Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Networking & Security • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
5 pending office actions • 5 art units • 5 examiners • 0 of 5 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 10 patents granted in the last 365 days
Oceaneering International Inc. currently manages 5 pending office actions in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These actions are distributed among 5 distinct examiners, which means that every active application is being reviewed by a different individual. The portfolio spans 5 distinct art units, indicating a degree of technical diversity in the company's current patenting activity.
PICON-FELICIANO, ANA J is the busiest examiner for the company, with 1 pending office action currently assigned. Given that there are 5 pending office actions in total, the workload is completely decentralized among the 5 distinct examiners. This arrangement requires practitioners to develop unique strategies, as each examiner will bring a different perspective to their respective case. The involvement of 5 distinct art units further indicates that the company must navigate a variety of technical standards and examination practices. Practitioners should be prepared for a varied experience across all 5 pending office actions.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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 | 1 (20%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (40%) |
| No statute on record | 2 (40%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PICON-FELICIANO, ANA J | 1 | 69.7% | +20.9% |
| ANTONUCCI, ANNE MARIE | 1 | 87.4% | +10.0% |
| COOK, KYLE A | 1 | 61.8% | +41.4% |
| VASUDEVA, AJAY | 1 | 70.7% | +22.8% |
| TRAIL, ALLYSON NEEL | 1 | 88.4% | +7.1% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18371875 | ADAPTIVE TOOLING INTERFACE (TOOL CHANGER) WITH A SINGLE MOTOR | COOK, KYLE A | — |
| 18219419 | System for performing light subsea intervention work | VASUDEVA, AJAY | — |
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 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19090629 | ENCODING & DECODING USING GENERATIVE AI FOR COMPRESSION OF VIDEO STREAM WITH DEHAZING CAPABILITIES | PICON-FELICIANO, ANA J | 22d |
| 18777368 | AUTOMATIC DETECTION AND TRACKING OF PALLET POCKETS FOR AUTOMATED PICKUP | ANTONUCCI, ANNE MARIE | — |
| 18371875 | ADAPTIVE TOOLING INTERFACE (TOOL CHANGER) WITH A SINGLE MOTOR | COOK, KYLE A | — |
| 18219419 | System for performing light subsea intervention work | VASUDEVA, AJAY | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2482 | 1 |
| 3663 | 1 |
| 3726 | 1 |
| 3615 | 1 |
| 2876 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19090629 | ENCODING & DECODING USING GENERATIVE AI FOR COMPRESSION OF VIDEO STREAM WITH DEHAZING CAPABILITIES | PICON-FELICIANO, ANA J | 2482 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 22d | Pending | Mar 26, 2025 |
| 18777368 | AUTOMATIC DETECTION AND TRACKING OF PALLET POCKETS FOR AUTOMATED PICKUP | ANTONUCCI, ANNE MARIE | 3663 | Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 18, 2024 |
| 18371875 | ADAPTIVE TOOLING INTERFACE (TOOL CHANGER) WITH A SINGLE MOTOR | COOK, KYLE A | 3726 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 22, 2023 |
| 18219419 | System for performing light subsea intervention work | VASUDEVA, AJAY | 3615 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 07, 2023 |
| 17963640 | DYNAMICALLY RECONFIGURED DARK RIDE SYSTEM AND METHODS | TRAIL, ALLYSON NEEL | 2876 | Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 11, 2022 |
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