Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Communications • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
80 pending office actions • 44 art units • 75 examiners • 0 of 80 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 190 patents granted in the last 365 days
Zebra Technologies Corporation manages a significant patent portfolio in the Communications technology area. The company currently has 74 pending office actions, which indicates a high level of ongoing prosecution activity. These cases are distributed among 72 distinct examiners, requiring the company to manage a variety of examiner perspectives and procedural approaches.
The portfolio's reach extends across 42 distinct art units, reflecting the technical variety of the company's innovations. AZIMA, SHAGHAYEGH is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, with 2 busiest examiner pending office actions currently under review. Although AZIMA, SHAGHAYEGH has the highest individual workload, the 2 busiest examiner pending office actions represent a portion of the 74 total pending office actions.
Practitioners should note the complexity of managing 72 distinct examiners across 42 distinct art units. This distribution suggests that prosecution strategies must be adaptable to different art unit standards. With 74 pending office actions, the company's strategy likely involves coordination to ensure consistent arguments are presented across the 72 distinct examiners involved.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 27 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. 27 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 | 6 (8%) |
| §101 + other | 19 (24%) |
| §103 only | 31 (39%) |
| §102 only | 5 (6%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (1%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 18 (22%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TARDIF, DAVID P | 2 | 72.0% | +10.3% |
| AZIMA, SHAGHAYEGH | 2 | 81.1% | +13.7% |
| RODRIGUEZGONZALEZ, LENNIN R | 2 | 81.8% | +7.3% |
| WERONSKI, MATTHEW S | 2 | 9.4% | +20.3% |
| BURLESON, MICHAEL L | 2 | 74.3% | -6.1% |
| TAYLOR, APRIL ALICIA | 1 | 78.8% | +8.6% |
| ST CYR, DANIEL | 1 | 81.3% | +12.8% |
| MCMILLION, TRACEY M | 1 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| GAO, JING | 1 | 57.9% | +30.2% |
| SULLIVAN, JESSICA E | 1 | 16.8% | +19.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18516869 | Method and Device for Produce Recommendations Using an External Computing Apparatus | AZIMA, SHAGHAYEGH | 55d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18217080 | AUTOMATIC COUNTING AT CHECKOUT USING MIX OF BARCODE DECODING AND MACHINE VISION | CHEN, HUO LONG | 210d overdue |
| 18621683 | Dynamic Generation and Updating of Item Storage Mapping Data | SALMAN, AVIA ABDULSATTAR | 92d overdue |
| 19199040 | Data Capture Device | ST CYR, DANIEL | 42d overdue |
| 18217424 | ACCURATE IDENTIFICATION OF VISUALLY SIMILAR ITEMS | KANG, TIMOTHY J | 36d overdue |
| 18516881 | Method and Apparatus to Avoid the Integration with POS Applications for Produce Recommendations | SHRESTHA, BIJENDRA K | 31d overdue |
| 18519607 | Automated Impact Assessment for Unallocated Shifts | FEACHER, LORENA R | 3d overdue |
| 18114953 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR IMAGING-BASED DETECTION OF BARCODE MISPLACEMENT | WERONSKI, MATTHEW S | 15d |
| 18128920 | INFRARED-IDENTIFIABLE WEARABLE ARTICLES | SOTO, JANICE M | 20d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19199040 | Data Capture Device | ST CYR, DANIEL | 42d overdue |
| 18114953 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR IMAGING-BASED DETECTION OF BARCODE MISPLACEMENT | WERONSKI, MATTHEW S | 15d |
| 18516869 | Method and Device for Produce Recommendations Using an External Computing Apparatus | AZIMA, SHAGHAYEGH | 55d |
| 19096135 | Near Field On Far Field Integrated Antennas | TARDIF, DAVID P | — |
| 18991263 | Locationing System that Utilizes Read Data of a Reader of a Device | GAO, JING | — |
| 18989981 | DETECTION OF BAGGED ITEMS AT A CHECKOUT STATION | SULLIVAN, JESSICA E | — |
| 18942320 | Virtual Pan-Camera for Object Tracking Applications | AZIMA, SHAGHAYEGH | — |
| 18387835 | Devices and Methods for Improving Proximate Device Battery Management | TARDIF, DAVID P | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3627 | 9 |
| 2876 | 6 |
| 2853 | 4 |
| 2671 | 3 |
| 2681 | 3 |
| 3625 | 3 |
| 2663 | 2 |
| 2665 | 2 |
| 3624 | 2 |
| 2682 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19440262 | ACTIVATABLE RF TAGS WITH VARIABLE READ RANGE | TAYLOR, APRIL ALICIA | 2876 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 05, 2026 |
| 19199040 | Data Capture Device | ST CYR, DANIEL | 2876 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 42d overdue | Pending | May 05, 2025 |
| 19096135 | Near Field On Far Field Integrated Antennas | TARDIF, DAVID P | 2876 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 31, 2025 |
| 19052214 | Electronic Tag Mounts for Printer Media Supply Rolls | MCMILLION, TRACEY M | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 12, 2025 |
| 18991263 | Locationing System that Utilizes Read Data of a Reader of a Device | GAO, JING | — | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18989981 | DETECTION OF BAGGED ITEMS AT A CHECKOUT STATION | SULLIVAN, JESSICA E | 3627 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18962457 | Platen Belt with Cleaning Zones | SHAH, MANISH S | 2853 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2024 |
| 18962216 | Wristbands Having RFID Circuits with Antenna Segments | MAI, THIEN T | 2876 | §102§103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2024 |
| 18958129 | Method and Computing Device for Focus Region-Based Data Capture | BERHAN, AHMED A | 2639 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 25, 2024 |
| 18958077 | Devices and Methods Utilizing Machine Learning to Detect and Decode a Label | BITOR, RENAE ALLYN | 2663 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 25, 2024 |
| 18942044 | Media Cartridge with Core Locking Mechanism | SOTO, HENRIX | 3654 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 08, 2024 |
| 18942320 | Virtual Pan-Camera for Object Tracking Applications | AZIMA, SHAGHAYEGH | 2671 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 08, 2024 |
| 18934231 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING OBSTACLES AND ALERTING USERS USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN MACHINE VISION CAMERAS | BAYNES, SAMUEL DAVID | 2665 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2024 |
| 18932570 | Collective Charging Control for Mobile Computing Devices | ZHANG, WILLIAM XIANG | 2117 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 30, 2024 |
| 18915885 | Weight Check for Verification of Ticket Switching | DELIGI, VANESSA LIMA | 3627 | §101§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 15, 2024 |
| 18915239 | System and Method for Automatically Classifying Printable Media | RODRIGUEZGONZALEZ, LENNIN R | — | §101§102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 14, 2024 |
| 18915166 | Method, System and Apparatus for Cloud-Based Printing | GUILLERMETY, JUAN M | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 14, 2024 |
| 18915241 | System and Method for Automatically Classifying Printable Media | RODRIGUEZGONZALEZ, LENNIN R | — | §101§102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 14, 2024 |
| 18902216 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR LOCATING AN OBJECT | NELSON, FREDA ANN | 3628 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 30, 2024 |
| 18902177 | Devices and Methods Utilizing Spatial Computing and Machine Learning to Locate and Decode a Label | HUYNH, VAN D | 2665 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 30, 2024 |
| 18900124 | Adaptive State Control for Short-Range Communication Assemblies | FOX, JOSEPH PATRICK | 2622 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2024 |
| 18886642 | Dynamic Location-Based Communication Groups | TRAN, NAM T | 2455 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 16, 2024 |
| 18829118 | Adaptive Inventory Tracking Systems and Methods | RACIC, MILENA | 3627 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 09, 2024 |
| 18844380 | Media Processing Device Having a Ribbon Positioning Feature in Lid | ALSHOROOGI, RAMI ABDELNASER | 2853 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 05, 2024 |
| 18821160 | Intelligent Focus Adjustment of a Variable Focus Imaging Assembly | CHEN, CHIA WEI A | 2637 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 30, 2024 |
| 18810221 | Bioptic Reader Assembly with Video Processing Module | DHILLON, PUNEET S | 2488 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 20, 2024 |
| 18807069 | Dynamic Configuration of a Printer for a Printing Operation | DOTTIN, DARRYL V | — | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 16, 2024 |
| 18791318 | System and Method for Dynamically Routing Call Data Between Client Devices and Public Branch Exchange Systems | ADDY, THJUAN KNOWLIN | 2693 | §102 | Final Rejection | 6d | Pending | Jul 31, 2024 |
| 18785448 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC SCHEDULE DATA AUGMENTATION | DELICH, STEPHANIE ZAGARELLA | 3623 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 47d | Pending | Jul 26, 2024 |
| 18759796 | Method to Recognize Items During Self-Checkout | HAIDER, FAWAAD | 3627 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 28, 2024 |
| 18737921 | Cordless Top Down Reader | JIANG, YONG HANG | 2689 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 4d overdue | Pending | Jun 07, 2024 |
| 18633093 | Configurable Radio-Frequency Identification Reader | ALUNKAL, THOMAS D | 2686 | §101DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 11, 2024 |
| 18621683 | Dynamic Generation and Updating of Item Storage Mapping Data | SALMAN, AVIA ABDULSATTAR | 3627 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | 92d overdue | Pending | Mar 29, 2024 |
| 18621091 | Method to Use Edge Computing to Detect Non-Payload Encoding Visual Features for Optical Character Recognition | RUDOLPH, VINCENT M | 2671 | §103 | Final Rejection | 8d overdue | Pending | Mar 28, 2024 |
| 18604401 | Mounting System for a Mobile Computer | CHOWDHURY, ROCKSHANA D | 2841 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 33d | Pending | Mar 13, 2024 |
| 18545553 | Avoiding Scan Collisions With Roam Scans | PHUNG, LUAT | 2468 | §103 | Final Rejection | 32d overdue | Pending | Dec 19, 2023 |
| 18543042 | Utilization-Based Feedback Control for Schedule Generation | BOROWSKI, MICHAEL | 3624 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 18, 2023 |
| 18542150 | Active Mitigation of Degradation in Battery Packs | BERHANU, SAMUEL | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 15, 2023 |
| 18535855 | Systems and Methods Utilizing Machine Vision for Tracking and Assisting an Individual Within a Venue | KHAYER, SOHANA T | 3657 | §103 | Final Rejection | 3d overdue | Pending | Dec 11, 2023 |
| 18523475 | Zone Ambiguity Condition Identification and Mitigation | DAI, GABRIELLE NICOLE | 2681 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 29, 2023 |
| 18519607 | Automated Impact Assessment for Unallocated Shifts | FEACHER, LORENA R | 3625 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | 3d overdue | Pending | Nov 27, 2023 |
| 18516881 | Method and Apparatus to Avoid the Integration with POS Applications for Produce Recommendations | SHRESTHA, BIJENDRA K | 3691 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 31d overdue | Pending | Nov 21, 2023 |
| 18516869 | Method and Device for Produce Recommendations Using an External Computing Apparatus | AZIMA, SHAGHAYEGH | 2671 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 55d | Pending | Nov 21, 2023 |
| 18387835 | Devices and Methods for Improving Proximate Device Battery Management | TARDIF, DAVID P | — | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 07, 2023 |
| 18385875 | Balancing Decoding Performance and Speed Using One or More Parameters for Decoding Damaged Data Matrix Barcodes | JOHNSON, SONJI N | 2876 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2023 |
| 18375790 | Systems and Method for Roaming in Wi-Fi Networks | BARRY, JUSTIN ARTHUR | 2643 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 02, 2023 |
| 18374246 | Systems and Methods for Filtering Improbable Locations | MOORE, WHITNEY | 3646 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 28, 2023 |
| 18369019 | Automated Input Processing for Machine Learning-Based Task Generation | GARCIA-GUERRA, DARLENE | 3625 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 46d | Pending | Sep 15, 2023 |
| 18243050 | Multi-Modal Feedback for Mobile Dimensioning | CHEN, XUEMEI G | 2661 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 06, 2023 |
| 18237961 | System and Method for Automated Task Allocation | HATCHER, DEIRDRE D | 3625 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 25, 2023 |
IP Author helps IP teams respond to office actions faster with AI-generated responses, examiner analytics, and prosecution intelligence.
Start Free TrialZebra Technologies Corporation has 80 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 44 art units and 75 examiners.
David P Tardif has the most, with 2 of Zebra Technologies Corporation's pending office actions.
Mostly Communications (USPTO Tech Center 2600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.