Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
63 pending office actions • 35 art units • 61 examiners • 2 of 63 (3%) have an AI response strategy ready • 129 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 63 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. 63 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 | 4 (6%) |
| §103 only | 43 (68%) |
| §102 only | 12 (19%) |
| §112 only | 1 (2%) |
| No statute on record | 3 (5%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPINKS, ANTOINETTE T | 2 | 71.8% | +20.3% |
| CUTLER, ALBERT H | 2 | 79.3% | +21.2% |
| PONTIUS, JAMES M | 1 | 78.5% | +10.0% |
| BRANIFF, CHRISTOPHER | 1 | 85.4% | +10.4% |
| HANNETT, JAMES M | 1 | 84.2% | +0.5% |
| TISSIRE, ABDELAAZIZ | 1 | 84.2% | +13.5% |
| JERABEK, KELLY L | 1 | 85.1% | +11.4% |
| FOSSELMAN, JOEL W | 1 | 78.4% | +13.3% |
| KHAN, USMAN A | 1 | 74.7% | +12.3% |
| CALDERON, CYNTHIA | 1 | 76.8% | +18.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18959840 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS | HANNETT, JAMES M | 11d overdue |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18635376 | FOCUS ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS AND LENS BARREL | PHAN, MINH Q | 89d overdue |
| 18801919 | CAMERA ACCESSORY AND METHOD OF TRANSMITTING INFORMATION | PETERSON, CHRISTOPHER K | 46d overdue |
| 18938676 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND CONTROL PROGRAM | JERABEK, KELLY L | 43d overdue |
| 19050555 | VIDEO COMPRESSION APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND VIDEO COMPRESSION PROGRAM | BRANIFF, CHRISTOPHER | 22d overdue |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18685715 | IMAGING ELEMENT AND IMAGING DEVICE | CUTLER, ALBERT H | 88d overdue |
| 18911556 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGE REPRODUCTION METHOD, IMAGE REPRODUCTION PROGRAM, RECORDING MEDIUM WITH IMAGE REPRODUCTION PROGRAM RECORDED THEREUPON, AND IMAGE REPRODUCTION DEVICE | FOSSELMAN, JOEL W | 59d overdue |
| 18891166 | IMAGING DEVICE AND INFORMATION ACQUISITION SYSTEM IN WHICH AN ACQUIRED IMAGE AND ASSOCIATED INFORMATION ARE HELD ON A DISPLAY | CALDERON, CYNTHIA | 58d overdue |
| 18938676 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND CONTROL PROGRAM | JERABEK, KELLY L | 43d overdue |
| 18905548 | CAMERA BODY FOR RECEIVING FIRST AND SECOND IMAGE PLANE TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS | KHAN, USMAN A | 36d overdue |
| 17599853 | IMAGE CAPTURE ELEMENT AND IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS | CUTLER, ALBERT H | 26d overdue |
| 19050555 | VIDEO COMPRESSION APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND VIDEO COMPRESSION PROGRAM | BRANIFF, CHRISTOPHER | 22d overdue |
| 18954932 | ENCODER, DECODER, ENCODING METHOD, DECODING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | TISSIRE, ABDELAAZIZ | 19d overdue |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2872 | 8 |
| 2639 | 6 |
| 2637 | 6 |
| 2638 | 4 |
| 3761 | 3 |
| 2871 | 3 |
| 2882 | 2 |
| 2852 | 2 |
| 2116 | 2 |
| 1741 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19075358 | VIDEO COMPRESSION APPARATUS, DECOMPRESSION APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM | PONTIUS, JAMES M | 2488 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 18d overdue | Pending | Mar 10, 2025 |
| 19050555 | VIDEO COMPRESSION APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND VIDEO COMPRESSION PROGRAM | BRANIFF, CHRISTOPHER | 2484 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 22d overdue | Pending | Feb 11, 2025 |
| 18959840 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS | HANNETT, JAMES M | 2639 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 11d overdue | Pending | Nov 26, 2024 |
| 18954932 | ENCODER, DECODER, ENCODING METHOD, DECODING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | TISSIRE, ABDELAAZIZ | 2638 | Other | Non-Final OA | 19d overdue | Pending | Nov 21, 2024 |
| 18938676 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND CONTROL PROGRAM | JERABEK, KELLY L | 2699 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 43d overdue | Pending | Nov 06, 2024 |
| 18911556 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGE REPRODUCTION METHOD, IMAGE REPRODUCTION PROGRAM, RECORDING MEDIUM WITH IMAGE REPRODUCTION PROGRAM RECORDED THEREUPON, AND IMAGE REPRODUCTION DEVICE | FOSSELMAN, JOEL W | 2639 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 59d overdue | Pending | Oct 10, 2024 |
| 18905548 | CAMERA BODY FOR RECEIVING FIRST AND SECOND IMAGE PLANE TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS | KHAN, USMAN A | 2637 | Other | Non-Final OA | 36d overdue | Pending | Oct 03, 2024 |
| 18891166 | IMAGING DEVICE AND INFORMATION ACQUISITION SYSTEM IN WHICH AN ACQUIRED IMAGE AND ASSOCIATED INFORMATION ARE HELD ON A DISPLAY | CALDERON, CYNTHIA | 2639 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 58d overdue | Pending | Sep 20, 2024 |
| 18843455 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING METHOD | SCHNASE, PAUL DANIEL | 2877 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 62d | Pending | Sep 03, 2024 |
| 18801919 | CAMERA ACCESSORY AND METHOD OF TRANSMITTING INFORMATION | PETERSON, CHRISTOPHER K | 2637 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 46d overdue | Pending | Aug 13, 2024 |
| 18802126 | FILM FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING A SPRAYER PORT AND EXHAUST PORT ON A SUPPLY PIPE | KURPLE, KARL | 1717 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 3d overdue | Pending | Aug 13, 2024 |
| 18707444 | IMAGING DEVICE | SPINKS, ANTOINETTE T | 2639 | §103 | Final Rejection | 16d | Pending | Aug 02, 2024 |
| 18782755 | IMAGE SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC CAMERA | CAMARGO, MARLY S.B. | 2638 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 85d overdue | Pending | Jul 24, 2024 |
| 18780663 | EXPOSURE METHOD, DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, EXPOSURE DEVICE, AND EXPOSURE SYSTEM | KIM, PETER B | 2882 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 38d overdue | Pending | Jul 23, 2024 |
| 18780711 | ACCESSORY | DAGNEW, MEKONNEN D | 2638 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 100d overdue | Pending | Jul 23, 2024 |
| 18832037 | ORIGINAL PLATE, RIBLET MOLDING METHOD, RIBLET TRANSFER SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND TOOL | KHARE, ATUL P | 1742 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 83d | Pending | Jul 22, 2024 |
| 18773022 | BALANCED ACTIVE STABILIZERS | DUCKWORTH, BRADLEY | 3632 | §103 | Final Rejection | 34d | Pending | Jul 15, 2024 |
| 18724200 | CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL SYSTEM, ROBOT SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM | EMMETT, MADISON B | 3658 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 78d overdue | Pending | Jun 26, 2024 |
| 18712245 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ALIGNING IMAGES | STREGE, JOHN B | 2669 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 6d | Pending | May 21, 2024 |
| 18685715 | IMAGING ELEMENT AND IMAGING DEVICE | CUTLER, ALBERT H | 2637 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 88d overdue | Pending | Apr 26, 2024 |
| 18685548 | IMAGING ELEMENT AND IMAGING DEVICE | GILES, NICHOLAS G | 2639 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 35d overdue | Pending | Apr 26, 2024 |
| 18635376 | FOCUS ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS AND LENS BARREL | PHAN, MINH Q | 2852 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 89d overdue | Pending | Apr 15, 2024 |
| 18618703 | MAGNIFICATION-VARIABLE OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MAGNIFICATION-VARIABLE OPTICAL SYSTEM | NGUYEN, THONG Q | 2872 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 6d | Pending | Mar 27, 2024 |
| 18572203 | IMAGING DEVICE AND LIGHT RECEIVING DEVICE | PHAM, QUAN L | 2637 | §103 | Final Rejection | 62d | Pending | Feb 06, 2024 |
| 18413408 | ZOOM LENS, OPTICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ZOOM LENS | SIPES, JOHN CURTIS | 2872 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 44d overdue | Pending | Jan 16, 2024 |
| 18405632 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, AND OPHTHALMIC DEVICE | MEBRAHTU, EPHREM ZERU | 2872 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | Jan 05, 2024 |
| 18573035 | OCT SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, OCT DEVICE, AND PROGRAM | MUHAMMAD, KEY | 2872 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 36d overdue | Pending | Dec 21, 2023 |
| 18284073 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING SYSTEM | AGGARWAL, YOGESH K | 2637 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 45d overdue | Pending | Dec 15, 2023 |
| 18542169 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD | ASFAW, MESFIN T | 2882 | §102 | Final Rejection | 30d | Pending | Dec 15, 2023 |
| 18528903 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS | WHITESELL, STEVEN H | 1759 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 98d overdue | Pending | Dec 05, 2023 |
| 18527642 | SHAPING APPARATUS AND SHAPING METHOD | CHEN, KUANGYUE | 3761 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 71d | Pending | Dec 04, 2023 |
| 18284604 | IMAGING ELEMENT AND IMAGING DEVICE | NGUYEN, CHAN T H | 2638 | §103 | Final Rejection | 23d overdue | Pending | Nov 16, 2023 |
| 18510867 | ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR THIN FILM, TRANSISTOR, METHOD FOR PRODUCING ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR THIN FILM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING TRANSISTOR, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRONIC DEVICE | YOUNG, WILLIAM D | 1761 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 34d | Pending | Nov 16, 2023 |
| 18290407 | VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION OPTICAL SYSTEM | LAU, EDMOND C | 2871 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 29d | Pending | Nov 13, 2023 |
| 18288820 | OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL SYSTEM | LIU, SHAN | 2871 | §103 | Final Rejection | 40d | Pending | Oct 29, 2023 |
| 18383856 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING VIBRATIONAL DISTURBANCES | JARRETT, RYAN A | 2116 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 15d overdue | Pending | Oct 25, 2023 |
| 18475895 | STACKED SUBSTRATE MANUFACTURING METHOD, STACKED SUBSTRATE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, STACKED SUBSTRATE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM, AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS | LIU, XIAOMING | 2812 | Other | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | AI Ready | Sep 27, 2023 |
| 18369447 | MICROSCOPE | LEE, SHUN K | 2884 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 8d overdue | Pending | Sep 18, 2023 |
| 18281634 | DIRECTED ENERGY BEAM DEFLECTION FIELD MONITOR AND CORRECTOR | GROSSO, GREGORY CHAD | 1748 | §103 | Final Rejection | 57d | Pending | Sep 12, 2023 |
| 18272380 | BUILD SYSTEM | LIU, JINGCHEN | 3741 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 27d | Pending | Aug 23, 2023 |
| 18278128 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM | PROVIDENCE, VINCENT ALEXANDER | 2617 | §103 | Final Rejection | 87d overdue | Pending | Aug 21, 2023 |
| 18276028 | ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ZOOM OPTICAL SYSTEM | SAHLE, MAHIDERE S | 2872 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 46d overdue | Pending | Aug 05, 2023 |
| 18269230 | LENS BARREL AND IMAGING DEVICE | HO, WAI-GA DAVID | 2872 | §103 | Final Rejection | 29d overdue | Pending | Jun 22, 2023 |
| 18200681 | HOLDING MEMBER, GLASS MANUFACTURING APPARATUS USING SAME, AND GLASS MANUFACTURING METHOD | LEE, STEVEN SHIH-CHING | 1741 | §103 | Final Rejection | 73d overdue | Pending | May 23, 2023 |
| 18197771 | LIGHT AMPLIFICATION APPARATUS AND LIGHT AMPLIFICATION METHOD | JOSEPH, DENNIS P | 2621 | §103 | Final Rejection | 71d | Pending | May 16, 2023 |
| 18034452 | ROBOT SYSTEM, ROBOT ARM, END EFFECTOR, AND ADAPTER | SHARIFF, MICHAEL ADAM | 2672 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 80d overdue | Pending | Apr 28, 2023 |
| 18027825 | OPERATION METHOD AND OPERATION DEVICE FOR LIVING BODY | BOWERS, NATHAN ANDREW | 1799 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 77d overdue | Pending | Mar 22, 2023 |
| 18027822 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING LIVING BODY AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING LIVING BODY | FISHER, BRITTANY I | 1796 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 36d overdue | Pending | Mar 22, 2023 |
| 18027251 | PROCESSING SYSTEM AND DISPLAY APPARATUS | SURYAWANSHI, SURESH | 2116 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 15d | Pending | Mar 20, 2023 |
| 18017177 | PROCESSING SYSTEM | BROWN, MICHAEL J | 2115 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 21d | Pending | Mar 09, 2023 |
| 18159429 | FILM FORMING DEVICE, MIST FILM FORMING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTROCONDUCTIVE FILM | WEDDLE, ALEXANDER MARION | 1712 | §102 | Final Rejection | 42d | Pending | Jan 25, 2023 |
| 18075992 | GALLIUM-DOPED ZINC OXIDE PARTICLES, FILM CONTAINING GALLIUM-DOPED ZINC OXIDE PARTICLES, TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILM, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING GALLIUM-DOPED ZINC OXIDE PARTICLES | SIMKINS, SLONE ELIZABETH | 1735 | §103 | Final Rejection | 66d overdue | Pending | Dec 06, 2022 |
| 17917639 | PROCESSING APPARATUS | ASSANTE, KEITH BRIAN | 3761 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 42d | Pending | Nov 22, 2022 |
| 17795530 | VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION OPTICAL SYSTEM | MERLIN, JESSICA M | 2871 | §103 | Final Rejection | 29d | Pending | Jul 26, 2022 |
| 17814255 | APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING THREE DIMENSIONAL SHAPED OBJECT, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STRUCTURE | WANG, ALEXANDER A | 1741 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 5d | AI Ready | Jul 22, 2022 |
| 17769288 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM | DICKERSON, CHAD S | 2683 | §103 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Apr 14, 2022 |
| 17599853 | IMAGE CAPTURE ELEMENT AND IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS | CUTLER, ALBERT H | 2637 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 26d overdue | Pending | Jan 10, 2022 |
| 17483541 | POROUS FILM, OPTICAL ELEMENT, OPTICAL SYSTEM, INTERCHANGEABLE LENS, OPTICAL DEVICE, AND POROUS FILM-MANUFACTURING METHOD | MCCLURE, CHRISTINA D | 1718 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 4d overdue | Pending | Sep 23, 2021 |
| 17425008 | IMAGING APPARATUS | KING, GEORGE G | 2872 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 45d overdue | Pending | Jul 22, 2021 |
| 17370353 | IMAGING ELEMENT AND IMAGING DEVICE HAVING PIXELS EACH WITH MULTIPLE PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERTERS | SPINKS, ANTOINETTE T | 2639 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 12d | Pending | Jul 08, 2021 |
| 17311331 | OPTICAL DEVICE, PROGRAM, CONTROL DEVICE, AND IMAGING SYSTEM | SRIDHAR, SAMANVITHA | 2872 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 3d overdue | Pending | Jun 05, 2021 |
| 17286688 | PROCESSING SYSTEM AND PROCESSING METHOD | CHEN, SIMPSON ABRAHAM | 3761 | §103 | Final Rejection | 28d | Pending | Jun 01, 2021 |
| 16973839 | CAMERA ACCESSORY AND METHOD OF TRANSMITTING INFORMATION | CHANG, FANG-CHI | 2852 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 86d | Pending | Mar 22, 2021 |
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