Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Sierra Wireless Inc.

Technology area: Networking & Security

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

Analysis

Sierra Wireless Inc. currently manages 1 pending office action within the Networking & Security technology area. This prosecution activity is assigned to 1 distinct examiner and a distinct art unit, reflecting a concentrated intellectual property strategy. The examiner overseeing this matter is FOLLANSBEE, KEITH TRAN-DANH, who is the busiest examiner for the portfolio.

The workload for FOLLANSBEE, KEITH TRAN-DANH consists of a busiest examiner pending action. This specific action represents the total current pending office actions for Sierra Wireless Inc. in this sector. Because there is a distinct examiner involved, the prosecution team can focus on the preferences and historical patterns of this individual.

The concentration within a distinct art unit simplifies the technical requirements for the legal team. Practitioners can tailor their arguments to the specific standards of that unit without worrying about conflicting interpretations from other examiners. Success in this portfolio depends on the effective resolution of the application currently under review. By focusing on the specific feedback from FOLLANSBEE, KEITH TRAN-DANH, the company can navigate its current patent challenges in the Networking & Security field.

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
1
Information Tech
100% of docket
0
Communications
0% 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
FOLLANSBEE, KEITH TRAN-DANH 1 61.3% +14.7%

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
16561337 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR SMALL DATA TRANSMISSIONS FOLLANSBEE, KEITH TRAN-DANH —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2411 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
16561337 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR SMALL DATA TRANSMISSIONS FOLLANSBEE, KEITH TRAN-DANH 2411 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Sep 05, 2019

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Sierra Wireless Inc. have?

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

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Sierra Wireless Inc. applications?

Keith Tran-Danh Follansbee has the most, with 1 of Sierra Wireless Inc.'s pending office actions.

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

Mostly Networking & Security (USPTO Tech Center 2400), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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