Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Computing & Software • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
109 pending office actions • 37 art units • 97 examiners • 0 of 109 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 202 patents granted in the last 365 days
Walmart Apollo LLC maintains a patent portfolio in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area, with 110 pending office actions currently active. These actions are distributed among 98 distinct examiners, suggesting a variety of e-commerce and mechanical innovations currently under review. The portfolio's reach is further demonstrated by its presence in 38 distinct art units, covering many different specialized technical fields across the USPTO.
MITROS, ANNA MAE is the busiest examiner for Walmart Apollo, currently handling 3 pending office actions. Despite the total of 110 actions, the workload is dispersed, with the vast majority of examiners handling only a single matter for the company. With 98 distinct examiners and 38 distinct art units, Walmart Apollo must manage a decentralized prosecution process. The role of MITROS, ANNA MAE as the busiest examiner is minor given the overall scale of the portfolio. This administrative footprint requires a coordinated effort to manage many individual examiner relationships across dozens of different USPTO divisions, ensuring that the company's diverse e-commerce innovations are successfully patented.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 38 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. 38 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 | 23 (21%) |
| §101 + other | 44 (40%) |
| §103 only | 21 (19%) |
| §102 only | 1 (1%) |
| §112 only | 3 (3%) |
| Double-patenting only | 2 (2%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 14 (13%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (1%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MITROS, ANNA MAE | 3 | 36.1% | +48.3% |
| ULLAH, ARIF | 3 | 47.8% | +36.3% |
| KANG, TIMOTHY J | 3 | 45.5% | +27.0% |
| DONAHUE, ZACHARY RYAN | 2 | 1.7% | +4.7% |
| HOANG, HAU HAI | 2 | 78.2% | +13.4% |
| LADONI, AHOORA | 2 | 4.8% | +11.4% |
| ZIMMERMAN, MATTHEW E | 2 | 51.7% | +46.2% |
| OSMAN BILAL AHMED, AFAF | 2 | 16.1% | +14.0% |
| BYRD, UCHE SOWANDE | 2 | 22.6% | +26.7% |
| VO, TUYEN KIM | 1 | 78.4% | +17.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18156632 | CONTINUOUS DATA QUALITY ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING FOR BIG DATA | CHOY, PAN G | 160d overdue |
| 18377238 | AUTOMATIC DETERMINATION OF A SHIPPING SPEED TO DISPLAY FOR AN ITEM | MA, LISA | 153d overdue |
| 18864488 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING RETAIL PRODUCT ALLOCATION AND RETAIL MARKET VARIATIONS BASED ON CUSTOMIZED INSIGHT | ULLAH, ARIF | 74d overdue |
| 18103559 | DEEP LEARNING ENTITY MATCHING SYSTEM USING WEAK SUPERVISION | CHUANG, SU-TING | 66d overdue |
| 18142495 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCT CERTIFICATION MANAGEMENT | PHAN, NICHOLAS K | 59d overdue |
| 18156313 | OPEN MOBILE PAYMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS | RACIC, MILENA | 59d overdue |
| 18430043 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC ITEM RECOMMENDATION | BUSCH, CHRISTOPHER CONRAD | 56d overdue |
| 18484365 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSOCIATING A USER'S SHOPPING EXPERIENCES ACROSS MULTIPLE CHANNELS | MEINECKE DIAZ, SUSANNA M | 50d overdue |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18864488 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING RETAIL PRODUCT ALLOCATION AND RETAIL MARKET VARIATIONS BASED ON CUSTOMIZED INSIGHT | ULLAH, ARIF | 74d overdue |
| 18428971 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRAINING A MACHINE LEARNING MODEL TO DETERMINE MISSING TOKENS TO AUGMENT PRODUCT METADATA FOR SEARCH RETRIEVAL | LADONI, AHOORA | 45d overdue |
| 18405147 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORECASTING UNIQUE USER COUNTS FOR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS | OSMAN BILAL AHMED, AFAF | 45d overdue |
| 18427118 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING CROSS-POLLINATION PRODUCT RECOMMENDATIONS | KANG, TIMOTHY J | 24d overdue |
| 18103283 | Systems and Methods for Improving Browse Category Rankings on Electronic Platforms with Large-Scale Databases | MITROS, ANNA MAE | 23d overdue |
| 19088241 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECOMMENDING INFORMATION ITEMS FOR FULFILLMENT-BASED NATURAL LANGUAGE QUERIES | HOANG, HAU HAI | 10d overdue |
| 18467990 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ITEM-SELLER RECOMMENDATION FOR ASSORTMENT GROWTH | ULLAH, ARIF | 26d |
| 18757090 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERACTIVE LIST BUILDING | ZIMMERMAN, MATTHEW E | 63d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3689 | 15 |
| 3627 | 7 |
| 3625 | 7 |
| 3688 | 5 |
| 3624 | 5 |
| 3628 | 4 |
| 2154 | 3 |
| 3623 | 3 |
| 3622 | 3 |
| 2876 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19388071 | ARCHWAY TRUSS DEVICE WITH INTERACTIVE EXIT LANES | VO, TUYEN KIM | 2876 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 13, 2025 |
| 19316636 | ERROR CORRECTION USING COMBINATION RFID SIGNALS | JOHNSON, SONJI N | 2876 | DP | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Sep 02, 2025 |
| 19292526 | PROVIDING RECOMMENDED IMAGE DATA | SOMERS, MARC S | 2159 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 06, 2025 |
| 19277798 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCT RETRIEVAL | DONAHUE, ZACHARY RYAN | — | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 23, 2025 |
| 19274793 | DISTANCE MATRIX FOR DYNAMIC PATH SELECTION AND REDUCED TRANSIT TIME | TISSOT, ADAM D | 3663 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 21, 2025 |
| 19261670 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MAPPING AN INTERIOR SPACE OF A PRODUCT STORAGE FACILITY | DELIGI, VANESSA LIMA | — | §101§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 07, 2025 |
| 19261108 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERSONALIZED SHOPPING | ALLEN, WILLIAM J | — | §101§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 07, 2025 |
| 19250905 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING AND LABELING IMAGES IN A RETAIL FACILITY | MUTSCHLER, JOSEPH M | 3627 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 26, 2025 |
| 19231808 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING AGGREGATED REVIEWS | GODBOLD, DAVID GARRISON | 3628 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 14d | Pending | Jun 09, 2025 |
| 19229977 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COUPLING A USER COMPUTING DEVICE AND A POINT OF SALE DEVICE | KRINGEN, MICHELLE THERESE | — | §101§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 05, 2025 |
| 19228543 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ATTRIBUTE EXTRACTION USING GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | FERRER, JEDIDIAH P | 2153 | §103 | Final Rejection | 28d | Pending | Jun 04, 2025 |
| 19215727 | IN-SCOPE AND OUT-OF-SCOPE RFID-BASED ITEM MANAGEMENT | BURSUM, KIMBERLY SUZANNE | — | §101§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 22, 2025 |
| 19088241 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECOMMENDING INFORMATION ITEMS FOR FULFILLMENT-BASED NATURAL LANGUAGE QUERIES | HOANG, HAU HAI | 2154 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 10d overdue | Pending | Mar 24, 2025 |
| 19053718 | INTERLOCKING MOBILE STORAGE SYSTEM | MAI, TRI M | 3733 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 14, 2025 |
| 19051796 | CONTEXTUALLY RELEVANT ITEM SELECTION | MARI VALCARCEL, FERNANDO MARIANO | 2159 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 12, 2025 |
| 19051040 | CASE SEQUENCER AND BUFFER SYSTEM | HARP, WILLIAM RAY | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 11, 2025 |
| 19042466 | SPATIAL PARTITIONING OF A CROSS-DOCK TRANSPORTATION NETWORK | YESILDAG, LAURA G | 3628 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 9d | Pending | Jan 31, 2025 |
| 19042116 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING PRODUCT SEARCH RESULTS | LEVINE, ADAM L | 3689 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2025 |
| 19041244 | PRODUCT-INCLUSIVE IMAGE ALT TEXT GENERATION | LIU, XIAO | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 30, 2025 |
| 19041743 | AUTOMATED 3D ASSET GENERATION FRAMEWORK | NGUYEN, DUNE NGOC | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 30, 2025 |
| 19041198 | TRANSFORMABLE AVATAR IN DRESSING VISUALIZATION | NGUYEN, PHU K | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 30, 2025 |
| 19040570 | POSE CORRECTION FOR ENABLING VIRTUAL-TRY-ON | KOROMA, SORIE IBRAHIM | 3689 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 29, 2025 |
| 19039876 | QUICK CONNECT CASE FOR AN ELECTRICALLY-POWERED SHELF MODULE | HAWN, PATRICK D | 3631 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 29, 2025 |
| 19033233 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FULFILLING PRODUCT ORDERS | OBAID, FATEH M | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 21, 2025 |
| 19027645 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF AUTOMATED GENERATION OF THEME-AWARE KEYWORDS FOR AN ITEM | LE, THUYKHANH | — | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19025836 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRIORITIZING INFORMATION ITEMS FOR THIRD-PARTY PRESENTATION | GARG, YOGESH C | 3688 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 19025759 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERSONA-BASED MIXED CROSS ITEM TYPE RECOMMENDATIONS | LOHARIKAR, ANAND R | 3689 | §101§102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 19026265 | DETERMINING SIMILAR ITEMS USING GROUPED IMAGES | GILLIARD, DELOMIA L | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 19025793 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONVERSATION BASED PRODUCT SEARCH | CIVAN, ETHAN D | 3687 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 19015882 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CROSS-CATEGORY RECOMMENDATION AND RANKING | MITROS, ANNA MAE | 3689 | §101§102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 10, 2025 |
| 19014715 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING COHESIVE PRODUCT RECOMMENDATION SETS AND VARIANTS | MITROS, ANNA MAE | 3689 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 09, 2025 |
| 19012417 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INFORMATION RECOMMENDATION BASED ON COLLABORATIVE FILTERING | LADONI, AHOORA | 3689 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 07, 2025 |
| 18990377 | ZERO-FRICTION EXIT EXPERIENCE VIA COMPUTER VISION | LIN, JESSICA YIFANG | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18974394 | POINT-OF-SALE SYSTEM AUTOMATED TESTING | CHEIN, ALLEN C | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 09, 2024 |
| 18964204 | MULTI-OBJECT CLUSTER DETECTION VIA UNIFIED COMPUTER VISION MODEL | BONANSINGA, AARON TIMOTHY | 2673 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 29, 2024 |
| 18964112 | RE-RANKING QUERY SEARCH RESULTS USING TEMPORAL-BEHAVIORAL AND CONTEXT-AWARE FEATURES | ZIMMERMAN, MATTHEW E | 3688 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 29, 2024 |
| 18949631 | LOCATION BASED REGISTER RULES | HAIDER, FAWAAD | 3627 | §101Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 15, 2024 |
| 18947306 | DETECTING DATA ANOMALIES USING RULES AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | PRASAD, NANCY N | 3624 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 14, 2024 |
| 18864488 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING RETAIL PRODUCT ALLOCATION AND RETAIL MARKET VARIATIONS BASED ON CUSTOMIZED INSIGHT | ULLAH, ARIF | 3625 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 74d overdue | Pending | Nov 08, 2024 |
| 18938211 | Systems, Devices, and Methods for Generating Personalized Electronic Documents | WARDEN, MICHAEL J | — | §101§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 05, 2024 |
| 18925395 | IMAGE ANNOTATION USING LOCALIZED EMBEDDINGS | ZHANG, WAYNE | 2672 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 24, 2024 |
| 18908525 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING A CUSTOMIZED GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE | SPOONER, LAMONT M | — | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 07, 2024 |
| 18828898 | PERSONALIZED SHIPPING LABELS WITH CUSTOMIZABLE CONTENT | TUNGATE, SCOTT MICHAEL | 3628 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | Sep 09, 2024 |
| 18813580 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTEXTUAL TARGETING OPTIMIZATION | CARROLL, BRITTNEY M | 6217 | Other | Final Rejection | 231d overdue | Pending | Aug 23, 2024 |
| 18806310 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF CUSTOM PRINTING IN CUSTOM PACKAGING FABRICATION | GEORGALAS, ANNE MARIE | 3689 | §103 | Final Rejection | 19d | Pending | Aug 15, 2024 |
| 18801387 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND DEVICE OF VIRTUAL DRESSING UTILIZING IMAGE PROCESSING, MACHINE LEARNING, AND COMPUTER VISION | TSWEI, YU-JANG | 2614 | §103 | Final Rejection | 9d | Pending | Aug 12, 2024 |
| 18769676 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORECASTING SALES DATA OF NEW STORE ITEMS | JARRETT, SCOTT L | 3625 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 42d | Pending | Jul 11, 2024 |
| 18769020 | POWERED TOOTHBRUSH AND BRUSH HEAD ASSEMBLIES THEREFOR | MCFARLAND, TYLER JAMES | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 10, 2024 |
| 18759935 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING AND USING MICRO-INTENTS | HO, THOMAS Y | 3624 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 30, 2024 |
| 18757090 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERACTIVE LIST BUILDING | ZIMMERMAN, MATTHEW E | 3688 | §101§102§103 | Final Rejection | 63d | Pending | Jun 27, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialWalmart Apollo LLC has 109 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 37 art units and 97 examiners.
Anna Mae Mitros has the most, with 3 of Walmart Apollo LLC's pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.