Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
25 pending office actions • 15 art units • 24 examiners • 0 of 25 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 14 patents granted in the last 365 days
Yahoo Ad Tech LLC manages 27 pending office actions in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. This workload is highly fragmented, involving 25 distinct examiners and 16 distinct art units. Such a broad distribution indicates that the company's technology covers a wide array of sub-specialties within the USPTO, requiring a complex management strategy to handle the various requirements of 16 distinct art units. BUSCH, CHRISTOPHER CONRAD is the busiest examiner for this portfolio, currently responsible for 2 pending office actions.
This low concentration of 2 pending office actions with the busiest examiner highlights the diversity of the 27 pending office actions across the 25 distinct examiners. With nearly one examiner per pending action, the company must adapt to many different examination styles simultaneously. The 16 distinct art units further complicate the landscape, as each unit may have its own specific interpretations of Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology standards. This portfolio's 27 pending office actions represent a significant and diverse set of challenges for patent practitioners. The 2 pending office actions assigned to BUSCH, CHRISTOPHER CONRAD are a focal point within the broader portfolio.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 13 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. 13 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 (20%) |
| §101 + other | 9 (36%) |
| §103 only | 8 (32%) |
| Double-patenting only | 2 (8%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (4%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUSCH, CHRISTOPHER CONRAD | 2 | 28.8% | +21.0% |
| DAVISON, KATHLEEN GAGE | 1 | 66.6% | +37.6% |
| GUILIANO, CHARLES A | 1 | 37.5% | +37.9% |
| CHAMPAKESAN, BADRI NARAYANAN | 1 | 91.0% | +55.3% |
| ZELASKIEWICZ, CHRYSTINA E | 1 | 33.2% | +36.0% |
| GEBRESENBET, DINKU W | 1 | 71.1% | +34.7% |
| TORRICO-LOPEZ, ALAN | 1 | 29.1% | +37.8% |
| AZAD, ABUL K | 1 | 85.5% | +14.0% |
| MOREAU, AUSTIN J | 1 | 77.7% | +28.0% |
| GODO, MORIAM MOSUNMOLA | 1 | 45.0% | +37.4% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19082131 | IDENTIFYING FRAUDULENT REQUESTS FOR CONTENT | CHAMPAKESAN, BADRI NARAYANAN | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18329424 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INFERRING MATCHES AND LOGGING-IN OF ONLINE USERS ACROSS DEVICES | POUNCIL, DARNELL A | 52d overdue |
| 18411082 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BID FLOOR CONTROL | LEE, JENNIFER V | 5d overdue |
| 18990666 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CROSS-BROWSER ADVERTISING ID SYNCHRONIZATION | BUSCH, CHRISTOPHER CONRAD | 14d |
| 17360604 | SYNDICATED RATINGS AND REVIEWS | WHITAKER, ANDREW B | 15d |
| 18380180 | CONVERSION PROSPECTING FOR DYNAMIC CONTENT RECOMMENDATION | MEINECKE DIAZ, SUSANNA M | 22d |
| 17900413 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING ONLINE ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS | KOLOSOWSKI-GAGER, KATHERINE | 28d |
| 18932007 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUGMENTING REAL-TIME ELECTRONIC BIDDING DATA WITH AUXILIARY ELECTRONIC DATA | BUSCH, CHRISTOPHER CONRAD | 30d |
| 18063259 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A POINT-BASED SUBSCRIPTION PLAN TO A USER | SHORTER, RASHIDA R | 40d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18978343 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTITY-PROTECTED DATA ELEMENT DISTRIBUTION NETWORK | ZELASKIEWICZ, CHRYSTINA E | 31d overdue |
| 18990666 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CROSS-BROWSER ADVERTISING ID SYNCHRONIZATION | BUSCH, CHRISTOPHER CONRAD | 14d |
| 18932007 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUGMENTING REAL-TIME ELECTRONIC BIDDING DATA WITH AUXILIARY ELECTRONIC DATA | BUSCH, CHRISTOPHER CONRAD | 30d |
| 18772957 | COMPUTERIZED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GROUP IDENTIFICATION AND CONTENT DELIVERY | TORRICO-LOPEZ, ALAN | 53d |
| 18599328 | COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN AUGMENTED MESSAGE CONTENT DISPLAY | MOREAU, AUSTIN J | 70d |
| 19246636 | COMBINING VECTORS OUTPUT BY MULTIPLE DIFFERENT MECHANISMS FOR CONTENT ITEM RETRIEVAL | DAVISON, KATHLEEN GAGE | — |
| 19192643 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC DETECTION AND PREVENTION OF QUALITY ISSUES IN ONLINE EXPERIMENTS | GUILIANO, CHARLES A | — |
| 19082131 | IDENTIFYING FRAUDULENT REQUESTS FOR CONTENT | CHAMPAKESAN, BADRI NARAYANAN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3621 | 4 |
| 3625 | 3 |
| 3688 | 2 |
| 3623 | 2 |
| 3622 | 2 |
| 3699 | 1 |
| 2164 | 1 |
| 2656 | 1 |
| 2446 | 1 |
| 3626 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19246636 | COMBINING VECTORS OUTPUT BY MULTIPLE DIFFERENT MECHANISMS FOR CONTENT ITEM RETRIEVAL | DAVISON, KATHLEEN GAGE | 3688 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 23, 2025 |
| 19192643 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC DETECTION AND PREVENTION OF QUALITY ISSUES IN ONLINE EXPERIMENTS | GUILIANO, CHARLES A | 3623 | §101§102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 29, 2025 |
| 19082131 | IDENTIFYING FRAUDULENT REQUESTS FOR CONTENT | CHAMPAKESAN, BADRI NARAYANAN | — | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 17, 2025 |
| 18990666 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CROSS-BROWSER ADVERTISING ID SYNCHRONIZATION | BUSCH, CHRISTOPHER CONRAD | 3621 | §103§112Other | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18978343 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTITY-PROTECTED DATA ELEMENT DISTRIBUTION NETWORK | ZELASKIEWICZ, CHRYSTINA E | 3699 | DP | Final Rejection | 31d overdue | Pending | Dec 12, 2024 |
| 18932007 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUGMENTING REAL-TIME ELECTRONIC BIDDING DATA WITH AUXILIARY ELECTRONIC DATA | BUSCH, CHRISTOPHER CONRAD | 3621 | §101§102§103Other | Final Rejection | 30d | Pending | Oct 30, 2024 |
| 18818904 | COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTEREST PROFILE GENERATION AND DIGITAL CONTENT DISSEMINATION BASED THEREFROM | GEBRESENBET, DINKU W | 2164 | §103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2024 |
| 18772957 | COMPUTERIZED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GROUP IDENTIFICATION AND CONTENT DELIVERY | TORRICO-LOPEZ, ALAN | 3625 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 53d | Pending | Jul 15, 2024 |
| 18662775 | EXTRACTING FINE-GRAINED TOPICS FROM TEXT CONTENT | AZAD, ABUL K | 2656 | §101§102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 13, 2024 |
| 18599328 | COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN AUGMENTED MESSAGE CONTENT DISPLAY | MOREAU, AUSTIN J | 2446 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 70d | Pending | Mar 08, 2024 |
| 18423462 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODEL TRAINING IN ENHANCED PRIVACY ENVIRONMENTS | GODO, MORIAM MOSUNMOLA | — | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 26, 2024 |
| 18411082 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BID FLOOR CONTROL | LEE, JENNIFER V | 3688 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 5d overdue | Pending | Jan 12, 2024 |
| 18407180 | CONTENT ITEM SELECTION AND MEASUREMENT DETERMINATION | VIG, NARESH | 3622 | §101§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 08, 2024 |
| 18380180 | CONVERSION PROSPECTING FOR DYNAMIC CONTENT RECOMMENDATION | MEINECKE DIAZ, SUSANNA M | 3625 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | 22d | Pending | Oct 15, 2023 |
| 18452262 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODELS OMISSION | BAGGOT, BREFFNI | 3621 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 18, 2023 |
| 18329424 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INFERRING MATCHES AND LOGGING-IN OF ONLINE USERS ACROSS DEVICES | POUNCIL, DARNELL A | 3622 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 52d overdue | Pending | Jun 05, 2023 |
| 18136913 | BUCKETING SYSTEM FOR FEATURE OPTIMIZATION | PATEL, DIPEN M | 3621 | §103 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Apr 20, 2023 |
| 18298908 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING SEGMENTS OF ONLINE USERS FROM CORRELATED DATASETS | HENRY, MATTHEW D | 3625 | §101DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 11, 2023 |
| 18063259 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A POINT-BASED SUBSCRIPTION PLAN TO A USER | SHORTER, RASHIDA R | 3626 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 40d | Pending | Dec 08, 2022 |
| 17930765 | INTELLIGENT DATAFLOW-BASED SERVICE DISCOVERY AND ANALYSIS | BARKER, TODD L | 2449 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 09, 2022 |
| 17900413 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING ONLINE ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS | KOLOSOWSKI-GAGER, KATHERINE | 3687 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | Aug 31, 2022 |
| 17881942 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCING RISK VALUES DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN CATEGORIES | JAYAKUMAR, CHAITANYA R | 2128 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 05, 2022 |
| 17744961 | GROUP PROFILE GENERATION AND CONTENT ITEM SELECTION BASED UPON GROUP PROFILES | BAKER, IRENE H | 2152 | §103 | Final Rejection | 52d overdue | Pending | May 16, 2022 |
| 17512773 | AUTOMATIC BUCKET ASSIGNMENT IN BUCKET EXPERIMENTS METHOD AND APPARATUS | LEE, PO HAN | 3623 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 28, 2021 |
| 17360604 | SYNDICATED RATINGS AND REVIEWS | WHITAKER, ANDREW B | 3629 | §101Other | Non-Final OA | 15d | Pending | Jun 28, 2021 |
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