Technology areas: Computing & Software • Networking & Security
23 pending office actions • 17 art units • 21 examiners • 0 of 23 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 56 patents granted in the last 365 days
Nutanix Inc. has 20 pending office actions in Computing & Software. The matters involve 18 distinct examiners and 15 distinct art units, reflecting a broad prosecution footprint across the examining organization. Portfolio management should preserve a common position on core software concepts while allowing responses to adapt to different examination practices.
SKHOUN, HICHAM is the busiest examiner, with 3 pending matters. That examiner-specific cluster is a practical target for coordinated review, but the remaining matters require broader docket controls because responsibility is distributed among many other examiners and art units.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 10 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. 10 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 | 1 (4%) |
| §101 + other | 3 (13%) |
| §103 only | 17 (74%) |
| §102 only | 1 (4%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (4%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SKHOUN, HICHAM | 3 | 77.1% | +5.5% |
| BAYARD, DJENANE M | 1 | 83.6% | +1.2% |
| CHIANG, JASON | 1 | 83.2% | +28.4% |
| HUSSAIN, TAUQIR | 1 | 84.4% | +25.8% |
| MORRIS, JOHN J | 1 | 61.4% | +20.4% |
| TRAN, ALEX HOANG | 1 | 62.7% | +28.7% |
| CHRISTENSEN, SCOTT B | 1 | 77.8% | +32.4% |
| ROSTAMI, MOHAMMAD S | 1 | 67.0% | +25.7% |
| PRIFTI, AUREL | 1 | 82.9% | +22.1% |
| GUSTAFSON, MATHEW DONALD | 1 | 71.4% | +57.1% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18806617 | BOOTSTRAPPING A MICROSERVICES REGISTRY | PRIFTI, AUREL | 2d overdue |
| 19287151 | A NETWORK-ISOLATED CONTAINER-ATTACHED STORAGE MODULE | BAYARD, DJENANE M | — |
| 19212458 | SELF-HEALING VIRTUALIZED FILE SERVER | CHIANG, JASON | — |
| 19195345 | DYNAMICALLY-ASSIGNED IP ADDRESSES FOR EXECUTABLE CONTAINER COMPONENTS | HUSSAIN, TAUQIR | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18217438 | INFRASTRUCTURE-INDEPENDENT SCALING OF HYPERCONVERGED COMPUTING NODES | AYERS, MICHAEL W | 46d overdue |
| 19071618 | FILE ANALYTICS SYSTEMS AND METHODS | SKHOUN, HICHAM | 15d |
| 18756809 | FAST, REVERSIBLE ROLLBACK AT SHARE LEVEL IN VIRTUALIZED FILE SERVER | GUSTAFSON, MATHEW DONALD | 26d |
| 19071587 | FILE ANALYTICS SYSTEMS INCLUDING EXAMPLES PROVIDING METRICS ADJUSTED FOR APPLICATION OPERATION | SKHOUN, HICHAM | 76d |
| 18883586 | DATABASE CACHING BASED ON QUERY WORKLOAD | ROSTAMI, MOHAMMAD S | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18806617 | BOOTSTRAPPING A MICROSERVICES REGISTRY | PRIFTI, AUREL | 2d overdue |
| 18930885 | PLATFORM-AS-A-SERVICE DEPLOYMENT INCLUDING SERVICE DOMAINS | CHRISTENSEN, SCOTT B | 14d |
| 18756809 | FAST, REVERSIBLE ROLLBACK AT SHARE LEVEL IN VIRTUALIZED FILE SERVER | GUSTAFSON, MATHEW DONALD | 26d |
| 19212458 | SELF-HEALING VIRTUALIZED FILE SERVER | CHIANG, JASON | — |
| 19195345 | DYNAMICALLY-ASSIGNED IP ADDRESSES FOR EXECUTABLE CONTAINER COMPONENTS | HUSSAIN, TAUQIR | — |
| 19181123 | TECHNIQUE FOR MIGRATING A SNAPSHOT STORAGE SERVICE DURING A PLANNED FAILOVER EVENT | MORRIS, JOHN J | — |
| 19080265 | SCALABLE LEADERSHIP ELECTION IN A MULTI-PROCESSING COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT USING A ZERO-COMPUTE WITNESS | TRAN, ALEX HOANG | — |
| 18883586 | DATABASE CACHING BASED ON QUERY WORKLOAD | ROSTAMI, MOHAMMAD S | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2164 | 3 |
| 2444 | 2 |
| 2113 | 2 |
| 2169 | 2 |
| 2195 | 2 |
| 2431 | 1 |
| 2449 | 1 |
| 2151 | 1 |
| 2453 | 1 |
| 2154 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19287151 | A NETWORK-ISOLATED CONTAINER-ATTACHED STORAGE MODULE | BAYARD, DJENANE M | 2444 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 31, 2025 |
| 19212458 | SELF-HEALING VIRTUALIZED FILE SERVER | CHIANG, JASON | 2431 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 19, 2025 |
| 19195345 | DYNAMICALLY-ASSIGNED IP ADDRESSES FOR EXECUTABLE CONTAINER COMPONENTS | HUSSAIN, TAUQIR | 2449 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 30, 2025 |
| 19181123 | TECHNIQUE FOR MIGRATING A SNAPSHOT STORAGE SERVICE DURING A PLANNED FAILOVER EVENT | MORRIS, JOHN J | 2151 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 16, 2025 |
| 19080265 | SCALABLE LEADERSHIP ELECTION IN A MULTI-PROCESSING COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT USING A ZERO-COMPUTE WITNESS | TRAN, ALEX HOANG | 2453 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 14, 2025 |
| 19071618 | FILE ANALYTICS SYSTEMS AND METHODS | SKHOUN, HICHAM | 2164 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | 15d | Pending | Mar 05, 2025 |
| 19071587 | FILE ANALYTICS SYSTEMS INCLUDING EXAMPLES PROVIDING METRICS ADJUSTED FOR APPLICATION OPERATION | SKHOUN, HICHAM | 2164 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 76d | Pending | Mar 05, 2025 |
| 18930885 | PLATFORM-AS-A-SERVICE DEPLOYMENT INCLUDING SERVICE DOMAINS | CHRISTENSEN, SCOTT B | 2444 | §103Other | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Oct 29, 2024 |
| 18883586 | DATABASE CACHING BASED ON QUERY WORKLOAD | ROSTAMI, MOHAMMAD S | 2154 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 12, 2024 |
| 18806617 | BOOTSTRAPPING A MICROSERVICES REGISTRY | PRIFTI, AUREL | 2175 | §103 | Final Rejection | 2d overdue | Pending | Aug 15, 2024 |
| 18756809 | FAST, REVERSIBLE ROLLBACK AT SHARE LEVEL IN VIRTUALIZED FILE SERVER | GUSTAFSON, MATHEW DONALD | 2113 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 26d | Pending | Jun 27, 2024 |
| 18677339 | SMART PREFETCHING OF OPERATIONS TECHNIQUE | CURRAN, J MITCHELL | 2169 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 29, 2024 |
| 18640326 | WRITEABLE PARTITIONS WITHIN READ-ONLY REPLICATED RECORDS | GURMU, MULUEMEBET | 2163 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 27d | Pending | Apr 19, 2024 |
| 18490720 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING DATABASES IN A HYPERCONVERGED INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEM | FOROUHARNEJAD, FAEZEH | 2166 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 19, 2023 |
| 18243980 | LAZY INDEX CONSTRUCTION OF SNAPSHOTS IN A REPLICATION RECEIVER | ALLEN, BRITTANY N | 2169 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 08, 2023 |
| 18217438 | INFRASTRUCTURE-INDEPENDENT SCALING OF HYPERCONVERGED COMPUTING NODES | AYERS, MICHAEL W | 2195 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 46d overdue | Pending | Jun 30, 2023 |
| 18069920 | ENUMERATION FOR DISTRIBUTED FILE SERVERS | SHAH, VAISHALI | 2156 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 45d overdue | Pending | Dec 21, 2022 |
| 18080563 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A VIRTUAL OBJECT STORE | WOOD, WILLIAM C | 2193 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 13, 2022 |
| 18051014 | MANUAL SNAPSHOT AND RESTORE OF USER APPLICATIONS HOSTED ON CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURES | XU, MICHAEL | 2113 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 9d overdue | Pending | Oct 31, 2022 |
| 17864252 | GENERATING RULES FOR MANAGING AN INFRASTRUCTURE FROM NATURAL-LANGUAGE EXPRESSIONS | CASTILLO-TORRES, KEISHA Y | 2659 | §103 | Final Rejection | 54d | Pending | Jul 13, 2022 |
| 17718153 | VIRTUAL MACHINE MEMORY SNAPSHOTS IN PERSISTENT MEMORY | XU, ZUJIA | 2195 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 11, 2022 |
| 17452144 | MALICIOUS ACTIVITY DETECTION AND REMEDIATION IN VIRTUALIZED FILE SERVERS | SKHOUN, HICHAM | 2164 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 25, 2021 |
| 16522567 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DEPOYING A MACHINE LEARNING INFERENCE AS A SERVICE AT SYSTEMS | BREENE, PAUL J | 2129 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2019 |
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Start Free TrialNutanix Inc. has 23 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 17 art units and 21 examiners.
Hicham Skhoun has the most, with 3 of Nutanix Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Computing & Software (USPTO Tech Center 2100), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
