Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Supertab AG

Technology areas: Communications • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

3 pending office actions • 3 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 2 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Supertab AG has 2 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. The matters involve 2 examiners and 2 art units, indicating separate examination paths.

SIMPSON, DIONE N is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. Counsel should manage each case independently while coordinating overall portfolio objectives across the two assignments.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

3
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
2
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

1
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

Case Difficulty Mix

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.

3
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other3 (100%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
1
Communications
33% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
2
Mechanical / Eng
67% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

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.

30 h
Manual time on pending OAs
6 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
10 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
SIMPSON, DIONE N 1 32.3% +32.3%
BUNKER, WILLIAM B 1 79.8% +94.4%
MANOHARAN, SHASHIDHAR SHANKAR 1 75.0% +40.0%

Hard Cases (3)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19041258 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS FOR AN INTEGRATED CONTROL SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A RESPONSE TO A USER QUERY SIMPSON, DIONE N 88d overdue
18874703 METHODS FOR PAYMENT AND MERCHANT SYSTEMS WITH ADVANCED CANCELATION FUNCTIONALITY BUNKER, WILLIAM B 27d
18952383 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS FOR PROVIDING ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM RESPONSES TO CLIENT REQUESTS MANOHARAN, SHASHIDHAR SHANKAR —

Interview Candidates (3)

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 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19041258 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS FOR AN INTEGRATED CONTROL SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A RESPONSE TO A USER QUERY SIMPSON, DIONE N 88d overdue
18874703 METHODS FOR PAYMENT AND MERCHANT SYSTEMS WITH ADVANCED CANCELATION FUNCTIONALITY BUNKER, WILLIAM B 27d
18952383 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS FOR PROVIDING ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM RESPONSES TO CLIENT REQUESTS MANOHARAN, SHASHIDHAR SHANKAR —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3628 1
3691 1
2655 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19041258 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS FOR AN INTEGRATED CONTROL SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A RESPONSE TO A USER QUERY SIMPSON, DIONE N 3628 §101§103 Final Rejection 88d overdue Pending Jan 30, 2025
18874703 METHODS FOR PAYMENT AND MERCHANT SYSTEMS WITH ADVANCED CANCELATION FUNCTIONALITY BUNKER, WILLIAM B 3691 §101§103 Final Rejection 27d Pending Dec 13, 2024
18952383 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS FOR PROVIDING ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM RESPONSES TO CLIENT REQUESTS MANOHARAN, SHASHIDHAR SHANKAR 2655 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 19, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Supertab AG have?

Supertab AG has 3 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 3 art units and 3 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Supertab AG applications?

Dione N Simpson has the most, with 1 of Supertab AG's pending office actions.

What technology area are Supertab AG's patent applications in?

Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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