Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

SAFRAN

38 pending office actions • 20 art units • 33 examiners • 0 of 38 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 153 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

38
Total Pending OAs
26
Non-Final OAs
11
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 37 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

20
Overdue
3
Due this week
8
Due this month
4
Due in next 60 days
2
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

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. 37 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (20)Due ≤ 7 days (3)Due ≤ 30 days (8)Due ≤ 60 days (4)Due later (2)

Case Difficulty Mix

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.

2
Hard (5%)
29
Medium (76%)
6
Easy (16%)
1
Unknown (3%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only2 (5%)
§103 only28 (74%)
§102 only1 (3%)
§112 only6 (16%)
No statute on record1 (3%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

10
Life Sciences
26% of docket
2
Information Tech
5% of docket
2
Communications
5% of docket
2
Semiconductors
5% of docket
22
Mechanical / Eng
58% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

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.

380 h
Manual time on pending OAs
76 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
133 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
CLARK, RYAN C 2 87.4% +8.6%
HAGHIGHIAN, BEHNOUSH 2 79.2% +13.1%
DELRUE, BRIAN CHRISTOPHER 2 84.5% +22.8%
KIM, TAE JUN 2 64.0% +26.2%
PAGE, HANA C 2 60.2% +31.2%
PHAM, CLINT V 1 45.1% +34.5%
RIBADENEYRA, THEODORE C 1 88.8% +9.7%
SEABE, JUSTIN D 1 71.5% +24.6%
LEGENDRE, CHRISTOPHER RYAN 1 75.3% +26.3%
GILLENWATERS, JACKSON N 1 82.6% +12.8%

Quick Wins (6)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 6 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18835676 COMPOSITE VANE FOR AN AIRCRAFT TURBOMACHINE FAN COMPRISING MEANS FOR MEASURING INTERNAL DEFORMATIONS DELRUE, BRIAN CHRISTOPHER 5d overdue
18863300 AIRCRAFT TURBOMACHINE HAVING VARIABLE-PITCH PROPELLER VANES GILLENWATERS, JACKSON N 1d overdue
18003403 HOUSING FOR AN AIRCRAFT TURBOMACHINE AND METHOD FOR HOUSING MANUFACTURE CLARK, RYAN C 29d
19113049 SEALING DEVICE AND TURBOMACHINE COMPRISING THE SEALING DEVICE CLARK, RYAN C 30d
18845543 AERONAUTICAL THRUSTER DELRUE, BRIAN CHRISTOPHER 36d
19103645 POSITIONING OF A TURBOMACHINE AIR INTAKE PORT RIBADENEYRA, THEODORE C 42d

Hard Cases (2)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17604069 MODEL RESETTING IN A TURBINE ENGINE PIERRE LOUIS, ANDRE 12d
18033676 METHOD FOR ASSESSING THE SERVICE LIFE OF A TURBINE ENGINE PART LEE, SANGKYUNG 75d

Interview Candidates (12)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
16628641 METHOD AND EQUIPMENT FOR PRODUCING A PART BY INJECTING RESIN INTO A WOVEN FIBRE PREFORM PAGE, HANA C 184d overdue
18995677 PROPELLER FOR AN AIRCRAFT TURBINE ENGINE HAGHIGHIAN, BEHNOUSH 31d overdue
18874957 BLADE WITH COMPOSITE STRUCTURE HAVING IMPROVED PLY DROP ORIENTATION LEGENDRE, CHRISTOPHER RYAN 28d overdue
18577131 AERONAUTICAL THRUSTER KIM, TAE JUN 15d overdue
18835676 COMPOSITE VANE FOR AN AIRCRAFT TURBOMACHINE FAN COMPRISING MEANS FOR MEASURING INTERNAL DEFORMATIONS DELRUE, BRIAN CHRISTOPHER 5d overdue
18697839 OUTLET NOZZLE PROVIDED WITH CHEVRONS FOR AERONAUTICAL THRUSTER KIM, TAE JUN 2d overdue
18863300 AIRCRAFT TURBOMACHINE HAVING VARIABLE-PITCH PROPELLER VANES GILLENWATERS, JACKSON N 1d overdue
18293218 PROPULSION UNIT FOR AN AIRCRAFT HAGHIGHIAN, BEHNOUSH 5d

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3745 13
1733 3
3711 2
3799 2
1745 2
3662 2
3663 1
3629 1
2857 1
1742 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19121796 METHOD AND MODULE FOR DETECTING THE STATE OF A COUPLING DEVICE, AND ASSOCIATED TURBINE ENGINE AND AIRCRAFT PHAM, CLINT V 3663 §103 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Apr 16, 2025
19113049 SEALING DEVICE AND TURBOMACHINE COMPRISING THE SEALING DEVICE CLARK, RYAN C 3745 §103 Non-Final OA 30d Pending Mar 19, 2025
19103645 POSITIONING OF A TURBOMACHINE AIR INTAKE PORT RIBADENEYRA, THEODORE C 3745 §103 Non-Final OA 42d Pending Feb 13, 2025
19101639 ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A RING AND A PIVOTING SUPPORT SLEEVE FOR VARIABLE PITCH VANE ROOTS, TURBINE ENGINE PROVIDED WITH SUCH AN ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR DISMANTLING SUCH AN ASSEMBLY SEABE, JUSTIN D 3745 §103 Non-Final OA 42d Pending Feb 06, 2025
18995677 PROPELLER FOR AN AIRCRAFT TURBINE ENGINE HAGHIGHIAN, BEHNOUSH 3745 §112 Non-Final OA 31d overdue Pending Jan 16, 2025
18293218 PROPULSION UNIT FOR AN AIRCRAFT HAGHIGHIAN, BEHNOUSH 3745 §112 Non-Final OA 5d Pending Dec 17, 2024
18874957 BLADE WITH COMPOSITE STRUCTURE HAVING IMPROVED PLY DROP ORIENTATION LEGENDRE, CHRISTOPHER RYAN 3711 Other Non-Final OA 28d overdue Pending Dec 13, 2024
18863300 AIRCRAFT TURBOMACHINE HAVING VARIABLE-PITCH PROPELLER VANES GILLENWATERS, JACKSON N 3745 §112 Final Rejection 1d overdue Pending Nov 05, 2024
18845543 AERONAUTICAL THRUSTER DELRUE, BRIAN CHRISTOPHER 3745 §103 Final Rejection 36d Pending Sep 10, 2024
18835676 COMPOSITE VANE FOR AN AIRCRAFT TURBOMACHINE FAN COMPRISING MEANS FOR MEASURING INTERNAL DEFORMATIONS DELRUE, BRIAN CHRISTOPHER 3745 §103 Non-Final OA 5d overdue Pending Aug 02, 2024
18833280 TURBOMACHINE ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A HALF-SHELL CASING BEARING VARIABLE-PITCH INLET STATOR VANES KIM, SANG K 3745 §103 Final Rejection 30d overdue Pending Jul 25, 2024
18708927 METHOD FOR MONITORING CONFIGURATION OF AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEM ARAQUE JR, GERARDO 3629 §103 Final Rejection 14d Pending Jun 04, 2024
18709074 REVERSIBLE HYDRAULIC PUMP FOR SETTING PROPELLOR PITCH, AND ASSOCIATED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, TURBOPROP AND AIRCRAFT ADJAGBE, MAXIME M 3745 §103 Final Rejection 23d Pending May 10, 2024
18706930 LABYRINTH SEALING DEVICE FOR AN AIRCRAFT TURBOMACHINE WONG, ELTON K 3745 §103 Non-Final OA 8d overdue Pending May 02, 2024
18697839 OUTLET NOZZLE PROVIDED WITH CHEVRONS FOR AERONAUTICAL THRUSTER KIM, TAE JUN 3799 §103 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending Apr 02, 2024
18695151 MOVABLE RING ASSEMBLY FOR A TURBOMACHINE ROTOR VERDIER, CHRISTOPHER M 3745 §112 Final Rejection 104d overdue Pending Mar 25, 2024
18577131 AERONAUTICAL THRUSTER KIM, TAE JUN 3799 §103 Final Rejection 15d overdue Pending Jan 05, 2024
18567885 FIBROUS PREFORM FOR MANUFACTURING AN ANNULAR CASING MADE OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL FOR A TURBINE ENGINE PAGE, HANA C 1745 §103 Non-Final OA 62d Pending Dec 07, 2023
18551822 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A METAL ALLOY PART FOR A TURBINE ENGINE MCGUTHRY BANKS, TIMA MICHELE 1733 §103 Non-Final OA 42d overdue Pending Sep 21, 2023
18551123 MONITORING AN ANTI-LEAK VALVE IN A JET ENGINE HUYNH, PHUONG 2857 §103 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Sep 18, 2023
18272767 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PREFORM FOR A TURBOMACHINE COMPONENT AND INSTALLATION FOR WEAVING SUCH A PREFORM DANIELS, MATTHEW J 1742 §103 Non-Final OA 29d overdue Pending Jul 17, 2023
18003403 HOUSING FOR AN AIRCRAFT TURBOMACHINE AND METHOD FOR HOUSING MANUFACTURE CLARK, RYAN C 3745 §103 Final Rejection 29d Pending Jun 02, 2023
18254752 METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY SEARCHING FOR AT LEAST ONE TEXTILE PATTERN IN A COMPOSITE MATERIAL REINFORCEMENT OSINSKI, MICHAEL S 2674 §102 Non-Final OA 9d overdue Pending May 26, 2023
18033676 METHOD FOR ASSESSING THE SERVICE LIFE OF A TURBINE ENGINE PART LEE, SANGKYUNG 2858 §101 Non-Final OA 75d Pending Apr 25, 2023
18247676 DIAGNOSIS OF AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE CONTROL UNIT HILGENDORF, DALE W 3662 §103 Non-Final OA 7d Pending Apr 03, 2023
18247011 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL TIME CONTROL OF THE TRAJECTORY OF AN AIRCRAFT ON A RUNWAY FABER, DAVID 2172 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 28, 2023
18245384 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING ON A TURBINE ENGINE PART BLANK INCLUDING A ROUGH AREA PATEL, DEVANG R 1735 §103 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Mar 15, 2023
18004927 ACARS REPORT COMMUNICATION SYSTEM SHAHEED, KHALID W 2643 §112 Non-Final OA 35d overdue Pending Jan 10, 2023
18008906 DEVICE FOR FILTERING COOLING AIR OF A TURBOMACHINE TURBINE MCKENZIE, THOMAS B 1776 §103 Non-Final OA 66d overdue Pending Dec 07, 2022
17914179 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A TITANIUM FIRE-RESISTANT METAL COMPONENT BY ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING JANSSEN, REBECCA 1733 §103 Final Rejection 124d overdue Pending Sep 23, 2022
17907069 METHOD FOR TREATING A SURFACE OF A METALLIC PART OF A TURBOMACHINE HARRIS, BRITTANY SHARON 1761 §103 Final Rejection 28d overdue Pending Sep 22, 2022
17796389 HOT ISOSTATIC PRESSING HEAT TREATMENT OF BARS MADE FROM TITANIUM ALUMINIDE ALLOY FOR LOW-PRESSURE TURBINE BLADES FOR A TURBOMACHINE SU, XIAOWEI 1733 §103 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Jul 29, 2022
17755988 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANAGING A FLEET OF INFORMATION-COMMUNICATING DEVICES FOR UPDATING A DIGITAL TWIN OF A TURBOMACHINE SEOL, DAVIN 3662 §103 Non-Final OA 6d Pending May 13, 2022
17753072 LASER METAL DEPOSITION SYSTEM WUNDERLICH, ERWIN J 3761 §103 Non-Final OA 32d overdue Pending Feb 17, 2022
17624997 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PART FROM COMPOSITE MATERIAL BY INJECTING A FILLED SLIP INTO A FIBROUS TEXTURE HEMINGWAY, TIMOTHY G 1754 §103 Final Rejection 33d Pending Jan 05, 2022
17604069 MODEL RESETTING IN A TURBINE ENGINE PIERRE LOUIS, ANDRE 2187 §101 Non-Final OA 12d Pending Oct 15, 2021
17273566 MOVABLE BLADE WOLCOTT, BRIAN P 3711 §103 Non-Final OA 89d overdue Pending Mar 04, 2021
16628641 METHOD AND EQUIPMENT FOR PRODUCING A PART BY INJECTING RESIN INTO A WOVEN FIBRE PREFORM PAGE, HANA C 1745 §103 Non-Final OA 184d overdue Pending Jan 03, 2020

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