Prosecution Insights
Last updated: September 29, 2026

Vertiv Group Corp.

Technology areas: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

27 pending office actions • 17 art units • 27 examiners • 0 of 27 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 15 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

27
Total Pending OAs
17
Non-Final OAs
7
Final Rejections
3
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 8 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

2
Overdue
0
Due this week
4
Due this month
2
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

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. 8 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (2)Due ≤ 30 days (4)Due ≤ 60 days (2)

Case Difficulty Mix

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.

12
Hard (44%)
15
Medium (56%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (4%)
§103 only14 (52%)
§102 only1 (4%)
Multi-statute (no §101)11 (41%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

1
Life Sciences
4% of docket
2
Information Tech
7% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
8
Semiconductors
30% of docket
8
Mechanical / Eng
30% of docket
8
Business / Other
30% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

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.

270 h
Manual time on pending OAs
54 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
94 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.4 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
CHRISTENSEN, DANIELLE M 1 79.3% +11.4%
LY, XUAN 1 85.3% +6.5%
BOBISH, CHRISTOPHER S 1 62.3% +29.1%
DINH, BACH T 1 55.4% +31.3%
INGE, JOSEPH N 1 75.5% +23.7%
TAN, RICHARD 1 79.5% +23.0%
PATEL, DHARTI HARIDAS 1 87.4% +7.7%
HAWKINS, DOMINIC E 1 86.9% +12.2%
SMITH, COURTNEY L 1 85.4% +12.0%
TRAN, TRAVIS VIET 1 90.9% +33.3%

Quick Wins (3)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19348475 DEVICE, METHOD, APPARATUS AND MEDIUN FOR SHORT-CIRCUIT DETECTION OF A SWITCHING DEVICE AND AN UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY LY, XUAN —
19003334 CURRENT SENSOR ASSEMBLY HAWKINS, DOMINIC E —
18942154 POWER CONVERTER WITH INTEGRATED HEAT PIPE SMITH, COURTNEY L —

Hard Cases (12)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19079693 UNIVERSAL BIDIRECTIONAL POWER CONVERTER WITH AGNOSTIC DIRECT CURRENT ENERGY STORAGE OR ENERGY SOURCE TAN, RICHARD 14d
18655998 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING DATA CENTER EQUIPMENT PATEL, KAMINI B 22d
18409754 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TWO-PHASE COLD PLATE COOLING TAVAKOLDAVANI, KAMRAN 55d
19367660 A FAN COVER AND A METHOD OF DIVERTING OUTPUT AIR USING FAN COVER CHRISTENSEN, DANIELLE M —
19332217 COOLANT DISTRIBUTION UNIT SOFT START PUMP CONTROLS BOBISH, CHRISTOPHER S —
19075387 EMBEDDED IN-CORD ACTIVE INRUSH CURRENT LIMITER DEVICE FOR POWER SUPPLY UNIT PATEL, DHARTI HARIDAS —
18931996 SYSTEM AND METHOD TO BUILD AN IMAGE USING SCRIPTS AND OPENBMC FOR MULTIPLE HARDWARE PLATFORMS TRAN, TRAVIS VIET —
18889540 High-Density Data Center Computer Cabinet CRUM, JACOB R —

Interview Candidates (8)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19098664 DATA CENTER CHILLING SYSTEM WITH WASTE HEAT RECYCLING DINH, BACH T 12d
19079693 UNIVERSAL BIDIRECTIONAL POWER CONVERTER WITH AGNOSTIC DIRECT CURRENT ENERGY STORAGE OR ENERGY SOURCE TAN, RICHARD 14d
19095367 MEDIUM AND LOW VOLTAGE POWER CENTER INGE, JOSEPH N 55d
19367660 A FAN COVER AND A METHOD OF DIVERTING OUTPUT AIR USING FAN COVER CHRISTENSEN, DANIELLE M —
19332217 COOLANT DISTRIBUTION UNIT SOFT START PUMP CONTROLS BOBISH, CHRISTOPHER S —
19003334 CURRENT SENSOR ASSEMBLY HAWKINS, DOMINIC E —
18942154 POWER CONVERTER WITH INTEGRATED HEAT PIPE SMITH, COURTNEY L —
18931996 SYSTEM AND METHOD TO BUILD AN IMAGE USING SCRIPTS AND OPENBMC FOR MULTIPLE HARDWARE PLATFORMS TRAN, TRAVIS VIET —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2836 2
3763 2
3745 1
3746 1
1726 1
2849 1
3632 1
3752 1
2841 1
2842 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19367660 A FAN COVER AND A METHOD OF DIVERTING OUTPUT AIR USING FAN COVER CHRISTENSEN, DANIELLE M 3745 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 23, 2025
19348475 DEVICE, METHOD, APPARATUS AND MEDIUN FOR SHORT-CIRCUIT DETECTION OF A SWITCHING DEVICE AND AN UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY LY, XUAN 2836 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 02, 2025
19332217 COOLANT DISTRIBUTION UNIT SOFT START PUMP CONTROLS BOBISH, CHRISTOPHER S 3746 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 18, 2025
19098664 DATA CENTER CHILLING SYSTEM WITH WASTE HEAT RECYCLING DINH, BACH T 1726 §103 Non-Final OA 12d Pending Apr 02, 2025
19095367 MEDIUM AND LOW VOLTAGE POWER CENTER INGE, JOSEPH N 2836 §103 Final Rejection 55d Pending Mar 31, 2025
19079693 UNIVERSAL BIDIRECTIONAL POWER CONVERTER WITH AGNOSTIC DIRECT CURRENT ENERGY STORAGE OR ENERGY SOURCE TAN, RICHARD 2849 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 14d Pending Mar 14, 2025
19075387 EMBEDDED IN-CORD ACTIVE INRUSH CURRENT LIMITER DEVICE FOR POWER SUPPLY UNIT PATEL, DHARTI HARIDAS — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 10, 2025
19003334 CURRENT SENSOR ASSEMBLY HAWKINS, DOMINIC E — §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 27, 2024
18942154 POWER CONVERTER WITH INTEGRATED HEAT PIPE SMITH, COURTNEY L — §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 08, 2024
18931996 SYSTEM AND METHOD TO BUILD AN IMAGE USING SCRIPTS AND OPENBMC FOR MULTIPLE HARDWARE PLATFORMS TRAN, TRAVIS VIET — §101§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 30, 2024
18917243 CABLE CARRIER FOR A POWER SYSTEM MILLNER, MONICA E 3632 §103 Non-Final OA 45d overdue Pending Oct 16, 2024
18889540 High-Density Data Center Computer Cabinet CRUM, JACOB R — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 19, 2024
18823680 CABINET WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER CERNOCH, STEVEN MICHAEL 3752 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Sep 04, 2024
18818028 HYBRID SELF-FIXTURING FRAME ASMAT UCEDA, MARTIN ANTONIO 2841 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Aug 28, 2024
18842331 CAPACITY RECOVERY AND MULTI-SOURCE POWER DISTRIBUTION LAM, ALEX W 2842 §102 Non-Final OA 8d overdue Pending Aug 28, 2024
18842316 SOLID-STATE POWER CONTROLLER WITH TRANSFORMER SOFT-START ALIZADA, OMEED — §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 28, 2024
18750596 DISPLAY MOUNT PHAN, RAYMOND NGAN 2175 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 21, 2024
18672357 BATTERY CABINET WITH BLIND MATE CONNECTORS TRAN, BINH BACH THANH 2847 §103 Final Rejection 27d Pending May 23, 2024
18670716 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING PUMPED TWO-PHASE REFRIGERANT TEMPERATURE BABAA, NAEL N 3763 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 21, 2024
18665542 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPUTER CABINET COOLING FAULKNER, RYAN L — §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 15, 2024
18665435 PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD FOR PLUG-IN TYPE BREAKERS VARGHESE, ROSHN K 2896 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 15, 2024
18655998 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING DATA CENTER EQUIPMENT PATEL, KAMINI B 2114 §103§112 Final Rejection 22d Pending May 06, 2024
18605222 MODULAR AIR HANDLING UNIT (AHU) SYSTEM TIGHE, DANA K — §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 14, 2024
18593269 MODULAR FLOOR STAND SYSTEM WUJCIAK, ALFRED J 3636 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 01, 2024
18414639 MODULAR DATA CENTER SYSTEM AGUDELO, PAOLA 3633 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jan 17, 2024
18409754 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TWO-PHASE COLD PLATE COOLING TAVAKOLDAVANI, KAMRAN 3763 §102§103 Non-Final OA 55d Pending Jan 10, 2024
18351341 TWO-PHASE IMMERSION COOLING SYSTEM OXENKNECHT, KYLE 2835 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 12, 2023

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