Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Networking & Security • Communications • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
25 pending office actions • 18 art units • 23 examiners • 0 of 25 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 37 patents granted in the last 365 days
THINKWARE Corporation manages a company patent portfolio in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area, currently featuring 26 pending office actions. These actions are distributed among 24 distinct examiners, which suggests that most examiners are handling a single matter, while a few are responsible for multiple cases. The prosecution is spread across 19 distinct art units, indicating a very high degree of technical diversity within the company's filings.
FOXX, CHICO A is identified as the busiest examiner for this portfolio, currently managing 2 busiest examiner pending office actions. These 2 actions represent a small portion of the 26 total pending office actions, highlighting that the workload is broadly distributed across the 24 distinct examiners. The influence of this busiest examiner is limited given the overall size and variety of the portfolio.
Practitioners should be prepared for a highly decentralized prosecution environment, as the 26 pending office actions are spread across 19 distinct art units. This distribution suggests that the company's filings span many different technical classifications at the patent office. With 24 distinct examiners involved, there is very little opportunity to leverage examiner-specific insights across multiple applications, requiring a unique approach for nearly every one of the 26 pending office actions.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 7 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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. 7 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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 | 4 (16%) |
| §103 only | 13 (52%) |
| §112 only | 1 (4%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (4%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 6 (24%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOXX, CHICO A | 2 | 78.3% | +29.7% |
| SUN, HAI TAO | 2 | 73.6% | +24.7% |
| PAIGE, TYLER D | 1 | 91.0% | +8.6% |
| PENKO, JOSHUA JEFFREY | 1 | 69.6% | +8.3% |
| FUJITA, KATRINA R | 1 | 70.7% | +22.9% |
| CHIO, TAT CHI | 1 | 72.9% | +17.6% |
| GILES, EBONI N | 1 | 63.3% | +8.3% |
| WASHINGTON, JAMARES | 1 | 81.4% | +11.4% |
| MOLNAR, SIDNEY LEIGH | 1 | 52.2% | +63.0% |
| ROBINSON, CHRISTOPHER B | 1 | 89.2% | +6.8% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18917548 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, SERVER, AND CONTROL METHOD AND LOCATION INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD FOR THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE | ROBINSON, CHRISTOPHER B | 1d overdue |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 18739642 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR TRACKING EXTERNAL OBJECT AND METHOD THEREOF | SUN, HAI TAO | 26d |
| 19247203 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATEDLY MANAGING VEHICLE OPERATION STATE | PAIGE, TYLER D | — |
| 18968316 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING CHARACTER STRING OF LICENSE PLATE OF VEHICLE | WASHINGTON, JAMARES | — |
| 18906447 | DIGITAL REAR MIRROR FOR EASY OPERATION BASED ON BUTTON OR SENSOR, AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE SAME | BOOHER, ADAM W | — |
| 18897550 | DIGITAL REAR MIRROR DEVICE WITH IMPROVED USABILITY | AYNALEM, NATHNAEL B | — |
| 18644421 | METHOD, APPARATUS, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR PRODUCING HIGH-DEFINITION MAP | ALLEN, PAUL MCCARTHY | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18946115 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING SURROUNDING IMAGES OF VEHICLE IN SPLIT SCREEN AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE SAME | MOLNAR, SIDNEY LEIGH | 23d overdue |
| 18739642 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR TRACKING EXTERNAL OBJECT AND METHOD THEREOF | SUN, HAI TAO | 26d |
| 18978652 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR DETECTING OBJECTS IN VEHICLE INTERIOR AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF | CHIO, TAT CHI | 34d |
| 19247703 | SAFETY SERVICE SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF | FOXX, CHICO A | — |
| 19073079 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR GENERATING AERIAL VIEW OF VEHICLE BASED ON LOCATIONS OF CAMERAS | SUN, HAI TAO | — |
| 19026090 | SAFETY SERVICE SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF | FOXX, CHICO A | — |
| 18978491 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING OBJECT IN VIDEO | FUJITA, KATRINA R | — |
| 18968316 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING CHARACTER STRING OF LICENSE PLATE OF VEHICLE | WASHINGTON, JAMARES | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2685 | 2 |
| 3661 | 2 |
| 3667 | 2 |
| 2486 | 1 |
| 2622 | 1 |
| 3656 | 1 |
| 2443 | 1 |
| 2481 | 1 |
| 2871 | 1 |
| 2488 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19247703 | SAFETY SERVICE SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF | FOXX, CHICO A | 2685 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 24, 2025 |
| 19247203 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATEDLY MANAGING VEHICLE OPERATION STATE | PAIGE, TYLER D | 3661 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 24, 2025 |
| 19083463 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PLATOONING VEHICLES | PENKO, JOSHUA JEFFREY | 3667 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 19, 2025 |
| 19073079 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR GENERATING AERIAL VIEW OF VEHICLE BASED ON LOCATIONS OF CAMERAS | SUN, HAI TAO | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2025 |
| 19026090 | SAFETY SERVICE SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF | FOXX, CHICO A | 2685 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 18978491 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING OBJECT IN VIDEO | FUJITA, KATRINA R | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2024 |
| 18978652 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR DETECTING OBJECTS IN VEHICLE INTERIOR AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF | CHIO, TAT CHI | 2486 | §103 | Final Rejection | 34d | Pending | Dec 12, 2024 |
| 18971419 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR POWER SAVING IN NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORK | GILES, EBONI N | 2622 | §103 | Final Rejection | 1d overdue | Pending | Dec 06, 2024 |
| 18968316 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING CHARACTER STRING OF LICENSE PLATE OF VEHICLE | WASHINGTON, JAMARES | — | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 04, 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 | Non-Final OA | 23d overdue | 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 |
| 18906447 | DIGITAL REAR MIRROR FOR EASY OPERATION BASED ON BUTTON OR SENSOR, AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE SAME | BOOHER, ADAM W | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 04, 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 |
| 18897550 | DIGITAL REAR MIRROR DEVICE WITH IMPROVED USABILITY | AYNALEM, NATHNAEL B | 2488 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 26, 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 |
| 18739642 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR TRACKING EXTERNAL OBJECT AND METHOD THEREOF | SUN, HAI TAO | 2616 | §103§112 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 26, 2023 |
| 18107676 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR PROVIDING AUGMENTED REALITY GUIDANCE FOR AERIAL VEHICLE | SANTOS, KIRSTEN JADE M | 3664 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 09, 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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