Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Computing & Software • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
22 pending office actions • 15 art units • 21 examiners • 0 of 22 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 159 patents granted in the last 365 days
Citibank, N.A. currently manages 26 pending office actions within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These 26 actions are distributed across 24 distinct examiners, which indicates a high degree of individual examiner variety relative to the total volume of pending matters. The 16 distinct art units involved indicate that the company's intellectual property spans multiple specialized examination groups, requiring a strategy that accounts for diverse procedural nuances within the patent office.
Among the active personnel, Tokuta, Shean S is identified as the busiest examiner, currently overseeing 2 of the pending office actions. This specific concentration of 2 actions with one individual contrasts with the broader distribution across the 24 distinct examiners assigned to the portfolio. For a practitioner, the presence of 26 pending office actions across 16 distinct art units necessitates a versatile approach to prosecution, as each unit may apply different interpretations of Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems guidelines.
The fact that 24 distinct examiners are handling 26 pending office actions implies that most examiners are only managing a single case for this entity. This lack of examiner overlap, with the exception of Tokuta, Shean S and his 2 pending actions, means that institutional knowledge gained from one prosecution may not frequently carry over to others. Consequently, the 26 pending office actions represent a landscape where individual examiner preferences will likely dictate the pace and outcome of the majority of the applications.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 6 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. 6 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 | 6 (27%) |
| §101 + other | 5 (23%) |
| §103 only | 5 (23%) |
| §102 only | 1 (5%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (5%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 4 (18%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GARCIA MIZE, KARLYANNIE MARIE | 2 | 35.4% | +30.4% |
| TOKUTA, SHEAN S | 1 | 79.7% | +16.2% |
| COLE, BRANDON S | 1 | 79.2% | +7.5% |
| KRAISINGER, EMILY MARIE | 1 | 31.8% | +46.0% |
| STORK, KYLE R | 1 | 63.2% | +28.7% |
| BROPHY, MATTHEW J | 1 | 68.5% | +34.3% |
| KANAAN, TONY P | 1 | 28.7% | +27.9% |
| ROBINSON, GRETA LEE | 1 | 80.5% | +17.0% |
| COLAN, GIOVANNA B | 1 | 72.5% | +29.1% |
| OUELLETTE, JONATHAN P | 1 | 66.4% | +29.5% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19248449 | ACCESSING SILOED DATA ACROSS DISPARATE LOCATIONS VIA A UNIFIED METADATA GRAPH SYSTEMS AND METHODS | ROBINSON, GRETA LEE | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18661366 | DISTRIBUTED DATABASE METHODS AND SYSTEMS | IMMANUEL, ILSE I | 32d overdue |
| 18771248 | ACCOUNT PROGRAM SYSTEMS AND METHODS | DAGNEW, SABA | 26d |
| 18443725 | HYBRID MACHINE LEARNING SYSTEM FOR EFFICIENT OPERATION REVIEW WITH ANOMALY DETECTION, ADAPTIVE CONFIDENCE SCORING, AND MULTI-LAYERED CONTEXTUAL RISK SCORING | TRIEU, EM N | 27d |
| 18787544 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURELY SHARING PUBLIC BLOCKCHAIN ADDRESSES | SHAHABI, ARI ARASTOO | 28d |
| 19328023 | RESOURCE UTILIZATION ESTIMATION AND ALLOCATION FOR MULTI-AGENT COMPUTATIONAL SYSTEMS | BROPHY, MATTHEW J | 54d |
| 19574179 | MANAGING DIGITAL ARTIFACT ACCESS USING AGENTIC ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELS | TOKUTA, SHEAN S | — |
| 19557626 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CROSS-COMPUTING ARCHITECTURE TRANSFER MESSAGE TRANSLATION | GARCIA MIZE, KARLYANNIE MARIE | — |
| 19458425 | DYNAMIC ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AGENT ORCHESTRATION USING A LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL GATEWAY ROUTER | COLE, BRANDON S | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19247219 | GENERATING INSIGHTS FOR SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS | COLAN, GIOVANNA B | 26d |
| 19328023 | RESOURCE UTILIZATION ESTIMATION AND ALLOCATION FOR MULTI-AGENT COMPUTATIONAL SYSTEMS | BROPHY, MATTHEW J | 54d |
| 19574179 | MANAGING DIGITAL ARTIFACT ACCESS USING AGENTIC ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELS | TOKUTA, SHEAN S | — |
| 19557626 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CROSS-COMPUTING ARCHITECTURE TRANSFER MESSAGE TRANSLATION | GARCIA MIZE, KARLYANNIE MARIE | — |
| 19460108 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEAMLESSLY PROCESSING TRANSACTIONS USING DISTRIBUTED LEDGER TECHNOLOGY IN A LEGACY SYSTEM INFRASTRUCTURE | GARCIA MIZE, KARLYANNIE MARIE | — |
| 19418868 | ROBUST ARTIFACTS MAPPING AND AUTHORIZATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING THE SAME | KRAISINGER, EMILY MARIE | — |
| 19376612 | DOMAIN-SPECIFIC NATURAL LANGUAGE DATA GENERATION BASED ON ITERATIVE VALIDATION OF DOMAIN-SPECIFIC ONTOLOGICAL DATA | STORK, KYLE R | — |
| 19279965 | AUTHORIZATION FLOW MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | KANAAN, TONY P | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2128 | 3 |
| 3698 | 2 |
| 2419 | 1 |
| 3626 | 1 |
| 2191 | 1 |
| 3696 | 1 |
| 2163 | 1 |
| 2165 | 1 |
| 3629 | 1 |
| 2197 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19574179 | MANAGING DIGITAL ARTIFACT ACCESS USING AGENTIC ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELS | TOKUTA, SHEAN S | 2419 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 20, 2026 |
| 19557626 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CROSS-COMPUTING ARCHITECTURE TRANSFER MESSAGE TRANSLATION | GARCIA MIZE, KARLYANNIE MARIE | 3698 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 05, 2026 |
| 19460108 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEAMLESSLY PROCESSING TRANSACTIONS USING DISTRIBUTED LEDGER TECHNOLOGY IN A LEGACY SYSTEM INFRASTRUCTURE | GARCIA MIZE, KARLYANNIE MARIE | 3698 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 26, 2026 |
| 19458425 | DYNAMIC ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AGENT ORCHESTRATION USING A LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL GATEWAY ROUTER | COLE, BRANDON S | 2128 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 23, 2026 |
| 19418868 | ROBUST ARTIFACTS MAPPING AND AUTHORIZATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING THE SAME | KRAISINGER, EMILY MARIE | 3626 | §101Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2025 |
| 19376612 | DOMAIN-SPECIFIC NATURAL LANGUAGE DATA GENERATION BASED ON ITERATIVE VALIDATION OF DOMAIN-SPECIFIC ONTOLOGICAL DATA | STORK, KYLE R | 2128 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2025 |
| 19328023 | RESOURCE UTILIZATION ESTIMATION AND ALLOCATION FOR MULTI-AGENT COMPUTATIONAL SYSTEMS | BROPHY, MATTHEW J | 2191 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | 54d | Pending | Sep 12, 2025 |
| 19279965 | AUTHORIZATION FLOW MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | KANAAN, TONY P | 3696 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 24, 2025 |
| 19248449 | ACCESSING SILOED DATA ACROSS DISPARATE LOCATIONS VIA A UNIFIED METADATA GRAPH SYSTEMS AND METHODS | ROBINSON, GRETA LEE | 2163 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 24, 2025 |
| 19247219 | GENERATING INSIGHTS FOR SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS | COLAN, GIOVANNA B | 2165 | §103 | Final Rejection | 26d | Pending | Jun 24, 2025 |
| 19061724 | MANAGEMENT AND PRESENTATION OF SYSTEM CONTROL DATA STREAMS | OUELLETTE, JONATHAN P | 3629 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 24, 2025 |
| 19049951 | END-TO-END MEASUREMENT, GRADING AND EVALUATION OF PRETRAINED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELS VIA A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI) SYSTEMS AND METHODS | GUNDRY, STEPHEN T | — | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 10, 2025 |
| 19036857 | CORE DECISION ENGINE FOR MANAGING SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT LIFECYCLES | HUSSAIN, IMAD | — | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 24, 2025 |
| 18940535 | USING MACHINE LEARNING TO PREDICT TESTS ASSOCIATED WITH APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE UPDATES | PAULINO, LENIN | 2197 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 07, 2024 |
| 18919278 | AGGREGATED AUTHORIZATION TOKEN | CHIANG, JASON | 2431 | §103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 17, 2024 |
| 18892338 | FACILITATING UPDATES TO DATA PIPELINES USING MODULARLY-GENERATED PLATFORM-AGNOSTIC DATA PIPELINE PORTIONS SYSTEMS AND METHODS | LEE, MARINA | — | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 21, 2024 |
| 18818461 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INTERACTIVE DATA INPUT | RODRIGUEZ, DANIEL | 2178 | §101§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 28, 2024 |
| 18787544 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURELY SHARING PUBLIC BLOCKCHAIN ADDRESSES | SHAHABI, ARI ARASTOO | 3697 | §101 | Final Rejection | 28d | Pending | Jul 29, 2024 |
| 18771248 | ACCOUNT PROGRAM SYSTEMS AND METHODS | DAGNEW, SABA | 3621 | §101Other | Final Rejection | 26d | Pending | Jul 12, 2024 |
| 18661366 | DISTRIBUTED DATABASE METHODS AND SYSTEMS | IMMANUEL, ILSE I | 3699 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 32d overdue | Pending | May 10, 2024 |
| 18443725 | HYBRID MACHINE LEARNING SYSTEM FOR EFFICIENT OPERATION REVIEW WITH ANOMALY DETECTION, ADAPTIVE CONFIDENCE SCORING, AND MULTI-LAYERED CONTEXTUAL RISK SCORING | TRIEU, EM N | 2128 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 27d | Pending | Feb 16, 2024 |
| 18682785 | READY TO USE COMPOSITIONS OF CETRORELIX ACETATE | ALDARONDO, DASIA ALI | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 09, 2024 |
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