Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
32 pending office actions • 20 art units • 31 examiners • 0 of 32 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 44 patents granted in the last 365 days
Sick AG has 34 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. The matters involve 33 distinct examiners across 21 distinct art units, indicating that examiner dispersion is the principal feature of the profile.
RICHTER, KARA MARIE is the busiest identified examiner, with 2 pending matters. Counsel can review that pair for common examiner considerations, but the remaining portfolio calls for individualized prosecution planning.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 4 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. 4 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 (3%) |
| §101 + other | 2 (6%) |
| §103 only | 9 (28%) |
| §102 only | 1 (3%) |
| §112 only | 2 (6%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 17 (53%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RICHTER, KARA | 2 | — | — |
| MAI, THIEN T | 1 | 59.1% | +19.9% |
| GINGRICH, SHADAN HAGHANI | 1 | 61.7% | +17.4% |
| GREINER, TRISTAN J | 1 | 79.2% | +17.2% |
| QI, ZHENGQING J | 1 | 68.0% | +12.2% |
| TUCKER, WESLEY J | 1 | 83.7% | +5.4% |
| REINERT, JONATHAN E | 1 | 85.1% | +1.7% |
| SHIFERAW, HENOK ASRES | 1 | 88.8% | +3.6% |
| AZAD, MD ABUL K | 1 | 81.5% | +20.9% |
| CAI, CHARLES J | 1 | 83.2% | +29.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19048859 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TESTING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR SAFEGUARDING A PATH OF A VEHICLE, IN PARTICULAR OF AN AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLE | REINERT, JONATHAN E | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18888068 | OPTICAL SENSOR FOR THE DETECTION OF AN HEIGHT PROFILE OF AN OBJECT SURFACE | BOLOGNA, DOMINIC JOSEPH | 23d overdue |
| 18544955 | Monitoring at least one machine | AUGUSTINE, NICHOLAS | 11d overdue |
| 19449047 | OPTOELECTRONIC SENSOR, USE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND/OR READING BARCODES | MAI, THIEN T | — |
| 19090277 | SAFETY SYSTEM ASSEMBLY FOR MONITORING A ZONE AND A METHOD OF MONITORING SUCH A ZONE | GREINER, TRISTAN J | — |
| 19077589 | OPTICAL SENSOR | QI, ZHENGQING J | — |
| 19052722 | Associating a target class with an object | TUCKER, WESLEY J | — |
| 18977725 | READING AN OPTICAL CODE | SHIFERAW, HENOK ASRES | — |
| 18956805 | Optically Scanning Sensor | RICHTER, KARA | — |
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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19449047 | OPTOELECTRONIC SENSOR, USE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND/OR READING BARCODES | MAI, THIEN T | — |
| 19221388 | CAMERA DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND/OR CONTROLLING A WORK PROCESS IN A WORKING ENVIRONMENT | GINGRICH, SHADAN HAGHANI | — |
| 19090277 | SAFETY SYSTEM ASSEMBLY FOR MONITORING A ZONE AND A METHOD OF MONITORING SUCH A ZONE | GREINER, TRISTAN J | — |
| 19077589 | OPTICAL SENSOR | QI, ZHENGQING J | — |
| 18941176 | Safeguarding a machine | AZAD, MD ABUL K | — |
| 18899710 | MONITORING AT LEAST ONE MACHINE | CAI, CHARLES J | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3645 | 8 |
| 3656 | 2 |
| 2115 | 2 |
| 2877 | 2 |
| 2876 | 1 |
| 4100 | 1 |
| 2661 | 1 |
| 3668 | 1 |
| 2676 | 1 |
| 2119 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19449047 | OPTOELECTRONIC SENSOR, USE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND/OR READING BARCODES | MAI, THIEN T | 2876 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 14, 2026 |
| 19221388 | CAMERA DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND/OR CONTROLLING A WORK PROCESS IN A WORKING ENVIRONMENT | GINGRICH, SHADAN HAGHANI | 4100 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 28, 2025 |
| 19090277 | SAFETY SYSTEM ASSEMBLY FOR MONITORING A ZONE AND A METHOD OF MONITORING SUCH A ZONE | GREINER, TRISTAN J | 3656 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2025 |
| 19077589 | OPTICAL SENSOR | QI, ZHENGQING J | 3645 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 12, 2025 |
| 19052722 | Associating a target class with an object | TUCKER, WESLEY J | 2661 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 13, 2025 |
| 19048859 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TESTING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR SAFEGUARDING A PATH OF A VEHICLE, IN PARTICULAR OF AN AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLE | REINERT, JONATHAN E | 3668 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 08, 2025 |
| 18977725 | READING AN OPTICAL CODE | SHIFERAW, HENOK ASRES | 2676 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 11, 2024 |
| 18956805 | Optically Scanning Sensor | RICHTER, KARA | 3645 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 22, 2024 |
| 18941176 | Safeguarding a machine | AZAD, MD ABUL K | 2119 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 08, 2024 |
| 18899710 | MONITORING AT LEAST ONE MACHINE | CAI, CHARLES J | 2115 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2024 |
| 18888068 | OPTICAL SENSOR FOR THE DETECTION OF AN HEIGHT PROFILE OF AN OBJECT SURFACE | BOLOGNA, DOMINIC JOSEPH | 2877 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 23d overdue | Pending | Sep 17, 2024 |
| 18817940 | CONTACTLESS SAFEGUARDING AT A COOPERATION ZONE OF A MACHINE | EL SAYAH, MOHAMAD O | 3658 | §103 | Final Rejection | 38d overdue | Pending | Aug 28, 2024 |
| 18807035 | METHOD FOR CONFIGURING A PLC DEVICE AND A PLC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD | DEBROW, JAMES J | 2174 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 16, 2024 |
| 18776662 | Optoelectronic sensor and method of detecting objects in a monitored zone | CHEN, CHIA-LING | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 18, 2024 |
| 18770836 | Apparatus comprising a camera arrangement | LOGAN, KYLE O | 3655 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 12, 2024 |
| 18768670 | RADAR SENSOR | WINDRICH, MARCUS E | 3646 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 10, 2024 |
| 18743298 | Multiplane scanner and method for detecting objects | BALDWIN-BOTT, DORIAN EYRE | 3645 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 14, 2024 |
| 35525436 | Optoelectronic sensor | ARNTZEN, MARY ANNE ELIZABETH | 2914 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 11, 2024 |
| 18674689 | OPTOELECTRONIC SENSOR AND METHOD FOR MEASURING CONTAMINATION OF A FRONT SCREEN | TRIDICO, JOHN CESARE | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 24, 2024 |
| 18618250 | Optoelectronic sensor for detecting an object in a monitored zone | WOLDEKIDAN, HIBRET ASNAKE | 2635 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 27, 2024 |
| 18611352 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING A HAZARDOUS ZONE OF A MACHINE | DAVIS, JERROD I | 3656 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 41d | Pending | Mar 20, 2024 |
| 18605535 | OPTOELECTRONIC SENSOR | NOEL, JEMPSON | 3645 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 14, 2024 |
| 18603450 | Contactless safeguarding of a machine | WOLDEMARYAM, ASSRES H | 3642 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 13, 2024 |
| 18544955 | Monitoring at least one machine | AUGUSTINE, NICHOLAS | 2178 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 11d overdue | Pending | Dec 19, 2023 |
| 18383593 | Unknown | LE, HAILEY R | 3648 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 25, 2023 |
| 18235294 | SAFETY SYSTEM AND METHOD USING A SAFETY SYSTEM | WANG, ZHIPENG | 2115 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 17, 2023 |
| 18223743 | Device and method for detecting objects | BAGHDASARYAN, HOVHANNES | 3645 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 19, 2023 |
| 18203637 | OPTOELECTRONIC SENSOR FOR DISTANCE MEASUREMENT WITH A ROUTING LAYER | RICHTER, KARA | 3645 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 30, 2023 |
| 18200732 | Apparatus and method for jointly detecting a color and a distance of an object | XIAO, YUQING | 3645 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 23, 2023 |
| 18084664 | Code reader and method of reading an optical code | FELIX, BRADLEY OBAS | 2671 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2022 |
| 17993250 | Method and apparatus for measuring objects | TON, TRI T | 2877 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 23, 2022 |
| 17823228 | Optoelectronic sensor and method of detecting objects in a monitored zone | VASQUEZ JR, ROBERT WILLIAM | 3645 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 30, 2022 |
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Start Free TrialSick AG has 32 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 20 art units and 31 examiners.
Kara Richter has the most, with 2 of Sick AG's pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
