Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Banner Witcoff (Intel)

19 pending office actions • 1 client • 19 examiners • 16 art units • 18 of 19 (95%) have an AI response strategy ready • 50 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

19
Total Pending OAs
8
Non-Final OAs
5
Final Rejections
6
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 19 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

13
Overdue
1
Due this week
3
Due this month
2
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

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. 19 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (13)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (3)Due ≤ 60 days (2)

Case Difficulty Mix

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.

11
Hard (58%)
7
Medium (37%)
1
Easy (5%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (5%)
§101 + other2 (11%)
§103 only7 (37%)
§112 only1 (5%)
Multi-statute (no §101)8 (42%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
2
Information Tech
11% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
7
Semiconductors
37% of docket
10
Mechanical / Eng
53% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

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.

190 h
Manual time on pending OAs
38 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
66 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.7 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
OSTERHOUT, SHELLEY MARIE 1 65.2% +29.5%
CAIN, AARON G 1 41.2% +27.9%
GREGORY, BERNARR E 1 90.5% +6.6%
CHOWDHURY, ROCKSHANA D 1 80.5% +23.7%
RANDAZZO, THOMAS 1 86.6% +12.4%
ANFINRUD, GABRIEL P 1 42.2% +27.3%
DUONG, THO V 1 67.0% +17.5%
VISCARRA, RICARDO I 1 63.9% +26.9%
DRAVININKAS, ADAM B 1 74.7% +15.0%
SILVA, MICHAEL THOMAS 1 31.3% +20.3%

Quick Wins (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18643425 COMPENSATING FOR A SENSOR DEFICIENCY IN A HETEROGENEOUS SENSOR ARRAY GREGORY, BERNARR E 26d overdue

Hard Cases (11)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
17560070 HEAT PIPE WITH FIRST HEAT SOURCE ON FIRST SIDE AND SECOND HEAT SOURCE ON OPPOSITE SECOND SIDE LING, FOR K. 216d overdue
17684338 METHOD AND APPARATUS TO CONTROL POWER SUPPLY RAILS DURING PLATFORM LOW POWER EVENTS FOR ENHANCED USB-C USER EXPERIENCE REHMAN, MOHAMMED H 205d overdue
17712102 ROBOT OPERABLE WITHIN A MULTI-ROBOT SYSTEM BROSH, BENJAMIN J 167d overdue
17854095 CREST FACTOR REDUCTION USING PEAK CANCELLATION WITHOUT PEAK REGROWTH TURNER, SHELBY AUBURN 126d overdue
17850536 CUMULATIVE LEARNING ROBOT EXECUTION PLAN GENERATION DARWISH, AMIR ELSAYED 23d overdue
18899311 VEHICLE POWER MANAGEMENT OSTERHOUT, SHELLEY MARIE 17d overdue
18891741 COGNITIVE ROBOTIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH FEAR BASED ACTION/REACTION CAIN, AARON G 17d overdue
18694685 HINGE AND CHASSIS FOR FLEXIBLE DISPLAY CHOWDHURY, ROCKSHANA D 9d overdue

Interview Candidates (9)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
17903278 ACOUSTIC NOISE SUPPRESSING HEAT EXCHANGERS DRAVININKAS, ADAM B 120d overdue
18345597 VARIABLE HEAT PIPE THICKNESS AND DIAMETER FOR DIRECT HEAT PIPE ATTACHMENT AND IMPROVED THERMAL MANAGEMENT DUONG, THO V 73d overdue
18899311 VEHICLE POWER MANAGEMENT OSTERHOUT, SHELLEY MARIE 17d overdue
18891741 COGNITIVE ROBOTIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH FEAR BASED ACTION/REACTION CAIN, AARON G 17d overdue
18694685 HINGE AND CHASSIS FOR FLEXIBLE DISPLAY CHOWDHURY, ROCKSHANA D 9d overdue
17801006 DYNAMIC CONTEXTUAL ROAD OCCUPANCY MAP PERCEPTION FOR VULNERABLE ROAD USER SAFETY IN INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS SILVA, MICHAEL THOMAS 9d
18397627 SMART SENSING FOR PALLET LOADING AND UNLOADING RANDAZZO, THOMAS 13d
18397531 MANAGEMENT OF TRUST METRICS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE OPERATION ANFINRUD, GABRIEL P 34d

Client Portfolio (1 client)

Client (Assignee)Pending OAs
Intel 19

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
28353
37632
36691
36561
36481
28411
36551
36621
36571
36631

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18899311 VEHICLE POWER MANAGEMENT Intel Corporation OSTERHOUT, SHELLEY MARIE 3669 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 17d overdue Pending
18891741 COGNITIVE ROBOTIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH FEAR BASED ACTION/REACTION Intel Corporation CAIN, AARON G 3656 §102§103 Non-Final OA 17d overdue AI Ready Sep 20, 2024
18643425 COMPENSATING FOR A SENSOR DEFICIENCY IN A HETEROGENEOUS SENSOR ARRAY Intel Corporation GREGORY, BERNARR E 3648 §112 Non-Final OA 26d overdue AI Ready Apr 23, 2024
18694685 HINGE AND CHASSIS FOR FLEXIBLE DISPLAY Intel Corporation CHOWDHURY, ROCKSHANA D 2841 §102§103 Non-Final OA 9d overdue AI Ready Mar 22, 2024
18397627 SMART SENSING FOR PALLET LOADING AND UNLOADING Intel Corporation RANDAZZO, THOMAS 3655 §102§103 Non-Final OA 13d AI Ready Dec 27, 2023
18397531 MANAGEMENT OF TRUST METRICS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE OPERATION Intel Corporation ANFINRUD, GABRIEL P 3662 §101§103 Final Rejection 34d AI Ready Dec 27, 2023
18345597 VARIABLE HEAT PIPE THICKNESS AND DIAMETER FOR DIRECT HEAT PIPE ATTACHMENT AND IMPROVED THERMAL MANAGEMENT Intel Corporation DUONG, THO V 3763 §103 Non-Final OA 73d overdue AI Ready Jun 30, 2023
18216187 PROBABILISTIC AUTOCOMPLETE SYSTEM FOR ROBOT PROGRAMMING Intel Corporation VISCARRA, RICARDO I 3657 §103 Non-Final OA 42d AI Ready Jun 29, 2023
17903278 ACOUSTIC NOISE SUPPRESSING HEAT EXCHANGERS Intel Corporation DRAVININKAS, ADAM B 2835 §103 Final Rejection 120d overdue AI Ready Sep 06, 2022
17801006 DYNAMIC CONTEXTUAL ROAD OCCUPANCY MAP PERCEPTION FOR VULNERABLE ROAD USER SAFETY IN INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS Intel Corporation SILVA, MICHAEL THOMAS 3663 §103 Final Rejection 9d AI Ready Aug 19, 2022
17878527 KICKSTAND WITH INTEGRATED ANTENNA Intel Corporation CHANG, DANIEL D 2844 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 7d AI Ready Aug 01, 2022
17856791 HOOK AND LOOP ATTACHMENT FOR RADIATION SHIELD AND HEAT SINK Intel Corporation VORTMAN, ANATOLY 2835 §103 Non-Final OA 25d overdue AI Ready Jul 01, 2022
17854095 CREST FACTOR REDUCTION USING PEAK CANCELLATION WITHOUT PEAK REGROWTH Intel Corporation TURNER, SHELBY AUBURN 2857 §101 Final Rejection 126d overdue AI Ready Jun 30, 2022
17850536 CUMULATIVE LEARNING ROBOT EXECUTION PLAN GENERATION Intel Corporation DARWISH, AMIR ELSAYED 2199 §101§102 Non-Final OA 23d overdue AI Ready Jun 27, 2022
17712102 ROBOT OPERABLE WITHIN A MULTI-ROBOT SYSTEM Intel Corporation BROSH, BENJAMIN J 3658 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 167d overdue AI Ready Apr 02, 2022
17699513 FAN ON PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD Intel Corporation SUL, STEPHEN SANGJIN 2835 §103 Non-Final OA 26d AI Ready Mar 21, 2022
17684338 METHOD AND APPARATUS TO CONTROL POWER SUPPLY RAILS DURING PLATFORM LOW POWER EVENTS FOR ENHANCED USB-C USER EXPERIENCE Intel Corporation REHMAN, MOHAMMED H 2176 §102§103 Non-Final OA 205d overdue AI Ready Mar 01, 2022
17560070 HEAT PIPE WITH FIRST HEAT SOURCE ON FIRST SIDE AND SECOND HEAT SOURCE ON OPPOSITE SECOND SIDE Intel Corporation LING, FOR K. 3763 §103§112 Non-Final OA 216d overdue AI Ready Dec 22, 2021
17542113 FOLDABLE LOW POWER DISPLAYS Intel Corporation YEUNG LOPEZ, FEIFEI 2899 §103 Final Rejection 25d overdue AI Ready Dec 03, 2021

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