Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Networking & Security • Communications • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
7 pending office actions • 5 art units • 7 examiners • 1 of 7 (14%) have an AI response strategy ready • 23 patents granted in the last 365 days
Fedex Corporation currently has 1 pending office action. This single matter is being handled by 1 distinct examiner, while the portfolio shows 0 distinct art units. This indicates a minimal level of current prosecution activity for the company.
SINGH, KAVEL is the busiest examiner for the portfolio with 1 busiest examiner pending action. This 1 action represents the total volume of 1 pending office action for the company, making this examiner the sole point of contact for their current office interactions.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 3 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. 3 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 (14%) |
| §101 + other | 1 (14%) |
| §103 only | 2 (29%) |
| §102 only | 1 (14%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (14%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (14%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SYED, NABIL H | 1 | 60.4% | +30.2% |
| MOLNAR, HUNTER A | 1 | 50.6% | +33.1% |
| HARRINGTON, MICHAEL P | 1 | 24.7% | +16.7% |
| KIRK, BRYAN J | 1 | 33.6% | +43.7% |
| YANG, JAMES J | 1 | 57.0% | +22.1% |
| KHAN, MEHMOOD B | 1 | 69.0% | +22.5% |
| DITMER, KATHRYN ELIZABETH | 1 | 57.6% | +49.6% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18974773 | Methods and Systems for Node-Enabled Shipment Merging for a Set of Items Being Shipped | KIRK, BRYAN J | 49d overdue |
| 19266117 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUS AND METHODS INVOLVING AN ENHANCED CONNECTED NODE-BASED LOGISTICS RECEPTACLE AND METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAME | MOLNAR, HUNTER A | — |
| 19073566 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR DETECTING AND RESOLVING RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH SHIPPED OBJECTS | HARRINGTON, MICHAEL P | — |
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 7 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18974773 | Methods and Systems for Node-Enabled Shipment Merging for a Set of Items Being Shipped | KIRK, BRYAN J | 49d overdue |
| 17730774 | INTEGRATED DISPLAY FOR SEALED FACE MASKS | DITMER, KATHRYN ELIZABETH | 17d overdue |
| 18633218 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING OBJECT LOCATIONS | YANG, JAMES J | 47d |
| 19290247 | Methods and Apparatus for Providing Enhanced Automated Access to a Dispatched Personal Delivery Device Operative to Transport a Shipment Item | SYED, NABIL H | — |
| 19266117 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUS AND METHODS INVOLVING AN ENHANCED CONNECTED NODE-BASED LOGISTICS RECEPTACLE AND METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAME | MOLNAR, HUNTER A | — |
| 19073566 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR DETECTING AND RESOLVING RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH SHIPPED OBJECTS | HARRINGTON, MICHAEL P | — |
| 18602503 | LOCATING OBJECTS RELATIVE TO A GEOFENCE IN A REAL TIME LOCATION SYSTEM | KHAN, MEHMOOD B | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2689 | 1 |
| 3628 | 1 |
| 2686 | 1 |
| 2419 | 1 |
| 3785 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19290247 | Methods and Apparatus for Providing Enhanced Automated Access to a Dispatched Personal Delivery Device Operative to Transport a Shipment Item | SYED, NABIL H | 2689 | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 04, 2025 |
| 19266117 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUS AND METHODS INVOLVING AN ENHANCED CONNECTED NODE-BASED LOGISTICS RECEPTACLE AND METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAME | MOLNAR, HUNTER A | — | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 10, 2025 |
| 19073566 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR DETECTING AND RESOLVING RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH SHIPPED OBJECTS | HARRINGTON, MICHAEL P | — | §101§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2025 |
| 18974773 | Methods and Systems for Node-Enabled Shipment Merging for a Set of Items Being Shipped | KIRK, BRYAN J | 3628 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 49d overdue | Pending | Dec 09, 2024 |
| 18633218 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING OBJECT LOCATIONS | YANG, JAMES J | 2686 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 47d | AI Ready | Apr 11, 2024 |
| 18602503 | LOCATING OBJECTS RELATIVE TO A GEOFENCE IN A REAL TIME LOCATION SYSTEM | KHAN, MEHMOOD B | 2419 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 12, 2024 |
| 17730774 | INTEGRATED DISPLAY FOR SEALED FACE MASKS | DITMER, KATHRYN ELIZABETH | 3785 | §102 | Final Rejection | 17d overdue | Pending | Apr 27, 2022 |
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