Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
34 pending office actions • 19 art units • 29 examiners • 0 of 34 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 73 patents granted in the last 365 days
NCR Corporation has 38 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. These matters involve 33 distinct examiners and 20 distinct art units, showing that the portfolio spans multiple examination groups and requires coordination across a substantial prosecution footprint.
SULLIVAN, THOMAS J is the busiest examiner, with 4 pending matters. No single examiner accounts for most of the listed activity, so docket management should emphasize consistent claim strategy, issue tracking, and communication across the separate examiner assignments.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 11 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. 11 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 | 8 (24%) |
| §101 + other | 16 (47%) |
| §103 only | 6 (18%) |
| §102 only | 1 (3%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 3 (9%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SULLIVAN, THOMAS J | 4 | 27.5% | +21.7% |
| HENRY, MATTHEW D | 2 | 29.7% | +19.7% |
| MOORE, REVA R | 2 | 52.9% | +50.0% |
| YU, ARIEL J | 1 | 40.6% | +26.7% |
| TRAN, HAI | 1 | 62.0% | +31.4% |
| BALI, VIKKRAM | 1 | 81.4% | +12.1% |
| TRUVAN, LEYNNA THANH | 1 | 76.5% | +20.1% |
| LOHARIKAR, ANAND R | 1 | 70.1% | +25.7% |
| MITROS, ANNA MAE | 1 | 36.1% | +48.3% |
| KANERVO, VIRPI H | 1 | 47.5% | +47.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18204271 | SEEDING/MAINTAINING HEAD MACHINE LEARNING MODELS | BATAILLE, PIERRE MICHE | 25d overdue |
| 18758014 | DYNAMIC RETAIL ANALYTICS OPTIMIZATION PLATFORM | HENRY, MATTHEW D | 15d overdue |
| 17541644 | DATA-DRIVEN PARTIAL RESCAN PRECISION BOOSTER | MOORE, REVA R | 4d overdue |
| 18424101 | DATA-DRIVEN SEGMENTATION AND CLUSTERING | ANDREI, RADU | 3d overdue |
| 18794227 | VIRTUAL REALITY SHOPPING | SULLIVAN, THOMAS J | 13d |
| 18753296 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) AND ONLINE SHOPPING INTEGRATION | SULLIVAN, THOMAS J | 13d |
| 17513481 | IN-STORE MOBILE ORDERING SERVICE | ABOUZAHRA, REHAM K | 14d |
| 18651175 | PERSONA-BASED CONTENT RENDERING | SULLIVAN, THOMAS J | 27d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18758014 | DYNAMIC RETAIL ANALYTICS OPTIMIZATION PLATFORM | HENRY, MATTHEW D | 15d overdue |
| 17541644 | DATA-DRIVEN PARTIAL RESCAN PRECISION BOOSTER | MOORE, REVA R | 4d overdue |
| 18794227 | VIRTUAL REALITY SHOPPING | SULLIVAN, THOMAS J | 13d |
| 18753296 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) AND ONLINE SHOPPING INTEGRATION | SULLIVAN, THOMAS J | 13d |
| 18651175 | PERSONA-BASED CONTENT RENDERING | SULLIVAN, THOMAS J | 27d |
| 17389476 | INTRA TRANSACTION ITEM-BASED SEQUENCE MODELING FOR FRAUD DETECTION | MOORE, REVA R | 30d |
| 17341691 | VOICE-BASED ORDER PROCESSING | SULLIVAN, THOMAS J | 54d |
| 19298605 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BEACON AND CLOUD PAYMENTS | YU, ARIEL J | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3689 | 6 |
| 3625 | 4 |
| 3698 | 3 |
| 3691 | 2 |
| 2663 | 2 |
| 3699 | 2 |
| 3627 | 2 |
| 2435 | 1 |
| 2175 | 1 |
| 2437 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19298605 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BEACON AND CLOUD PAYMENTS | YU, ARIEL J | — | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 13, 2025 |
| 19243438 | PROVIDING REMOTE ACCESS TO A SELECT PORTION OF A TRANSACTION INTERFACE DURING A TRANSACTION AT A TRANSACTION TERMINAL | TRAN, HAI | 3691 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 19, 2025 |
| 19046025 | Keyframe Selection for Computer Vision Analysis | BALI, VIKKRAM | 2663 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 05, 2025 |
| 19029389 | NON-REPEATABLE CHALLENGE-RESPONSE AUTHENTICATION | TRUVAN, LEYNNA THANH | 2435 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19013828 | NETWORK-BASED INVENTORY REPLENISHMENT | LOHARIKAR, ANAND R | 3689 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 08, 2025 |
| 19004630 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME VOICE-BASED ORDER PROCESSING | MITROS, ANNA MAE | 3689 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2024 |
| 18963187 | SENTIMENT ANALYSIS AND CUSTOMER REVIEW USER INTERFACE | KANERVO, VIRPI H | 3691 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2024 |
| 18958140 | DEVICE SELF-MITIGATION OF ELECTRICAL TRANSIENTS | MISIURA, BRIAN THOMAS | 2175 | §103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 25, 2024 |
| 18907807 | Product Traceability Processing | LI, MENG | 2437 | §101§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 07, 2024 |
| 18820637 | COLLABORATIVE WORKFLOW CONTROL | ELKASSABGI, ZAHRA | 3623 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 30, 2024 |
| 18810779 | REAL-TIME RISK TRACKING | HAIDER, SYED | 2633 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 21, 2024 |
| 18794227 | VIRTUAL REALITY SHOPPING | SULLIVAN, THOMAS J | 3689 | §101§102§103 | Final Rejection | 13d | Pending | Aug 05, 2024 |
| 18758014 | DYNAMIC RETAIL ANALYTICS OPTIMIZATION PLATFORM | HENRY, MATTHEW D | 3625 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | 15d overdue | Pending | Jun 28, 2024 |
| 18753296 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) AND ONLINE SHOPPING INTEGRATION | SULLIVAN, THOMAS J | 3689 | §101§102§103 | Final Rejection | 13d | Pending | Jun 25, 2024 |
| 18651175 | PERSONA-BASED CONTENT RENDERING | SULLIVAN, THOMAS J | 3689 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 27d | Pending | Apr 30, 2024 |
| 18424101 | DATA-DRIVEN SEGMENTATION AND CLUSTERING | ANDREI, RADU | 3698 | §101 | Final Rejection | 3d overdue | Pending | Jan 26, 2024 |
| 18375336 | PREDICTING NON-BARCODED ITEMS DURING CHECKOUTS | GIBSON-WYNN, KENNEDY ANNA | 3688 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 29, 2023 |
| 18228377 | NON-DELIBERATE SHRINK PREVENTION WITH PRESCRIPTIVE RECOMMENDATIONS | HENRY, MATTHEW D | 3625 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 31, 2023 |
| 18217422 | ITEM SIMILARITY ANALYSIS FOR THEFT DETECTION | CESE, KENNY A | 2663 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 30, 2023 |
| 18129684 | REAL-TIME RISK ASSESSMENTS | BOLEN, NICHOLAS D | 3624 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 31, 2023 |
| 18104035 | DONATION-BASED TRANSACTION INTEGRATION | HYDER, MD SAKIB | 3698 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2023 |
| 18087019 | THIN NETWORK TRANSACTION INTEGRATION SERVICES | CHOI, YUE YIN | 3699 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 22, 2022 |
| 18085715 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A CONTEXT-BASED USER TRUST SCORE | CRANDALL, RICHARD W. | 3619 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 21, 2022 |
| 17966250 | Transaction Terminal Fraud Processing | FENSTERMACHER, JASON B | 3698 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 14, 2022 |
| 17949546 | IMAGE ASSEMBLY | LI, HARRISON | 2195 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 21, 2022 |
| 17877182 | CLOUD-BASED TRANSACTION PROCESSING | GREGG, MARY M | 3695 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 29, 2022 |
| 17541644 | DATA-DRIVEN PARTIAL RESCAN PRECISION BOOSTER | MOORE, REVA R | 3627 | §101 | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | Pending | Dec 03, 2021 |
| 17513481 | IN-STORE MOBILE ORDERING SERVICE | ABOUZAHRA, REHAM K | 3625 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 14d | Pending | Oct 28, 2021 |
| 17389476 | INTRA TRANSACTION ITEM-BASED SEQUENCE MODELING FOR FRAUD DETECTION | MOORE, REVA R | 3627 | §101 | Final Rejection | 30d | Pending | Jul 30, 2021 |
| 17341691 | VOICE-BASED ORDER PROCESSING | SULLIVAN, THOMAS J | 3689 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 54d | Pending | Jun 08, 2021 |
| 17102974 | Order Routing and Redirecting for Fulfillment Processing | NGUYEN, NGA B | 3625 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 24, 2020 |
| 19016799 | CARD READER VERIFICATION | ZHANG, DUAN | 3699 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 23d | Pending | Jan 10, 2025 |
| 18204271 | SEEDING/MAINTAINING HEAD MACHINE LEARNING MODELS | BATAILLE, PIERRE MICHE | 2138 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 25d overdue | Pending | May 31, 2023 |
| 18082059 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING BANKING SERVICES TO CRYPTOCURRENCY ACCOUNTS | KWONG, CHO YIU | 3693 | §101§102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 15, 2022 |
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Start Free TrialNCR Corporation has 34 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 19 art units and 29 examiners.
Thomas J Sullivan has the most, with 4 of NCR Corporation's pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
