Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
45 pending office actions • 13 art units • 23 examiners • 0 of 45 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 63 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 13 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. 13 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%) |
| §101 + other | 7 (16%) |
| §103 only | 13 (29%) |
| §102 only | 4 (9%) |
| §112 only | 1 (2%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 18 (40%) |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUDA, RINA I | 7 | 80.5% | +10.0% |
| CHAN, KAWING | 6 | 73.1% | +12.3% |
| ISMAIL, SHAWKI SAIF | 4 | 58.8% | +36.6% |
| GLASS, ERICK DAVID | 3 | 89.5% | +7.0% |
| UHLIR, CHRISTOPHER J | 3 | 62.0% | +9.4% |
| QIN, JIANCHUN | 3 | 69.1% | +14.2% |
| TRAN, DIEM M | 2 | 79.9% | +13.5% |
| DHAKAL, BICKEY | 2 | 84.3% | +16.4% |
| MUNION, JAMES E | 1 | 76.0% | +24.1% |
| ALUNKAL, THOMAS D | 1 | 72.3% | +15.4% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18429617 | MONITORING ELEVATOR DOOR OPERATION | DUDA, RINA I | — |
| 18323078 | ELEVATOR | DUDA, RINA I | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17474122 | POWER CONSUMPTION | QIN, JIANCHUN | 59d overdue |
| 17834267 | ELEVATOR SAFETY SYSTEM | UHLIR, CHRISTOPHER J | 16d overdue |
| 17993774 | METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING ELEVATOR SYSTEM | DUDA, RINA I | 10d overdue |
| 17959791 | SOLUTION FOR GENERATING DYNAMIC INFORMATION CONTENT OF A PEOPLE TRANSPORT SYSTEM | DHAKAL, BICKEY | 19d |
| 18152486 | DRIVE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A DRIVE SYSTEM | DUDA, RINA I | 22d |
| 18632765 | ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING GUIDE RAILS OF AN ELEVATOR | TRIGGS, ANDREW J | 60d |
| 19233789 | ACCESS CONTROL GATE, ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING AN ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM | MUNION, JAMES E | — |
| 18774093 | ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM AND AN ACCESS CONTROL METHOD | WORKU, SARON MATTHEWOS | — |
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 |
| 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 |
| 17177615 | DEVICES, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR MONITORING, PROCESSING AND ADJUSTING AN ELEVATOR EMERGENCY STOPPING EVENT | QIN, JIANCHUN | 2d overdue |
| 18817026 | ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTION ARRANGEMENT AND A METHOD | TRAN, DIEM M | 5d |
| 17959791 | SOLUTION FOR GENERATING DYNAMIC INFORMATION CONTENT OF A PEOPLE TRANSPORT SYSTEM | DHAKAL, BICKEY | 19d |
| 18152486 | DRIVE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A DRIVE SYSTEM | DUDA, RINA I | 22d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2846 | 12 |
| 2837 | 5 |
| 3654 | 3 |
| 3619 | 3 |
| 2686 | 2 |
| 3664 | 1 |
| 2408 | 1 |
| 2642 | 1 |
| 3635 | 1 |
| 3653 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19233789 | ACCESS CONTROL GATE, ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING AN ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM | MUNION, JAMES E | 2686 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 10, 2025 |
| 19062445 | HOSTING OF AN INDIVIDUAL | ALUNKAL, THOMAS D | 3664 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 25, 2025 |
| 18939392 | SAFETY GEAR ARRANGEMENT FOR ELEVATOR, ELEVATOR, AND METHOD OF OPERATION OF SAFETY GEAR ARRANGEMENT FOR ELEVATOR | TRAN, DIEM M | 3654 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 06, 2024 |
| 18887713 | DISTANCE SENSOR DEVICE FOR MONITORING A LOCK CLEARANCE OF AN ELEVATOR DOOR LOCKING DEVICE | MUDWILDER, MICHELLE MARIE PETERS | 3654 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 17, 2024 |
| 18817026 | ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTION ARRANGEMENT AND A METHOD | TRAN, DIEM M | 3654 | Other | Non-Final OA | 5d | Pending | Aug 27, 2024 |
| 18774093 | ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM AND AN ACCESS CONTROL METHOD | WORKU, SARON MATTHEWOS | 2408 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 16, 2024 |
| 18772888 | FUNCTIONAL SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING FUNCTIONAL SAFETY STATUS OF PLURALITY OF EQUIPMENT UNDER CONTROL | PHAM, THOMAS K | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 15, 2024 |
| 18656683 | PROVISIONING OF A COMMUNICATION SERVICE OF A CONVEYOR SYSTEM | AREVALO, JOSEPH | 2642 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 07, 2024 |
| 18632765 | ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING GUIDE RAILS OF AN ELEVATOR | TRIGGS, ANDREW J | 3635 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 60d | Pending | Apr 11, 2024 |
| 18604995 | ELEVATOR CONTROL | ALAM, UZMA | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 14, 2024 |
| 18442738 | ELEVATOR SYSTEM | CARRASQUILLO, JORGE L | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 15, 2024 |
| 18432650 | ELEVATOR AND A METHOD OF ENERGIZING AN ELEVATOR SAFETY APPARATUS | ISMAIL, SHAWKI SAIF | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 05, 2024 |
| 18429617 | MONITORING ELEVATOR DOOR OPERATION | DUDA, RINA I | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 01, 2024 |
| 18402482 | METHOD, ELEVATOR, AND ELECTRIC POWER CONVERTER | ISMAIL, SHAWKI SAIF | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 02, 2024 |
| 18541895 | SOLUTION FOR CONTROLLING PASSENGER FLOW | CHAN, KAWING | — | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 15, 2023 |
| 18387187 | METHOD AND A CONTROLLER FOR AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM | GLASS, ERICK DAVID | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 06, 2023 |
| 18501247 | METHOD OF MONITORING ASSEMBLY OF AN ELEVATOR AND APPARATUS | COLON SANTANA, EDUARDO | — | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 03, 2023 |
| 18386496 | ELEVATOR CONTROL | DUDA, RINA I | — | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 02, 2023 |
| 18381329 | LOAD-BEARING COMPONENT, ELEVATOR AND METHOD | DHAKAL, BICKEY | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 18, 2023 |
| 18367340 | COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED METHOD AND AN APPARATUS ASSOCIATED WITH A PEOPLE TRANSIT SYSTEM ASSOCIATED USER APPLICATION | IACOLETTI, MICHELLE M | — | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 12, 2023 |
| 18226072 | SOLUTION FOR DETECTING A MAINTENANCE MODE OPERATION OF AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM | GLASS, ERICK DAVID | 2846 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2023 |
| 18217665 | SOLUTION FOR MONITORING AN ORIENTATION OF AN ELEVATOR CAR | CHAN, KAWING | 2846 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 03, 2023 |
| 18216929 | CONTROL OF OPERATION OF A CONVEYOR SYSTEM | MACKEY, PATRICK HEWEY | 3653 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 9d overdue | Pending | Jun 30, 2023 |
| 18323078 | ELEVATOR | DUDA, RINA I | 2846 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 24, 2023 |
| 18142893 | METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR ELEVATOR SYSTEM | CHAN, KAWING | 2846 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 03, 2023 |
| 18120153 | ELEVATOR CALL ALLOCATION WITH STOCHASTIC MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION | DUDA, RINA I | 2846 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 10, 2023 |
| 18152486 | DRIVE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A DRIVE SYSTEM | DUDA, RINA I | 2846 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | 22d | Pending | Jan 10, 2023 |
| 18072853 | SOLUTION FOR CONTROLLING PASSENGER FLOW | DUDA, RINA I | 2846 | §101§102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 01, 2022 |
| 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 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 10d overdue | Pending | Nov 23, 2022 |
| 17974993 | SOLUTION FOR GENERATING A TOUCHLESS ELEVATOR CALL | ISMAIL, SHAWKI SAIF | 2837 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 27, 2022 |
| 17965437 | ELEVATOR CONTROL UNIT AND A METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING DATA IN AN ELEVATOR ARRANGEMENT | ISMAIL, SHAWKI SAIF | 2837 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 13, 2022 |
| 17962326 | ELEVATOR SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR TRACKING OBJECTS | CHAN, KAWING | 2846 | §103 | Final Rejection | 26d overdue | Pending | Oct 07, 2022 |
| 17959791 | SOLUTION FOR GENERATING DYNAMIC INFORMATION CONTENT OF A PEOPLE TRANSPORT SYSTEM | DHAKAL, BICKEY | 2896 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 19d | Pending | Oct 04, 2022 |
| 17903533 | INDICATION SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR GENERATING AN INDICATION | BROWN, VERNAL U | 2686 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 61d | Pending | Sep 06, 2022 |
| 17834267 | ELEVATOR SAFETY SYSTEM | UHLIR, CHRISTOPHER J | 3619 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 16d overdue | Pending | Jun 07, 2022 |
| 17569053 | METHOD AND ELEVATOR ARRANGEMENT | WALTERS, RYAN J | 3799 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 05, 2022 |
| 17474122 | POWER CONSUMPTION | QIN, JIANCHUN | 2837 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 59d overdue | Pending | Sep 14, 2021 |
| 17468150 | BRAKE SYSTEM FOR AN ELEVATOR CAR AND ELEVATOR SYSTEM | LAZO, THOMAS E | 3745 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 07, 2021 |
| 17246802 | DETECTION SYSTEM FOR AN ABNORMAL SITUATION DURING ELEVATOR OPERATION | CHAN, KAWING | 2846 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 03, 2021 |
| 17218851 | SAFETY SYSTEM, ELEVATOR, AND METHOD FOR UPGRADING A SAFETY SYSTEM OF AN ELEVATOR THAT CONVERTS A FORMAT OF A SENSOR OUTPUT SIGNAL TO REDUCE THE NUMBERS OF SENSORS | UHLIR, CHRISTOPHER J | 3619 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 31, 2021 |
| 17177615 | DEVICES, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR MONITORING, PROCESSING AND ADJUSTING AN ELEVATOR EMERGENCY STOPPING EVENT | QIN, JIANCHUN | 2837 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 2d overdue | Pending | Feb 17, 2021 |
| 17159682 | ELEVATOR SIGNALIZATION DEVICE WITH ADAPTIBLE VISIBILITY | GLASS, ERICK DAVID | 2846 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 27, 2021 |
| 17015492 | METHOD FOR MONITORING BRAKE DRAGGING OF AN ELEVATOR | QIN, JIANCHUN | 2837 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 09, 2020 |
| 16172202 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING ELEVATOR POSITIONING | UHLIR, CHRISTOPHER J | 3619 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 15d overdue | Pending | Oct 26, 2018 |
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