Prosecution Insights
Last updated: July 17, 2026

Thales Group

56 pending office actions • 38 art units • 53 examiners • 0 of 56 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 161 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

56
Total Pending OAs
31
Non-Final OAs
23
Final Rejections
2
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 23 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

6
Overdue
0
Due this week
9
Due this month
5
Due in next 60 days
3
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

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. 23 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (6)Due ≤ 30 days (9)Due ≤ 60 days (5)Due later (3)

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.

5
Hard (9%)
46
Medium (82%)
3
Easy (5%)
2
Unknown (4%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only5 (9%)
§103 only39 (70%)
§102 only7 (12%)
§112 only3 (5%)
No statute on record2 (4%)

Industry Mix

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

1
Life Sciences
2% of docket
11
Information Tech
20% of docket
8
Communications
14% of docket
9
Semiconductors
16% of docket
20
Mechanical / Eng
36% of docket
7
Business / Other
12% 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.

560 h
Manual time on pending OAs
112 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
196 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
4.9 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
MAKHDOOM, SAMARINA 2 72.1% +30.1%
DEAN, RAY ALEXANDER 2 79.2% +16.2%
GRABOWSKI, KYLE ROBERT 2 48.3% +16.4%
YOUNG, TIFFANY P 1 79.9% +22.6%
NGUYEN, STEVEN VU 1 78.0% +7.7%
SALAZAR JR, JORGE L 1 95.1% +6.0%
GEBREMICHAEL, BRUK A 1 22.3% +23.8%
HA, NGUYEN Q 1 80.3% +4.2%
VERDERAMO III, RALPH A 1 79.1% +9.2%
ENGLISH, ALECIA DIANE 1 41.9% +9.8%

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
19193177 Power divider/combiner component of the coaxial guide type using SIW technology SALAZAR JR, JORGE L

Hard Cases (6)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 6 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17940948 Electronic decision support device for the implementation of a critical function or of an assistance function by an avionics system, associated method and computer program STARKS, WILBERT L 11d overdue
18626172 INTEGRITY-CHECKING METHOD AND ASSOCIATED COMPUTER PROGRAM AND DEVICE MOORE, WHITNEY 50d
19216706 Method for facilitating the landing of an aircraft, related computer program and electronic device NGUYEN, STEVEN VU
18954370 METHOD FOR IMPROVING A SHOOTING TRAINING GEBREMICHAEL, BRUK A
18788297 Gyroscopic measurement method and sensor HA, NGUYEN Q
18677005 FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF AN AIRCRAFT SMITH, ISAAC G

Interview Candidates (8)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
17783098 LASER ENGRAVABLE FLOATING IMAGE FOR SECURITY LAMINATES GRABOWSKI, KYLE ROBERT 14d
18388171 UNMANNED AIRCRAFT COMPRISING TWO RADARS MAKHDOOM, SAMARINA 22d
18707636 DATA CARRIERS AND METHODS OF PRODUCING THEM GRABOWSKI, KYLE ROBERT 70d
19220080 Method for simultaneous localization and mapping; associated system and computer program YOUNG, TIFFANY P
18954370 METHOD FOR IMPROVING A SHOOTING TRAINING GEBREMICHAEL, BRUK A
18848519 Method for locating a GNSS jamming source, and associated computer program product and locating device MAKHDOOM, SAMARINA
18693938 IRIS DIAPHRAGM HAVING A PREDETERMINED SHAPE, WITHOUT SHAPE ROTATION DEAN, RAY ALEXANDER
18196570 HEAD-MOUNTED OR HELMET-MOUNTED DISPLAY MODULE DEAN, RAY ALEXANDER

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2872 3
3665 2
3663 2
3662 2
2641 2
3629 2
2845 2
3648 2
2122 2
3637 2

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19220080 Method for simultaneous localization and mapping; associated system and computer program YOUNG, TIFFANY P §102 Non-Final OA Pending May 28, 2025
19216706 Method for facilitating the landing of an aircraft, related computer program and electronic device NGUYEN, STEVEN VU §101 Non-Final OA Pending May 23, 2025
19193177 Power divider/combiner component of the coaxial guide type using SIW technology SALAZAR JR, JORGE L 2842 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 29, 2025
18954370 METHOD FOR IMPROVING A SHOOTING TRAINING GEBREMICHAEL, BRUK A §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 20, 2024
18848519 Method for locating a GNSS jamming source, and associated computer program product and locating device MAKHDOOM, SAMARINA §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 19, 2024
18788297 Gyroscopic measurement method and sensor HA, NGUYEN Q §101 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 30, 2024
18786522 Platform for execution of avionic applications, and associated method and computer program VERDERAMO III, RALPH A 2139 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 28, 2024
18783370 Display system in an aircraft cockpit and associated display method ENGLISH, ALECIA DIANE 2625 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jul 24, 2024
18781078 Interaction system in the cockpit of an aircraft and an associated interaction method TESSEMA, BESUFEKAD LEMMA 3665 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jul 23, 2024
18751271 Method for determining an emergency landing track, corresponding device and computer program GEIST, RICHARD EDWIN 3665 §102 Final Rejection 84d Pending Jun 23, 2024
18721467 METHOD FOR PROCESSING DATA OF AN AIRCRAFT PILOTING ASSISTANCE DEVICE BROSH, BENJAMIN J 3658 §102 Final Rejection Pending Jun 18, 2024
18735728 Obstacle detection method implemented by an aircraft embedded system and associated obstacle detection system LIN, JESSICA YIFANG 2668 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jun 06, 2024
18716705 METHOD FOR ASSISTING WITH GUIDING A SURFACE VESSEL FOR TOWING AN UNDERWATER DEVICE BY MEANS OF A CABLE BREWER, JACK ROBERT 3663 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jun 05, 2024
18677005 FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF AN AIRCRAFT SMITH, ISAAC G 3662 §101 Final Rejection Pending May 29, 2024
18671106 COMMUNICATION GATEWAY WITH IMPROVED FILTERING, RELATED AIRCRAFT, FILTERING METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM LE, SANG PHUOC 2641 §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 22, 2024
18654540 OPTICAL SIGNAL GENERATION DEVICE FOR QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION SANDHU, AMRITBIR K 2634 §103 Non-Final OA 8d overdue Pending May 03, 2024
18701597 Detection of objects with a synthetic antenna ARMSTRONG, JONATHAN D 3645 §103 Non-Final OA 29d Pending Apr 15, 2024
18626172 INTEGRITY-CHECKING METHOD AND ASSOCIATED COMPUTER PROGRAM AND DEVICE MOORE, WHITNEY 3646 §101 Non-Final OA 50d Pending Apr 03, 2024
18693938 IRIS DIAPHRAGM HAVING A PREDETERMINED SHAPE, WITHOUT SHAPE ROTATION DEAN, RAY ALEXANDER 2872 §103 Final Rejection Pending Mar 20, 2024
18688780 Method for estimating an environmental footprint of a flight of an aircraft and associated electronic estimating system SENSENIG, SHAUN D 3629 §103 Final Rejection 27d Pending Mar 03, 2024
18293700 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING THE BEHAVIOR OF AN ARTIFICIAL OPERATOR INTERACTING WITH A COMPLEX SYSTEM UDDIN, MD I §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 30, 2024
18579897 Electronic portion of a CRPA antenna of an anti-jamming device for a GNSS receiver and associated anti-jamming device and method for processing signals VUONG, QUOCHIEN B 2645 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 17, 2024
18572722 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING PREDICTIVE ANALYSIS OF THE BEHAVIOUR OF AN OPERATOR INTERACTING WITH A COMPLEX SYSTEM RUIZ, ANGELICA §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 17, 2024
18578668 METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING AND AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLING A SPEED PROFILE COMPRISING AT OR AT OR ABOVE SPEED RESTRICTIONS COOLEY, CHASE LITTLEJOHN 3662 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jan 11, 2024
18544718 Method for determining detecting thresholds of a constant false alarm rate device of a sensor and associated devices and method LE, JOHN H 2857 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 19, 2023
18530181 Antenna system and associated decoupling device SINGH, GURBIR 2845 §103 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Dec 05, 2023
18522127 METHOD FOR ALLOCATING TIME-FREQUENCY RESOURCES IN A SATELLITE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM USING BEAMFORMING, AND ASSOCIATED DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM MANOHARAN, MUTHUSWAMY GANAPATHY 2647 §103 Non-Final OA 9d Pending Nov 28, 2023
18515168 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SANTOS, AARRON EDUARDO 3663 §103 Final Rejection Pending Nov 20, 2023
18388171 UNMANNED AIRCRAFT COMPRISING TWO RADARS MAKHDOOM, SAMARINA 3648 §102 Final Rejection 22d Pending Nov 08, 2023
18267845 NIGHT VISION BINOCULARS WASHINGTON, TAMARA Y 2872 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 16, 2023
18267073 METHOD FOR MONITORING AND CONSOLIDATING A SATELLITE NAVIGATION SOLUTION GUYAH, REMASH RAJA 3648 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jun 13, 2023
18254749 METHOD FOR EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE OF A PREDICTION ALGORITHM, AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES WAESCO, JOSEPH M 3625 §103 Non-Final OA 50d overdue Pending May 26, 2023
18196570 HEAD-MOUNTED OR HELMET-MOUNTED DISPLAY MODULE DEAN, RAY ALEXANDER 2872 §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 12, 2023
18042349 Integrated audio acquisition and playback module in electronic component form CHIN, VIVIAN C 2695 §103 Final Rejection 41d Pending Feb 21, 2023
18004446 METHOD FOR SHARING DATA RELATING TO THE MANUFACTURING OF A PRODUCT WHITAKER, ANDREW B 3629 §103 Non-Final OA 8d Pending Jan 05, 2023
18014730 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING AIRCRAFT GUIDANCE HATCH, DAVID P 3668 §103 Non-Final OA 40d Pending Jan 05, 2023
18076331 TTC ANTENNA ARRANGEMENT FOR A FLAT SATELLITE IMMANUEL, BAMIDELE ADEFOLARIN 2845 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 06, 2022
17940948 Electronic decision support device for the implementation of a critical function or of an assistance function by an avionics system, associated method and computer program STARKS, WILBERT L 2122 §101 Final Rejection 11d overdue Pending Sep 08, 2022
17782266 ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AN UNMANNED AIRCRAFT, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS RHEE, ROY B 3664 §103 Final Rejection 26d Pending Jun 03, 2022
17769153 DEVICE FOR REGROWTH OF A THICK STRUCTURE, PHOTONIC DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF FABRICATION NELSON, HUNTER JARED 2828 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 14, 2022
17631487 PREDICTION DEVICE AND METHOD SMITH, BRIAN M 2122 §103 Final Rejection 33d Pending Jan 30, 2022
19106250 END TO END TRUSTED HSM SETUP USING SECURE DEVICE DHAKAD, RUPALI 2437 §103 Final Rejection Pending Feb 25, 2025
18864026 SECURED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD REZA, MOHAMMAD W 2407 §103 Non-Final OA 84d Pending Nov 08, 2024
18856675 METHOD FOR A SECURE EXECUTION OF INSTRUCTIONS TRUVAN, LEYNNA THANH 2431 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 14, 2024
18718489 SMARTCARDS WITH METAL LAYERS KIM, AHSHIK 2876 Other Non-Final OA 141d overdue Pending Jun 11, 2024
18715774 NON-REPUDIABLE ENDORSEMENT OF A PRIVATE ATTESTATION WHITE, JOSHUA RAYMOND 2438 §112 Final Rejection 85d overdue Pending Jun 03, 2024
18707636 DATA CARRIERS AND METHODS OF PRODUCING THEM GRABOWSKI, KYLE ROBERT 3637 §102 Final Rejection 70d Pending May 06, 2024
18702828 MANAGING NETWORK RESELECTION IN NATIONAL ROAMING CONTEXT DINH, JOSEPH NGHIA 2641 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 19, 2024
18557070 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A SMART CARD HAMERSKI, BOLKO M 3694 §103 Final Rejection Pending Oct 25, 2023
18039614 SYSTEM ON CHIP WITH VOLTAGE GLITCH DETECTION BASED ON CLOCK SYNCHRONIZATION MONITORING NIPA, WASIKA 2433 §103 Final Rejection Pending May 31, 2023
17920457 SECURE TRAINING OF MACHINE LEARNING MODELS UNDER HOMOMORPHIC ENCRYPTION GOLAN, MATTHEW BRYCE 2123 §103 Non-Final OA 38d overdue Pending Oct 21, 2022
17783686 METHOD FOR SECURE EXECUTING OF A SECURITY RELATED PROCESS BAZNA, JUDY 2495 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 09, 2022
17783098 LASER ENGRAVABLE FLOATING IMAGE FOR SECURITY LAMINATES GRABOWSKI, KYLE ROBERT 3637 §103 Final Rejection 14d Pending Jun 07, 2022
17418491 A METHOD FOR CONNECTING A SECURE ELEMENT TO A NETWORK OF A MOBILE NETWORK OPERATOR AND CORRESPONDING SECURE ELEMENT THIER, MICHAEL 2400 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 25, 2021
18102967 CONTROLLING TRANSACTION AUTHORIZATION VIA INFLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM WHILE AIRCRAFT IS CONNECTED OR DISCONNECTED FROM GROUND-BASED PROCESSING SYSTEM LIU, CHIA-YI 3692 §102 Non-Final OA 29d Pending Jan 30, 2023
17687982 BATTERY PACK WITH BATTERY CONTAINMENT SYSTEM COOLING GAS EXHAUSTED BY LITHIUM-ION BATTERY DURING THERMAL RUNAWAY CONDITION KASS-MULLET, BENJAMIN ELI 1752 §103 Non-Final OA 33d Pending Mar 07, 2022

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