Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Jabil Inc.

Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

12 pending office actions • 9 art units • 12 examiners • 0 of 12 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 29 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Jabil Inc. has 13 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. The matters are assigned to 13 distinct examiners and 10 distinct art units, showing separate examiner relationships with some repetition among technical classifications.

KHAYER, SOHANA T is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. No examiner-level concentration is shown. Counsel may use the shared technology area and overlapping art-unit assignments to support consistent portfolio positions, while treating each examination record as an individual prosecution matter.

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

Portfolio Summary

12
Total Pending OAs
8
Non-Final OAs
3
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

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.

2
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
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. 3 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (2)Due ≤ 30 days (1)

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.

10
Hard (83%)
2
Medium (17%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only2 (17%)
§101 + other4 (33%)
§103 only2 (17%)
Multi-statute (no §101)4 (33%)

Industry Mix

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

2
Life Sciences
17% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
1
Communications
8% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
9
Mechanical / Eng
75% 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.

120 h
Manual time on pending OAs
24 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
42 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
KHAYER, SOHANA T 1 82.1% +18.3%
LAROSE, RENEE MARIE 1 79.0% +9.6%
KRASNIC, BERNARD 1 77.9% +57.1%
GARCIA-GUERRA, DARLENE 1 23.2% +34.4%
PEREIRO, JORGE ANDRES 1 63.8% +20.6%
JARRETT, SCOTT L 1 51.8% +46.6%
ANDERSON, FOLASHADE 1 35.3% +37.0%
RIETH, STEPHEN EDWARD 1 45.5% +33.7%
ROBITAILLE, JOHN P 1 62.5% +22.1%
GARFT, CHRISTOPHER 1 59.0% +23.2%

Hard Cases (10)

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
15353356 APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A DESIGN FOR EXCELLENCE ENGINE BAHL, SANGEETA 31d overdue
14523642 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RISK PROCESSING AND VISUALIZATION OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM DATA HATCHER, DEIRDRE D 3d overdue
19299580 APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF USING DEPTH ASSESSMENT FOR AUTONOMOUS ROBOT NAVIGATION KHAYER, SOHANA T —
19174493 APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF PROVIDING HAZARD DETECTION AND CONTROL FOR A MOBILE ROBOT LAROSE, RENEE MARIE —
19009284 METHOD FOR DETECTING FRAMES KRASNIC, BERNARD —
18649252 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSMENT AND VISUALIZATION OF EXCESS AND OBSOLETION IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM GARCIA-GUERRA, DARLENE —
18469003 A SYSTEM AND METHOD UTILIZING BUBBLE CHARTS TO VISUALIZE COMPARATIVE RISK OF SUPPLY CHAIN INVENTORY IMBALANCES JARRETT, SCOTT L —
18468077 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZED DESIGN OF A SUPPLY CHAIN ANDERSON, FOLASHADE —

Interview Candidates (9)

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
18559894 AN APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF COOLING SENSITIVE ELECTRONICS IN A HEATED ENVIRONMENT PEREIRO, JORGE ANDRES 22d
19299580 APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF USING DEPTH ASSESSMENT FOR AUTONOMOUS ROBOT NAVIGATION KHAYER, SOHANA T —
19009284 METHOD FOR DETECTING FRAMES KRASNIC, BERNARD —
18649252 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSMENT AND VISUALIZATION OF EXCESS AND OBSOLETION IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM GARCIA-GUERRA, DARLENE —
18469003 A SYSTEM AND METHOD UTILIZING BUBBLE CHARTS TO VISUALIZE COMPARATIVE RISK OF SUPPLY CHAIN INVENTORY IMBALANCES JARRETT, SCOTT L —
18468077 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZED DESIGN OF A SUPPLY CHAIN ANDERSON, FOLASHADE —
18465635 PROCESS OF MAKING NYLON 5 FOR THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTING RIETH, STEPHEN EDWARD —
18027709 APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR BLOCKCHAIN TRACKING OF SPOOLED ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PRINT MATERIAL ROBITAILLE, JOHN P —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3625 3
3657 2
2671 1
3799 1
3623 1
1759 1
1743 1
3632 1
3626 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19299580 APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF USING DEPTH ASSESSMENT FOR AUTONOMOUS ROBOT NAVIGATION KHAYER, SOHANA T 3657 §103§112Other Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 14, 2025
19174493 APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF PROVIDING HAZARD DETECTION AND CONTROL FOR A MOBILE ROBOT LAROSE, RENEE MARIE 3657 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 09, 2025
19009284 METHOD FOR DETECTING FRAMES KRASNIC, BERNARD 2671 §101§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 03, 2025
18649252 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSMENT AND VISUALIZATION OF EXCESS AND OBSOLETION IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM GARCIA-GUERRA, DARLENE 3625 §101§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 29, 2024
18559894 AN APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF COOLING SENSITIVE ELECTRONICS IN A HEATED ENVIRONMENT PEREIRO, JORGE ANDRES 3799 §103 Non-Final OA 22d Pending Nov 09, 2023
18469003 A SYSTEM AND METHOD UTILIZING BUBBLE CHARTS TO VISUALIZE COMPARATIVE RISK OF SUPPLY CHAIN INVENTORY IMBALANCES JARRETT, SCOTT L 3625 §101§112Other Final Rejection — Pending Sep 18, 2023
18468077 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZED DESIGN OF A SUPPLY CHAIN ANDERSON, FOLASHADE 3623 §101 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 15, 2023
18465635 PROCESS OF MAKING NYLON 5 FOR THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTING RIETH, STEPHEN EDWARD 1759 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 12, 2023
18027709 APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR BLOCKCHAIN TRACKING OF SPOOLED ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PRINT MATERIAL ROBITAILLE, JOHN P 1743 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 22, 2023
17800528 APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER LEVELING RIM GARFT, CHRISTOPHER 3632 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 17, 2022
15353356 APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A DESIGN FOR EXCELLENCE ENGINE BAHL, SANGEETA 3626 §101§112 Final Rejection 31d overdue Pending Nov 16, 2016
14523642 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RISK PROCESSING AND VISUALIZATION OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM DATA HATCHER, DEIRDRE D 3625 §101 Final Rejection 3d overdue Pending Oct 24, 2014

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Jabil Inc. have?

Jabil Inc. has 12 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 9 art units and 12 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Jabil Inc. applications?

Sohana T Khayer has the most, with 1 of Jabil Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Jabil Inc.'s patent applications in?

Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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