Technology area: Computing & Software
3 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 3 patents granted in the last 365 days
Syntiant currently manages 3 pending office actions within the Computing & Software technology area. This portfolio is distributed across 2 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units. The concentration of work suggests a focused prosecution strategy within this specific technical field. Practitioners should note that the 3 pending office actions are spread across a limited number of administrative units at the patent office.
SCHNEE, HAL W serves as the busiest examiner for this portfolio, responsible for 2 of the pending office actions. This count of 2 is the highest number of actions assigned to a single examiner for this company. Because this examiner handles a larger share of the 3 total actions than the other distinct examiner, their individual examination style will significantly influence the portfolio's overall progress. The 2 actions assigned to SCHNEE, HAL W represent a primary focus for the company's current legal efforts.
The presence of 2 distinct art units indicates some level of technical variety within the Computing & Software space. However, the reliance on 2 distinct examiners for 3 actions shows that the portfolio is relatively concentrated. Monitoring the specific actions assigned to the busiest examiner can help practitioners understand the primary hurdles in Syntiant's current prosecution efforts. The 2 distinct art units provide a narrow but structured framework for these 3 pending office actions.
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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 1 (33%) |
| §102 only | 1 (33%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (33%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCHNEE, HAL W | 2 | 84.4% | +22.4% |
| CHEN, XUXING | 1 | 86.0% | +11.8% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19197371 | Systems And Methods For Generating Wake Signals From Known Users | CHEN, XUXING | — |
| 18385283 | Offline Detector | SCHNEE, HAL W | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18808535 | MICROCONTROLLER INTERFACE FOR AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING | SCHNEE, HAL W | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19197371 | Systems And Methods For Generating Wake Signals From Known Users | CHEN, XUXING | — |
| 18808535 | MICROCONTROLLER INTERFACE FOR AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING | SCHNEE, HAL W | — |
| 18385283 | Offline Detector | SCHNEE, HAL W | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2129 | 2 |
| 2176 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19197371 | Systems And Methods For Generating Wake Signals From Known Users | CHEN, XUXING | 2176 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 02, 2025 |
| 18808535 | MICROCONTROLLER INTERFACE FOR AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING | SCHNEE, HAL W | 2129 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 19, 2024 |
| 18385283 | Offline Detector | SCHNEE, HAL W | 2129 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 30, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialSyntiant has 3 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.
Hal W Schnee has the most, with 2 of Syntiant's pending office actions.
Mostly Computing & Software (USPTO Tech Center 2100), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
