Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

SimpliSafe Inc.

Technology areas: Networking & Security • Communications

16 pending office actions • 8 art units • 15 examiners • 0 of 16 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 54 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

16
Total Pending OAs
10
Non-Final OAs
6
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

2
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
0
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.

4
Hard (25%)
11
Medium (69%)
1
Easy (6%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only7 (44%)
§102 only2 (12%)
§112 only1 (6%)
Double-patenting + other2 (12%)
Multi-statute (no §101)4 (25%)

Industry Mix

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

1
Life Sciences
6% of docket
4
Information Tech
25% of docket
3
Communications
19% of docket
1
Semiconductors
6% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
7
Business / Other
44% 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.

160 h
Manual time on pending OAs
32 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
56 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.4 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
CESE, KENNY A 2 75.3% +11.0%
NEUBAUER, THOMAS L 1 65.9% +20.0%
BROWN, ANTHONY D 1 85.4% +15.1%
VU, JIMMY T 1 86.5% +7.5%
ADAMS, EILEEN M 1 86.2% +4.1%
HALIYUR, PADMA 1 86.6% +13.3%
MUNG, ON S 1 75.4% +8.3%
ANDERSON II, JAMES M 1 75.7% +10.0%
ROJAS CADIMA, OMAR 1 72.1% +14.5%
YU, NORMAN 1 87.6% +13.9%

Quick Wins (3)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19285192 SECURITY MANAGEMENT ON A MOBILE DEVICE BROWN, ANTHONY D —
19239104 DETECTION AND ILLUMINATION OF DARK ZONES VIA COLLABORATIVE LIGHTING VU, JIMMY T —
18987611 SPEAKER DEVICE YU, NORMAN —

Hard Cases (4)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19192987 LIGHTED CAMERA APPARATUS ADAMS, EILEEN M —
19188426 MANAGING REMOTE ACCESS TO IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICES HALIYUR, PADMA —
19085167 ILLUMINATED INDICATOR FOR DOORBELL ROJAS CADIMA, OMAR —
18894912 BIOMETRIC DATA PROCESSING FOR A SECURITY SYSTEM CESE, KENNY A —

Interview Candidates (8)

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 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19289190 MOUNTING ASSEMBLY FOR DOOR LOCK NEUBAUER, THOMAS L —
19285192 SECURITY MANAGEMENT ON A MOBILE DEVICE BROWN, ANTHONY D —
19188426 MANAGING REMOTE ACCESS TO IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICES HALIYUR, PADMA —
19086957 BATTERY-POWERED IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICES ANDERSON II, JAMES M —
19085167 ILLUMINATED INDICATOR FOR DOORBELL ROJAS CADIMA, OMAR —
18987611 SPEAKER DEVICE YU, NORMAN —
18895662 BIOMETRIC DATA PROCESSING FOR A SECURITY SYSTEM CESE, KENNY A —
18894912 BIOMETRIC DATA PROCESSING FOR A SECURITY SYSTEM CESE, KENNY A —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2694 2
2481 1
2486 1
2425 1
2875 1
2483 1
1725 1
2662 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19289190 MOUNTING ASSEMBLY FOR DOOR LOCK NEUBAUER, THOMAS L — §102DP Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 04, 2025
19285192 SECURITY MANAGEMENT ON A MOBILE DEVICE BROWN, ANTHONY D — §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 30, 2025
19239104 DETECTION AND ILLUMINATION OF DARK ZONES VIA COLLABORATIVE LIGHTING VU, JIMMY T — §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 16, 2025
19192987 LIGHTED CAMERA APPARATUS ADAMS, EILEEN M 2481 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 29, 2025
19188426 MANAGING REMOTE ACCESS TO IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICES HALIYUR, PADMA — §102§103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 24, 2025
19091200 OPERATING WIRELESS DEVICES AND IMAGE DATA SYSTEMS MUNG, ON S 2486 §102 Final Rejection — Pending Mar 26, 2025
19086957 BATTERY-POWERED IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICES ANDERSON II, JAMES M 2425 §103Other Final Rejection — Pending Mar 21, 2025
19085167 ILLUMINATED INDICATOR FOR DOORBELL ROJAS CADIMA, OMAR 2875 §103§112Other Final Rejection — Pending Mar 20, 2025
18987611 SPEAKER DEVICE YU, NORMAN — §103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 19, 2024
18911502 SECURITY DEVICE ZONES ITSKOVICH, MIKHAIL 2483 §103 Final Rejection 31d overdue Pending Oct 10, 2024
18895662 BIOMETRIC DATA PROCESSING FOR A SECURITY SYSTEM CESE, KENNY A — §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 25, 2024
18894912 BIOMETRIC DATA PROCESSING FOR A SECURITY SYSTEM CESE, KENNY A — §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 24, 2024
18782355 SPEAKER DEVICE LE, HUYEN D 2694 §103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 24, 2024
18763166 FACILITATION OF COLLABORATIVE MONITORING OF AN EVENT KRZYSTAN, ALEXANDER J 2694 §102Other Final Rejection — Pending Jul 03, 2024
18133638 BATTERY TAMPER INDICATOR FOR DETECTOR AKRAM, IMRAN 1725 §102§103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 12, 2023
18156529 MULTI RESOLUTION MOTION DETECTION ISLAM, MEHRAZUL NMN 2662 §103 Final Rejection 5d overdue Pending Jan 19, 2023

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