Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days
The Net Consulting Group Inc. currently manages 1 pending office action in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. This matter is assigned to 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit. This reflects a very narrow prosecution footprint, with all current activity focused on a single application and a single point of contact at the patent office.
The busiest examiner, EDWARDS, ETHAN WESLEY, is responsible for 1 busiest examiner pending office action. Since this is the only pending office action for the portfolio, the company's strategy must be tailored to the specific examination style of this individual. Understanding the approach of EDWARDS, ETHAN WESLEY to the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics field is vital for resolving the outstanding matter.
The presence of 1 distinct art unit indicates that the subject matter is being evaluated within a specific technical framework. With only 1 pending office action, the administrative burden is minimal, allowing for a concentrated legal effort. The outcome of the current prosecution depends entirely on the decisions made by the 1 distinct examiner, making precise technical arguments essential for success.
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 + other | 1 (100%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDWARDS, ETHAN WESLEY | 1 | 62.5% | -7.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17957308 | DISPLAYING CONDITIONS OF A LINEAR ASSET | EDWARDS, ETHAN WESLEY | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2857 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17957308 | DISPLAYING CONDITIONS OF A LINEAR ASSET | EDWARDS, ETHAN WESLEY | 2857 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 30, 2022 |
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Start Free TrialThe Net Consulting Group Inc. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Ethan Wesley Edwards has the most, with 1 of The Net Consulting Group Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
