Technology areas: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
44 pending office actions • 15 art units • 22 examiners • 0 of 44 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 120 patents granted in the last 365 days
Otis Elevator Company has 47 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. These matters involve 23 distinct examiners and 15 distinct art units, showing meaningful dispersion across both individual examiners and examination groups.
UHLIR, CHRISTOPHER J is the busiest identified examiner, with 7 pending matters. The concentration around that examiner creates a practical opportunity for focused file review, while the remaining assignments require broader docket coordination. A patent team managing this portfolio should preserve consistency in claim positioning and technical explanations without assuming that one examiner’s prosecution pattern applies across all matters.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 9 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. 9 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 | 1 (2%) |
| §103 only | 16 (36%) |
| §102 only | 1 (2%) |
| §112 only | 1 (2%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 24 (55%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| UHLIR, CHRISTOPHER J | 7 | 61.9% | +10.0% |
| DHAKAL, BICKEY | 5 | 84.2% | +16.5% |
| CARRASQUILLO, JORGE L | 4 | 81.3% | +15.8% |
| TRAN, DIEM M | 3 | 80.1% | +13.5% |
| MUDWILDER, MICHELLE MARIE PETERS | 3 | 70.3% | +28.4% |
| RIEGELMAN, MICHAEL A | 3 | 78.3% | +14.7% |
| IACOLETTI, MICHELLE M | 2 | 85.4% | +8.6% |
| DONELS, JEFFREY | 2 | 85.9% | +11.1% |
| DUDA, RINA I | 2 | 80.2% | +10.2% |
| THOMPSON, CAMIE S | 1 | 73.7% | +10.5% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 7 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17990844 | SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A LOCATION OF A PERSON IN A HOISTWAY | DONELS, JEFFREY | 28d overdue |
| 18463825 | ASSISTED CONVEYANCE SYSTEM MAINTENANCE | DHAKAL, BICKEY | — |
| 18364100 | POWER CONTROL SYSTEM | DUDA, RINA I | — |
| 18332982 | LIGHT BASED ALIGNMENT FOR INSTALLATION OF PERSON DETECTION DEVICE | DHAKAL, BICKEY | — |
| 18200882 | ELEVATOR SEATING SYSTEM | DHAKAL, BICKEY | — |
| 17988470 | ELEVATOR SAFETY SYSTEM | DHAKAL, BICKEY | — |
| 17394581 | SPATIAL LOCATION POSITIONING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR | DHAKAL, BICKEY | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18088148 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AN ELEVATOR MECHANIC WORKING WITHIN AN ELEVATOR HOISTWAY | UHLIR, CHRISTOPHER J | 8d overdue |
| 17513499 | DYNAMIC STOPPER/S IN AN ELEVATOR CAR | MUDWILDER, MICHELLE MARIE PETERS | 12d |
| 17400933 | METHOD FOR TRIGGERING AUTOMATIC ELEVATOR CALLS | UHLIR, CHRISTOPHER J | 12d |
| 18813948 | CLEANING SYSTEM AND CLEANING METHOD FOR PASSENGER CONVEYOR SYSTEM | BERGNER, ERIN FLANAGAN | 22d |
| 18928549 | CONTROL METHOD FOR A CONVEYOR, CORRESPONDING CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL NODE, AND CONTROL END | JORGENSEN, ABBY A | 28d |
| 19404701 | MODULAR MACHINE WITH BRAKE COIL INTEGRATED IN MOTOR STAND | TRAN, DIEM M | — |
| 19395256 | ELEVATOR CAR ROOF PROTECTION DEVICE, ELEVATOR CAR AND ELEVATOR SYSTEM | MUDWILDER, MICHELLE MARIE PETERS | — |
| 19280783 | ELEVATOR CAR, ELEVATOR SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ACCESSING A SPACE IN A HOISTWAY OF AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM | RIEGELMAN, MICHAEL A | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17990844 | SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A LOCATION OF A PERSON IN A HOISTWAY | DONELS, JEFFREY | 28d overdue |
| 18088148 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AN ELEVATOR MECHANIC WORKING WITHIN AN ELEVATOR HOISTWAY | UHLIR, CHRISTOPHER J | 8d overdue |
| 17513499 | DYNAMIC STOPPER/S IN AN ELEVATOR CAR | MUDWILDER, MICHELLE MARIE PETERS | 12d |
| 17400933 | METHOD FOR TRIGGERING AUTOMATIC ELEVATOR CALLS | UHLIR, CHRISTOPHER J | 12d |
| 19404701 | MODULAR MACHINE WITH BRAKE COIL INTEGRATED IN MOTOR STAND | TRAN, DIEM M | — |
| 19395256 | ELEVATOR CAR ROOF PROTECTION DEVICE, ELEVATOR CAR AND ELEVATOR SYSTEM | MUDWILDER, MICHELLE MARIE PETERS | — |
| 19280783 | ELEVATOR CAR, ELEVATOR SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ACCESSING A SPACE IN A HOISTWAY OF AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM | RIEGELMAN, MICHAEL A | — |
| 19265220 | ELEVATOR BRAKE DISC ASSEMBLY | TRAN, DIEM M | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2837 | 11 |
| 3654 | 9 |
| 3619 | 7 |
| 3651 | 2 |
| 2877 | 2 |
| 2846 | 2 |
| 2896 | 2 |
| 2693 | 1 |
| 3653 | 1 |
| 2444 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19404701 | MODULAR MACHINE WITH BRAKE COIL INTEGRATED IN MOTOR STAND | TRAN, DIEM M | 3654 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 01, 2025 |
| 19395256 | ELEVATOR CAR ROOF PROTECTION DEVICE, ELEVATOR CAR AND ELEVATOR SYSTEM | MUDWILDER, MICHELLE MARIE PETERS | 3654 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 20, 2025 |
| 19280783 | ELEVATOR CAR, ELEVATOR SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ACCESSING A SPACE IN A HOISTWAY OF AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM | RIEGELMAN, MICHAEL A | 3654 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2025 |
| 19265220 | ELEVATOR BRAKE DISC ASSEMBLY | TRAN, DIEM M | 3654 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 10, 2025 |
| 19258319 | ELEVATOR SAFETY BRAKE ARRANGEMENT | RIEGELMAN, MICHAEL A | 3654 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 02, 2025 |
| 19236175 | ELEVATOR CAR AND ELEVATOR ASSEMBLY | RIEGELMAN, MICHAEL A | 3654 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 12, 2025 |
| 19206450 | METHOD OF PROVIDING ACCESS TO AT LEAST ONE COMPONENT OF AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM AND ELEVATOR SYSTEM | TRAN, DIEM M | 3654 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 13, 2025 |
| 19203426 | ELEVATOR LOAD BEARING SUSPENSION MEMBER INCLUDING A CORROSION INHIBITOR IN THE JACKET | THOMPSON, CAMIE S | — | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 09, 2025 |
| 19202389 | ELEVATOR CAR WITH RETRACTABLE APRON AND ELEVATOR SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH AN ELEVATOR CAR | MUDWILDER, MICHELLE MARIE PETERS | 3654 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 08, 2025 |
| 19078486 | DIRECTIONAL SPEAKER SYSTEM FOR A PASSENGER CONVEYANCE SYSTEM | NGUYEN, QUYNH H | 2693 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 13, 2025 |
| 18985602 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A CONVEYOR, CONTROLLING DEVICE, AND CONVEYOR | HARP, WILLIAM RAY | 3653 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 18, 2024 |
| 18952249 | AUTOMATIC STEP CLEANING DEVICE FOR PASSENGER CONVEYOR AND PASSENGER CONVEYOR | SINGH, KAVEL | 3651 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 19, 2024 |
| 18928549 | CONTROL METHOD FOR A CONVEYOR, CORRESPONDING CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL NODE, AND CONTROL END | JORGENSEN, ABBY A | 3651 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | Oct 28, 2024 |
| 18903357 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TELEMETRY LOAD TESTING TO CONFIRM CAPABILITIES OF DISTRIBUTED SYSTEM | IBRAHIM, MOHAMED | 2444 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 01, 2024 |
| 18817997 | ELEVATOR DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | LE, BRIAN T | 2479 | §103Other | Final Rejection | 55d | Pending | Aug 28, 2024 |
| 18813948 | CLEANING SYSTEM AND CLEANING METHOD FOR PASSENGER CONVEYOR SYSTEM | BERGNER, ERIN FLANAGAN | 1713 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 22d | Pending | Aug 23, 2024 |
| 18763411 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UPDATING CODE IN PASSENGER CONVEYANCE SYSTEMS | SHAHABI, ARI ARASTOO | 3697 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 03, 2024 |
| 18760518 | ELEVATOR SUSPENSION MEMBER WITH RODENT DETERRENT ADDITIVE | SHUR, STEVEN JAMES | 3647 | §103 | Final Rejection | 30d | Pending | Jul 01, 2024 |
| 18680057 | ELEVATOR SYSTEM WITH COMBINED LiDAR AND VISIBLE SENSOR GUIDE | CARRASQUILLO, JORGE L | 2837 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 31, 2024 |
| 18639462 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM TO SELECT AN ELEVATOR CAR OF A BANK OF ELEVATOR CARS FROM AN ELEVATOR HEALTH AND USAGE STATE AND A TRAVEL TIME TO RESPOND TO A SERVICE REQUEST | IACOLETTI, MICHELLE M | 2877 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 18, 2024 |
| 18635584 | SAFE TORQUE OFF USING DIGITAL ISOLATOR | CARRASQUILLO, JORGE L | 2837 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 15, 2024 |
| 18635577 | HYBRID ELECTRICAL AND ELECTROMECHANICAL SAFE BRAKE CONTROL | AGARED, GABRIEL T | 2837 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 15, 2024 |
| 18404240 | ELEVATOR SYSTEM CONFIGURED TO PROVIDE CAR TONE BASED ON USER FEEDBACK | CARRASQUILLO, JORGE L | 2837 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 04, 2024 |
| 18388429 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REALIZING ELEVATOR SAFETY FUNCTIONS | DONELS, JEFFREY | 2837 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 09, 2023 |
| 18468383 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING PIT ACCESS PROTECTION | SCHREIBER, CHRISTINA MARIE | 2837 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 15, 2023 |
| 18463825 | ASSISTED CONVEYANCE SYSTEM MAINTENANCE | DHAKAL, BICKEY | 2837 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 08, 2023 |
| 18449466 | ELEVATOR OPERATING DEVICE | DUDA, RINA I | 2846 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2023 |
| 18364100 | POWER CONTROL SYSTEM | DUDA, RINA I | 2837 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 02, 2023 |
| 18222189 | ELEVATOR CONNECTOR WITH ALIGNMENT FEATURE | CARRASQUILLO, JORGE L | 2846 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 14, 2023 |
| 18332982 | LIGHT BASED ALIGNMENT FOR INSTALLATION OF PERSON DETECTION DEVICE | DHAKAL, BICKEY | 2837 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 12, 2023 |
| 18200882 | ELEVATOR SEATING SYSTEM | DHAKAL, BICKEY | 2896 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 23, 2023 |
| 18088148 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AN ELEVATOR MECHANIC WORKING WITHIN AN ELEVATOR HOISTWAY | UHLIR, CHRISTOPHER J | 3619 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 8d overdue | Pending | Dec 23, 2022 |
| 17990844 | SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A LOCATION OF A PERSON IN A HOISTWAY | DONELS, JEFFREY | 2837 | §103 | Final Rejection | 28d overdue | Pending | Nov 21, 2022 |
| 17988470 | ELEVATOR SAFETY SYSTEM | DHAKAL, BICKEY | 2837 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 16, 2022 |
| 17977012 | STIMULATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM | UHLIR, CHRISTOPHER J | 3619 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2022 |
| 17513499 | DYNAMIC STOPPER/S IN AN ELEVATOR CAR | MUDWILDER, MICHELLE MARIE PETERS | 3654 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 12d | Pending | Oct 28, 2021 |
| 17407511 | ELEVATOR MONITORING SYSTEM | IACOLETTI, MICHELLE M | 2877 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 20, 2021 |
| 17400933 | METHOD FOR TRIGGERING AUTOMATIC ELEVATOR CALLS | UHLIR, CHRISTOPHER J | 3619 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 12d | Pending | Aug 12, 2021 |
| 17398715 | ELEVATOR POSITION REFERENCE SYSTEMS | UHLIR, CHRISTOPHER J | 3619 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 10, 2021 |
| 17394581 | SPATIAL LOCATION POSITIONING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR | DHAKAL, BICKEY | 2896 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 05, 2021 |
| 17373995 | ELEVATOR SAFETY CIRCUIT | UHLIR, CHRISTOPHER J | 3619 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 13, 2021 |
| 16995047 | ELEVATOR CAR MOVER PROVIDING INTELLIGENT CONTROL BASED ON BATTERY STATE OF CHARGE | UHLIR, CHRISTOPHER J | 3619 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 17, 2020 |
| 16943007 | MULTI-CAR ELEVATOR SYSTEM WITH AUTONOMOUS CAR MOVERS CONFIGURED FOR COLLISION AVOIDANCE | UHLIR, CHRISTOPHER J | 3619 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 30, 2020 |
| 16819576 | ELEVATOR INSPECTION SYSTEM WITH ROBOTIC PLATFORM CONFIGURED TO INSPECT OPERATIONAL AND ALIGNMENT CONDITIONS OF COMPONENTS IN A HOISTWAY | O'MALLEY, JOHN MARTIN | 3658 | §103 | Final Rejection | 9d | Pending | Mar 16, 2020 |
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Start Free TrialOtis Elevator Company has 44 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 15 art units and 22 examiners.
Christopher J Uhlir has the most, with 7 of Otis Elevator Company's pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
