Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Computing & Software
69 pending office actions • 42 art units • 62 examiners • 0 of 69 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 68 patents granted in the last 365 days
Johnson Controls Inc. currently manages a portfolio of 75 pending office actions within the Computing & Software technology area. These 75 actions are distributed across 66 distinct examiners, which indicates a highly fragmented prosecution landscape where very few examiners handle multiple cases for the company. This broad distribution suggests that the company's legal team must adapt to a wide variety of individual examiner preferences and styles rather than relying on established relationships with a small group of patent office personnel. The presence of 66 distinct examiners ensures that prosecution outcomes are determined by a diverse set of perspectives.
The pending office actions are further spread across 38 distinct art units, reflecting the diverse technical scope of the company's software-related innovations. DUNN, DARRIN D is identified as the busiest examiner for this portfolio, yet they are responsible for only 4 pending office actions. This low concentration of 4 actions relative to the total volume reinforces the observation that prosecution is decentralized across the 38 distinct art units. For practitioners, this means that institutional knowledge gained from one application may have limited applicability to others, as the matters are likely being reviewed by different examiners in different technical groups.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 27 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. 27 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 | 3 (4%) |
| §101 + other | 14 (20%) |
| §103 only | 28 (41%) |
| §102 only | 3 (4%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (1%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (1%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 19 (28%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUNN, DARRIN D | 4 | 75.3% | +24.2% |
| SHAIKH, MERAJ A | 3 | 57.3% | +22.3% |
| MAPAR, BIJAN | 2 | 67.5% | +28.1% |
| LING, FOR K. | 2 | 53.7% | +18.6% |
| CAHILL, JESSICA MARIE | 1 | 78.5% | +22.8% |
| RIDDER, CLAYTON PAUL | 1 | 64.7% | +32.2% |
| ABDOU TCHOUSSOU, BOUBACAR | 1 | 68.7% | +13.7% |
| NGUYEN, TRUNG Q | 1 | 91.0% | +6.2% |
| BLACK-CHILDRESS, RAJSHEED O | 1 | 63.0% | +23.8% |
| SWIFT, CHARLES M | 1 | 80.7% | +22.6% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18438195 | BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATION AND CONTAINERIZATION OF GATEWAY COMPONENTS ON EDGE DEVICES | SWIFT, CHARLES M | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18227859 | OIL AND GAS METERING SYSTEM | SUN, XIUQIN | 5d overdue |
| 18106367 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REFRIGERANT LEAK MANAGEMENT | SHAIKH, MERAJ A | 5d |
| 18528218 | CONTROLLING FIRE SUPPRESSION BASED ON OCCUPANCY DATA | LAUGHLIN, ELIZABETH ANN | 9d |
| 18367357 | HVAC ZONE CONTROL PANEL ELECTRONIC DISPLAY SYSTEMS AND METHODS | DUNN, DARRIN D | 27d |
| 17709003 | DYNAMIC ALERT PRIORITIZATION METHOD USING DISPOSITION CODE CLASSIFIERS AND MODIFIED TVC | CRANDALL, RICHARD W. | 28d |
| 17024404 | USER EXPERIENCE SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING COMPLIANCE OF TEMPERATURE, PRESSURE, AND HUMIDITY | KONERU, SUJAY | 28d |
| 16142758 | WEB SERVICES FOR SMART ENTITY CREATION AND MAINTENANCE USING TIME SERIES DATA | EYERS, DUSTIN D | 40d |
| 18389595 | BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH CONTINUOUS AIR QUALITY MONITORING | PATEL, CHANDNI | 49d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18215029 | SYSTEMS FOR REFRIGERANT LEAK DETECTION AND MANAGEMENT | SHAIKH, MERAJ A | 91d overdue |
| 18106367 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REFRIGERANT LEAK MANAGEMENT | SHAIKH, MERAJ A | 5d |
| 17910240 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING VARIABLE REFRIGERANT FLOW SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELS | DUNN, DARRIN D | 14d |
| 18024234 | ELECTRICAL ENCLOSURE FOR HVAC SYSTEM | SHAIKH, MERAJ A | 15d |
| 18367357 | HVAC ZONE CONTROL PANEL ELECTRONIC DISPLAY SYSTEMS AND METHODS | DUNN, DARRIN D | 27d |
| 18372621 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO OPERATE HVAC SYSTEM DURING VOLTAGE VARIATION EVENT | DUNN, DARRIN D | 54d |
| 18996698 | VALVE | CAHILL, JESSICA MARIE | — |
| 18878605 | AN AIRCRAFT SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM | RIDDER, CLAYTON PAUL | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2117 | 10 |
| 3763 | 6 |
| 2118 | 4 |
| 2189 | 4 |
| 2857 | 3 |
| 2115 | 2 |
| 2119 | 2 |
| 2199 | 2 |
| 2188 | 2 |
| 3646 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18996698 | VALVE | CAHILL, JESSICA MARIE | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 22, 2025 |
| 18878605 | AN AIRCRAFT SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM | RIDDER, CLAYTON PAUL | 3646 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 23, 2024 |
| 18862472 | INTELLIGENT EDGE POWER MANAGEMENT | ABDOU TCHOUSSOU, BOUBACAR | 2482 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 01, 2024 |
| 18855995 | TESTING APPARATUS | NGUYEN, TRUNG Q | 2858 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 10, 2024 |
| 18854049 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING FIRE DETECTION SYSTEMS | BLACK-CHILDRESS, RAJSHEED O | 2685 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 03, 2024 |
| 18438195 | BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATION AND CONTAINERIZATION OF GATEWAY COMPONENTS ON EDGE DEVICES | SWIFT, CHARLES M | 2196 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 09, 2024 |
| 18436799 | TRAINING AND EXECUTING MACHINE-LEARNING MODELS FOR BUILDING DATA CONVERSION | XIA, XUYANG | 2117 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 08, 2024 |
| 18430262 | DIGITAL TWIN CHANGE FEED | RINES, ROBERT D | 2118 | §101§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 01, 2024 |
| 18400783 | CENTRAL PLANT CONTROL SYSTEM WITH EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE EVALUATION | GOMEZ, CHRISTOPHER ALBERT | 3628 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 8d | Pending | Dec 29, 2023 |
| 18398007 | NET ZERO ENERGY FACILITIES WITH UNCERTAINTY HANDLING | COUSINEAU, CONNOR DANIEL | 2115 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | 76d | Pending | Dec 27, 2023 |
| 18391086 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVING ACCURACY OF OCCUPANCY MONITORING USING MULTIPLE SENSORS | LE, HAILEY R | 3648 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2023 |
| 18389595 | BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH CONTINUOUS AIR QUALITY MONITORING | PATEL, CHANDNI | 2118 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 49d | Pending | Dec 19, 2023 |
| 18530949 | BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH NETWORKING DEVICE AGILITY | GREENE, JOSEPH L | 2443 | §103 | Final Rejection | 13d | Pending | Dec 06, 2023 |
| 18528218 | CONTROLLING FIRE SUPPRESSION BASED ON OCCUPANCY DATA | LAUGHLIN, ELIZABETH ANN | 3762 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 9d | Pending | Dec 04, 2023 |
| 18514736 | DYNAMIC DATA-STREAM SELECTION FROM EDGE DEVICES | SHAH, MEHULKUMAR J | 2459 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 53d | Pending | Nov 20, 2023 |
| 18484209 | SENSOR FUSION IN SECURITY SYSTEMS | MUNGUIA, DUILIO | 2497 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 10, 2023 |
| 18378515 | ACTUATOR OF HVAC UNIT | POUDEL, SANTOSH RAJ | 2115 | §102 | Final Rejection | 8d overdue | Pending | Oct 10, 2023 |
| 18375153 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZATION AND AUTOCONFIGURATION OF EDGE PROCESSING DEVICES | KHAN, HASSAN ABDUR-RAHMAN | 2451 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 29, 2023 |
| 18372621 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO OPERATE HVAC SYSTEM DURING VOLTAGE VARIATION EVENT | DUNN, DARRIN D | 2117 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | 54d | Pending | Sep 25, 2023 |
| 18371923 | WEB SERVICES FOR CREATION AND MAINTENANCE OF SMART ENTITIES FOR CONNECTED DEVICES | ELLIS, MATTHEW J | 2152 | §103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 22, 2023 |
| 18371220 | BUILDING SYSTEM WITH OCCUPANCY PREDICTION AND DEEP LEARNING MODELING OF AIR QUALITY AND INFECTION RISK | MONTY, MARZIA T | 2117 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 21, 2023 |
| 18367357 | HVAC ZONE CONTROL PANEL ELECTRONIC DISPLAY SYSTEMS AND METHODS | DUNN, DARRIN D | 2117 | §101§103Other | Final Rejection | 27d | Pending | Sep 12, 2023 |
| 18244778 | BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH HYBRID EDGE-CLOUD PROCESSING | LOPEZ ALVAREZ, OLVIN | 2117 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | 56d | Pending | Sep 11, 2023 |
| 18234530 | BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH CYBER HEALTH DASHBOARD | HOPE, DARRIN | 2178 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 16, 2023 |
| 18277556 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF A CHILLER SYSTEM | TAN, ALVIN H | 2118 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 27d | Pending | Aug 16, 2023 |
| 18227859 | OIL AND GAS METERING SYSTEM | SUN, XIUQIN | 2857 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 5d overdue | Pending | Jul 28, 2023 |
| 18227096 | BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH INTELLIGENT VISUALIZATION FOR HEATING, VENTILATION, AND/OR AIR CONDITIONING INTEGRATION | CHANG, VINCENT WEN-LIANG | 2119 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 7d | Pending | Jul 27, 2023 |
| 18222827 | BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEM WITH VALIDATED COMMISSIONING WORKFLOW AND DIGITAL TWIN POPULATION | HOCKER, JOHN PAUL | 2189 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 17, 2023 |
| 18272058 | PIPELINE PROVIDED WITH SILENCING STRUCTURE | LUKS, JEREMY AUSTIN | 2800 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 12, 2023 |
| 18215990 | BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH SEMICONDUCTOR FARM AND VIRTUALIZED FIELD CONTROLLERS | AQUINO, WYNUEL S | 2199 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 29, 2023 |
| 18215453 | SMART BUILDING SYSTEMS WITH AUTOMATED READINESS VERIFICATION | VELEZ-LOPEZ, MARIO M | 2118 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 28, 2023 |
| 18215760 | BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEM WITH DIGITAL TWIN POPULATION FROM COMMISSIONING WORKFLOW | GOLD, HENRY JOYNER | 2189 | §101§102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 28, 2023 |
| 18343686 | ROBOT USE OF DESTINATION DISPATCH ELEVATORS | WAKELY, REECE ANTHONY | 3667 | §103 | Final Rejection | 2d overdue | Pending | Jun 28, 2023 |
| 18215029 | SYSTEMS FOR REFRIGERANT LEAK DETECTION AND MANAGEMENT | SHAIKH, MERAJ A | 3763 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 91d overdue | Pending | Jun 27, 2023 |
| 18213744 | BUILDING DATA PLATFORM WITH DIGITAL TWIN BASED INFERENCES AND PREDICTIONS FOR A GRAPHICAL BUILDING MODEL | OCHOA, JUAN CARLOS | 2186 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 23, 2023 |
| 18204106 | BUILDING EQUIPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A HEALTHCARE FACILITY | DUFFY, ALEX JULIAN | 2188 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 31, 2023 |
| 18034018 | CHILLER SYSTEM WITH SERIAL FLOW EVAPORATORS | TAVAKOLDAVANI, KAMRAN | 3763 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 70d | Pending | Apr 26, 2023 |
| 18133831 | BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH WATER AND AIR-BASED BIOLOGICAL SENSING | TRAN, VI N | 2117 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 12, 2023 |
| 18128659 | CHILLER RATING ENGINE DIGITAL TWIN AND ENERGY BALANCE MODEL | MAPAR, BIJAN | 2189 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 30, 2023 |
| 18028189 | CONDENSER ARRANGEMENT FOR HVAC SYSTEM | LING, FOR K. | 3763 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 23, 2023 |
| 18121941 | BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEM WITH REMOTE ADVISORY SERVICES | BACA, MATTHEW WALTER | 2857 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 15, 2023 |
| 18120162 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING AND USING ASSISTIVE DIGITAL MODELS OF BUILDINGS AND BUILDING EQUIPMENT | MAPAR, BIJAN | 2189 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 10, 2023 |
| 18181404 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING EVACUATION GUIDANCE | MUNION, JAMES E | 2688 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 09, 2023 |
| 18116974 | MONITORING AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR CONNECTED BUILDING EQUIPMENT WITH FAULT PREDICTION AND PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE | FIGUEROA, KEVIN W | 2124 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | 84d | Pending | Mar 03, 2023 |
| 18024234 | ELECTRICAL ENCLOSURE FOR HVAC SYSTEM | SHAIKH, MERAJ A | 3763 | §103 | Final Rejection | 15d | Pending | Mar 01, 2023 |
| 18115478 | BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEM WITH EDGE PROCESSING DIVERSITY | DUNN, DARRIN D | 2117 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2023 |
| 18106367 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REFRIGERANT LEAK MANAGEMENT | SHAIKH, MERAJ A | 3763 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 5d | Pending | Feb 06, 2023 |
| 18008356 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EARLY CONTROLLED SPRINKLER ACTIVATION | LEE, CHEE-CHONG | 3752 | §103 | Final Rejection | 26d | Pending | Dec 05, 2022 |
| 17991451 | BUILDING HVAC SYSTEM WITH MULTI-LEVEL MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL | SANDERS, JOSHUA T | 2119 | DP | Final Rejection | 34d | Pending | Nov 21, 2022 |
| 17910240 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING VARIABLE REFRIGERANT FLOW SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELS | DUNN, DARRIN D | 2117 | §103 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Sep 08, 2022 |
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Start Free TrialJohnson Controls Inc. has 69 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 42 art units and 62 examiners.
Darrin D Dunn has the most, with 4 of Johnson Controls Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Computing & Software (USPTO Tech Center 2100), based on where its pending office actions are examined.