Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Tilta Inc.

Technology areas: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

14 pending office actions • 9 art units • 12 examiners • 0 of 14 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 28 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Tilta Inc. has 14 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. The portfolio spans 12 examiners and 9 art units, indicating repeated assignments at both levels with greater diversity among examiners.

STERLING, AMY JO is the busiest examiner, with 2 pending matters. Counsel can coordinate those matters where useful, while preserving matter-specific strategies for the wider examiner group.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

14
Total Pending OAs
12
Non-Final OAs
1
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

0
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

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 (36%)
7
Medium (50%)
2
Easy (14%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only2 (14%)
§102 only5 (36%)
§112 only2 (14%)
Multi-statute (no §101)5 (36%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
1
Communications
7% of docket
3
Semiconductors
21% of docket
8
Mechanical / Eng
57% of docket
2
Business / Other
14% 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.

140 h
Manual time on pending OAs
28 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
49 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.2 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
STERLING, AMY JO 2 76.7% +10.5%
TAN, DING Y 2 76.2% +17.6%
MACCHIAROLO, LEAH SIMONE 1 62.4% +31.6%
GUAN, GUANG H 1 59.7% +54.9%
FENG, ZHENGFU J 1 75.6% +38.8%
FULLER, RODNEY EVAN 1 83.9% +7.1%
JOHNSON, WILLIAM DONALD 1 100.0% +0.0%
NGUYEN, LILLIAN T 1 84.1% +13.9%
WALTERS, JOHN DANIEL 1 80.4% +6.0%
REISNER, NOAM S 1 73.9% -8.5%

Quick Wins (3)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18927464 TRIPOD WITH AN ADJUSTABLE ANGLE JOHNSON, WILLIAM DONALD —
18893487 SHOCK-ABSORPTION STRUCTURE NGUYEN, LILLIAN T —
18753261 CART FOR PHOTOGRAPHING WALTERS, JOHN DANIEL —

Hard Cases (5)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19261331 LIGHT STAND DEVICE MACCHIAROLO, LEAH SIMONE —
19207163 ANGLE ADJUSTMENT DEVICE GUAN, GUANG H —
18973407 COOLER FENG, ZHENGFU J —
18944472 VEHICLE-MOUNTED SHOOTING SYSTEM FULLER, RODNEY EVAN —
18378361 LENS CONTROL MECHANISM AND CONTROL DEVICE ADOPTING THE SAME NGUYEN, LAUREN —

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
19261331 LIGHT STAND DEVICE MACCHIAROLO, LEAH SIMONE —
19207163 ANGLE ADJUSTMENT DEVICE GUAN, GUANG H —
19173080 LIFTING TRIPOD STERLING, AMY JO —
19171055 TRIPOD HEAD TAN, DING Y —
19091718 DETACHABLE STRUCTURE AND AUXILIARY SHOOTING DEVICE TAN, DING Y —
18989617 LIMITING STRUCTURE, SUPPORT MECHANISM, AND AUDIO STAND STERLING, AMY JO —
18973407 COOLER FENG, ZHENGFU J —
18893487 SHOCK-ABSORPTION STRUCTURE NGUYEN, LILLIAN T —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3631 3
3632 2
2875 1
3734 1
3655 1
3613 1
2852 1
2871 1
2692 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19261331 LIGHT STAND DEVICE MACCHIAROLO, LEAH SIMONE 2875 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 07, 2025
19207163 ANGLE ADJUSTMENT DEVICE GUAN, GUANG H — §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 13, 2025
19173080 LIFTING TRIPOD STERLING, AMY JO 3631 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 08, 2025
19171055 TRIPOD HEAD TAN, DING Y 3632 §112 Final Rejection — Pending Apr 04, 2025
19091718 DETACHABLE STRUCTURE AND AUXILIARY SHOOTING DEVICE TAN, DING Y 3632 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 26, 2025
18989617 LIMITING STRUCTURE, SUPPORT MECHANISM, AND AUDIO STAND STERLING, AMY JO 3631 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 20, 2024
18973407 COOLER FENG, ZHENGFU J — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 09, 2024
18944472 VEHICLE-MOUNTED SHOOTING SYSTEM FULLER, RODNEY EVAN 3734 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 12, 2024
18927464 TRIPOD WITH AN ADJUSTABLE ANGLE JOHNSON, WILLIAM DONALD 3631 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 25, 2024
18893487 SHOCK-ABSORPTION STRUCTURE NGUYEN, LILLIAN T 3655 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 23, 2024
18753261 CART FOR PHOTOGRAPHING WALTERS, JOHN DANIEL 3613 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 25, 2024
18604256 VEHICLE CAMERA BRACKET DEVICE REISNER, NOAM S 2852 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 13, 2024
18378361 LENS CONTROL MECHANISM AND CONTROL DEVICE ADOPTING THE SAME NGUYEN, LAUREN 2871 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 10, 2023
18227715 MICROPHONE STAND AND RECORDING STRUCTURE GANMAVO, KUASSI A 2692 §103 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Jul 28, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Tilta Inc. have?

Tilta Inc. has 14 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 9 art units and 12 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Tilta Inc. applications?

Amy Jo Sterling has the most, with 2 of Tilta Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Tilta Inc.'s patent applications in?

Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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