Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Shockwatch Inc.

Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics

1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Shockwatch Inc. has 1 pending office action in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. This action is assigned to 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit. The current prosecution activity is limited to this 1 pending office action. This single pending action represents the total active workload for the company at this time.

The busiest examiner for the company is QUINN, DANIEL MICHAEL, who is managing 1 pending office action. This examiner is the only one currently active for the company's pending matters. The concentration in 1 distinct art unit indicates that the company's technical filings are being reviewed by a single specialized group. With only 1 pending office action and 1 distinct examiner, the company's current interaction with the patent office is very focused.

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

Response Deadline Pressure

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.

0
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
1
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

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

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (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
0
Communications
0% of docket
1
Semiconductors
100% 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
QUINN, DANIEL MICHAEL 1 73.3% +30.6%

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
18408856 TILT INDICATOR QUINN, DANIEL MICHAEL 42d

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
18408856 TILT INDICATOR QUINN, DANIEL MICHAEL 42d

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2855 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18408856 TILT INDICATOR QUINN, DANIEL MICHAEL 2855 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 42d Pending Jan 10, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Shockwatch Inc. have?

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

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Shockwatch Inc. applications?

Daniel Michael Quinn has the most, with 1 of Shockwatch Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Shockwatch Inc.'s patent applications in?

Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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