Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 5 patents granted in the last 365 days
Sortera Technologies Inc. has 1 pending office action in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. This action is assigned to 1 distinct examiner, CUMBESS, YOLANDA RENEE, who is also the busiest examiner for the company. The portfolio is currently limited to 1 distinct art unit, which implies a specific technical focus within the broader mechanical systems field. With 1 pending office action, the company is navigating the examination process for its latest innovation.
Because CUMBESS, YOLANDA RENEE is responsible for the 1 busiest examiner pending action, the prosecution effort is entirely concentrated. This lack of diversification means the outcome of the 1 pending office action relies on the specific feedback of a single examiner. However, the presence of only 1 distinct art unit means that the prosecution team only needs to adapt to the procedural nuances of one departmental group. This allows for a highly targeted approach to resolving the 1 pending office action while maintaining a consistent technical narrative throughout the application process.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUMBESS, YOLANDA RENEE | 1 | 86.8% | +8.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18729159 | SCRAP DATA ANALYSIS | CUMBESS, YOLANDA RENEE | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3651 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18729159 | SCRAP DATA ANALYSIS | CUMBESS, YOLANDA RENEE | 3651 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 15, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialSortera Technologies Inc. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Yolanda Renee Cumbess has the most, with 1 of Sortera Technologies Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
