Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
143 pending office actions • 49 art units • 113 examiners • 0 of 143 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 416 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 28 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. 28 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 (1%) |
| §101 + other | 7 (5%) |
| §103 only | 53 (37%) |
| §102 only | 8 (6%) |
| §112 only | 7 (5%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (1%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 66 (46%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURKE, THOMAS P | 5 | 43.9% | +21.7% |
| KANG, EDWIN G | 4 | 64.3% | +66.9% |
| NGUYEN, ANDREW H | 3 | 75.1% | +42.5% |
| GAMBETTA, KELLY M | 3 | 71.8% | +33.1% |
| LISOWSKI, JACEK | 3 | 66.1% | +40.4% |
| CHRISTENSEN, DANIELLE M | 2 | 79.4% | +11.3% |
| REITZ, MICHAEL K. | 2 | 69.2% | +4.2% |
| LEGENDRE, CHRISTOPHER RYAN | 2 | 75.4% | +26.5% |
| HANDVILLE, BRIAN | 2 | 51.2% | +28.6% |
| DUMBRIS, SETH M | 2 | 76.3% | +16.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18742742 | FAN EXIT GUIDE VANE THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR HYBRID ELECTRICS | GOLIK, ARTHUR PAUL | 22d overdue |
| 18628194 | CORES FOR CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE COMPONENTS | WOO, JONATHAN BRIAN | 22d overdue |
| 19335646 | Aircraft Heat Exchanger | NGUYEN, ANDREW H | 15d overdue |
| 18643622 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT ASSEMBLY FOR A HYBRID-ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT PROPULSION SYSTEM | STANEK, KELSEY L | 8d overdue |
| 18366129 | REMOTE UPDATES OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE | WEI, ZENGPU | 8d overdue |
| 17586326 | HYBRID ELECTRIC SINGLE ENGINE DESCENT RESTART | AMAR, MARC J | 8d overdue |
| 18493599 | PRE-SHAPED SPACE FILLERS FOR SMALL CROSS SECTION FEATURES | IMANI, ELIZABETH MARY COLE | 7d |
| 18340341 | METHOD TO DECREASE ACOUSTIC SIGNATURE OF A HYBRID ELECTRIC PROPULSION SYSTEM | AMAR, MARC J | 12d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19335646 | Aircraft Heat Exchanger | NGUYEN, ANDREW H | 15d overdue |
| 18238197 | MONITORING BREAKTHROUGH OF ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING ELECTRODE THROUGH A WORKPIECE | LISOWSKI, JACEK | 3d overdue |
| 18770950 | FUEL CELL EXHAUST CONDENSATION WITH TURBOMACHINERY WATER AUGMENTATION USING CRYOGENIC BOTTOMING CYCLE | BURKE, THOMAS P | 20d |
| 18389208 | COOLING NOZZLE VANES OF A TURBINE ENGINE | KANG, EDWIN G | 41d |
| 18496615 | ADDITIVE CLOCKED FUEL INJECTOR BOLT | KANG, EDWIN G | 41d |
| 19276685 | GEARED TURBOFAN WITH OVERSPEED PROTECTION | NGUYEN, ANDREW H | — |
| 19240619 | MACHINABLE COATING WITH THERMAL PROTECTION | CHRISTENSEN, DANIELLE M | — |
| 19021886 | SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY UNDER-ROOT FAN BLADE SPACER | LEGENDRE, CHRISTOPHER RYAN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3741 | 26 |
| 3745 | 17 |
| 2855 | 6 |
| 3726 | 4 |
| 3799 | 3 |
| 1784 | 3 |
| 1754 | 3 |
| 1733 | 3 |
| 1712 | 2 |
| 3711 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19398746 | Internal Aluminization of Coated Substrates | HASAN, SABBIR | 3745 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 24, 2025 |
| 19335646 | Aircraft Heat Exchanger | NGUYEN, ANDREW H | 3741 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 15d overdue | Pending | Sep 22, 2025 |
| 19307354 | DATA RETRIEVAL SYSTEM WITH CONTROLLED ACCESS BASED UPON SECURITY LEVELS | MCFARLAND-BARNES, KELAH JANAE | 2431 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 22, 2025 |
| 19276685 | GEARED TURBOFAN WITH OVERSPEED PROTECTION | NGUYEN, ANDREW H | — | §101§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 22, 2025 |
| 19269241 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH HIGH SPEED LOW PRESSURE TURBINE SECTION AND BEARING SUPPORT FEATURES | SUTHERLAND, STEVEN M | 3752 | §103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 15, 2025 |
| 19244382 | Metallic Substrate Laser Treatment | PENNY, TABATHA L | 1712 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 19240619 | MACHINABLE COATING WITH THERMAL PROTECTION | CHRISTENSEN, DANIELLE M | 3745 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 17, 2025 |
| 19237498 | VARIABLE THICKNESS COATING CONTROL | FISHER, WESLEY LE | 3745 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 19d | Pending | Jun 13, 2025 |
| 19225706 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH BYPASS TOBI COOLING/PURGE FLOW AND METHOD | FORD, RENE D | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 02, 2025 |
| 19065752 | HOLLOW FAN BLADE WITH SOLID STATE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURED COVER SKIN | RIBADENEYRA, THEODORE C | 3745 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 27, 2025 |
| 19053703 | LOW PRESSURE TURBINE SHAFT INSTALLATION TOOL | BESLER, CHRISTOPHER JAMES | 3726 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 14, 2025 |
| 19042735 | COVER PLATE RETENTION SLOT SYSTEM AND METHOD | REITZ, MICHAEL K. | 3745 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2025 |
| 19036670 | COLD SPRAYING COATING ONTO TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENT | EMPIE, NATHAN H | 1712 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 24, 2025 |
| 19034716 | HIGH TEMPERATURE COMPOSITE MATERIALS WITH EROSION RESISTANT SEAL COAT | DAGENAIS, KRISTEN A | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 23, 2025 |
| 19024014 | SPECIAL TOOLING FOR FABRICATING VANES | TENTONI, LEO B | 1742 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 19024324 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE FRONT SECTION | SUNG, GERALD LUTHER | 3741 | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 19021886 | SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY UNDER-ROOT FAN BLADE SPACER | LEGENDRE, CHRISTOPHER RYAN | 3711 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 15, 2025 |
| 19021830 | Turbine Engine Cold Section Vane Stage | LEGENDRE, CHRISTOPHER RYAN | 3711 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 15, 2025 |
| 19014903 | AIRCRAFT PROPULSION SYSTEM WITH ELECTRIC MACHINE SYSTEM COOLING CIRCUIT | NGUYEN, HOANG M | 3746 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 09, 2025 |
| 18980869 | ATTACHMENT FOR MOUNTING AIRCRAFT PROPULSION SYSTEM TO PYLONG STRUCTURE | MCDUFFIE, MICHAEL D | 3632 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 13, 2024 |
| 18977558 | MACHINING COMPONENT USING SCAN DATA OF INTERNAL ARTIFACT(S) | BEKELE, MEKONEN T | 2699 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 11, 2024 |
| 18973613 | ALUMINUM-CHROMIUM OXIDE COATING AND METHOD THEREFOR | GAMBETTA, KELLY M | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 09, 2024 |
| 18966996 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH ADAPTIVE TURBINE COOLING AIR SYSTEM AND METHOD | BURKE, THOMAS P | 3741 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 03, 2024 |
| 18953181 | CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE SURFACE ROUGHNESS | HANDVILLE, BRIAN | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 20, 2024 |
| 18937866 | VARIABLE DAMPING IN COMPOSITE MATERIAL | GAITONDE, MEGHA MEHTA | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 05, 2024 |
| 18936360 | SEALING FOR ANODIZED METAL | DUMBRIS, SETH M | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 04, 2024 |
| 18933565 | METHOD OF REDUCING SADDLE CLAMP ASSEMBLY STRESS | MEILLER, SEAN V | 3741 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2024 |
| 18933412 | ADDITIVE FAN EXIT GUIDE VANE STRUCTURE WITH ACOUSTIC CAPABILITY | CHRISTENSEN, DANIELLE M | 3745 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2024 |
| 18933469 | RIBBED STRUCTURAL SWIRL RECOVERY VANE WITH ACOUSTIC CAPABILITY | DAVIS, JASON GREGORY | 3745 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2024 |
| 18927563 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR OPEN ROTOR AIRCRAFT PROPULSION SYSTEM | KIM, TAE JUN | 3799 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 25, 2024 |
| 18920170 | LOCAL GAS PATH DRIVEN PASSIVE PURGE FOR OPTICAL PROBE | KO, JASON Y | 1711 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 18, 2024 |
| 18917255 | CMC COMPONENT WITH COOLING CAVITY COVER PLATE | BUI, ANDREW THANH | 3745 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 16, 2024 |
| 18914363 | DISTORTION-FREE MANUFACTURING OF LARGE TITANIUM INTEGRALLY BLADED ROTORS | AFZALI, SARANG | 3726 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 14, 2024 |
| 18902382 | ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED HEAT EXCHANGER SUPPORTS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE | RUPPERT, ERIC S | 3763 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 30, 2024 |
| 18884728 | CERAMIC COATINGS WITH SINTERING AGENTS | SAMPLE, DAVID R | 1784 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 13, 2024 |
| 18884816 | FUEL NOZZLE THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | HARRINGTON, ALYSON JOAN | 3741 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 13, 2024 |
| 18821214 | APPARATUS AND RELATED METHOD(S) FOR REPAIRING MACHINE PARTS | COOK, KYLE A | 3726 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 30, 2024 |
| 18819304 | ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR ACCURATELY POSITIONING OPTICAL TIP-TIMING PROBE | BUTLER, KEVIN C | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2024 |
| 18784580 | COMPACT TRAVERSING SYSTEMS FOR PROBES OR OTHER DEVICES | COOK, WILLIAM J | 3618 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2024 |
| 18775501 | HIGH TEMPERATURE FIBER AND METHOD OF MAKING | FIGUEROA, JOHN J | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 17, 2024 |
| 18774437 | STAGED BLADE INJECTOR | BURKE, THOMAS P | 3741 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 16, 2024 |
| 18774708 | GEARBOX ARRANGEMENT FOR DUAL SPOOL ENGINE ACCESSORIES | SEBASCO CHENG, STEPHANIE | 3741 | §103 | Final Rejection | 20d | Pending | Jul 16, 2024 |
| 18770830 | MULTIPLE HEAT SOURCE CRYOGENIC BOTTOMING CYCLE SEQUENCING AND ROUTING | NG, HENRY | 3741 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 12, 2024 |
| 18770950 | FUEL CELL EXHAUST CONDENSATION WITH TURBOMACHINERY WATER AUGMENTATION USING CRYOGENIC BOTTOMING CYCLE | BURKE, THOMAS P | 3741 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 20d | Pending | Jul 12, 2024 |
| 18770854 | CRYOGENIC BOTTOMING CYCLE UTILIZING A THERMAL BUS WITH MULTIPLE HEAT SOURCES | NG, HENRY | 3741 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 12, 2024 |
| 18771561 | TWO PIECE HOLLOW-VANE ASSEMBLY CLEANING SYSTEM | RIVERA-CORDERO, ARLYN I | 1714 | §103 | Final Rejection | 34d | Pending | Jul 12, 2024 |
| 18765812 | AIRCRAFT ENGINE INLET MONITORING USING NEUROMORPHIC SENSORS | NIMOX, RAYMOND LONDALE | — | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 08, 2024 |
| 18765793 | MATERIAL FAILURE DETECTION FOR AIRCRAFT ENGINES USING NEUROMORPHIC SENSORS | SUN, XIUQIN | — | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 08, 2024 |
| 18758571 | POWDER BED FUSION ADDITIVE PRINTER RECOATER FOR UNIFORM POWDER PACKING | WOO, JONATHAN BRIAN | 1754 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 28, 2024 |
| 18755043 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATED GRAIN MAPPING | LEE, SARAH YEO | 2616 | §103 | Final Rejection | 8d overdue | Pending | Jun 26, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialRTX Corporation has 143 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 49 art units and 113 examiners.
Thomas P Burke has the most, with 5 of RTX Corporation's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.