Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

149 pending office actions • 64 art units • 127 examiners • 0 of 149 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 328 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

149
Total Pending OAs
94
Non-Final OAs
53
Final Rejections
2
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 147 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

67
Overdue
2
Due this week
43
Due this month
23
Due in next 60 days
12
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

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. 147 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (67)Due ≤ 7 days (2)Due ≤ 30 days (43)Due ≤ 60 days (23)Due later (12)

Case Difficulty Mix

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.

3
Hard (2%)
126
Medium (85%)
14
Easy (9%)
6
Unknown (4%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only3 (2%)
§103 only107 (72%)
§102 only19 (13%)
§112 only14 (9%)
No statute on record6 (4%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

23
Life Sciences
15% of docket
4
Information Tech
3% of docket
3
Communications
2% of docket
16
Semiconductors
11% of docket
103
Mechanical / Eng
69% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

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.

1,490 h
Manual time on pending OAs
298 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
522 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
13.0 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
LUGO, CARLOS 4 74.7% +14.0%
WUNDERLICH, ERWIN J 4 39.9% +38.3%
JENNISON, BRIAN W 3 71.8% +22.0%
WONG, JOCK M 3 34.9% +45.3%
ROSARIO-APONTE, ALBA T 3 54.3% +26.8%
AHMAD, FARIA F 2 76.4% +8.6%
NEUBAUER, THOMAS L 2 66.2% +19.8%
CALLAHAN, CHRISTOPHER F 2 83.8% +10.7%
BROWN, EMILY GAIL 2 74.0% +18.1%
WATSON, PETER HUCKLEBERRY 2 54.3% +36.7%

Quick Wins (2)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18882929 Door Handle Assembly CALLAHAN, CHRISTOPHER F 34d
18367006 Vehicle Door Actuating Apparatus with a Large Actuating Surface CALLAHAN, CHRISTOPHER F 40d

Hard Cases (3)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18508405 WELDING TECHNIQUE MONITORING SYSTEMS WITH SLOPED WORKPIECE CALIBRATIONS BREENE, JOHN E 60d overdue
17237252 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PART TRACKING USING MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES HEFFINGTON, JOHN M 52d overdue
18433037 COMMERCIAL DISHWASHER AS WELL AS METHOD FOR OPERATING A COMMERCIAL DISHWASHER COLEMAN, RYAN L 46d overdue

Interview Candidates (25)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
17506818 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO MITIGATE FUSION BETWEEN A WIRE ELECTRODE AND A WELDING TORCH ROSARIO-APONTE, ALBA T 100d overdue
17403114 WELDING HELMET FOR DETECTING ARC DATA WUNDERLICH, ERWIN J 70d overdue
17875977 PORTABLE PRODUCTION MACHINE, MOBILE TERMINAL, PRODUCTION SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING DATA JENNISON, BRIAN W 51d overdue
18812064 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED CLEANING OF WIRE ELECTRODES AFTER WELDING JENNISON, BRIAN W 29d overdue
18735622 Operation Assembly for Vehicle Closure Component LUGO, CARLOS 24d overdue
17895666 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR LIQUID DIVERSION FOR A WELDING DEVICE ROSARIO-APONTE, ALBA T 24d overdue
17894422 FASTENER PIN WONG, JOCK M 17d overdue
17738203 ENERGY STORAGE CADDY FOR WELDING SYSTEM WUNDERLICH, ERWIN J 9d overdue

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3675 20
3761 20
3723 8
2855 5
3746 4
3677 4
1714 4
3753 4
2853 3
3636 3

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19228972 Thermally Responsive Actuator NGUYEN, HOANG M 3746 §102 Non-Final OA 10d overdue Pending Jun 05, 2025
19215847 FASTENER-DRIVING TOOL WITH CHAMBER MEMBER RETAINING ASSEMBLY SEIF, DARIUSH 3731 §102 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending May 22, 2025
19015249 Actuating Device for a Door Handle Assembly of a Vehicle AHMAD, FARIA F 3675 §103 Non-Final OA 41d Pending Jan 09, 2025
18973397 Operating Mechanism for Operating a Vehicle Door, in Particular an Exterior Vehicle Door NEUBAUER, THOMAS L 3675 Other Non-Final OA 8d Pending Dec 09, 2024
18872388 SCREW PUMP AND ITS COMPONENTS BOGUE, JESSE SAMUEL 3746 §103 Final Rejection 5d Pending Dec 06, 2024
18969978 WELDING HEADGEAR WITH HEAD STRAP TIGHTNESS FEEDBACK AND LIMITING MANGINE, HEATHER N 3732 §103 Non-Final OA 42d overdue Pending Dec 05, 2024
18948092 Luggage Ring Assembly DO, ROWLAND 3677 §102 Non-Final OA 34d Pending Nov 14, 2024
18941962 Container and Cap Assembly ORTIZ, RAFAEL ALFREDO 3736 §103 Non-Final OA 35d Pending Nov 08, 2024
18940492 Operating Mechanism for Vehicle Doors AHMAD, FARIA F 3675 §102 Non-Final OA 45d overdue Pending Nov 07, 2024
18860077 STORAGE TABLE OF A PACKAGING PLANT AND DEVICE FOR IN- OR OUT-FEEDING PACKAGES INTO OR OUT OF A STORAGE LINE OF A STORAGE TABLE SINGH, KAVEL 3651 §102 Non-Final OA 56d Pending Oct 25, 2024
18916921 INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ARRANGEMENT OF A VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ARRANGEMENT NEUBAUER, THOMAS L 3675 §103 Final Rejection 70d Pending Oct 16, 2024
18892687 PRINTING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PRINTING SYSTEM THOMPSON, LESLIE J. 2853 §112 Non-Final OA 1d overdue Pending Sep 23, 2024
18596205 AIR RINSING APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR RINSING CONTAINERS LEE, DOUGLAS 1714 Other Non-Final OA 20d Pending Sep 19, 2024
18882929 Door Handle Assembly CALLAHAN, CHRISTOPHER F 3675 §102 Non-Final OA 34d Pending Sep 12, 2024
18829949 Fastening Clip SULLIVAN, MATTHEW J 3677 §103 Non-Final OA 28d overdue Pending Sep 10, 2024
18816265 CONTACTING CLEANING SYSTEM AWAIS, MUHAMMAD SUMRAIZ 3651 §103 Non-Final OA 30d overdue Pending Aug 27, 2024
18812064 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED CLEANING OF WIRE ELECTRODES AFTER WELDING JENNISON, BRIAN W 3761 §102 Non-Final OA 29d overdue Pending Aug 22, 2024
18811921 Dual Radius Ball Valve Component SHAIKH, MERAJ A 3763 §103 Non-Final OA 9d Pending Aug 22, 2024
18811067 LIGHTING ATTACHMENT FOR WELDING HELMETS QUINN, RICHALE LEE 3732 §103 Non-Final OA 39d Pending Aug 21, 2024
18802971 MODULAR DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN ADHESIVE OR THERMOPLASTIC MATERIAL CARROLL, JEREMY W 3754 §103 Non-Final OA 11d overdue Pending Aug 13, 2024
18777666 PHOTODETECTOR THIN FILM WITH PBSE NANOSTRUCTURES GAWORECKI, MARK R 2884 §112 Non-Final OA 23d overdue Pending Jul 19, 2024
18777747 BACK BAR REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE ROHRHOFF, DANIEL J 3637 §103 Final Rejection 26d Pending Jul 19, 2024
18777653 REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE WILKENS, JANET MARIE 3637 §112 Non-Final OA 31d overdue Pending Jul 19, 2024
18766769 Flexible Multi-Tube Retainer GARFT, CHRISTOPHER 3632 §103 Final Rejection 30d overdue Pending Jul 09, 2024
18765519 Operating Mechanism for Operating Vehicle Doors LUGO, CARLOS 3675 §112 Non-Final OA 5d Pending Jul 08, 2024
18764957 COMMERCIAL DISHWASHER WITH A DRYING MODULE, METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH A DISHWASHER, AND DRYING MODULE FOR A DISHWASHER SMITH, KATELYN WHATLEY 1749 §103 Non-Final OA 44d overdue Pending Jul 05, 2024
18763304 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING HEATING CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS PATEL, DEVANG R 1735 Other Final Rejection 26d overdue Pending Jul 03, 2024
18762233 CARRIER OVER FABRIC NELSON JR, MILTON 3636 §103 Non-Final OA 71d Pending Jul 02, 2024
18756963 PRINTER, FOOD PRODUCT SCALE AND ASSOCIATED PRINTHEAD ASSEMBLY LEGESSE, HENOK D 2853 §103 Non-Final OA 75d Pending Jun 27, 2024
18756706 PRINTER, FOOD PRODUCT SCALE AND ASSOCIATED LABEL CASSETTE WITH ADJUSTABLE LABEL STOCK EDGE GUIDE SHENDEROV, ALEXANDER D 2853 §103 Non-Final OA 33d Pending Jun 27, 2024
18742807 Rotating Valve System PRICE, CRAIG JAMES 3753 §103 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Jun 13, 2024
18739891 WAREWASH RACK SYSTEM AND WAREWASHER WITH ASSOCIATED WAREWASH RACK SYSTEM PARIHAR, PRADHUMAN 1714 §103 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Jun 11, 2024
18738542 VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR A BATTERY ENCLOSURE DO, HAILEY KYUNG AE 3753 §103 Non-Final OA 43d overdue Pending Jun 10, 2024
18735622 Operation Assembly for Vehicle Closure Component LUGO, CARLOS 3675 §112 Non-Final OA 24d overdue Pending Jun 06, 2024
18734586 Human-Computer Interaction Method and System for Vehicle WONG, YUEN H 3667 §103 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending Jun 05, 2024
18679677 FORKLIFT SCALE SENSOR ATTACHMENT AND MOUNTING TRAN, DIEM M 3654 §102 Non-Final OA 20d Pending May 31, 2024
18675350 Handle Assembly and Vehicle BROWN, EMILY GAIL 3675 §103 Final Rejection 27d Pending May 28, 2024
18666337 CABLE TIE ARRANGEMENT MERCADO, LOUIS A 3677 §103 Non-Final OA 35d Pending May 16, 2024
18705053 IMPROVED DOOR LOCK FOR A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE WATSON, PETER HUCKLEBERRY 3675 §103 Final Rejection 20d Pending Apr 26, 2024
18705044 A GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT BONZELL, PHILIP J 3642 §103 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Apr 26, 2024
18642057 Sealing Covers for Actuator Motors VAZIRI, MASOUD 2834 §103 Non-Final OA 20d Pending Apr 22, 2024
18642501 APPARATUS FOR DRIVING FASTENERS GERTH, KATIE L 3731 §112 Non-Final OA 5d overdue Pending Apr 22, 2024
18629519 COMBUSTION-POWERED FASTENER DRIVING TOOL FUEL CELL ADAPTER AKHTAR, KIRAN QURAISHI 1751 §103 Non-Final OA 35d Pending Apr 08, 2024
18626744 VALVE ACTUATOR AND METHOD OF REDUCING CURRENT CONSUMPTION JELLETT, MATTHEW WILLIAM 3753 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Apr 04, 2024
18623306 Pinch Resistant Helmet Buckle LEE, MICHAEL S 3677 §103 Non-Final OA 15d overdue Pending Apr 01, 2024
18621247 WIPER BLADE WITH SILICONE LIQUID RUBBER DERIVED PERMANENT COATING THEREON GUIDOTTI, LAURA COLE 3723 §103 Non-Final OA 84d Pending Mar 29, 2024
18621988 GENERATOR BRUSH ADAPTERS AND POWER SYSTEMS HAVING GENERATOR BRUSH ADAPTERS TRUONG, THOMAS 2834 §103 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Mar 29, 2024
18616479 Concealed Door Handle Assembly LUGO, CARLOS 3675 §103 Final Rejection 9d Pending Mar 26, 2024
18609467 BIDIRECTIONAL 3-LEVEL CONVERTER FOR USE IN ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM FOR WELDING GENERATOR BELAY, DILNESSA B 3761 §103 Final Rejection 66d overdue Pending Mar 19, 2024
18692708 Cover Assembly PAPE, JOSEPH 3612 §102 Non-Final OA 22d Pending Mar 15, 2024
18605563 Fixation of Fasteners to Wire Harness with Glue PATEL, VISHAL I 1746 §103 Final Rejection 71d Pending Mar 14, 2024
18602935 Axial Slide Clip TAN, DING Y 3632 §103 Final Rejection 46d Pending Mar 12, 2024
18596192 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO CLEAN A CONTINUOUS SUBSTRATE GOLIGHTLY, ERIC WAYNE 1714 Other Final Rejection 17d overdue Pending Mar 05, 2024
18594865 Handle Assembly LUGO, CARLOS 3675 §103 Non-Final OA 21d Pending Mar 04, 2024
18590301 Dual-Blade Wiper Blade GUMP, MICHAEL ANTHONY 3723 §103 Non-Final OA 20d Pending Feb 28, 2024
18687371 DISHWASHER FOR A COFFEE SHOP AND/OR A FAST-FOOD RESTAURANT BELL, SPENCER E 1711 §112 Final Rejection 15d Pending Feb 28, 2024
18590126 Wiper Blade Wear Indicator and System SOTO, CHRISTOPHER ASHLEY 3723 §103 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Feb 28, 2024
18685781 CALIBRATION OF A SOLDERING MACHINE STONER, KILEY SHAWN 1735 §103 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Feb 22, 2024
18584067 Tunable Anti-Glare Filter DUNNING, RYAN S 2872 §102 Non-Final OA 46d overdue Pending Feb 22, 2024
18583265 TESTING SYSTEM WITH ACOUSTIC NOISE REPLICATION THROUGH HYBRID SIMULATION DUNLAP, JONATHAN M 2855 §103 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending Feb 21, 2024
18438823 VEHICLE SHAMPOO COMPOSITION CONTAINING GRAPHENE MRUK, BRIAN P 1761 Other Non-Final OA 11d overdue Pending Feb 12, 2024
18437555 CHEMICAL COMPOSITION FOR REMOVING BUG SPLATTER FROM VEHICLE WINDSHIELDS DELCOTTO, GREGORY R 1761 §103 Non-Final OA 24d overdue Pending Feb 09, 2024
18433037 COMMERCIAL DISHWASHER AS WELL AS METHOD FOR OPERATING A COMMERCIAL DISHWASHER COLEMAN, RYAN L 1714 §101 Non-Final OA 46d overdue Pending Feb 05, 2024
18431367 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WELDING ASSET IDENTIFICATION PATEL, JIGNESHKUMAR C 2116 §112 Non-Final OA 26d Pending Feb 02, 2024
18293514 CONTROLLING A HYDRAULIC POWER UNIT FOR MATERIAL TESTING WIBLIN, MATTHEW 3745 §103 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Jan 30, 2024
18420340 Wiper Blade Packaging ACKUN, JACOB K 3736 §103 Non-Final OA 21d Pending Jan 23, 2024
18419344 Service Pull Tab with Securing Clip and Ribs BROWN, EMILY GAIL 3675 §103 Final Rejection 28d Pending Jan 22, 2024
18409704 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SUPPORT FRAME FOR A SEAT ASSEMBLY WHITE, RODNEY BARNETT 3636 §103 Final Rejection 47d Pending Jan 10, 2024
18409464 Actuation Mechanism for Actuating a Cover or Flap of a Vehicle PANG, ROGER L 3655 §112 Non-Final OA 70d Pending Jan 10, 2024
18576934 SOLDERING PROGRAM GENERATION MERCADO VARGAS, ARIEL 2118 §103 Non-Final OA 1d overdue Pending Jan 05, 2024
18540061 GRIP ASSEMBLY DAVIS-HOLLINGTON, OCTAVIA L 2855 §102 Non-Final OA 59d overdue Pending Dec 14, 2023
18529114 Fluid Coupling Device and Method for Coupling Two Fluid Lines DUNWOODY, AARON M 3679 §102 Non-Final OA 82d Pending Dec 05, 2023
18529047 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO DETECT ROTATION OF A VIBRATORY POLISHER BROCKMAN, ELDON T 3799 §103 Non-Final OA 31d overdue Pending Dec 05, 2023
18520637 POWER SAVING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ISOLATION CIRCUITRY IN A VOLTAGE SENSING ACCESSORY THOMAS, LUCY M 2838 §103 Final Rejection 27d Pending Nov 28, 2023
18521149 HEATED MIST GENERATOR, STEAM GENERATOR AND RELATED METHODS SAMUELS, LAWRENCE H 3761 §103 Non-Final OA 29d Pending Nov 28, 2023
18508405 WELDING TECHNIQUE MONITORING SYSTEMS WITH SLOPED WORKPIECE CALIBRATIONS BREENE, JOHN E 2855 §101 Non-Final OA 60d overdue Pending Nov 14, 2023
18560291 GAS CONTROL SYSTEM FOR REFLOW FURNACE AND REFLOW FURNACE STILES, JACOB BENJAMIN 1733 §103 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Nov 10, 2023
18506694 MATERIAL TEST SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING STATIC AND DYNAMIC DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION CHARIOUI, MOHAMED 2857 §103 Non-Final OA 12d Pending Nov 10, 2023
18387155 SEALANT REMOVER KOCH, GEORGE R 1745 Other Non-Final OA 29d overdue Pending Nov 06, 2023
18385526 Push Button ABRAHAM, TANIA 3636 §103 Final Rejection 18d overdue Pending Oct 31, 2023
18496216 FOOD PRODUCT SLICER WITH OPTICAL KNIFE EDGE EVALUATION DONG, LIANG 3724 §103 Final Rejection 12d Pending Oct 27, 2023
18375202 BRUSHES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR POST-CMP CLEANING OF A SURFACE SHUM, KENT N 3723 §103 Non-Final OA 35d overdue Pending Sep 29, 2023
18373461 METHOD OF TREATING A CHEMICAL PRODUCT GONZALEZ, MADELINE 1773 §103 Final Rejection 75d Pending Sep 27, 2023
18367755 DOOR-LOCKING MODULE FOR A DOOR OF A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE WATSON, PETER HUCKLEBERRY 3675 §103 Final Rejection 20d Pending Sep 13, 2023
18367006 Vehicle Door Actuating Apparatus with a Large Actuating Surface CALLAHAN, CHRISTOPHER F 3675 §112 Final Rejection 40d Pending Sep 12, 2023
18281504 TILE BACKER BOARD ZHANG, MICHAEL N 1781 §103 Non-Final OA 12d Pending Sep 11, 2023
18239953 WELD TRAINING SYSTEMS WITH WELDING TECHNIQUE MONITORING BULLINGTON, ROBERT P 3715 §112 Non-Final OA 42d overdue Pending Aug 30, 2023
18238554 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURE OF CUSTOM OBJECT COMPLEMENTARY TO VEHICLE EXTERIOR SURFACE DEFECT CAI, CHARLES J 2115 §103 Final Rejection 50d Pending Aug 28, 2023
18237716 Corner Engage Clip with Integral Support Flange MAGAR, DIL KUMAR 3675 §103 Non-Final OA 26d Pending Aug 24, 2023
18453362 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIGITAL IMAGE COMPRESSION CRUZ, IRIANA 2681 §103 Final Rejection 34d Pending Aug 22, 2023
18236264 Decorative Element for Air Diffusers, Air Diffusers Having Such a Decorative Element, as well as Method for Manufacturing an Air Diffuser TIGHE, DANA K 3762 §103 Final Rejection 48d Pending Aug 21, 2023
18234445 ABRASION RESISTANT COATING COMPOSITION FOR WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADE APPLICATION COHEN, STEFANIE J 1732 §103 Non-Final OA 34d Pending Aug 16, 2023
18364385 RESEALABLE ENCLOSURE HAVING FASTENER STRIPS, AND A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MAKING THE SAME THEIS, MATTHEW T 3734 §103 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Aug 02, 2023
18227772 Cap Assembly and Bottle Assembly KMET, LAUREN ELIZABETH 3735 §102 Final Rejection Pending Jul 28, 2023
18222701 Compensation Nut Assembly WONG, JOCK M 3675 §102 Final Rejection 46d Pending Jul 17, 2023
18222591 SMART WELDING HELMETS WILSON, BRIAN P 2689 §103 Final Rejection 87d overdue Pending Jul 17, 2023
18348142 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO MEASURE SPECIMEN DIMENSIONS QUINN, DANIEL MICHAEL 2855 §112 Non-Final OA 36d overdue Pending Jul 06, 2023
18216802 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO POSITION THIN-FILM SPECIMENS KESSEL, MARIS R 1758 §103 Non-Final OA 85d Pending Jun 30, 2023
18345639 VALVE DEVICE ARUNDALE, ROBERT K 3753 §103 Final Rejection 12d Pending Jun 30, 2023
18213455 Module for Generating Opening Signals CAROC, LHEIREN MAE ANGLO 2831 §103 Non-Final OA 30d overdue Pending Jun 23, 2023
18212988 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SHIELDING GAS FLOW IN A WELDING DEVICE JENNISON, BRIAN W 3761 §103 Non-Final OA 8d overdue Pending Jun 22, 2023
18212527 Quarter Turn Fastener SAETHER, FLEMMING 3675 §103 Final Rejection 2d overdue Pending Jun 21, 2023
18208778 Stud Fastener System SAETHER, FLEMMING 3675 §102 Final Rejection Pending Jun 12, 2023
18318063 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPENSING WELDING WIRE TO A SPOOL GUN RIBADENEYRA, THEODORE C 3745 §103 Non-Final OA 34d Pending May 16, 2023
18198157 Overload Clutch for an Actuator for Driving Components of a Loading, Fueling or Service Door, and Actuating Mechanism for Operating a Loading, Fueling or Service Door Including such an Overload Clutch PANG, ROGER L 3655 §102 Final Rejection 78d Pending May 16, 2023
18196767 TOOL BASED WELDING TECHNIQUE MONITORING SYSTEMS WITH TOOL TIP POSITION CALIBRATIONS KWOK, HELEN C 2855 §103 Non-Final OA 75d Pending May 12, 2023
18140847 FEEDBACK FROM A WELDING TORCH OF A WELDING SYSTEM UTAMA, ROBERT J 3715 §103 Non-Final OA 36d overdue Pending Apr 28, 2023
18298189 FULL FOIL FACE ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME PAGE, HANA C 1745 §103 Non-Final OA 19d overdue Pending Apr 10, 2023
18130563 Fastener WONG, JOCK M 3675 §103 Final Rejection 42d Pending Apr 04, 2023
18130294 CHARGING PORT HEATER TRAN-LE, THAO UYEN 3761 §103 Final Rejection 70d Pending Apr 03, 2023
18112821 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO CAPTURE WELDING FUMES SHIRSAT, VIVEK K 3762 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Feb 22, 2023
18150282 INJECTION NEEDLE BLOWOFF APPARATUS AND INJECTION TESTING SYSTEMS ZHOU, QINGZHANG 3752 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Jan 05, 2023
18013028 GROUT APPLICATOR AND METHOD FOR GROUT APPLICATION ANDRISH, SEAN D 3678 §103 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Dec 27, 2022
18066227 FIELD-CONFIGURABLE, EXCHANGEABLE, AND REVERSIBLE EXTRUDER ASSEMBLY FOR A FLUID APPLICATION SYSTEM TADESSE, YEWEBDAR T 1717 §103 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Dec 14, 2022
17926194 APPARATUS FOR APPLYING AN ADHESIVE LAYER MCCONNELL, AARON R 3723 §103 Non-Final OA 58d overdue Pending Nov 18, 2022
17926190 A CONTACT CLEANING SURFACE RODGERS, THOMAS RAYMOND 3723 §103 Non-Final OA 31d overdue Pending Nov 18, 2022
18054352 LUMBER BOARD CUTTING APPARATUS HAVING LUMBER BOARD GRIPPER DONG, LIANG 3724 §103 Final Rejection 22d Pending Nov 10, 2022
17976531 AEROSOL CLEANING COMPOSITION EASHOO, MARK 1767 §103 Final Rejection 44d overdue Pending Oct 28, 2022
17973866 MOVEMENT CONTROL OF MATERIAL REMOVAL SYSTEMS DO, NHAT CHIEU Q 3724 §102 Final Rejection 19d Pending Oct 26, 2022
17954057 ARRAYED VACUUM END OF ARM TOOL CHIN, PAUL T 3654 §103 Non-Final OA 43d overdue Pending Sep 27, 2022
17897292 AIRFLOW SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A GENERATOR MATES, ROBERT E 2834 §103 Non-Final OA 44d overdue Pending Aug 29, 2022
17895666 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR LIQUID DIVERSION FOR A WELDING DEVICE ROSARIO-APONTE, ALBA T 3761 §102 Non-Final OA 24d overdue Pending Aug 25, 2022
17895244 JOINT FORMER APPARATUS FORD, GISELE D 3633 §103 Final Rejection 103d overdue Pending Aug 25, 2022
17894743 DOWEL SYSTEM CHU, KATHERINE J 3671 §103 Non-Final OA 19d Pending Aug 24, 2022
17894422 FASTENER PIN WONG, JOCK M 3675 §103 Non-Final OA 17d overdue Pending Aug 24, 2022
17892191 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOUNTING A GRINDER/POLISHER SAMPLE HOLDER HAWKINS, JASON KHALIL 3723 §103 Final Rejection 9d Pending Aug 22, 2022
17875977 PORTABLE PRODUCTION MACHINE, MOBILE TERMINAL, PRODUCTION SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING DATA JENNISON, BRIAN W 3761 §103 Final Rejection 51d overdue Pending Jul 28, 2022
17864681 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO DETECT THREE-PHASE INPUT POWER AND CHANGE-OF-PHASE ON THREE-PHASE INPUT POWER TRAN-LE, THAO UYEN 3761 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Jul 14, 2022
17862011 JOINT EDGE PROTECTION APPARATUS - FULLY BRIDGED WAVE PLATES WALRAED-SULLIVAN, KYLE 3635 §103 Final Rejection 24d overdue Pending Jul 11, 2022
17824971 DURABLE GRAPHENE EXTERIOR PLASTIC COATING COMPOSITION CAI, WENWEN 1763 §103 Final Rejection 17d overdue Pending May 26, 2022
17738203 ENERGY STORAGE CADDY FOR WELDING SYSTEM WUNDERLICH, ERWIN J 3761 §103 Final Rejection 9d overdue Pending May 06, 2022
17689214 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ONBOARD DIMENSIONING CESE, KENNY A 2663 §103 Final Rejection 48d Pending Mar 08, 2022
17582894 Multiple Position Wire Feed Spool Delivery System WUNDERLICH, ERWIN J 3761 §102 Non-Final OA 21d Pending Jan 24, 2022
17580923 HELMET BASED WELD TRACKING SYSTEMS ALSOMAIRY, SELWA ABDO 3715 §112 Final Rejection 71d overdue Pending Jan 21, 2022
17508588 TRACKING WELDING TORCHES USING RETRACTABLE CORDS RHUE, ABIGAIL H 3761 §103 Final Rejection 8d overdue Pending Oct 22, 2021
17506818 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO MITIGATE FUSION BETWEEN A WIRE ELECTRODE AND A WELDING TORCH ROSARIO-APONTE, ALBA T 3761 §103 Final Rejection 100d overdue Pending Oct 21, 2021
17504043 GRINDING/POLISHING SYSTEMS AND METHODS HAVING PROXIMITY SENSORS HUANG, STEVEN 3723 §103 Final Rejection 141d overdue Pending Oct 18, 2021
17404107 WELDING-TYPE POWER SUPPLIES WITH JOB SPECIFIC WELD MONITORING SYSTEMS RHUE, ABIGAIL H 3761 §103 Non-Final OA 26d Pending Aug 17, 2021
17403114 WELDING HELMET FOR DETECTING ARC DATA WUNDERLICH, ERWIN J 3761 §103 Final Rejection 70d overdue Pending Aug 16, 2021
17237252 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PART TRACKING USING MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES HEFFINGTON, JOHN M 2145 §101 Non-Final OA 52d overdue Pending Apr 22, 2021
17282137 THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE INSULATING SHEET AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME GAITONDE, MEGHA MEHTA 1781 §103 Non-Final OA 49d Pending Apr 01, 2021
17182644 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROL OF WELDING PARAMETER COMMAND VALUE LIMITS TRAN, THIEN S 3761 §103 Non-Final OA 209d overdue Pending Feb 23, 2021
17160512 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOTE COMMUNICATION OF CONTROL AND DIAGNOSTICS DATA IN A WELDING SYSTEM DODSON, JUSTIN C 3761 §103 Final Rejection 30d Pending Jan 28, 2021
17076295 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETERMINE ENERGY INPUT TO WELDING PROCESSES INVOLVING MULTIPLE ENERGY SOURCES WARD, THOMAS JOHN 3761 §103 Final Rejection 19d overdue Pending Oct 21, 2020
16857725 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MECHANICALLY COUPLING A MOTOR TO AN ELECTRICALLY ISOLATED PUMP HERRMANN, JOSEPH S 3746 §103 Non-Final OA 45d overdue Pending Apr 24, 2020
16842251 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PROVIDE WELDING-TYPE POWER AND PREHEATING POWER WUNDERLICH, ERWIN J 3761 §112 Final Rejection 54d Pending Apr 07, 2020
16417425 WELDING POWER SUPPLIES AND USER INTERFACES FOR WELDING POWER SUPPLIES KHLOK, BONITA 3761 §103 Non-Final OA 57d Pending May 20, 2019
16192360 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AIR COMPRESSOR WITH ELECTRIC INLET VALVE CONTROL FINK, THOMAS ANDREW 3746 §103 Final Rejection 24d overdue Pending Nov 15, 2018
15956966 Welding Type Power Supply With Phase Shift Double Forward Converter ROSARIO-APONTE, ALBA T 3761 §103 Final Rejection 27d Pending Apr 19, 2018

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