Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
15 pending office actions • 2 art units • 6 examiners • 0 of 15 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 16 patents granted in the last 365 days
Riddell Inc. is currently managing 15 pending office actions within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These 15 pending office actions are distributed among 6 distinct examiners, which indicates that the company interacts with a small group of patent officials. This distribution means that the company prosecution experience is concentrated under a limited number of individual perspectives.
The busiest examiner for this portfolio is PATEL, TAJASH D, who is responsible for 8 pending office actions. This individual workload represents more than half of the 15 pending office actions total. The reliance on 6 distinct examiners suggests that the company must maintain a focused prosecution strategy to address the specific requirements of these patent officials.
The involvement of 2 distinct art units means that the technical review is conducted across different specialized groups at the patent office. With 15 pending office actions and 2 distinct art units, the company must navigate various procedural preferences and technical standards. The company must tailor its responses to the specific requirements of the 2 distinct art units involved in the prosecution of these cases.
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 + other | 2 (13%) |
| §103 only | 1 (7%) |
| §112 only | 1 (7%) |
| Double-patenting only | 4 (27%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 3 (20%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 4 (27%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PATEL, TAJASH D | 8 | 80.8% | +7.3% |
| HOANG, GIAO QT | 2 | 26.1% | +40.1% |
| HADEN, SALLY CLINE | 2 | 32.0% | +41.6% |
| FERREIRA, CATHERINE M | 1 | 39.4% | +33.3% |
| MORAN, KATHERINE M | 1 | 54.2% | +24.2% |
| HOCKER, JOHN PAUL | 1 | 56.4% | +29.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19026156 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING A PROTECTIVE HELMET TAILORED TO A SELECTED GROUP OF HELMET WEARERS | PATEL, TAJASH D | 25d overdue |
| 19026147 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING A PROTECTIVE HELMET TAILORED TO A SELECTED GROUP OF HELMET WEARERS | PATEL, TAJASH D | 25d overdue |
| 19026173 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING A PROTECTIVE HELMET TAILORED TO A SELECTED GROUP OF HELMET WEARERS | PATEL, TAJASH D | 25d overdue |
| 19026192 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING A PROTECTIVE HELMET TAILORED TO A SELECTED GROUP OF HELMET WEARERS | PATEL, TAJASH D | 25d overdue |
| 19026180 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING A PROTECTIVE HELMET TAILORED TO A SELECTED GROUP OF HELMET WEARERS | PATEL, TAJASH D | 19d overdue |
| 18973743 | SYSTEM FOR MONITORING A PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETER OF A PERSON WEARING PROTECTIVE SPORTS EQUIPMENT WHILE ENGAGED IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY | PATEL, TAJASH D | 2d overdue |
| 19463439 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING A CUSTOM PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT | PATEL, TAJASH D | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 7 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18518419 | MULTILAYER LATTICE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT | HADEN, SALLY CLINE | 81d overdue |
| 17327636 | PROTECTIVE RECREATIONAL SPORTS HELMET WITH COMPONENTS ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED TO MANAGE IMPACT FORCES | HOCKER, JOHN PAUL | 56d overdue |
| 19027427 | POSITION SPECIFIC PROTECTIVE SPORTS HELMET | PATEL, TAJASH D | 8d overdue |
| 18986053 | PROTECTIVE ASSEMBLY FOR A HUMAN TORSO TO BE WORN DURING A CONTACT SPORT | HADEN, SALLY CLINE | 21d |
| 19226032 | PROTECTIVE SPORTS HELMET CHINSTRAP ASSEMBLY | FERREIRA, CATHERINE M | — |
| 19029408 | PROTECTIVE SPORTS HELMET | HOANG, GIAO QT | — |
| 18444709 | FOOTBALL HELMET WITH IMPACT ATTENUATION SYSTEM | HOANG, GIAO QT | — |
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 7 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18518419 | MULTILAYER LATTICE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT | HADEN, SALLY CLINE | 81d overdue |
| 17327636 | PROTECTIVE RECREATIONAL SPORTS HELMET WITH COMPONENTS ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED TO MANAGE IMPACT FORCES | HOCKER, JOHN PAUL | 56d overdue |
| 19195678 | FOOTBALL HELMET WITH COMPONENTS ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED TO MANAGE IMPACT FORCES | MORAN, KATHERINE M | 7d |
| 18986053 | PROTECTIVE ASSEMBLY FOR A HUMAN TORSO TO BE WORN DURING A CONTACT SPORT | HADEN, SALLY CLINE | 21d |
| 19226032 | PROTECTIVE SPORTS HELMET CHINSTRAP ASSEMBLY | FERREIRA, CATHERINE M | — |
| 19029408 | PROTECTIVE SPORTS HELMET | HOANG, GIAO QT | — |
| 18444709 | FOOTBALL HELMET WITH IMPACT ATTENUATION SYSTEM | HOANG, GIAO QT | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3732 | 14 |
| 2189 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19463439 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING A CUSTOM PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT | PATEL, TAJASH D | 3732 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 29, 2026 |
| 19226032 | PROTECTIVE SPORTS HELMET CHINSTRAP ASSEMBLY | FERREIRA, CATHERINE M | 3732 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 02, 2025 |
| 19195678 | FOOTBALL HELMET WITH COMPONENTS ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED TO MANAGE IMPACT FORCES | MORAN, KATHERINE M | 3732 | §112 | Final Rejection | 7d | Pending | Apr 30, 2025 |
| 19029408 | PROTECTIVE SPORTS HELMET | HOANG, GIAO QT | 3732 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19027427 | POSITION SPECIFIC PROTECTIVE SPORTS HELMET | PATEL, TAJASH D | 3732 | §101§112DP | Final Rejection | 8d overdue | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19026156 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING A PROTECTIVE HELMET TAILORED TO A SELECTED GROUP OF HELMET WEARERS | PATEL, TAJASH D | 3732 | §103§112DP | Final Rejection | 25d overdue | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 19026180 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING A PROTECTIVE HELMET TAILORED TO A SELECTED GROUP OF HELMET WEARERS | PATEL, TAJASH D | 3732 | DP | Final Rejection | 19d overdue | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 19026147 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING A PROTECTIVE HELMET TAILORED TO A SELECTED GROUP OF HELMET WEARERS | PATEL, TAJASH D | 3732 | §103§112DP | Final Rejection | 25d overdue | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 19026173 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING A PROTECTIVE HELMET TAILORED TO A SELECTED GROUP OF HELMET WEARERS | PATEL, TAJASH D | 3732 | DP | Final Rejection | 25d overdue | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 19026192 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING A PROTECTIVE HELMET TAILORED TO A SELECTED GROUP OF HELMET WEARERS | PATEL, TAJASH D | 3732 | §112DP | Final Rejection | 25d overdue | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 18986053 | PROTECTIVE ASSEMBLY FOR A HUMAN TORSO TO BE WORN DURING A CONTACT SPORT | HADEN, SALLY CLINE | 3732 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 21d | Pending | Dec 18, 2024 |
| 18973743 | SYSTEM FOR MONITORING A PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETER OF A PERSON WEARING PROTECTIVE SPORTS EQUIPMENT WHILE ENGAGED IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY | PATEL, TAJASH D | 3732 | DP | Final Rejection | 2d overdue | Pending | Dec 09, 2024 |
| 18444709 | FOOTBALL HELMET WITH IMPACT ATTENUATION SYSTEM | HOANG, GIAO QT | 3732 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 18, 2024 |
| 18518419 | MULTILAYER LATTICE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT | HADEN, SALLY CLINE | 3732 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 81d overdue | Pending | Nov 22, 2023 |
| 17327636 | PROTECTIVE RECREATIONAL SPORTS HELMET WITH COMPONENTS ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED TO MANAGE IMPACT FORCES | HOCKER, JOHN PAUL | 2189 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | 56d overdue | Pending | May 21, 2021 |
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