Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
24 pending office actions • 15 art units • 23 examiners • 0 of 24 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 36 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 22 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. 22 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 (4%) |
| §103 only | 14 (58%) |
| §102 only | 2 (8%) |
| §112 only | 1 (4%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (4%) |
| No statute on record | 5 (21%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MERRIAM, ANDREW E | 2 | 23.0% | +31.4% |
| MIKELS, MATTHEW | 1 | 80.8% | +20.4% |
| KOHLER, STEPHANIE A | 1 | 31.2% | +31.1% |
| WATTS, JENNA A | 1 | 47.8% | +55.0% |
| UTAMA, ROBERT J | 1 | 60.3% | +29.6% |
| MCCLAIN, TYNESHA L. | 1 | 15.6% | +24.8% |
| STULII, VERA | 1 | 32.5% | +24.7% |
| DIBRINO, MARIANNE | 1 | 43.3% | +41.2% |
| MAHADEVAN, JANAKI ANANTH | 1 | — | — |
| BOECKELMAN, JACOB A | 1 | 36.1% | +46.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18992881 | BEVERAGE OR FOODSTUFF PREPARATION SYSTEM | MIKELS, MATTHEW | 75d |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18003170 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING SHELF-STABLE PLANT-BASED YOGURT ANALOGUES AND YOGURT ANALOGUES THEREOF | MERRIAM, ANDREW E | 30d overdue |
| 18381470 | CREAMER COMPOSITION | MCCLAIN, TYNESHA L. | 17d overdue |
| 18510861 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ANIMAL HEALTH, NUTRITION, AND/OR WELLNESS RECOMMENDATIONS | UTAMA, ROBERT J | 5d overdue |
| 18650697 | THIN DONUT-SHAPED DRY KIBBLE FOR SMALL ADULT DOGS | MERRIAM, ANDREW E | 7d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18003170 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING SHELF-STABLE PLANT-BASED YOGURT ANALOGUES AND YOGURT ANALOGUES THEREOF | MERRIAM, ANDREW E | 30d overdue |
| 18381470 | CREAMER COMPOSITION | MCCLAIN, TYNESHA L. | 17d overdue |
| 18510861 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ANIMAL HEALTH, NUTRITION, AND/OR WELLNESS RECOMMENDATIONS | UTAMA, ROBERT J | 5d overdue |
| 18545906 | AERATED CREAMERS, PACKAGED READY-TO-USE AERATED CREAMERS, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SUCH CREAMERS | WATTS, JENNA A | 4d overdue |
| 18650697 | THIN DONUT-SHAPED DRY KIBBLE FOR SMALL ADULT DOGS | MERRIAM, ANDREW E | 7d |
| 18238045 | METHODS FOR REDUCING ALLERGIES CAUSED BY ENVIRONMENTAL ALLERGENS | DIBRINO, MARIANNE | 12d |
| 18468954 | PALATABILITY ENHANCEMENT OF DRY PET FOODS BY FAT MODIFICATION | STULII, VERA | 41d |
| 18638037 | METHODS AND COMPOSITION FOR PALATABLE PET FOODS | KOHLER, STEPHANIE A | 70d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1791 | 6 |
| 3761 | 3 |
| 1793 | 2 |
| 1792 | 2 |
| 2876 | 1 |
| 3715 | 1 |
| 1641 | 1 |
| 1693 | 1 |
| 1655 | 1 |
| 1600 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18992881 | BEVERAGE OR FOODSTUFF PREPARATION SYSTEM | MIKELS, MATTHEW | 2876 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 75d | Pending | Jan 09, 2025 |
| 18650697 | THIN DONUT-SHAPED DRY KIBBLE FOR SMALL ADULT DOGS | MERRIAM, ANDREW E | 1791 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 7d | Pending | Apr 30, 2024 |
| 18638037 | METHODS AND COMPOSITION FOR PALATABLE PET FOODS | KOHLER, STEPHANIE A | 1791 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 70d | Pending | Apr 17, 2024 |
| 18545906 | AERATED CREAMERS, PACKAGED READY-TO-USE AERATED CREAMERS, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SUCH CREAMERS | WATTS, JENNA A | 1791 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 4d overdue | Pending | Dec 19, 2023 |
| 18510861 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ANIMAL HEALTH, NUTRITION, AND/OR WELLNESS RECOMMENDATIONS | UTAMA, ROBERT J | 3715 | §101 | Final Rejection | 5d overdue | Pending | Nov 16, 2023 |
| 18381470 | CREAMER COMPOSITION | MCCLAIN, TYNESHA L. | 1793 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 17d overdue | Pending | Oct 18, 2023 |
| 18468954 | PALATABILITY ENHANCEMENT OF DRY PET FOODS BY FAT MODIFICATION | STULII, VERA | 1791 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 41d | Pending | Sep 18, 2023 |
| 18238045 | METHODS FOR REDUCING ALLERGIES CAUSED BY ENVIRONMENTAL ALLERGENS | DIBRINO, MARIANNE | 1641 | Other | Non-Final OA | 12d | Pending | Aug 25, 2023 |
| 18453835 | METHODS FOR PROVIDING HEALTH BENEFITS IN ANIMALS | MAHADEVAN, JANAKI ANANTH | 1693 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 30d overdue | Pending | Aug 22, 2023 |
| 18449980 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS UTILIZING SOUTHERN OCEAN MACKEREL OIL FOR PROVIDING HEALTH BENEFITS IN AN ANIMAL | BOECKELMAN, JACOB A | 1655 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2023 |
| 18333364 | WET PET FOODS HAVING AT LEAST ONE OF ENHANCED PALATABILITY OR REDUCED SUGAR PROVIDED BY AT LEAST ONE OF SPINACH OR TOMATO | BEKKER, KELLY JO | 1792 | Other | Non-Final OA | 21d | Pending | Jun 12, 2023 |
| 18139588 | RECOVERY DIETARY SUPPLEMENT | FALKOWITZ, ANNA R | 1600 | Other | Final Rejection | 6d | Pending | Apr 26, 2023 |
| 18138994 | MULTI-TEXTURE CONFECTIONERY PRODUCT | GWARTNEY, ELIZABETH A | 1759 | §103 | Final Rejection | 51d overdue | Pending | Apr 25, 2023 |
| 18126692 | SMOOTH, SHELF-STABLE PRODUCT AND METHODS OF PRODUCING SAME | O'HERN, BRENT T | 1793 | — | Non-Final OA | 3d overdue | Pending | Mar 27, 2023 |
| 18102211 | METHOD FOR PREPARING A BEVERAGE | DODSON, JUSTIN C | 3761 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 7d | Pending | Jan 27, 2023 |
| 18006060 | BEVERAGE PREPARATION MACHINE WITH INGREDIENT REMOVER | NGUYEN, PHUONG T | 3761 | Other | Non-Final OA | 53d overdue | Pending | Jan 19, 2023 |
| 18003170 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING SHELF-STABLE PLANT-BASED YOGURT ANALOGUES AND YOGURT ANALOGUES THEREOF | MERRIAM, ANDREW E | 1791 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 30d overdue | Pending | Dec 23, 2022 |
| 17963392 | PORTION CAPSULE HAVING AN IDENTIFIER | CHOU, JIMMY | 3761 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 126d overdue | Pending | Oct 11, 2022 |
| 17736496 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS USING AT LEAST ONE OF OLEUROPEIN OR A METABOLITE THEREOF TO TREAT OR PREVENT MUSCLE FATIGUE FROM EXERCISE AND/OR FOR RESISTANCE TO MUSCLE FATIGUE FROM EXERCISE | IVANOVA, SVETLANA M | 1627 | DPOther | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 04, 2022 |
| 17721813 | COMPOSITIONS AND THEIR USE | KUCHARCZK, JED A | 1623 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 14d | Pending | Apr 15, 2022 |
| 17474273 | USE OF WHEY PROTEIN MICELLES FOR ENHANCING ENERGY EXPENDITURE AND SATIETY | MUKHOPADHYAY, BHASKAR | 1792 | §103 | Final Rejection | 33d | Pending | Sep 14, 2021 |
| 17414288 | FORMULATIONS FOR EGG ORAL IMMUNOTHERAPY, METHODS OF MANUFACTURE, AND TREATMENTS FOR EGG ALLERGY | KOROTCHKINA, LIOUBOV G | 1653 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 113d overdue | Pending | Jun 15, 2021 |
| 17004599 | METHODS USING WHEY PROTEIN TO IMPROVE OR MAINTAIN MUSCLE QUALITY | PROSSER, ALISSA J | 1619 | §103 | Final Rejection | 66d overdue | Pending | Aug 27, 2020 |
| 16691997 | EDIBLE CHEW FOR A HUMAN CHILD AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE EDIBLE CHEW | KERSHAW, KELLY P | 1791 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 46d overdue | Pending | Nov 22, 2019 |
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