Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Valente Sherman Inc.

Technology area: Networking & Security

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

Analysis

Valente Sherman Inc. has 1 pending office action in the Networking & Security technology area. This action is assigned to 1 distinct examiner, ANDERSON, MICHAEL D, in a single art unit. The prosecution profile is currently limited to this 1 pending office action, which is the sole focus of the company's patenting efforts in this field.

All current efforts are focused on the resolution of the single matter with the assigned examiner. ANDERSON, MICHAEL D is the busiest examiner, managing this 1 pending office action. Practitioners should focus on the specific requirements of the 1 distinct art unit to ensure a successful outcome. Because there is only a single active case, the entire portfolio's current status depends on the resolution of this matter. This concentration allows for a very specific and targeted approach to the prosecution.

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

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
0
Non-Final OAs
1
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.

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

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only1 (100%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
1
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.

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
ANDERSON, MICHAEL D 1 80.1% +15.1%

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
19013917 DYNAMIC RISK PROFILING USING DIMENSIONAL RISK FACTORS IN VENDOR-CLIENT DATA SECURITY ANDERSON, MICHAEL D —

Interview Candidates (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19013917 DYNAMIC RISK PROFILING USING DIMENSIONAL RISK FACTORS IN VENDOR-CLIENT DATA SECURITY ANDERSON, MICHAEL D —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2433 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19013917 DYNAMIC RISK PROFILING USING DIMENSIONAL RISK FACTORS IN VENDOR-CLIENT DATA SECURITY ANDERSON, MICHAEL D 2433 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jan 08, 2025

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Valente Sherman Inc. have?

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

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Valente Sherman Inc. applications?

Michael D Anderson has the most, with 1 of Valente Sherman Inc.'s pending office actions.

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

Mostly Networking & Security (USPTO Tech Center 2400), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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