Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Qi Liu has 1 pending office action in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. This single action is being handled by a distinct examiner and is located in a distinct art unit. The current prosecution profile for this entity is focused on this one active matter, representing the full extent of its pending office actions. This concentration indicates that the entity's current patenting efforts are focused on a single innovation, with the entire prosecution process currently funneled through one specific examination channel at the USPTO.
The busiest examiner for this portfolio is QI, ZHENGQING J, who is responsible for 1 pending office action. This examiner manages the entirety of the active prosecution currently active for the portfolio. With only a single distinct art unit involved, the prosecution is currently centralized within a single examination group. The fact that a single distinct examiner is reviewing the 1 pending office action means that the outcome of this matter is dependent on the specific technical interpretations and procedural requirements of this individual.
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) | 1 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| QI, ZHENGQING J | 1 | 68.0% | +12.2% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18552773 | LASER RADAR RANGING METHOD AND DETECTION SYSTEM | QI, ZHENGQING J | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18552773 | LASER RADAR RANGING METHOD AND DETECTION SYSTEM | QI, ZHENGQING J | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3645 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18552773 | LASER RADAR RANGING METHOD AND DETECTION SYSTEM | QI, ZHENGQING J | 3645 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialQi Liu has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Zhengqing J Qi has the most, with 1 of Qi Liu's pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.