Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 15, 2026

THINKWARE Corporation

25 pending office actions • 20 art units • 25 examiners • 0 of 25 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 36 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

25
Total Pending OAs
18
Non-Final OAs
7
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 10 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

4
Overdue
0
Due this week
2
Due this month
1
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. 10 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (4)Due ≤ 30 days (2)Due ≤ 60 days (1)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.

9
Hard (36%)
15
Medium (60%)
1
Easy (4%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other3 (12%)
§103 only14 (56%)
§112 only1 (4%)
Double-patenting + other1 (4%)
Multi-statute (no §101)6 (24%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
5
Information Tech
20% of docket
6
Communications
24% of docket
2
Semiconductors
8% of docket
10
Mechanical / Eng
40% of docket
2
Business / Other
8% 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.

250 h
Manual time on pending OAs
50 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
88 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.2 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
PAIGE, TYLER D 1 91.3% +8.4%
FOXX, CHICO A 1 78.5% +29.9%
GUDORF, LAURA A 1 80.8% +11.4%
REINERT, JONATHAN E 1 87.2% +5.3%
FUJITA, KATRINA R 1 70.6% +23.6%
MOLNAR, SIDNEY LEIGH 1 52.4% +79.4%
OSTERHOUT, SHELLEY MARIE 1 65.3% +32.6%
ROBINSON, CHRISTOPHER B 1 89.5% +6.6%
TEKLE, DANIEL T 1 63.1% -6.4%
COBB, MICHAEL J 1 76.5% +37.5%

Quick Wins (2)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18917548 ELECTRONIC DEVICE, SERVER, AND CONTROL METHOD AND LOCATION INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD FOR THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE ROBINSON, CHRISTOPHER B 1d overdue
19247203 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATEDLY MANAGING VEHICLE OPERATION STATE PAIGE, TYLER D

Hard Cases (9)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18825226 Navigation Device, Navigation System, And Method Of Operating The Same ISMAIL, MAHMOUD S 44d overdue
18229797 Electronic Device and Method for Processing Data in an Intelligent Transport System LOUIE, WAE LENNY 30d overdue
18946115 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING SURROUNDING IMAGES OF VEHICLE IN SPLIT SCREEN AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE SAME MOLNAR, SIDNEY LEIGH 23d overdue
18532439 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PROVIDING ALARM BY USING DATA ASSOCIATED WITH MOTION INSIDE OF VEHICLE AND METHOD TEHREOF CHIN, RICKY 33d
18882780 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PERFORMING INTEGRATED MULTI-FUNCTIONS USING SINGLE REAR VIEW IMAGE OF VEHICLE, AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE SAME EDWARDS, TYLER B 76d
19245842 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF, AND SERVER AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF IN SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING LOCATION-BASED SERVICE BASED ON OBJECT DETECTED FROM VIDEO GUDORF, LAURA A
19069762 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PLATOONING VEHICLES REINERT, JONATHAN E
18945922 DIGITAL REAR MIRROR FOR DETECTING BLIND-SPOT VEHICLE OR PARKING AREA BASED ON REAR IMAGE OF VEHICLE AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE SAME OSTERHOUT, SHELLEY MARIE

Interview Candidates (6)

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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18946115 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING SURROUNDING IMAGES OF VEHICLE IN SPLIT SCREEN AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE SAME MOLNAR, SIDNEY LEIGH 23d overdue
19247703 SAFETY SERVICE SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF FOXX, CHICO A
19245842 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF, AND SERVER AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF IN SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING LOCATION-BASED SERVICE BASED ON OBJECT DETECTED FROM VIDEO GUDORF, LAURA A
18978491 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING OBJECT IN VIDEO FUJITA, KATRINA R
18945922 DIGITAL REAR MIRROR FOR DETECTING BLIND-SPOT VEHICLE OR PARKING AREA BASED ON REAR IMAGE OF VEHICLE AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE SAME OSTERHOUT, SHELLEY MARIE
18897503 DIGITAL ROOM MIRROR CONTROL APPARATUS OF A VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF COBB, MICHAEL J

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3661 2
3669 2
3662 2
2685 1
2876 1
3668 1
3656 1
2443 1
2481 1
2615 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19247203 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATEDLY MANAGING VEHICLE OPERATION STATE PAIGE, TYLER D 3661 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 24, 2025
19247703 SAFETY SERVICE SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF FOXX, CHICO A 2685 §103DP Non-Final OA Pending Jun 24, 2025
19245842 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF, AND SERVER AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF IN SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING LOCATION-BASED SERVICE BASED ON OBJECT DETECTED FROM VIDEO GUDORF, LAURA A 2876 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Jun 23, 2025
19069762 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PLATOONING VEHICLES REINERT, JONATHAN E 3668 §101§102 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 04, 2025
18978491 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING OBJECT IN VIDEO FUJITA, KATRINA R §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 12, 2024
18946115 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING SURROUNDING IMAGES OF VEHICLE IN SPLIT SCREEN AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE SAME MOLNAR, SIDNEY LEIGH 3656 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 23d overdue Pending Nov 13, 2024
18945922 DIGITAL REAR MIRROR FOR DETECTING BLIND-SPOT VEHICLE OR PARKING AREA BASED ON REAR IMAGE OF VEHICLE AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE SAME OSTERHOUT, SHELLEY MARIE 3669 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 13, 2024
18917548 ELECTRONIC DEVICE, SERVER, AND CONTROL METHOD AND LOCATION INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD FOR THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE ROBINSON, CHRISTOPHER B 2443 §103 Non-Final OA 1d overdue Pending Oct 16, 2024
18906359 IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING DIGITAL REAR VIEW MONITORING AND IMAGE RECORDING IN VEHICLE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND OPERATING METHODS OF THE SAME TEKLE, DANIEL T 2481 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 04, 2024
18897503 DIGITAL ROOM MIRROR CONTROL APPARATUS OF A VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF COBB, MICHAEL J 2615 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 26, 2024
18897424 DIGITAL REAR MIRROR DEVICE HAVING ANTI-GLARE FUNCTION AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF CHIEN, LUCY P 2871 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 26, 2024
18882780 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PERFORMING INTEGRATED MULTI-FUNCTIONS USING SINGLE REAR VIEW IMAGE OF VEHICLE, AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE SAME EDWARDS, TYLER B 2488 §102§103 Non-Final OA 76d Pending Sep 12, 2024
18825226 Navigation Device, Navigation System, And Method Of Operating The Same ISMAIL, MAHMOUD S 3662 §101§103 Final Rejection 44d overdue Pending Sep 05, 2024
18786902 MOVING BODY COLLISION AVOIDANCE DEVICE, COLLISION AVOIDANCE METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE SMITH, ISAAC G 3662 §103 Final Rejection 84d Pending Jul 29, 2024
18756450 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING LOCATION BY CORRECTING GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM BASED LOCATION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF NGUYEN, CHUONG P §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 27, 2024
18739642 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR TRACKING EXTERNAL OBJECT AND METHOD THEREOF SUN, HAI TAO 2616 §103 Non-Final OA 26d Pending Jun 11, 2024
18670933 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR IDENTIFYING DISTANCE BETWEEN ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND EXTERNAL OBJECT USING NEURAL NETWORK AND METHOD THEREOF BALI, VIKKRAM 2663 §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 22, 2024
18645430 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR IDENTIFYING EXTERNAL OBJECT BASED ON INPUTTING PARTIAL AREA OF IMAGE TO NEURAL NETWORK SHAH, UTPAL D 2668 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 25, 2024
18644421 METHOD, APPARATUS, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR PRODUCING HIGH-DEFINITION MAP ALLEN, PAUL MCCARTHY 3669 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Apr 24, 2024
18532439 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PROVIDING ALARM BY USING DATA ASSOCIATED WITH MOTION INSIDE OF VEHICLE AND METHOD TEHREOF CHIN, RICKY 2424 §103§112 Non-Final OA 33d Pending Dec 07, 2023
18377393 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CAPABILITY INFORMATION IN NON-TERRISTRIAL NETWORK ACOLATSE, KODZOVI 2478 §103 Non-Final OA 16d Pending Oct 06, 2023
18229756 Electronic Device and method for Vehicle which Enhances Parking Related Function Based on Artificial Intelligence ALFONSO, DENISE G 2662 §103 Final Rejection 83d Pending Aug 03, 2023
18229797 Electronic Device and Method for Processing Data in an Intelligent Transport System LOUIE, WAE LENNY 3661 §101§102§103 Non-Final OA 30d overdue Pending Aug 03, 2023
18226401 ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR GUIDING MOVEMENT OF EXTERNAL OBJECT KIM, EUGENE LEE 3711 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 26, 2023
18107687 METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM TO ASSIST LANDING OF AERIAL VEHICLE MULDER, DOMINICK ANTHONY CHIR 3667 §103 Final Rejection Pending Feb 09, 2023

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