M | 3d overdue |
| 19186392 | DATA PROCESSING METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM AND PROGRAM PRODUCT | RAJAPUTRA, SUMAN | 14d |
| 18751609 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DATA INQUIRY, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT | OWYANG, MICHELLE N | 41d |
| 18672420 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)-ASSISTED POST EDITING | FIBBI, CHRISTOPHER J | 43d |
| 19153285 | DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM | MAMILLAPALLI, PAVAN | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18878833 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RETURN EVALUATION, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM | CAO, VINCENT M | 3d overdue |
| 19232386 | METHOD, APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR GENERATING A TEXT VIDEO | TSWEI, YU-JANG | 55d |
| 18749493 | SOCIAL NETWORKING BASED ON COLLECTING ASSET ITEMS | TSWEI, YU-JANG | 55d |
| 19220864 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING EFFECT AND STORAGE MEDIUM | ORR, HENRY W | 62d |
| 19412551 | MEDIA CONTENT PROCESSING | DANG, HUNG Q | — |
| 19161213 | METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR DATA QUERY | SYED, FARHAN M | — |
| 19153285 | DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM | MAMILLAPALLI, PAVAN | — |
| 19101520 | RECOMMENDATION DIVERSITY EVALUATION | CAO, VINCENT M | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2172 | 4 |
| 2174 | 4 |
| 2611 | 3 |
| 3622 | 3 |
| 2661 | 3 |
| 2614 | 3 |
| 2837 | 3 |
| 2484 | 2 |
| 2618 | 2 |
| 2666 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19412551 | MEDIA CONTENT PROCESSING | DANG, HUNG Q | 2484 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 08, 2025 |
| 19161213 | METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR DATA QUERY | SYED, FARHAN M | 2161 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2025 |
| 19153285 | DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM | MAMILLAPALLI, PAVAN | 2159 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 01, 2025 |
| 19143334 | DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | SCHNIREL, ANDREW B | 2625 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 25, 2025 |
| 19232386 | METHOD, APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR GENERATING A TEXT VIDEO | TSWEI, YU-JANG | 2611 | §103 | Final Rejection | 55d | Pending | Jun 09, 2025 |
| 19220864 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING EFFECT AND STORAGE MEDIUM | ORR, HENRY W | 2172 | §112 | Final Rejection | 62d | Pending | May 28, 2025 |
| 19193811 | GENERATING IMAGES USING A MACHINE LEARNING MODEL | OCHSNER, ISABELLA PAIGE | 2618 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 29, 2025 |
| 19186392 | DATA PROCESSING METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM AND PROGRAM PRODUCT | RAJAPUTRA, SUMAN | 2163 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Apr 22, 2025 |
| 19117513 | METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR VIDEO GENERATION | YANG, NIEN | 2484 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 01, 2025 |
| 19072274 | ENHANCED ISSUE STACK ANALYSIS | BUTLER, SARAI E | 2114 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 06, 2025 |
| 19053359 | METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR WORKFLOW AUTOMATION | DAGNEW, SABA | 3621 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | 4d overdue | Pending | Feb 13, 2025 |
| 19102347 | METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND MEDIUM FOR OBJECT PROCESSING BASED ON PRE-TRAINING AND TWO-PHASE DEPLOYMENT | ELLIOTT, JORDAN MCKENZIE | 2666 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 07, 2025 |
| 19101520 | RECOMMENDATION DIVERSITY EVALUATION | CAO, VINCENT M | 3622 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 05, 2025 |
| 19043365 | METHOD OF TEXT TRANSLATING, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | ROBERTS, SHAUN A | 2655 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2025 |
| 19100543 | TRANSLATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, READABLE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | GAY, SONIA L | 2657 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2025 |
| 19038574 | MOTION CANDIDATE DERIVATION WITH SEARCH ORDER AND CODING MODE | TORRENTE, RICHARD T | 2485 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 27, 2025 |
| 19031047 | IDENTITY INDICATION APPARATUS | LEE, MICHAEL M | 4100 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19024468 | BUSINESS INFORMATION GENERATION | ZEROUAL, OMAR | 3629 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 8d overdue | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 19016233 | SEMANTIC PARSING FOR SHORT TEXT | WOO, STELLA L | 2693 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 10, 2025 |
| 19016819 | IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM | HSIEH, PING Y | 2629 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 10, 2025 |
| 19013214 | IMAGE EDITING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | MCDOWELL, JR, MAURICE L | 2612 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 08, 2025 |
| 18879621 | MODEL TRAINING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM | SOFRONIOU, MICHAEL MARIO | 2661 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 27, 2024 |
| 19001238 | INTERACTION METHOD, INTERACTION APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | SMITH, LINDSEY B | 3688 | §101§102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 24, 2024 |
| 18878833 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RETURN EVALUATION, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM | CAO, VINCENT M | 3622 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 3d overdue | Pending | Dec 24, 2024 |
| 18878431 | FOLDED OPTICAL PATH LENS, OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM AND HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY DEVICE | SWANSON, ALAINA MARIE | 2872 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 23, 2024 |
| 18999737 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MARKING VIDEO | ORR, HENRY W | 2172 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 23, 2024 |
| 18990381 | VIDEO GENERATION MODEL WITH DYNAMICS ADAPTERS | SALVUCCI, MATTHEW D | 2613 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18991305 | OPTICAL STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS | GAGNON, GRANT A | 2872 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18987292 | EFFECT EDITING | KALHORI, DAN F | 2618 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2024 |
| 18988733 | OBJECT CONNECTION METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | BLAUFELD, JUSTIN R | 2174 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2024 |
| 18987418 | METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR IMAGE PROCESSING | DAVIS III, MICHAEL ANTHONY | 2674 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2024 |
| 18869785 | COMPUTING SYSTEM THAT APPLIES EDITS MODEL FROM PUBLISHED VIDEO TO SECOND VIDEO | DEBROW, JAMES J | 2174 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 26, 2024 |
| 18949558 | INFORMATION INTERACTION | BELOUSOV, ANDREY | 2172 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 15, 2024 |
| 18860603 | DISTRIBUTED GRAPH DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM, METHOD, APPARATUS AND DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | RASHID, WISSAM | 2195 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 25, 2024 |
| 18927747 | DATA PARSING, TRANSMISSION AND DISPLAY METHODS, APPARATUSES, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM | GARCIA-CHING, KARINA J | 2449 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 25, 2024 |
| 18859931 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | PARK, HYORIM NMN | 2615 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 24, 2024 |
| 18914672 | VIDEO GENERATION FOR SHORT-FORM CONTENT | NGUYEN, DAVID VAN | 2617 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 14, 2024 |
| 18853111 | METHOD FOR END-CLOUD COLLABORATION-BASED IMAGE PROCESSING, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM | GOCO, JOHN PATRICK | 2611 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 30, 2024 |
| 18902810 | IMPLEMENTING AUTOMATIC LAYER DECOMPOSITION | WINDSOR, COURTNEY J | 2661 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 30, 2024 |
| 18850557 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | NGUYEN, ANH TUAN V | 2619 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 25, 2024 |
| 18851002 | TARGET OBJECT IDENTIFICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM | PATEL, JITESH | 2612 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 25, 2024 |
| 18886648 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MODIFYING DATA OF SOFTWARE OBJECT, DEVICE AND MEDIUM | O'CONNOR-EMANUEL, LAWRENCE SCOTT | 2193 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 16, 2024 |
| 18827521 | GENERATING IMAGE DESCRIPTIONS USING A MACHINE LEARNING MODEL | SITTNER, MATTHEW T | 3629 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 06, 2024 |
| 18821791 | IMAGE PROCESSING | SUMMERS, GEOFFREY E | 2669 | §102DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 30, 2024 |
| 18819980 | METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM OF TARGET SEGMENTATION | KUDO, KEN | 2671 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2024 |
| 18818440 | METHOD FOR SHARING DATA BETWEEN CROSS-END CONTAINER AND NATIVE RUNTIME ENVIRONMENT, DEVICE AND MEDIUM | ANYA, CHARLES E | 2194 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 28, 2024 |
| 18817627 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXECUTING PROGRAM SERVICE LOGIC, DEVICE AND MEDIUM | NGUYEN, DUY KHUONG THANH | 2199 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 28, 2024 |
| 18815337 | PLUGIN CREATION AND DATA QUERY ASSOCIATED WITH DIGITAL ASSISTANT INTERACTION | MORSHED, HOSSAIN M | 2191 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 26, 2024 |
| 18812878 | METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE FOR CREATING A PLUG-IN AND STORAGE MEDIUM | MORSHED, HOSSAIN M | 2191 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 22, 2024 |
| 18805417 | METHOD FOR GENERATING PAGE, STORAGE MEDIUM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | GARCIA, GABRIEL I | 2682 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialLemon Inc. has 104 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 70 art units and 98 examiners.
Yu-Jang Tswei has the most, with 3 of Lemon Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Computing & Software (USPTO Tech Center 2100), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
