Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Bridgestone Corporation

66 pending office actions • 18 art units • 46 examiners • 0 of 66 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 107 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

66
Total Pending OAs
42
Non-Final OAs
24
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 15 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

6
Overdue
0
Due this week
6
Due this month
3
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. 15 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (6)Due ≤ 30 days (6)Due ≤ 60 days (3)

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.

26
Hard (39%)
38
Medium (58%)
2
Easy (3%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other3 (5%)
§103 only32 (48%)
§102 only2 (3%)
§112 only2 (3%)
Double-patenting + other4 (6%)
Multi-statute (no §101)23 (35%)

Industry Mix

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

30
Life Sciences
45% of docket
1
Information Tech
2% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
2
Semiconductors
3% of docket
8
Mechanical / Eng
12% of docket
25
Business / Other
38% 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

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
FISCHER, JUSTIN R 11 44.2% +2.3%
PAQUETTE, SEDEF ESRA AYALP 6 63.2% +45.0%
KOLB, KATARZYNA I 2 44.7% +16.3%
BOSS, WENDY LYNN 2 78.9% +10.9%
GORDEN, RAEANN 2 83.0% -4.6%
LEGENDRE, CHRISTOPHER RYAN 2 75.3% +26.5%
SIMMS JR, JOHN ELLIOTT 2 65.3% +12.3%
MAKI, STEVEN D 1 65.2% +24.9%
CRAWLEY, TALIA F 1 48.0% +25.4%
SCHNEIDER, THOMAS FRANK 1 48.6% +38.1%

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
18966441 GOLF BALL GORDEN, RAEANN

Hard Cases (26)

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
18525236 RUBBER CRAWLER CHOI, TAEKWON NMN 26d overdue
18702798 ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, ORGANIC FIBER, ORGANIC FIBER-RUBBER COMPOSITE MATERIAL, RUBBER ARTICLE, AND TIRE MCKINNON, LASHAWNDA T 2d overdue
18868166 TYRE FOR HEAVY LOADS SCHNEIDER, THOMAS FRANK 27d
19135799 TIRE PAQUETTE, SEDEF ESRA AYALP
19134745 TIRE FISCHER, JUSTIN R
19128574 TIRE AND TIRE/RIM ASSEMBLY PAQUETTE, SEDEF ESRA AYALP
19117392 TIRE STOCK MANAGEMENT APPARATUS CRAWLEY, TALIA F
19105338 LAMINATE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LAMINATE, AND TIRE PAQUETTE, SEDEF ESRA AYALP

Interview Candidates (17)

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
17430142 TIRE BOSS, WENDY LYNN 160d overdue
17641292 TIRE BOSS, WENDY LYNN 21d
18868166 TYRE FOR HEAVY LOADS SCHNEIDER, THOMAS FRANK 27d
18775191 MULTI-PIECE SOLID GOLF BALL SIMMS JR, JOHN ELLIOTT 40d
19149262 TIRE FOR PASSENGER CAR MAKI, STEVEN D
19135799 TIRE PAQUETTE, SEDEF ESRA AYALP
19128574 TIRE AND TIRE/RIM ASSEMBLY PAQUETTE, SEDEF ESRA AYALP
19117392 TIRE STOCK MANAGEMENT APPARATUS CRAWLEY, TALIA F

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1749 18
3711 4
1767 3
1763 2
3627 1
3628 1
1746 1
3725 1
1789 1
1748 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19149262 TIRE FOR PASSENGER CAR MAKI, STEVEN D 1749 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 18, 2025
19135799 TIRE PAQUETTE, SEDEF ESRA AYALP 1749 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 05, 2025
19134745 TIRE FISCHER, JUSTIN R 1749 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 02, 2025
19133800 METAL CORD-CROSSLINKED RUBBER COMPOSITE AND TIRE FISCHER, JUSTIN R 1749 §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 29, 2025
19133712 PNEUMATIC TIRE FISCHER, JUSTIN R 1749 §103 Final Rejection Pending May 29, 2025
19133711 PNEUMATIC TIRE FISCHER, JUSTIN R 1749 §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 29, 2025
19133222 PNEUMATIC TIRE FISCHER, JUSTIN R 1749 §103 Final Rejection Pending May 28, 2025
19128574 TIRE AND TIRE/RIM ASSEMBLY PAQUETTE, SEDEF ESRA AYALP 1749 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending May 09, 2025
19117392 TIRE STOCK MANAGEMENT APPARATUS CRAWLEY, TALIA F 3627 §101§102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 01, 2025
19105338 LAMINATE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LAMINATE, AND TIRE PAQUETTE, SEDEF ESRA AYALP §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 21, 2025
19100226 HYBRID CORD, RUBBER-FIBER COMPOSITE, AND TIRE FISCHER, JUSTIN R 1749 §103 Final Rejection 35d Pending Jan 31, 2025
19100124 PNEUMATIC RADIAL TIRE FOR PASSENGER VEHICLE FISCHER, JUSTIN R 1749 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jan 31, 2025
19099777 PNEUMATIC RADIAL TIRE FOR PASSENGER VEHICLE FISCHER, JUSTIN R 1749 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jan 30, 2025
18880072 PNEUMATIC TIRE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME FISCHER, JUSTIN R 1749 §103 Final Rejection Pending Dec 30, 2024
18872942 PNEUMATIC TIRE FISCHER, JUSTIN R 1749 §103 Final Rejection 14d Pending Dec 09, 2024
18872933 METHOD FOR PRODUCING TIRE AND TIRE PAQUETTE, SEDEF ESRA AYALP 1749 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 09, 2024
18868170 TIRE FOR HEAVY LOADS FISCHER, JUSTIN R 1749 §103 Final Rejection 43d Pending Nov 22, 2024
18868166 TYRE FOR HEAVY LOADS SCHNEIDER, THOMAS FRANK 1749 §103§112 Final Rejection 27d Pending Nov 22, 2024
18866562 AIRPLANE TIRE MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND AIRPLANE TIRE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM ALSAMIRI, MANAL A. 3628 §101§102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 18, 2024
18864896 TIRE MANUFACTURING METHOD PAQUETTE, SEDEF ESRA AYALP 1746 §103 Final Rejection Pending Nov 12, 2024
18857177 RUBBER ARTICLE AND TIRE INCLUDING SAME KHATRI, PRASHANT J §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 16, 2024
18843399 RETREADING POSSIBILITY DETERMINATION METHOD AND RETREADING POSSIBILITY DEVICE WANG, KAI NMN §101§102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 03, 2024
18832682 METHOD FOR PRODUCING CHEMICAL PRODUCT CAMPANELL, FRANCIS C §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 24, 2024
18720060 GRASPING DEVICE RIEGELMAN, MICHAEL A §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 14, 2024
18718799 INDICATOR COURSON, TANIA C §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 12, 2024
18718064 ESTIMATING DEVICE, ESTIMATING METHOD, ESTIMATING PROGRAM, AND LEARNING MODEL GENERATING DEVICE NGHIEM, MICHAEL P §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 10, 2024
18709810 WASTE TIRE PROCESSING METHOD ORTIZ-ORTIZ, ALONDRA MICHELLE 3725 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending May 14, 2024
18702798 ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, ORGANIC FIBER, ORGANIC FIBER-RUBBER COMPOSITE MATERIAL, RUBBER ARTICLE, AND TIRE MCKINNON, LASHAWNDA T 1789 §102§103 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending Apr 19, 2024
18698941 ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, ORGANIC FIBER MATERIAL, RUBBER ARTICLE, ORGANIC FIBER-RUBER COMPOSITE, AND TIRE BEHA, CAROLINE 1748 §102 Final Rejection 22d Pending Apr 05, 2024
18596624 TIRE INTERNAL PRESSURE MEASURING APPARATUS AND TIRE INTERNAL PRESSURE MEASURING METHOD CULLER, JILL E 2853 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 06, 2024
18294745 CHEMICAL-RECYCLED PET FIBER, RUBBER-FIBER COMPOSITE, CONVEYOR BELT, HOSE AND TIRE YOON, TAE H §102§103DP Non-Final OA Pending Feb 02, 2024
18294157 RUBBER COMPOSITION FOR TIRES AND TIRE BLEDSOE, JOSHUA CALEB §103Other Non-Final OA Pending Feb 01, 2024
18291316 RUBBER COMPOSITION FOR TIRE AND TIRE KOLB, KATARZYNA I §102DP Non-Final OA Pending Jan 23, 2024
18577351 RUBBER COMPOSITION FOR HOSE INNER TUBE, LAMINATED BODY, AND HOSE MIGGINS, MICHAEL C 1782 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 08, 2024
18575035 THERMAL DECOMPOSITION METHOD OF USED RUBBER AND RUBBER MATERIAL FOR THERMAL DECOMPOSITION CEPLUCH, ALYSSA L 1772 §103 Final Rejection Pending Dec 28, 2023
18574149 CROSSLINKED ELASTOMER AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME BOYLE, ROBERT C §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 26, 2023
18567405 TIRE PAQUETTE, SEDEF ESRA AYALP §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 06, 2023
18525236 RUBBER CRAWLER CHOI, TAEKWON NMN 3615 §103§112 Final Rejection 26d overdue Pending Nov 30, 2023
18563021 RUBBER COMPOSITION AND TIRE EGWIM, KELECHI CHIDI §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 21, 2023
18562444 RUBBER COMPOSITION AND TIRE RIOJA, MELISSA A §103§112DP Non-Final OA Pending Nov 20, 2023
18561516 TIRE RUBBER COMPOSITION, TREAD RUBBER, and TIRE DONAHUE, OLGA LUCIA §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 16, 2023
18561097 RUBBER COMPOSITION FOR TIRE, TREAD RUBBER, AND TIRE PEPITONE, MICHAEL F §102§103Other Non-Final OA Pending Nov 15, 2023
18561114 TIRE RUBBER COMPOSITION, TREAD RUBBER, AND TIRE SALAMON, PETER A §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 15, 2023
18551866 RUBBER COMPOSITION, RUBBER-METAL COMPOSITE, TIRE, HOSE, AND CRAWLER KOLB, KATARZYNA I 1767 §103 Final Rejection Pending Sep 22, 2023
18546385 DIENE-GRAFTED EPOXY RESIN, METHOD OF PRODUCING DIENE-GRAFTED EPOXY RESIN, RUBBER COMPOSITION, AND TIRE FOSS, DAVID ROGER 1763 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 14, 2023
18260054 GRAFTED EPDM POLYMERS AND RUBBER COMPOSITIONS EMPLOYING SAME ROELOFSE, CHRISTIAAN 1762 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 30, 2023
18259679 USE OF THIOL-FUNCTIONALIZED EPDM IN RUBBER COMPOSITIONS HALL, DEVE V. 1763 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 28, 2023
18257290 Vehicle Control Device, Vehicle Control Method, and Tire Testing System DEHERRERA, KRISTINA M 2855 §103 Final Rejection 36d overdue Pending Jun 14, 2023
18255155 RUBBER COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING RUBBER COMPOSITION, AND TIRE JOHNSTON, BRIEANN R 1766 §103 Final Rejection 12d Pending May 31, 2023
18028612 RUBBER COMPOSITION, RUBBER COMPOSITION FOR TIRES, VULCANIZED RUBBER, RUBBER-METAL COMPOSITE, TIRE, INDUSTRIAL BELT, CRAWLER, AND HOSE DAVIDSON IV, CULLEN LEE GARRETT 1767 §102 Final Rejection Pending Mar 27, 2023
17802700 WEAR STATE PREDICTION METHOD, WEAR STATE PREDICTION DEVICE, AND WEAR STATE PREDICTION PROGRAM ALHIJA, SAIF A 2186 §103 Final Rejection 8d Pending Aug 26, 2022
17778068 HYDROGENATED POLYMERS AND RUBBER COMPOSITIONS INCORPORATING THE SAME EASHOO, MARK 1767 §103 Final Rejection 110d overdue Pending May 19, 2022
17641292 TIRE BOSS, WENDY LYNN 1749 §103 Final Rejection 21d Pending Mar 08, 2022
17430142 TIRE BOSS, WENDY LYNN 1749 §103 Non-Final OA 160d overdue Pending Aug 11, 2021
19080066 MULTI-PIECE SOLID GOLF BALL STONER, KILEY SHAWN §112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 14, 2025
18978337 GOLF BALL KENNEDY, JOSHUA T §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 12, 2024
18966441 GOLF BALL GORDEN, RAEANN §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 03, 2024
18955348 GOLF CLUB HEAD ARYANPOUR, MITRA §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 21, 2024
18896200 GOLF BALL GUDORF, LAURA A §112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 25, 2024
18889506 GOLF BALL LEGENDRE, CHRISTOPHER RYAN §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 19, 2024
18889483 MULTI-PIECE SOLID GOLF BALL LEGENDRE, CHRISTOPHER RYAN §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 19, 2024
18830718 GOLF BALL SIMMS JR, JOHN ELLIOTT §103§112DP Non-Final OA Pending Sep 11, 2024
18775191 MULTI-PIECE SOLID GOLF BALL SIMMS JR, JOHN ELLIOTT 3711 §103 Final Rejection 40d Pending Jul 17, 2024
18674151 GOLF CLUB HEAD PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO 3711 §103 Final Rejection Pending May 24, 2024
18660499 MULTI-PIECE SOLID GOLF BALL GORDEN, RAEANN 3711 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending May 10, 2024
18605087 GOLF BALL STANCZAK, MATTHEW BRIAN 3711 §103 Final Rejection 17d overdue Pending Mar 14, 2024

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