Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 14, 2026

PPC Broadband Inc.

17 pending office actions • 10 art units • 16 examiners • 0 of 17 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 36 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

17
Total Pending OAs
12
Non-Final OAs
4
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

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.

5
Overdue
0
Due this week
3
Due this month
2
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

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.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (5)Due ≤ 30 days (3)Due ≤ 60 days (2)

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.

9
Hard (53%)
8
Medium (47%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only3 (18%)
§102 only5 (29%)
Multi-statute (no §101)9 (53%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

1
Life Sciences
6% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
10
Semiconductors
59% of docket
3
Mechanical / Eng
18% of docket
3
Business / Other
18% 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.

170 h
Manual time on pending OAs
34 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
59 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.5 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
STAHL, MICHAEL J 2 90.0% +7.5%
KRYCINSKI, STANTON L 1 68.3% +28.2%
RAIMUND, CHRISTOPHER W 1 72.3% +24.0%
GARFT, CHRISTOPHER 1 59.1% +23.1%
CHOWDHURY, TARIFUR RASHID 1 49.1% +33.3%
WRIGHT, KIMBERLEY S 1 70.0% +18.9%
LEE, JOHN J 1 92.8% +6.5%
KATCHEVES, BASIL S 1 72.2% +17.2%
TAVLYKAEV, ROBERT FUATOVICH 1 60.4% +12.2%
RAHLL, JERRY T 1 89.8% +8.3%

Quick Wins (2)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18422114 CABLE ADAPTER TRAY WITH ACCESS OPENINGS CONFIGURED TO PROVIDE ENHANCED ACCESS TO ADAPTERS STAHL, MICHAEL J 15d
18793371 ENCLOSURE WITH BRACKET CONFIGURED TO ROTATE SO AS TO ALLOW MOUNTING OF DIFFERENT SIZED TELECOMMUNICATION COMPONENTS IN THE ENCLOSURE LEE, JOHN J

Hard Cases (9)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18820379 ATTACHMENT DEVICE CONFIGURED TO ATTACH A CONDUIT TO A SUPPORT AND HAVING A CONDUIT ENGAGEMENT PORTION CONFIGURED TO RELIEVE STRAIN ON THE CONDUIT GARFT, CHRISTOPHER 73d overdue
18091598 CABLE CONNECTOR HAVING A RETAINING MEMBER FOR PROVIDING IMPROVED CONDUCTIVITY LEON MUNOZ, EDWIN A 4d overdue
18422183 CABLE ADAPTER TRAY WITH POSITION RETAINING CLIP CONFIGURED TO ENHANCE ACCESS ADJACENT TO THE CABLE ADAPTER TRAY RAHLL, JERRY T 15d
18662695 GROUND SHAFT INCLUDING SIDE WALLS CONFIGURED TO PROVIDE ENHANCED LOAD-BEARING CAPACITY KATCHEVES, BASIL S 27d
18234576 MODULAR AND SCALABLE OPTICAL FIBER CABLE FIXATION, ENTRY, STORAGE, AND SPLICING SYSTEM PROVIDING EXPANDABILITY ON DEMAND CHIEM, DINH D 33d
18242685 ADAPTER BULKHEAD STRUCTURALLY CONFIGURED TO ENHANCE ACCESS TO ADAPTERS ON AN ADAPTER HOLDER STAHL, MICHAEL J 41d
19053627 CABLE CLIP CONFIGURED TO FACILITATE A DESIRED ALIGNMENT OF THE CABLE CLIP RELATIVE TO ANOTHER CABLE CLIP AND PROVIDE ENHANCED INSTALLATION FLEXIBILITY KRYCINSKI, STANTON L
18798808 CABLE HOLDER STRUCTURALLY CONFIGURED TO SEALING HOLD DIFFERENT SIZED CABLES CHOWDHURY, TARIFUR RASHID

Interview Candidates (7)

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 7 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18820379 ATTACHMENT DEVICE CONFIGURED TO ATTACH A CONDUIT TO A SUPPORT AND HAVING A CONDUIT ENGAGEMENT PORTION CONFIGURED TO RELIEVE STRAIN ON THE CONDUIT GARFT, CHRISTOPHER 73d overdue
18793318 MOUNTING DEVICE HAVING A MOUNTING PORTION CONFIGURED TO ROTATE SO AS TO PROVIDE ENHANCED ACCESS TO A COMPONENT COUPLED THERETO WRIGHT, KIMBERLEY S 11d overdue
18662695 GROUND SHAFT INCLUDING SIDE WALLS CONFIGURED TO PROVIDE ENHANCED LOAD-BEARING CAPACITY KATCHEVES, BASIL S 27d
19053627 CABLE CLIP CONFIGURED TO FACILITATE A DESIRED ALIGNMENT OF THE CABLE CLIP RELATIVE TO ANOTHER CABLE CLIP AND PROVIDE ENHANCED INSTALLATION FLEXIBILITY KRYCINSKI, STANTON L
19004653 CABLE SPLICING DEVICE HAVING CABLE INTERFACE PORTS THAT ARE CONFIGURED TO BE ROTATED RELATIVE TO ONE ANOTHER SO AS TO IMPROVE INSTALLATION VERSATILITY AND/OR ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE RAIMUND, CHRISTOPHER W
18798808 CABLE HOLDER STRUCTURALLY CONFIGURED TO SEALING HOLD DIFFERENT SIZED CABLES CHOWDHURY, TARIFUR RASHID
18422146 CABLE ADAPTER TRAY WITH SPLIT CABLE ROUTING CHANNEL CONFIGURED TO ENHANCE CABLE MANAGEMENT TAVLYKAEV, ROBERT FUATOVICH

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2874 6
4100 1
1746 1
3632 1
3637 1
3633 1
2896 1
2841 1
2843 1
2831 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19053627 CABLE CLIP CONFIGURED TO FACILITATE A DESIRED ALIGNMENT OF THE CABLE CLIP RELATIVE TO ANOTHER CABLE CLIP AND PROVIDE ENHANCED INSTALLATION FLEXIBILITY KRYCINSKI, STANTON L 4100 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 14, 2025
19004653 CABLE SPLICING DEVICE HAVING CABLE INTERFACE PORTS THAT ARE CONFIGURED TO BE ROTATED RELATIVE TO ONE ANOTHER SO AS TO IMPROVE INSTALLATION VERSATILITY AND/OR ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE RAIMUND, CHRISTOPHER W 1746 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 30, 2024
18820379 ATTACHMENT DEVICE CONFIGURED TO ATTACH A CONDUIT TO A SUPPORT AND HAVING A CONDUIT ENGAGEMENT PORTION CONFIGURED TO RELIEVE STRAIN ON THE CONDUIT GARFT, CHRISTOPHER 3632 §102§103 Non-Final OA 73d overdue Pending Aug 30, 2024
18798808 CABLE HOLDER STRUCTURALLY CONFIGURED TO SEALING HOLD DIFFERENT SIZED CABLES CHOWDHURY, TARIFUR RASHID §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 08, 2024
18793318 MOUNTING DEVICE HAVING A MOUNTING PORTION CONFIGURED TO ROTATE SO AS TO PROVIDE ENHANCED ACCESS TO A COMPONENT COUPLED THERETO WRIGHT, KIMBERLEY S 3637 §102 Non-Final OA 11d overdue Pending Aug 02, 2024
18793371 ENCLOSURE WITH BRACKET CONFIGURED TO ROTATE SO AS TO ALLOW MOUNTING OF DIFFERENT SIZED TELECOMMUNICATION COMPONENTS IN THE ENCLOSURE LEE, JOHN J §102 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 02, 2024
18662695 GROUND SHAFT INCLUDING SIDE WALLS CONFIGURED TO PROVIDE ENHANCED LOAD-BEARING CAPACITY KATCHEVES, BASIL S 3633 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 27d Pending May 13, 2024
18422114 CABLE ADAPTER TRAY WITH ACCESS OPENINGS CONFIGURED TO PROVIDE ENHANCED ACCESS TO ADAPTERS STAHL, MICHAEL J 2874 §102 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Jan 25, 2024
18422146 CABLE ADAPTER TRAY WITH SPLIT CABLE ROUTING CHANNEL CONFIGURED TO ENHANCE CABLE MANAGEMENT TAVLYKAEV, ROBERT FUATOVICH 2896 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 25, 2024
18422183 CABLE ADAPTER TRAY WITH POSITION RETAINING CLIP CONFIGURED TO ENHANCE ACCESS ADJACENT TO THE CABLE ADAPTER TRAY RAHLL, JERRY T 2874 §102§112 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Jan 25, 2024
18401485 FIBER DISTRIBUTION ENCLOSURE HAVING A SECOND ENCLOSURE THEREIN AND STRUCTURALLY CONFIGURED TO MAINTAIN THE SECOND ENCLOSURE IN A RAISED POSITION SO AS TO PROVIDE ENHANCED ACCESS TO THE SECOND ENCLOSURE LEPISTO, RYAN A 2874 §103 Final Rejection 77d overdue Pending Dec 30, 2023
18399510 COMPOSITE WATER BLOCKING AND SHIELDING TAPE FOR WATER BLOCKING IN A COMPACT CABLE MAYO III, WILLIAM H 2841 §103 Final Rejection Pending Dec 28, 2023
18387400 ANGLED COAXIAL CABLE ADAPTER STRUCTURALLY CONFIGURED TO PROVIDE AN ENHANCED RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) SIGNAL GLENN, KIMBERLY E 2843 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 06, 2023
18375370 NODE HARNESS FEED-THROUGH CONNECTOR STRUCTURALLY CONFIGURED TO PERMIT ACCESS TO AN ANGLED PATH IN THE CONNECTOR SO AS TO ENHANCE FEEDING OF A CABLE THROUGH THE ANGLED PATH WONG, ERIC K 2874 §102 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Sep 29, 2023
18242685 ADAPTER BULKHEAD STRUCTURALLY CONFIGURED TO ENHANCE ACCESS TO ADAPTERS ON AN ADAPTER HOLDER STAHL, MICHAEL J 2874 §102§112 Final Rejection 41d Pending Sep 06, 2023
18234576 MODULAR AND SCALABLE OPTICAL FIBER CABLE FIXATION, ENTRY, STORAGE, AND SPLICING SYSTEM PROVIDING EXPANDABILITY ON DEMAND CHIEM, DINH D 2874 §102§103 Final Rejection 33d Pending Aug 16, 2023
18091598 CABLE CONNECTOR HAVING A RETAINING MEMBER FOR PROVIDING IMPROVED CONDUCTIVITY LEON MUNOZ, EDWIN A 2831 §102§112 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Dec 30, 2022

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