Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
30 pending office actions • 14 art units • 25 examiners • 0 of 30 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 137 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 10 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. 10 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 only | 2 (7%) |
| §101 + other | 4 (13%) |
| §103 only | 9 (30%) |
| §112 only | 1 (3%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 2 (7%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 12 (40%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUE-AKO, ANDREW B. | 2 | 71.4% | +27.7% |
| AKARAGWE, YANICK A | 2 | 83.4% | +12.1% |
| YAO, THEODORE N | 2 | 66.9% | +39.4% |
| RUNYAN, SILVANA C | 2 | 82.4% | +16.9% |
| LAU, TUNG S | 2 | 83.0% | +14.5% |
| GAY, JENNIFER HAWKINS | 1 | 85.1% | +8.6% |
| YABUT, DANIEL D | 1 | 56.7% | +26.9% |
| GRAY, PAUL J | 1 | 78.2% | +10.8% |
| NORRIS, URSULA LEE | 1 | 81.7% | +6.5% |
| CRAIG, DANIEL THOMAS | 1 | 83.3% | +27.8% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19176035 | HEAT TRANSFER SPOOL FOR INJECTION WELLS | AKARAGWE, YANICK A | 35d overdue |
| 18938904 | BI-DIRECTIONAL METAL TO METAL SEALING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | CRAIG, DANIEL THOMAS | 31d overdue |
| 18649632 | FORMULATIONS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITING ENVIRONMENTAL CRACKING | RUNYAN, SILVANA C | 33d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17943993 | PRINTED ANNULAR METAL-TO-METAL SEAL | PATEL, VISHAL A | 50d overdue |
| 18844951 | Chemical Production Inside a Well Tubular/Casing | RUNYAN, SILVANA C | 11d overdue |
| 18303987 | RESETTABLE BACKUP AND SYSTEM | YAO, THEODORE N | 2d overdue |
| 19197387 | METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR DRILLING A RADIAL HOLE IN A TUBULAR STRUCTURE | GAY, JENNIFER HAWKINS | 7d |
| 19171845 | VISCOUS VIBRATION DAMPING OF TORSIONAL OSCILLATION | YABUT, DANIEL D | 23d |
| 18478001 | METHOD OF IDENTIFYING TOP OF CEMENT IN REAL TIME WHEN CEMENTING A LINER | AKARAGWE, YANICK A | 46d |
| 19042383 | FORCE BALANCED RECIPROCATING VALVE | GRAY, PAUL J | — |
| 19008544 | DETECTING ANOMALIES IN WELLBORE DRILLING OPERATIONS | NORRIS, URSULA LEE | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19176035 | HEAT TRANSFER SPOOL FOR INJECTION WELLS | AKARAGWE, YANICK A | 35d overdue |
| 18938904 | BI-DIRECTIONAL METAL TO METAL SEALING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | CRAIG, DANIEL THOMAS | 31d overdue |
| 18844951 | Chemical Production Inside a Well Tubular/Casing | RUNYAN, SILVANA C | 11d overdue |
| 18303987 | RESETTABLE BACKUP AND SYSTEM | YAO, THEODORE N | 2d overdue |
| 19171845 | VISCOUS VIBRATION DAMPING OF TORSIONAL OSCILLATION | YABUT, DANIEL D | 23d |
| 18649632 | FORMULATIONS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITING ENVIRONMENTAL CRACKING | RUNYAN, SILVANA C | 33d |
| 18478001 | METHOD OF IDENTIFYING TOP OF CEMENT IN REAL TIME WHEN CEMENTING A LINER | AKARAGWE, YANICK A | 46d |
| 19295901 | ADDITIVE TO REDUCE POLYMER SOLIDS DEPOSITION AT PUMP HEAD | SUE-AKO, ANDREW B. | 76d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3676 | 6 |
| 3674 | 4 |
| 3672 | 3 |
| 3619 | 1 |
| 3617 | 1 |
| 3753 | 1 |
| 2857 | 1 |
| 3625 | 1 |
| 2874 | 1 |
| 3645 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19295901 | ADDITIVE TO REDUCE POLYMER SOLIDS DEPOSITION AT PUMP HEAD | SUE-AKO, ANDREW B. | 3674 | §103DPOther | Non-Final OA | 76d | Pending | Aug 11, 2025 |
| 19197387 | METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR DRILLING A RADIAL HOLE IN A TUBULAR STRUCTURE | GAY, JENNIFER HAWKINS | 3619 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 7d | Pending | May 02, 2025 |
| 19176035 | HEAT TRANSFER SPOOL FOR INJECTION WELLS | AKARAGWE, YANICK A | 3672 | §103 | Final Rejection | 35d overdue | Pending | Apr 10, 2025 |
| 19171845 | VISCOUS VIBRATION DAMPING OF TORSIONAL OSCILLATION | YABUT, DANIEL D | 3617 | §102§103Other | Final Rejection | 23d | Pending | Apr 07, 2025 |
| 19042383 | FORCE BALANCED RECIPROCATING VALVE | GRAY, PAUL J | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2025 |
| 18881884 | Temporary Isolation System for Reservoirs | SUE-AKO, ANDREW B. | 3674 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 07, 2025 |
| 19008544 | DETECTING ANOMALIES IN WELLBORE DRILLING OPERATIONS | NORRIS, URSULA LEE | 3676 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 02, 2025 |
| 18938904 | BI-DIRECTIONAL METAL TO METAL SEALING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | CRAIG, DANIEL THOMAS | 3676 | §103 | Final Rejection | 31d overdue | Pending | Nov 06, 2024 |
| 18933825 | BIT DAMAGE INDICATOR | HALL, KRISTYN A | 3672 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2024 |
| 18928860 | VALVE TESTING | FADUL, PHILIPMARCUS T | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 28, 2024 |
| 18913964 | ADVANCED MANAGEMENT OF ARTIFICIAL LIFT SYSTEMS IN SANDY APPLICATIONS | YAO, THEODORE N | 3676 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 11, 2024 |
| 18905579 | METHOD OF MEASURING RHEOLOGY OF A FLUID USING TESLA TURBINE PRINCIPLE | MORELLO, JEAN F | — | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 03, 2024 |
| 18904599 | SELF-CALIBRATED METHOD OF DETERMINING BOREHOLE FLUID ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES | FITZGERALD, JOHN P | — | §101DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 02, 2024 |
| 18844951 | Chemical Production Inside a Well Tubular/Casing | RUNYAN, SILVANA C | 3674 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 11d overdue | Pending | Sep 07, 2024 |
| 18649632 | FORMULATIONS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITING ENVIRONMENTAL CRACKING | RUNYAN, SILVANA C | 3674 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 33d | Pending | Apr 29, 2024 |
| 18612932 | ACOUSTIC FLUID DENSITY DETERMINATION FOR GEOMETRICALLY COMPLEX FLOW CELLS | LAU, TUNG S | — | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 21, 2024 |
| 18436735 | METHOD OF PRODUCING ANTI-SCALING AND ANTI-GALLING COATING ON AN INTERNAL SURFACE OF A TUBULAR MEMBER | ROLLAND, ALEX A | 3753 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 08, 2024 |
| 18422623 | ELECTROMAGNETIC TELEMETRY GAP SUB | RO, YONG-SUK | 3676 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 25, 2024 |
| 18417528 | CEMENT EVALUATION AND CASING ECCENTRICITY DETECTION WITH CBL IN NON-CONCENTRIC CASING STRING WITH NARROW ANNULUS | LAU, TUNG S | 2857 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 19, 2024 |
| 18416487 | PROBABILISTIC DETECTION OF DRILLING SCENARIOS | TORRES CHANZA, GABRIEL JOSE | 3625 | §101Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 18, 2024 |
| 18409993 | HYDROGEN SENSING WITH THERMAL COMPENSATION | WONG, TINA MEI SENG | 2874 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 11, 2024 |
| 18540511 | CHARACTERIZATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CEMENT EVALUATION THROUGH-TUBING | ABULABAN, ABDALLAH | 3645 | §103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 14, 2023 |
| 18478001 | METHOD OF IDENTIFYING TOP OF CEMENT IN REAL TIME WHEN CEMENTING A LINER | AKARAGWE, YANICK A | 3672 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 46d | Pending | Sep 29, 2023 |
| 18470660 | ENERGY HARVESTER ARRANGEMENT, METHOD AND SYSTEM | PATEL, TULSIDAS C | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 20, 2023 |
| 18358277 | CUTTING ELEMENTS INCLUDING BINDER MATERIALS HAVING MODULATED MORPHOLOGIES, EARTH-BORING TOOLS INCLUDING SUCH CUTTING ELEMENTS, AND RELATED METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME | SIDDIQUI, ADIL ABDUL WAJID | 1735 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2023 |
| 18303987 | RESETTABLE BACKUP AND SYSTEM | YAO, THEODORE N | 3676 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 2d overdue | Pending | Apr 20, 2023 |
| 18166123 | EARTH-BORING TOOLS HAVING GAUGE CONFIGURATIONS FOR REDUCED CARBON FOOTPRINT, AND RELATED METHODS | MICHENER, BLAKE E | 3676 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 08, 2023 |
| 18091367 | ZINC-BASED SULFUR COMPOUND SCAVENGER WITH REDUCED SOLIDS DEPOSITION | MCCULLOUGH, ERIC J. | 1773 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2022 |
| 17985092 | LIGHT CRUDE OIL FLUID IDENTIFICATION WITHIN AN OBM DRILLING FLUID BASE/FILTRATE | NGUYEN, LAM S | 2853 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 10, 2022 |
| 17943993 | PRINTED ANNULAR METAL-TO-METAL SEAL | PATEL, VISHAL A | 3675 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 50d overdue | Pending | Sep 13, 2022 |
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