Technology areas: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
15 pending office actions • 11 art units • 14 examiners • 0 of 15 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 11 patents granted in the last 365 days
Pioneer Smart Sensing Innovations Corporation has 15 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. The matters span 14 distinct examiners and 11 distinct art units, showing substantial distribution with some shared examination settings. A portfolio-level claim and disclosure framework may promote consistency, but each response will need analysis of its assigned examiner, art unit, and technical record.
CLOUSER, BENJAMIN WADE is the busiest examiner, with 2 pending matters. The examiner handles a limited portion of the overall docket, so the principal management challenge is coordination across many assignments rather than reliance on one examiner relationship. Counsel should track recurring transportation and mechanical issues while preserving application-specific distinctions in amendments and arguments.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| §101 only | 1 (7%) |
| §101 + other | 3 (20%) |
| §103 only | 2 (13%) |
| §102 only | 2 (13%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 7 (47%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLOUSER, BENJAMIN WADE | 2 | 51.6% | +39.3% |
| AYUB, HINA F | 1 | 85.0% | +17.2% |
| HUBER, MELANIE GRACE | 1 | 75.3% | +15.8% |
| OLSON, LARS A | 1 | 82.0% | +14.0% |
| LI, RUIPING | 1 | 77.0% | +18.2% |
| BAGHDASARYAN, HOVHANNES | 1 | 77.3% | +16.9% |
| WOLDEMARYAM, ASSRES H | 1 | 82.2% | +13.1% |
| SLAUGHTER, ETHAN JAKOB | 1 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| CAI, PHUONG HAU | 1 | 77.1% | +25.8% |
| SRIDHAR, SAMANVITHA | 1 | 61.9% | +32.4% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18844203 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, DETERMINATION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | OLSON, LARS A | — |
| 18717375 | DISTANCE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, DETERMINATION APPARATUS, DETERMINATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM | WOLDEMARYAM, ASSRES H | — |
| 18709979 | DISTANCE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, MODEL GENERATION APPARATUS, INFORMATION GENERATION APPARATUS, INFORMATION GENERATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM | SLAUGHTER, ETHAN JAKOB | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18688890 | SERVER DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | CULLEN, TANNER L | 36d overdue |
| 18689189 | OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE AND SENSOR DEVICE | SRIDHAR, SAMANVITHA | 41d |
| 18845127 | POSITION ESTIMATION APPARATUS, POSITION ESTIMATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM | AYUB, HINA F | — |
| 18844429 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM AND STORAGE MEDIUM | HUBER, MELANIE GRACE | — |
| 18844223 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM AND STORAGE MEDIUM | CLOUSER, BENJAMIN WADE | — |
| 18842969 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | LI, RUIPING | — |
| 18721167 | SENSOR DEVICE | BAGHDASARYAN, HOVHANNES | — |
| 18687241 | OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE AND SENSOR DEVICE | FRITCHMAN, JOSEPH C | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18689189 | OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE AND SENSOR DEVICE | SRIDHAR, SAMANVITHA | 41d |
| 18845127 | POSITION ESTIMATION APPARATUS, POSITION ESTIMATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM | AYUB, HINA F | — |
| 18844429 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM AND STORAGE MEDIUM | HUBER, MELANIE GRACE | — |
| 18844223 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM AND STORAGE MEDIUM | CLOUSER, BENJAMIN WADE | — |
| 18844203 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, DETERMINATION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | OLSON, LARS A | — |
| 18842969 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | LI, RUIPING | — |
| 18721167 | SENSOR DEVICE | BAGHDASARYAN, HOVHANNES | — |
| 18717375 | DISTANCE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, DETERMINATION APPARATUS, DETERMINATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM | WOLDEMARYAM, ASSRES H | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3645 | 5 |
| 2877 | 1 |
| 3668 | 1 |
| 3615 | 1 |
| 2676 | 1 |
| 3642 | 1 |
| 3648 | 1 |
| 2673 | 1 |
| 2872 | 1 |
| 3656 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18845127 | POSITION ESTIMATION APPARATUS, POSITION ESTIMATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM | AYUB, HINA F | 2877 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 09, 2024 |
| 18844429 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM AND STORAGE MEDIUM | HUBER, MELANIE GRACE | 3668 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 06, 2024 |
| 18844223 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM AND STORAGE MEDIUM | CLOUSER, BENJAMIN WADE | 3645 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 05, 2024 |
| 18844203 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, DETERMINATION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | OLSON, LARS A | 3615 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 05, 2024 |
| 18842969 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | LI, RUIPING | 2676 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 30, 2024 |
| 18721167 | SENSOR DEVICE | BAGHDASARYAN, HOVHANNES | 3645 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 17, 2024 |
| 18717375 | DISTANCE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, DETERMINATION APPARATUS, DETERMINATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM | WOLDEMARYAM, ASSRES H | 3642 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 07, 2024 |
| 18709979 | DISTANCE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, MODEL GENERATION APPARATUS, INFORMATION GENERATION APPARATUS, INFORMATION GENERATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM | SLAUGHTER, ETHAN JAKOB | 3648 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 14, 2024 |
| 18689274 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | CAI, PHUONG HAU | 2673 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 05, 2024 |
| 18689189 | OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE AND SENSOR DEVICE | SRIDHAR, SAMANVITHA | 2872 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 41d | Pending | Mar 05, 2024 |
| 18688890 | SERVER DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | CULLEN, TANNER L | 3656 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 36d overdue | Pending | Mar 04, 2024 |
| 18687241 | OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE AND SENSOR DEVICE | FRITCHMAN, JOSEPH C | 3645 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 27, 2024 |
| 18279793 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | NGUYEN, LAM S | 2853 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2023 |
| 18283174 | SENSOR DEVICE, CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | CLOUSER, BENJAMIN WADE | 3645 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 20, 2023 |
| 18281269 | SENSOR DEVICE, CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | VASQUEZ JR, ROBERT WILLIAM | 3645 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 08, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialPioneer Smart Sensing Innovations Corporation has 15 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 11 art units and 14 examiners.
Benjamin Wade Clouser has the most, with 2 of Pioneer Smart Sensing Innovations Corporation's pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
