Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
19 pending office actions • 8 art units • 19 examiners • 0 of 19 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 36 patents granted in the last 365 days
Under Armour Inc. has 18 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These actions are overseen by 18 distinct examiners across 8 distinct art units. The fact that there are 18 distinct examiners for 18 pending office actions means that every pending matter is being handled by a different person.
MCNURLEN, SCOTT THOMAS is the busiest examiner with 1 busiest examiner pending action. This reflects the broader trend where each of the 18 pending office actions is assigned to a unique examiner. With 8 distinct art units involved, the portfolio covers a variety of specialized mechanical engineering classifications. MCNURLEN, SCOTT THOMAS handles 1 of these cases.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 9 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. 9 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 | 5 (26%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (5%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (5%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 12 (63%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| REDHEAD, AKWOKWO OLABISI | 1 | 41.2% | +35.5% |
| MCNURLEN, SCOTT THOMAS | 1 | 52.7% | +27.6% |
| WEIS, RAQUEL M. | 1 | 43.8% | +61.6% |
| TRIEU, TIMOTHY K | 1 | 62.3% | +54.6% |
| HUYNH, KHOA D | 1 | 18.1% | +20.7% |
| WANG, ALEXANDER A | 1 | 65.7% | +21.5% |
| NUNNERY, GRADY ALEXANDER | 1 | 42.7% | +42.9% |
| WALTERS JR, ROBERT S | 1 | 51.6% | +50.4% |
| BRAVO, JOCELYN MARY | 1 | 50.3% | +44.7% |
| JOHNSON, CHRISTINA ANN | 1 | 41.3% | -13.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19009525 | ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR WITH GRIPPING PADS ON A COMPOSITE UPPER | NUNNERY, GRADY ALEXANDER | 138d overdue |
| 18516477 | ARTICLE OF APPAREL INCLUDING FABRIC HAVING INTERCONNECTED CELL STRUCTURE | IMANI, ELIZABETH MARY COLE | 15d overdue |
| 19051719 | Sole Structure With Bottom-Loaded Compression | HUYNH, KHOA D | 3d overdue |
| 18883868 | ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR | HUANG, GRACE | 6d |
| 18443824 | ARTICLE OF APPAREL INCLUDING GRASP-RESISTANT PANELS | JOHNSON, JENNA LEIGH | 15d |
| 19299897 | Article of Footwear with Elastic Heel Support | WEIS, RAQUEL M. | 35d |
| 18890882 | BACKPACK WITH LEVELING STRUCTURE | THEIS, MATTHEW T | 60d |
| 19337293 | BACKPACK INCLUDING SUSPENSION STRAP | MCNURLEN, SCOTT THOMAS | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19009525 | ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR WITH GRIPPING PADS ON A COMPOSITE UPPER | NUNNERY, GRADY ALEXANDER | 138d overdue |
| 19004988 | APPAREL FABRIC WITH HEAT RETENTION | WALTERS JR, ROBERT S | 19d overdue |
| 19051719 | Sole Structure With Bottom-Loaded Compression | HUYNH, KHOA D | 3d overdue |
| 19299897 | Article of Footwear with Elastic Heel Support | WEIS, RAQUEL M. | 35d |
| 19676919 | MOLDED BASEBALL CAP | REDHEAD, AKWOKWO OLABISI | — |
| 19337293 | BACKPACK INCLUDING SUSPENSION STRAP | MCNURLEN, SCOTT THOMAS | — |
| 19287057 | APPAREL WITH MULTI-LAYER FABRIC PANEL | TRIEU, TIMOTHY K | — |
| 19031790 | METHOD OF FORMING AN ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR | WANG, ALEXANDER A | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3732 | 9 |
| 3734 | 3 |
| 1789 | 2 |
| 1741 | 1 |
| 1717 | 1 |
| 1742 | 1 |
| 1786 | 1 |
| 1744 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19676919 | MOLDED BASEBALL CAP | REDHEAD, AKWOKWO OLABISI | 3732 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 14, 2026 |
| 19337293 | BACKPACK INCLUDING SUSPENSION STRAP | MCNURLEN, SCOTT THOMAS | 3734 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 23, 2025 |
| 19299897 | Article of Footwear with Elastic Heel Support | WEIS, RAQUEL M. | 3732 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 35d | Pending | Aug 14, 2025 |
| 19287057 | APPAREL WITH MULTI-LAYER FABRIC PANEL | TRIEU, TIMOTHY K | 3732 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 31, 2025 |
| 19051719 | Sole Structure With Bottom-Loaded Compression | HUYNH, KHOA D | 3732 | §102§103Other | Final Rejection | 3d overdue | Pending | Feb 12, 2025 |
| 19031790 | METHOD OF FORMING AN ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR | WANG, ALEXANDER A | 1741 | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 18, 2025 |
| 19009525 | ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR WITH GRIPPING PADS ON A COMPOSITE UPPER | NUNNERY, GRADY ALEXANDER | 3732 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 138d overdue | Pending | Jan 03, 2025 |
| 19004988 | APPAREL FABRIC WITH HEAT RETENTION | WALTERS JR, ROBERT S | 1717 | §103Other | Final Rejection | 19d overdue | Pending | Dec 30, 2024 |
| 18964979 | ATHLETIC BRA | BRAVO, JOCELYN MARY | 3732 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 02, 2024 |
| 18931357 | ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR | JOHNSON, CHRISTINA ANN | 1742 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 30, 2024 |
| 18895033 | ARTICLE OF APPAREL WITH COMFORT STRAP | SKURDAL, COREY NELSON | 3734 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 43d | Pending | Sep 24, 2024 |
| 18890882 | BACKPACK WITH LEVELING STRUCTURE | THEIS, MATTHEW T | 3734 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 60d | Pending | Sep 20, 2024 |
| 18883868 | ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR | HUANG, GRACE | 3732 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 6d | Pending | Sep 12, 2024 |
| 18443824 | ARTICLE OF APPAREL INCLUDING GRASP-RESISTANT PANELS | JOHNSON, JENNA LEIGH | 1789 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 15d | Pending | Feb 16, 2024 |
| 18430029 | Method of Making Laminate Panel with Auxetic Layer | CHOI, PETER Y | 1786 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 01, 2024 |
| 18516477 | ARTICLE OF APPAREL INCLUDING FABRIC HAVING INTERCONNECTED CELL STRUCTURE | IMANI, ELIZABETH MARY COLE | 1789 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 15d overdue | Pending | Nov 21, 2023 |
| 18360339 | FOOTWEAR INCLUDING MIDSOLE WITH EMBROIDERED TEXTILE ELEMENT | HAUTH, GALEN H | 1744 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 27, 2023 |
| 18147938 | KNIT FABRIC FOR APPAREL | LYNCH, MEGAN E | 3732 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 29, 2022 |
| 17962530 | ARTICLES WITH STRUCTURES FORMED FROM SEQUINS | FERREIRA, CATHERINE M | 3732 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 09, 2022 |
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Start Free TrialUnder Armour Inc. has 19 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 8 art units and 19 examiners.
Akwokwo Olabisi Redhead has the most, with 1 of Under Armour Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
