Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
29 pending office actions • 16 art units • 29 examiners • 0 of 29 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 118 patents granted in the last 365 days
Target Brands Inc. currently manages 29 pending office actions within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These 29 actions are distributed among 29 distinct examiners, creating a direct alignment between pending matters and the officials reviewing them. This diversification means that every pending action is being handled by a different examiner, requiring a unique strategy for every case in the portfolio.
The pending office actions are located within 16 distinct art units, which shows that the company's technology is being evaluated across a range of administrative groups. While there are the distinct examiners, they are concentrated within 16 distinct art units, suggesting that some units are handling multiple applications for the company. This structure may allow for some insight into the specific trends within those units.
GOLDBERG, IVAN R is the busiest examiner for the company, with 1 pending office action currently assigned. This 1 pending action is the maximum for any single examiner, as the total actions are spread across the distinct examiners. The combination of the examiners and the art units defines a prosecution landscape where every interaction is a unique event.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 11 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. 11 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 | 7 (24%) |
| §101 + other | 15 (52%) |
| §103 only | 3 (10%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 4 (14%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOLDBERG, IVAN R | 1 | 35.3% | +35.5% |
| KIM, STEVEN S | 1 | 38.7% | +40.0% |
| POND, ROBERT M | 1 | 71.1% | +42.3% |
| STEWART, CRYSTOL | 1 | 33.9% | +29.2% |
| JOSEPH, TONYA S | 1 | 24.1% | +19.3% |
| NELSON, FREDA ANN | 1 | 42.8% | +7.7% |
| BEKERMAN, MICHAEL | 1 | 32.5% | +31.1% |
| MITCHELL, NATHAN A | 1 | 73.0% | +10.0% |
| MACILWINEN, JOHN MOORE JAIN | 1 | 67.5% | +27.9% |
| PRESTON, ASHLEY DAWN | 1 | 42.8% | +26.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18643501 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING RETAIL RETURNS | MILLER, JAMES H | 124d overdue |
| 18595160 | SIMILAR ITEM FORECASTING | WALTON, CHESIREE A | 30d overdue |
| 18142393 | LOCALIZING PRODUCTS WITHIN IMAGES USING IMAGE SEGMENTATION. | WERONSKI, MATTHEW S | 5d |
| 18317593 | MULTI-MODAL MACHINE LEARNING MODEL AND SYSTEM | GEORGALAS, ANNE MARIE | 12d |
| 18138855 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZATION OF CAMPAIGN DELIVERY TO IDENTIFIED USER GROUPS | PATEL, DIPEN M | 15d |
| 18308012 | IDENTIFYING SHORTAGE ITEMS FROM A RETAIL ENVIRONMENT IN ONLINE MARKETPLACES | LUDWIG, PETER L | 16d |
| 17944034 | WORKFLOW TRACKING AND ANALYSIS SYSTEM | ELKASSABGI, ZAHRA | 26d |
| 18235580 | IDENTIFYING AND PRESENTING INFORMATION ABOUT FOOD SAFETY IN AN ORDER FULFILLMENT SYSTEM | SIMPSON, DIONE N | 28d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19288770 | DEMAND FORECASTING SYSTEM | GOLDBERG, IVAN R | — |
| 19262692 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF PROVIDING METAVERSE DIGITAL ASSET BASED ON RETAILER DESIRED PURCHASE, PARTICIPATION OR ACTION | KIM, STEVEN S | — |
| 19256823 | ITEM DIMENSIONS OUTLIER DETECTION SYTEMS AND METHODS | POND, ROBERT M | — |
| 19242234 | GENERATIVE AI ENABLED STORE EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PLATFORM | STEWART, CRYSTOL | — |
| 19189934 | METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING AVAILABLE INVENTORIES AND FOR ALLOCATION OF ORDERS BASED ON PREDICTED ITEM UNAVAILABILITY | JOSEPH, TONYA S | — |
| 19169686 | CONTEXT-SPECIFIC ITEM RECOMMENDATION SERVICES INCLUDING CONTEXTUAL OFFER RECOMMENDATION ENGINE | BEKERMAN, MICHAEL | — |
| 19060911 | WEIGHT BUMP VALIDATION SYSTEM | MITCHELL, NATHAN A | — |
| 19020760 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING MALWARE FAMILY DETECTION RULES | MACILWINEN, JOHN MOORE JAIN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3627 | 4 |
| 3688 | 3 |
| 3628 | 3 |
| 3625 | 3 |
| 3624 | 2 |
| 3621 | 2 |
| 3689 | 2 |
| 3619 | 1 |
| 3698 | 1 |
| 2454 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19288770 | DEMAND FORECASTING SYSTEM | GOLDBERG, IVAN R | 3619 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 01, 2025 |
| 19262692 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF PROVIDING METAVERSE DIGITAL ASSET BASED ON RETAILER DESIRED PURCHASE, PARTICIPATION OR ACTION | KIM, STEVEN S | 3698 | §101DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 08, 2025 |
| 19256823 | ITEM DIMENSIONS OUTLIER DETECTION SYTEMS AND METHODS | POND, ROBERT M | 3688 | §101Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 01, 2025 |
| 19242234 | GENERATIVE AI ENABLED STORE EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PLATFORM | STEWART, CRYSTOL | 3624 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 18, 2025 |
| 19189934 | METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING AVAILABLE INVENTORIES AND FOR ALLOCATION OF ORDERS BASED ON PREDICTED ITEM UNAVAILABILITY | JOSEPH, TONYA S | 3628 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 25, 2025 |
| 19179075 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREPARING DIRECT-TO-CUSTOMER SHIPMENTS | NELSON, FREDA ANN | 3628 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 15, 2025 |
| 19169686 | CONTEXT-SPECIFIC ITEM RECOMMENDATION SERVICES INCLUDING CONTEXTUAL OFFER RECOMMENDATION ENGINE | BEKERMAN, MICHAEL | 3621 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 03, 2025 |
| 19060911 | WEIGHT BUMP VALIDATION SYSTEM | MITCHELL, NATHAN A | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 24, 2025 |
| 19020760 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING MALWARE FAMILY DETECTION RULES | MACILWINEN, JOHN MOORE JAIN | 2454 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 14, 2025 |
| 18986287 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECOMMENDING PRODUCT BUNDLES | PRESTON, ASHLEY DAWN | 3688 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 18, 2024 |
| 18909421 | AUTOMATED DISCOVERY AND CONFIGURATION OF INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) DEVICES | DOSHI, AKSHAY | 2422 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 08, 2024 |
| 18902377 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEMAND PLANNING, FORECASTING, AND PROCUREMENT | GURSKI, AMANDA KAREN | 3625 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 30, 2024 |
| 18817438 | SCENE BUILDER | HAJNIK, DANIEL F | 2616 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 28, 2024 |
| 18742801 | SYSTEM FOR RECOMMENDING ITEMS AND ITEM DESIGNS BASED ON AI GENERATED IMAGES | KRINGEN, MICHELLE THERESE | 3689 | §103 | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | Pending | Jun 13, 2024 |
| 18643501 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING RETAIL RETURNS | MILLER, JAMES H | 3694 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 124d overdue | Pending | Apr 23, 2024 |
| 18595160 | SIMILAR ITEM FORECASTING | WALTON, CHESIREE A | 3624 | §101§102 | Final Rejection | 30d overdue | Pending | Mar 04, 2024 |
| 18383870 | SHOPPING CART WITH PROTECTIVE BUMPER | FRICK, EMMA K | 3613 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 25, 2023 |
| 18235580 | IDENTIFYING AND PRESENTING INFORMATION ABOUT FOOD SAFETY IN AN ORDER FULFILLMENT SYSTEM | SIMPSON, DIONE N | 3628 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | Aug 18, 2023 |
| 18319902 | MULTI-CHANNEL DEMAND PLANNING FOR INVENTORY PLANNING AND CONTROL | HENRY, MATTHEW D | 3625 | §101 | Final Rejection | 29d | Pending | May 18, 2023 |
| 18317593 | MULTI-MODAL MACHINE LEARNING MODEL AND SYSTEM | GEORGALAS, ANNE MARIE | 3689 | §101§112 | Final Rejection | 12d | Pending | May 15, 2023 |
| 18143346 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING COORDINATION OF DRIVE UP ORDER FULFILLMENT | MOORE, REVA R | 3627 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 04, 2023 |
| 18142393 | LOCALIZING PRODUCTS WITHIN IMAGES USING IMAGE SEGMENTATION. | WERONSKI, MATTHEW S | 3627 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | 5d | Pending | May 02, 2023 |
| 18308012 | IDENTIFYING SHORTAGE ITEMS FROM A RETAIL ENVIRONMENT IN ONLINE MARKETPLACES | LUDWIG, PETER L | 3627 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 16d | Pending | Apr 27, 2023 |
| 18138855 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZATION OF CAMPAIGN DELIVERY TO IDENTIFIED USER GROUPS | PATEL, DIPEN M | 3621 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | 15d | Pending | Apr 25, 2023 |
| 18185864 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC VIRTUAL GROUPING OF NODES | MEINECKE DIAZ, SUSANNA M | 3625 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 17, 2023 |
| 18065500 | INVOICE PAYMENT AUTHORIZATION PLATFORM | SALMAN, AVIA ABDULSATTAR | 3627 | §101 | Final Rejection | 33d | Pending | Dec 13, 2022 |
| 17944034 | WORKFLOW TRACKING AND ANALYSIS SYSTEM | ELKASSABGI, ZAHRA | 3623 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 26d | Pending | Sep 13, 2022 |
| 17719989 | SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING COOPERATIVE COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING MULTIPLE PARTIES | RAMPHAL, LATASHA DEVI | 3688 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 13, 2022 |
| 16593753 | CONTAINER WITH HINGED COMPARTMENT | NGUYEN, THANH H | 1792 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 04, 2019 |
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