Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
87 pending office actions • 11 art units • 29 examiners • 0 of 87 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 237 patents granted in the last 365 days
ACUSHNET Company has 89 pending office actions in Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering. The docket involves 30 distinct examiners and 12 distinct art units, indicating that many matters are concentrated within recurring examiner and technical-unit relationships. This structure supports coordinated review of repeated prosecution issues.
PIERCE, WILLIAM M is the busiest examiner, with 12 pending matters. That examiner is a significant management point for the portfolio, making consistent response planning and issue tracking especially valuable. The remaining matters still span other examiner relationships, so centralized oversight should complement examiner-focused coordination.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 21 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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. 21 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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 | 2 (2%) |
| §103 only | 24 (28%) |
| §102 only | 5 (6%) |
| §112 only | 4 (5%) |
| Double-patenting only | 11 (13%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 10 (11%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 31 (36%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PIERCE, WILLIAM M | 12 | 42.9% | +16.5% |
| STANCZAK, MATTHEW BRIAN | 11 | 39.1% | +35.7% |
| HUNTER, ALVIN A | 10 | 85.7% | +2.8% |
| PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO | 9 | 83.0% | +15.1% |
| GORDEN, RAEANN | 6 | 83.0% | -5.1% |
| LEGESSE, NINI F | 5 | 68.6% | +15.3% |
| JORDAN, MORGAN T | 3 | 53.0% | +34.0% |
| ELLIOTT, ANDREW JAMES | 3 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| SIMMS JR, JOHN ELLIOTT | 3 | 65.3% | +12.5% |
| KANE, KATHARINE GRACZ | 3 | 47.9% | +45.5% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18493006 | GOLF CLUB DAMPING | PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO | 23d overdue |
| 18541332 | GOLF CLUB HEAD AFT BODY CONSTRUCTION | HUNTER, ALVIN A | 17d overdue |
| 17863351 | GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH IMPROVED INERTIA PERFORMANCE | PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO | 10d overdue |
| 18635935 | GOLF CLUB HEAD | HUNTER, ALVIN A | 55d |
| 19007019 | DIMPLE PATTERNS FOR GOLF BALLS | GORDEN, RAEANN | — |
| 18915976 | GOLF BALL | PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO | — |
| 18916006 | GOLF BALL | PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO | — |
| 18888030 | GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH IMPROVED INERTIA PERFORMANCE | PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18441387 | GOLF CLUB HEAD INCLUDING A REMOVABLE WEIGHT | STANCZAK, MATTHEW BRIAN | 25d overdue |
| 18465951 | GOLF CLUB HEAD HAVING SPRING MASS DAMPING ELEMENTS | PIERCE, WILLIAM M | 24d overdue |
| 18475731 | ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR WITH TRACTION SYSTEM | NGUYEN, BAO-THIEU L | 8d overdue |
| 18346026 | GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH IMPROVED STRIKING FACE | PIERCE, WILLIAM M | 4d overdue |
| 18977565 | BAGS AND BAG ASSEMBLIES | TAMIL, JESSICA KAVINI | 9d |
| 18328297 | GOLF CLUB HEADS HAVING CONSTANT BLADE LENGTH | ELLIOTT, ANDREW JAMES | 19d |
| 18397532 | GOLF BALL PRINTING SYSTEM | CULLER, JILL E | 28d |
| 18623248 | GOLF CLUB FACE INCLUDING VOIDS | STANCZAK, MATTHEW BRIAN | 42d |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18441387 | GOLF CLUB HEAD INCLUDING A REMOVABLE WEIGHT | STANCZAK, MATTHEW BRIAN | 25d overdue |
| 18465951 | GOLF CLUB HEAD HAVING SPRING MASS DAMPING ELEMENTS | PIERCE, WILLIAM M | 24d overdue |
| 18493006 | GOLF CLUB DAMPING | PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO | 23d overdue |
| 17863351 | GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH IMPROVED INERTIA PERFORMANCE | PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO | 10d overdue |
| 18346026 | GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH IMPROVED STRIKING FACE | PIERCE, WILLIAM M | 4d overdue |
| 18630946 | GOLF BALL HAVING SPHERICAL TRIANGLE SEGMENTED DIMPLE PATTERN | STANCZAK, MATTHEW BRIAN | 15d |
| 18598566 | COLOR-SHIFTING FORMULATIONS AND GOLF BALLS INCLUDING SAME | STANCZAK, MATTHEW BRIAN | 15d |
| 18526080 | GOLF SHOES WITH LACE TIGHTENING SYSTEM FOR CLOSURE AND COMFORTABLE FIT | KANE, KATHARINE GRACZ | 26d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3711 | 65 |
| 3732 | 9 |
| 3643 | 3 |
| 3733 | 2 |
| 3689 | 1 |
| 3636 | 1 |
| 3682 | 1 |
| 2884 | 1 |
| 3715 | 1 |
| 2853 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19413441 | GOLF SHOE WITH TRACTION ELEMENTS | KAVANAUGH, JOHN T | 3732 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 09, 2025 |
| 19405173 | GOLF SHOE HAVING COMPOSITE PLATE IN MIDSOLE FOR PROVIDING FLEX AND STABILITY | PRANGE, SHARON M | 3732 | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 01, 2025 |
| 19216561 | GOLF BALL | JORDAN, MORGAN T | 3643 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 22, 2025 |
| 19203599 | GOLF BALL | JORDAN, MORGAN T | 3643 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 09, 2025 |
| 19203647 | GOLF BALL | JORDAN, MORGAN T | 3643 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 09, 2025 |
| 19181847 | PROGRESSIVE GROOVES IN GOLF CLUB HEADS | ELLIOTT, ANDREW JAMES | 3711 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 17, 2025 |
| 19033153 | GOLF BALLS HAVING REDUCED DISTANCE | STANCZAK, MATTHEW BRIAN | 3711 | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 21, 2025 |
| 19007019 | DIMPLE PATTERNS FOR GOLF BALLS | GORDEN, RAEANN | 3711 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 31, 2024 |
| 19006074 | GOLF CLUB FITTING SYSTEM AND METHOD | LOHARIKAR, ANAND R | 3689 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2024 |
| 18989121 | GOLF SHOE WITH SUPPORT STRUCTURE | MANGINE, HEATHER N | 3732 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18989290 | GOLF BALL COMPOSITIONS | PETERS, BRIAN O | 3711 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18989268 | GOLF BALL COMPOSITIONS | BRINDLEY, TIMOTHY J | 3636 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18987098 | MULTI-MATERIAL GOLF CLUB HEAD | PIERCE, WILLIAM M | 3711 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2024 |
| 18978219 | GOLF BALL WITH INTEGRALLY-RELATED ALIGNMENT FEATURES | MISIASZEK, AMBER ALTSCHUL | 3682 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2024 |
| 18977565 | BAGS AND BAG ASSEMBLIES | TAMIL, JESSICA KAVINI | 3733 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 9d | Pending | Dec 11, 2024 |
| 18977395 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TERAHERTZ TOMOGRAPHY ANALYSIS OF GOLF BALLS | FAYE, MAMADOU | 2884 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 11, 2024 |
| 18977592 | BAGS AND BAG ASSEMBLIES | MAI, TRI M | 3733 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 11, 2024 |
| 18963302 | INTERNALLY DAMPED GOLF CLUB HEAD | PIERCE, WILLIAM M | 3711 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2024 |
| 18958569 | GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH IMPROVED PERFORMANCE | DENNIS, MICHAEL DAVID | 3711 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 25, 2024 |
| 18953492 | GOLF BALL DIMPLE CONSTRUCTED OF RADIAL CHANNELS | STANCZAK, MATTHEW BRIAN | 3711 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 20, 2024 |
| 18948918 | SET OF GOLF CLUB HEADS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE | STANCZAK, MATTHEW BRIAN | 3711 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 15, 2024 |
| 18947980 | GOLF BALL ALIGNMENT AID AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME | SIMMS JR, JOHN ELLIOTT | 3711 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 14, 2024 |
| 18922552 | GOLF SHOE WITH REINFORCEMENT STRUCTURE | NGUYEN, BAO-THIEU L | 3732 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 22, 2024 |
| 18920599 | ADJUSTABLE BOUNCE WEDGE | PIERCE, WILLIAM M | 3711 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 18, 2024 |
| 18915976 | GOLF BALL | PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO | 3711 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 15, 2024 |
| 18916238 | GOLF BALL | LEGESSE, NINI F | 3711 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 15, 2024 |
| 18915741 | GOLF BALL | WALTER, AUDREY BRADLEY | 3711 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 15, 2024 |
| 18916124 | GOLF BALL | LEGENDRE, CHRISTOPHER RYAN | 3711 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 15, 2024 |
| 18915813 | GOLF BALL | LEGESSE, NINI F | 3711 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 15, 2024 |
| 18916006 | GOLF BALL | PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO | 3711 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 15, 2024 |
| 18915943 | GOLF BALL | WALTER, AUDREY BRADLEY | 3711 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 15, 2024 |
| 18901342 | METHOD OF FORMING A GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH IMPROVED INERTIA PERFORMANCE | PIERCE, WILLIAM M | 3711 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 30, 2024 |
| 18895759 | DUAL CORE GOLF BALL INCORPORATING A SOLID SPHERICAL INNER CORE COMPONENT THAT IS IMMOVABLY CENTERED WITHIN THREE OUTER CORE COMPRESSION MOLDABLE PARTS AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME | STANCZAK, MATTHEW BRIAN | 3711 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 25, 2024 |
| 18893636 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CAPTURING A GOLF SWING AND FITTING A GOLFER | HSU, RYAN | 3715 | §101§102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 23, 2024 |
| 18893293 | MULTI-LAYER GOLF BALLS WITH INCREASED INTERLAYER ADHESION | SIMMS JR, JOHN ELLIOTT | 3711 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 23, 2024 |
| 18888030 | GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH IMPROVED INERTIA PERFORMANCE | PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO | — | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 17, 2024 |
| 18830243 | LASER CONTRASTED GOLF CLUB HEAD AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS | PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO | 3711 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 10, 2024 |
| 18826270 | NON-CONFORMING GOLF BALLS MADE FROM PLASTICIZED THERMOPLASTIC MATERIALS | GORDEN, RAEANN | 3711 | §102DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 06, 2024 |
| 18821333 | HIGH-PERFORMANCE METAL-WOOD GOLF CLUB HEAD | PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO | 3711 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 30, 2024 |
| 18819243 | GOLF CLUB HAVING A LOW MODULUS CROWN | HUNTER, ALVIN A | 3711 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2024 |
| 18816606 | GOLF CLUB HAVING AN ADJUSTABLE WEIGHT ASSEMBLY | HUNTER, ALVIN A | 3711 | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 27, 2024 |
| 18816774 | GOLF CLUB HAVING AN ADJUSTABLE WEIGHT ASSEMBLY | HUNTER, ALVIN A | 3711 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 27, 2024 |
| 18811975 | HOLLOW CO-MOLDED IRON WITH INNER LIGHTWEIGHT PORTION | PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO | 3711 | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 22, 2024 |
| 18796812 | TITANIUM ALLOYS AND GOLF CLUB HEADS COMPRISING THE SAME | GORDEN, RAEANN | 3711 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 07, 2024 |
| 18789760 | GOLF BALL HAVING AT LEAST ONE RADAR DETECTABLE MARK | GORDEN, RAEANN | 3711 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 31, 2024 |
| 18779493 | GOLF CLUB HEAD INCLUDING AN INSERT | HUNTER, ALVIN A | 3711 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 22, 2024 |
| 18779397 | WEDGE GOLF CLUB FITTING SYSTEM | ZHANG, YINGCHUAN | 3711 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 22, 2024 |
| 18779436 | SUPPORTED IRON | PIERCE, WILLIAM M | 3711 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 22, 2024 |
| 18772987 | GOLF CLUB HEAD AFT BODY CONSTRUCTION | HUNTER, ALVIN A | 3711 | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 15, 2024 |
| 18759586 | Iron with Sole Slot | HUNTER, ALVIN A | 3711 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 28, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialACUSHNET Company has 87 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 11 art units and 29 examiners.
William M Pierce has the most, with 12 of ACUSHNET Company's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
