Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Ultimate Drill Book Inc. has 1 pending office action in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. This action is assigned to 1 distinct examiner and is located within 1 distinct art unit. This reflects a focused technical application within the optics and circuits field. The use of 1 art unit suggests that the subject matter is specialized, requiring adherence to a specific set of technical guidelines and precedents.
LOCKETT, KIMBERLY R is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, handling 1 pending office action. Because the portfolio involves 1 examiner and 1 art unit, the prosecution strategy is concentrated on the specific requirements of this 1 individual official. Practitioners should prioritize understanding the examination history of LOCKETT, KIMBERLY R to effectively navigate the requirements of the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics sector. This centralized approach ensures that the strategy remains focused on a single set of examiner expectations, which can simplify the management of the company's intellectual property.
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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (100%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOCKETT, KIMBERLY R | 1 | 82.5% | +11.1% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18648350 | Musical Instrument Mounting Device | LOCKETT, KIMBERLY R | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18648350 | Musical Instrument Mounting Device | LOCKETT, KIMBERLY R | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2837 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18648350 | Musical Instrument Mounting Device | LOCKETT, KIMBERLY R | 2837 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 27, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialUltimate Drill Book Inc. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Kimberly R Lockett has the most, with 1 of Ultimate Drill Book Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
