Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
21 pending office actions • 8 art units • 20 examiners • 0 of 21 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 27 patents granted in the last 365 days
Dexterity Inc. manages 20 pending office actions in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These actions are distributed across 19 distinct examiners. The company's patent applications are currently being reviewed in 8 distinct art units. O'MALLEY, JOHN MARTIN is the busiest examiner for the portfolio. This examiner is responsible for 2 busiest examiner pending actions. The involvement of 19 distinct examiners for 20 pending office actions shows a high degree of examiner variety.
However, the concentration in 8 distinct art units suggests that the technology is focused within specific mechanical or e-commerce categories. O'MALLEY, JOHN MARTIN is the only examiner with more than one case, as he handles 2 busiest examiner pending actions. This distribution requires the company to manage relationships with a large number of individual examiners simultaneously. Practitioners should note that the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area is being examined across 8 distinct art units for these pending office actions.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 9 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. 9 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 (5%) |
| §101 + other | 1 (5%) |
| §103 only | 7 (33%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 12 (57%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| O'MALLEY, JOHN MARTIN | 2 | 56.3% | +62.5% |
| NECKEL, NATHAN DANIEL | 1 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| EL SAYAH, MOHAMAD O | 1 | 75.3% | +3.6% |
| ABUELHAWA, MOHAMMED YOUSEF | 1 | 78.7% | +21.0% |
| JACKSON, DANIELLE MARIE | 1 | 80.7% | +27.4% |
| FRY, PATRICK B | 1 | 53.9% | +8.0% |
| DIAZ, THOMAS C | 1 | 68.5% | +19.0% |
| GREINER, TRISTAN J | 1 | 79.0% | +17.6% |
| BUI, NHI QUYNH | 1 | 72.4% | +10.2% |
| EVANS, KARSTON G | 1 | 69.4% | +17.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18988590 | ROBOTIC KITTING MACHINE | EVANS, KARSTON G | 3d overdue |
| 17960539 | MULTI-MODE ROBOTIC END EFFECTOR | QURESHI, REHMAN AHMED | 12d |
| 19018832 | MULTI-PURPOSE ROBOTIC PLATFORM | BUI, NHI QUYNH | 14d |
| 18652538 | FEATURE RECOGNITION AND PROPER ORIENTATION IN ITEM PLACEMENT BY A ROBOT | NELESKI, ELIZABETH ROSE | 41d |
| 19314826 | ROBOTIC AIRPORT BAGGAGE HANDLING SYSTEM | NECKEL, NATHAN DANIEL | — |
| 19182468 | INTEGRATED ROBOTIC CONTROLLER | EL SAYAH, MOHAMAD O | — |
| 19180914 | ADAPTIVE ROBOTIC SINGULATION SYSTEM | ABUELHAWA, MOHAMMED YOUSEF | — |
| 19090796 | ROBOTIC SYSTEM SIMULATION ENGINE | JACKSON, DANIELLE MARIE | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18491259 | CAMERA CALIBRATION PROCESS AND INTERFACE | O'MALLEY, JOHN MARTIN | 36d overdue |
| 18988590 | ROBOTIC KITTING MACHINE | EVANS, KARSTON G | 3d overdue |
| 19018832 | MULTI-PURPOSE ROBOTIC PLATFORM | BUI, NHI QUYNH | 14d |
| 17696237 | MULTI-MODE ROBOTIC END EFFECTOR | O'MALLEY, JOHN MARTIN | 14d |
| 19180914 | ADAPTIVE ROBOTIC SINGULATION SYSTEM | ABUELHAWA, MOHAMMED YOUSEF | — |
| 19090796 | ROBOTIC SYSTEM SIMULATION ENGINE | JACKSON, DANIELLE MARIE | — |
| 19018844 | ROBOTIC UNLOADER/LOADER SYSTEM | DIAZ, THOMAS C | — |
| 19018838 | MOBILE LOGISTICS ROBOT | GREINER, TRISTAN J | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3656 | 5 |
| 3657 | 5 |
| 3658 | 3 |
| 3731 | 1 |
| 3653 | 1 |
| 2855 | 1 |
| 4100 | 1 |
| 3654 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19314826 | ROBOTIC AIRPORT BAGGAGE HANDLING SYSTEM | NECKEL, NATHAN DANIEL | 3656 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2025 |
| 19182468 | INTEGRATED ROBOTIC CONTROLLER | EL SAYAH, MOHAMAD O | — | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 17, 2025 |
| 19180914 | ADAPTIVE ROBOTIC SINGULATION SYSTEM | ABUELHAWA, MOHAMMED YOUSEF | 3656 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 16, 2025 |
| 19090796 | ROBOTIC SYSTEM SIMULATION ENGINE | JACKSON, DANIELLE MARIE | 3657 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 26, 2025 |
| 19053175 | KITTING MACHINE | FRY, PATRICK B | 3731 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 13, 2025 |
| 19018844 | ROBOTIC UNLOADER/LOADER SYSTEM | DIAZ, THOMAS C | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 13, 2025 |
| 19018838 | MOBILE LOGISTICS ROBOT | GREINER, TRISTAN J | 3656 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 13, 2025 |
| 19018832 | MULTI-PURPOSE ROBOTIC PLATFORM | BUI, NHI QUYNH | 3656 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Jan 13, 2025 |
| 18988590 | ROBOTIC KITTING MACHINE | EVANS, KARSTON G | 3657 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 3d overdue | Pending | Dec 19, 2024 |
| 18970634 | DETECTION OF HEAVY OBJECTS USING COMPUTER VISION | BURKMAN, JESSICA LYNN | 3653 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2024 |
| 18896738 | SINGULATION OF ARBITRARY MIXED ITEMS | CUMBESS, YOLANDA RENEE | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 25, 2024 |
| 18807758 | VELOCITY CONTROL-BASED ROBOTIC SYSTEM | KENIRY, HEATHER J | 3657 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 16, 2024 |
| 18652538 | FEATURE RECOGNITION AND PROPER ORIENTATION IN ITEM PLACEMENT BY A ROBOT | NELESKI, ELIZABETH ROSE | 3658 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 41d | Pending | May 01, 2024 |
| 18599859 | PROJECTED ISSUE DISPLAY FOR HUMAN INTERVENTION IN ROBOTIC SYSTEM | OH, HARRY Y | 3657 | §103 | Final Rejection | 3d overdue | Pending | Mar 08, 2024 |
| 18393504 | MULTIPLE ROBOT SIMULTANEOUS AND SYNCHRONOUS PICK AND PLACE | KHAYER, SOHANA T | 3657 | §103 | Final Rejection | 52d overdue | Pending | Dec 21, 2023 |
| 18491259 | CAMERA CALIBRATION PROCESS AND INTERFACE | O'MALLEY, JOHN MARTIN | 3658 | §103 | Final Rejection | 36d overdue | Pending | Oct 20, 2023 |
| 18222952 | MODULAR FORCE/TORQUE SENSOR SYSTEM | DAVIS-HOLLINGTON, OCTAVIA L | 2855 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 17, 2023 |
| 18222286 | PULL FORCE GRIPPER WITH MECHANICAL STOP | LINDENBUSCH, TAYLOR JOE | 4100 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 14, 2023 |
| 18126302 | ROBOTIC INDUCTION OF HEAVY OBJECTS BY PUSHING | JUNG, JAEWOOK | 3656 | §103 | Final Rejection | 16d | Pending | Mar 24, 2023 |
| 17960539 | MULTI-MODE ROBOTIC END EFFECTOR | QURESHI, REHMAN AHMED | 3654 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 12d | Pending | Oct 05, 2022 |
| 17696237 | MULTI-MODE ROBOTIC END EFFECTOR | O'MALLEY, JOHN MARTIN | 3658 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 14d | Pending | Mar 16, 2022 |
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