Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Orbital Micro Systems Inc.

Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics

1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Orbital Micro Systems Inc. has 1 pending office action in Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics. This involves 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit. SAUNCY, TONI DIAN is the busiest examiner, handling 1 pending office action. Current activity is limited to a single examiner, representing the company's entire active inventory at the patent office. This 1 pending office action is the primary focus of their current patent strategy in this technology area.

Because the workload is confined to 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit, the outcome of the 1 pending office action is highly dependent on the specific requirements of SAUNCY, TONI DIAN. Practitioners should investigate the examiner's history to anticipate potential challenges. This centralized prosecution structure lacks the diversification of a larger portfolio, as there are no other pending matters to spread the risk across different examiners. The 1 pending office action is the only matter currently being evaluated in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics sector.

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
1
Semiconductors
100% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% 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
SAUNCY, TONI DIAN 1 86.2% +18.4%

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
18611459 WEATHER PREDICTOR AND PREDICTION METHOD SAUNCY, TONI DIAN —

Interview Candidates (1)

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 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18611459 WEATHER PREDICTOR AND PREDICTION METHOD SAUNCY, TONI DIAN —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2857 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18611459 WEATHER PREDICTOR AND PREDICTION METHOD SAUNCY, TONI DIAN 2857 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 20, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Orbital Micro Systems Inc. have?

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

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Orbital Micro Systems Inc. applications?

Toni Dian Sauncy has the most, with 1 of Orbital Micro Systems Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Orbital Micro Systems Inc.'s patent applications in?

Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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