Acushnet Company

Portfolio Summary

66

Total Pending OAs

46

Non-Final OAs

19

Final Rejections

1

Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 61 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

28

Overdue

0

Due this week

20

Due this month

8

Due in next 60 days

5

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. 61 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

Overdue (28)Due ≤ 30 days (20)Due ≤ 60 days (8)Due later (5)

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.

1

Hard (2%)

52

Medium (79%)

5

Easy (8%)

8

Unknown (12%)

Rejection Statute Mix

Bucket	Cases
§101 only	1 (2%)
§103 only	43 (65%)
§102 only	7 (11%)
§112 only	5 (8%)
Double-patenting + other	2 (3%)
No statute on record	8 (12%)

Industry Mix

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

2

Life Sciences

3% of docket

0

Information Tech

0% of docket

0

Communications

0% of docket

3

Semiconductors

5% of docket

60

Mechanical / Eng

91% of docket

1

Business / Other

2% 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.

660 h

Manual time on pending OAs

132 h

Time saved (low, 20%)

231 h

Time saved (mid, 35%)

5.8 wks

FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

Examiner	Apps on this docket	Allow rate	Interview lift
STANCZAK, MATTHEW BRIAN	11	38.5%	+35.2%
PIERCE, WILLIAM M	10	42.3%	+16.7%
PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO	9	83.0%	+15.8%
GORDEN, RAEANN	4	83.1%	-5.0%
HUNTER, ALVIN A	4	85.7%	+2.8%
SIMMS JR, JOHN ELLIOTT	4	65.2%	+12.3%
PRANGE, SHARON M	3	53.8%	+47.4%
KANE, KATHARINE GRACZ	3	47.1%	+45.5%
TAMIL, JESSICA KAVINI	2	36.8%	+49.0%
CULLER, JILL E	2	57.1%	+13.8%

Quick Wins (14)

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
17700439	GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH IMPROVED INERTIA PERFORMANCE	PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO	80d overdue
18507601	LASER-CONTRASTED GOLF CLUB HEAD AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS	PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO	32d overdue
18493006	GOLF CLUB DAMPING	PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO	23d overdue
18541332	GOLF CLUB HEAD AFT BODY CONSTRUCTION	HUNTER, ALVIN A	17d overdue
17553122	GOLF BALLS HAVING AT LEAST ONE RADAR DETECTABLE MARK	GORDEN, RAEANN	12d
17982295	GOLF CLUB HEAD HAVING MULTI-MATERIAL FACE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE	PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO	14d
18664274	GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH BALL SPEED CONTROL	PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO	15d
18658832	GOLF CLUB HEAD INCLUDING REMOVABLE WEIGHT ASSEMBLY	GORDEN, RAEANN	26d

Hard Cases (1)

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
18776886	MEASURING TOOL FOR ASSESSING GOLF BALL ALIGNMENT	GRANT, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER	24d overdue

Interview Candidates (44)

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
18145219	GOLF BALL WITH RING DESIGNS IN POLE AREAS FOR IMPROVED ALIGNMENT OPPORTUNITIES	STANCZAK, MATTHEW BRIAN	141d overdue
18495882	GOLF CLUB HEAD HAVING SUPPORTED STRIKING FACE	PIERCE, WILLIAM M	88d overdue
17700439	GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH IMPROVED INERTIA PERFORMANCE	PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO	80d overdue
18512155	GOLF BALL HAVING OVERLAP MARKINGS	CULLER, JILL E	59d overdue
18630958	GOLF BALL HAVING SPHERICAL QUADRILATERAL SEGMENTED DIMPLE PATTERN	SIMMS JR, JOHN ELLIOTT	43d overdue
17842454	MULTI-MATERIAL GOLF CLUB HEAD	PIERCE, WILLIAM M	36d overdue
18507601	LASER-CONTRASTED GOLF CLUB HEAD AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS	PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO	32d overdue
18425667	SHAPE MEMORY POLYMERS USED IN GOLF BALLS	SIMMS JR, JOHN ELLIOTT	30d overdue

Top Art Units

Art Unit	Apps
3711	45
3732	9
3733	3
2853	2
3735	1
3715	1
2913	1
1744	1
2855	1
1743	1

Pending Office Actions

App #	Title	Examiner	Art Unit	Statutes	Status	Due in	AI	Filed
19213796	GOLF SHOE HAVING OUTSOLE WITH MULTI-SURFACE TRACTION ZONES	PRANGE, SHARON M	3732	§103	Non-Final OA	15d overdue	Pending	May 20, 2025
19062148	REGIONALLY TIME-DEPENDENT MIDSOLE	KAVANAUGH, JOHN T	3732	Other	Non-Final OA	46d	Pending	Feb 25, 2025
18977565	BAGS AND BAG ASSEMBLIES	TAMIL, JESSICA KAVINI	3733	§103	Non-Final OA	9d	Pending	Dec 11, 2024
18977592	BAGS AND BAG ASSEMBLIES	MAI, TRI M	3733	§103	Non-Final OA	—	Pending	Dec 11, 2024
18897809	ANTI-LEG DROOP SYSTEM FOR A GOLF BAG	TAMIL, JESSICA KAVINI	3733	§103	Non-Final OA	5d overdue	Pending	Sep 26, 2024
18882697	BAGS AND BAG ASSEMBLIES	POON, ROBERT	3735	§103	Non-Final OA	42d	Pending	Sep 11, 2024
18784050	HOOD CINCH SYSTEM	WEIS, RAQUEL M.	3732	—	Non-Final OA	171d overdue	Pending	Jul 25, 2024
18776886	MEASURING TOOL FOR ASSESSING GOLF BALL ALIGNMENT	GRANT, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER	3715	§101	Final Rejection	24d overdue	Pending	Jul 18, 2024
29946039	BAG	RIVAS, APRIL	2913	DPOther	Final Rejection	—	Pending	Jun 06, 2024
18664274	GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH BALL SPEED CONTROL	PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO	3711	§112	Non-Final OA	15d	Pending	May 14, 2024
18658832	GOLF CLUB HEAD INCLUDING REMOVABLE WEIGHT ASSEMBLY	GORDEN, RAEANN	3711	§102	Non-Final OA	26d	Pending	May 08, 2024
18644855	GOLF CLUB HAVING A DAMPING ELEMENT FOR BALL SPEED CONTROL	STANCZAK, MATTHEW BRIAN	3711	Other	Non-Final OA	41d	Pending	Apr 24, 2024
18635935	GOLF CLUB HEAD	HUNTER, ALVIN A	3711	§102	Non-Final OA	55d	Pending	Apr 15, 2024
18631388	GOLF CLUB FITTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF GOLF CLUB FITTING	PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO	3711	DPOther	Non-Final OA	75d	Pending	Apr 10, 2024
18630958	GOLF BALL HAVING SPHERICAL QUADRILATERAL SEGMENTED DIMPLE PATTERN	SIMMS JR, JOHN ELLIOTT	3711	§103	Non-Final OA	43d overdue	Pending	Apr 09, 2024
18630946	GOLF BALL HAVING SPHERICAL TRIANGLE SEGMENTED DIMPLE PATTERN	STANCZAK, MATTHEW BRIAN	3711	§103	Non-Final OA	15d	Pending	Apr 09, 2024
18630955	GOLF BALL HAVING SPHERICAL QUADRILATERAL SEGMENTED DIMPLE PATTERN	SIMMS JR, JOHN ELLIOTT	3711	§103	Final Rejection	22d	Pending	Apr 09, 2024
18630940	GOLF BALL HAVING SPHERICAL TRIANGLE SEGMENTED DIMPLE PATTERN	SIMMS JR, JOHN ELLIOTT	3711	§112	Final Rejection	57d	Pending	Apr 09, 2024
18623248	GOLF CLUB FACE INCLUDING VOIDS	STANCZAK, MATTHEW BRIAN	3711	§103	Non-Final OA	42d	Pending	Apr 01, 2024
18622972	GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH IMPROVED STRIKING FACE	PIERCE, WILLIAM M	3711	§103	Non-Final OA	14d	Pending	Mar 31, 2024
18612337	GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH IMPROVED STRIKING FACE	PIERCE, WILLIAM M	3711	§102	Non-Final OA	62d	Pending	Mar 21, 2024
18598566	COLOR-SHIFTING FORMULATIONS AND GOLF BALLS INCLUDING SAME	STANCZAK, MATTHEW BRIAN	3711	§103	Final Rejection	15d	Pending	Mar 07, 2024
18583243	GOLF CLUB HAVING AN ADJUSTABLE WEIGHT ASSEMBLY	HUNTER, ALVIN A	3711	Other	Non-Final OA	10d overdue	Pending	Feb 21, 2024
18441387	GOLF CLUB HEAD INCLUDING A REMOVABLE WEIGHT	STANCZAK, MATTHEW BRIAN	3711	§103	Non-Final OA	25d overdue	Pending	Feb 14, 2024
18440498	METHOD OF PROVIDING INDICIA ON GOLF BALLS	GORDEN, RAEANN	3711	§103	Non-Final OA	57d	Pending	Feb 13, 2024
18425667	SHAPE MEMORY POLYMERS USED IN GOLF BALLS	SIMMS JR, JOHN ELLIOTT	3711	§103	Non-Final OA	30d overdue	Pending	Jan 29, 2024
18418793	GOLF BALL MOLD HAVING DIRECT VENTING	DERUSSO, JOHN J	1744	§103	Non-Final OA	10d overdue	Pending	Jan 22, 2024
18407895	GOLF SHOES HAVING MULTI-SURFACE TRACTION OUTSOLES	PRANGE, SHARON M	3732	§103	Non-Final OA	19d overdue	Pending	Jan 09, 2024
18397532	GOLF BALL PRINTING SYSTEM	CULLER, JILL E	2853	§103	Non-Final OA	28d	Pending	Dec 27, 2023
18541332	GOLF CLUB HEAD AFT BODY CONSTRUCTION	HUNTER, ALVIN A	3711	§103	Non-Final OA	17d overdue	Pending	Dec 15, 2023
18526080	GOLF SHOES WITH LACE TIGHTENING SYSTEM FOR CLOSURE AND COMFORTABLE FIT	KANE, KATHARINE GRACZ	3732	§103	Non-Final OA	26d	Pending	Dec 01, 2023
18520224	MULTI-MATERIAL GOLF CLUB HEAD	HUNTER, ALVIN A	3711	Other	Non-Final OA	42d overdue	Pending	Nov 27, 2023
18512155	GOLF BALL HAVING OVERLAP MARKINGS	CULLER, JILL E	2853	§103	Final Rejection	59d overdue	Pending	Nov 17, 2023
18507601	LASER-CONTRASTED GOLF CLUB HEAD AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS	PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO	3711	§103	Final Rejection	32d overdue	Pending	Nov 13, 2023
18507163	FAN-SHAPED GOLF BALL DIMPLE	STANCZAK, MATTHEW BRIAN	3711	§103	Final Rejection	22d	Pending	Nov 13, 2023
18507077	GOLF CLUB HAVING A DAMPING ELEMENT FOR BALL SPEED CONTROL	PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO	3711	Other	Non-Final OA	2d overdue	Pending	Nov 12, 2023
18495882	GOLF CLUB HEAD HAVING SUPPORTED STRIKING FACE	PIERCE, WILLIAM M	3711	§112	Non-Final OA	88d overdue	Pending	Oct 27, 2023
18493006	GOLF CLUB DAMPING	PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO	3711	§103	Non-Final OA	23d overdue	Pending	Oct 24, 2023
18491185	MULTI-MATERIAL GOLF CLUB HEAD	PIERCE, WILLIAM M	3711	§103	Non-Final OA	—	Pending	Oct 20, 2023
18487711	CO-FORGED GOLF CLUB HEAD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE	STANCZAK, MATTHEW BRIAN	3711	§103	Final Rejection	22d overdue	Pending	Oct 16, 2023
18483220	SET OF GOLF CLUB HEADS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE	STANCZAK, MATTHEW BRIAN	3711	§103	Final Rejection	22d	Pending	Oct 09, 2023
18482392	MULTI-MATERIAL GOLF CLUB HEAD	PIERCE, WILLIAM M	3711	§103	Non-Final OA	76d	Pending	Oct 06, 2023
18475731	ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR WITH TRACTION SYSTEM	NGUYEN, BAO-THIEU L	3732	§102	Final Rejection	8d overdue	Pending	Sep 27, 2023
18465960	GOLF CLUB HAVING A DAMPING ELEMENT FOR BALL SPEED CONTROL	PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO	3711	§103	Non-Final OA	83d	Pending	Sep 12, 2023
18454649	MULTI-MATERIAL GOLF CLUB HEAD	PIERCE, WILLIAM M	3711	§102	Non-Final OA	62d	Pending	Aug 23, 2023
18226909	MODESTY PANEL FOR GARMENT	KANE, KATHARINE GRACZ	3732	§103	Non-Final OA	40d	Pending	Jul 27, 2023
18226106	TITANIUM ALLOYS AND GOLF CLUB HEADS COMPRISING THE SAME	GORDEN, RAEANN	3711	§103	Non-Final OA	28d	Pending	Jul 25, 2023
18349138	DEVICE FOR IDENTIFYING CENTER OF STRIKING FACE OF A WOOD-TYPE GOLF CLUB HEAD	COURSON, TANIA C	2855	Other	Non-Final OA	8d	Pending	Jul 08, 2023
18346026	GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH IMPROVED STRIKING FACE	PIERCE, WILLIAM M	3711	§102	Non-Final OA	4d overdue	Pending	Jun 30, 2023
18328297	GOLF CLUB HEADS HAVING CONSTANT BLADE LENGTH	ELLIOTT, ANDREW JAMES	3711	§103	Non-Final OA	19d	Pending	Jun 02, 2023
18132470	GOLF SHOE HAVING OUTSOLE WITH ALL-SURFACE TRACTION ZONES	PRANGE, SHARON M	3732	Other	Non-Final OA	27d	Pending	Apr 10, 2023
18184591	GOLF CLUB HAVING A DAMPING ELEMENT FOR BALL SPEED CONTROL	STANCZAK, MATTHEW BRIAN	3711	§103	Final Rejection	29d overdue	Pending	Mar 15, 2023
18182450	SELF-ALIGNING CORE BODY FOR FORMING GOLF BALL SUB-ASSEMBLY WITH FOAMED CASING LAYER	ROBITAILLE, JOHN P	1743	§103	Non-Final OA	17d overdue	Pending	Mar 13, 2023
18147425	METALWOOD GOLF CLUB FITTING SYSTEM AND METHOD	LEGESSE, NINI F	3711	§103	Non-Final OA	49d overdue	Pending	Dec 28, 2022
18145219	GOLF BALL WITH RING DESIGNS IN POLE AREAS FOR IMPROVED ALIGNMENT OPPORTUNITIES	STANCZAK, MATTHEW BRIAN	3711	§103	Final Rejection	141d overdue	AI Ready	Dec 22, 2022
17982295	GOLF CLUB HEAD HAVING MULTI-MATERIAL FACE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE	PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO	3711	§103	Final Rejection	14d	Pending	Nov 07, 2022
17961348	GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH HOSEL HOLE COVER	BALDORI, JOSEPH B	3711	§102	Non-Final OA	16d overdue	Pending	Oct 06, 2022
17958233	GOLF CLUB HAVING A DAMPING ELEMENT FOR BALL SPEED CONTROL	STANCZAK, MATTHEW BRIAN	3711	§103	Final Rejection	26d overdue	Pending	Sep 30, 2022
17897057	MULTI-MATERIAL GOLF CLUB HEAD	PIERCE, WILLIAM M	3711	§103	Final Rejection	—	Pending	Aug 26, 2022
17894354	GOLF SHOE WITH INTERNAL LONGITUDINAL GROOVE	KANE, KATHARINE GRACZ	3732	§112	Final Rejection	22d	Pending	Aug 24, 2022
17842454	MULTI-MATERIAL GOLF CLUB HEAD	PIERCE, WILLIAM M	3711	§103	Final Rejection	36d overdue	Pending	Jun 16, 2022
17840146	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS	BAGHDASARYAN, HOVHANNES	3645	§103	Non-Final OA	29d	Pending	Jun 14, 2022
17713464	GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH IMPROVED INERTIA PERFORMANCE	PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO	3711	§103	Non-Final OA	—	Pending	Apr 05, 2022
17700439	GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH IMPROVED INERTIA PERFORMANCE	PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO	3711	§103	Final Rejection	80d overdue	Pending	Mar 21, 2022
17675554	MULTI-MATERIAL GOLF CLUB HEAD	PIERCE, WILLIAM M	3711	§103	Non-Final OA	13d	Pending	Feb 18, 2022
17553122	GOLF BALLS HAVING AT LEAST ONE RADAR DETECTABLE MARK	GORDEN, RAEANN	3711	§112	Non-Final OA	12d	Pending	Dec 16, 2021

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