Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
17 pending office actions • 8 art units • 16 examiners • 0 of 17 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 10 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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 | 3 (18%) |
| §102 only | 2 (12%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 12 (71%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, JORDAN T | 2 | 66.3% | +10.2% |
| CRANE, LAUREN ASHLEY | 1 | 57.3% | +31.5% |
| CHANG, VINCENT WEN-LIANG | 1 | 72.8% | +26.1% |
| LE, HUYEN D | 1 | 72.9% | +8.4% |
| RIVERA, CARLOS A | 1 | 77.3% | +29.2% |
| POLAY, ANDREW | 1 | 74.0% | +20.9% |
| SARWAR, BABAR | 1 | 85.7% | +19.7% |
| MCCONNELL, AARON R | 1 | 44.6% | +53.6% |
| LEE, DOUGLAS | 1 | 45.3% | +13.7% |
| MALIKASIM, JONATHAN L | 1 | 80.9% | -0.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18971716 | AUTOMATIC VALVE FOR SWIMMING POOL CIRCULATION SYSTEM | CHANG, VINCENT WEN-LIANG | — |
| 18909181 | AUTOMATIC SWIMMING POOL CLEANER CHARGING SYSTEMS WITH IMPROVED CHARGING CONTACTS | LE, HUYEN D | — |
| 18802218 | CONSTRUCTIONS OF AUTOMATIC SWIMMING POOL CLEANERS | RIVERA, CARLOS A | — |
| 18612376 | AUTOMATIC SWIMMING POOL CLEANER WITH PUMP FLOW OPTIMIZATION | POLAY, ANDREW | — |
| 18612295 | DOCKING AND CHARGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC SWIMMING POOL CLEANERS | SARWAR, BABAR | — |
| 18440492 | SCRUBBING DEVICE FOR SWIMMING POOLS AND SPAS | MCCONNELL, AARON R | — |
| 18440548 | AUTOMATIC SWIMMING POOL CLEANER WITH MORE THAN ONE BATTERY PACK | LEE, DOUGLAS | — |
| 18440408 | UNDERWATER LIDAR PRINCIPALLY FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH SWIMMING POOLS OR SPAS | MALIKASIM, JONATHAN L | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18368542 | DOCKING SYSTEM WITH CAMERA FOR AUTOMATIC SWIMMING POOL CLEANER | SMITH, JORDAN T | 27d |
| 18989202 | SWIMMING POOL OR SPA WITH LOCALIZED HEATING | CRANE, LAUREN ASHLEY | — |
| 18971716 | AUTOMATIC VALVE FOR SWIMMING POOL CIRCULATION SYSTEM | CHANG, VINCENT WEN-LIANG | — |
| 18802218 | CONSTRUCTIONS OF AUTOMATIC SWIMMING POOL CLEANERS | RIVERA, CARLOS A | — |
| 18612376 | AUTOMATIC SWIMMING POOL CLEANER WITH PUMP FLOW OPTIMIZATION | POLAY, ANDREW | — |
| 18612295 | DOCKING AND CHARGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC SWIMMING POOL CLEANERS | SARWAR, BABAR | — |
| 18440492 | SCRUBBING DEVICE FOR SWIMMING POOLS AND SPAS | MCCONNELL, AARON R | — |
| 18440548 | AUTOMATIC SWIMMING POOL CLEANER WITH MORE THAN ONE BATTERY PACK | LEE, DOUGLAS | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3723 | 5 |
| 3666 | 2 |
| 3754 | 1 |
| 3615 | 1 |
| 1714 | 1 |
| 1779 | 1 |
| 2859 | 1 |
| 1777 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18989202 | SWIMMING POOL OR SPA WITH LOCALIZED HEATING | CRANE, LAUREN ASHLEY | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18971716 | AUTOMATIC VALVE FOR SWIMMING POOL CIRCULATION SYSTEM | CHANG, VINCENT WEN-LIANG | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 06, 2024 |
| 18909181 | AUTOMATIC SWIMMING POOL CLEANER CHARGING SYSTEMS WITH IMPROVED CHARGING CONTACTS | LE, HUYEN D | 3754 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 08, 2024 |
| 18802218 | CONSTRUCTIONS OF AUTOMATIC SWIMMING POOL CLEANERS | RIVERA, CARLOS A | — | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 13, 2024 |
| 18612376 | AUTOMATIC SWIMMING POOL CLEANER WITH PUMP FLOW OPTIMIZATION | POLAY, ANDREW | 3615 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 21, 2024 |
| 18612295 | DOCKING AND CHARGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC SWIMMING POOL CLEANERS | SARWAR, BABAR | 3723 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 21, 2024 |
| 18440492 | SCRUBBING DEVICE FOR SWIMMING POOLS AND SPAS | MCCONNELL, AARON R | 3723 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 13, 2024 |
| 18440548 | AUTOMATIC SWIMMING POOL CLEANER WITH MORE THAN ONE BATTERY PACK | LEE, DOUGLAS | 1714 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 13, 2024 |
| 18440408 | UNDERWATER LIDAR PRINCIPALLY FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH SWIMMING POOLS OR SPAS | MALIKASIM, JONATHAN L | — | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 13, 2024 |
| 18439424 | AUTOMATIC SWIMMING POOL CLEANER WITH AUTO-SCHEDULING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | BASS, DIRK R | 1779 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 12, 2024 |
| 18439330 | AUTOMATIC SWIMMING POOL CLEANER WITH DEBRIS MONITORING | HUANG, STEVEN | 3723 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 12, 2024 |
| 18439163 | AUTONOMOUS SWIMMING POOL CLEANER | FULL, SIDNEY DANIELLE | 3723 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 12, 2024 |
| 18368542 | DOCKING SYSTEM WITH CAMERA FOR AUTOMATIC SWIMMING POOL CLEANER | SMITH, JORDAN T | 3666 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 27d | Pending | Sep 14, 2023 |
| 18368539 | DOCKING SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC SWIMMING POOL CLEANER | SMITH, JORDAN T | 3666 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 14, 2023 |
| 18126182 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTACT SELF-PROTECTION FOR AUTOMATIC SWIMMING POOL CLEANER | TRISCHLER, JOHN T | 2859 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 24, 2023 |
| 18126010 | AUTOMATIC SWIMMING POOL CLEANER SYSTEMS WITH IMPROVED VISUAL COMMUNICATION | JENNINGS, MICHAEL DEANGILO | 3723 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 24, 2023 |
| 17833146 | VESSELS SUCH AS SWIMMING POOLS OR SPAS OMITTING DEDICATED PLUMBED WATER-CIRCULATION SYSTEMS | HUANG, RYAN | 1777 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 06, 2022 |
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