Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Technology areas: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

241 pending office actions • 67 art units • 193 examiners • 0 of 241 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 321 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Illinois Tool Works Inc. manages 241 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These actions are spread across 67 distinct art units, showing a very broad technical footprint. The portfolio involves 193 distinct examiners, which requires managing many different examiner relationships. With 241 pending office actions, the company is a major player in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area.

HOROWITZ, NOAH NMN is the busiest examiner with 5 pending office actions. Despite this, the 241 pending office actions are largely distributed among the 193 distinct examiners. The high number of 67 distinct art units suggests that prosecution is influenced by a wide array of departmental standards. The 5 pending office actions with HOROWITZ, NOAH NMN represent only a small fraction of the total 241 pending office actions.

Success in this portfolio requires a highly adaptable prosecution strategy. With 193 distinct examiners and 67 distinct art units, there is very little examiner concentration. Practitioners must be prepared to address the specific nuances of each of the 241 pending office actions while navigating the diverse requirements of the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area to achieve favorable outcomes.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

241
Total Pending OAs
154
Non-Final OAs
84
Final Rejections
3
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 66 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

25
Overdue
1
Due this week
24
Due this month
10
Due in next 60 days
6
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. 66 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (25)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (24)Due ≤ 60 days (10)Due later (6)

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.

145
Hard (60%)
86
Medium (36%)
10
Easy (4%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (0%)
§101 + other7 (3%)
§103 only58 (24%)
§102 only23 (10%)
§112 only7 (3%)
Double-patenting only3 (1%)
Double-patenting + other5 (2%)
Multi-statute (no §101)137 (57%)

Industry Mix

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

25
Life Sciences
10% of docket
3
Information Tech
1% of docket
2
Communications
1% of docket
20
Semiconductors
8% of docket
119
Mechanical / Eng
49% of docket
72
Business / Other
30% 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.

2,410 h
Manual time on pending OAs
482 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
844 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
21.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
HOROWITZ, NOAH NMN 5 74.0% +27.5%
SAETHER, FLEMMING 5 65.1% +27.9%
WUNDERLICH, ERWIN J 5 42.3% +40.2%
BYRD, EUGENE G 4 70.0% +9.4%
AHMAD, FARIA F 3 76.7% +8.4%
SULLIVAN, MATTHEW J 3 62.9% +22.9%
DO, NHAT CHIEU Q 3 64.0% +48.9%
PATEL, VISHAL A 3 59.0% +22.5%
PATEL, DEVANG R 3 65.6% +39.2%
HOPKINS, BRANDI N 3 85.4% +12.1%

Quick Wins (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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18744185 SIX DEGREE OF FREEDOM LOAD CELL BODY HOPKINS, BRANDI N —

Hard Cases (145)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
17875977 PORTABLE PRODUCTION MACHINE, MOBILE TERMINAL, PRODUCTION SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING DATA JENNISON, BRIAN W 51d overdue
17976531 AEROSOL CLEANING COMPOSITION EASHOO, MARK 44d overdue
18130188 Anti-Tampering Device for a Degassing Tank Cap NEUBAUER, THOMAS L 43d overdue
18969978 WELDING HEADGEAR WITH HEAD STRAP TIGHTNESS FEEDBACK AND LIMITING MANGINE, HEATHER N 42d overdue
18239953 WELD TRAINING SYSTEMS WITH WELDING TECHNIQUE MONITORING BULLINGTON, ROBERT P 42d overdue
18348142 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO MEASURE SPECIMEN DIMENSIONS QUINN, DANIEL MICHAEL 36d overdue
18213455 Module for Generating Opening Signals CAROC, LHEIREN MAE ANGLO 30d overdue
18387155 SEALANT REMOVER KOCH, GEORGE R 29d overdue

Interview Candidates (30)

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
18829949 Fastening Clip SULLIVAN, MATTHEW J 28d overdue
18763304 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING HEATING CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS PATEL, DEVANG R 26d overdue
17738203 ENERGY STORAGE CADDY FOR WELDING SYSTEM WUNDERLICH, ERWIN J 9d overdue
18212527 Quarter Turn Fastener SAETHER, FLEMMING 2d overdue
17973866 MOVEMENT CONTROL OF MATERIAL REMOVAL SYSTEMS DO, NHAT CHIEU Q 19d
17582894 Multiple Position Wire Feed Spool Delivery System WUNDERLICH, ERWIN J 21d
16842251 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PROVIDE WELDING-TYPE POWER AND PREHEATING POWER WUNDERLICH, ERWIN J 54d
19220358 Stop for a Vehicle Hood or Tailgate SULLIVAN, MATTHEW J —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3675 22
3761 19
3677 10
3723 9
2855 7
3745 6
1735 6
3753 5
3724 5
3763 5

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19434517 HYDRAULICALLY POWERED POWER SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING INPUT ENGINE POWER OR INPUT MOTOR POWER COLLINS, DANIEL S. 3745 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 29, 2025
19400529 LABEL PRINTER AND ASSOCIATED LABEL CUTTER AND CUTTER BLADE FERGUSON SAMRETH, MARISSA LIANA 2853 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 25, 2025
19308875 LOCAL FILE ACCESS IN DISTRIBUTED MATERIAL TESTING SYSTEMS GOFMAN, ALEX N 2163 §101§102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 25, 2025
19253287 Control Method and Handle Assembly AFRIN, NAZIA 3666 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 27, 2025
19237210 Door Lock and Electronic Apparatus AHMAD, FARIA F — §102§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 13, 2025
19227966 STRIP OF FASTENERS ADAMOS, THEODORE V — §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 04, 2025
19220358 Stop for a Vehicle Hood or Tailgate SULLIVAN, MATTHEW J — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 28, 2025
19191135 Multi-Diameter Retainer SMITH, NKEISHA — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 28, 2025
19185899 CONTAINER CARRIER REYNOLDS, STEVEN ALAN 3735 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 22, 2025
19182793 Handle System, Handle Assembly, and Anti-Freeze Method for Handle HOROWITZ, NOAH NMN — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 18, 2025
19173280 Clamp Ring for Fastening Pipes MILLNER, MONICA E — §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 08, 2025
19098647 DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRICAL APPARATUS HOROWITZ, NOAH NMN — §103 Final Rejection — Pending Apr 02, 2025
19098615 BAG ASSEMBLY HAVING A FRONT PANEL ZIPPER ASSEMBLY AND TEAR STRIP ATTEL, NINA KAY 3731 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 02, 2025
19095856 Grommet and Fastening Assembly HALL, ZACHARY A — §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 31, 2025
19092383 DOOR LOCK AND ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE INCLUDING SAME HOROWITZ, NOAH NMN 3675 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 27, 2025
19084210 Tire Repair Valve System KELLY, TIMOTHY PATRICK 3753 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 19, 2025
19082669 Vehicle and Door Handle System Thereof HOROWITZ, NOAH NMN 3675 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 18, 2025
19110653 AUTOMATED OPENING MODULE FOR A DOOR OF A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE SHAHINIAN, LEVON J 3675 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 11, 2025
19073896 Seating Apparatus with Accessory Rail System WHITE, RODNEY BARNETT — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 07, 2025
19071217 Fastening System SAETHER, FLEMMING — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 05, 2025
19056140 STRIP OF FASTENERS AND FASTENING SYSTEM BYRD, EUGENE G — §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 18, 2025
19051716 System, Method, and Apparatus for Automating Specimen Testing RAEVIS, ROBERT R 2855 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 12, 2025
19048436 FLOW RATIO CONTROLLERS AND GAS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS UTILIZING FLOW RATIO CONTROLLERS DO, HAILEY KYUNG AE 3753 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 07, 2025
19048272 FOOD PRODUCT SLICER AND ASSOCIATED GAUGE PLATE PLANE ADJUSTMENT ASSEMBLY MICHALSKI, SEAN M — §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 07, 2025
19048263 FOOD PRODUCT SLICER AND ASSOCIATED SHARPENER ASSEMBLY DO, NHAT CHIEU Q — §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 07, 2025
19048572 Edge Clip with Lever Clamping Mechanism GARFT, CHRISTOPHER 4100 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Feb 07, 2025
19042075 PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD EDGE HOLD DOWN BELT FOR CLEANER ORTA, LAUREN GRACE 1711 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 31, 2025
18997299 BACKFLOW SOLDERING FURNACE SUPPORT ASSEMBLY SAAD, ERIN BARRY 1735 §102Other Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 21, 2025
19027240 Fastener DUNWOODY, AARON M — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 17, 2025
19021640 Nut Fastening Clip and Nut Fastening Clip Assembly Comprising Same PATEL, VISHAL A — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 15, 2025
19022282 THREADED ROD HANGER CULLEY, EMILY MARGARET 4100 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Jan 15, 2025
19020134 DISPENSE VOLUME ADJUSTMENT BASED ON GAP WIDTH OF LOCATED FEATURES PENNY, TABATHA L 1712 §101§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 14, 2025
19019084 NOZZLE ARRANGEMENT FOR APPLYING FLUIDS, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MAIN BODY OF SUCH A NOZZLE ARRANGEMENT NGUON, VIRAK 1741 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 13, 2025
19013867 Housing Structure for a Radar Device of a Vehicle and Radar Device for a Vehicle LI, YONGHONG — §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 08, 2025
19012514 VARIABLE PITCH STARWHEEL FOR CONTAINER CARRIER APPLICATING MACHINE SINGH, KAVEL 3651 §102 Final Rejection — Pending Jan 07, 2025
19011196 THREADED ROD HANGER LAVINDER, JACK W 3677 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 06, 2025
19011181 Reinforcement Feature for a Routing Clip BINDA, GREGORY JOHN — §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 06, 2025
18999687 AUTOMATED PRODUCT TRACKING SALEH, ZAID MUHAMMAD — §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 23, 2024
18986029 WASHER AND METHOD OF PROVIDING ANCHORAGE MARSH, STEVEN M — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 18, 2024
18973397 Operating Mechanism for Operating a Vehicle Door, in Particular an Exterior Vehicle Door NEUBAUER, THOMAS L 3675 §102§103 Final Rejection 8d Pending Dec 09, 2024
18972126 MULTI-ROTATIONAL FIXTURES FOR RADIOGRAPHY SYSTEMS AND RADIOGRAPHY SYSTEMS INCLUDING MULTI-ROTATIONAL FIXTURES GUNBERG, EDWIN C — §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 06, 2024
18872388 SCREW PUMP AND ITS COMPONENTS BOGUE, JESSE SAMUEL 3746 §102§103DP Non-Final OA 5d Pending Dec 06, 2024
18969978 WELDING HEADGEAR WITH HEAD STRAP TIGHTNESS FEEDBACK AND LIMITING MANGINE, HEATHER N 3732 §102§103 Final Rejection 42d overdue Pending Dec 05, 2024
18969166 CONTACT CLEANING SYSTEM, ADHESIVE ROLL AND METHOD OF FORMING AN ADHESIVE ROLL MCPARTLIN, SARAH BURNHAM — §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 04, 2024
18964835 POLARITY-REVERSING BUCK CONVERTER CIRCUITS AND WELDING-TYPE POWER SUPPLIES HAVING POLARITY-REVERSING BUCK CONVERTER CIRCUITS GBLENDE, JEFFREY A 2838 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 02, 2024
18965611 Air Bag Retainer with Assembly Prevention and Verification PATEL, VISHAL A — §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 02, 2024
18960839 THREADED FASTENER BYRD, EUGENE G 3677 DP Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 26, 2024
18959385 INPUT POWER USER INTERFACES FOR WELDING POWER SUPPLIES PHANTANA ANGKOOL, DAVID — §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 25, 2024
18953542 PORTABLE CONNECTOR TESTING DEVICE AND SYSTEM HOQUE, FARHANA AKHTER — §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 20, 2024
18951852 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO SELECT WELD PARAMETERS BASED ON THERMAL, ELECTRICAL, AND/OR CHEMICAL PROPERTIES HARTMAN JR, RONALD D — §102§103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 19, 2024
18949154 BRUSHES AND SYSTEMS WITH IMPROVED BRUSH MANDRELS HENSON, KATINA N — §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 15, 2024
18948092 Luggage Ring Assembly DO, ROWLAND 3677 §102§103 Final Rejection 34d Pending Nov 14, 2024
18945112 Fastening Clip Assembly MILLER, WILLIAM L — §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 12, 2024
18941962 Container and Cap Assembly ORTIZ, RAFAEL ALFREDO 3736 §103 Final Rejection 35d Pending Nov 08, 2024
18940492 Operating Mechanism for Vehicle Doors AHMAD, FARIA F 3675 §102 Final Rejection 45d overdue Pending Nov 07, 2024
18933364 PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS HAVING IMPROVED RESISTANCE TO TEMPERATURE ERROR WILLIAMS, JAMEL E — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 31, 2024
18928507 Actuator for Refueling or Charging Port Cover and System Comprising Actuator LYJAK, LORI LYNN — §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 28, 2024
18927393 FOOD PRODUCT SLICER AND SLICER SYSTEM MACFARLANE, EVAN H 3724 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 25, 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 §112 Non-Final OA 56d Pending Oct 25, 2024
18918718 WAREWASH RACK SYSTEM AND WAREWASHER WITH ASSOCIATED WAREWASH RACK SYSTEM CHAN, KO HUNG 3631 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 17, 2024
18908348 Arrangement for Providing a Means of Attachment for a Vehicle Component DIGIOVANNANTONIO, DANIEL ROBERT — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 07, 2024
18906850 FOOD PRODUCT SLICER AND ASSOCIATED GAUGE PLATE SLIDE ASSEMBLY CROSBY JR, RICHARD D 3724 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 04, 2024
18906497 Sleeve Device for a Headrest KEBEDE, GELILA SOLOMON 3632 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 04, 2024
18898528 GRIPS FOR INJECTOR TESTING SYSTEMS HAMMOND III, THOMAS M — §102§103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 26, 2024
18896616 INJECTOR FLUID DELIVERY TESTING SYSTEMS WAMBST, DAVID ALEXANDER — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 25, 2024
18895725 Luggage Ring Assembly FREEDMAN, LAURA — §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 25, 2024
18893071 DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SENSORS FOR DYNAMIC, HIGH PRESSURE, HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS FADUL, PHILIPMARCUS T — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 23, 2024
18891653 Torsion Clip SULLIVAN, MATTHEW J 3677 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Sep 20, 2024
18890140 AIR HOSE SCHNEIDER, CRAIG M — §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 19, 2024
18887777 Air Register with Flexible Vanes SCHULT, ALLEN — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 17, 2024
18882253 NOZZLE ARRANGEMENT FOR THE APPLICATION OF FLUIDS AND SYSTEM FOR THE APPLICATION OF FLUIDS HO, ANNA THI 3752 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 11, 2024
18830009 Fastening Clip LEE, MICHAEL S 3677 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 10, 2024
18829949 Fastening Clip SULLIVAN, MATTHEW J 3677 §103§112 Final Rejection 28d overdue Pending Sep 10, 2024
18828526 Ice Break Emergency Release AHMAD, FARIA F 3675 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 09, 2024
18844723 TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE AND FURNACE INCLUDING THE SAME WILSON, GREGORY A — §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 06, 2024
18827238 DUAL ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLIES FOR A HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR SYSTEM PLUMB, NIGEL H — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 06, 2024
18824017 Compact and Modular Valve REID, MICHAEL ROBERT 3753 §102 Final Rejection — Pending Sep 04, 2024
18819972 Fastening Aid for Fastening Components to a Carrier Component as well as Method and Apparatus for Attaching such a Fastening Aid ELOSHWAY, NIKI MARINA — §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 29, 2024
18815079 DISHWASHER DOOR-OPENING STRIKER HOROWITZ, NOAH NMN 3675 §102 Final Rejection — Pending Aug 26, 2024
18813743 LINEAR ELECTRIC MOTOR ORTEGA, JOSEPH 2834 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 23, 2024
18811921 Dual Radius Ball Valve Component SHAIKH, MERAJ A 3763 §103 Final Rejection 9d Pending Aug 22, 2024
18808911 Retainer Fingers for Retaining Tubes of Different Sizes TAN, DING Y 3632 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Aug 19, 2024
18807489 Cover and Cover Assembly DANG, HUNG Q — §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Aug 16, 2024
18807357 CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A BULK PRODUCT WEIGHING SYSTEM FITZPATRICK, JULIA GRACE — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 16, 2024
18807669 Vehicle Loading or Fuel Filler Flap Module AKAKPO, DANY E — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 16, 2024
18807912 HYDRAULIC POWER GENERATION PUMP CONTROL TEKA, ABIY 3745 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 16, 2024
18807418 REFRIGERATED DEVICE WITH DOOR OPEN SENSOR FAULT IDENTIFICATION SHAIKH, MERAJ A 3763 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Aug 16, 2024
18802639 TIE BAR ASSEMBLY MCMAHON, MATTHEW R — §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 13, 2024
18801066 TIE BAR ASSEMBLY RISIC, ABIGAIL ANNE — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 12, 2024
18799521 REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE AND AIR CURTAIN ATTACHMENT TAVAKOLDAVANI, KAMRAN 3763 §102§103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Aug 09, 2024
18795960 COUPLER AND COUPLING METHOD AGUDELO, PAOLA 3633 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 06, 2024
18785152 System and Method for Improving Windshield Glare THOMAS, BINU — §101§102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 26, 2024
18833229 REFLOW OVEN SAAD, ERIN BARRY 1735 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 25, 2024
18779884 MATERIAL TESTING SYSTEMS WITH TEST METHOD VERIFICATIONS YOUNG, MONICA S — §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 22, 2024
18777667 AIR DUCT FOR A REFRIGERATOR DELEON, DARIO ANTONIO 3763 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jul 19, 2024
18777674 REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE WRIGHT, KIMBERLEY S 3637 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 19, 2024
18777758 REFRIGERATOR SULLENS, TAVIA L 3763 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Jul 19, 2024
18777747 BACK BAR REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE ROHRHOFF, DANIEL J 3637 §102§103 Final Rejection 26d Pending Jul 19, 2024
18767553 Tolerance Compensation Assembly GILBERT, WILLIAM V — §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 09, 2024
18764488 FASTENING ASSEMBLY SKROUPA, JOSHUA A 3678 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 05, 2024
18763817 BINDING TOOL IBEKWE, DARLINGTON NDUKA 3725 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jul 03, 2024
18763304 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING HEATING CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS PATEL, DEVANG R 1735 §103§112Other Non-Final OA 26d overdue Pending Jul 03, 2024
18760188 THREADED FASTENERS BYRD, EUGENE G — §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Jul 01, 2024
18756050 THIN FILM SPECIMEN HOLDER SLIDE GUIDE DUNLAP, JONATHAN M — §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 27, 2024
18755166 Clip-On U-Nut NGUYEN, LONG BAO — §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 26, 2024
18753728 WELDING FUME COLLECTION SYSTEMS WEINERT, WILLIAM C — §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 25, 2024
18753574 Removable Drain Valve GRAY, PAUL J 3753 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 25, 2024
18752687 Driving Assembly and Vehicle PANG, ROGER L 3655 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 24, 2024
18751699 Actuator Device, Clutch Device, and Air Outlet Device TIGHE, DANA K — §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 24, 2024
18722861 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING A SIZE OF A CUTTING WHEEL HUANG, STEVEN 3723 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 21, 2024
18744185 SIX DEGREE OF FREEDOM LOAD CELL BODY HOPKINS, BRANDI N — §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 14, 2024
18743557 Air Register with Flexible Vanes SCHULT, ALLEN — §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 14, 2024
18742807 Rotating Valve System PRICE, CRAIG JAMES 3753 §102§103 Final Rejection 28d Pending Jun 13, 2024
18741297 CYLINDER HOLDERS FOR TEST MACHINES KIRKLAND III, FREDDIE — §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 12, 2024
18734586 Human-Computer Interaction Method and System for Vehicle WONG, YUEN H 3667 §103§112 Final Rejection 3d overdue Pending Jun 05, 2024
18734873 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING WHETHER TO CLEAN A REFLOW OVEN WILSON, GREGORY A — §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 05, 2024
18733529 Split Piping Slider MERCADO, LOUIS A 3677 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 04, 2024
18733530 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PERFORM LOAD MEASUREMENTS ON FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATES HOPKINS, BRANDI N 2855 §102§103Other Final Rejection — Pending Jun 04, 2024
18675991 FACE SHIELD SYSTEMS FOR SECURING REMOVABLE FACE SHIELD LENSES MORAN, KATHERINE M 3732 §112 Final Rejection — Pending May 28, 2024
18675350 Handle Assembly and Vehicle BROWN, EMILY GAIL 3675 §103 Non-Final OA 27d Pending May 28, 2024
18675773 AUXILIARY POWER UNIT AIR CONDITIONING FOR TRUCK CAB COOLING BARNETT, JOEL 2849 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending May 28, 2024
18671161 FOOD PRODUCT SLICER WITH GAUGE PLATE POSITION IDENTIFICATION MATTHEWS, JENNIFER S 3724 §103 Final Rejection — Pending May 22, 2024
18666337 CABLE TIE ARRANGEMENT MERCADO, LOUIS A 3677 §103 Final Rejection 35d Pending May 16, 2024
18665110 SELF-DRILLING SELF-TAPPING FASTENER BATES, ZAKIYA W — §112DP Non-Final OA — Pending May 15, 2024
18661169 CONTACT CLEANING APPARATUS SANGHERA, SYMREN K 3723 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 10, 2024
18649819 Multi-Piece Modular Retainer WONG, JOCK M — §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 29, 2024
18647023 Toggle Structure of Vehicle Air Conditioning Vent MALLON, BRETT PETERSON — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 26, 2024
18705053 IMPROVED DOOR LOCK FOR A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE WATSON, PETER HUCKLEBERRY 3675 §103§112 Non-Final OA 20d Pending Apr 26, 2024
18705044 A GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT BONZELL, PHILIP J 3642 §103 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Apr 26, 2024
18643617 VAPOR PHASE SOLVENT PLATING MASK REMOVER PAUL, SHREYA 1711 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 23, 2024
18642204 PRESSURE EQUALIZATION DEVICE FOR A BATTERY BOX HOANG, THINH GIA — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 22, 2024
18629848 Fastener DO, ROWLAND 3677 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 08, 2024
18629519 COMBUSTION-POWERED FASTENER DRIVING TOOL FUEL CELL ADAPTER AKHTAR, KIRAN QURAISHI 1751 DP Final Rejection 35d Pending Apr 08, 2024
18626385 FOAMED ACRYLIC POLYMER PRIMERLESS ADHESIVE VO, HAI 1788 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 04, 2024
18625963 DAMPING DEVICE FOR REDUCING AND IN PARTICULAR BRAKING A MOVEMENT OF A SECOND COMPONENT MOVABLE RELATIVE TO A FIRST COMPONENT IRVIN, SHEA WOODROW 3616 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 03, 2024
18623306 Pinch Resistant Helmet Buckle LEE, MICHAEL S 3677 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 15d overdue Pending Apr 01, 2024
18621988 GENERATOR BRUSH ADAPTERS AND POWER SYSTEMS HAVING GENERATOR BRUSH ADAPTERS TRUONG, THOMAS 2834 DP Final Rejection 14d Pending Mar 29, 2024
18616479 Concealed Door Handle Assembly LUGO, CARLOS 3675 §103§112 Non-Final OA 9d Pending Mar 26, 2024
18694299 AIR HOSE DEAL, DAVID R — §101 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 21, 2024
18605563 Fixation of Fasteners to Wire Harness with Glue PATEL, VISHAL I 1746 §103 Non-Final OA 71d Pending Mar 14, 2024
18604215 FLEXIBLE ENCLOSURE HAVING A TEAR STRIP ATTEL, NINA KAY 3734 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 13, 2024
18594865 Handle Assembly LUGO, CARLOS 3675 §103 Final Rejection 21d Pending Mar 04, 2024
18590126 Wiper Blade Wear Indicator and System SOTO, CHRISTOPHER ASHLEY 3723 §103 Final Rejection 27d Pending Feb 28, 2024
18590301 Dual-Blade Wiper Blade GUMP, MICHAEL ANTHONY 3723 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 20d Pending Feb 28, 2024
18590252 Wiper Blade with Fluid Reservoir HENSON, KATINA N 3723 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 28, 2024
18588570 SYSTEMS AND FIXTURES FOR ELECTRODE CONNECTIONS VAN, LUAN V — §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 27, 2024
18685781 CALIBRATION OF A SOLDERING MACHINE STONER, KILEY SHAWN 1735 §103 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Feb 22, 2024
18583265 TESTING SYSTEM WITH ACOUSTIC NOISE REPLICATION THROUGH HYBRID SIMULATION DUNLAP, JONATHAN M 2855 §102§103 Final Rejection 3d overdue Pending Feb 21, 2024
18582376 HYBRID WELDING SYSTEMS AND HYBRID WELDING POWER SUPPLIES WUNDERLICH, ERWIN J — §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 20, 2024
18444923 MATERIAL TESTING SYSTEMS WITH CUSTOMIZABLE DATA PARSERS AND WORKFLOW FIELD MAPPINGS GAVIA, NYLA EMANI ANN — §101§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 19, 2024
18437555 CHEMICAL COMPOSITION FOR REMOVING BUG SPLATTER FROM VEHICLE WINDSHIELDS DELCOTTO, GREGORY R 1761 §103§112 Final Rejection 24d overdue Pending Feb 09, 2024
18432358 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONDITIONING AN OUTPUT OF A WELDING TYPE POWER SUPPLY BELAY, DILNESSA B 3761 §112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 05, 2024
18427194 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PREPARING THIN-FILM SPECIMENS DO, NHAT CHIEU Q 3724 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 30, 2024
18292667 HYDRAULIC POWER UNIT FOR MATERIAL TESTING NGUYEN, DUSTIN T 3745 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 26, 2024
18420340 Wiper Blade Packaging ACKUN, JACOB K 3736 §103§112 Final Rejection 21d Pending Jan 23, 2024
18408226 FOOD MIXING MACHINE WITH ACCESSORY AND BOWL IDENTIFICATION AND ASSOCIATED CONTROL FUNCTIONS SORKIN, DAVID L — §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 09, 2024
18576889 FLUXING CALIBRATION BACA, MATTHEW WALTER 2857 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 05, 2024
18576934 SOLDERING PROGRAM GENERATION MERCADO VARGAS, ARIEL 2118 §103 Final Rejection 1d overdue Pending Jan 05, 2024
18404689 Ergonomic Fastener for Quick Attachment SAETHER, FLEMMING 3675 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 04, 2024
18545294 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO REDUCE NUISANCE TRIPS OF CIRCUIT LIMITERS WHILE WELDING HEMMINGS, HUNTER GARRETT — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 19, 2023
18543566 STRUT ASSEMBLY FOR HIGH FREQUENCY ELASTOMER TESTING IN A TEST MACHINE USED FOR DAMPER TESTING ROBERTS, HERBERT K 2855 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 18, 2023
18568688 BATTERY CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY SAVAGE, WILLIAM FADDOUL — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 08, 2023
18529275 Pin and Grommet Assembly BATES, ZAKIYA W 3674 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 05, 2023
18522669 Closure Device and Method for Closing Openings in Carrier Components SMALLEY, JAMES N 3675 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 29, 2023
18521149 HEATED MIST GENERATOR, STEAM GENERATOR AND RELATED METHODS SAMUELS, LAWRENCE H 3761 §103 Final Rejection 29d Pending Nov 28, 2023
18521145 SPECIMEN INSERTION AND ALIGNMENT DEVICES, AND MATERIAL TESTING SYSTEMS INCLUDING SPECIMEN INSERTION AND ALIGNMENT DEVICES HOPKINS, BRANDI N 2855 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Nov 28, 2023
18563688 THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE, ELECTRICALLY INSULATING FILM AND BATTERY PACK COMPRISING SAME ROLDAN RAMOS, CHRISTIAN — §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 22, 2023
18517347 Valve Device and Battery Housing with such a Valve Device BARRY, DAPHNE MARIE — §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 22, 2023
18510255 Fasteners and Geometry for Casting Attachment PATEL, VISHAL A 3675 §102§112 Final Rejection — Pending Nov 15, 2023
18506694 MATERIAL TEST SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING STATIC AND DYNAMIC DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION CHARIOUI, MOHAMED 2857 §103 Final Rejection 12d Pending Nov 10, 2023
18560291 GAS CONTROL SYSTEM FOR REFLOW FURNACE AND REFLOW FURNACE STILES, JACOB BENJAMIN 1733 §103 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Nov 10, 2023
18387887 MARINE REPAIR COMPOSITION LING, DORIS — §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 08, 2023
18503636 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO CONFIGURE A ROBOTIC WELDING SYSTEM EVANS, KARSTON G 3657 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 07, 2023
18387155 SEALANT REMOVER KOCH, GEORGE R 1745 §102§103 Final Rejection 29d overdue Pending Nov 06, 2023
18385526 Push Button ABRAHAM, TANIA 3636 §102§103 Non-Final OA 18d overdue Pending Oct 31, 2023
18498397 ROOFING FASTENER SAETHER, FLEMMING 3675 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 31, 2023
18382708 Damping Device for Reducing a Movement of a Second Component Movable Relative to a First Component SAHNI, VISHAL R 3616 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 23, 2023
18382158 Ultrasonic Weld Pad PATEL, DEVANG R 1735 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 20, 2023
18375202 BRUSHES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR POST-CMP CLEANING OF A SURFACE SHUM, KENT N 3723 §103 Final Rejection 35d overdue Pending Sep 29, 2023
18373461 METHOD OF TREATING A CHEMICAL PRODUCT GONZALEZ, MADELINE 1773 §102§103 Non-Final OA 75d Pending Sep 27, 2023
18475346 CONVEYOR WAREWASHER AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A CONVEYOR WAREWASHER ORTA, LAUREN GRACE 1711 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 27, 2023
18242620 Sealing Ring and Connector Assembly BYRD, EUGENE G 3675 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Sep 06, 2023
18239953 WELD TRAINING SYSTEMS WITH WELDING TECHNIQUE MONITORING BULLINGTON, ROBERT P 3715 §101§112 Final Rejection 42d overdue Pending Aug 30, 2023
18238604 ONE COMPONENT, UV-CURED PRIMER MATERIAL FOR REPAIRING SURFACE IMPERFECTIONS ROSWELL, JESSICA MARIE 1712 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 28, 2023
18453362 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIGITAL IMAGE COMPRESSION CRUZ, IRIANA 2681 §101§103 Final Rejection 34d Pending Aug 22, 2023
18547451 CONTACT CLEANING APPARATUS LUU, THANH X 2878 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 22, 2023
18449086 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF FORMING A BRUSH TO CLEAN A SURFACE ULATOWSKI, EMMA ELIZABETH 3761 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 14, 2023
18364385 RESEALABLE ENCLOSURE HAVING FASTENER STRIPS, AND A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MAKING THE SAME THEIS, MATTHEW T 3734 §103 Final Rejection 14d Pending Aug 02, 2023
18222701 Compensation Nut Assembly WONG, JOCK M 3675 §102 Non-Final OA 46d Pending Jul 17, 2023
18221170 CAPACITIVE SENSOR FOR DETECTING A FLUID LEVEL WITHIN A MOVABLE FLUID TANK OF A DOMESTIC APPLIANCE SULTANA, DILARA 2858 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jul 12, 2023
18219937 WELDING TECHNIQUE MONITORING SYSTEMS USING ACOUSTIC TRACKING CHAMBERS, JOHN MICHAEL 3761 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 10, 2023
18348142 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO MEASURE SPECIMEN DIMENSIONS QUINN, DANIEL MICHAEL 2855 §103§112 Final Rejection 36d overdue Pending Jul 06, 2023
18216802 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO POSITION THIN-FILM SPECIMENS KRCHA, MATTHEW D 1758 §102§103 Non-Final OA 85d Pending Jun 30, 2023
18342337 Power System Radiators and Power Systems Having Radiators TRAN, THIEN S 3761 §103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 27, 2023
18213455 Module for Generating Opening Signals CAROC, LHEIREN MAE ANGLO 2831 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 30d overdue Pending Jun 23, 2023
18212527 Quarter Turn Fastener SAETHER, FLEMMING 3675 §102§103 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending Jun 21, 2023
18337133 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CAPABILITY INDICATION IN A MODULAR WELDING SYSTEM COLLINS, DANIEL S. 3745 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 19, 2023
18337375 RADIONUCLIDE BRACHYTHERAPY SOURCE SYSTEMS FOR APPLICATION OF BETA RADIATION LANNU, JOSHUA DARYL DEANON 3791 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 19, 2023
18332384 CONCRETE SLAB LOAD TRANSFER AND CONNECTION APPARATUS CHU, KATHERINE J 3671 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 09, 2023
18331302 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WELD PROCESS SELECTION AND ISOLATION FROM A VOLTAGE SENSING WIRE FEEDER WIBLIN, MATTHEW 3745 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 08, 2023
18205976 BRACKET ASSEMBLY BACHNER, ROBERT G 2898 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 05, 2023
18202740 Emblem Retainer SAETHER, FLEMMING 3675 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 26, 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 §103 Final Rejection 78d Pending May 16, 2023
18196767 TOOL BASED WELDING TECHNIQUE MONITORING SYSTEMS WITH TOOL TIP POSITION CALIBRATIONS MACCHIAROLO, PETER J 2855 §103 Non-Final OA 75d Pending May 12, 2023
18140847 FEEDBACK FROM A WELDING TORCH OF A WELDING SYSTEM UTAMA, ROBERT J 3715 §112 Non-Final OA 36d overdue Pending Apr 28, 2023
18300974 ROBOTIC WELDING TOOL TIPS AND METHODS TO PROGRAM A ROBOTIC WELDING SYSTEM QUANDT, MICHAEL M 3745 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 14, 2023
18130188 Anti-Tampering Device for a Degassing Tank Cap NEUBAUER, THOMAS L 3675 §103§112 Final Rejection 43d overdue Pending Apr 03, 2023
18130294 CHARGING PORT HEATER TRAN-LE, THAO UYEN 3761 §103§112 Non-Final OA 70d Pending Apr 03, 2023
18175833 X-RAY INSPECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD DOWNING, SAVANNAH STARR 2884 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 28, 2023
18022010 Composite Material and Fastening Nut Made of Composite Material BERRO, ADAM JOSEPH 1765 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Feb 17, 2023
18019374 APPARATUS FOR THE AUTOMATIC REFRESHING OF AN ADHESIVE ROLL CARLSON, MARC 3723 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 02, 2023
18013028 GROUT APPLICATOR AND METHOD FOR GROUT APPLICATION ANDRISH, SEAN D 3678 §103§112 Final Rejection 14d Pending Dec 27, 2022
17926190 A CONTACT CLEANING SURFACE RODGERS, THOMAS RAYMOND 3723 §103 Final Rejection 31d overdue Pending Nov 18, 2022
17976531 AEROSOL CLEANING COMPOSITION EASHOO, MARK 1767 §103§112 Non-Final OA 44d overdue Pending Oct 28, 2022
17973866 MOVEMENT CONTROL OF MATERIAL REMOVAL SYSTEMS DO, NHAT CHIEU Q 3724 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 19d Pending Oct 26, 2022
17965210 DISPLAY ASSEMBLIES AND WELDING-TYPE DEVICES HAVING DISPLAY ASSEMBLIES CHOU, JIMMY 3761 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 13, 2022
17897996 FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE TERMINAL MANGOT, GREGORY LAWRENCE 2834 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Aug 29, 2022
17895654 ELECTRICAL CONTACT ASSEMBLY WILLS, MONIQUE M 1723 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 25, 2022
17894422 FASTENER PIN WONG, JOCK M 3675 §103 Final Rejection 17d overdue Pending Aug 24, 2022
17894743 DOWEL SYSTEM CHU, KATHERINE J 3671 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 19d Pending Aug 24, 2022
17892191 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOUNTING A GRINDER/POLISHER SAMPLE HOLDER HAWKINS, JASON KHALIL 3723 §102§103 Non-Final OA 9d Pending Aug 22, 2022
17875977 PORTABLE PRODUCTION MACHINE, MOBILE TERMINAL, PRODUCTION SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING DATA JENNISON, BRIAN W 3761 §102§103 Non-Final OA 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 Final Rejection 4d overdue Pending Jul 14, 2022
17851240 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TRACKING A WELDING TOOL AND PROVIDING FEEDBACK DODSON, JUSTIN C 3761 §101§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 28, 2022
17738203 ENERGY STORAGE CADDY FOR WELDING SYSTEM WUNDERLICH, ERWIN J 3761 §103§112 Final Rejection 9d overdue Pending May 06, 2022
17713997 SOLUTIONS FOR SOLVENT SWELLING AND SOLVENT BONDING NGUYEN, HAIDUNG D 1761 §102§103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Apr 05, 2022
17705652 Fastener with Integral Seal MAGAR, DIL KUMAR 3675 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Mar 28, 2022
17689214 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ONBOARD DIMENSIONING CESE, KENNY A 2663 §103§112 Final Rejection 48d Pending Mar 08, 2022
17582894 Multiple Position Wire Feed Spool Delivery System WUNDERLICH, ERWIN J 3761 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 21d Pending Jan 24, 2022
17529590 SEMI-AUTOMATIC TORCH TRIGGER FOR ROTATING POWER CONNECTOR FOR WELDING TORCH CABLES WANG, FRANKLIN JEFFERSON 3761 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Nov 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
17350724 SOLDERING NOZZLE, SYSTEM AND USE PATEL, DEVANG R 1735 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 17, 2021
17346347 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GRAFTING A MOLECULAR CODE ONTO A MATERIAL BY AN ATMOSPHERIC PLASMA TREATMENT CHEN, KEATH T 1716 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 14, 2021
17237252 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PART TRACKING USING MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES HEFFINGTON, JOHN M 2145 §103 Final Rejection 52d overdue Pending Apr 22, 2021
17056846 CHILD DETERRENT ZIPPER CLOSURE (as amended) BATTISTI, DEREK J 3734 §112 Final Rejection — Pending Nov 19, 2020
16934551 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WELDING ASSET TRACKING KIRKWOOD, SPENCER HAMMETT 3761 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Jul 21, 2020
16842251 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PROVIDE WELDING-TYPE POWER AND PREHEATING POWER WUNDERLICH, ERWIN J 3761 §103§112 Final Rejection 54d Pending Apr 07, 2020
16815658 SMART REGULATORS FOR WELDING-TYPE SYSTEMS CHEN, KUANGYUE 3700 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Mar 11, 2020
16737636 SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH INTEGRATED SWITCH FOR CONTROLLED SHORT CIRCUIT WELDING PROCESSES WUNDERLICH, ERWIN J 3761 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 08, 2020
16670596 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO DESIGN PART WELD PROCESSES EVANGELISTA, THEODORE JUSTINE 3761 §102§112 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 31, 2019
16417425 WELDING POWER SUPPLIES AND USER INTERFACES FOR WELDING POWER SUPPLIES KHLOK, BONITA 3761 §103 Final Rejection 57d Pending May 20, 2019

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