Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
37 pending office actions • 20 clients • 36 examiners • 32 art units • 0 of 37 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
AKERMAN LLP has 38 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems and 4436 career applications. The profile shows ongoing prosecution activity against a large application history in a broad technology area.
The resolved allowance rate is 77.9%, with an average of 3.04 office actions per allowance. The allowance measure indicates that resolved applications were allowed at a rate below four-fifths, while the action average signals recurring examination exchanges. Practitioners can use the profile to combine outcome expectations with response workload planning.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 10 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. 10 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 | 1 (3%) |
| §101 + other | 2 (5%) |
| §103 only | 15 (41%) |
| §102 only | 1 (3%) |
| §112 only | 1 (3%) |
| Double-patenting only | 4 (11%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 13 (35%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCCORD, PAUL C | 2 | 69.3% | +25.9% |
| HAMID, AMMAR T | 1 | 85.3% | +9.7% |
| JOHNSON, TERRELL S | 1 | 86.9% | +10.4% |
| SAUNDERS JR, JOSEPH | 1 | 73.4% | +20.5% |
| ALGIBHAH, HAMZA N | 1 | 79.2% | +3.3% |
| KUMAR, KALYANAVENKA K | 1 | 72.9% | +18.3% |
| NGUYEN, QUYNH H | 1 | 87.4% | +16.9% |
| MARTIN, ELIZABETH J | 1 | 78.8% | +20.7% |
| RINK, RYAN J | 1 | 78.6% | +10.7% |
| NGUYEN, CAO H | 1 | 90.9% | +7.4% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19171711 | Playback Device Group Volume Control | HAMID, AMMAR T | — |
| 19081480 | DATA CENTER BACKUP POWER SYSTEM | JOHNSON, TERRELL S | — |
| 18968407 | Systems and Methods of Adjusting Bass Levels of Multi-Channel Audio Signals | NGUYEN, QUYNH H | — |
| 18907910 | Remote Creation of a Playback Queue for an Event | NGUYEN, CAO H | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16642285 | Movement Planning For Autonomous Robots | AZHAR, ARSLAN | 995d overdue |
| 18818082 | Robot-Assisted Processing of a Surface Using a Robot | MELTON, TODD M | 9d |
| 17254284 | Autonomous Mobile Robot And Method For Controlling An Autonomous Mobile Robot | WU, PAYSUN | 9d |
| 18760210 | Playback Zone Representations | ORR, HENRY W | 22d |
| 18630213 | AI-BASED ALLOCATION OF WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT RESOURCES | BROWN, SARA GRACE | 63d |
| 18875478 | PLANT FOR CLASSIFICATION AND SELECTION OF OBJECTS COMPRISING PRECIOUS METALS AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF | KUMAR, KALYANAVENKA K | — |
| 18963944 | Buffer Storage for a Cooling Circuit of a Thermostatic Assembly and Thermostatic Assembly with a Buffer Storage | MARTIN, ELIZABETH J | — |
| 18721802 | Autonomous Mobile Robot and Service Station | RODGERS, THOMAS RAYMOND | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18942914 | Method For Controlling An Autonomous Mobile Robot | RINK, RYAN J | 9d overdue |
| 19081480 | DATA CENTER BACKUP POWER SYSTEM | JOHNSON, TERRELL S | — |
| 19068226 | Room Association Based on Name | SAUNDERS JR, JOSEPH | — |
| 18875478 | PLANT FOR CLASSIFICATION AND SELECTION OF OBJECTS COMPRISING PRECIOUS METALS AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF | KUMAR, KALYANAVENKA K | — |
| 18968407 | Systems and Methods of Adjusting Bass Levels of Multi-Channel Audio Signals | NGUYEN, QUYNH H | — |
| 18963944 | Buffer Storage for a Cooling Circuit of a Thermostatic Assembly and Thermostatic Assembly with a Buffer Storage | MARTIN, ELIZABETH J | — |
| 18738169 | Playback Device Grouping | MCCORD, PAUL C | — |
| 17822887 | Stereo Playback Configuration and Control | MCCORD, PAUL C | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2692 | 4 |
| 3619 | 2 |
| 3664 | 2 |
| 2691 | 1 |
| 2176 | 1 |
| 2457 | 1 |
| 3653 | 1 |
| 2693 | 1 |
| 3763 | 1 |
| 2171 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19171711 | Playback Device Group Volume Control | Sonos, Inc. | HAMID, AMMAR T | 2691 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 07, 2025 |
| 19081480 | DATA CENTER BACKUP POWER SYSTEM | Takanock, LLC | JOHNSON, TERRELL S | 2176 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 17, 2025 |
| 19068226 | Room Association Based on Name | Sonos, Inc. | SAUNDERS JR, JOSEPH | 2692 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 03, 2025 |
| 19049323 | Hybrid Sniffing and Rebroadcast for Bluetooth Mesh Networks | Sonos, Inc. | ALGIBHAH, HAMZA N | 2457 | §103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 10, 2025 |
| 18875478 | PLANT FOR CLASSIFICATION AND SELECTION OF OBJECTS COMPRISING PRECIOUS METALS AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF | Neuravision S.r.l. | KUMAR, KALYANAVENKA K | 3653 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 16, 2024 |
| 18968407 | Systems and Methods of Adjusting Bass Levels of Multi-Channel Audio Signals | Sonos, Inc. | NGUYEN, QUYNH H | 2693 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 04, 2024 |
| 18963944 | Buffer Storage for a Cooling Circuit of a Thermostatic Assembly and Thermostatic Assembly with a Buffer Storage | Binder GmbH | MARTIN, ELIZABETH J | 3763 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 29, 2024 |
| 18942914 | Method For Controlling An Autonomous Mobile Robot | Papst Licensing GmbH & Co. Kg | RINK, RYAN J | 3619 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 9d overdue | Pending | Nov 11, 2024 |
| 18907910 | Remote Creation of a Playback Queue for an Event | Sonos, Inc. | NGUYEN, CAO H | 2171 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 07, 2024 |
| 18721802 | Autonomous Mobile Robot and Service Station | Papst Licensing GmbH & Co. Kg | RODGERS, THOMAS RAYMOND | 3723 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 19, 2024 |
| 18886512 | Media Playback System Control via Multiple Networks | Sonos, Inc. | WON, MICHAEL YOUNG | 2443 | §103 | Final Rejection | 71d | Pending | Sep 16, 2024 |
| 18846366 | Animal Trap Monitoring System | Pestsense Holdings Pty Ltd. | TRIEU, VAN THANH | 2685 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 12, 2024 |
| 18821876 | Device for Neurostimulation | Pajunk GmbH Medizintechnologie | ULSH, DUNG T | 3783 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 30, 2024 |
| 18818082 | Robot-Assisted Processing of a Surface Using a Robot | Papst Licensing GmbH & Co. Kg | MELTON, TODD M | 3669 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 9d | Pending | Aug 28, 2024 |
| 18272514 | Situation Assessment By Way of Object Recognition in Autonomous Mobile Robots | Papst Licensing GmbH & Co. Kg | REFAI, RAMSEY | 3664 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2024 |
| 18729866 | Targeting Device | Createc GmbH & Co. Kg | KU, SI MING | 3775 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 83d | Pending | Jul 17, 2024 |
| 18760210 | Playback Zone Representations | Sonos, Inc. | ORR, HENRY W | 2172 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | 22d | Pending | Jul 01, 2024 |
| 18738169 | Playback Device Grouping | Sonos, Inc. | MCCORD, PAUL C | 2692 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 10, 2024 |
| 18675228 | Generating Synthetic Data For Machine Learning Training | Data-Core Systems, Inc. | MAGUIRE, LINDSAY M | 3619 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 28, 2024 |
| 18649562 | EQUINE SHOE AND METHOD | Easycare, Inc. | SCHMID, BROOK VICTORIA | 3642 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 29, 2024 |
| 18639661 | COMPOSITIONS FOR AND METHODS OF INHIBITING SARS-COV-2 INFECTION | Texas Southern University | BAEK, BONG-SOOK | 1624 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 18, 2024 |
| 18630213 | AI-BASED ALLOCATION OF WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT RESOURCES | Team Wildfire Inc. | BROWN, SARA GRACE | 3625 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 63d | Pending | Apr 09, 2024 |
| 18589028 | SCREW CONNECTION | Ako Kunststoffe Alfred Kolb GmbH | SAETHER, FLEMMING | 3675 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 27, 2024 |
| 18436266 | Photodiode | Landmark Optoelectronics Corporation | FREY, KIMBERLY NEWMAN | 2817 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 08, 2024 |
| 18509046 | DEVICE FOR PHOTODYNAMICAL THERAPY OF CANCER | Illumacell Inc. | KASZTEJNA, MATTHEW JOHN | 3993 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 14, 2023 |
| 18385253 | FRICTIONAL DRAINAGE LAYER IN A GREEN ROOF, PAVER, AND/OR SOLAR ASSEMBLY | Green Roof Specialty Products LLC | DEMUREN, BABAJIDE A | 3633 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 30, 2023 |
| 18487182 | System Limits Based on Known Triggers | Sonos, Inc. | FLANDERS, ANDREW C | 2692 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 16, 2023 |
| 18234684 | SECTORING OF MAPS FOR ROBOT NAVIGATION | Papst Licensing GmbH & Co. Kg | TESTARDI, DAVID A | 3664 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 6d | Pending | Aug 16, 2023 |
| 18226057 | COFFEE GROUND COMPOSITION AND SECONDARY BATTERY ANODE MATERIAL COMPRISING SAME | Magnatech Co., Ltd. | PATEL, SUHANI JITENDRA | 1783 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2023 |
| 18063146 | Application Programming Interface for Browsing Media Content | Sonos, Inc. | SAX, STEVEN PAUL | 2146 | §103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 08, 2022 |
| 17952812 | Ventilation unit for a refrigeration cabinet | Binder GmbH | ANDERSON II, STEVEN S | 3700 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2022 |
| 17822887 | Stereo Playback Configuration and Control | Sonos, Inc. | MCCORD, PAUL C | 2692 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2022 |
| 17858180 | Wireless Streaming of Audio/Visual Content in a Home Theater Architecture | Sonos, Inc. | SHELEHEDA, JAMES R | 2424 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 06, 2022 |
| 17677691 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENVIRONMENTAL OPTIMIZATION | Bancroft Holding Corporation | SARANTAKOS, KAYLA ROSE | 1700 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 22, 2022 |
| 16642285 | Movement Planning For Autonomous Robots | Robart GmbH | AZHAR, ARSLAN | 3656 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | 995d overdue | Pending | Jan 25, 2021 |
| 17254284 | Autonomous Mobile Robot And Method For Controlling An Autonomous Mobile Robot | Papst Licensing GmbH & Co. Kg | WU, PAYSUN | 3665 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 9d | Pending | Dec 20, 2020 |
| 17089195 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALTERING TIRE NOISE | Atturo Tire Corp. | LIANG, SHIBIN | 1741 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 49d overdue | Pending | Nov 04, 2020 |
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Start Free Trial77.9% of resolved applications prosecuted by Akerman LLP were allowed, across 4,436 applications in USPTO records.
3.04 office actions per allowed application on average.
37 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 20 clients, before 36 examiners in 32 art units.
