Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 04, 2026

Tangoe US Inc.

Technology areas: Computing & Software • Networking & Security • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

4 pending office actions • 3 art units • 4 examiners • 0 of 4 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Tangoe US Inc. is currently handling 4 pending office actions in the Networking & Security technology area. These actions are distributed across 3 distinct art units, indicating that the company's innovations are being evaluated by several different technical teams within the patent office. This spread across 3 distinct art units suggests a diverse range of networking and security technologies that require specialized review from multiple examination groups. The presence of 4 pending office actions shows a moderate level of current activity in this technical sector.

CHOU, ALAN S is the busiest examiner for the company, with 1 pending office action currently under review. The portfolio is characterized by a high degree of examiner diversity, as there are 4 distinct examiners for the 4 pending office actions. This 1 to 1 ratio of examiners to actions means that no single individual has a concentrated influence over the company's pending applications. By interacting with 4 distinct examiners, the company is exposed to a variety of examination styles and interpretations of patentability within the networking and security field across 3 distinct art units.

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

Portfolio Summary

4
Total Pending OAs
2
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 (75%)
1
Medium (25%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (25%)
§101 + other1 (25%)
§103 only1 (25%)
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (25%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
2
Information Tech
50% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
25% of docket
1
Business / Other
25% 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.

40 h
Manual time on pending OAs
8 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
14 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
CHOU, ALAN S 1 75.4% +14.0%
DEBROW, JAMES J 1 70.0% +25.7%
ANYA, CHARLES E 1 81.7% +32.9%
KRAISINGER, EMILY MARIE 1 31.8% +46.0%

Quick Wins (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18459235 System and Method Of Annotating Data Models Allowing The Factoring In Or Out Of Recurring Events To Improve The Outcome Of Predictive Systems ANYA, CHARLES E 52d overdue

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
18324076 Automatic Normalization for Service Level Agreement Monitoring and Conformance Engine KRAISINGER, EMILY MARIE 20d
18964975 Cloud Instantiation Based on Machine Learned Prediction CHOU, ALAN S —
18884982 Intelligent Automated Creation of Electronic Data Exchange Templates for Telecommunication Expense Management Inventory Processing DEBROW, JAMES J —

Interview Candidates (4)

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 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18459235 System and Method Of Annotating Data Models Allowing The Factoring In Or Out Of Recurring Events To Improve The Outcome Of Predictive Systems ANYA, CHARLES E 52d overdue
18324076 Automatic Normalization for Service Level Agreement Monitoring and Conformance Engine KRAISINGER, EMILY MARIE 20d
18964975 Cloud Instantiation Based on Machine Learned Prediction CHOU, ALAN S —
18884982 Intelligent Automated Creation of Electronic Data Exchange Templates for Telecommunication Expense Management Inventory Processing DEBROW, JAMES J —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2451 1
2194 1
3626 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18964975 Cloud Instantiation Based on Machine Learned Prediction CHOU, ALAN S 2451 §101§102 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 02, 2024
18884982 Intelligent Automated Creation of Electronic Data Exchange Templates for Telecommunication Expense Management Inventory Processing DEBROW, JAMES J — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 13, 2024
18459235 System and Method Of Annotating Data Models Allowing The Factoring In Or Out Of Recurring Events To Improve The Outcome Of Predictive Systems ANYA, CHARLES E 2194 §103 Final Rejection 52d overdue Pending Aug 31, 2023
18324076 Automatic Normalization for Service Level Agreement Monitoring and Conformance Engine KRAISINGER, EMILY MARIE 3626 §101 Final Rejection 20d Pending May 25, 2023

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