Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 29, 2026

DELL PRODUCTS, L.P.

17 pending office actions • 16 art units • 17 examiners • 0 of 17 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 76 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

17
Total Pending OAs
11
Non-Final OAs
6
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 4 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

2
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
1
Due in next 60 days
1
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. 4 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (2)Due ≤ 60 days (1)Due later (1)

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.

4
Hard (24%)
12
Medium (71%)
0
Easy (0%)
1
Unknown (6%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (6%)
§101 + other2 (12%)
§103 only12 (71%)
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (6%)
No statute on record1 (6%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
5
Information Tech
29% of docket
9
Communications
53% of docket
1
Semiconductors
6% of docket
2
Mechanical / Eng
12% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% 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.

170 h
Manual time on pending OAs
34 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
59 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.5 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
NGUYEN, PHU K 1 85.9% +8.0%
FOSTER, THOMAS JOHN 1 88.5% +15.8%
SHUI, MING 1 57.7% +50.8%
NGUYEN, CATHERINE MARIE 1 81.3% +28.1%
VOGT, JACOB BUI 1 42.9% +100.0%
CHAN, DANNY 1 80.2% +24.9%
MUELLER, PAUL JOSEPH 1 78.1% +28.7%
SIRJANI, FARIBA 1 75.4% +31.9%
BLAIR, KILE O 1 63.6% +7.9%
JEREZ LORA, WILLIAM A 1 83.6% +15.5%

Quick Wins (5)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18607898 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DUAL MICROPHONE WITH CALIBRATED ALGORITHM TO WIDEN SPEECH OUTPUT RANGE FOR A HEADSET DEVICE JEREZ LORA, WILLIAM A 58d overdue
19035020 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EMBEDDING CALIBRATION DATA FOR A DIGITAL DISPLAY DEVICE NGUYEN, PHU K —
19025269 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIGITAL DISPLAY DEVICE CONTAINED ADJUSTING OF A USER INTERFACE SIZE BASED ON DISTANCE BETWEEN THE USER AND THE DIGITAL DISPLAY DEVICE FOSTER, THOMAS JOHN —
18930325 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PORT RESILIENCY AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FAILED PORTS AT AN INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM NGUYEN, CATHERINE MARIE —
18929559 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ON THE BOX ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTIVITY TOOL ORCHESTRATING AND MAINTAINING CONTINUOUS USER CHAT THROUGHOUT BOOT UP INTO A BASIC INPUT OUTPUT SYSTEM CHAN, DANNY —

Hard Cases (4)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18634677 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN AUDIO PRIVACY COVER FOR AUDIO HEADPHONES BLAIR, KILE O 56d
18929352 ESYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING A SERVICE REQUEST TICKET TO PERFORM A CAPABILITY FOR AN AI PRODUCTIVITY TOOL ENABLEABLE APPLICATION FROM SYSTEM EVENTS OR A USER QUERY VOGT, JACOB BUI —
18791660 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING POLICIES FOR CAPABILITY INTENTS OF CAPABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTIVITY TOOL RESPONSES EXECUTING ON AN INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM MUELLER, PAUL JOSEPH —
17969341 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MINIMIZING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS DUE TO COMPONENT REPLACEMENT IN CLIENT INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEMS CRANDALL, RICHARD W. —

Interview Candidates (8)

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
18607898 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DUAL MICROPHONE WITH CALIBRATED ALGORITHM TO WIDEN SPEECH OUTPUT RANGE FOR A HEADSET DEVICE JEREZ LORA, WILLIAM A 58d overdue
19025269 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIGITAL DISPLAY DEVICE CONTAINED ADJUSTING OF A USER INTERFACE SIZE BASED ON DISTANCE BETWEEN THE USER AND THE DIGITAL DISPLAY DEVICE FOSTER, THOMAS JOHN —
19025635 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING ON-SCREEN DISPLAY SETTINGS BASED ON DETECTED FACIAL PATTERNS OF A USER BY A VISUAL SENSOR SHUI, MING —
18930325 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PORT RESILIENCY AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FAILED PORTS AT AN INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM NGUYEN, CATHERINE MARIE —
18929352 ESYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING A SERVICE REQUEST TICKET TO PERFORM A CAPABILITY FOR AN AI PRODUCTIVITY TOOL ENABLEABLE APPLICATION FROM SYSTEM EVENTS OR A USER QUERY VOGT, JACOB BUI —
18929559 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ON THE BOX ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTIVITY TOOL ORCHESTRATING AND MAINTAINING CONTINUOUS USER CHAT THROUGHOUT BOOT UP INTO A BASIC INPUT OUTPUT SYSTEM CHAN, DANNY —
18791660 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING POLICIES FOR CAPABILITY INTENTS OF CAPABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTIVITY TOOL RESPONSES EXECUTING ON AN INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM MUELLER, PAUL JOSEPH —
18778943 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTIVITY TOOL ORCHESTRATING PERFORMANCE OF USER-REQUESTED AI PRODUCTIVITY TOOL ENABLEABLE SOFTWARE APPLICATION CAPABILITIES SIRJANI, FARIBA —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2616 2
2663 1
2114 1
2653 1
2175 1
2657 1
2659 1
2691 1
2695 1
3689 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19035020 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EMBEDDING CALIBRATION DATA FOR A DIGITAL DISPLAY DEVICE NGUYEN, PHU K 2616 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 23, 2025
19025269 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIGITAL DISPLAY DEVICE CONTAINED ADJUSTING OF A USER INTERFACE SIZE BASED ON DISTANCE BETWEEN THE USER AND THE DIGITAL DISPLAY DEVICE FOSTER, THOMAS JOHN 2616 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 16, 2025
19025635 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING ON-SCREEN DISPLAY SETTINGS BASED ON DETECTED FACIAL PATTERNS OF A USER BY A VISUAL SENSOR SHUI, MING 2663 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 16, 2025
18930325 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PORT RESILIENCY AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FAILED PORTS AT AN INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM NGUYEN, CATHERINE MARIE 2114 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 29, 2024
18929352 ESYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING A SERVICE REQUEST TICKET TO PERFORM A CAPABILITY FOR AN AI PRODUCTIVITY TOOL ENABLEABLE APPLICATION FROM SYSTEM EVENTS OR A USER QUERY VOGT, JACOB BUI 2653 §101§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 28, 2024
18929559 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ON THE BOX ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTIVITY TOOL ORCHESTRATING AND MAINTAINING CONTINUOUS USER CHAT THROUGHOUT BOOT UP INTO A BASIC INPUT OUTPUT SYSTEM CHAN, DANNY 2175 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 28, 2024
18791660 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING POLICIES FOR CAPABILITY INTENTS OF CAPABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTIVITY TOOL RESPONSES EXECUTING ON AN INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM MUELLER, PAUL JOSEPH 2657 §101§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 01, 2024
18778943 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTIVITY TOOL ORCHESTRATING PERFORMANCE OF USER-REQUESTED AI PRODUCTIVITY TOOL ENABLEABLE SOFTWARE APPLICATION CAPABILITIES SIRJANI, FARIBA 2659 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 20, 2024
18634677 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN AUDIO PRIVACY COVER FOR AUDIO HEADPHONES BLAIR, KILE O 2691 §102§103 Non-Final OA 56d Pending Apr 12, 2024
18607898 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DUAL MICROPHONE WITH CALIBRATED ALGORITHM TO WIDEN SPEECH OUTPUT RANGE FOR A HEADSET DEVICE JEREZ LORA, WILLIAM A 2695 §103 Final Rejection 58d overdue Pending Mar 18, 2024
18429682 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AND RECOMMENDING PURCHASE OF PERIPHERAL DEVICES FOR AN EXISTING PERIPHERAL DEVICE WORKSPACE BASED ON PERIPHERAL DEVICE WORKSPACE CAPABILITIES KANG, TIMOTHY J 3689 — Final Rejection 35d overdue Pending Feb 01, 2024
18384161 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A QUIET MAGNETIC KEYBOARD KEY ENGLISH, ALECIA DIANE 2625 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 26, 2023
18227963 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLISION-FREE JOINING OF WIRELESS INPUT/OUTPUT (IO) DEVICES TO A WIRELESS IO DEVICE NETWORK SMITH, JOSHUA Y 2477 §103 Final Rejection 71d Pending Jul 30, 2023
17982943 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURE USER SESSION AT ENDPOINT DEVICE OVER ACCESS-RESTRICTED CELLULAR NETWORK MANAGED BY AN ENTERPRISE AVERY, BRIAN WILLIAM 2495 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 08, 2022
17969341 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MINIMIZING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS DUE TO COMPONENT REPLACEMENT IN CLIENT INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEMS CRANDALL, RICHARD W. 3619 §101 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 19, 2022
17866018 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSPARENT GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS VALIDATION AND REPORTING FOR AN END PRODUCT HTAY, LIN LIN M 2153 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 15, 2022
17733965 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTROCHROMIC GLASS CAMERA SHUTTER PINKNEY, DAWAYNE 2872 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Apr 29, 2022

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