Kone Corporation

Portfolio Summary

31

Total Pending OAs

19

Non-Final OAs

10

Final Rejections

2

Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 31 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

13

Overdue

4

Due this week

9

Due this month

3

Due in next 60 days

2

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. 31 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

Overdue (13)Due ≤ 7 days (4)Due ≤ 30 days (9)Due ≤ 60 days (3)Due later (2)

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.

0

Hard (0%)

25

Medium (81%)

5

Easy (16%)

1

Unknown (3%)

Rejection Statute Mix

Bucket	Cases
§103 only	21 (68%)
§102 only	4 (13%)
§112 only	5 (16%)
No statute on record	1 (3%)

Industry Mix

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

1

Life Sciences

3% of docket

0

Information Tech

0% of docket

2

Communications

6% of docket

14

Semiconductors

45% of docket

14

Mechanical / Eng

45% 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.

310 h

Manual time on pending OAs

62 h

Time saved (low, 20%)

108 h

Time saved (mid, 35%)

2.7 wks

FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

Examiner	Apps on this docket	Allow rate	Interview lift
TRAN, DIEM M	3	79.7%	+13.5%
DUDA, RINA I	3	80.4%	+10.1%
MUDWILDER, MICHELLE MARIE PETERS	2	69.5%	+31.3%
DHAKAL, BICKEY	2	84.0%	+16.7%
CHAN, KAWING	2	73.0%	+12.3%
UHLIR, CHRISTOPHER J	2	62.2%	+9.6%
QIN, JIANCHUN	2	69.4%	+14.0%
EVANS, KIMBERLY L	1	12.2%	+13.4%
GUDORF, LAURA A	1	80.7%	+11.3%
MUDD, HENRY HOOPER	1	69.7%	+24.6%

Quick Wins (5)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #	Title	Examiner	Due in
17993774	METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING ELEVATOR SYSTEM	DUDA, RINA I	10d overdue
18913575	ENABLING A VISITOR ACCESS IN A BUILDING	GUDORF, LAURA A	4d overdue
18112844	WEAR MONITORING SYSTEM, MOTOR AND ELEVATOR	DUDA, RINA I	6d
18142860	METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR ALLOCATING AN ELEVATOR	DHAKAL, BICKEY	9d
17959791	SOLUTION FOR GENERATING DYNAMIC INFORMATION CONTENT OF A PEOPLE TRANSPORT SYSTEM	DHAKAL, BICKEY	19d

Hard Cases (1)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #	Title	Examiner	Due in
19066635	PROVISION OF MAINTENANCE DATA	EVANS, KIMBERLY L	40d

Interview Candidates (17)

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
17474122	POWER CONSUMPTION	QIN, JIANCHUN	59d overdue
18937703	ELEVATOR MOTOR	TRAN, DIEM M	49d overdue
17962326	ELEVATOR SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR TRACKING OBJECTS	CHAN, KAWING	26d overdue
17993774	METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING ELEVATOR SYSTEM	DUDA, RINA I	10d overdue
17993792	CONTROLLING OF ELEVATOR SYSTEM	CHAN, KAWING	9d overdue
18913575	ENABLING A VISITOR ACCESS IN A BUILDING	GUDORF, LAURA A	4d overdue
18886558	ELEVATOR SYSTEM	TRAN, DIEM M	2d overdue
17177615	DEVICES, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR MONITORING, PROCESSING AND ADJUSTING AN ELEVATOR EMERGENCY STOPPING EVENT	QIN, JIANCHUN	2d overdue

Top Art Units

Art Unit	Apps
2846	7
3654	5
2837	3
3651	2
2896	2
3619	2
3629	1
2876	1
3642	1
3635	1

Pending Office Actions

App #	Title	Examiner	Art Unit	Statutes	Status	Due in	AI	Filed
19172930	ELEVATOR CAR AND ELEVATOR	MUDWILDER, MICHELLE MARIE PETERS	3654	§112	Non-Final OA	8d	Pending	Apr 08, 2025
19066635	PROVISION OF MAINTENANCE DATA	EVANS, KIMBERLY L	3629	§103	Non-Final OA	40d	Pending	Feb 28, 2025
18937703	ELEVATOR MOTOR	TRAN, DIEM M	3654	§103	Non-Final OA	49d overdue	Pending	Nov 05, 2024
18913575	ENABLING A VISITOR ACCESS IN A BUILDING	GUDORF, LAURA A	2876	§103	Non-Final OA	4d overdue	Pending	Oct 11, 2024
18891147	METHOD FOR INSTALLATION OF ROPING OF AN ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR ARRANGEMENTS	MUDWILDER, MICHELLE MARIE PETERS	3654	§112	Final Rejection	34d	Pending	Sep 20, 2024
18886558	ELEVATOR SYSTEM	TRAN, DIEM M	3654	§103	Final Rejection	2d overdue	Pending	Sep 16, 2024
18817026	ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTION ARRANGEMENT AND A METHOD	TRAN, DIEM M	3654	§102	Non-Final OA	5d	Pending	Aug 27, 2024
18811279	ELEVATOR LANDING DOOR FRAME AND METHOD OF PROVIDING AN OPENING PORTION OF AN ENTRANCE OF AN ELEVATOR WITH SUCH DOOR FRAME	MUDD, HENRY HOOPER	3642	§103	Non-Final OA	14d	Pending	Aug 21, 2024
18632765	ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING GUIDE RAILS OF AN ELEVATOR	TRIGGS, ANDREW J	3635	§103	Non-Final OA	60d	Pending	Apr 11, 2024
18619946	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROJECTING IMAGES ON SURFACES	HE, YINGCHUN	2613	§103	Final Rejection	5d	Pending	Mar 28, 2024
18587041	MONITORING SYSTEM FOR PERSONNEL DELIVERY DEVICE AND PERSONNEL DELIVERY DEVICE	RUSHIN, LESTER III	3651	§112	Non-Final OA	75d	Pending	Feb 26, 2024
18385735	MAINTENANCE OF A CONVEYOR SYSTEM	CUMBESS, YOLANDA RENEE	3651	§103	Non-Final OA	14d	Pending	Oct 31, 2023
18222862	ELEVATOR ELEMENT, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND ELEVATOR	WANG, ALEXANDER A	1741	§103	Non-Final OA	8d	Pending	Jul 17, 2023
18216929	CONTROL OF OPERATION OF A CONVEYOR SYSTEM	MACKEY, PATRICK HEWEY	3653	§102	Non-Final OA	9d overdue	Pending	Jun 30, 2023
18142860	METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR ALLOCATING AN ELEVATOR	DHAKAL, BICKEY	2896	§103	Non-Final OA	9d	Pending	May 03, 2023
18119335	ELEVATOR AND ESCALATOR MONITORING ARRANGEMENT	IACOLETTI, MICHELLE M	2877	§102	Non-Final OA	5d	Pending	Mar 09, 2023
18112844	WEAR MONITORING SYSTEM, MOTOR AND ELEVATOR	DUDA, RINA I	2846	§112	Non-Final OA	6d	Pending	Feb 22, 2023
18105403	SOLUTION FOR MANAGING USAGE DATA OF AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM OPERATING IN A CONSTRUCTION TIME USE MODE	GLASS, ERICK DAVID	2846	§103	Non-Final OA	29d	Pending	Feb 03, 2023
18152486	DRIVE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A DRIVE SYSTEM	DUDA, RINA I	2846	Other	Non-Final OA	22d	Pending	Jan 10, 2023
17993792	CONTROLLING OF ELEVATOR SYSTEM	CHAN, KAWING	2846	§103	Non-Final OA	9d overdue	Pending	Nov 23, 2022
17993774	METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING ELEVATOR SYSTEM	DUDA, RINA I	2846	§112	Non-Final OA	10d overdue	Pending	Nov 23, 2022
17962326	ELEVATOR SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR TRACKING OBJECTS	CHAN, KAWING	2846	§103	Non-Final OA	26d overdue	Pending	Oct 07, 2022
17959791	SOLUTION FOR GENERATING DYNAMIC INFORMATION CONTENT OF A PEOPLE TRANSPORT SYSTEM	DHAKAL, BICKEY	2896	§103	Non-Final OA	19d	Pending	Oct 04, 2022
17941510	INDICATION SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR GENERATING AN INDICATION	SCHREIBER, CHRISTINA MARIE	2837	§103	Final Rejection	14d	Pending	Sep 09, 2022
17903533	INDICATION SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR GENERATING AN INDICATION	BROWN, VERNAL U	2686	§103	Final Rejection	61d	Pending	Sep 06, 2022
17834267	ELEVATOR SAFETY SYSTEM	UHLIR, CHRISTOPHER J	3619	§103	Non-Final OA	16d overdue	Pending	Jun 07, 2022
17474122	POWER CONSUMPTION	QIN, JIANCHUN	2837	§103	Final Rejection	59d overdue	Pending	Sep 14, 2021
17177615	DEVICES, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR MONITORING, PROCESSING AND ADJUSTING AN ELEVATOR EMERGENCY STOPPING EVENT	QIN, JIANCHUN	2837	§102	Final Rejection	2d overdue	Pending	Feb 17, 2021
17172882	SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A SERVICE ACCESS ASSOCIATED WITH AN ELEVATOR CAR	CARRASQUILLO, JORGE L	2846	§103	Final Rejection	22d overdue	Pending	Feb 10, 2021
17165556	ELEVATOR DISC BRAKE ASSEMBLY	WILLIAMS, THOMAS J	3616	§103	Final Rejection	43d overdue	Pending	Feb 02, 2021
16172202	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING ELEVATOR POSITIONING	UHLIR, CHRISTOPHER J	3619	§103	Final Rejection	15d overdue	Pending	Oct 26, 2018