Technology area: Networking & Security
2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 5 patents granted in the last 365 days
Ribbon Communications Operating Company, Inc. has 2 pending office actions in the Networking & Security technology area. These 2 actions are distributed across 2 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units. TAYLOR A ELFERVIG is the busiest examiner with 1 pending action. This distribution means the company must manage two different examination tracks for its current pending matters.
With 2 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units involved, there is no overlap in the current prosecution landscape. Each of the 2 pending office actions requires a strategy tailored to the specific examiner and technical group. Practitioners should focus on the individual requirements of each case to ensure effective navigation of the USPTO.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 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 + other | 1 (50%) |
| §103 only | 1 (50%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELFERVIG, TAYLOR A | 1 | 62.9% | +38.5% |
| DAVIS, ZACHARY A | 1 | 53.9% | +21.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17460195 | METHODS, APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR BUILDING AND/OR IMPLEMENTING DETECTION SYSTEMS USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | DAVIS, ZACHARY A | 254d overdue |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17460195 | METHODS, APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR BUILDING AND/OR IMPLEMENTING DETECTION SYSTEMS USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | DAVIS, ZACHARY A | 254d overdue |
| 19296064 | LEARNING-BASED AUTOMATED CALL FLOW TESTING | ELFERVIG, TAYLOR A | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2445 | 1 |
| 2492 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19296064 | LEARNING-BASED AUTOMATED CALL FLOW TESTING | ELFERVIG, TAYLOR A | 2445 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 11, 2025 |
| 17460195 | METHODS, APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR BUILDING AND/OR IMPLEMENTING DETECTION SYSTEMS USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | DAVIS, ZACHARY A | 2492 | §101§112 | Final Rejection | 254d overdue | Pending | Aug 28, 2021 |
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Start Free TrialRibbon Communications Operating Company, Inc. has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.
Taylor A Elfervig has the most, with 1 of Ribbon Communications Operating Company, Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Networking & Security (USPTO Tech Center 2400), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
