Technology area: Computing & Software
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
Shenyang Institute Of Automation Chinese Academy Of Sciences currently manages 1 pending office action within the Computing & Software technology area. This single pending action is being handled by 1 distinct examiner, indicating a highly concentrated prosecution focus at this stage. The presence of only 1 distinct art unit further suggests that the current technical review is localized within a specific technical domain.
The busiest examiner for this portfolio is MILLS, FRANK D, who is responsible for 1 busiest examiner pending action. Because there is only 1 pending office action in total, this examiner's work represents the entire active prosecution landscape for the company. Practitioners should note that the singular nature of the pending action and examiner assignment simplifies the current monitoring requirements for this portfolio. The alignment of 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit ensures that the company's current interaction with the patent office is streamlined through a single administrative channel. This concentration of resources may allow for a more direct and consistent communication strategy during the examination process.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MILLS, FRANK D | 1 | 69.6% | +22.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18294391 | DIGITAL TWIN-BASED EDGE-END COLLABORATIVE SCHEDULING METHOD FOR HETEROGENEOUS TASKS AND RESOURCES | MILLS, FRANK D | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18294391 | DIGITAL TWIN-BASED EDGE-END COLLABORATIVE SCHEDULING METHOD FOR HETEROGENEOUS TASKS AND RESOURCES | MILLS, FRANK D | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2198 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18294391 | DIGITAL TWIN-BASED EDGE-END COLLABORATIVE SCHEDULING METHOD FOR HETEROGENEOUS TASKS AND RESOURCES | MILLS, FRANK D | 2198 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 01, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialShenyang Institute Of Automation Chinese Academy Of Sciences has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Frank D Mills has the most, with 1 of Shenyang Institute Of Automation Chinese Academy Of Sciences's pending office actions.
Mostly Computing & Software (USPTO Tech Center 2100), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
