Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Zulu Pods Inc. is currently managing 1 pending office action within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. This 1 pending office action is assigned to 1 distinct examiner and is being processed within 1 distinct art unit. The focused nature of this portfolio indicates that the company's current patenting efforts are concentrated on a specific technological advancement rather than a broad array of diverse filings. This concentration simplifies the administrative oversight of the portfolio, as there is only one active matter to track.
The busiest examiner for Zulu Pods Inc. is TRUONG, MINH D, who is responsible for 1 busiest examiner pending action. Since there is only 1 pending office action in the entire portfolio, this examiner's review is the sole focus of the company's current prosecution activity. For a practitioner, this means that the outcome of the company's intellectual property strategy in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems area depends on the interaction with TRUONG, MINH D. There are no other examiners or art units to navigate, allowing for a targeted approach to prosecution. Understanding the specific examination history of TRUONG, MINH D within this 1 distinct art unit is critical for securing the company's patent rights.
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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRUONG, MINH D | 1 | 67.2% | +23.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19037142 | ACTIVELY ACTUATED PODS AND METHODS OF USING SAME | TRUONG, MINH D | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19037142 | ACTIVELY ACTUATED PODS AND METHODS OF USING SAME | TRUONG, MINH D | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3654 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19037142 | ACTIVELY ACTUATED PODS AND METHODS OF USING SAME | TRUONG, MINH D | 3654 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 25, 2025 |
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Start Free TrialZulu Pods Inc. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Minh D Truong has the most, with 1 of Zulu Pods Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
