Technology area: Computing & Software
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Sony Thermo Technology Inc. is currently addressing 1 pending office action within the Computing & Software technology area. This matter involves 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit. KAKARLA, BHASKAR is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, handling 1 busiest examiner pending action. This indicates that the company's patent prosecution is currently limited to a single point of contact at the patent office.
The 1 pending office action represents the entire active workload in the Computing & Software sector for this entity. Since there is only 1 distinct examiner, KAKARLA, BHASKAR, the prosecution strategy does not need to account for varying examiner styles. The 1 distinct art unit ensures that the technical evaluation remains focused on a specific set of guidelines. Success for the 1 busiest examiner pending action will depend on addressing the specific concerns raised by the assigned examiner.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAKARLA, BHASKAR | 1 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18857459 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL METHOD | KAKARLA, BHASKAR | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2116 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18857459 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL METHOD | KAKARLA, BHASKAR | 2116 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 17, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialSony Thermo Technology Inc. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Bhaskar Kakarla has the most, with 1 of Sony Thermo Technology Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Computing & Software (USPTO Tech Center 2100), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
