Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days
University of Alaska Fairbanks is currently navigating 1 pending office action within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. This action is being reviewed by 1 distinct examiner in 1 distinct art unit, indicating a very focused prosecution profile. The practitioner can concentrate their efforts on the specific technical and legal issues relevant to this single pending matter.
The busiest examiner is WIGGER, BENJAMIN DAVID, who is responsible for the 1 pending office action. With only 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit involved, the prosecution strategy is entirely dependent on the feedback from this one individual. This allows the practitioner to develop a deep understanding of the examiner's specific preferences and the typical practices of the 1 distinct art unit.
In the field of Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems, having 1 pending office action means the university's current interaction with the USPTO is limited to a single point of contact. The practitioner should prioritize a clear and persuasive response to WIGGER, BENJAMIN DAVID to move this 1 pending office action toward allowance. There are no other pending actions to manage or coordinate at this time.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WIGGER, BENJAMIN DAVID | 1 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18667087 | Systems And Methods For Using Doppler-Shifted Frequency To Measure Speed Of Current Or Object In Body Of Water | WIGGER, BENJAMIN DAVID | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3645 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18667087 | Systems And Methods For Using Doppler-Shifted Frequency To Measure Speed Of Current Or Object In Body Of Water | WIGGER, BENJAMIN DAVID | 3645 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 17, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialUniversity of Alaska Fairbanks has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Benjamin David Wigger has the most, with 1 of University of Alaska Fairbanks's pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
