Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
27 pending office actions • 4 art units • 17 examiners • 0 of 27 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 14 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 26 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. 26 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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 23 (85%) |
| §102 only | 1 (4%) |
| §112 only | 1 (4%) |
| No statute on record | 2 (7%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NGUYEN, RACHEL NICOLE | 4 | 25.0% | +59.4% |
| HULKA, JAMES R | 3 | 76.5% | +11.6% |
| RICHTER, KARA MARIE | 2 | 68.8% | +38.5% |
| XIAO, YUQING | 2 | 61.6% | +24.5% |
| ALSOMIRI, ISAM A | 2 | 67.3% | +22.0% |
| CHILTON, CLARA GRACE | 2 | 55.7% | +17.6% |
| FRITCHMAN, JOSEPH C | 2 | 77.7% | +31.8% |
| WOLDEKIDAN, HIBRET ASNAKE | 1 | 86.1% | +13.3% |
| SLAUGHTER, ETHAN JAKOB | 1 | — | — |
| WIGGER, BENJAMIN DAVID | 1 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18405078 | CLOSE RANGE INTERFERENCE REDUCTION | WOLDEKIDAN, HIBRET ASNAKE | 72d overdue |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17584860 | Lidar System with Multi-Junction Light Source | NGUYEN, RACHEL NICOLE | 72d overdue |
| 17590459 | LIDAR WINDOW BLOCKAGE DETECTION | NGUYEN, RACHEL NICOLE | 70d overdue |
| 18097002 | LIDAR WINDOW BLOCKAGE DETECTION | NGUYEN, RACHEL NICOLE | 44d overdue |
| 18093041 | LIDAR SYSTEM WITH DETECTOR ARRAY | WIGGER, BENJAMIN DAVID | 31d overdue |
| 17385312 | LIDAR TRANSCEIVER WITH COAXIAL TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE PATH | NGUYEN, RACHEL NICOLE | 41d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17816512 | CRITERIA BASED FALSE POSITIVE DETERMINATION IN AN ACTIVE LIGHT DETECTION SYSTEM | ALSOMIRI, ISAM A | 146d overdue |
| 17852890 | LIDAR WITH INTELLIGENT ORIENTATION | HULKA, JAMES R | 139d overdue |
| 17862024 | DYNAMIC GAIN ADJUSTMENT BASED ON DISTANCE TO TARGET IN AN ACTIVE LIGHT DETECTION SYSTEM | HULKA, JAMES R | 138d overdue |
| 17844227 | FREQUENCY ENCODING OF MULTIPLE IN-FLIGHT COHERENT PULSES | ALSOMIRI, ISAM A | 132d overdue |
| 17900303 | PULSE METRIC MEASUREMENT BASED ON SIGNAL DECAY | HULKA, JAMES R | 128d overdue |
| 17183719 | SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIER WITH BRAGG GRATING | FRITCHMAN, JOSEPH C | 117d overdue |
| 17852091 | LIDAR WITH SUN-INDUCED NOISE REDUCTION | XIAO, YUQING | 111d overdue |
| 17374017 | LIDAR SYSTEM WITH PULSED AND FREQUENCY-MODULATED LIGHT | CHILTON, CLARA GRACE | 78d overdue |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3645 | 24 |
| 2635 | 1 |
| 3648 | 1 |
| 2828 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18405078 | CLOSE RANGE INTERFERENCE REDUCTION | WOLDEKIDAN, HIBRET ASNAKE | 2635 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 72d overdue | Pending | Jan 05, 2024 |
| 18333435 | SMALL APERTURE OPTICAL PERISCOPE FOR LIDAR | SLAUGHTER, ETHAN JAKOB | 3648 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 36d | Pending | Jun 12, 2023 |
| 18097002 | LIDAR WINDOW BLOCKAGE DETECTION | NGUYEN, RACHEL NICOLE | 3645 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 44d overdue | Pending | Jan 13, 2023 |
| 18095762 | LIDAR SYSTEM WITH ANGLE OF INCIDENCE DETERMINATION | RICHTER, KARA MARIE | 3645 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 11, 2023 |
| 18095457 | LIDAR GROUND PLANE DETECTION USING PROJECTED AND FILTERED DATA | RICHTER, KARA MARIE | 3645 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 4d overdue | Pending | Jan 10, 2023 |
| 18093055 | Lidar system with Wavelength-Tunable Light Source | XIAO, YUQING | 3645 | Other | Non-Final OA | 31d overdue | Pending | Jan 04, 2023 |
| 18093041 | LIDAR SYSTEM WITH DETECTOR ARRAY | WIGGER, BENJAMIN DAVID | 3645 | Other | Final Rejection | 31d overdue | Pending | Jan 04, 2023 |
| 17988252 | Lidar System with Gyroscope-Aided Focus Steering | VASQUEZ JR, ROBERT WILLIAM | 3645 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 38d overdue | Pending | Nov 16, 2022 |
| 17954914 | Lidar Sensor with a Redundant Beam Scan | NASER, SANJIDA IFFAT | 3645 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 36d | Pending | Sep 28, 2022 |
| 17900303 | PULSE METRIC MEASUREMENT BASED ON SIGNAL DECAY | HULKA, JAMES R | 3645 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 128d overdue | Pending | Aug 31, 2022 |
| 17823490 | LIDAR INTERFERENCE MITIGATION VIA MODULATED SPATIO-TEMPORAL SCANNING | NOEL, JEMPSON | 3645 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 49d overdue | Pending | Aug 30, 2022 |
| 17816512 | CRITERIA BASED FALSE POSITIVE DETERMINATION IN AN ACTIVE LIGHT DETECTION SYSTEM | ALSOMIRI, ISAM A | 3645 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 146d overdue | Pending | Aug 01, 2022 |
| 17871230 | NANOSECOND PULSED WAVELENGTH AGILE LASER | EHRLICH, ALEXANDER JOSEPH | 2828 | §103 | Final Rejection | 23d | Pending | Jul 22, 2022 |
| 17870132 | LIDAR SYSTEM WITH PULSE-ENERGY MEASUREMENT | BOLDA, ERIC L | 3645 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 126d overdue | Pending | Jul 21, 2022 |
| 17865726 | RAPID SERVO PROFILE RECONFIGURATION IN A LiDAR SYSTEM | CLOUSER, BENJAMIN WADE | 3645 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 92d overdue | Pending | Jul 15, 2022 |
| 17862024 | DYNAMIC GAIN ADJUSTMENT BASED ON DISTANCE TO TARGET IN AN ACTIVE LIGHT DETECTION SYSTEM | HULKA, JAMES R | 3645 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 138d overdue | Pending | Jul 11, 2022 |
| 17852890 | LIDAR WITH INTELLIGENT ORIENTATION | HULKA, JAMES R | 3645 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 139d overdue | Pending | Jun 29, 2022 |
| 17852091 | LIDAR WITH SUN-INDUCED NOISE REDUCTION | XIAO, YUQING | 3645 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 111d overdue | Pending | Jun 28, 2022 |
| 17844227 | FREQUENCY ENCODING OF MULTIPLE IN-FLIGHT COHERENT PULSES | ALSOMIRI, ISAM A | 3645 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 132d overdue | Pending | Jun 20, 2022 |
| 17752954 | ADJUSTABLE SCAN PATTERNS FOR LIDAR SYSTEM | CHILTON, CLARA GRACE | 3645 | §103 | Final Rejection | 23d overdue | Pending | May 25, 2022 |
| 17736887 | DUAL-WAVELENGTH LIDAR SYSTEM WITH COINCIDENCE DETECTION AND PULSE ENCODING | BAGHDASARYAN, HOVHANNES | 3645 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 16d overdue | Pending | May 04, 2022 |
| 17689207 | HYBRID PULSED/COHERENT LIDAR SYSTEM | FRITCHMAN, JOSEPH C | 3645 | §103 | Final Rejection | 60d overdue | Pending | Mar 08, 2022 |
| 17590459 | LIDAR WINDOW BLOCKAGE DETECTION | NGUYEN, RACHEL NICOLE | 3645 | §103 | Final Rejection | 70d overdue | Pending | Feb 01, 2022 |
| 17584860 | Lidar System with Multi-Junction Light Source | NGUYEN, RACHEL NICOLE | 3645 | §103 | Final Rejection | 72d overdue | Pending | Jan 26, 2022 |
| 17385312 | LIDAR TRANSCEIVER WITH COAXIAL TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE PATH | NGUYEN, RACHEL NICOLE | 3645 | §103 | Final Rejection | 41d | Pending | Jul 26, 2021 |
| 17374017 | LIDAR SYSTEM WITH PULSED AND FREQUENCY-MODULATED LIGHT | CHILTON, CLARA GRACE | 3645 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 78d overdue | Pending | Jul 13, 2021 |
| 17183719 | SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIER WITH BRAGG GRATING | FRITCHMAN, JOSEPH C | 3645 | §103 | Final Rejection | 117d overdue | Pending | Feb 24, 2021 |
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