Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Scepter Incorporated

Technology areas: Communications • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics

2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Scepter Incorporated is currently handling 2 pending office actions in the Communications technology area. These actions are split between 2 distinct examiners, providing the company with multiple individual perspectives on its current applications. The involvement of 2 distinct art units further indicates that the company's intellectual property is being reviewed across different technical contexts. The busiest examiner, REGO, DOMINIC E, is responsible for 1 pending office action, which accounts for 1 of the 2 pending office actions total.

The distribution of 2 pending office actions across 2 distinct art units suggests a diversified approach to prosecution within the Communications sector. By engaging with 2 distinct examiners, the company avoids having its current patent prospects tied to a single individual's review. Because the busiest examiner manages 1 pending office action, the workload is evenly split, ensuring that the company receives feedback from a variety of technical and administrative divisions within the patent office.

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

Portfolio Summary

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

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (50%)
Double-patenting only1 (50%)

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
50% of docket
1
Semiconductors
50% 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.

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

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
REGO, DOMINIC E 1 86.9% +7.4%
SULTANA, DILARA 1 80.9% +16.2%

Quick Wins (1)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18952780 ATMOSPHERIC SENSOR NETWORK AND ANALYTICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM RELATED THERETO REGO, DOMINIC E —

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
18736972 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN ATMOSPHERIC AND ASSET-BASED MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL PLATFORM SULTANA, DILARA —

Interview Candidates (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18736972 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN ATMOSPHERIC AND ASSET-BASED MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL PLATFORM SULTANA, DILARA —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2648 1
2858 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18952780 ATMOSPHERIC SENSOR NETWORK AND ANALYTICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM RELATED THERETO REGO, DOMINIC E 2648 DP Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 19, 2024
18736972 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN ATMOSPHERIC AND ASSET-BASED MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL PLATFORM SULTANA, DILARA 2858 §101§102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 07, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Scepter Incorporated have?

Scepter Incorporated has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Scepter Incorporated applications?

Dominic E Rego has the most, with 1 of Scepter Incorporated's pending office actions.

What technology area are Scepter Incorporated's patent applications in?

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

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