Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
37 pending office actions • 9 art units • 26 examiners • 0 of 37 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 42 patents granted in the last 365 days
Blue Yonder Group Inc. is managing 36 pending office actions in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These cases are spread across 8 distinct art units, indicating that the company's logistics and e-commerce solutions fall into several related technical categories. With 25 distinct examiners involved, there is a moderate degree of examiner concentration within the portfolio, providing some opportunities for examiner-specific insights.
Abdallah A El-Hage Hassan is the busiest examiner for this entity, currently overseeing 4 pending office actions. These 4 actions represent a significant portion of the 36 pending office actions, allowing for a more targeted prosecution strategy for those specific cases. The remaining actions are distributed among the other distinct examiners across the 8 distinct art units, requiring a broader approach for the rest of the portfolio to ensure that the company's logistics innovations are consistently protected.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 7 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. 7 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 | 7 (19%) |
| §101 + other | 20 (54%) |
| §103 only | 8 (22%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (3%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (3%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EL-HAGE HASSAN, ABDALLAH A | 4 | 42.9% | +40.4% |
| BROWN, SARA GRACE | 3 | 29.2% | +33.2% |
| BAGGOT, BREFFNI | 3 | 35.3% | +25.8% |
| IQBAL, MUSTAFA | 2 | 46.7% | +25.8% |
| HATCHER, DEIRDRE D | 2 | 28.1% | +24.2% |
| NGUYEN, NGA B | 2 | 53.0% | +25.2% |
| MA, LISA | 2 | 47.7% | +44.8% |
| DELIGI, VANESSA LIMA | 1 | 56.4% | +37.0% |
| HEFLIN, BRIAN ADAMS | 1 | 39.5% | +32.4% |
| GUILIANO, CHARLES A | 1 | 37.5% | +37.9% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18232157 | System and Method of Root Cause Analysis of Objective Violations and Query Analysis | HATCHER, DEIRDRE D | 38d overdue |
| 17824717 | Assumption-Based Planning | OBAID, HAMZEH M | 11d overdue |
| 18583070 | System and Method to Predict Service Level Failure in Supply Chains | CHEIN, ALLEN C | 6d |
| 19016238 | Dynamic Sequencing and End to End Process of Planogram Adjustments | LEE, PO HAN | 53d |
| 19307664 | Strategic and Tactical Intelligence in Dynamic Segmentation | EL-HAGE HASSAN, ABDALLAH A | — |
| 19307684 | Strategic and Tactical Intelligence in Dynamic Segmentation | EL-HAGE HASSAN, ABDALLAH A | — |
| 19288247 | Systems and Methods for Solving Multi-Objective Hierarchical Linear Programming Problems in Parallel | EL-HAGE HASSAN, ABDALLAH A | — |
| 19288238 | Systems and Methods for Solving Multi-Objective Hierarchical Linear Programming Problems in Parallel | EL-HAGE HASSAN, ABDALLAH A | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18232157 | System and Method of Root Cause Analysis of Objective Violations and Query Analysis | HATCHER, DEIRDRE D | 38d overdue |
| 19307664 | Strategic and Tactical Intelligence in Dynamic Segmentation | EL-HAGE HASSAN, ABDALLAH A | — |
| 19307684 | Strategic and Tactical Intelligence in Dynamic Segmentation | EL-HAGE HASSAN, ABDALLAH A | — |
| 19288247 | Systems and Methods for Solving Multi-Objective Hierarchical Linear Programming Problems in Parallel | EL-HAGE HASSAN, ABDALLAH A | — |
| 19288238 | Systems and Methods for Solving Multi-Objective Hierarchical Linear Programming Problems in Parallel | EL-HAGE HASSAN, ABDALLAH A | — |
| 19270846 | Dynamic Sequencing and Scheduling of Warehouse Tasks | DELIGI, VANESSA LIMA | — |
| 19225520 | Systems and Methods of Reverse Logistics Without Packaging and Labelling | HEFLIN, BRIAN ADAMS | — |
| 19218483 | System and Method for Extracting Hindsights for Assortment Planning | IQBAL, MUSTAFA | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3625 | 4 |
| 3623 | 3 |
| 3624 | 3 |
| 3621 | 3 |
| 3627 | 2 |
| 3628 | 1 |
| 3622 | 1 |
| 3619 | 1 |
| 2616 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19307664 | Strategic and Tactical Intelligence in Dynamic Segmentation | EL-HAGE HASSAN, ABDALLAH A | — | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 22, 2025 |
| 19307684 | Strategic and Tactical Intelligence in Dynamic Segmentation | EL-HAGE HASSAN, ABDALLAH A | — | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 22, 2025 |
| 19288247 | Systems and Methods for Solving Multi-Objective Hierarchical Linear Programming Problems in Parallel | EL-HAGE HASSAN, ABDALLAH A | — | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 01, 2025 |
| 19288238 | Systems and Methods for Solving Multi-Objective Hierarchical Linear Programming Problems in Parallel | EL-HAGE HASSAN, ABDALLAH A | — | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 01, 2025 |
| 19270846 | Dynamic Sequencing and Scheduling of Warehouse Tasks | DELIGI, VANESSA LIMA | — | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 16, 2025 |
| 19225520 | Systems and Methods of Reverse Logistics Without Packaging and Labelling | HEFLIN, BRIAN ADAMS | 3628 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 02, 2025 |
| 19218483 | System and Method for Extracting Hindsights for Assortment Planning | IQBAL, MUSTAFA | 3625 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 26, 2025 |
| 19210534 | System and Method of Cognitive Risk Management | HATCHER, DEIRDRE D | — | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 16, 2025 |
| 19205429 | System and Method of End-to-End Supply Chain Segmentation | BROWN, SARA GRACE | — | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 12, 2025 |
| 19201572 | Strategic and Tactical Intelligence in Dynamic Segmentation | NGUYEN, NGA B | — | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 07, 2025 |
| 19201559 | Strategic and Tactical Intelligence in Dynamic Segmentation | NGUYEN, NGA B | — | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 07, 2025 |
| 19185728 | Systems and Methods of Achieving Faster Optimality Through Priming of Solution Space for Meat Processing Industry | IQBAL, MUSTAFA | 3625 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 22, 2025 |
| 19184637 | System and Method of End-to-End Supply Chain Segmentation | BROWN, SARA GRACE | — | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 21, 2025 |
| 19184655 | System and Method of End-to-End Supply Chain Segmentation | BROWN, SARA GRACE | — | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 21, 2025 |
| 19183103 | System and Method of User Interface for Automotive Production Planning | GUILIANO, CHARLES A | 3623 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 18, 2025 |
| 19173228 | System and Method of Augmented Planograms through Digital Signage | GAVIN, KRISTIN ELIZABETH | — | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 08, 2025 |
| 19069838 | System and Method to Predict Service Level Failure in Supply Chains | MA, LISA | — | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 04, 2025 |
| 19069830 | System and Method to Predict Service Level Failure in Supply Chains | MA, LISA | — | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 04, 2025 |
| 19056067 | System and Method of Integrating Social Trends in Assortment Planning | CHOY, PAN G | — | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 18, 2025 |
| 19055275 | System and Method for Inventory Planning in a Supply Chain Network | BOYCE, ANDRE D | 3623 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 17, 2025 |
| 19016238 | Dynamic Sequencing and End to End Process of Planogram Adjustments | LEE, PO HAN | 3623 | §101§102 | Final Rejection | 53d | Pending | Jan 10, 2025 |
| 19010947 | System and Method of Visual Attribute Recognition Using a Deep Learning Model | BILODEAU, DUSTIN E | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 06, 2025 |
| 19010958 | System and Method of Visual Attribute Recognition for Training an Apparel Detection Model | LEMIEUX, IAN L | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 06, 2025 |
| 18950980 | Systems and Methods of Hybrid Interfaces Utilizing Conversational Virtual Assistants | GILLS, KURTIS | 3624 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 18, 2024 |
| 18950962 | Mixed-Reality Assisted Exception Analysis and Resolution | OSMAN BILAL AHMED, AFAF | 3622 | §103 | Final Rejection | 30d overdue | Pending | Nov 18, 2024 |
| 18943270 | Method and System of Demand Forecasting for Inventory Management of Slow-Moving Inventory in a Supply Chain | GOLDBERG, IVAN R | 3619 | §103DP | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | Pending | Nov 11, 2024 |
| 18935280 | User Interface Tool for Generating and Analyzing Scenarios for Assumption Planning | BLAUFELD, JUSTIN R | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 01, 2024 |
| 18886526 | Mixed-Reality Assisted Dimensionality Expansion and Manipulation Analytics | BEUTEL, WILLIAM A | 2616 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 16, 2024 |
| 18824675 | Price-Demand Elasticity as Feature in Machine Learning Model for Demand Forecasting | BAGGOT, BREFFNI | 3621 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 04, 2024 |
| 18799593 | Systems and Methods of Customer Appeasement Control System | BAGGOT, BREFFNI | 3621 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 09, 2024 |
| 18583070 | System and Method to Predict Service Level Failure in Supply Chains | CHEIN, ALLEN C | 3627 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | 6d | Pending | Feb 21, 2024 |
| 18526807 | System and Method of Forecasting Individual Task Durations | DIVELBISS, MATTHEW H | 3624 | §103 | Final Rejection | 20d | Pending | Dec 01, 2023 |
| 18517755 | System and Method of Managing Complexity in Scheduling | WILDER, ANDREW H | 3627 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 22, 2023 |
| 18232157 | System and Method of Root Cause Analysis of Objective Violations and Query Analysis | HATCHER, DEIRDRE D | 3625 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 38d overdue | Pending | Aug 09, 2023 |
| 17824717 | Assumption-Based Planning | OBAID, HAMZEH M | 3624 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 11d overdue | Pending | May 25, 2022 |
| 17734490 | System and Method of a Supply Chain Retail Process Manager | WAESCO, JOSEPH M | 3625 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 02, 2022 |
| 17340335 | Price-Demand Elasticity as Feature in Machine Learning Model for Demand Forecasting | BAGGOT, BREFFNI | 3621 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 07, 2021 |
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