Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Smart Prong Technologies Inc. currently has 1 pending office action in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. This active matter defines the current prosecution profile for the company. The portfolio's examination is concentrated, as it involves 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit.
The specific examiner assigned to this matter is HINSON, RONALD, who is also identified as the busiest examiner with 1 pending office action. Because the active portfolio is under the review of this individual, the prosecution strategy must be tailored to the specific patterns and requirements of HINSON, RONALD. The data shows no additional pending actions to balance the outcomes of this case.
For a practitioner, this concentration in 1 distinct art unit simplifies the technical focus required for response preparation. However, it also means that the success of the current prosecution cycle depends on the interactions within this specific art unit. Monitoring the specific allowance rates and procedural preferences of HINSON, RONALD is essential, as the data does not list other active matters to provide a broader context for the company's standing at the patent office.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HINSON, RONALD | 1 | 73.9% | +13.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17811554 | REDUCTION OF AC RESISTIVE LOSSES IN PLANAR CONDUCTORS | HINSON, RONALD | 45d overdue |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17811554 | REDUCTION OF AC RESISTIVE LOSSES IN PLANAR CONDUCTORS | HINSON, RONALD | 45d overdue |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2837 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17811554 | REDUCTION OF AC RESISTIVE LOSSES IN PLANAR CONDUCTORS | HINSON, RONALD | 2837 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 45d overdue | Pending | Jul 08, 2022 |
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