Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Tohoku Pioneer Corporation

Technology area: Communications

1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 3 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Tohoku Pioneer Corporation currently manages 1 pending office action within the Communications technology area. This action is handled by a distinct examiner, LE, HUYEN D, who is the busiest examiner. The matter is situated in 1 distinct art unit. The portfolio's prosecution is currently limited to 1 pending office action.

With a single distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit, the prosecution path is very specific. Practitioners should tailor their arguments to the standards of this single art unit and the individual expectations of LE, HUYEN D to resolve the pending matter. The Communications focus is entirely managed by this individual, reducing the administrative complexity of the portfolio. This concentrated profile allows for a targeted approach to resolving the single pending matter. Future filings may expand this footprint, but the current strategy is entirely centered on this individual examiner's review process.

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

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

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.

1
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (100%)

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
100% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% 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.

10 h
Manual time on pending OAs
2 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
4 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
LE, HUYEN D 1 73.0% +8.3%

Hard Cases (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18839182 SPEAKER DEVICE LE, HUYEN D —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2691 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18839182 SPEAKER DEVICE LE, HUYEN D 2691 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 09, 2025

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Tohoku Pioneer Corporation have?

Tohoku Pioneer Corporation has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Tohoku Pioneer Corporation applications?

Huyen D Le has the most, with 1 of Tohoku Pioneer Corporation's pending office actions.

What technology area are Tohoku Pioneer Corporation's patent applications in?

Mostly Communications (USPTO Tech Center 2600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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