Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
12 pending office actions • 5 art units • 9 examiners • 0 of 12 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 9 patents granted in the last 365 days
Strong Force Iot Portfolio 2016 LLC has 12 pending office actions in Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics. The portfolio spans 9 distinct examiners and 5 distinct art units, showing repeated activity within both examiner and unit assignments. This concentration supports portfolio-level monitoring of recurring prosecution themes, while the number of matters still requires disciplined individual docket control.
RIVERA VARGAS, MANUEL A is the busiest examiner, with 3 pending matters. That is the clearest recurring examiner relationship in the listed data. Counsel may benefit from reviewing those matters together for consistency in claim amendments and technical explanations, while preserving separate strategies for the other examiner assignments.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 5 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. 5 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 | 4 (33%) |
| §101 + other | 3 (25%) |
| §102 only | 1 (8%) |
| §112 only | 1 (8%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (17%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (8%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RIVERA VARGAS, MANUEL A | 3 | 81.0% | +12.1% |
| KUAN, JOHN CHUNYANG | 2 | 72.5% | +47.4% |
| BARBEE, MANUEL L | 1 | 81.7% | +13.9% |
| GIRI, PURSOTTAM | 1 | 19.7% | +11.6% |
| NORTON, JENNIFER L | 1 | 49.7% | +2.4% |
| GUZMAN, JAVIER O | 1 | 82.0% | +19.0% |
| BHAT, ADITYA S | 1 | 81.1% | +10.1% |
| STIVALETTI, MATHEUS R | 1 | 37.7% | +26.0% |
| HAGOS, EYOB | 1 | 66.5% | +43.2% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17537717 | INTELLIGENT VIBRATION DIGITAL TWIN SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS | BHAT, ADITYA S | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18073925 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SENSOR FUSION IN A PRODUCTION LINE ENVIRONMENT | KUAN, JOHN CHUNYANG | 81d overdue |
| 18081088 | DATA COLLECTION IN INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT WITH ROLE-BASED REPORTING TO RECONFIGURE ROUTE BY WHICH SYSTEM SENDS THE SENSOR DATA | KUAN, JOHN CHUNYANG | 32d overdue |
| 17940526 | QUANTUM, BIOLOGICAL, COMPUTER VISION, AND NEURAL NETWORK SYSTEMS FOR INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS | NORTON, JENNIFER L | 28d |
| 17493440 | INDUSTRIAL DIGITAL TWIN SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH ECHELONS OF EXECUTIVE, ADVISORY AND OPERATIONS MESSAGING AND VISUALIZATION | STIVALETTI, MATHEUS R | 54d |
| 16684651 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DATA COLLECTION, LEARNING, AND STREAMING OF MACHINE SIGNALS FOR ANALYTICS AND MAINTENANCE USING THE INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS | RIVERA VARGAS, MANUEL A | 70d |
| 19236682 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DATA COLLECTION IN AN INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT | BARBEE, MANUEL L | — |
| 18081324 | INDUSTRIAL DIGITAL TWIN SYSTEMS PROVIDING NEURAL NET-BASED ADJUSTMENT RECOMMENDATION WITH DATA RELEVANT TO ROLE TAXONOMY | RIVERA VARGAS, MANUEL A | — |
| 18081267 | USER INTERFACE FOR INDUSTRIAL DIGITAL TWIN SYSTEM ANALYZING DATA TO DETERMINE STRUCTURES WITH VISUALIZATION OF THOSE STRUCTURES WITH REDUCED DIMENSIONALITY | RIVERA VARGAS, MANUEL A | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18073925 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SENSOR FUSION IN A PRODUCTION LINE ENVIRONMENT | KUAN, JOHN CHUNYANG | 81d overdue |
| 18081088 | DATA COLLECTION IN INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT WITH ROLE-BASED REPORTING TO RECONFIGURE ROUTE BY WHICH SYSTEM SENDS THE SENSOR DATA | KUAN, JOHN CHUNYANG | 32d overdue |
| 17493440 | INDUSTRIAL DIGITAL TWIN SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH ECHELONS OF EXECUTIVE, ADVISORY AND OPERATIONS MESSAGING AND VISUALIZATION | STIVALETTI, MATHEUS R | 54d |
| 16684651 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DATA COLLECTION, LEARNING, AND STREAMING OF MACHINE SIGNALS FOR ANALYTICS AND MAINTENANCE USING THE INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS | RIVERA VARGAS, MANUEL A | 70d |
| 19236682 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DATA COLLECTION IN AN INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT | BARBEE, MANUEL L | — |
| 18081324 | INDUSTRIAL DIGITAL TWIN SYSTEMS PROVIDING NEURAL NET-BASED ADJUSTMENT RECOMMENDATION WITH DATA RELEVANT TO ROLE TAXONOMY | RIVERA VARGAS, MANUEL A | — |
| 18081267 | USER INTERFACE FOR INDUSTRIAL DIGITAL TWIN SYSTEM ANALYZING DATA TO DETERMINE STRUCTURES WITH VISUALIZATION OF THOSE STRUCTURES WITH REDUCED DIMENSIONALITY | RIVERA VARGAS, MANUEL A | — |
| 17940553 | QUANTUM, BIOLOGICAL, COMPUTER VISION, AND NEURAL NETWORK SYSTEMS FOR INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS | GIRI, PURSOTTAM | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2857 | 8 |
| 2186 | 1 |
| 2117 | 1 |
| 2496 | 1 |
| 3623 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19236682 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DATA COLLECTION IN AN INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT | BARBEE, MANUEL L | 2857 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 12, 2025 |
| 18081324 | INDUSTRIAL DIGITAL TWIN SYSTEMS PROVIDING NEURAL NET-BASED ADJUSTMENT RECOMMENDATION WITH DATA RELEVANT TO ROLE TAXONOMY | RIVERA VARGAS, MANUEL A | 2857 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 14, 2022 |
| 18081267 | USER INTERFACE FOR INDUSTRIAL DIGITAL TWIN SYSTEM ANALYZING DATA TO DETERMINE STRUCTURES WITH VISUALIZATION OF THOSE STRUCTURES WITH REDUCED DIMENSIONALITY | RIVERA VARGAS, MANUEL A | 2857 | §101Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 14, 2022 |
| 18081088 | DATA COLLECTION IN INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT WITH ROLE-BASED REPORTING TO RECONFIGURE ROUTE BY WHICH SYSTEM SENDS THE SENSOR DATA | KUAN, JOHN CHUNYANG | 2857 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 32d overdue | Pending | Dec 14, 2022 |
| 18073925 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SENSOR FUSION IN A PRODUCTION LINE ENVIRONMENT | KUAN, JOHN CHUNYANG | 2857 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | 81d overdue | Pending | Dec 02, 2022 |
| 17940553 | QUANTUM, BIOLOGICAL, COMPUTER VISION, AND NEURAL NETWORK SYSTEMS FOR INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS | GIRI, PURSOTTAM | 2186 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 08, 2022 |
| 17940526 | QUANTUM, BIOLOGICAL, COMPUTER VISION, AND NEURAL NETWORK SYSTEMS FOR INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS | NORTON, JENNIFER L | 2117 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | Sep 08, 2022 |
| 17685515 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING INDUSTRIAL SETTINGS WITH SENSOR KITS | GUZMAN, JAVIER O | 2496 | — | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 03, 2022 |
| 17537717 | INTELLIGENT VIBRATION DIGITAL TWIN SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS | BHAT, ADITYA S | 2857 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 30, 2021 |
| 17493440 | INDUSTRIAL DIGITAL TWIN SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH ECHELONS OF EXECUTIVE, ADVISORY AND OPERATIONS MESSAGING AND VISUALIZATION | STIVALETTI, MATHEUS R | 3623 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 54d | Pending | Oct 04, 2021 |
| 16741470 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, KITS AND APPARATUSES FOR MONITORING AND MANAGING INDUSTRIAL SETTINGS IN AN INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS DATA COLLECTION ENVIRONMENT | HAGOS, EYOB | 2857 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 13, 2020 |
| 16684651 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DATA COLLECTION, LEARNING, AND STREAMING OF MACHINE SIGNALS FOR ANALYTICS AND MAINTENANCE USING THE INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS | RIVERA VARGAS, MANUEL A | 2857 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 70d | Pending | Nov 15, 2019 |
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Start Free TrialStrong Force Iot Portfolio 2016 LLC has 12 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 5 art units and 9 examiners.
Manuel A Rivera Vargas has the most, with 3 of Strong Force Iot Portfolio 2016 LLC's pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
