Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
40 pending office actions • 15 art units • 36 examiners • 0 of 40 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 89 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 13 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. 13 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 | 1 (2%) |
| §101 + other | 3 (8%) |
| §103 only | 11 (28%) |
| §102 only | 2 (5%) |
| §112 only | 3 (8%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (2%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (2%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 18 (45%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| STOFFA, WYATT A | 3 | 79.5% | +23.1% |
| MCCORMACK, JASON L | 2 | 84.6% | +7.9% |
| MUHAMMAD, KEY | 2 | 66.0% | +20.5% |
| TURCHEN, JAMES R | 1 | 82.3% | +33.6% |
| AZARIAN, SEYED H | 1 | 89.5% | +12.0% |
| IPPOLITO, NICOLE MARIE | 1 | 86.6% | +9.6% |
| YAO, JULIA ZHI-YI | 1 | 63.0% | +48.5% |
| DUFFY, CAROLINE TABANCAY | 1 | 80.4% | +18.5% |
| LANTZ, KARSTEN FOSTER | 1 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| RAKOWSKI, CARA E | 1 | 65.0% | +5.4% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18360197 | Fastening an object to a manipulator and/or to an object holder in a particle beam apparatus | MCCORMACK, JASON L | 46d overdue |
| 18960335 | DIGITAL CONTRAST POST-PROCESSING OF MICROSCOPY IMAGES | AZARIAN, SEYED H | — |
| 18910558 | PARTICLE BEAM SYSTEM WITH COOLING SYSTEM | IPPOLITO, NICOLE MARIE | — |
| 18807391 | Method for providing source data for training or validating processing model for processing analyte image sequences | LANTZ, KARSTEN FOSTER | — |
| 17974702 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SAMPLE ON AN OBJECT, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND MATERIAL PROCESSING DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD | MCCORMACK, JASON L | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18304266 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING MICROSCOPIC SAMPLES | LOGIE, MICHAEL J | 21d |
| 18654290 | WAVEFRONT MANIPULATOR FOR ARRANGEMENT IN THE BEAM PATH OF A HEAD-UP DISPLAY COMPRISING A HOLOGRAPHIC ARRANGEMENT AS SOLE ABERRATION CORRECTION ELEMENT | JUNG, JONATHAN Y | 34d |
| 18835571 | DEVICE FOR REPLICATING A MASTER HOLOGRAPHIC OPTICAL ELEMENT WITH VARIABLE ILLUMINATION | PERSAUD, DEORAM | 40d |
| 18457190 | ACETALS OF TRICYCLODECANE ALCOHOLS AS IMMERSION LIQUID MEDIA | AHVAZI, BIJAN | 84d |
| 18374935 | VARIABLE SCAN DEPTH SD-OCT SYSTEM AND VARIABLE CONFIGURATION OF OPTICAL FIBER SOURCES TO INCREASE THE EFFECTIVE SCAN RATE | MEBRAHTU, EPHREM ZERU | 84d |
| 19073140 | METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATING IMAGE DATA | TURCHEN, JAMES R | — |
| 18899097 | INSTANCE SEGMENTATION USING OVERLAPPING TILES AND OVERLAP HANDLING | YAO, JULIA ZHI-YI | — |
| 18821023 | METHOD FOR GENERATING AN IMAGE OF A SAMPLE | DUFFY, CAROLINE TABANCAY | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19073140 | METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATING IMAGE DATA | TURCHEN, JAMES R | — |
| 18960335 | DIGITAL CONTRAST POST-PROCESSING OF MICROSCOPY IMAGES | AZARIAN, SEYED H | — |
| 18899097 | INSTANCE SEGMENTATION USING OVERLAPPING TILES AND OVERLAP HANDLING | YAO, JULIA ZHI-YI | — |
| 18821023 | METHOD FOR GENERATING AN IMAGE OF A SAMPLE | DUFFY, CAROLINE TABANCAY | — |
| 18600229 | PARTICLE BEAM MICROSCOPE | STOFFA, WYATT A | — |
| 18600289 | PARTICLE BEAM MICROSCOPE | STOFFA, WYATT A | — |
| 18424034 | METHOD OF OPERATING A PARTICLE BEAM SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT | STOFFA, WYATT A | — |
| 18852011 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A LAMINATING COMPONENT OR A HOLOGRAM COMPONENT FOR PRODUCING A COMPOSITE GLASS, AND CORRESPONDING LAMINATING COMPONENTS, HOLOGRAM COMPONENTS, AND COMPOSITE GLASSES | MUHAMMAD, KEY | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2881 | 7 |
| 2872 | 6 |
| 2664 | 2 |
| 2871 | 2 |
| 2668 | 1 |
| 2178 | 1 |
| 2663 | 1 |
| 2669 | 1 |
| 2672 | 1 |
| 2878 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19073140 | METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATING IMAGE DATA | TURCHEN, JAMES R | — | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2025 |
| 18960335 | DIGITAL CONTRAST POST-PROCESSING OF MICROSCOPY IMAGES | AZARIAN, SEYED H | — | §102DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 26, 2024 |
| 18910558 | PARTICLE BEAM SYSTEM WITH COOLING SYSTEM | IPPOLITO, NICOLE MARIE | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 09, 2024 |
| 18899097 | INSTANCE SEGMENTATION USING OVERLAPPING TILES AND OVERLAP HANDLING | YAO, JULIA ZHI-YI | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2024 |
| 18821023 | METHOD FOR GENERATING AN IMAGE OF A SAMPLE | DUFFY, CAROLINE TABANCAY | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 30, 2024 |
| 18807391 | Method for providing source data for training or validating processing model for processing analyte image sequences | LANTZ, KARSTEN FOSTER | 2664 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 16, 2024 |
| 18804614 | ILLUMINATION UNIT FOR AN OPTICAL MICROSCOPE AND METHOD FOR THE USE THEREOF | RAKOWSKI, CARA E | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2024 |
| 18732764 | Method for training Machine learning system, method for generating resulting microscope image with a machine learning system, computer program product, and image processing system | BHATNAGAR, ANAND P | 2668 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 04, 2024 |
| 18600229 | PARTICLE BEAM MICROSCOPE | STOFFA, WYATT A | 2881 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 08, 2024 |
| 18600289 | PARTICLE BEAM MICROSCOPE | STOFFA, WYATT A | 2881 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 08, 2024 |
| 18292527 | SAMPLE CARRIER, USE THEREOF, AND METHODS, IN PARTICULAR FOR DETECTING PATHOGENS | WASHINGTON, BRITNEY NICOLE | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 26, 2024 |
| 18424034 | METHOD OF OPERATING A PARTICLE BEAM SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT | STOFFA, WYATT A | 2881 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 26, 2024 |
| 18419776 | MICROSCOPE WITH AT LEAST ONE OPTICAL BEAM PATH | GROSS, ALEXANDER P | 2871 | §103 | Final Rejection | 45d overdue | Pending | Jan 23, 2024 |
| 18405578 | Microscopy System and Computer-Implemented Method for Determining a Confidence of a Calculated Classification | BURKE, TIONNA M | 2178 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 05, 2024 |
| 18565671 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RECORDING TRAINING DATA | WELLS, HEATH E | 2664 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 30, 2023 |
| 18519282 | Method and apparatus for determining a signal composition of signal series from an image series | CONNER, SEAN M | 2663 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2023 |
| 18519239 | Method and apparatus for assigning image areas from image series to result classes by means of analyte data evaluation system with processing model | PEDAPATI, CHANDHANA | 2669 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2023 |
| 18360170 | METHOD FOR ATTACHING AN OBJECT TO A MANIPULATOR AND FOR MOVING THE OBJECT IN A PARTICLE BEAM APPARATUS, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND PARTICLE BEAM APPARATUS | GASSEN, CHRISTOPHER J | 2881 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 27, 2023 |
| 18360197 | Fastening an object to a manipulator and/or to an object holder in a particle beam apparatus | MCCORMACK, JASON L | 2881 | §102 | Final Rejection | 46d overdue | Pending | Jul 27, 2023 |
| 18339316 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND MICROSCOPY METHOD FOR GENERATING A COMPOSITE IMAGE OF A SAMPLE | ABDUR, RAHMAN | 2872 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 149d overdue | Pending | Jun 22, 2023 |
| 18304266 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING MICROSCOPIC SAMPLES | LOGIE, MICHAEL J | 2881 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 21d | Pending | Apr 20, 2023 |
| 18109304 | Beam Splitter Assembly, Method for the Dimensioning Thereof and Microscope | GAGNON, GRANT A | 2872 | §103 | Final Rejection | 73d overdue | Pending | Feb 14, 2023 |
| 18102168 | Microscopy System and Method for Editing Overview Images | RODRIGUEZ, ANTHONY JASON | 2672 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 27, 2023 |
| 17989195 | METHOD FOR FOCUSING AND OPERATING A PARTICLE BEAM MICROSCOPE | CHOI, JAMES J | 2878 | §103 | Final Rejection | 2d overdue | Pending | Nov 17, 2022 |
| 17974702 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SAMPLE ON AN OBJECT, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND MATERIAL PROCESSING DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD | MCCORMACK, JASON L | 2881 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 27, 2022 |
| 17523214 | LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPE AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPE | BOURQUINE, MACKENZI TATE | 2872 | §102 | Final Rejection | 8d overdue | Pending | Nov 10, 2021 |
| 17462234 | Microscopy System and Method for Monitoring a Learning Process of a Machine Learning Model | KAPOOR, DEVAN | 2126 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 31, 2021 |
| 17412586 | Method and Apparatus for Light Sheet Microscopy and Method and Apparatus for Varying an Intensity of Illumination Light | NGUYEN, THONG Q | 2872 | §112 | Final Rejection | 36d overdue | Pending | Aug 26, 2021 |
| 17404006 | METHOD, MICROSCOPE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR DETERMINING A MANIPULATION POSITION IN THE SAMPLE-ADJACENT REGION | FEREJA, SAMUEL D | 2487 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 17, 2021 |
| 18878055 | REPLICATION METHOD WITH A CONTACT BODY | RIDDLE, CHRISTINA A | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 22, 2024 |
| 18872697 | TRANSPARENT DISPLAY | CRUZ, MAGDA | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 06, 2024 |
| 18852011 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A LAMINATING COMPONENT OR A HOLOGRAM COMPONENT FOR PRODUCING A COMPOSITE GLASS, AND CORRESPONDING LAMINATING COMPONENTS, HOLOGRAM COMPONENTS, AND COMPOSITE GLASSES | MUHAMMAD, KEY | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2024 |
| 18843603 | WAVEFRONT MANIPULATOR FOR HEAD-UP DISPLAY WITH HOLOGRAPHIC ELEMENT TO CREATE A TILTED VIRTUAL IMAGE PLANE | MEDICH, ANGELA MARGOT | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 03, 2024 |
| 18835571 | DEVICE FOR REPLICATING A MASTER HOLOGRAPHIC OPTICAL ELEMENT WITH VARIABLE ILLUMINATION | PERSAUD, DEORAM | 2882 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 40d | Pending | Aug 02, 2024 |
| 18654290 | WAVEFRONT MANIPULATOR FOR ARRANGEMENT IN THE BEAM PATH OF A HEAD-UP DISPLAY COMPRISING A HOLOGRAPHIC ARRANGEMENT AS SOLE ABERRATION CORRECTION ELEMENT | JUNG, JONATHAN Y | 2871 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 34d | Pending | May 03, 2024 |
| 18395278 | OPTICAL ASSEMBLY AND HEAD-UP DISPLAY HAVING A PLURALITY OF IMAGE PLANES | MUHAMMAD, KEY | 2872 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 22, 2023 |
| 18457190 | ACETALS OF TRICYCLODECANE ALCOHOLS AS IMMERSION LIQUID MEDIA | AHVAZI, BIJAN | 1763 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 84d | Pending | Aug 28, 2023 |
| 18874800 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE HAVING A CURVED GRIN ELEMENT | HASAN, MOHAMMED A | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 13, 2024 |
| 18912534 | MEASURING UNIT AND METHOD FOR OPTICALLY MEASURING OBJECTS | REVERMAN, CHAD ANDREW | 2877 | §103 | Final Rejection | 32d overdue | Pending | Oct 10, 2024 |
| 18374935 | VARIABLE SCAN DEPTH SD-OCT SYSTEM AND VARIABLE CONFIGURATION OF OPTICAL FIBER SOURCES TO INCREASE THE EFFECTIVE SCAN RATE | MEBRAHTU, EPHREM ZERU | 2872 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 84d | Pending | Sep 29, 2023 |
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