Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 21 patents granted in the last 365 days
OneSubsea IP UK Limited has 2 pending office actions in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These 2 actions are split between 2 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units. This means that each of the 2 pending office actions is being reviewed in a different technical environment by a different examiner.
The busiest examiner for the company is WALLACE, KIPP CHARLES, who is currently managing 1 pending action. With 2 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units involved for only 2 pending office actions, the portfolio's current activity is decentralized. Practitioners must adapt to the specific standards of both distinct art units and the individual styles of the 2 distinct examiners to resolve these matters. Because there is no overlap between the 2 distinct examiners or the 2 distinct art units, each of the 2 pending office actions requires a completely independent prosecution strategy. Success with WALLACE, KIPP CHARLES will not necessarily provide a roadmap for the other pending case, necessitating a versatile approach to these 2 distinct actions within the mechanical systems sector.
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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WALLACE, KIPP CHARLES | 1 | 78.3% | +25.5% |
| SAYRE, JAMES G | 1 | 84.0% | +12.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19545064 | VALVE SYSTEM WITH CONTINGENCY OVERRIDE | WALLACE, KIPP CHARLES | — |
| 19374258 | TUBING HANGER LOCKDOWN ELEVATION MEASUREMENT TOOL | SAYRE, JAMES G | — |
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 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19545064 | VALVE SYSTEM WITH CONTINGENCY OVERRIDE | WALLACE, KIPP CHARLES | — |
| 19374258 | TUBING HANGER LOCKDOWN ELEVATION MEASUREMENT TOOL | SAYRE, JAMES G | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3674 | 1 |
| 3672 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19545064 | VALVE SYSTEM WITH CONTINGENCY OVERRIDE | WALLACE, KIPP CHARLES | 3674 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 20, 2026 |
| 19374258 | TUBING HANGER LOCKDOWN ELEVATION MEASUREMENT TOOL | SAYRE, JAMES G | 3672 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 30, 2025 |
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