Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
29 pending office actions • 17 art units • 25 examiners • 0 of 29 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 54 patents granted in the last 365 days
Fmr LLC manages a portfolio with 30 pending office actions in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These matters are spread across 26 distinct examiners and 18 distinct art units. This distribution suggests a prosecution environment where the company is pursuing innovations across many different technical subgroups. Such an array of examiners and units requires a coordinated strategy to ensure consistency in claim construction and legal arguments across the portfolio.
The busiest examiner is POLLOCK, GREGORY A, who handles 3 pending office actions. The majority of the 30 pending office actions are distributed among the other distinct examiners. The involvement of 18 distinct art units indicates that practitioners must be prepared for a variety of examination styles and prior art interpretations within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems field. The breadth of this activity reflects the company's investment in intellectual property, necessitating an approach to managing the various deadlines and procedural requirements associated with 26 distinct examiners.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 17 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. 17 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 | 10 (34%) |
| §101 + other | 9 (31%) |
| §103 only | 6 (21%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 4 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| POLLOCK, GREGORY A | 3 | 11.1% | +12.5% |
| DUCK, BRANDON M | 2 | 63.4% | +18.1% |
| GREGG, MARY M | 2 | 14.0% | +14.2% |
| GARCIA MIZE, KARLYANNIE MARIE | 1 | 35.4% | +30.4% |
| SAINT CYR, LEONARD | 1 | 77.5% | +17.9% |
| DOAN, TRANG T | 1 | 83.0% | +16.8% |
| BERMAN, STEPHEN DAVID | 1 | 78.4% | +58.3% |
| CURRAN, J MITCHELL | 1 | 64.1% | +30.2% |
| STIVALETTI, MATHEUS R | 1 | 37.1% | +28.3% |
| ABDULLAHI, SELMAN MOHAMED | 1 | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18902098 | AUTOMATED VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK SESSION ROUTING | DOAN, TRANG T | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14495772 | Multichannel Exchange Mechanism Apparatuses, Methods and Systems | GREGG, MARY M | 91d overdue |
| 14632889 | Insulated Account Datastructure Apparatuses, Methods and Systems | FU, HAO | 87d overdue |
| 17832551 | Reinforcement Learning Based Machine Retirement Planning and Management Apparatuses, Processes and Systems | PARK, YONG S | 58d overdue |
| 17832547 | Reinforcement Learning Based Machine Asset Planning and Management Apparatuses, Processes and Systems | MAGUIRE, LINDSAY M | 49d overdue |
| 17383329 | Machine Learning Portfolio Simulating and Optimizing Apparatuses, Methods and Systems | DUCK, BRANDON M | 28d overdue |
| 14715551 | Probabilistic Analysis Trading Platform Apparatuses, Methods and Systems | GREGG, MARY M | 28d overdue |
| 16409736 | AI-Based Context Evaluation Engine Apparatuses, Methods and Systems | WERNER, MARSHALL L | 4d overdue |
| 18386848 | DEPOSIT FRAUD DETECTION | BUI, TOAN D. | 12d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14495772 | Multichannel Exchange Mechanism Apparatuses, Methods and Systems | GREGG, MARY M | 91d overdue |
| 17383329 | Machine Learning Portfolio Simulating and Optimizing Apparatuses, Methods and Systems | DUCK, BRANDON M | 28d overdue |
| 14715551 | Probabilistic Analysis Trading Platform Apparatuses, Methods and Systems | GREGG, MARY M | 28d overdue |
| 17986886 | AI-Based Real-Time Prediction Engine Apparatuses, Methods and Systems | DUCK, BRANDON M | 33d |
| 18782344 | AUTOMATED ENGAGEMENT OF TECHNICAL INCIDENT RESPONSE TEAMS USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | STIVALETTI, MATHEUS R | 71d |
| 17383323 | Machine Learning Portfolio Simulating and Optimizing Apparatuses, Methods and Systems | POLLOCK, GREGORY A | 86d |
| 18982785 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HYBRID BLOCKCHAIN AND OFF-CHAIN ASSET TRACKING | GARCIA MIZE, KARLYANNIE MARIE | — |
| 18937475 | ANALYSIS AND CLUSTERING OF UNSTRUCTURED COMPUTER TEXT FOR GENERATION OF A STRUCTURED CONVERSATION FLOW FOR A CONVERSATION SERVICE APPLICATION | SAINT CYR, LEONARD | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3693 | 4 |
| 3698 | 3 |
| 3691 | 3 |
| 3695 | 3 |
| 3694 | 2 |
| 2658 | 1 |
| 2431 | 1 |
| 2192 | 1 |
| 2169 | 1 |
| 3623 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18982785 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HYBRID BLOCKCHAIN AND OFF-CHAIN ASSET TRACKING | GARCIA MIZE, KARLYANNIE MARIE | 3698 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 16, 2024 |
| 18937475 | ANALYSIS AND CLUSTERING OF UNSTRUCTURED COMPUTER TEXT FOR GENERATION OF A STRUCTURED CONVERSATION FLOW FOR A CONVERSATION SERVICE APPLICATION | SAINT CYR, LEONARD | 2658 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 05, 2024 |
| 18902098 | AUTOMATED VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK SESSION ROUTING | DOAN, TRANG T | 2431 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 30, 2024 |
| 18891192 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING SELECTION OF CONTROL SET | BERMAN, STEPHEN DAVID | 2192 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 20, 2024 |
| 18794743 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC INGESTION OF DATA USING A RATE-LIMITED APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE | CURRAN, J MITCHELL | 2169 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 05, 2024 |
| 18782344 | AUTOMATED ENGAGEMENT OF TECHNICAL INCIDENT RESPONSE TEAMS USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | STIVALETTI, MATHEUS R | 3623 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 71d | Pending | Jul 24, 2024 |
| 18765574 | COMPUTATIONAL WORKFLOW ENGINE FOR SEQUENTIAL AND PARALLEL PROCESSING | ABDULLAHI, SELMAN MOHAMED | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 08, 2024 |
| 18646684 | AUTOMATIC CONFIGURATION AND DEPLOYMENT OF API FUNCTIONALITY IN A DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT | AMIN, MUSTAFA A | — | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 25, 2024 |
| 18593077 | SYSTEM AND FRAMEWORK FOR MULTICHANNEL VOICE OF CUSTOMER | PRATT, EHRIN LARMONT | 3629 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 01, 2024 |
| 18386848 | DEPOSIT FRAUD DETECTION | BUI, TOAN D. | 3693 | §101 | Final Rejection | 12d | Pending | Nov 03, 2023 |
| 18378304 | Decentralized Exchange with Price Oracle Apparatuses, Processes and Systems | STEVENSON, CHRISTINA C | 3698 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | 34d | Pending | Oct 10, 2023 |
| 18378296 | Decentralized Exchange with Price Oracle Apparatuses, Processes and Systems | PROIOS, GEORGE N | 3694 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 111d overdue | Pending | Oct 10, 2023 |
| 18235774 | Real-Time System Progression Optimizer Apparatuses, Processes and Systems | TURK, BROCK E | 3692 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 18, 2023 |
| 18203152 | CLASSIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS | GONZALES, VINCENT | 2124 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 60d | Pending | May 30, 2023 |
| 18101674 | INTENT-AWARE VIRTUAL ASSISTANT CHAT ROUTING | RIVERA GONZALEZ, IVONNEMARY | 3626 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 20d | Pending | Jan 26, 2023 |
| 18098397 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTEGRATION OF MACHINE LEARNING MODELS WITH CLIENT APPLICATIONS | LAU, KAITLYN RENEE | 2148 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 35d | Pending | Jan 18, 2023 |
| 17986886 | AI-Based Real-Time Prediction Engine Apparatuses, Methods and Systems | DUCK, BRANDON M | 3693 | §101 | Final Rejection | 33d | Pending | Nov 14, 2022 |
| 17832547 | Reinforcement Learning Based Machine Asset Planning and Management Apparatuses, Processes and Systems | MAGUIRE, LINDSAY M | 3619 | §101 | Final Rejection | 49d overdue | Pending | Jun 03, 2022 |
| 17832551 | Reinforcement Learning Based Machine Retirement Planning and Management Apparatuses, Processes and Systems | PARK, YONG S | 3694 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 58d overdue | Pending | Jun 03, 2022 |
| 17383310 | Machine Learning Portfolio Simulating and Optimizing Apparatuses, Methods and Systems | POLLOCK, GREGORY A | 3691 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 22, 2021 |
| 17383329 | Machine Learning Portfolio Simulating and Optimizing Apparatuses, Methods and Systems | DUCK, BRANDON M | 3693 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 28d overdue | Pending | Jul 22, 2021 |
| 17383300 | Machine Learning Portfolio Simulating and Optimizing Apparatuses, Methods and Systems | POLLOCK, GREGORY A | 3691 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 22, 2021 |
| 17383323 | Machine Learning Portfolio Simulating and Optimizing Apparatuses, Methods and Systems | POLLOCK, GREGORY A | 3691 | §101 | Final Rejection | 86d | Pending | Jul 22, 2021 |
| 16409736 | AI-Based Context Evaluation Engine Apparatuses, Methods and Systems | WERNER, MARSHALL L | 2125 | §101 | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | Pending | May 10, 2019 |
| 15844387 | Social Data Tracking Datastructures, Apparatuses, Methods and Systems | XIAO, ZESHENG | 3698 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 15, 2017 |
| 15210817 | Crypto Voting and Social Aggregating, Fractionally Efficient Transfer Guidance, Conditional Triggered Transaction, Datastructures, Apparatuses, Methods and Systems | KWONG, CHO YIU | 3693 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 55d | Pending | Jul 14, 2016 |
| 14715551 | Probabilistic Analysis Trading Platform Apparatuses, Methods and Systems | GREGG, MARY M | 3695 | §101§112 | Final Rejection | 28d overdue | Pending | May 18, 2015 |
| 14632889 | Insulated Account Datastructure Apparatuses, Methods and Systems | FU, HAO | 3695 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 87d overdue | Pending | Feb 26, 2015 |
| 14495772 | Multichannel Exchange Mechanism Apparatuses, Methods and Systems | GREGG, MARY M | 3695 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 91d overdue | Pending | Sep 24, 2014 |
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