Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Skydio, Inc. AT Young Basile

Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

18 pending office actions • 1 client • 17 examiners • 13 art units • 0 of 18 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 38 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

This profile covers Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems and has 16 pending office actions. Its career record includes 13110 applications, with a resolved allowance rate of 88.55%. The data combines an active docket with a large historical application record.

The average of 2.82 office actions per allowance provides a separate measure of prosecution interaction for allowed matters. Practitioners can use the allowance rate to assess historical outcomes and the average to plan response resources. The pending matters represent current activity and should not be treated as part of the resolved-rate calculation.

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

Quality Metrics (n=13110 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

88.6%
Allowance Rate
n=13110
+0.48σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=13110
2.8
OAs to Allowance
n=8898
-0.40σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=8898
879 days
Time to Allowance
n=8898
+6.2pp
Interview Lift
n=13110
20.4%
RCE Rate
n=13110
1.6%
Appeal Rate
n=13110

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

73.6%
§101 Overcome
n=854
80.2%
§102 Overcome
n=3926
80.5%
§103 Overcome
n=5993
83.0%
§112 Overcome
n=3629

Specialization & Scale

G06F, H04N, H04L
Top CPC Subclasses
13%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=13110
13
Practitioners
n=13110
1008.5
Apps / Practitioner
n=13110

Portfolio Summary

18
Total Pending OAs
13
Non-Final OAs
5
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 6 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

3
Overdue
0
Due this week
2
Due this month
1
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 6 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (3)Due ≤ 30 days (2)Due ≤ 60 days (1)

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.

9
Hard (50%)
8
Medium (44%)
1
Easy (6%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other3 (17%)
§103 only8 (44%)
Double-patenting only1 (6%)
Multi-statute (no §101)6 (33%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
1
Information Tech
6% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
2
Semiconductors
11% of docket
14
Mechanical / Eng
78% of docket
1
Business / Other
6% 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.

180 h
Manual time on pending OAs
36 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
63 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.6 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
ARTIMEZ, DANA FERREN 2 57.4% +35.5%
BEAN, JARED C 1 62.3% +42.0%
LEWANDROSKI, SARA J 1 80.7% +9.7%
GORDON, MATHEW FRANKLIN 1 72.5% +12.1%
BRADY III, PATRICK MICHAEL 1 54.4% +38.3%
ROBERSON, JASON R 1 73.8% +22.2%
PATEL, YOGESHKUMAR G 1 83.6% +3.2%
KC, SAGAR 1 86.8% +5.2%
WHITTINGTON, JESS G 1 73.0% +17.7%
SHAFI, MUHAMMAD 1 88.9% +16.9%

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
19296176 Systems And Methods For Adjusting Flight Control Of An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle LEWANDROSKI, SARA J —

Hard Cases (9)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18533058 Automated Pre-Flight Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Inspection ALZATEEMEH, HUSSAM ALDEEN 16d overdue
18999396 Variable Condition Motor Controller SHAFI, MUHAMMAD 10d overdue
18318430 Autonomous Operation Of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles KUJUNDZIC, DINO 13d
19285228 Distributed Map Generation for Multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ARTIMEZ, DANA FERREN —
19285220 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Path Determination ARTIMEZ, DANA FERREN —
19229145 Multipoint Cable Cam System And Method GORDON, MATHEW FRANKLIN —
19028228 Noise Cancellation For Aerial Vehicle PATEL, YOGESHKUMAR G —
19028421 MAP VIEW KC, SAGAR —

Interview Candidates (8)

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 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18999396 Variable Condition Motor Controller SHAFI, MUHAMMAD 10d overdue
19317701 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Controller BEAN, JARED C —
19285228 Distributed Map Generation for Multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ARTIMEZ, DANA FERREN —
19285220 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Path Determination ARTIMEZ, DANA FERREN —
19229145 Multipoint Cable Cam System And Method GORDON, MATHEW FRANKLIN —
19228430 Security Key For Unmanned Aerial Vehicle BRADY III, PATRICK MICHAEL —
19064197 Autonomous Aerial Navigation In Low-Light And No-Light Conditions ROBERSON, JASON R —
19028077 Data Logging In Aerial Platform WHITTINGTON, JESS G —

Client Portfolio (1 client)

Client (Assignee)Pending OAs
Skydio, Inc. 18

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
36692
36672
36652
36662
36611
36571
36261
28961
36471
36621

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19317701 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Controller Skydio, Inc. BEAN, JARED C 3669 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 03, 2025
19296176 Systems And Methods For Adjusting Flight Control Of An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Skydio, Inc. LEWANDROSKI, SARA J 3661 DP Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 11, 2025
19285228 Distributed Map Generation for Multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Skydio, Inc. ARTIMEZ, DANA FERREN 3667 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 30, 2025
19285220 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Path Determination Skydio, Inc. ARTIMEZ, DANA FERREN 3667 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 30, 2025
19229145 Multipoint Cable Cam System And Method Skydio, Inc. GORDON, MATHEW FRANKLIN 3665 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 05, 2025
19228430 Security Key For Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Skydio, Inc. BRADY III, PATRICK MICHAEL 3665 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 04, 2025
19064197 Autonomous Aerial Navigation In Low-Light And No-Light Conditions Skydio, Inc. ROBERSON, JASON R 3669 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Feb 26, 2025
19028228 Noise Cancellation For Aerial Vehicle Skydio, Inc. PATEL, YOGESHKUMAR G §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 17, 2025
19028421 MAP VIEW Skydio, Inc. KC, SAGAR 3657 §101§102§103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 17, 2025
19028077 Data Logging In Aerial Platform Skydio, Inc. WHITTINGTON, JESS G 3666 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 17, 2025
18999396 Variable Condition Motor Controller Skydio, Inc. SHAFI, MUHAMMAD 3666 §103§112 Final Rejection 10d overdue Pending Dec 23, 2024
18892296 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-Based Semantic Understanding For Structure Inspection Skydio, Inc. CHEN, WENREN 3626 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Sep 20, 2024
18776086 Vision Systems For Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Skydio, Inc. NIRJHAR, NASIM NAZRUL 2896 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 17, 2024
18409644 Attachment Interface And Attachments For An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Skydio, Inc. HUTCHENS, CHRISTOPHER D. 3647 §103 Non-Final OA 19d Pending Jan 10, 2024
18533058 Automated Pre-Flight Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Inspection Skydio, Inc. ALZATEEMEH, HUSSAM ALDEEN 3662 §101§103 Final Rejection 16d overdue Pending Dec 07, 2023
18318421 Dock Support For Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Skydio, Inc. BERHANU, SAMUEL 2859 §103 Final Rejection — Pending May 16, 2023
18318430 Autonomous Operation Of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Skydio, Inc. KUJUNDZIC, DINO 3658 §103§112 Non-Final OA 13d Pending May 16, 2023
17400091 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING PREDICTED RISK FOR A FLIGHT PATH OF AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE Skydio, Inc. DEBNATH, NUPUR 2186 §103 Final Rejection 36d Pending Aug 11, 2021

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Skydio, Inc. AT Young Basile's patent allowance rate?

88.5% of resolved applications prosecuted by Skydio, Inc. AT Young Basile were allowed, across 13,110 applications in USPTO records.

How many office actions does Skydio, Inc. AT Young Basile average before allowance?

2.82 office actions per allowed application on average.

How many pending office actions does Skydio, Inc. AT Young Basile have?

18 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 1 client, before 17 examiners in 13 art units.

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