Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
249 pending office actions • 119 art units • 223 examiners • 0 of 249 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 741 patents granted in the last 365 days
The Boeing Company maintains a large portfolio of 247 pending office actions within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These actions are distributed across 221 distinct examiners, indicating a very broad range of individual reviewers. The prosecution activity is spread across 117 distinct art units, which highlights the immense technical diversity and complexity of the company's patent filings.
YANKEY, RYAN ANDREW is the busiest examiner, managing 3 busiest examiner pending actions. This is a low concentration for a portfolio of 247 pending office actions, as the busiest individual handles a portion of the total workload. The presence of 221 distinct examiners and 117 distinct art units suggests that the company's prosecution strategy must be highly decentralized and adaptable. Practitioners must navigate a vast array of technical classifications and examiner styles to successfully resolve the 247 pending office actions currently active.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 61 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. 61 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 | 15 (6%) |
| §101 + other | 34 (14%) |
| §103 only | 92 (37%) |
| §102 only | 10 (4%) |
| §112 only | 11 (4%) |
| Double-patenting only | 2 (1%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 4 (2%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 79 (32%) |
| No statute on record | 2 (1%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| YANKEY, RYAN ANDREW | 3 | 77.6% | +14.6% |
| SANTOS, AARRON EDUARDO | 3 | 45.5% | +15.7% |
| PAGE, HANA C | 3 | 60.5% | +32.5% |
| YOO, REGINA M | 3 | 63.9% | +6.1% |
| SMITH, JORDAN T | 2 | 66.7% | +9.6% |
| CAIN, AARON G | 2 | 43.3% | +30.4% |
| OMORI, MARY I | 2 | 50.8% | +56.9% |
| GUNN, JEREMY L | 2 | 30.3% | +46.4% |
| BROSH, BENJAMIN J | 2 | 72.1% | +29.1% |
| SCHATZ, CHRISTOPHER T | 2 | 62.6% | +27.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18528391 | ELECTROPHORETIC CAPSULES ENABLING BLOCKING OF VISIBLE AND NON-VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS | NGUYEN, DUNG T | 86d overdue |
| 18644879 | METHOD OF FORMING A REINFORCED PANEL COMPONENT AND A RELATED APPARATUS | MUSSER, BARBARA J | 51d overdue |
| 17541137 | MACHINE LEARNING BASED FASTENER DESIGN | MIRABITO, MICHAEL PAUL | 49d overdue |
| 18741088 | Thrust Reverser Mounting Assembly | HARRINGTON, ALYSON JOAN | 45d overdue |
| 17660276 | TOOLS AND METHODS FOR FORMING A HOLE WITH COUNTERSINK IN STACKED COMPONENTS | SNYDER, ALAN W | 38d overdue |
| 17352075 | COLLISION AVOIDANCE BASED ON CENTRALIZED COORDINATION OF VEHICLE OPERATIONS | SANTOS, AARRON EDUARDO | 16d overdue |
| 18354274 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING AIRPORT OPERATIONS | GILLS, KURTIS | 15d overdue |
| 18655761 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CURING COMPOSITE STRUCTURES | SCHATZ, CHRISTOPHER T | 3d overdue |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18357382 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENSURING ACCURATE ENTRY OF QNH WITH RESPECT TO AN AVIONICS SYSTEM OF AN AIRCRAFT | SANTOS, AARRON EDUARDO | 25d overdue |
| 17352075 | COLLISION AVOIDANCE BASED ON CENTRALIZED COORDINATION OF VEHICLE OPERATIONS | SANTOS, AARRON EDUARDO | 16d overdue |
| 18655761 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CURING COMPOSITE STRUCTURES | SCHATZ, CHRISTOPHER T | 3d overdue |
| 18787509 | SPACE-BASED MONITORING OF AIRCRAFT | SANTOS, AARRON EDUARDO | 27d |
| 18491222 | Double Vacuum Debulk Processing | SCHATZ, CHRISTOPHER T | 29d |
| 18781852 | VISUALIZATION OF SUSTAINABILITY GOALS | GUNN, JEREMY L | 30d |
| 18460420 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING STIFFENED COMPOSITE STRUCTURES | PAGE, HANA C | 41d |
| 18314948 | TOOLING SETS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STAMP FORMING A WORKPIECE | PAGE, HANA C | 41d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3663 | 9 |
| 1758 | 7 |
| 3629 | 5 |
| 3642 | 5 |
| 3675 | 5 |
| 1745 | 5 |
| 3726 | 4 |
| 3669 | 4 |
| 3665 | 4 |
| 1784 | 4 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19423726 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO REPAIR COMPOSITE AIRFOIL STRUCTURES | HOLLY, LEE A | 3726 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 17, 2025 |
| 19348336 | DETERMINING MAINTENANCE INTERVALS USING A COMBINATION OF MODELS | SITTNER, MATTHEW T | 3629 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 02, 2025 |
| 19277219 | APPARATUSES COMPRSING SEAL COMPONENTS AND METHODS COMPRISING SEAL COMPONENTS | CARY, KELSEY E | 3753 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 22, 2025 |
| 19275810 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR MINIMIZING AIRCRAFT CRUISE OPERATIONAL COSTS | RAMESH, KRISHNAN | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 21, 2025 |
| 19269665 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TAXIING OPERATIONS IN MULTI-ENGINE AIRCRAFT | KHATIB, RAMI | — | §101Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 15, 2025 |
| 19244705 | METHOD OF FORMING A COMPOSITE PREFORM | SULTANA, NAHIDA | 1743 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 19223356 | AUTOMATED PREDICTION OF REPAIR BASED ON SENSOR DATA | SMITH, JORDAN T | — | §101§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 30, 2025 |
| 19222113 | Transfer Assembly to Transfer Mechanical Power During Operation of a Turbine Engine | SUNG, GERALD LUTHER | 3741 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 29, 2025 |
| 19203498 | COMBINED MATERIAL HONEYCOMB CORE | RAIMUND, CHRISTOPHER W | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 09, 2025 |
| 19200187 | POWER SYSTEM CONTROLLER FAILSAFE CYCLING PROTECTION | SMITH, JORDAN T | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 06, 2025 |
| 19197085 | MACHINE AND PROCESS FOR VEHICLE TRAJECTORY CONTROL | GORDON, MATHEW FRANKLIN | — | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 02, 2025 |
| 19184254 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A COMPOSITE PART TO PROVIDE SMOOTH JOIN SURFACES OF THE COMPOSITE PART | GROSSO, GREGORY CHAD | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 21, 2025 |
| 19088398 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING AUTONOMOUS SYSTEM OPERATIONS | INGRAM, THOMAS P | 3668 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 24, 2025 |
| 19081696 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRACKING MOVEMENT OF OBJECTS | MUELLER, SARAH ALEXANDRA | 3669 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 17, 2025 |
| 19068166 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING BORE CHARACTERISTICS OF A HOLE | LUU, THANH X | 2878 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 03, 2025 |
| 19068240 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY HYPERLINKING TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION FOR WORK INSTRUCTIONS | HATCH, ANGELA MAIDA | 3626 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 03, 2025 |
| 19062573 | Cargo Monitoring Using a Three-Dimensional Vision System | SAFAIPOUR, BOBBAK | 2665 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 25, 2025 |
| 19061154 | TWIST-LOCK FASTENERS, ASSEMBLIES, AND METHODS FOR FASTENING | HOTCHKISS, MICHAEL WAYNE | 3726 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 24, 2025 |
| 19059463 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLASSIFYING MAINTENANCE ISSUES FOR AIRCRAFT | CIRNU, ALEXANDRU | 3622 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 21, 2025 |
| 19058819 | Automatic Tray Table Disinfection for Tray Tables in an Aircraft | CHEN, JOSE V | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 20, 2025 |
| 19048706 | SOLAR CELLS HAVING THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE MULTILAYERED STRUCTURES | CANNON, RYAN SMITH | 1726 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 07, 2025 |
| 19048599 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VALIDATING REAL-TIME CONTROL OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES | MERINO, JOHN CHIANG | 3669 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 07, 2025 |
| 19048728 | MEASURING FEATURES ON A PART UTILIZING DEPTH DATA | DESIRE, GREGORY M | 2676 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 07, 2025 |
| 19048734 | SCANNER SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED MEASUREMENTS OF PARTS | ROMANO, ASHLEY K | 3652 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 07, 2025 |
| 19036852 | BEACON DETECTION SYSTEM | SHUI, MING | 2663 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 24, 2025 |
| 19036322 | Sustainability Assessment Tool | MAZUMDER, TAPAS | 2615 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 24, 2025 |
| 19027851 | PORTABLE FABRICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING EXPANDABLE TOOLING | NGUON, VIRAK | 1741 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19027428 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING MATERIALS USING EXPANDABLE TOOLING | HUSON, MONICA ANNE | 1742 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19027947 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING ENGINE POWERSETTING FOR MINIMUM EQUIPMENT LIST DISPATCH | CAIN, AARON G | 3656 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19005630 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HUMIDITY-BASED PERFORMANCE ADJUSTMENT IN AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS | WILLIS, BRANDON Z. | 3665 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2024 |
| 19003785 | ELASTOMER COMPONENTS AND APPARATUSES AND METHODS COMPRISING ELASTOMER COMPONENTS | COLLISTER, ELIZABETH A | 1784 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 27, 2024 |
| 18968813 | SYMMETRIC CASCADE THRUST REVERSERS AND RELATED METHODS | NGUYEN, ANDREW H | 3741 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 04, 2024 |
| 18965019 | Binary Offset Carrier Pseudorandom Noise Subcarrier Removal | GOOD, KENNETH W | 3648 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 02, 2024 |
| 18965495 | CORE STRUCTURE PANEL WITH A TRIPLY PERIODIC MINIMAL SURFACE CORE | OMORI, MARY I | 1784 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 02, 2024 |
| 18962288 | METHODS OF MODELING AVIATION SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGIES | SENSENIG, SHAUN D | 3629 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2024 |
| 18959340 | METHOD FOR REPAIRING COMPOSITE STRUCTURES FOR IMPROVED ELECTROMAGNETIC EFFECTS (EME) PROTECTION | MCNALLY, DANIEL | 1746 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 25, 2024 |
| 18956580 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING WEATHER CONDITIONS WITHIN AN AIRSPACE | BEDEWI, RAMI NABIH | 3666 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 22, 2024 |
| 18949388 | TEMPORALLY CONSISTENT POSITION ESTIMATION REFINEMENT FOR AERIAL REFUELING | AHMED, SAMIR ANWAR | — | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 15, 2024 |
| 18948164 | DETERMINING A CURRENT POSE ESTIMATE OF AN AIRCRAFT RELATIVE TO A RUNWAY TO SUPPORT THE AIRCRAFT ON APPROACH | HONG, DUNG | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 14, 2024 |
| 18923319 | PRESCRIPTIVE ALERTING FOR AIRCRAFT COMPONENT FAULT PREDICTIONS | SLOWIK, ELIZABETH J | 3662 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 22, 2024 |
| 18919992 | TAIL-ROTOR VIBRATION DAMPENER SYSTEM | OSTERHOUT, SHELLEY MARIE | 3669 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 18, 2024 |
| 18920724 | DEEP REINFORCEMENT LEARNING FOR AIRPLANE COMPONENT FAILURE PROGNOSTIC FULL CYCLE AUTOMATION | SIMPSON, DIONE N | 3629 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 18, 2024 |
| 18892757 | CERAMIC COMPOSITE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | KONVES, ADRIANNA N | 1748 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 23, 2024 |
| 18891128 | Replacement Stringers | YANKEY, RYAN ANDREW | 3642 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 20, 2024 |
| 18889181 | AIRCRAFT LANDING SITE DETERMINATION FOR AUTOMATED EMERGENCY LANDING CONTROL | CAIN, AARON G | 3656 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 18, 2024 |
| 18884316 | BLIND FASTENERS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INSTALLING BLIND FASTENERS | FORD, DARRELL CHRISTOPHER | 3726 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 13, 2024 |
| 18829945 | Nonlinear Laser Beam Scan Pattern | LEE, NICHOLAS J | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 10, 2024 |
| 18818370 | DETERMINING 3D OBJECT-SPACE COORDINATES FROM ENHANCED 2D IMAGES | HUYNH, THANG GIA | 2611 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 28, 2024 |
| 18816931 | COMPOSITE PANELS WITH TITANIUM ENDS | YANKEY, RYAN ANDREW | 3642 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 27, 2024 |
| 18806314 | DOOR LATCHING APPARATUS | NEUBAUER, THOMAS L | 3675 | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2024 |
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