Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Novamera Inc.

Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

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

Analysis

Novamera Inc. currently manages 1 pending office action within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. This single active matter is assigned to 1 distinct examiner, indicating a focused prosecution effort at this stage. The concentration of the portfolio in 1 distinct art unit suggests that the company's current patenting activity is confined to a specific technical niche within the broader transportation and mechanical systems field.

BOMAR, THOMAS S is identified as the busiest examiner for this portfolio, currently handling 1 pending office action. Because this is the only active case, this examiner is responsible for the entirety of the company's prosecution workload. This direct relationship between the company and the examiner means that the outcome of the current portfolio depends on the interactions with this specific individual. Practitioners should focus on the specific preferences and past patterns of this examiner to navigate the pending matter effectively.

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

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
0
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.

1
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (100%)

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
1
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.

10 h
Manual time on pending OAs
2 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
4 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
BOMAR, THOMAS S 1 83.1% +0.1%

Hard Cases (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19115589 WELLBORE IMAGING TOOLS AND METHODS FOR WATER MITIGATION IN A BOREHOLE BOMAR, THOMAS S —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3674 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19115589 WELLBORE IMAGING TOOLS AND METHODS FOR WATER MITIGATION IN A BOREHOLE BOMAR, THOMAS S 3674 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 26, 2025

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Novamera Inc. have?

Novamera Inc. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Novamera Inc. applications?

Thomas S Bomar has the most, with 1 of Novamera Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Novamera Inc.'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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