Technology areas: Computing & Software • Communications
2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 3 patents granted in the last 365 days
Xiangtan University has 3 pending office actions in the Communications technology area. These actions are distributed among the distinct examiners and 3 distinct art units. SHERMAN, STEPHEN G is the busiest examiner, currently managing 1 of the pending office actions. With the distinct examiners and art units involved, each application is being reviewed independently by a different individual.
The company's current prosecution involves a variety of individual perspectives within the Communications sector. This structure requires the university to adapt its technical arguments to the specific preferences of each examiner. By managing the pending office actions across multiple art units, the university ensures a broad review of its communications technology.
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 + other | 1 (50%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (50%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHERMAN, STEPHEN G | 1 | 82.3% | +16.8% |
| MIRABITO, MICHAEL PAUL | 1 | 38.8% | +4.8% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19009930 | IMAGE RECOGNITION METHOD AND SYSTEM BASED ON MULTI-POPULATION ALTERNATE EVOLUTION NEURAL ARCHITECTURE SEARCH | SHERMAN, STEPHEN G | — |
| 18309186 | INTELLIGENT MODULARIZED RECONSTRUCTION SYSTEM FOR SPACECRAFT BASED ON TASK TEXT ANALYSIS | MIRABITO, MICHAEL PAUL | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19009930 | IMAGE RECOGNITION METHOD AND SYSTEM BASED ON MULTI-POPULATION ALTERNATE EVOLUTION NEURAL ARCHITECTURE SEARCH | SHERMAN, STEPHEN G | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2621 | 1 |
| 2187 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19009930 | IMAGE RECOGNITION METHOD AND SYSTEM BASED ON MULTI-POPULATION ALTERNATE EVOLUTION NEURAL ARCHITECTURE SEARCH | SHERMAN, STEPHEN G | 2621 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 04, 2025 |
| 18309186 | INTELLIGENT MODULARIZED RECONSTRUCTION SYSTEM FOR SPACECRAFT BASED ON TASK TEXT ANALYSIS | MIRABITO, MICHAEL PAUL | 2187 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 28, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialXiangtan University has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.
Stephen G Sherman has the most, with 1 of Xiangtan University's pending office actions.
Mostly Communications (USPTO Tech Center 2600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
