Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
37 pending office actions • 20 art units • 33 examiners • 0 of 37 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 63 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 14 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. 14 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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 13 (35%) |
| §102 only | 2 (5%) |
| §112 only | 4 (11%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (3%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (3%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 16 (43%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTY, KATHERINE A | 4 | 75.2% | +35.3% |
| MCGUTHRY BANKS, TIMA MICHELE | 2 | 81.7% | +2.2% |
| STANEK, KELSEY L | 1 | 80.7% | +15.7% |
| KUYKENDALL, ALYSSA LEE | 1 | 14.3% | +94.7% |
| FINK, THOMAS ANDREW | 1 | 64.8% | +32.4% |
| FRISBY, KEITH J | 1 | 77.5% | +1.7% |
| KING, BRADLEY T | 1 | 70.7% | +22.4% |
| TIGHE, BRENDAN P | 1 | 75.9% | +19.4% |
| HOPKINS, ROBERT A | 1 | 84.5% | +7.4% |
| PILCHER, JONATHAN L | 1 | 64.0% | +44.5% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18030553 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING PIG IRON IN A SHAFT FURNACE | MCGUTHRY BANKS, TIMA MICHELE | 105d overdue |
| 18722135 | CARBON DIOXIDE SEPARATION DEVICE | HOPKINS, ROBERT A | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19074597 | STEERING COLUMN FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE | FRISBY, KEITH J | 44d overdue |
| 18143480 | STEER-BY-WIRE STEERING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A STEER-BY-WIRE STEERING SYSTEM IN A NORMAL OPERATING MODE AND IN A SPECIAL OPERATING MODE | KRAFT, LOGAN M | 30d overdue |
| 18538928 | VIBRATION DAMPER FOR A VEHICLE | WILLIAMS, THOMAS J | 8d overdue |
| 17620213 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SHEET METAL PRODUCT AND SHEET METAL PRODUCT | GAMBETTA, KELLY M | 8d overdue |
| 18565734 | ULTRA-LIGHTWEIGHT STEEL WHEEL FOR COMMERCIAL VEHICLE | BELLINGER, JASON R | 8d |
| 18024126 | Method for Producing a Sheet Metal Component by Hot-Forming a Flat Steel Product Provided with an Anti-Corrosion Coating | WALCK, BRIAN D | 13d |
| 19141770 | REDUCTION OF NOX AND N2O IN THE EXHAUST GAS OF SHIP MOTORS OPERATED USING NH3 | STANEK, KELSEY L | — |
| 17755333 | Method for operating a descending moving bed reactor with flowable granular material | KUYKENDALL, ALYSSA LEE | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18561008 | FLAT STEEL PRODUCT HAVING AN AL-COATING, PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF, STEEL COMPONENT AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF | CHRISTY, KATHERINE A | 7d |
| 18850761 | FLAT STEEL PRODUCT HAVING AN AL COATING, METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF, STEEL COMPONENT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF | CHRISTY, KATHERINE A | 20d |
| 18696630 | METHOD FOR TEMPER ROLLING A STEEL SHEET, TEMPER-ROLLED STEEL SHEET AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURED THEREFROM | CHRISTY, KATHERINE A | 36d |
| 18873096 | TEMPER-PASSED, HOT-DIPPED STEEL SHEET | CHRISTY, KATHERINE A | 41d |
| 19141770 | REDUCTION OF NOX AND N2O IN THE EXHAUST GAS OF SHIP MOTORS OPERATED USING NH3 | STANEK, KELSEY L | — |
| 17755333 | Method for operating a descending moving bed reactor with flowable granular material | KUYKENDALL, ALYSSA LEE | — |
| 19139270 | RADIAL PISTON COMPRESSOR | FINK, THOMAS ANDREW | — |
| 18891361 | DAMPER VALVE AND VIBRATION DAMPER | KING, BRADLEY T | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1784 | 5 |
| 3725 | 4 |
| 3616 | 3 |
| 1733 | 2 |
| 3741 | 1 |
| 1774 | 1 |
| 3746 | 1 |
| 3614 | 1 |
| 1771 | 1 |
| 2858 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19141770 | REDUCTION OF NOX AND N2O IN THE EXHAUST GAS OF SHIP MOTORS OPERATED USING NH3 | STANEK, KELSEY L | 3741 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 17755333 | Method for operating a descending moving bed reactor with flowable granular material | KUYKENDALL, ALYSSA LEE | 1774 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 27, 2022 |
| 19139270 | RADIAL PISTON COMPRESSOR | FINK, THOMAS ANDREW | 3746 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 13, 2025 |
| 19074597 | STEERING COLUMN FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE | FRISBY, KEITH J | 3614 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 44d overdue | Pending | Mar 10, 2025 |
| 18891361 | DAMPER VALVE AND VIBRATION DAMPER | KING, BRADLEY T | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 20, 2024 |
| 18844324 | PROCESSING STATION FOR WORKPIECES THAT ARE IN THE FORM OF VEHICLE BODY PARTS AND HAVE STORED, EXCHANGEABLE CLAMPING DEVICES, AND METHOD FOR CHANGING THE CLAMPING DEVICES | TIGHE, BRENDAN P | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 05, 2024 |
| 18722135 | CARBON DIOXIDE SEPARATION DEVICE | HOPKINS, ROBERT A | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2024 |
| 18709457 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SEPARATING A HYDROCARBON-CONTAINING FEEDSTOCK STREAM BY EXTRACTIVE DISTILLATION | PILCHER, JONATHAN L | 1771 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 10, 2024 |
| 18604261 | METHOD OF SAFE OPERATION OF A REFORMER WITH VARIOUS HYDROCARBON MIXTURES | LI, JUN | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 13, 2024 |
| 18690674 | PLA COATING OF FERTILISERS | LANGEL, WAYNE A | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 08, 2024 |
| 18688721 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING OLD CONCRETE | ALAWADI, MOHAMMED S | 3725 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 01, 2024 |
| 18683743 | FLUX-COLLECTING ELEMENT AND COLLECTOR UNIT OF A MAGNETIC POSITION SENSOR AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF | AURORA, REENA | 2858 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 14, 2024 |
| 18418013 | NON-RETURN VALVE, VIBRATION DAMPER HAVING SUCH A NON-RETURN VALVE, AND USE OF SUCH A NON-RETURN VALVE | SAHNI, VISHAL R | 3616 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 19, 2024 |
| 18538141 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SHEET METAL BENDING OR SHEET METAL CUTTING WITH REDUCED FORMATION OF FLAKES | DONG, LIANG | 3725 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 13, 2023 |
| 18538928 | VIBRATION DAMPER FOR A VEHICLE | WILLIAMS, THOMAS J | 3616 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | 8d overdue | Pending | Dec 13, 2023 |
| 18508025 | TOOTHED BELT PULLEY FOR A TOOTHED BELT DRIVE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE STEERING SYSTEM, STEERING DRIVE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE STEERING SYSTEM, AND STEERING SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE | PRICE, MITCHELL JAMES | 3611 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 13, 2023 |
| 18287794 | PARALLEL-FLOW REGENERATIVE SHAFT KILN AND METHOD FOR BURNING CARBONATE ROCK | WOLFORD, KURT JOSEPH | 3762 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 20, 2023 |
| 18281920 | REACTOR AND METHOD FOR THE PYROLYSIS OF HYDROCARBON-CONTAINING FLUIDS | MCGUIRK, JOHN SCHUYLER | 1732 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 13, 2023 |
| 18281744 | MULTI-TUBE VIBRATION DAMPER HAVING ADJUSTABLE DAMPING FORCE FOR A VEHICLE | HSIAO, JAMES K | 3616 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 12, 2023 |
| 18275883 | COMPRESSOR, IN PARTICULAR REFRIGERANT COMPRESSOR, REFRIGERATION MACHINE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COMPRESSOR | TAVAKOLDAVANI, KAMRAN | 3763 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 30d overdue | Pending | Aug 04, 2023 |
| 18213703 | APPLICATION APPARATUS WITH INTEGRATED DRILLING UNIT | HOLLY, LEE A | 3726 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 23, 2023 |
| 18143480 | STEER-BY-WIRE STEERING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A STEER-BY-WIRE STEERING SYSTEM IN A NORMAL OPERATING MODE AND IN A SPECIAL OPERATING MODE | KRAFT, LOGAN M | 3747 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 30d overdue | Pending | May 04, 2023 |
| 18873096 | TEMPER-PASSED, HOT-DIPPED STEEL SHEET | CHRISTY, KATHERINE A | 1784 | DP | Final Rejection | 41d | Pending | Dec 09, 2024 |
| 18850761 | FLAT STEEL PRODUCT HAVING AN AL COATING, METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF, STEEL COMPONENT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF | CHRISTY, KATHERINE A | 1784 | §103 | Final Rejection | 20d | Pending | Sep 25, 2024 |
| 18722052 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SHEET METAL COMPONENTS AND DEVICE THEREFOR | TOLAN, EDWARD THOMAS | 3725 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2024 |
| 18696630 | METHOD FOR TEMPER ROLLING A STEEL SHEET, TEMPER-ROLLED STEEL SHEET AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURED THEREFROM | CHRISTY, KATHERINE A | 1784 | §112 | Final Rejection | 36d | Pending | Mar 28, 2024 |
| 18684765 | STEEL HAVING IMPROVED PROCESSING PROPERTIES FOR WORKING AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES | ROE, JESSEE RANDALL | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 19, 2024 |
| 18682221 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN IRON MELT | LUK, VANESSA TIBAY | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 08, 2024 |
| 18565734 | ULTRA-LIGHTWEIGHT STEEL WHEEL FOR COMMERCIAL VEHICLE | BELLINGER, JASON R | 3615 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 8d | Pending | Nov 30, 2023 |
| 18561008 | FLAT STEEL PRODUCT HAVING AN AL-COATING, PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF, STEEL COMPONENT AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF | CHRISTY, KATHERINE A | 1784 | §103 | Final Rejection | 7d | Pending | Nov 15, 2023 |
| 18286474 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SLAG HAVING A DESIRED QUALITY | MCGUTHRY BANKS, TIMA MICHELE | 1733 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 11, 2023 |
| 18282904 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PRESSURE VESSEL | PRESSLEY, PAUL DEREK | 3725 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 19, 2023 |
| 18280058 | Flat Steel Product, Method for the Production Thereof, and Use of Such a Flat Steel Product | OMORI, MARY I | 1784 | §103 | Final Rejection | 56d | Pending | Sep 01, 2023 |
| 18030553 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING PIG IRON IN A SHAFT FURNACE | MCGUTHRY BANKS, TIMA MICHELE | 1733 | §112 | Final Rejection | 105d overdue | Pending | Apr 06, 2023 |
| 18024126 | Method for Producing a Sheet Metal Component by Hot-Forming a Flat Steel Product Provided with an Anti-Corrosion Coating | WALCK, BRIAN D | 1738 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 13d | Pending | Mar 01, 2023 |
| 18014659 | COATING DEVICE FOR DEPOSITING A COATING MATERIAL ON A SUBSTRATE | CHEN, KEATH T | 1716 | §103 | Final Rejection | 33d | Pending | Jan 05, 2023 |
| 17620213 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SHEET METAL PRODUCT AND SHEET METAL PRODUCT | GAMBETTA, KELLY M | 1718 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 8d overdue | Pending | Aug 11, 2022 |
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