Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
31 pending office actions • 27 art units • 31 examiners • 0 of 31 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 95 patents granted in the last 365 days
The Government Of The United States AS Represented By The Secretary Of The Department Of Health Agency currently has 1 pending office action in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. This single action is being handled by 1 distinct examiner within 1 distinct art unit. This level of concentration indicates that the current active prosecution is focused on a specific technical and administrative path at the patent office.
The busiest examiner for the portfolio is STIMPERT, PHILIP EARL, who is responsible for 1 busiest examiner pending office action. This action represents the entirety of the current pending workload. With only 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit involved, the prosecution strategy is entirely dependent on the interaction with this single official. Practitioners should focus on the specific examination history of STIMPERT, PHILIP EARL to effectively resolve the 1 pending office action. The lack of other active matters suggests a streamlined portfolio within this particular technology area.
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 (3%) |
| §101 + other | 4 (13%) |
| §103 only | 7 (23%) |
| §102 only | 2 (6%) |
| §112 only | 1 (3%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (3%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 15 (48%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BREIER, KRYSTINE E | 1 | 82.4% | +8.1% |
| PREVIL, DANIEL | 1 | 85.8% | +12.5% |
| CULLER, JILL E | 1 | 57.2% | +13.9% |
| NGUYEN, HAI V | 1 | 82.6% | +4.5% |
| BOYCE, ANDRE D | 1 | 36.8% | +18.9% |
| KHANDKER, RAIHAN R | 1 | 64.4% | +55.6% |
| GAMBLE JR, RANDALL LEE | 1 | 51.3% | +26.9% |
| JIANG, HAIMEI | 1 | 52.3% | +31.7% |
| EMRICH, LARISSA ROWE | 1 | 48.3% | +41.6% |
| LE, KHOA TAN | 1 | 75.4% | +41.7% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19172352 | ENDOVASCULAR PERFUSION AUGMENTATION FOR CRITICAL CARE | PREVIL, DANIEL | — |
| 19051825 | POSITIONING DETERMINATION AT USER EQUIPMENT UNDER AMPLIFY-AND-FORWARD RELAY JAMMING | NGUYEN, HAI V | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17651925 | OPTICAL PHASE CONTROL ELEMENTS BASED ON PANCHARATNAM PHASE | MEDICH, ANGELA MARGOT | 139d overdue |
| 18151935 | AIR TO LIQUID MICRO-FLUIDIC CHAMBER | UNDERDAHL, THANE E | 3d overdue |
| 19177936 | ULTRASONIC WAVEGUIDE MEASUREMENTS OF SPATIALLY DISTRIBUTED PROPERTIES | BREIER, KRYSTINE E | — |
| 18960250 | WORKFORCE ASSESSMENT AND SCHEDULING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | BOYCE, ANDRE D | — |
| 18944244 | Flow Rate Control Device for Variable Artery Occlusion | KHANDKER, RAIHAN R | — |
| 18903330 | SENSORS USING POLYMERIC MATRICES | GAMBLE JR, RANDALL LEE | — |
| 18823869 | TUNABLE AND ADAPTIVE MULTI-SOURCE DIGITAL CLONE | JIANG, HAIMEI | — |
| 18804663 | SCAFFOLDING FRAME TRANSPORT AND STORAGE CART | MEYER, JACOB B | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19172352 | ENDOVASCULAR PERFUSION AUGMENTATION FOR CRITICAL CARE | PREVIL, DANIEL | — |
| 19092505 | NONLINEAR DAMPING IN OPTICAL FIBER ANEMOMETRY | CULLER, JILL E | — |
| 18960250 | WORKFORCE ASSESSMENT AND SCHEDULING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | BOYCE, ANDRE D | — |
| 18944244 | Flow Rate Control Device for Variable Artery Occlusion | KHANDKER, RAIHAN R | — |
| 18903330 | SENSORS USING POLYMERIC MATRICES | GAMBLE JR, RANDALL LEE | — |
| 18823869 | TUNABLE AND ADAPTIVE MULTI-SOURCE DIGITAL CLONE | JIANG, HAIMEI | — |
| 18823984 | Extruded Ceramic Nanofibers and Derived Materials | EMRICH, LARISSA ROWE | — |
| 18804487 | ENDOVASCULAR VARIABLE AORTIC CONTROL CATHETER | LE, KHOA TAN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3645 | 2 |
| 3771 | 2 |
| 1799 | 2 |
| 2685 | 1 |
| 2649 | 1 |
| 3623 | 1 |
| 1795 | 1 |
| 2142 | 1 |
| 1742 | 1 |
| 3613 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19177936 | ULTRASONIC WAVEGUIDE MEASUREMENTS OF SPATIALLY DISTRIBUTED PROPERTIES | BREIER, KRYSTINE E | 3645 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 14, 2025 |
| 19172352 | ENDOVASCULAR PERFUSION AUGMENTATION FOR CRITICAL CARE | PREVIL, DANIEL | 2685 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 07, 2025 |
| 19092505 | NONLINEAR DAMPING IN OPTICAL FIBER ANEMOMETRY | CULLER, JILL E | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 27, 2025 |
| 19051825 | POSITIONING DETERMINATION AT USER EQUIPMENT UNDER AMPLIFY-AND-FORWARD RELAY JAMMING | NGUYEN, HAI V | 2649 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 12, 2025 |
| 18960250 | WORKFORCE ASSESSMENT AND SCHEDULING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | BOYCE, ANDRE D | 3623 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 26, 2024 |
| 18944244 | Flow Rate Control Device for Variable Artery Occlusion | KHANDKER, RAIHAN R | 3771 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 12, 2024 |
| 18903330 | SENSORS USING POLYMERIC MATRICES | GAMBLE JR, RANDALL LEE | 1795 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 01, 2024 |
| 18823869 | TUNABLE AND ADAPTIVE MULTI-SOURCE DIGITAL CLONE | JIANG, HAIMEI | 2142 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 04, 2024 |
| 18823984 | Extruded Ceramic Nanofibers and Derived Materials | EMRICH, LARISSA ROWE | 1742 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 04, 2024 |
| 18804487 | ENDOVASCULAR VARIABLE AORTIC CONTROL CATHETER | LE, KHOA TAN | 3771 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2024 |
| 18804663 | SCAFFOLDING FRAME TRANSPORT AND STORAGE CART | MEYER, JACOB B | 3613 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2024 |
| 18740641 | PREPREGS AND CURED COMPOSITES HAVING IMPROVED SURFACES AND PROCESSES OF MAKING AND METHODS OF USING SAME | VONCH, JEFFREY A | 1781 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 12, 2024 |
| 18731797 | TIRE ALIGNMENT BREAKER BAR AND YOKE | AVERICK, LAWRENCE | 3628 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 03, 2024 |
| 18679000 | ANGLE BASED CONFIDENCE ESTIMATION FOR A NEURAL NETWORK USING CONDITIONALLY INFORMED PROBABILITY CONFIDENCE ESTIMATION | WALSH, EMMETT K | 3626 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 30, 2024 |
| 18678960 | ANGLE BASED CONFIDENCE ESTIMATION FOR A NEURAL NETWORK USING BAYESIAN CONFIDENCE ESTIMATION | DAY, ROBERT N | 2666 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 30, 2024 |
| 18652009 | WRENCH FOR USE IN CONFINED SPACES | NEJAD, MAHDI H | 3723 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 01, 2024 |
| 18645545 | METHODS FOR TOPOLOGICAL DATA ANALYSIS AI/ML PIPELINE (TDAML) WITH ALGORITHM FOR MULTIMODAL SENSOR DATA FUSION IN AUTONOMY APPLICATIONS | OBISESAN, AUGUSTINE KUNLE | 2156 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 25, 2024 |
| 18637872 | Modular Solid Nano-Bioreactor | ABEL, LENORA A | 1799 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 17, 2024 |
| 18598025 | Heterostructures and Processes Of Making and Using Same | YASMEEN, NISHATH | 2811 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2024 |
| 18598136 | PERFLUOROPYRIDINE BASED POLYMERS OBTAINED VIA RADICAL INITIATED METHODS | TESKIN, FRED M | 1762 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2024 |
| 18598157 | Heterostructures and Processes Of Making and Using Same | GONDARENKO, NATALIA A | 2891 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2024 |
| 18503804 | Method of Reducing Acoustic Energy Losses in Standing Wave Microelectromechanical Resonators Using Thin Dielectric Films | GREEN, TELLY D | 2898 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 07, 2023 |
| 18478609 | PORE-CHANNEL FORMATION IN HIGH MASS LOADING, LITHIUM-ION BATTERY ELECTRODES ACHIEVED VIA AEROSOL JET PRINTING | ZENG, LINGWEN R | 1723 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 29, 2023 |
| 18476464 | ORGAN CROSSTALK IN VITRO CHAMBER TO SIMULATE MULTI ORGAN TISSUES | LOPEZLIRA, ASHLEY NICOLE | 1799 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 28, 2023 |
| 18464365 | Urinary Metabolites as Predictors of Acute Mountain Sickness Severity | HUANG, MICKEY NMN | 1758 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 11, 2023 |
| 18226457 | Vortex Reactor | KUYKENDALL, ALYSSA LEE | 1774 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 26, 2023 |
| 18151935 | AIR TO LIQUID MICRO-FLUIDIC CHAMBER | UNDERDAHL, THANE E | 1699 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 3d overdue | Pending | Jan 09, 2023 |
| 17937647 | Range-Enabled Three-Dimensional Imaging System and Associated Methods | NICKERSON, SAMANTHA K | 3645 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 03, 2022 |
| 17651925 | OPTICAL PHASE CONTROL ELEMENTS BASED ON PANCHARATNAM PHASE | MEDICH, ANGELA MARGOT | 2871 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 139d overdue | Pending | Feb 22, 2022 |
| 17579633 | Purification and Enrichment of Boron Nitride Nanotube Feedstocks | MCCULLOUGH, ERIC J. | 1773 | §102 | Final Rejection | 195d overdue | Pending | Jan 20, 2022 |
| 17491592 | STABILIZED PROTEIN IONIC LIQUID APPLICATIONS | TSAY, MARSHA M | 1656 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 01, 2021 |
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Start Free TrialGovernment of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force has 31 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 27 art units and 31 examiners.
Krystine E Breier has the most, with 1 of Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force's pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
