Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
11 pending office actions • 6 art units • 8 examiners • 0 of 11 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 61 patents granted in the last 365 days
Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, Inc. manages 11 pending office actions in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These filings are distributed across 6 distinct art units, reflecting a range of mechanical and e-commerce applications. The portfolio involves 8 distinct examiners, which is a lower count than the 11 pending office actions currently active in the docket.
TUTOR, AARON N is the busiest examiner for the company, managing 3 pending office actions. This concentration indicates that TUTOR, AARON N oversees more matters than the other 8 distinct examiners. With 6 distinct art units involved, the company must navigate the specific requirements of multiple specialized groups. The 3 pending office actions assigned to TUTOR, AARON N suggest that a portion of the 11 pending office actions is centralized under the review of TUTOR, AARON N.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 6 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. 6 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 (9%) |
| §101 + other | 4 (36%) |
| §103 only | 3 (27%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (9%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (18%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TUTOR, AARON N | 3 | 33.9% | +32.5% |
| SHAPIRO, JEFFREY ALAN | 2 | 55.1% | +15.8% |
| WILDER, ANDREW H | 1 | 62.6% | +58.5% |
| GLASS, RUSSELL S | 1 | 71.5% | +20.7% |
| MERCHANT, SHAHID R | 1 | 28.3% | +24.8% |
| EUSTAQUIO, CAL J | 1 | 63.7% | +35.5% |
| FRUNZI, VICTORIA E. | 1 | 25.4% | +24.4% |
| PADUA, NICO LAUREN | 1 | 17.4% | +38.7% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 7 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18113186 | Self-Checkout System | TUTOR, AARON N | 345d overdue |
| 18217282 | OBJECT IDENTIFICATION BASED ON A PARTIAL VISUAL OBJECT IDENTIFIER CODE SCAN AT POINT OF SALE | TUTOR, AARON N | 79d overdue |
| 18416810 | AI-POWERED MEDIA ANALYSIS FOR ITEM RECOGNITION | MERCHANT, SHAHID R | 30d overdue |
| 18164463 | SOCIAL SHOPPING LIST MESSAGE AND PAYMENT AUTHORIZATION | FRUNZI, VICTORIA E. | 15d |
| 19095373 | ITEM DETECTION POINT OF SALE SYSTEM | WILDER, ANDREW H | — |
| 18126831 | CONVEYOR OPERATION FAULT DETECTION BY A POINT OF SALE SYSTEM | SHAPIRO, JEFFREY ALAN | — |
| 18163232 | INTELLIGENT ORDER FULFILLMENT AND DELIVERY | PADUA, NICO LAUREN | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18113186 | Self-Checkout System | TUTOR, AARON N | 345d overdue |
| 18217282 | OBJECT IDENTIFICATION BASED ON A PARTIAL VISUAL OBJECT IDENTIFIER CODE SCAN AT POINT OF SALE | TUTOR, AARON N | 79d overdue |
| 18416810 | AI-POWERED MEDIA ANALYSIS FOR ITEM RECOGNITION | MERCHANT, SHAHID R | 30d overdue |
| 18173900 | VISION MESH NETWORK FOR POINT-OF-SALE SYSTEMS | SHAPIRO, JEFFREY ALAN | 24d overdue |
| 18409609 | ANTI-FRAUD AND SURFACE ACOUSTIC SYSTEM | EUSTAQUIO, CAL J | 8d |
| 18164463 | SOCIAL SHOPPING LIST MESSAGE AND PAYMENT AUTHORIZATION | FRUNZI, VICTORIA E. | 15d |
| 19095373 | ITEM DETECTION POINT OF SALE SYSTEM | WILDER, ANDREW H | — |
| 19081072 | Expandable Bagging System | GLASS, RUSSELL S | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3627 | 4 |
| 3619 | 2 |
| 3684 | 1 |
| 2686 | 1 |
| 3689 | 1 |
| 3626 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19095373 | ITEM DETECTION POINT OF SALE SYSTEM | WILDER, ANDREW H | 3627 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 31, 2025 |
| 19081072 | Expandable Bagging System | GLASS, RUSSELL S | — | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 17, 2025 |
| 18893528 | ITEM DETECTION POINT OF SALE SYSTEM | TUTOR, AARON N | 3627 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 23, 2024 |
| 18416810 | AI-POWERED MEDIA ANALYSIS FOR ITEM RECOGNITION | MERCHANT, SHAHID R | 3684 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | 30d overdue | Pending | Jan 18, 2024 |
| 18409609 | ANTI-FRAUD AND SURFACE ACOUSTIC SYSTEM | EUSTAQUIO, CAL J | 2686 | §103 | Final Rejection | 8d | Pending | Jan 10, 2024 |
| 18217282 | OBJECT IDENTIFICATION BASED ON A PARTIAL VISUAL OBJECT IDENTIFIER CODE SCAN AT POINT OF SALE | TUTOR, AARON N | 3627 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 79d overdue | Pending | Jun 30, 2023 |
| 18126831 | CONVEYOR OPERATION FAULT DETECTION BY A POINT OF SALE SYSTEM | SHAPIRO, JEFFREY ALAN | 3619 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 27, 2023 |
| 18173900 | VISION MESH NETWORK FOR POINT-OF-SALE SYSTEMS | SHAPIRO, JEFFREY ALAN | 3619 | §103 | Final Rejection | 24d overdue | Pending | Feb 24, 2023 |
| 18113186 | Self-Checkout System | TUTOR, AARON N | 3627 | §101§102§103 | Final Rejection | 345d overdue | Pending | Feb 23, 2023 |
| 18164463 | SOCIAL SHOPPING LIST MESSAGE AND PAYMENT AUTHORIZATION | FRUNZI, VICTORIA E. | 3689 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 15d | Pending | Feb 03, 2023 |
| 18163232 | INTELLIGENT ORDER FULFILLMENT AND DELIVERY | PADUA, NICO LAUREN | 3626 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 01, 2023 |
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