Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Samson Rope Technologies Inc.

Technology area: Communications

1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Samson Rope Technologies Inc. currently has 1 pending office action in the Communications technology area. This matter is assigned to 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit, reflecting a concentrated prosecution profile. The current volume of filings indicates a focused engagement with the patent office for this technology area.

Ken Kudo serves as the busiest examiner for the portfolio, currently handling 1 pending office action. Because there is 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit involved, the prosecution strategy is focused on 1 point of review. This concentration allows the applicant to focus resources on the requirements of the assigned examiner and the trends of the specific art unit.

With 1 pending office action under review, the company faces a streamlined administrative process. The outcome of the matter is dependent on the findings of Ken Kudo. Practitioners should monitor the specific examination patterns of the 1 distinct art unit to optimize the response strategy for the pending matter.

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

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
0
Non-Final OAs
1
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.

0
Hard (0%)
1
Medium (100%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only1 (100%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
1
Communications
100% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% 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.

10 h
Manual time on pending OAs
2 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
4 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
KUDO, KEN 1 — —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2671 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18625660 SYSTEMS AND METHODS UTILIZING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR AUTOMATED VISUAL INSPECTION OF ROPES KUDO, KEN 2671 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Apr 03, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Samson Rope Technologies Inc. have?

Samson Rope Technologies Inc. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Samson Rope Technologies Inc. applications?

Ken Kudo has the most, with 1 of Samson Rope Technologies Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Samson Rope Technologies Inc.'s patent applications in?

Mostly Communications (USPTO Tech Center 2600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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