Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Uplight, Inc.

Technology area: Computing & Software

2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Uplight, Inc. has 2 pending office actions in Computing & Software. The matters involve 2 distinct examiners but are contained within 1 art unit, combining examiner diversity with a shared technical examination area.

OGG, DAVID EARL is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. Counsel can use the common art-unit context for consistent technical positioning while managing each examiner relationship separately.

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

Portfolio Summary

2
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
1
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

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

0
Hard (0%)
1
Medium (50%)
1
Easy (50%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§112 only1 (50%)
Double-patenting + other1 (50%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
2
Information Tech
100% of docket
0
Communications
0% 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.

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

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
OGG, DAVID EARL 1 83.9% +11.1%
CHANG, VINCENT WEN-LIANG 1 72.8% +26.1%

Quick Wins (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18481190 OPTIMIZATION OF ENERGY USE THROUGH MODEL-BASED SIMULATIONS OGG, DAVID EARL 7d

Interview Candidates (2)

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 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18481190 OPTIMIZATION OF ENERGY USE THROUGH MODEL-BASED SIMULATIONS OGG, DAVID EARL 7d
18335087 ORCHESTRATED ENERGY CHANG, VINCENT WEN-LIANG 83d

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2119 2

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18481190 OPTIMIZATION OF ENERGY USE THROUGH MODEL-BASED SIMULATIONS OGG, DAVID EARL 2119 §112 Non-Final OA 7d Pending Oct 04, 2023
18335087 ORCHESTRATED ENERGY CHANG, VINCENT WEN-LIANG 2119 §112DP Final Rejection 83d Pending Jun 14, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Uplight, Inc. have?

Uplight, Inc. has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 2 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Uplight, Inc. applications?

David Earl Ogg has the most, with 1 of Uplight, Inc.'s pending office actions.

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

Mostly Computing & Software (USPTO Tech Center 2100), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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