Technology area: Networking & Security
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days
Loyalty Iot Inc. has 1 pending office action in the Networking & Security technology area. This action is under the review of Kenneth W Chang, who is the busiest examiner for the portfolio with 1 pending case. The prosecution is currently confined to 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit, indicating a singular point of contact for the company's networking innovations within the USPTO.
With 1 pending office action, the company's immediate patent goals are dependent on the outcome of this specific case. The use of 1 art unit suggests the technology falls within a specific niche of the networking and security sector, allowing for a focused analysis of the relevant technical standards. Practitioners should prioritize the examination history of Kenneth W Chang to optimize the path toward allowance, as his individual tendencies will be the primary factor in the prosecution's success.
The concentration of the portfolio into 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit means that the company does not currently face the complexity of managing multiple examiner perspectives. This simplicity allows for a specialized prosecution strategy that addresses the specific technical nuances of the Networking & Security field. However, the reliance on 1 pending office action also means that the company's current patenting efforts are sensitive to any individual rejections or objections raised during the examination process.
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 |
|---|---|
| §112 only | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHANG, KENNETH W | 1 | 86.6% | +1.3% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19066073 | NETWORK BASED HYPERLOCAL AUTHENTICATION | CHANG, KENNETH W | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2438 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19066073 | NETWORK BASED HYPERLOCAL AUTHENTICATION | CHANG, KENNETH W | 2438 | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 27, 2025 |
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Start Free TrialLoyalty Iot Inc. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Kenneth W Chang has the most, with 1 of Loyalty Iot Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Networking & Security (USPTO Tech Center 2400), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
