Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
181 pending office actions • 15 art units • 66 examiners • 0 of 181 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 296 patents granted in the last 365 days
Igt maintains a large portfolio with 183 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These actions are distributed among 67 distinct examiners and 16 distinct art units. The busiest examiner, MOSSER, ROBERT E, is responsible for 17 pending office actions.
The presence of 183 pending office actions across 67 distinct examiners suggests a complex prosecution landscape. While the workload is broad, there is a notable concentration with MOSSER, ROBERT E, who handles 17 of the pending actions. This examiner's decisions will significantly impact a large segment of the company's current filings in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering sector.
The portfolio's reach into 16 distinct art units indicates a wide range of mechanical and medical technologies. With 67 distinct examiners involved, the company must manage a high volume of diverse examiner interactions. The 17 pending office actions assigned to the busiest examiner represent a significant focal point for the legal team, even as they navigate the 16 different art units where the 183 pending actions are located.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 67 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. 67 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 | 49 (27%) |
| §101 + other | 91 (50%) |
| §103 only | 16 (9%) |
| §102 only | 6 (3%) |
| Double-patenting only | 6 (3%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (1%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 12 (7%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOSSER, ROBERT E | 17 | 46.7% | +9.8% |
| HSU, RYAN | 11 | 56.5% | +17.3% |
| D'AGOSTINO, PAUL ANTHONY | 9 | 73.2% | +13.9% |
| WILLIAMS, ROSS A | 9 | 61.4% | +17.0% |
| MYHR, JUSTIN L | 7 | 63.9% | +27.9% |
| HALL, SHAUNA-KAY N | 7 | 81.1% | +18.5% |
| PINHEIRO, JASON PAUL | 7 | 63.8% | +32.2% |
| SHAH, MILAP | 6 | 69.7% | +40.0% |
| LIM, SENG HENG | 6 | 65.7% | +29.4% |
| YOO, JASSON H | 6 | 62.2% | +33.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18671066 | TICKET VOUCHERS EMPLOYED TO REFUND FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FEES BASED ON GAMING ESTABLISHMENT DEVICE ACTIVITY | HALL, SHAUNA-KAY N | — |
| 18440501 | ASSOCIATING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) GENERATED CONTENT WITH PLAYERS AND OUTCOMES | HALL, SHAUNA-KAY N | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18670997 | GAMING ESTABLISHMENT DEVICE ACTIVITY EMPLOYED TO REFUND FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FEES | CHAKRAVARTI, ARUNAVA | 52d overdue |
| 18132023 | PARTIAL GAMBLE FEATURE FOR A WAGERING GAME | HSU, RYAN | 46d overdue |
| 18503761 | RANDOM SPORTING EVENT PARLAY WAGER FORMATION | WILLIAMS, ROSS A | 38d overdue |
| 18383262 | ACCUMULATING SYMBOLS TO ACTIVATE REEL SETS WITH DIFFERENT AWARDS AVAILABLE | MYHR, JUSTIN L | 31d overdue |
| 18333279 | REMOTE GAME SERVER EMPLOYING A GAMING ESTABLISHMENT ACCOUNT THAT FUNDS HIGH FREQUENCY TRANSACTIONS | PINHEIRO, JASON PAUL | 30d overdue |
| 18624883 | GAMING ESTABLISHMENT MARKER AUDIT REPORTING AND ADJUSTMENTS | MOORE, REVA R | 26d overdue |
| 18503825 | CONDITIONAL NOTIFICATIONS IN A GAME STREAMING ENVIRONMENT | BIANCAMANO, ALYSSA N | 19d overdue |
| 18616597 | DYNAMIC FUNDING PATHWAY DETERMINATION OF GAMING ESTABLISHMENT DEVICE FUNDED FROM AN EXTERNAL ACCOUNT | WONG, JEFFREY KEITH | 10d overdue |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18132023 | PARTIAL GAMBLE FEATURE FOR A WAGERING GAME | HSU, RYAN | 46d overdue |
| 18503761 | RANDOM SPORTING EVENT PARLAY WAGER FORMATION | WILLIAMS, ROSS A | 38d overdue |
| 18383262 | ACCUMULATING SYMBOLS TO ACTIVATE REEL SETS WITH DIFFERENT AWARDS AVAILABLE | MYHR, JUSTIN L | 31d overdue |
| 18333279 | REMOTE GAME SERVER EMPLOYING A GAMING ESTABLISHMENT ACCOUNT THAT FUNDS HIGH FREQUENCY TRANSACTIONS | PINHEIRO, JASON PAUL | 30d overdue |
| 18087267 | USER INTERACTIONS IN A GAME STREAMING ENVIRONMENT | WILLIAMS, ROSS A | 9d overdue |
| 18754961 | SLOT GAME BLOCKCHAIN | HALL, SHAUNA-KAY N | 3d overdue |
| 18543188 | LIMITS ON TICKET VOUCHERS ISSUED IN ASSOCIATION WITH SERVICING A GAMING ESTABLISHMENT DEVICE | SHAH, MILAP | 5d |
| 17214427 | ROULETTE STYLE BETTING STRUCTURE | PINHEIRO, JASON PAUL | 7d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3715 | 129 |
| 3692 | 4 |
| 3622 | 4 |
| 3696 | 2 |
| 3711 | 1 |
| 3698 | 1 |
| 3992 | 1 |
| 2622 | 1 |
| 3693 | 1 |
| 2499 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19235131 | FUNDING OF PREPAID ACCESS ACCOUNT ASSOCIATED WITH GAMING ESTABLISHMENT ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | POE, KEVIN T | — | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 11, 2025 |
| 19186346 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND DEVICE FOR BACK-BETTING PROGRESSIVE PRIZE POOLS IN A GAMING SYSTEM | CUFF, MICHAEL A | — | §101Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 22, 2025 |
| 19173877 | Wagering Game Tournament For Distributed Gaming Device Networks | HSU, RYAN | — | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 09, 2025 |
| 19083321 | PARTICIPATION AWARDS FOR WIDE-AREA PROGRESSIVE WAGERING GAMES | SHAH, MILAP | — | §101§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 18, 2025 |
| 19075396 | CREATING TICKET VOUCHERS ASSOCIATED WITH GAMING ESTABLISHMENT ACCOUNTS | HSU, RYAN | 3715 | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 10, 2025 |
| 19068334 | EXTRA AMOUNT FEATURE | WONG, JEFFREY KEITH | — | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 03, 2025 |
| 19056316 | EXPANDING AND CONTRACTING REELS | ROWLAND, STEVE | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 18, 2025 |
| 19050729 | SECONDARY MARKET AWARD PREDICTIONS | WONG, JEFFREY KEITH | — | §101DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 11, 2025 |
| 19028683 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING BENEFITS BASED ON SKILL | HYLINSKI, STEVEN J | — | §101§102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19030166 | SLOT MACHINE IMPLEMENTING A MIRROR OPERATION | MYHR, JUSTIN L | — | §101DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19030220 | CARDLESS LOGIN AT TABLE GAMES | HALL, SHAUNA-KAY N | — | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19029904 | ELECTRONIC GAMING MACHINES AND ELECTRONIC GAMES USING MIXED REALITY HEADSETS | WONG, JEFFREY KEITH | — | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19028747 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A MASTER GAMING ESTABLISHMENT ACCOUNT AND A SUBSIDIARY GAMING ESTABLISHMENT ACCOUNT | ELISCA, PIERRE E | 3711 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19024604 | INDEPENDENTLY RANDOMLY GENERATED DIFFERENT AWARD SETS ASSOCIATED WITH DIFFERENT TRIGGERING SYMBOLS | HALL, SHAUNA-KAY N | — | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 19018946 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLACING AND REDEEMING SPORTS BETS | MOSSER, ROBERT E | — | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 13, 2025 |
| 19012440 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING FUNDS TO AND FROM A GAMING TABLE | LANEAU, RONALD | — | §101Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 07, 2025 |
| 18990032 | GAMING LICENSE PRIORITIZATION BASED ON CLIENT DEVICE | STEVENSON, CHRISTINA C | 3698 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18990123 | SETTLING OUTSTANDING LINE OF CREDIT LIABILITY WITH GAMING ESTABLISHMENT CREDIT SYSTEM | D'AGOSTINO, PAUL ANTHONY | — | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18987439 | AUTOMATED CONFIGURATION OF A GAMING DEVICE | ANGELES, JOSE | 3715 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2024 |
| 18987627 | AUTOMATED CONFIGURATION OF A GAMING DEVICE USING MULTIPLE CONFIGURATION SCRIPTS GENERATED BASED ON A CURRENT CONFIGURATION OF THE GAMING DEVICE | LARSEN, CARL VICTOR | 3715 | §101§102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2024 |
| 18988450 | MULTIPLE VENUE/CHANNEL VIDEO LOTTERY TERMINAL TOURNAMENTS | MCCULLOCH JR, WILLIAM H | 3715 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2024 |
| 18986310 | SECONDARY GAME FEATURE FOR WINNING BACK A PRIMARY WAGERING GAME WAGER | D'AGOSTINO, PAUL ANTHONY | — | §101§103DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 18, 2024 |
| 18983849 | CARDLESS LOGIN AT TABLE GAMES | HALL, SHAUNA-KAY N | — | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 17, 2024 |
| 18982691 | SYMBOL ACCUMULATION FOR WAYS TO WIN MODIFIER | MYHR, JUSTIN L | 3715 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 16, 2024 |
| 18980339 | VIDEO DISPLAY PROGRAMMABLE PLAYING CARDS | PINHEIRO, JASON PAUL | — | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 13, 2024 |
| 18980085 | CONTRIBUTION AMOUNT INDEPENDENT VIDEO LOTTERY TERMINAL CASHOUT EVENT AWARD OPPORTUNITIES | ALVESTEFFER, STEPHEN D | 3715 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 13, 2024 |
| 18978569 | EMPLOYING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR NOTIFICATIONS IN A GAME STREAMING ENVIRONMENT | ROWLAND, STEVE | 3715 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2024 |
| 18978746 | HISTORICAL HORSE RACING | LANEAU, RONALD | — | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2024 |
| 18977660 | LIMITED DURATION PROGRESSIVE AWARD TRIGGERED OFFERS | DEODHAR, OMKAR A | 3715 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 11, 2024 |
| 18975749 | PROCESSING OF MULTIPLE BENEFITS AVAILABLE FOR RETAIL PURCHASES EMPLOYING A GAMING ESTABLISHMENT ACCOUNT AND A LINKED FINANCIAL INSTITUTION ACCOUNT | FELTEN, DANIEL S | 3692 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 10, 2024 |
| 18975832 | PRE-PURCHASE RETAIL DISCOUNT FOR EMPLOYING A GAMING ESTABLISHMENT ACCOUNT AND A LINKED FINANCIAL INSTITUTION ACCOUNT | ROWLAND, STEVE | 3715 | §101§102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 10, 2024 |
| 18971610 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD PROVIDING FREE PLAYS OF A GAME WITH INCREASING QUANTITIES OF PAYLINES | MOSSER, ROBERT E | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 06, 2024 |
| 18969738 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD PROVIDING FREE PLAYS OF A GAME WITH INCREASING QUANTITIES OF PAYLINES | MOSSER, ROBERT E | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2024 |
| 18968038 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD PROVIDING FREE PLAYS OF A GAME WITH INCREASING QUANTITIES OF PAYLINES | MOSSER, ROBERT E | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 04, 2024 |
| 18968757 | GAMING DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR REUSING WILD SYMBOLS | SHAH, MILAP | — | §101DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 04, 2024 |
| 18966890 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODIFYING A PLAY OF A TABLE GAME BASED ON A SPORTING EVENT | HSU, RYAN | — | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 03, 2024 |
| 18966927 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD PROVIDING FREE PLAYS OF A GAME WITH INCREASING QUANTITIES OF PAYLINES | MOSSER, ROBERT E | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 03, 2024 |
| 18966978 | SYMBOL AND/OR ACTIVATOR GENERATED DIFFERENT FEATURES | SHAH, MILAP | 3715 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 03, 2024 |
| 18964402 | WIRELESS USER INTERFACE ELEMENTS FOR GAMING DEVICES | TORIMIRO, ADETOKUNBO OLUSEGUN | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 30, 2024 |
| 18958917 | USER RELATIONSHIPS TO PARTICIPATE IN A COMMUNITY EVENT BROADCAST IN A GAME STREAMING ENVIRONMENT | SINGH, ISHAYU NMN | 3715 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 25, 2024 |
| 18958822 | PARTICIPANT INTERACTIONS WITH A COMMUNITY EVENT BROADCAST IN A GAME STREAMING ENVIRONMENT | SINGH, ISHAYU NMN | 3715 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 25, 2024 |
| 18958775 | ALLOCATING PART OF A STREAM TO COMMUNITY EVENT PARTICIPANTS IN A GAME STREAMING ENVIRONMENT | D'AGOSTINO, PAUL ANTHONY | 3715 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 25, 2024 |
| 18951205 | SERVICE WINDOW MESSAGING OF DIFFERENT WIRELESS CONNECTION STATUSES BETWEEN A MOBILE DEVICE AND AN ELECTRONIC GAMING MACHINE | HSU, RYAN | — | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 18, 2024 |
| 18948153 | AI BASED RESOURCE CRYPTOCURRENCY MINING IN A CASINO ENVIRONMENT | GRANT, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER | 3715 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 14, 2024 |
| 18948188 | SUSPENSION OF LIVE SPORTING EVENT INFORMATION BASED ON ACTIVE SPORTS WAGER | YEN, JASON TAHAI | 3715 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 14, 2024 |
| 18948161 | AI BASED CRYPTOCURRENCY IN A CASINO ENVIRONMENT | PANDYA, SUNIT | 3715 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 14, 2024 |
| 18943468 | STREAMING DEVICE COORDINATION IN A GAME STREAMING ENVIRONMENT | WONG, JEFFREY KEITH | 3715 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 11, 2024 |
| 18943205 | INACTIVITY-BASED INCREMENTS OF PERSISTENCE METERS | MUSA, BUSHIRA | 3715 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 11, 2024 |
| 18943511 | STREAMING DEVICE REQUESTS TO A LIVE HOST IN A GAME STREAMING ENVIRONMENT | D'AGOSTINO, PAUL ANTHONY | 3715 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 11, 2024 |
| 18943546 | LIVE HOST FACILITATED LIMITED DURATION STREAMING DEVICE OPERATIONS IN A GAME STREAMING ENVIRONMENT | COPPOLA, JACOB C | 3992 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 11, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialIgt has 181 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 15 art units and 66 examiners.
Robert E Mosser has the most, with 17 of Igt's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.