Technology area: Communications
188 pending office actions • 98 art units • 169 examiners • 0 of 188 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 520 patents granted in the last 365 days
Snap Inc. has 195 pending office actions in Communications. The portfolio spans 176 distinct examiners and 103 distinct art units, reflecting broad distribution across the examination corps and technical organization. That structure favors centralized docket controls, standardized issue tracking, and flexible matter-level prosecution strategies.
HARRISON, CHANTE E is the busiest identified examiner, with 4 pending matters. The cluster may justify targeted review of examiner practice and related claim issues. It remains only one part of a portfolio whose principal management challenge is the breadth of examiner and art-unit coverage.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 33 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 33 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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 |
|---|---|
| §101 only | 7 (4%) |
| §101 + other | 16 (9%) |
| §103 only | 82 (44%) |
| §102 only | 12 (6%) |
| §112 only | 6 (3%) |
| Double-patenting only | 14 (7%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 8 (4%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 35 (19%) |
| No statute on record | 8 (4%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARRISON, CHANTE E | 3 | 68.9% | +29.2% |
| HUANG, KAYLEE J | 2 | 74.7% | +48.7% |
| TOPGYAL, GELEK W | 2 | 59.6% | +19.3% |
| FOSSELMAN, JOEL W | 2 | 78.3% | +13.7% |
| CHIN, MICHELLE | 2 | 85.5% | +11.5% |
| NGUYEN, DAVID VAN | 2 | 88.9% | +12.7% |
| CASCHERA, ANTONIO A | 2 | 87.2% | +8.3% |
| LIU, GORDON G | 2 | 83.0% | +14.7% |
| YANG, YI | 2 | 72.3% | +17.7% |
| LI, RUIPING | 2 | 77.0% | +18.2% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 6 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19192277 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL ASSET RECONSTRUCTION | CHIN, MICHELLE | — |
| 19187000 | COLOR CALIBRATION TOOL FOR SEE-THROUGH AUGMENTED REALITY ENVIRONMENT | NGUYEN, DAVID VAN | — |
| 19094612 | MULTI-SUBJECT PERSONALIZATION IN VIDEO GENERATION | LIU, GORDON G | — |
| 19063820 | REMOTE ANNOTATION AND NAVIGATION USING AN AR WEARABLE DEVICE | LIU, GORDON G | — |
| 19051957 | PIXEL DEPTH DETERMINATION FOR OBJECT | CHIN, MICHELLE | — |
| 18947989 | DIFFUSION MODEL MULTI-PERSON IMAGE GENERATION | NGUYEN, DAVID VAN | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18679847 | TIMELAPSE OF GENERATING A COLLABORATIVE OBJECT | CHEN, FRANK S | 16d overdue |
| 18536951 | REMOTELESS CONTROL OF DRONE BEHAVIOR | KHUU, IRENE C | 3d overdue |
| 18179784 | DEPTH ESTIMATION FROM RGB IMAGES | SORRIN, AARON JOSEPH | 1d overdue |
| 18646446 | AUGMENTED REALITY EXPERIENCES USING SPEECH AND TEXT CAPTIONS | GOOD JOHNSON, MOTILEWA | 8d |
| 19241209 | DYNAMIC COLOR UNIFORMITY CORRECTION DISPLAY SYSTEM | LAM, VINH TANG | 19d |
| 18657488 | VIDEO EDITING APPLICATION FOR MOBILE DEVICES | KELLS, ASHER | 21d |
| 18646336 | COLLECTING EMG SPEECH SIGNAL DATA | HUTCHESON, CODY DOUGLAS | 21d |
| 18534342 | ADDING NEARBY USERS | NGUYEN, VINH | 22d |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19272761 | GENERATING MEDIA CONTENT ITEMS DURING USER INTERACTION | HUANG, KAYLEE J | — |
| 19263198 | AUTO TRIMMING FOR AUGMENTED REALITY CONTENT IN MESSAGING SYSTEMS | TOPGYAL, GELEK W | — |
| 19223266 | AUTOMATED ADJUSTMENT OF DIGITAL CAMERA IMAGE CAPTURE PARAMETERS | FOSSELMAN, JOEL W | — |
| 19200095 | AUGMENTED REALITY CONTENT GENERATORS FOR SPATIALLY BROWSING TRAVEL DESTINATIONS | HARRISON, CHANTE E | — |
| 19192277 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL ASSET RECONSTRUCTION | CHIN, MICHELLE | — |
| 19188289 | RECORDING AUGMENTED REALITY CONTENT ON AN EYEWEAR DEVICE | HARRISON, CHANTE E | — |
| 19187000 | COLOR CALIBRATION TOOL FOR SEE-THROUGH AUGMENTED REALITY ENVIRONMENT | NGUYEN, DAVID VAN | — |
| 19094612 | MULTI-SUBJECT PERSONALIZATION IN VIDEO GENERATION | LIU, GORDON G | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2616 | 9 |
| 2611 | 8 |
| 2872 | 7 |
| 2615 | 6 |
| 2612 | 5 |
| 2617 | 5 |
| 2618 | 5 |
| 2619 | 5 |
| 2613 | 5 |
| 2676 | 4 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19452608 | PERSONALIZED CALIBRATION OF USER INTERFACES | NADKARNI, SARVESH J | 2629 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 19, 2026 |
| 19439680 | WAVEGUIDE AND DIFFRACTION GRATING FOR AUGMENTED REALITY OR VIRTUAL REALITY DISPLAY | JOSEPH, DENNIS P | 2621 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 05, 2026 |
| 19435517 | PINCH SLIDERS FOR USE WITH HANDS | SHARIFI-TAFRESHI, KOOSHA | 2628 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 29, 2025 |
| 19376409 | CAPTIONING VIDEOS WITH MULTIPLE CROSS-MODALITY TEACHERS | ALATA, YASSIN | 2426 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2025 |
| 19359376 | CONTEXT BASED MEDIA CURATION | CHANNAVAJJALA, SRIRAMA T | 2154 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 15, 2025 |
| 19323677 | DUAL SYSTEM ON A CHIP EYEWEAR | SENFI, BEHROOZ M | 2482 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 09, 2025 |
| 19301792 | UNLOCKABLE CONTENT CREATION PORTAL | MOORTHY, ARAVIND K | 2407 | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2025 |
| 19301681 | CUSTOMIZING A CAPTURE BUTTON USED DURING VIDEO RECORDING | CUTLER, ALBERT H | 2637 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2025 |
| 19296928 | ADAPTIVE ILLUMINATOR SEQUENCING | MONSHI, SAMIRA | 2422 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 11, 2025 |
| 19293885 | GENERATING AUGMENTED REALITY CONTENT BASED ON USER-SELECTED PRODUCT DATA | CIVAN, ETHAN D | 3688 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 07, 2025 |
| 19288749 | SCREEN RECORDING CAMERA MODE | TEKLE, DANIEL T | 2481 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 01, 2025 |
| 19285742 | AUDIENCE FILTERING SYSTEM | PHAM, KHANH B | 2166 | §103DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 30, 2025 |
| 19272761 | GENERATING MEDIA CONTENT ITEMS DURING USER INTERACTION | HUANG, KAYLEE J | 2447 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 17, 2025 |
| 19270311 | USER CONTACT CONTROL IN A NETWORK APPLICATION | SHAIFER HARRIMAN, DANT B | 2434 | Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 15, 2025 |
| 19270334 | AUDIO RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM | PEREZ-ARROYO, RAQUEL | 2169 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 15, 2025 |
| 19263198 | AUTO TRIMMING FOR AUGMENTED REALITY CONTENT IN MESSAGING SYSTEMS | TOPGYAL, GELEK W | 2481 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 08, 2025 |
| 19257004 | PERMISSION BASED MEDIA COMPOSITION | COX, NATISHA D | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 01, 2025 |
| 19255615 | ON-DEVICE TWO STEP APPROXIMATE STRING MATCHING | ORTIZ DITREN, BELIX M | 2164 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 30, 2025 |
| 19249734 | PROTECTED DATA USE IN THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS | TRUVAN, LEYNNA THANH | 2435 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 25, 2025 |
| 19247814 | REAL-TIME CONTENT INTEGRATION BASED ON MACHINE LEARNED SELECTIONS | TIV, BACKHEAN | 2447 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 24, 2025 |
| 19241209 | DYNAMIC COLOR UNIFORMITY CORRECTION DISPLAY SYSTEM | LAM, VINH TANG | 2628 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 19d | Pending | Jun 17, 2025 |
| 19236406 | METHOD, DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR PROVIDING AUGMENTED REALITY-BASED MAKEUP PRODUCT SETS IN A MESSAGING SYSTEM | PRESTON, ASHLEY DAWN | 3688 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 12, 2025 |
| 19233808 | CROSS-DOMAIN VIRTUAL CURRENCY STORE TRANSACTIONS | MIAN, MOHAMMAD YOU A | 2457 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 10, 2025 |
| 19233779 | STABILIZATION AND NAVIGATION OF AN AUTONOMOUS DRONE | KRESS, TABITHA LYNN | 3667 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 10, 2025 |
| 19231248 | IMAGE-CAPTURE CONTROL | HANNETT, JAMES M | 2639 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 06, 2025 |
| 19228473 | FULLY AUTONOMOUS DRONE FLIGHTS | LOUIE, WAE LENNY | 3661 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 04, 2025 |
| 19223266 | AUTOMATED ADJUSTMENT OF DIGITAL CAMERA IMAGE CAPTURE PARAMETERS | FOSSELMAN, JOEL W | 2639 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 30, 2025 |
| 19220660 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE COMBINER SYSTEMS AND METHODS | TRUONG, NGUYEN T | 2486 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 28, 2025 |
| 19217137 | DYNAMIC ADJUSTMENT OF EXPOSURE AND ISO TO LIMIT MOTION BLUR | BHUIYAN, FAYEZ A | 2638 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 23, 2025 |
| 19217854 | EYEWEAR WITH SLOT-RING ANTENNA | BACK, AUSTIN M | 2845 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 23, 2025 |
| 19217760 | DYNAMICALLY ADAPTIVE MEDIA CONTENT DELIVERY | DOAN, TAN | 2445 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 23, 2025 |
| 19208154 | REAL-TIME DISPLAY OF MULTIPLE IMAGES | DESROSIERS, EVANS | 2491 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 14, 2025 |
| 19207724 | CUSTOMIZED DIGITAL AVATAR ACCESSORIES | ZONG, RUOLEI | 2449 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 14, 2025 |
| 19207128 | STATED AGE FILTER | CHIANG, JASON | 2431 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 13, 2025 |
| 19204310 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND ONE OR MORE NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIA INCLUDING TEMPLATES TO GENERATE AUGMENTED REALITY CONTENT ITEMS THAT DISPLAY PRODUCT INFORMATION | WEINER, ARIELLE E | 3689 | §101§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 09, 2025 |
| 19202316 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF GENERATING A LIVE STREAMING VIDEO HAVING REAL-TIME SPECIAL EFFECTS | TAYLOR, JOSHUA D | 2426 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 08, 2025 |
| 19200095 | AUGMENTED REALITY CONTENT GENERATORS FOR SPATIALLY BROWSING TRAVEL DESTINATIONS | HARRISON, CHANTE E | 2615 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 06, 2025 |
| 19194429 | AUTOMATICALLY NAVIGATING BETWEEN ROOMS WITHIN A VIRTUAL CONFERENCING SYSTEM | MEKY, MOUSTAFA M | 2457 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 30, 2025 |
| 19192277 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL ASSET RECONSTRUCTION | CHIN, MICHELLE | 2614 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 28, 2025 |
| 19188289 | RECORDING AUGMENTED REALITY CONTENT ON AN EYEWEAR DEVICE | HARRISON, CHANTE E | 2615 | Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 24, 2025 |
| 19187510 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF DRIVING A DISPLAY WITH HIGH BIT DEPTH | XIAO, KE | 2622 | §103 | Final Rejection | 30d overdue | Pending | Apr 23, 2025 |
| 19187000 | COLOR CALIBRATION TOOL FOR SEE-THROUGH AUGMENTED REALITY ENVIRONMENT | NGUYEN, DAVID VAN | — | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 23, 2025 |
| 19187887 | MIXING AND MATCHING VOLUMETRIC CONTENTS FOR NEW AUGMENTED REALITY EXPERIENCES | CASCHERA, ANTONIO A | 2612 | §101§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 23, 2025 |
| 19185855 | APPLYING ANIMATED 3D AVATAR IN AR EXPERIENCES | DEMETER, HILINA K | 2617 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 22, 2025 |
| 19186056 | NEURAL SHADING OF REFLECTIVE SURFACES | LI, GRACE Q | 2618 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 22, 2025 |
| 19184263 | AUTO-RECOVERY FOR AR WEARABLE DEVICES | HOANG, PHI | 2619 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 21, 2025 |
| 19175872 | AR POSITION AND ORIENTATION ALONG A PLANE | PATEL, JITESH | 2612 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 10, 2025 |
| 19173385 | MUSIC REACTIVE ANIMATION OF HUMAN CHARACTERS | GUO, XILIN | 2616 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 08, 2025 |
| 19169802 | MESSAGE-BASED PROCESSOR WITH TRANSMISSION DISABLING MODE | SPANN, COURTNEY P | 2183 | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 03, 2025 |
| 19098750 | AUGMENTED REALITY EXPERIENCE WITH LIGHTING ADJUSTMENT | WU, YANNA | 2615 | §101§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 02, 2025 |
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Chante E Harrison has the most, with 3 of Snap Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Communications (USPTO Tech Center 2600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
