Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Communications • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
6 pending office actions • 2 art units • 5 examiners • 0 of 6 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 2 patents granted in the last 365 days
Weavix Inc. is managing 6 pending office actions within the Communications technology area. These actions are assigned to 5 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units. SHIN LEE is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, currently overseeing 2 pending actions. The concentration in 2 distinct art units suggests a focused technical scope for the company's communications-related filings.
With 6 pending office actions, the company is actively pursuing patent protection for its innovations. The involvement of 5 distinct examiners means that most of the company's applications are being reviewed by different individuals, which can lead to a variety of examiner perspectives. SHIN LEE is the busiest examiner with 2 pending actions, indicating that one individual is responsible for a portion of the company's active prosecution matters. The focus on 2 distinct art units suggests that while the examiners are mostly different, they are likely working within a related set of technical guidelines. This combination of examiner diversity and art unit concentration requires a prosecution strategy that is both adaptable to individual styles and consistent in its technical arguments.
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 |
|---|---|
| §101 only | 1 (17%) |
| §103 only | 1 (17%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 4 (67%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEE, SHIN | 2 | 66.7% | +100.0% |
| MCKINNEY, ANGELICA M | 1 | 85.2% | +13.9% |
| ENG, GEORGE | 1 | 40.0% | +18.6% |
| FIGUEROA, MARISOL | 1 | 79.6% | +2.6% |
| KOESTER, MICHAEL RICHARD | 1 | 41.4% | +19.2% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19060297 | MUSIC ON A TWO-WAY SMART RADIO DEVICE | LEE, SHIN | — |
| 19013933 | BONE CONDUCTION HEADPHONES WITH PUSH TO TALK FEATURE | MCKINNEY, ANGELICA M | — |
| 18758288 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR PRIVATE RADIO COMMUNICATION BASED ON POSITION RELATIVE TO A USER | ENG, GEORGE | — |
| 18757002 | APPARATUSES AND COMMUNICATION NETWORKS FOR DEVICE INTERACTION AND USER REPORTING | FIGUEROA, MARISOL | — |
| 18325866 | AUTOMATIC FACILITY ACCIDENT REPORTING AUGMENTED BY WORKER EVENT TRACKING AND CORRELATION | KOESTER, MICHAEL RICHARD | — |
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 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19060297 | MUSIC ON A TWO-WAY SMART RADIO DEVICE | LEE, SHIN | — |
| 19013933 | BONE CONDUCTION HEADPHONES WITH PUSH TO TALK FEATURE | MCKINNEY, ANGELICA M | — |
| 18915321 | MUSIC ON TWO-WAY SMART RADIO DEVICES | LEE, SHIN | — |
| 18758288 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR PRIVATE RADIO COMMUNICATION BASED ON POSITION RELATIVE TO A USER | ENG, GEORGE | — |
| 18325866 | AUTOMATIC FACILITY ACCIDENT REPORTING AUGMENTED BY WORKER EVENT TRACKING AND CORRELATION | KOESTER, MICHAEL RICHARD | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2649 | 1 |
| 3624 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19060297 | MUSIC ON A TWO-WAY SMART RADIO DEVICE | LEE, SHIN | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 21, 2025 |
| 19013933 | BONE CONDUCTION HEADPHONES WITH PUSH TO TALK FEATURE | MCKINNEY, ANGELICA M | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 08, 2025 |
| 18915321 | MUSIC ON TWO-WAY SMART RADIO DEVICES | LEE, SHIN | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 14, 2024 |
| 18758288 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR PRIVATE RADIO COMMUNICATION BASED ON POSITION RELATIVE TO A USER | ENG, GEORGE | 2649 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 28, 2024 |
| 18757002 | APPARATUSES AND COMMUNICATION NETWORKS FOR DEVICE INTERACTION AND USER REPORTING | FIGUEROA, MARISOL | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 27, 2024 |
| 18325866 | AUTOMATIC FACILITY ACCIDENT REPORTING AUGMENTED BY WORKER EVENT TRACKING AND CORRELATION | KOESTER, MICHAEL RICHARD | 3624 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 30, 2023 |
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