Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
335 pending office actions • 82 clients • 302 examiners • 178 art units • 0 of 335 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. has 322 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems and 26997 career applications. The pending docket is substantial and is supported by a very large recorded application portfolio, indicating broad and continuing prosecution activity in this technology area.
The resolved allowance rate is 86.9%, with an average of 3.59 office actions per allowance. Resolved applications have often reached allowance, while the action average indicates that several examination exchanges are commonly required. Practitioners managing this workload should emphasize docket discipline, coordinated technical review, and consistent claim strategy across transportation, mechanical, and e-commerce matters.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 72 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. 72 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 | 9 (3%) |
| §101 + other | 39 (12%) |
| §103 only | 116 (35%) |
| §102 only | 20 (6%) |
| §112 only | 13 (4%) |
| Double-patenting only | 13 (4%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 19 (6%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 104 (31%) |
| No statute on record | 2 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEENAN, JAMES W | 4 | 66.9% | +24.2% |
| BROTHERS, LAURENCE RAPHAEL | 3 | 89.0% | +15.6% |
| WAGGONER, TIMOTHY R | 3 | 71.7% | +7.6% |
| BRAZIN, JACQUELINE | 2 | 65.6% | +52.7% |
| SHENDEROV, ALEXANDER D | 2 | 90.3% | +6.2% |
| DIAZ, THOMAS C | 2 | 68.3% | +19.3% |
| SNELTING, JONATHAN D | 2 | 68.7% | +31.6% |
| SINGH, DALZID E | 2 | 90.9% | +6.8% |
| JOERGER, KAITLIN S | 2 | 86.5% | +11.2% |
| ROBERTS, BRIAN S | 2 | 85.1% | +3.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19002944 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING TRANSMISSION OF AN UPSTREAM PACKET TRAFFIC IN A TDM PON-BASED FRONTHAUL | SINGH, DALZID E | — |
| 18958500 | AUTOMATED STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM USING AN AUTOMATED LOADER AND METHODS OF REPLACING POWER SUPPLIES | JOERGER, KAITLIN S | — |
| 18949482 | RACH REPORT WITH BEAM SELECTION INFORMATION | ROBERTS, BRIAN S | — |
| 18718168 | OPTICAL NETWORK UNIT, CENTRAL OFFICE NODE AND METHODS OF CONFIGURING AN OPTICAL NETWORK UNIT | SINGH, DALZID E | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18552576 | C-RNTI PROVISIONING FOR L1/L2 CENTRIC INTER-CELL MOBILITY | CHOUDHRY, SAMINA F | 112d overdue |
| 17697028 | METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING GENOMIC SAFE HARBORS | VIJAYARAGHAVAN, JAGAMYA NMN | 91d overdue |
| 18261445 | SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL SUBBAND-LEVEL SOUNDING | THOMAS, WILFRED | 30d overdue |
| 18625699 | METHODS FOR USING ENRICHED EXOSOMES AS A PLATFORM FOR MONITORING ORGAN STATUS | JUEDES, AMY E | 29d overdue |
| 18494452 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE HAVING POSITIONING PART ON HOLDER FOR POSITIONING OF COUPLING LENS RELATIVE THERETO, AND SCANNING OPTICAL DEVICE USING THE SAME | STANFORD, CHRISTOPHER J | 5d |
| 17906060 | MICROBIAL CONSORTIA FOR THE TREATMENT OF DISEASE | MOEHLMAN, ANDREW TERRY | 9d |
| 18249792 | PROVIDING BURST END TIME IN TIME SENSITIVE COMMUNICATION ASSISTANCE INFORMATION | PHUNG, LUAT | 12d |
| 18726975 | INSURANCE CLAIM PAYMENT REVIEWING SYSTEM, PROGRAM, AND INSURANCE CLAIM PAYMENT REVIEWING METHOD | POINVIL, FRANTZY | 14d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19285161 | Formation of Array of Membranes and Apparatus Therefor | BRAZIN, JACQUELINE | — |
| 18998200 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE MOVEMENT OF CONTAINERS IN AN AUTOMATED STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM | DIAZ, THOMAS C | — |
| 19019880 | AUTOMATED STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM | SNELTING, JONATHAN D | — |
| 18881859 | DYNAMIC TUNING OF DIG-DOWN | BROTHERS, LAURENCE RAPHAEL | — |
| 18875712 | AN AUTOMATED STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM COMPRISING A FIRST TYPE OF CONTAINER HANDLING VEHICLE, A CRANE AND A GANTRY ARRANGEMENT, AND A METHOD OF TRANSFERRING A STORAGE CONTAINER | KEENAN, JAMES W | — |
| 18958500 | AUTOMATED STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM USING AN AUTOMATED LOADER AND METHODS OF REPLACING POWER SUPPLIES | JOERGER, KAITLIN S | — |
| 18958740 | STORAGE SYSTEM | SNELTING, JONATHAN D | — |
| 18860321 | TOOL FOR DETECTING THE POSITIONING OF A CONTAINER HANDLING VEHICLE OF A STORAGE SYSTEM | BROTHERS, LAURENCE RAPHAEL | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3655 | 17 |
| 2872 | 9 |
| 1793 | 9 |
| 1634 | 7 |
| 1632 | 6 |
| 3652 | 5 |
| 2462 | 5 |
| 1631 | 5 |
| 3625 | 4 |
| 2853 | 4 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19439914 | Biochemical Analysis Instrument | Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC | SINES, BRIAN J | 1796 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 05, 2026 |
| 19409123 | CELL CULTURE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR POLYPEPTIDE PRODUCTION | Genentech, Inc. | TAYLOR, LIA ELAN | 1641 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 04, 2025 |
| 19482045 | A STACKABLE GROWTH MODULE | AutoStore Technology AS | DENNIS, KEVIN M | 3647 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 06, 2025 |
| 19164425 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING A CUTANEOUS LESION SCORE OF A COMPANION ANIMAL | Mars, Incorporated | BURGESS, JOSEPH D | 3685 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 11, 2025 |
| 19317294 | Dual Latch System for Hopper Cover of an Aerial Application Aircraft | Texas Transland LLC | TULLIA, STEVEN A | 3675 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 03, 2025 |
| 19158973 | EXCITER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | Goertek Inc. | MACARTHUR, VICTOR L | 3618 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 22, 2025 |
| 19299948 | AUTOMATED SUPPLY CHAIN DEMAND FORECASTING | Coupa Software Incorporated | SINGLETARY, TYRONE E | 3625 | §101Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2025 |
| 19295771 | DETERMINING LOCATION INFORMATION ABOUT A DRONE | Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ) | DOWLING, MICHAEL TYLER EVAN | 3669 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 11, 2025 |
| 19285161 | Formation of Array of Membranes and Apparatus Therefor | Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC | BRAZIN, JACQUELINE | 1798 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 30, 2025 |
| 19266403 | Systems and Methods for Automated Medical Image Identification for Protocols | Fujifilm Healthcare Americas Corporation | SIOZOPOULOS, CONSTANTINE B | 3686 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 11, 2025 |
| 19265826 | DYNAMIC DETERMINATION OF DATA | Coupa Software Incorporated | BAKER, IRENE H | 2154 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 10, 2025 |
| 19263967 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO DYNAMICALLY MONITOR JOBSITE ASSIGNMENTS FOR AN ASSET | Therma-Stor LLC | SHERWIN, RYAN W | 2688 | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 09, 2025 |
| 19136191 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE | Sanden Corporation | ESTEVEZ, DAIRON | 3656 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 05, 2025 |
| 19222126 | REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLE WITH AN ARRANGEMENT TO PROVIDE A PRE-ALERT AND TRACKING OF A POSITION OF THE VEHICLE | AutoStore Technology AS | PEDERSEN, DAVID RUBEN | 3658 | §103DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 29, 2025 |
| 19222725 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING DUTY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH A SUPPLY CHAIN NETWORK | Coupa Software Incorporated | MANEJWALA, ISMAIL A | 3626 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 29, 2025 |
| 19217743 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ALTERING IMAGES | Fujifilm Healthcare Americas Corporation | HELCO, NICHOLAS JOHN | 2667 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 23, 2025 |
| 19215001 | Modular personal storage system and related modular components | Ohsnap, Inc. | TAMIL, JESSICA KAVINI | 3733 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 21, 2025 |
| 19207619 | System for Improving Data Security | The Prudential Insurance Company of America | ZARRINEH, SHAHRIAR | 2496 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 14, 2025 |
| 19199300 | FLAVOR COMPOSITIONS AND SCREENING METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING THE SAME | Mars, Incorporated | GWARTNEY, ELIZABETH A | 1759 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 70d | Pending | May 05, 2025 |
| 19194675 | MACHINE LEARNING AUTOMATION OF NETWORK RESOURCE WORKFLOWS | 8Flow Inc. | LU, KUEN S | 2165 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 30, 2025 |
| 19193460 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING SERVICE DEMAND BASED ON GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED EVENTS | Predict Hq Limited | ULLAH, ARIF | 3625 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 29, 2025 |
| 19191031 | ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION UPDATE METHOD AND ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION UPDATE SYSTEM | Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd. | SHECHTMAN, CHERYL MARIA | 2164 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 28, 2025 |
| 19186333 | DROPLET EJECTING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME, AND MEDIUM | Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha | SOLOMON, LISA | 2853 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 22, 2025 |
| 19184803 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS | Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha | CHELST, SHLOMIT ESTHER | 2853 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 21, 2025 |
| 19175768 | System and Method to Facilitate Interoperability of Health Care Modules | Kicstand, Inc. | PATEL, JAY M | 3681 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 10, 2025 |
| 19173730 | SECURING NETWORK STEERING INFORMATION | Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ) | JEUDY, JOSNEL | 2438 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 08, 2025 |
| 19115889 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR PERFOMING DIGITAL PREDISTORTION USING A COMBINATION MODEL | Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ) | ROBINSON, CHRISTOPHER B | 2443 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 27, 2025 |
| 19088345 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVE MIGRATION OF MAINFRAME RESOURCES TO A NON-MAINFRAME ENVIRONMENT | Virtualz Computing Corporation | MCQUITERY, DIEDRA M | 2166 | §101§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 24, 2025 |
| 19088536 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAINFRAME APPLICATION ACCESS TO DATA STORED IN A NON-MAINFRAME ENVIRONMENT | Virtualz Computing Corporation | ABAD, FARLEY J | 2181 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 24, 2025 |
| 19113573 | IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | Goertek Inc. | CHOW, JEFFREY J | 2618 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 20, 2025 |
| 19083183 | RECORDING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF RECORDING APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM | Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha | SHENDEROV, ALEXANDER D | 2853 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 18, 2025 |
| 19083168 | RECORDING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF RECORDING APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM | Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha | SHENDEROV, ALEXANDER D | 2853 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 18, 2025 |
| 19073947 | SECURE IMAGE CAPTURE AND ACCESS | Safe-Me, LLC | PRINCE, JESSICA MARIE | 2486 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2025 |
| 19110051 | ELECTRIC-POWER MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM, ELECTRIC-POWER MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATION DEVICE, AND ELECTRIC-POWER MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATION METHOD | Hitachi, Ltd. | PARRIES, DRU M | 2836 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2025 |
| 19066338 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND DEVICE TO PROCESS PLANTS AND REMOVE COMPONENTS THEREFROM | S.S. Steiner, Inc. | HUTCHINS, CATHLEEN R | 3672 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2025 |
| 19056892 | Rapid Change Vertical Shore | Arcosa Shoring Products, Inc. | TOLEDO-DURAN, EDWIN J | 3678 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 19, 2025 |
| 19049872 | System and method for determining product theft information using magnetic sensors | 7-Eleven, Inc. | LUDWIG, PETER L | 3627 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 10, 2025 |
| 19101481 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING LOCATION REPORTING TYPE | Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ) | TRAN, CONGVAN | 2647 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 05, 2025 |
| 19100403 | AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM AND AUTHENTICATION METHOD | Hitachi, Ltd. | TOLENTINO, RODERICK | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2025 | |
| 18998200 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE MOVEMENT OF CONTAINERS IN AN AUTOMATED STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM | AutoStore Technology AS | DIAZ, THOMAS C | 3617 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 24, 2025 |
| 19036805 | Systems and Methods for Scanning and Recycling Objects | Oba Hardy | OUELLETTE, JONATHAN P | 3629 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 24, 2025 |
| 18998186 | OPTICAL MODULE AND HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY DEVICE | Goertek Optical Technology Co., Ltd. | PINKNEY, DAWAYNE | 2872 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 24, 2025 |
| 18996123 | OPTICAL MODULE AND HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY DEVICE | Goertek Optical Technology Co., Ltd. | BEATTY, COLLIN X | 2872 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 18995256 | OPTICAL SYSTEM AND AUGMENTED REALITY DEVICE | Goertek Optical Technology Co., Ltd. | LEE, MATTHEW Y | 2872 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 19019880 | AUTOMATED STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM | AutoStore Technology AS | SNELTING, JONATHAN D | 3652 | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 14, 2025 |
| 18993482 | ELECTROPHORESIS DEVICE | Hitachi High-Tech Corporation | DOUMBIA, MOHAMED | 2877 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 10, 2025 |
| 19014768 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS IN AN AUTOMATED STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM | AutoStore Technology AS | RAEVIS, ROBERT R | 2855 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 09, 2025 |
| 18881878 | MESSAGE PRESENTATION SYSTEM, PRESENTATION APPARATUS, AND MESSAGE PRESENTATION METHOD | Hitachi, Ltd. | CHOLLETI, RAGHAVENDER NMN | 2492 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 07, 2025 |
| 18881859 | DYNAMIC TUNING OF DIG-DOWN | AutoStore Technology AS | BROTHERS, LAURENCE RAPHAEL | 3655 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 07, 2025 |
| 18880930 | SOUND PRODUCING UNIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | Goertek Inc. | JOSHI, SUNITA | 2691 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 03, 2025 |
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Start Free Trial86.9% of resolved applications prosecuted by Baker Botts, LLP were allowed, across 26,997 applications in USPTO records.
3.59 office actions per allowed application on average.
335 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 82 clients, before 302 examiners in 178 art units.
