Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.

Portfolio Summary

52

Total Pending OAs

32

Non-Final OAs

16

Final Rejections

4

Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 51 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

28

Overdue

0

Due this week

12

Due this month

9

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

Overdue (28)Due ≤ 30 days (12)Due ≤ 60 days (9)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.

1

Hard (2%)

47

Medium (90%)

2

Easy (4%)

2

Unknown (4%)

Rejection Statute Mix

Bucket	Cases
§101 only	1 (2%)
§103 only	45 (87%)
§102 only	2 (4%)
§112 only	2 (4%)
No statute on record	2 (4%)

Industry Mix

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

30

Life Sciences

58% of docket

1

Information Tech

2% of docket

1

Communications

2% of docket

2

Semiconductors

4% of docket

18

Mechanical / Eng

35% 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.

520 h

Manual time on pending OAs

104 h

Time saved (low, 20%)

182 h

Time saved (mid, 35%)

4.5 wks

FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

Examiner	Apps on this docket	Allow rate	Interview lift
GORDEN, RAEANN	6	83.1%	-5.0%
MAKI, STEVEN D	5	65.3%	+24.6%
LY, KENDRA	4	57.8%	+18.7%
SCHNEIDER, THOMAS FRANK	4	50.5%	+39.9%
SCHWARTZ, PHILIP N	3	55.4%	+18.5%
JOHNSTONE, ADRIENNE C	3	63.2%	+34.9%
DENNIS, MICHAEL DAVID	3	55.3%	+30.8%
FISCHER, JUSTIN R	2	44.4%	+2.3%
SIMMS JR, JOHN ELLIOTT	2	65.2%	+12.3%
BALDORI, JOSEPH B	2	44.8%	+30.2%

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 #	Title	Examiner	Due in
18235197	IRON GOLF CLUB HEAD	GORDEN, RAEANN	187d overdue
18439160	GOLF BALL	GORDEN, RAEANN	50d overdue
18672971	GOLF BALL	GORDEN, RAEANN	42d overdue
18679218	GOLF BALL	GORDEN, RAEANN	29d overdue
18750120	GOLF BALL	GORDEN, RAEANN	22d overdue
18752027	GOLF BALL	GORDEN, RAEANN	15d overdue

Hard Cases (1)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #	Title	Examiner	Due in
18106044	EVALUATION METHOD	DUNLAP, JONATHAN M	66d overdue

Interview Candidates (26)

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
17983745	PNEUMATIC TIRE	SCHWARTZ, PHILIP N	182d overdue
18422535	GOLF CLUB HEAD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME	DENNIS, MICHAEL DAVID	140d overdue
18126227	MOTORCYCLE TIRE	SCHNEIDER, THOMAS FRANK	128d overdue
18287420	TIRE	SCHNEIDER, THOMAS FRANK	107d overdue
18534993	RETREADED TIRE	MAKI, STEVEN D	98d overdue
17996597	TIRE	MAKI, STEVEN D	72d overdue
18475984	PNEUMATIC TIRE	SCHNEIDER, THOMAS FRANK	31d overdue
18917030	PNEUMATIC TIRE	SCHNEIDER, THOMAS FRANK	28d overdue

Top Art Units

Art Unit	Apps
1749	26
3711	16
1765	1
2686	1
1744	1
3732	1
1787	1
2857	1
3783	1
1766	1

Pending Office Actions

App #	Title	Examiner	Art Unit	Statutes	Status	Due in	AI	Filed
19214924	MOTORCYCLE TIRE AND MOTORCYCLE TIRE SET	MAKI, STEVEN D	1749	§103	Non-Final OA	35d	Pending	May 21, 2025
19049813	PNEUMATIC TIRE	LY, KENDRA	1749	§103	Final Rejection	2d overdue	Pending	Feb 10, 2025
19034271	PNEUMATIC TIRE	LY, KENDRA	1749	§103	Final Rejection	2d overdue	Pending	Jan 22, 2025
19013728	MOTORCYCLE TIRE	FISCHER, JUSTIN R	1749	§103	Final Rejection	107d overdue	Pending	Jan 08, 2025
18974860	PNEUMATIC TIRE	FISCHER, JUSTIN R	1749	§103	Final Rejection	113d overdue	Pending	Dec 10, 2024
18968644	TIRE	PAQUETTE, SEDEF ESRA AYALP	1749	§103	Final Rejection	75d	Pending	Dec 04, 2024
18917030	PNEUMATIC TIRE	SCHNEIDER, THOMAS FRANK	1749	§103	Non-Final OA	28d overdue	Pending	Oct 16, 2024
18843560	TIRE	SCHWARTZ, PHILIP N	1749	§103	Non-Final OA	21d	Pending	Sep 03, 2024
18843514	RUBBER COMPOSITION AND TIRE	SCHWARTZ, PHILIP N	1749	§103	Non-Final OA	21d	Pending	Sep 03, 2024
18788177	PNEUMATIC TIRE	LY, KENDRA	1749	§103	Final Rejection	14d	Pending	Jul 30, 2024
18760659	TIRE	MAKI, STEVEN D	1749	§103	Non-Final OA	43d	Pending	Jul 01, 2024
18758219	PUTTER-TYPE GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH ALIGNMENT FEATURE	SIMMS JR, JOHN ELLIOTT	3711	§103	Non-Final OA	22d	Pending	Jun 28, 2024
18752027	GOLF BALL	GORDEN, RAEANN	3711	§103	Non-Final OA	15d overdue	Pending	Jun 24, 2024
18750120	GOLF BALL	GORDEN, RAEANN	3711	§103	Non-Final OA	22d overdue	Pending	Jun 21, 2024
18679218	GOLF BALL	GORDEN, RAEANN	3711	§103	Non-Final OA	29d overdue	Pending	May 30, 2024
18678329	GOLF CLUB HEAD	SIMMS JR, JOHN ELLIOTT	3711	Other	Non-Final OA	2d overdue	Pending	May 30, 2024
18672971	GOLF BALL	GORDEN, RAEANN	3711	§103	Non-Final OA	42d overdue	Pending	May 23, 2024
18633839	GOLF BALL	BUTTNER, DAVID J	1765	Other	Non-Final OA	19d	Pending	Apr 12, 2024
18619919	PUTTER-TYPE GOLF CLUB HEAD	PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO	3711	§103	Non-Final OA	2d overdue	Pending	Mar 28, 2024
18613298	TIRE	WILLIAMS, CEDRICK S	1749	§103	Non-Final OA	33d	Pending	Mar 22, 2024
18611008	AIR PRESSURE MONITORING APPARATUS FOR TIRE	WANG, JACK K	2686	§103	Non-Final OA	15d	Pending	Mar 20, 2024
18585759	GOLF CLUB AND WEIGHT MEMBER FOR GOLF CLUB	VANDERVEEN, JEFFREY S	3711	§103	Non-Final OA	35d	Pending	Feb 23, 2024
18581918	TIRE AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR TIRE	LY, KENDRA	1749	§103	Non-Final OA	28d	Pending	Feb 20, 2024
18440200	PNEUMATIC TIRE	JOHNSTONE, ADRIENNE C	1749	§103	Non-Final OA	13d	Pending	Feb 13, 2024
18439160	GOLF BALL	GORDEN, RAEANN	3711	§103	Final Rejection	50d overdue	Pending	Feb 12, 2024
18436049	MOLD FOR GOLF BALLS	BARTLETT, VICTORIA	1744	§103	Final Rejection	12d	Pending	Feb 08, 2024
18431268	PNEUMATIC TIRE	JOHNSTONE, ADRIENNE C	1749	§112	Non-Final OA	34d	Pending	Feb 02, 2024
18422535	GOLF CLUB HEAD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME	DENNIS, MICHAEL DAVID	3711	§103	Non-Final OA	140d overdue	Pending	Jan 25, 2024
18421202	IRON TYPE GOLF CLUB HEAD	BALDORI, JOSEPH B	3711	§103	Non-Final OA	83d	Pending	Jan 24, 2024
18404544	TIRE	LYNCH, PATRICK JOHN	3732	§103	Non-Final OA	86d overdue	Pending	Jan 04, 2024
18393700	PNEUMATIC TIRE	JOHNSTONE, ADRIENNE C	1749	§112	Non-Final OA	21d	Pending	Dec 22, 2023
18534993	RETREADED TIRE	MAKI, STEVEN D	1749	§103	Final Rejection	98d overdue	Pending	Dec 11, 2023
18533868	GOLF CLUB HEAD	DENNIS, MICHAEL DAVID	3711	§103	Final Rejection	41d	Pending	Dec 08, 2023
18523688	CORRELATED SET OF GOLF CLUBS AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME	BALDORI, JOSEPH B	3711	§103	Non-Final OA	5d overdue	Pending	Nov 29, 2023
18519599	POLYMER-COATED GLASS SUBSTRATE	AHMED, SHEEBA	1787	§102	Non-Final OA	22d	Pending	Nov 27, 2023
18290316	TIRE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, TIRE MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND PROGRAM	DALBO, MICHAEL J	2857	§102	Non-Final OA	29d	Pending	Nov 13, 2023
18386395	TIRE	WEILER, NICHOLAS JOSEPH	1749	§103	Non-Final OA	73d overdue	Pending	Nov 02, 2023
18287420	TIRE	SCHNEIDER, THOMAS FRANK	1749	§103	Non-Final OA	107d overdue	Pending	Oct 18, 2023
18475984	PNEUMATIC TIRE	SCHNEIDER, THOMAS FRANK	1749	§103	Final Rejection	31d overdue	Pending	Sep 27, 2023
18240523	PNEUMATIC TIRE	DARBY, BRENDON CHARLES	1749	§103	Non-Final OA	8d overdue	Pending	Aug 31, 2023
18235197	IRON GOLF CLUB HEAD	GORDEN, RAEANN	3711	§103	Non-Final OA	187d overdue	Pending	Aug 17, 2023
18208557	GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL RIBS	DENNIS, MICHAEL DAVID	3711	§103	Non-Final OA	33d	Pending	Jun 12, 2023
18250524	SYRINGE GASKET AND SYRINGE	BRANDT, DAVID NELSON	3783	§103	Non-Final OA	46d overdue	Pending	Apr 25, 2023
18301686	GOLF CLUB GRIP AND GOLF CLUB	ELLIOTT, ANDREW JAMES	3711	§103	Final Rejection	—	Pending	Apr 17, 2023
18127394	RUBBER COMPOSITION AND CROSSLINKED RUBBER MOLDED PRODUCT	JOHNSTON, BRIEANN R	1766	§103	Final Rejection	56d	Pending	Mar 28, 2023
18126227	MOTORCYCLE TIRE	SCHNEIDER, THOMAS FRANK	1749	§103	Non-Final OA	128d overdue	Pending	Mar 24, 2023
18119671	TIRE	MAKI, STEVEN D	1749	§103	Final Rejection	9d overdue	Pending	Mar 09, 2023
18106044	EVALUATION METHOD	DUNLAP, JONATHAN M	2855	§101	Non-Final OA	66d overdue	Pending	Feb 06, 2023
17926450	METHOD FOR GENERATING TEACHING DATA IN ANALYSIS DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM	RIFKIN, BEN M	2123	§103	Non-Final OA	5d overdue	Pending	Nov 18, 2022
17983745	PNEUMATIC TIRE	SCHWARTZ, PHILIP N	1749	§103	Non-Final OA	182d overdue	Pending	Nov 09, 2022
17996597	TIRE	MAKI, STEVEN D	1749	§103	Final Rejection	72d overdue	Pending	Oct 19, 2022
17754987	TIRE	DARBY, BRENDON CHARLES	1749	§103	Final Rejection	36d	Pending	Apr 18, 2022

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