Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
40 pending office actions • 28 art units • 40 examiners • 1 of 40 (2%) have an AI response strategy ready • 96 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 7 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. 7 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 | 5 (12%) |
| §101 + other | 5 (12%) |
| §103 only | 12 (30%) |
| §102 only | 3 (8%) |
| §112 only | 3 (8%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 12 (30%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHALEN, MICHAEL F | 1 | 64.4% | +19.0% |
| MCPHERSON, JAMES M | 1 | 82.3% | +17.2% |
| PILKINGTON, JAMES | 1 | 70.2% | +35.8% |
| SONG, HOON K | 1 | 86.2% | +8.4% |
| KURPLE, KARL | 1 | 51.8% | +63.8% |
| LIN, JASON | 1 | 72.8% | +23.7% |
| HANCOCK, DIANA ROBERT | 1 | 81.2% | +6.1% |
| VARNDELL, ROSS E | 1 | 84.7% | +13.2% |
| SEBASTIAN, KAITLYN E | 1 | 73.5% | +20.7% |
| YUN, EUGENE | 1 | 85.4% | +4.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19000736 | MOBILE RADIATION DETECTION APPARATUS | SONG, HOON K | — |
| 18834382 | INSPECTION SYSTEM AND INSPECTION METHOD | HANCOCK, DIANA ROBERT | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18128819 | NONINTRUSIVE TARGET TRACKING METHOD, SURGICAL ROBOT AND SYSTEM | POTTS, RYAN PATRICK | 110d overdue |
| 18234384 | RETRIEVAL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RESERVOIR WATER STORAGE | HENSON, BRANDON JAMES | 38d overdue |
| 18249162 | Method and Apparatus for Weight-Sharing Neural Network with Stochastic Architectures | BEAN, GRIFFIN TANNER | 3d overdue |
| 18699448 | BEAM TRAINING METHOD, FIRST NODE, SECOND NODE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND MEDIUM | YUN, EUGENE | 70d |
| 17997402 | Polypropylene Graft Containing Anhydride Group and Preparation Method for Polypropylene Graft | BOYLE, ROBERT C | 70d |
| 19147049 | AUTONOMOUS DECISION-MAKING CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AVOIDING SECONDARY COLLISION OF VEHICLE | WHALEN, MICHAEL F | — |
| 19124639 | CHASSIS DOMAIN CONTROLLER FOR AUTOMATED DRIVING, AND CONTROL METHOD AND VEHICLE | MCPHERSON, JAMES M | — |
| 18956225 | SUBSTRATE HOLDER FOR MASS PRODUCTION OF SURFACE-ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERING SUBSTRATES | KURPLE, KARL | — |
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 7 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19147049 | AUTONOMOUS DECISION-MAKING CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AVOIDING SECONDARY COLLISION OF VEHICLE | WHALEN, MICHAEL F | — |
| 19124639 | CHASSIS DOMAIN CONTROLLER FOR AUTOMATED DRIVING, AND CONTROL METHOD AND VEHICLE | MCPHERSON, JAMES M | — |
| 19024876 | INTELLIGENT BEARING AND METHOD FOR DETECTING OPERATION STATE OF INTELLIGENT BEARING | PILKINGTON, JAMES | — |
| 18956225 | SUBSTRATE HOLDER FOR MASS PRODUCTION OF SURFACE-ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERING SUBSTRATES | KURPLE, KARL | — |
| 18791388 | Grid-Forming Control Method with Full-State Virtual Oscillator for Photovoltaic and Energy Storage SYSTEM, and Device | LIN, JASON | — |
| 18833357 | INSPECTION DEVICE AND INSPECTION METHOD | VARNDELL, ROSS E | — |
| 18722720 | CFR-PEEK ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANT AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND WIRELESS SENSING DEVICE | SEBASTIAN, KAITLYN E | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3794 | 2 |
| 2128 | 2 |
| 3661 | 1 |
| 3663 | 1 |
| 3617 | 1 |
| 1759 | 1 |
| 2648 | 1 |
| 2881 | 1 |
| 2117 | 1 |
| 2673 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19147049 | AUTONOMOUS DECISION-MAKING CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AVOIDING SECONDARY COLLISION OF VEHICLE | WHALEN, MICHAEL F | 3661 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 10, 2025 |
| 19124639 | CHASSIS DOMAIN CONTROLLER FOR AUTOMATED DRIVING, AND CONTROL METHOD AND VEHICLE | MCPHERSON, JAMES M | 3663 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 25, 2025 |
| 19024876 | INTELLIGENT BEARING AND METHOD FOR DETECTING OPERATION STATE OF INTELLIGENT BEARING | PILKINGTON, JAMES | 3617 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 19000736 | MOBILE RADIATION DETECTION APPARATUS | SONG, HOON K | — | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 24, 2024 |
| 18956225 | SUBSTRATE HOLDER FOR MASS PRODUCTION OF SURFACE-ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERING SUBSTRATES | KURPLE, KARL | 1759 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 22, 2024 |
| 18791388 | Grid-Forming Control Method with Full-State Virtual Oscillator for Photovoltaic and Energy Storage SYSTEM, and Device | LIN, JASON | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 31, 2024 |
| 18834382 | INSPECTION SYSTEM AND INSPECTION METHOD | HANCOCK, DIANA ROBERT | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 30, 2024 |
| 18833357 | INSPECTION DEVICE AND INSPECTION METHOD | VARNDELL, ROSS E | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2024 |
| 18722720 | CFR-PEEK ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANT AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND WIRELESS SENSING DEVICE | SEBASTIAN, KAITLYN E | 3794 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 21, 2024 |
| 18699448 | BEAM TRAINING METHOD, FIRST NODE, SECOND NODE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND MEDIUM | YUN, EUGENE | 2648 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 70d | Pending | Apr 08, 2024 |
| 18690097 | RADIATION PROTECTION ARRANGEMENT AND SECURITY INSPECTION DEVICE | SMITH, DAVID E | 2881 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2024 |
| 18590757 | DAY-AHEAD SCHEDULING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POWER SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM | CARTER, CHRISTOPHER W | 2117 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2024 |
| 18293704 | SECURITY CHECK CT OBJECT RECOGNITION METHOD AND APPARATUS | ALLEN, LUCIUS CAMERON GREE | 2673 | §103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 30, 2024 |
| 18580872 | COMPUTING APPARATUS AND ROBUSTNESS PROCESSING METHOD THEREFOR | LEBOEUF, JEROME LARRY | 2824 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 19, 2024 |
| 18416131 | BIODEGRADABLE FILMS COMPRISING POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES | YOON, TAE H | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 18, 2024 |
| 18578195 | PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE, AND PHARMACEUTIAL COMPOSITION THEREOF, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND USE THEREOF | DEKARSKE, MADELINE MCGUIRE | 1622 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 10, 2024 |
| 18394052 | DUAL ADAPTIVE TRAINING METHOD OF PHOTONIC NEURAL NETWORKS AND ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS | EL-BATHY, IBRAHIM N | — | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 22, 2023 |
| 18572377 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPUTER VISION PROCESSING | LEE, TSU-CHANG | — | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2023 |
| 18391374 | SHARED ENERGY STORAGE SCHEDULING METHOD AND SYSTEM BASED ON ENERGY FREQUENCY REGULATION AND LOAD DEMAND | DIAO, M BAYE | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2023 |
| 18565510 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEEP LEARNING | STARKS, WILBERT L | — | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 29, 2023 |
| 18512265 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING DARK WEB WEBSITE IN SCENARIO OF CONCURRENT ACCESS TO A PLURALITY OF PAGES | KIM, EUI H | 2453 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 17, 2023 |
| 18286080 | CELL GEL PREPARATION FOR REDUCING SHEAR DAMAGE ON CELLS AND METHOD FOR REDUCING SHEAR DAMAGE ON CELLS | NGUYEN, NGHI V | 1653 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 06, 2023 |
| 18546842 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VISUAL REASONING | CORRIELUS, JEAN M | 2159 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 17, 2023 |
| 18277438 | PROTEIN TRANSLATION SYSTEM | FRONDA, CHRISTIAN L | 1652 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 14d | Pending | Aug 16, 2023 |
| 18234384 | RETRIEVAL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RESERVOIR WATER STORAGE | HENSON, BRANDON JAMES | 3645 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | 38d overdue | Pending | Aug 16, 2023 |
| 18263576 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEEP NEURAL NETWORKS HAVING ABILITY FOR ADVERSARIAL DETECTION | PEACH, POLINA G | 2126 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 57d | Pending | Jul 31, 2023 |
| 18342917 | COMPUTE-IN-MEMORY DEVICES, NEURAL NETWORK ACCELERATORS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES | SAX, STEVEN PAUL | 2146 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 28, 2023 |
| 18342043 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS | CLARK, GREGORY D | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 27, 2023 |
| 18197746 | MODULARIZED PARAMETRIC VISUAL PROGRAM INDUCTION ALGORITHM, DEVICE, MEDIUM AND PRODUCT | LEE, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER | 2128 | §101§102§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 16, 2023 |
| 18249162 | Method and Apparatus for Weight-Sharing Neural Network with Stochastic Architectures | BEAN, GRIFFIN TANNER | 2121 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 3d overdue | Pending | Apr 14, 2023 |
| 18248917 | Method and Apparatus for Neural Network Based on Energy-Based Latent Variable Models | SACKALOSKY, COREY MATTHEW | 2128 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 13, 2023 |
| 18128819 | NONINTRUSIVE TARGET TRACKING METHOD, SURGICAL ROBOT AND SYSTEM | POTTS, RYAN PATRICK | 2672 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 110d overdue | Pending | Mar 30, 2023 |
| 18019847 | CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS OF LARGE AND MIRROR-IMAGE PROTEINS AND USES THEREOF | SABILA, MERCY HELLEN | 1654 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 06, 2023 |
| 18017829 | MINIATURE SPECTRUM CHIP BASED ON UNITS OF DIFFERENT SHAPES, AND METHOD FOR GENERATING MICRO-NANO STRUCTURE ARRAY IN MINIATURE SPECTRUM CHIP | DINKE, BITEW A | 2812 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 24, 2023 |
| 18093826 | ARCHITECTURE SEARCH METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LARGE-SCALE GRAPH, AND DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM | MOUNDI, ISHAN NMN | 2141 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 06, 2023 |
| 17997402 | Polypropylene Graft Containing Anhydride Group and Preparation Method for Polypropylene Graft | BOYLE, ROBERT C | 1764 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 70d | AI Ready | Oct 28, 2022 |
| 17790414 | ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY BASED METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING THREE-DIMENSIONAL BLOOD PERFUSION IMAGE | GOMES, SRISTI DIVINA | 3791 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 30, 2022 |
| 17782886 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY IDENTIFYING DESIGN CHANGES IN BUILDING INFORMATION MODEL | HOPKINS, DAVID ANDREW | 2188 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 06, 2022 |
| 17605122 | MICROELECTRODE, OCCLUDING DEVICE, MICROELECTRODE SYSTEM, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MICROELECTRODE, AND METHOD FOR USING MICROELECTRODE | PREMRAJ, CATHERINE C | 3794 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 20, 2021 |
| 17377147 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REVERSE DESIGN OF MICRO-NANO STRUCTURE BASED ON DEEP NEURAL NETWORK | NGUYEN, CHAU T | 2145 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 15, 2021 |
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