Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Locus Robotics Corp.

Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

3 pending office actions • 1 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Locus Robotics Corp. has 3 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. The matters are assigned to 2 distinct examiners within 1 art unit, giving the portfolio a relatively focused examination setting.

WAGGONER, TIMOTHY R handles 2 pending matters and is the busiest examiner. A coordinated response strategy for that examiner and art unit may address a substantial portion of the active workload.

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

Portfolio Summary

3
Total Pending OAs
2
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
1
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 (67%)
1
Medium (33%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only1 (33%)
Multi-statute (no §101)2 (67%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
3
Mechanical / Eng
100% 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.

30 h
Manual time on pending OAs
6 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
10 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
WAGGONER, TIMOTHY R 1 71.7% +7.6%
HOLMES, JUSTIN 1 88.9% +9.9%
PATEL, MIRAJ T 1 83.8% +21.6%

Quick Wins (1)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18972728 PRE-QUEUEING OF ORDER TOTES HOLMES, JUSTIN —

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
18972706 AN AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOT WITH A TOTE MAGAZINE AND A TOTE ELEVATOR WAGGONER, TIMOTHY R —
18972770 ROBOT USING SUBDIVIDED TOTES PATEL, MIRAJ T —

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
18972770 ROBOT USING SUBDIVIDED TOTES PATEL, MIRAJ T —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3655 3

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18972706 AN AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOT WITH A TOTE MAGAZINE AND A TOTE ELEVATOR WAGGONER, TIMOTHY R 3655 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 06, 2024
18972728 PRE-QUEUEING OF ORDER TOTES HOLMES, JUSTIN 3655 §103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 06, 2024
18972770 ROBOT USING SUBDIVIDED TOTES PATEL, MIRAJ T 3655 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 06, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Locus Robotics Corp. have?

Locus Robotics Corp. has 3 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 3 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Locus Robotics Corp. applications?

Timothy R Waggoner has the most, with 1 of Locus Robotics Corp.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Locus Robotics Corp.'s patent applications in?

Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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