Prosecution Insights
Last updated: September 26, 2026

SNAP-ON Incorporated

Technology areas: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

24 pending office actions • 13 art units • 20 examiners • 0 of 24 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 54 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

24
Total Pending OAs
18
Non-Final OAs
4
Final Rejections
2
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 7 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

2
Overdue
0
Due this week
4
Due this month
1
Due in next 60 days
0
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. 7 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (2)Due ≤ 30 days (4)Due ≤ 60 days (1)

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.

8
Hard (33%)
16
Medium (67%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other2 (8%)
§103 only13 (54%)
§102 only3 (12%)
Multi-statute (no §101)6 (25%)

Industry Mix

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

1
Life Sciences
4% of docket
1
Information Tech
4% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
7
Semiconductors
29% of docket
13
Mechanical / Eng
54% of docket
2
Business / Other
8% 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.

240 h
Manual time on pending OAs
48 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
84 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
SHAKERI, HADI 5 62.1% +37.1%
ELLIS, SUEZU Y 1 76.8% +21.6%
GOKHALE, PRASAD V 1 85.9% +8.4%
ADAMS, GREGORY W 1 75.2% +23.8%
RODGERS, THOMAS RAYMOND 1 58.3% +59.6%
MULLINS, BURTON S 1 68.8% +1.5%
BOBISH, CHRISTOPHER S 1 62.3% +29.1%
AGARED, GABRIEL T 1 82.9% +19.3%
ZAWORSKI, JONATHAN R 1 52.2% +27.0%
SHINGLES, KRISTIE D 1 82.0% +13.6%

Quick Wins (3)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19017094 VARIABLE OFFSET CRANKSHAFT GOKHALE, PRASAD V —
18789892 CONTROLLING A BRUSHLESS MOTOR AGARED, GABRIEL T —
18345771 Method and system for configuring user-selectable controls corresponding to certified user functions SHINGLES, KRISTIE D —

Hard Cases (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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18086535 WIRELESS CHARGING AND POWERING OF TOOLS WILLIAMS, ARUN C 46d overdue
18442272 MULTI-PURPOSE CUTTING TOOL ZAWORSKI, JONATHAN R 11d overdue
17985707 MULTI-SPEED GEAR TRAIN FOR POWER TOOL CHANG, SUKWOO JAMES 8d
18160892 DIAGNOSTIC INSTRUMENT NIMOX, RAYMOND LONDALE 15d
18888749 PISTOL-GRIP STYLE ELECTRIC AIR PUMP TOOLS BOBISH, CHRISTOPHER S —
18613096 Cruciform-Shaped Driver and Methods of Forming and Use SHAKERI, HADI —
18535207 Multi-Position Pliers With Elongated Recesses SHAKERI, HADI —
18165987 Method and system for servicing a vehicle using a functional test GASCA ALVA JR, MOISES —

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
18442272 MULTI-PURPOSE CUTTING TOOL ZAWORSKI, JONATHAN R 11d overdue
19096095 TOOL IDENTIFIER RECOGNITION AND SENSOR CALIBRATION IN A TOOL CONTROL SYSTEM ELLIS, SUEZU Y 33d
19011532 Trolley for mounting, dismounting, and transporting a tire, wheel, or tire-wheel assembly ADAMS, GREGORY W —
18957635 Tool Having Pawl Travel Control RODGERS, THOMAS RAYMOND —
18888749 PISTOL-GRIP STYLE ELECTRIC AIR PUMP TOOLS BOBISH, CHRISTOPHER S —
18789892 CONTROLLING A BRUSHLESS MOTOR AGARED, GABRIEL T —
18613096 Cruciform-Shaped Driver and Methods of Forming and Use SHAKERI, HADI —
18433386 Magnetic Bit Holder SHAKERI, HADI —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3723 8
2846 2
2857 2
2876 1
3653 1
3652 1
3746 1
2453 1
2844 1
1723 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19096095 TOOL IDENTIFIER RECOGNITION AND SENSOR CALIBRATION IN A TOOL CONTROL SYSTEM ELLIS, SUEZU Y 2876 §103 Non-Final OA 33d Pending Mar 31, 2025
19017094 VARIABLE OFFSET CRANKSHAFT GOKHALE, PRASAD V 3653 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 10, 2025
19011532 Trolley for mounting, dismounting, and transporting a tire, wheel, or tire-wheel assembly ADAMS, GREGORY W 3652 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 06, 2025
18957635 Tool Having Pawl Travel Control RODGERS, THOMAS RAYMOND — §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 22, 2024
18894264 MOTOR CONTROLLER FOR A TOOL MULLINS, BURTON S — §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 24, 2024
18888749 PISTOL-GRIP STYLE ELECTRIC AIR PUMP TOOLS BOBISH, CHRISTOPHER S 3746 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 18, 2024
18789892 CONTROLLING A BRUSHLESS MOTOR AGARED, GABRIEL T 2846 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 31, 2024
18613096 Cruciform-Shaped Driver and Methods of Forming and Use SHAKERI, HADI 3723 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 21, 2024
18442272 MULTI-PURPOSE CUTTING TOOL ZAWORSKI, JONATHAN R 3723 §102§103 Non-Final OA 11d overdue Pending Feb 15, 2024
18433386 Magnetic Bit Holder SHAKERI, HADI 3723 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 05, 2024
18535207 Multi-Position Pliers With Elongated Recesses SHAKERI, HADI 3723 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 11, 2023
18345771 Method and system for configuring user-selectable controls corresponding to certified user functions SHINGLES, KRISTIE D 2453 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 30, 2023
18140272 CIRCUIT BOARD WITH SENSOR CONTROLLED LIGHTS AND END-TO-END CONNECTION LUONG, HENRY T 2844 §103Other Non-Final OA 19d Pending Apr 27, 2023
18127954 POWER TOOL BATTERY WITH VENTS WYROUGH, PAUL CHRISTIAN ST 1723 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Mar 29, 2023
18191629 Methods and Systems for Automatic Condition Analysis of Vehicle Tires EDWARDS, ETHAN WESLEY 2857 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 28, 2023
18165987 Method and system for servicing a vehicle using a functional test GASCA ALVA JR, MOISES 3667 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 08, 2023
18160892 DIAGNOSTIC INSTRUMENT NIMOX, RAYMOND LONDALE 2857 §101§103 Final Rejection 15d Pending Jan 27, 2023
18096843 DEAD BLOW HAMMER HEAD SCRUGGS, ROBERT J 3723 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 13, 2023
18086535 WIRELESS CHARGING AND POWERING OF TOOLS WILLIAMS, ARUN C 2859 §102§103 Non-Final OA 46d overdue Pending Dec 21, 2022
17985707 MULTI-SPEED GEAR TRAIN FOR POWER TOOL CHANG, SUKWOO JAMES 3723 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 8d Pending Nov 11, 2022
17748801 GAITER WITH COUPLING SHAKERI, HADI 3723 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 19, 2022
17694218 MOTOR TIMEOUT IN POWER TOOL LEEDS, DANIEL JEREMY 3731 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 14, 2022
17694267 CURRENT PULSE LIMITING PROTECTION LAUGHLIN, CHARLES S 2846 §103 Final Rejection 9d Pending Mar 14, 2022
17192528 Holding Tool SHAKERI, HADI 3723 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 04, 2021

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