Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Rigetti & Co., LLC

Technology areas: Computing & Software • Networking & Security • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics

4 pending office actions • 4 art units • 4 examiners • 0 of 4 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 15 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Rigetti & Co., LLC has 4 pending office actions in Computing & Software. The matters are distributed across 4 examiners and 4 art units, indicating that each action is being handled in a distinct examination setting.

BECK, LERON is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. Counsel should therefore organize prosecution by individual examiner and art unit, while checking for recurring claim or disclosure issues across the portfolio.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

4
Total Pending OAs
4
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 (25%)
2
Medium (50%)
1
Easy (25%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (25%)
§103 only1 (25%)
§102 only1 (25%)
§112 only1 (25%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
3
Information Tech
75% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
1
Semiconductors
25% 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.

40 h
Manual time on pending OAs
8 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
14 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
BECK, LERON 1 80.3% +10.8%
ZENG, WENWEI 1 0.0% +0.0%
SINGH, AMRESH 1 76.2% +22.2%
TAT, BINH C 1 87.3% +14.3%

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
18763043 Modifiable Quantum Error Correction Code for Logical Qubits BECK, LERON —
18327918 Parametric Amplification in a Quantum Computing System TAT, BINH C —

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
18735680 Performing a Multi-qubit Stabilizer Measurement ZENG, WENWEI —

Interview Candidates (3)

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 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18763043 Modifiable Quantum Error Correction Code for Logical Qubits BECK, LERON —
18608864 RANDOMIZED READOUT ERROR MITIGATION FOR QUANTUM COMPUTING SINGH, AMRESH —
18327918 Parametric Amplification in a Quantum Computing System TAT, BINH C —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2487 1
2146 1
2159 1
2851 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18763043 Modifiable Quantum Error Correction Code for Logical Qubits BECK, LERON 2487 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 03, 2024
18735680 Performing a Multi-qubit Stabilizer Measurement ZENG, WENWEI 2146 §101§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 06, 2024
18608864 RANDOMIZED READOUT ERROR MITIGATION FOR QUANTUM COMPUTING SINGH, AMRESH 2159 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 18, 2024
18327918 Parametric Amplification in a Quantum Computing System TAT, BINH C 2851 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 02, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Rigetti & Co., LLC have?

Rigetti & Co., LLC has 4 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 4 art units and 4 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Rigetti & Co., LLC applications?

Leron Beck has the most, with 1 of Rigetti & Co., LLC's pending office actions.

What technology area are Rigetti & Co., LLC's patent applications in?

Mostly Computing & Software (USPTO Tech Center 2100), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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