Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
35 pending office actions • 17 art units • 31 examiners • 0 of 35 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 78 patents granted in the last 365 days
NCR Corporation maintains a presence in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area with 39 pending office actions. These actions are spread across 18 distinct art units. The company interacts with 35 distinct examiners. SULLIVAN, THOMAS J is the busiest examiner for NCR Corporation, currently overseeing 5 pending office actions.
The 35 distinct examiners are distributed across 18 distinct art units. SULLIVAN, THOMAS J is the busiest examiner with 5 pending office actions. The 39 pending office actions are the total for the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. Each of the 18 distinct art units may have different examination standards. The 35 distinct examiners represent a range of individual perspectives within the USPTO. These pending office actions reflect the current active volume for the applicant. The company must manage 39 pending office actions across these 35 distinct examiners.
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 | 9 (26%) |
| §101 + other | 15 (43%) |
| §103 only | 7 (20%) |
| §112 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 | 5 | 27.2% | +21.2% |
| TRAN, HAI | 1 | 62.1% | +31.8% |
| BALI, VIKKRAM | 1 | 81.5% | +11.9% |
| TRUVAN, LEYNNA THANH | 1 | 76.5% | +20.1% |
| LOHARIKAR, ANAND R | 1 | 69.9% | +26.0% |
| MISIURA, BRIAN THOMAS | 1 | 85.4% | +1.9% |
| WEBB III, JAMES L | 1 | 14.1% | +22.3% |
| LI, MENG | 1 | 86.3% | +20.2% |
| MANSFIELD, THOMAS L | 1 | 51.0% | +32.9% |
| MASUD, ROKIB | 1 | 68.9% | +0.2% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18958140 | DEVICE SELF-MITIGATION OF ELECTRICAL TRANSIENTS | MISIURA, BRIAN THOMAS | — |
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 |
| 18680267 | OPTIMIZING RESOURCE SCHEDULING FOR TRANSACTION TERMINALS | SINGH, GURKANWALJIT | 8d overdue |
| 17389460 | TRANSACTION SEQUENCE MODELING FOR FRAUD DETECTION | SALMAN, AVIA ABDULSATTAR | 8d overdue |
| 17541644 | DATA-DRIVEN PARTIAL RESCAN PRECISION BOOSTER | MOORE, REVA R | 4d overdue |
| 18424101 | DATA-DRIVEN SEGMENTATION AND CLUSTERING | ANDREI, RADU | 3d overdue |
| 18439001 | RECIPE-BASED SHOPPING LIST SERVICE METHOD AND SYSTEM | WEINER, ARIELLE E | 8d |
| 18794227 | VIRTUAL REALITY SHOPPING | SULLIVAN, THOMAS J | 13d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 17341691 | VOICE-BASED ORDER PROCESSING | SULLIVAN, THOMAS J | 54d |
| 19243438 | PROVIDING REMOTE ACCESS TO A SELECT PORTION OF A TRANSACTION INTERFACE DURING A TRANSACTION AT A TRANSACTION TERMINAL | TRAN, HAI | — |
| 19046025 | Keyframe Selection for Computer Vision Analysis | BALI, VIKKRAM | — |
| 19029389 | NON-REPEATABLE CHALLENGE-RESPONSE AUTHENTICATION | TRUVAN, LEYNNA THANH | — |
| 19013828 | NETWORK-BASED INVENTORY REPLENISHMENT | LOHARIKAR, ANAND R | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3689 | 7 |
| 3625 | 4 |
| 3624 | 3 |
| 3627 | 3 |
| 3698 | 2 |
| 3691 | 1 |
| 2175 | 1 |
| 2437 | 1 |
| 2171 | 1 |
| 3688 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 05, 2025 |
| 19029389 | NON-REPEATABLE CHALLENGE-RESPONSE AUTHENTICATION | TRUVAN, LEYNNA THANH | — | §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 |
| 18958140 | DEVICE SELF-MITIGATION OF ELECTRICAL TRANSIENTS | MISIURA, BRIAN THOMAS | 2175 | §103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 25, 2024 |
| 18933222 | METHODS AND SYSTEM TO PREDICT UNDERSTAFFED TERMINALS FOR LABOR OPTIMIZATION AND MANAGEMENT | WEBB III, JAMES L | 3624 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2024 |
| 18907807 | Product Traceability Processing | LI, MENG | 2437 | §101§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 07, 2024 |
| 18902583 | SUPERVISED MACHINE LEARNING MODEL FOR DETERMINING STAFFING LEVELS | MANSFIELD, THOMAS L | 3624 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 30, 2024 |
| 18821330 | MEDIA MANAGEMENT OPTIMIZATION FOR TRANSACTION TERMINALS | MASUD, ROKIB | 3627 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 30, 2024 |
| 18802490 | COLLABORATIVE ROBOT (COBOT) ASSISTANCE | CUMBESS, YOLANDA RENEE | — | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 13, 2024 |
| 18794227 | VIRTUAL REALITY SHOPPING | SULLIVAN, THOMAS J | 3689 | §101§102§103 | Final Rejection | 13d | Pending | Aug 05, 2024 |
| 18780832 | Zero Client Self-Service Terminal (SST) with Middleware Delivered Services | ABU ROUMI, MAHRAN Y | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 23, 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 |
| 18680267 | OPTIMIZING RESOURCE SCHEDULING FOR TRANSACTION TERMINALS | SINGH, GURKANWALJIT | 3625 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 8d overdue | Pending | May 31, 2024 |
| 18651175 | PERSONA-BASED CONTENT RENDERING | SULLIVAN, THOMAS J | 3689 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 27d | Pending | Apr 30, 2024 |
| 18439001 | RECIPE-BASED SHOPPING LIST SERVICE METHOD AND SYSTEM | WEINER, ARIELLE E | 3689 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 8d | Pending | Feb 12, 2024 |
| 18424101 | DATA-DRIVEN SEGMENTATION AND CLUSTERING | ANDREI, RADU | 3698 | §101 | Final Rejection | 3d overdue | Pending | Jan 26, 2024 |
| 18385599 | HIERARCHICAL COLLABORATION PLANNING FEATURE INTEGRATION | RIEGLER, PATRICK F | 2171 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 21d | Pending | Oct 31, 2023 |
| 18375336 | PREDICTING NON-BARCODED ITEMS DURING CHECKOUTS | GIBSON-WYNN, KENNEDY ANNA | 3688 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 29, 2023 |
| 18129684 | REAL-TIME RISK ASSESSMENTS | BOLEN, NICHOLAS D | 3624 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 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 |
| 18083411 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING ITEM LOCATION INFORMATION BASED ON CROWD-SOURCED DATA | SULLIVAN, THOMAS J | 3689 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 16, 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 |
| 17389460 | TRANSACTION SEQUENCE MODELING FOR FRAUD DETECTION | SALMAN, AVIA ABDULSATTAR | 3627 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 8d overdue | 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 |
| 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 |
| 17854726 | CRYPTOCURRENCY COLD WALLET STORAGE DEVICE DISPENSER | SHERR, MARIA CRISTI OWEN | 3697 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 30, 2022 |
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