Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
53 pending office actions • 6 art units • 27 examiners • 0 of 53 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 96 patents granted in the last 365 days
KARSTEN MANUFACTURING Corporation has 53 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These 53 pending office actions are distributed among 27 distinct examiners, which indicates that many examiners are handling multiple matters. This distribution of 53 pending office actions among 27 distinct examiners allows for a more efficient prosecution strategy than a fully dispersed portfolio.
The portfolio is active in 6 distinct art units. WILLIAM M PIERCE is the busiest examiner, currently overseeing 9 pending office actions. This significant concentration under WILLIAM M PIERCE and other examiners means that while the volume of 53 pending office actions is high, the company only needs to manage 27 distinct examiners across 6 distinct art units. For practitioners, the 9 pending office actions under WILLIAM M PIERCE represent a major focal point, providing an opportunity to apply consistent arguments across a portion of the portfolio in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering field.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 14 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. 14 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 | 1 (2%) |
| §103 only | 14 (26%) |
| §102 only | 1 (2%) |
| §112 only | 3 (6%) |
| Double-patenting only | 9 (17%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 8 (15%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 16 (30%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (2%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PIERCE, WILLIAM M | 9 | 42.8% | +16.3% |
| HUNTER, ALVIN A | 6 | 85.7% | +2.8% |
| PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO | 5 | 83.0% | +15.5% |
| ARYANPOUR, MITRA | 3 | 56.2% | +33.8% |
| DENNIS, MICHAEL DAVID | 3 | 55.3% | +30.0% |
| STANCZAK, MATTHEW BRIAN | 3 | 39.2% | +35.5% |
| DAVISON, LAURA L | 2 | 32.6% | +36.9% |
| MAI, TRI M | 2 | 36.3% | +20.6% |
| KLAYMAN, AMIR ARIE | 2 | 35.1% | +27.5% |
| WAGGENSPACK, ADAM J | 1 | 45.8% | +46.9% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18522023 | GOLF CLUB HEADS WITH RIBS AND RELATED METHODS | PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO | 156d overdue |
| 18488885 | Golf Club Having a Reinforced Ball Striking Plate | HUNTER, ALVIN A | 9d |
| 18606862 | BALL STRIKING DEVICE HAVING A COVERING ELEMENT | HUNTER, ALVIN A | 33d |
| 18596479 | ADJUSTABLE WEIGHT CLUB HEAD | HUNTER, ALVIN A | 34d |
| 18407755 | Golf Club Head with High Density Body and Low Density Face | HUNTER, ALVIN A | 55d |
| 18988601 | GOLF CLUB HEAD HAVING A SUPPORT TO LIMIT FACEPLATE DEFORMATION | PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO | — |
| 18770997 | CLUB HEAD HAVING BALANCED IMPACT AND SWING PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS | HUNTER, ALVIN A | — |
| 17933794 | CLUB HEADS WITH BOUNDED FACE TO BODY YIELD STRENGTH RATIO AND RELATED METHODS | PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18582497 | GOLF CLUB HEADS WITH TURBULATORS AND METHODS TO MANUFACTURE GOLF CLUB HEADS WITH TURBULATORS | PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO | 23d overdue |
| 17516630 | GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH INSERT | STANCZAK, MATTHEW BRIAN | 22d overdue |
| 18450366 | GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH L-SHAPED FACEPLATE AND WEIGHT PAD | PIERCE, WILLIAM M | 17d overdue |
| 18179665 | SUPPORT FOR GOLF BAG TOWEL | MAI, TRI M | 14d |
| 18476266 | GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH LOW HOSEL BORE | GORDEN, RAEANN | 26d |
| 19087387 | ADJUSTABLE LENGTH PUTTER HAVING A RELEASABLE CLAMP, AND A PUTTER FITTING KIT | DAVISON, LAURA L | — |
| 19080330 | GOLF CLUB HEAD COVERS | MAI, TRI M | — |
| 18981336 | GOLF CLUB HEADS COMPRISING A VARIABLE FACE THICKNESS | ZHANG, YINGCHUAN | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18522023 | GOLF CLUB HEADS WITH RIBS AND RELATED METHODS | PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO | 156d overdue |
| 18582497 | GOLF CLUB HEADS WITH TURBULATORS AND METHODS TO MANUFACTURE GOLF CLUB HEADS WITH TURBULATORS | PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO | 23d overdue |
| 17516630 | GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH INSERT | STANCZAK, MATTHEW BRIAN | 22d overdue |
| 18450366 | GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH L-SHAPED FACEPLATE AND WEIGHT PAD | PIERCE, WILLIAM M | 17d overdue |
| 18629872 | GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH PNEUMATIC INSERT | STANCZAK, MATTHEW BRIAN | 14d |
| 18179665 | SUPPORT FOR GOLF BAG TOWEL | MAI, TRI M | 14d |
| 19087387 | ADJUSTABLE LENGTH PUTTER HAVING A RELEASABLE CLAMP, AND A PUTTER FITTING KIT | DAVISON, LAURA L | — |
| 19080330 | GOLF CLUB HEAD COVERS | MAI, TRI M | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3711 | 21 |
| 3733 | 3 |
| 3715 | 2 |
| 3677 | 1 |
| 3726 | 1 |
| 3993 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19087387 | ADJUSTABLE LENGTH PUTTER HAVING A RELEASABLE CLAMP, AND A PUTTER FITTING KIT | DAVISON, LAURA L | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 21, 2025 |
| 19080330 | GOLF CLUB HEAD COVERS | MAI, TRI M | 3733 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 14, 2025 |
| 19063041 | GOLF BAG CONVERTIBLE STRAP ASSEMBLY | WAGGENSPACK, ADAM J | — | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 25, 2025 |
| 19061733 | CLAMSHELL PICKLEBALL PADDLE | BROWN JR, HOWARD D | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 24, 2025 |
| 19046403 | PICKLEBALL PADDLE HAVING INTEGRAL HANDLE AND RIM ASSEMBLY | DAVISON, LAURA L | — | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 05, 2025 |
| 19046422 | PICKLEBALL PADDLE WITH WEIGHTING ASSEMBLY | IANNUZZI, PETER J | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 05, 2025 |
| 18990644 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING BALL FLIGHT DATA TO CREATE A CONSISTENTLY GAPPED GOLF CLUB SET | BLAISE, MALINA D | 3715 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18990504 | SELF-ADJUSTABLE CARRYING STRAP SYSTEM AND METHODS TO MANUFACTURE SELF-ADJUSTABLE CARRYING STRAP SYSTEM | THEIS, MATTHEW T | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18988601 | GOLF CLUB HEAD HAVING A SUPPORT TO LIMIT FACEPLATE DEFORMATION | PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO | 3711 | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2024 |
| 18984696 | GOLF CLUB HEADS WITH ENERGY STORAGE CHARACTERISTICS | PIERCE, WILLIAM M | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 17, 2024 |
| 18981336 | GOLF CLUB HEADS COMPRISING A VARIABLE FACE THICKNESS | ZHANG, YINGCHUAN | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 13, 2024 |
| 18948789 | GOLF CLUB HEAD HAVING AN ADJUSTABLE WEIGHTING SYSTEM | PIERCE, WILLIAM M | — | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 15, 2024 |
| 18949391 | Golf Club Head or Other Ball Striking Device Having Impact-Influencing Body Features | KLAYMAN, AMIR ARIE | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 15, 2024 |
| 18948778 | GOLF CLUB HEAD HAVING AN ADJUSTABLE WEIGHTING SYSTEM | PIERCE, WILLIAM M | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 15, 2024 |
| 18936894 | GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH A VARIABLE FACE THICKNESS | ARYANPOUR, MITRA | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 04, 2024 |
| 18927710 | IRON GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH MULTI-WEIGHT ASSEMBLY | ARYANPOUR, MITRA | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 25, 2024 |
| 18892078 | Iron-Type Golf Club Head or Other Ball Striking Device | DENNIS, MICHAEL DAVID | — | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 20, 2024 |
| 18890700 | BUNKER GOLF CLUB HEAD | ARYANPOUR, MITRA | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 19, 2024 |
| 18890665 | CLUB HEADS HAVING REINFORCED CLUB HEAD FACES AND RELATED METHODS | VANDERVEEN, JEFFREY S | — | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 19, 2024 |
| 18805434 | Golf Club Head or Other Ball Striking Device Having Reinforced Sole | DENNIS, MICHAEL DAVID | — | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2024 |
| 18794953 | GOLF CLUB HEADS WITH STIFFENING RIBS | PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO | 3711 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 05, 2024 |
| 18794940 | GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH POLYMERIC INSERT | STANCZAK, MATTHEW BRIAN | 3711 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 05, 2024 |
| 18791317 | MULTI-WHEEL CASTERS | O BRIEN, JEFFREY D | 3677 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 31, 2024 |
| 18791356 | PICKLEBALL PADDLE WITH WEIGHTING ASSEMBLY | STONER, KILEY SHAWN | — | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 31, 2024 |
| 18781776 | GOLF CLUB HEADS WITH ADJUSTABLE WEIGHTING SYSTEM | PIERCE, WILLIAM M | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 23, 2024 |
| 18770997 | CLUB HEAD HAVING BALANCED IMPACT AND SWING PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS | HUNTER, ALVIN A | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 12, 2024 |
| 18761082 | LARGE SCALE BLADE PUTTERS | HUNTER, ALVIN A | — | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 01, 2024 |
| 18731092 | GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH VIBRATIONAL DAMPING SYSTEM | PIERCE, WILLIAM M | — | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 31, 2024 |
| 18676397 | SNAP FIT GOLF BAG ASSEMBLY | WEAVER, SUE A | 3733 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 28, 2024 |
| 18676399 | Golf Club Head or Other Ball Striking Device Having Impact-Influencing Body Features | PIERCE, WILLIAM M | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 28, 2024 |
| 18665424 | FAIRWAY WOOD GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH LOW CG | PIERCE, WILLIAM M | 3711 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 15, 2024 |
| 18639875 | GOLF IRONS WITH SEALED UNDERCUT | PIERCE, WILLIAM M | 3711 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 18, 2024 |
| 18629872 | GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH PNEUMATIC INSERT | STANCZAK, MATTHEW BRIAN | 3711 | §103 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Apr 08, 2024 |
| 18611662 | GOLF CLUB WITH ADDED BOND AREA FERRULE | KLAYMAN, AMIR ARIE | — | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 20, 2024 |
| 18606862 | BALL STRIKING DEVICE HAVING A COVERING ELEMENT | HUNTER, ALVIN A | 3711 | §103 | Final Rejection | 33d | Pending | Mar 15, 2024 |
| 18596479 | ADJUSTABLE WEIGHT CLUB HEAD | HUNTER, ALVIN A | 3711 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 34d | Pending | Mar 05, 2024 |
| 18593525 | DIAMETER PROFILED GOLF CLUB SHAFT TO REDUCE DRAG | SIMMS JR, JOHN ELLIOTT | 3711 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 01, 2024 |
| 18582497 | GOLF CLUB HEADS WITH TURBULATORS AND METHODS TO MANUFACTURE GOLF CLUB HEADS WITH TURBULATORS | PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO | 3711 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 23d overdue | Pending | Feb 20, 2024 |
| 18407755 | Golf Club Head with High Density Body and Low Density Face | HUNTER, ALVIN A | 3711 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 55d | Pending | Jan 09, 2024 |
| 18522023 | GOLF CLUB HEADS WITH RIBS AND RELATED METHODS | PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO | 3711 | §102§112DPOther | Final Rejection | 156d overdue | Pending | Nov 28, 2023 |
| 18511876 | IRON-TYPE GOLF CLUB HEAD OR OTHER BALL STRIKING DEVICE | LEGESSE, NINI F | 3711 | — | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 16, 2023 |
| 18488885 | Golf Club Having a Reinforced Ball Striking Plate | HUNTER, ALVIN A | 3711 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 9d | Pending | Oct 17, 2023 |
| 18476266 | GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH LOW HOSEL BORE | GORDEN, RAEANN | 3711 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 26d | Pending | Sep 27, 2023 |
| 18450366 | GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH L-SHAPED FACEPLATE AND WEIGHT PAD | PIERCE, WILLIAM M | 3711 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 17d overdue | Pending | Aug 15, 2023 |
| 18324098 | STICK WEIGHT SUPPORT | BERRY, SAMANTHA MARIE | 3711 | §103 | Final Rejection | 78d overdue | Pending | May 25, 2023 |
| 18179665 | SUPPORT FOR GOLF BAG TOWEL | MAI, TRI M | 3733 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Mar 07, 2023 |
| 17935908 | MULTI-MATERIAL IRON GOLF CLUB HEAD | DENNIS, MICHAEL DAVID | 3711 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2022 |
| 17933794 | CLUB HEADS WITH BOUNDED FACE TO BODY YIELD STRENGTH RATIO AND RELATED METHODS | PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO | 3711 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 20, 2022 |
| 17583152 | GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH INCREASED SHAFT BONDING STRENGTH | BALDORI, JOSEPH B | 3711 | §103 | Final Rejection | 5d | Pending | Jan 24, 2022 |
| 17516630 | GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH INSERT | STANCZAK, MATTHEW BRIAN | 3711 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 22d overdue | Pending | Nov 01, 2021 |
| 17196752 | ASCENDING WEIGHT IRON SHAFT SYSTEM | DEONAUTH, NIRVANA | 3726 | §103 | Final Rejection | 112d overdue | Pending | Mar 09, 2021 |
| 16986161 | GROOVES OF GOLF CLUB HEADS AND METHODS TO MANUFACTURE GROOVES OF GOLF CLUB HEADS | KASZTEJNA, MATTHEW JOHN | 3993 | §102DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 05, 2020 |
| 16799639 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE TO MEASURE, ANALYZE AND SHARE GOLF SWING AND BALL MOTION CHARACTERISTICS | PINHEIRO, JASON PAUL | 3715 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 24, 2020 |
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