Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 2 patents granted in the last 365 days
The Prudential Insurance Company of America has 2 pending office actions in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. Both of these matters are located within 1 distinct art unit, though they are assigned to 2 distinct examiners. SINGLETARY, TYRONE E is the busiest examiner, currently overseeing 1 pending office action. The concentration of 2 pending office actions in 1 distinct art unit suggests a focused patenting effort within a specific sub-sector of Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems.
While there are 2 distinct examiners, the shared 1 distinct art unit means they likely operate under the same supervisory policies. SINGLETARY, TYRONE E is responsible for 1 pending office action, which represents a portion of the current active workload. Practitioners can benefit from the 1 distinct art unit by identifying consistent patterns in how this group handles the company's applications. The 2 pending office actions provide a clear and manageable set of active matters for the company's patent strategy. Managing 2 distinct examiners within 1 distinct art unit allows for a more unified approach than portfolios spread across multiple units.
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 (50%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (50%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SINGLETARY, TYRONE E | 1 | 30.4% | +28.2% |
| ZARRINEH, SHAHRIAR | 1 | 77.3% | +6.9% |
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 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19248013 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ADAPTIVE DATA TREND PREDICTION AND VISUALIZATION | SINGLETARY, TYRONE E | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3625 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19248013 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ADAPTIVE DATA TREND PREDICTION AND VISUALIZATION | SINGLETARY, TYRONE E | 3625 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 24, 2025 |
| 19207619 | System for Improving Data Security | ZARRINEH, SHAHRIAR | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 14, 2025 |
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