Technology area: Networking & Security
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 4 patents granted in the last 365 days
Zimperium Inc. currently has 1 pending office action within the Networking & Security technology area. This single matter is assigned to 1 distinct examiner and is located within 1 distinct art unit. The prosecution profile is highly focused, as all current activity is concentrated under a single point of review. This indicates a very specific technical engagement with the patent office at this time. The concentration in a single art unit means that the specialized review is localized within one division of the patent office.
Don Gordon Zhao is the busiest examiner for this portfolio, handling the pending office action currently on record. Because there is only 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit involved, the prosecution path for this company is currently centralized. This streamlined interaction reflects a singular point of contact for the company's innovations. The focus on 1 distinct art unit suggests that the company's current patenting efforts are concentrated on a specific niche within the networking and security field. This centralized structure allows for a consistent dialogue with the patent office, as all feedback originates from the same examiner and specialized division. Practitioners can expect a highly focused prosecution experience where all communication is handled by a single individual.
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 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZHAO, DON GORDON | 1 | 87.3% | +16.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19042905 | LIGHTWEIGHT CODE INTEGRITY SOLUTION WITH BYTE-PATTERN ENTANGLEMENT IN PROGRAM CODE | ZHAO, DON GORDON | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19042905 | LIGHTWEIGHT CODE INTEGRITY SOLUTION WITH BYTE-PATTERN ENTANGLEMENT IN PROGRAM CODE | ZHAO, DON GORDON | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2439 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19042905 | LIGHTWEIGHT CODE INTEGRITY SOLUTION WITH BYTE-PATTERN ENTANGLEMENT IN PROGRAM CODE | ZHAO, DON GORDON | 2439 | §101§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2025 |
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Start Free TrialZimperium Inc. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Don Gordon Zhao has the most, with 1 of Zimperium Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Networking & Security (USPTO Tech Center 2400), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
