Technology areas: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
394 pending office actions • 180 art units • 343 examiners • 24 of 394 (6%) have an AI response strategy ready • 876 patents granted in the last 365 days
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba has 399 pending office actions in Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics. The matters involve 346 examiners across 178 art units, reflecting a broad and complex examination footprint.
TUTOR, AARON N is the busiest examiner, with 6 pending matters. The identified examiner concentration is limited relative to the portfolio, making coordinated systems and matter-specific response planning important.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 101 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. 101 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 | 17 (4%) |
| §101 + other | 79 (20%) |
| §103 only | 119 (30%) |
| §102 only | 24 (6%) |
| §112 only | 13 (3%) |
| Double-patenting only | 4 (1%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 2 (1%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 133 (34%) |
| No statute on record | 3 (1%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TUTOR, AARON N | 6 | 34.3% | +30.8% |
| WERONSKI, MATTHEW S | 5 | 9.4% | +20.3% |
| SHAPIRO, JEFFREY ALAN | 4 | 55.0% | +15.6% |
| HAIDER, FAWAAD | 3 | 50.5% | +25.2% |
| WALKER, MICHAEL JARED | 3 | 57.1% | +28.1% |
| VALENCIA, ALEJANDRO | 3 | 42.7% | +6.2% |
| KIM, MICHELLE JINJU | 3 | 70.0% | +50.0% |
| RUFO, LOUIS J | 3 | 54.6% | +22.8% |
| LEVINE, ADAM L | 2 | 35.9% | +40.0% |
| SUMMERS, KIERSTEN V | 2 | 11.3% | +13.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18113186 | Self-Checkout System | TUTOR, AARON N | 345d overdue |
| 18179459 | QKD APPARATUS, QKD SYSTEM, QKD START CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT | GELAGAY, SHEWAYE | 233d overdue |
| 17940028 | STRESS SCORE CALCULATION APPARATUS, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM | SAHAND, SANA | 187d overdue |
| 17188069 | ANALYSIS METHOD, ANALYSIS SUBSTRATE, ANALYSIS KIT, AND ANALYSIS APPARATUS | HUANG, MICKEY NMN | 156d overdue |
| 18340427 | CHECKOUT DEVICE AND METHOD | WALKER, MICHAEL JARED | 155d overdue |
| 18583988 | ACOUSTIC SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND ACOUSTIC SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD | GANMAVO, KUASSI A | 146d overdue |
| 18217282 | OBJECT IDENTIFICATION BASED ON A PARTIAL VISUAL OBJECT IDENTIFIER CODE SCAN AT POINT OF SALE | TUTOR, AARON N | 79d overdue |
| 17887582 | METHOD OF ANALYZING ANTIMONY ION, INSPECTION TOOL USED FOR ANALYZING PENTAVALENT ANTIMONY ION, AND INSPECTION TOOL USED FOR ANALYZING ANTIMONY ION ACCORDING TO ITS VALENCE | THOMPSON, CURTIS A | 45d 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18113186 | Self-Checkout System | TUTOR, AARON N | 345d overdue |
| 18340427 | CHECKOUT DEVICE AND METHOD | WALKER, MICHAEL JARED | 155d overdue |
| 18217282 | OBJECT IDENTIFICATION BASED ON A PARTIAL VISUAL OBJECT IDENTIFIER CODE SCAN AT POINT OF SALE | TUTOR, AARON N | 79d overdue |
| 18754050 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, SERVER DEVICE, AND METHOD THEREOF | LEVINE, ADAM L | 59d overdue |
| 18173900 | VISION MESH NETWORK FOR POINT-OF-SALE SYSTEMS | SHAPIRO, JEFFREY ALAN | 24d overdue |
| 18820073 | MAGNETIC DISK APPARATUS | KIM, MICHELLE JINJU | 19d overdue |
| 18664190 | POINT-OF-SALE DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD | WERONSKI, MATTHEW S | 30d |
| 18645296 | POINT OF SALE TERMINAL, METHOD, AND MEDIUM | WERONSKI, MATTHEW S | 40d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3627 | 33 |
| 2818 | 10 |
| 2834 | 8 |
| 2812 | 8 |
| 2852 | 7 |
| 2853 | 7 |
| 2898 | 7 |
| 2683 | 6 |
| 2682 | 5 |
| 2877 | 5 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19530060 | SETTLEMENT APPARATUS AND PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUM | TAYLOR, APRIL ALICIA | 2876 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 04, 2026 |
| 19282133 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | BRASE, SANDRA L | 2852 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 28, 2025 |
| 19279778 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | THERRIEN, CARLA J | 2852 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 24, 2025 |
| 19271119 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND A COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | WERONSKI, MATTHEW S | 3627 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 16, 2025 |
| 19261545 | INFORMATION PROCESSING TERMINAL AND RECORDING MEDIUM | HOLLY, JOHN H | 3696 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 07, 2025 |
| 19258585 | COMMODITY SALES DATA PROCESSING DEVICE | ANSARI, AZAM A | 3621 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 02, 2025 |
| 19233885 | SURVEILLANCE APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR CHECKOUT LINE MANAGEMENT | PUJOLS-CRUZ, MARJORIE | 3624 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 10, 2025 |
| 19209429 | STORE SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATED CUSTOMER REPLY AND CUSTOMER BEHAVIOR TRACKING | OSMAN BILAL AHMED, AFAF | 3622 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 15, 2025 |
| 19068529 | MICROSTRIP ANTENNA, WIRELESS TAG COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND SHEET PROCESSING DEVICE | NGUYEN, HOANG V | 2845 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 03, 2025 |
| 19068029 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD | ELEY, JESSICA L | 2852 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 03, 2025 |
| 19063250 | SHOPPING TERMINAL, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | LEVINE, ADAM L | 3689 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 25, 2025 |
| 19054496 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM | CHOY, PAN G | 3624 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 14, 2025 |
| 19050495 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, SECOND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | JAMI, HARES | 2164 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 11, 2025 |
| 19049177 | PRINTER | MARSHALL, CHRISTLE I | 2876 | §102 | Final Rejection | 15d | Pending | Feb 10, 2025 |
| 19048487 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD | WOODWORTH, II, ALLAN J | 3622 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 07, 2025 |
| 19048330 | PAYMENT TERMINAL OPERATION SYSTEM, PAYMENT TERMINAL, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS | OBAID, FATEH M | — | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 07, 2025 |
| 19046095 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | GUSTAFSON, MATHEW DONALD | 2113 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 05, 2025 |
| 19046455 | PRINTER, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | MRUK, GEOFFREY S | 2853 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 05, 2025 |
| 19039374 | TRANSACTION PROCESSING SYSTEM, TRANSACTION PROCESSING DEVICE AND TRANSACTION PROCESSING METHOD | SUMMERS, KIERSTEN V | 3626 | §101§102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 28, 2025 |
| 19038469 | FRAUDULENT ACT RECOGNITION DEVICE, CONTROL PROGRAM THEREFOR, AND FRAUDULENT ACT RECOGNITION METHOD | YANG, JIANXUN | — | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 27, 2025 |
| 19034222 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | HEREDIA OCASIO, ARLENE J | 2852 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 22, 2025 |
| 19029971 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS | SMITH, LINDSEY B | 3688 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19026067 | STORE SERVER, METHOD, AND STORE SYSTEM | CIRNU, ALEXANDRU | 3622 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 19020071 | SETTLEMENT APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | HAIDER, FAWAAD | 3627 | §101§102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 14, 2025 |
| 19018676 | PAYMENT DEVICE AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | OJIAKU, CHIKAODINAKA | 3696 | §101§102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 13, 2025 |
| 19009594 | INFORMATION PROCESSING TERMINAL AND RECORDING MEDIUM | WALKER, MICHAEL JARED | 3627 | §101§102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 03, 2025 |
| 19000406 | FRACTURE SECTION IMAGE ANALYSIS DEVICE AND FRACTURE SECTION IMAGE ANALYSIS METHOD | RIVERA-MARTINEZ, GUILLERMO M | 2677 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 23, 2024 |
| 18983143 | IN-STORE GUIDANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD | CIVAN, ETHAN D | 3688 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 16, 2024 |
| 18979697 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD | JUNG, HENRY H | 3695 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 54d | Pending | Dec 13, 2024 |
| 18975591 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE AND DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | CHATLY, AMIT | 2624 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 10, 2024 |
| 18976314 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | ROGERS, SCOTT A | 2683 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 10, 2024 |
| 18969977 | TRANSACTION PROCESSING SYSTEM | GLASS, RUSSELL S | 3627 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2024 |
| 18969879 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND MONITORING METHOD FOR AN INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS | SALEHI, HELAI | 2433 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2024 |
| 18966180 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE AND INFORMATION TRANSMISSION SYSTEM | DULANEY, BENJAMIN O | 2683 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 03, 2024 |
| 18958879 | DETECTION DEVICE AND REGISTRATION SYSTEM | SALMAN, AVIA ABDULSATTAR | 3627 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 25, 2024 |
| 18959058 | TRANSACTION PROCESSING SYSTEM, TRANSACTION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND TRANSACTION PROCESSING METHOD | HAYLES, ASHFORD S | 3627 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 25, 2024 |
| 18950907 | CHECKOUT SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR CHECKOUT SYSTEM | JOHNSON, SONJI N | 2876 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 18, 2024 |
| 18949387 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD FOR IN-STORE SHOPPING SUPPORT | SUMMERS, KIERSTEN V | 3626 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | 75d | Pending | Nov 15, 2024 |
| 18946999 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD | MITROS, ANNA MAE | 3689 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | 33d | Pending | Nov 14, 2024 |
| 18934131 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | SABAH, HARIS | 2682 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2024 |
| 18934184 | POINT-OF-SALE TERMINAL, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | ORTIZ ROMAN, DENISSE Y | 3627 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | 29d | Pending | Oct 31, 2024 |
| 18925082 | TRANSACTION PROCESSING SYSTEM | TUTOR, AARON N | 3627 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 24, 2024 |
| 18924961 | POINT-OF-SALE SYSTEM, SERVER, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | SAFAIPOUR, BOBBAK | 2665 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 23, 2024 |
| 18923733 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE | TACDIRAN, ANDRE GEE | 2415 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 23, 2024 |
| 18924524 | SALES INFORMATION AGGREGATION AND PROCESSING SYSTEM AND SALES INFORMATION AGGREGATION AND PROCESSING METHOD | TUTOR, AARON N | 3627 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | 70d | Pending | Oct 23, 2024 |
| 18911169 | PAYMENT DEVICE, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | SALMAN, AVIA ABDULSATTAR | 3627 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | 7d | Pending | Oct 09, 2024 |
| 18910961 | HAND-DRIVING MOVABLE BODY | SHELTON, IAN BRYCE | 3613 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 09, 2024 |
| 18909505 | GATE DEVICE | MASUD, ROKIB | 3627 | §103 | Final Rejection | 22d | Pending | Oct 08, 2024 |
| 18896395 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD | VANDERHORST, MARIA VICTORIA | 3621 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 41d | Pending | Sep 25, 2024 |
| 18895826 | SERVER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SERVER | ZHENG, JACKY X | 2681 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 25, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba has 394 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 180 art units and 343 examiners.
Aaron N Tutor has the most, with 6 of Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba's pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
