Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Barnes & Thornburg LLP (At)

28 pending office actions • 17 clients

Portfolio Summary

28
Total Pending OAs
8
Final Rejections
20
Non-Final OAs

Client Portfolio (17 clients)

Client (Assignee)Pending OAs
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft 8
Gea Procomac S.P.A 2
Janus International Group, LLC 2
Mountain View Promotions Inc. 1
Mamalibra, Inc. D/B/A Lybbie 1
Reliance Worldwide Corporation (Uk) Limited 1
Reliance Worldwide Corporation (Europe), S.L. 1
Reliance Worldwide Corporation (Aust.) Pty. Ltd. 1
Audi AG 1
Seat, S.A. 1
Groupe Solmax, Inc. 1
Nagase Integrex Co., Ltd. 1
Janus International Group, LLC 1
Pure Brands, Inc. 1
Carbon Air Limited 1
Jiangsu Advanced Material Tech Co., Ltd. 1
Health Defense, Inc. 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatusFiled
18891755 Untitled Mountain View Promotions Inc. TULLIA, STEVEN A 3675 Non-Final OA
19073341 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTINUOUS MONITORING OF BREAST MILK SUPPLY USING A WEARABLE OPTICAL SENSOR Mamalibra, Inc. D/B/A Lybbie DAVIS, AMELIE R 3798 Non-Final OA Mar 07, 2025
19070731 APPARATUS FOR TREATING CONTAINERS ADVANCING ALONG A LINEAR DIRECTION Gea Procomac S.P.A MARTIN, VERONICA 3731 Non-Final OA Mar 05, 2025
19104572 A TUBE CONNECTOR AND ASSOCIATED TOOL Reliance Worldwide Corporation (Uk) Limited HEWITT, JAMES M 3679 Non-Final OA Feb 18, 2025
18955018 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING THE DOSING OF A FLUID PRODUCT TO CONTAINERS Gea Procomac S.P.A SHRIEVES, STEPHANIE ALEXANDRA 3753 Non-Final OA Nov 21, 2024
18839531 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED COORDINATION OF THE ACTIVITIES OF A PLURALITY OF ROBOTS Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft EVANS, KARSTON G 3657 Final Rejection Aug 19, 2024
18723887 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORMING PIPING OR TUBING Reliance Worldwide Corporation (Europe), S.L. AMEEN, MOHAMMAD M 1742 Non-Final OA Jun 25, 2024
18678725 ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCK Janus International Group, LLC CUMAR, NATHAN 3675 Final Rejection May 30, 2024
18711162 A VALVE Reliance Worldwide Corporation (Aust.) Pty. Ltd. NIEVES, NELSON J 3763 Final Rejection May 17, 2024
18704984 ANTENNA DEVICE FOR MOTOR VEHICLE, RADAR DEVICE, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, AND METHOD Audi AG GOOD, KENNETH W 3648 Non-Final OA Apr 26, 2024
18700736 ASSESSMENT OF HAMSTRING INJURY Unknown DOAN, HY KHANH 3791 Non-Final OA Apr 12, 2024
18701100 METHOD FOR A NETWORK ENTITY FOR CONTROLLING A COMMUNICATION, METHOD FOR A COMMUNICATION DEVICE, APPARATUS, VEHICLE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Seat, S.A. WANG, YAOTANG 2409 Non-Final OA Apr 12, 2024
18627232 POSITION SENSOR FOR A VALVE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING THE POSITION OF A VALVE Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft FURDGE, LARRY L 3763 Non-Final OA Apr 04, 2024
18585147 COMPOSITE GEOSYNTHETIC FABRIC WITH INCREASED PEEL STRENGTH Groupe Solmax, Inc. IMANI, ELIZABETH MARY COLE 1789 Non-Final OA Feb 23, 2024
18430083 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR SECURE ACCESS Janus International Group, LLC MERLINO, ALYSON MARIE 3675 Non-Final OA Feb 01, 2024
18577909 METHOD FOR GRINDING TOOTH FLANK OF GEAR WORKPIECE, AND GEAR GRINDING MACHINE Nagase Integrex Co., Ltd. FULL, SIDNEY DANIELLE 3723 Non-Final OA Jan 09, 2024
18456717 IDENTIFYING A LOCATION OF A FACILITY UNIT Janus International Group, LLC GAO, JING 2647 Final Rejection Aug 28, 2023
18453969 PROTEIN BEVERAGE COMPOSITION FOR NUTRITIONAL CONSUMPTION WITH NEUTRAL TO BASIC PH AND LOW DETECTABILITY Pure Brands, Inc. MUKHOPADHYAY, BHASKAR 1792 Non-Final OA Aug 22, 2023
18448954 METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATING A USER, A SYSTEM AND A TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft JIANG, YONG HANG 2689 Non-Final OA Aug 13, 2023
18261755 AIR SPRING Carbon Air Limited TORRES WILLIAMS, MELANIE 3616 Non-Final OA Jul 17, 2023
18209845 DEVICES SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VEHICLE POWER STORAGE Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft HA, STEVEN S 1735 Non-Final OA Jun 14, 2023
18247204 COMPOSITE CURRENT COLLECTOR, PREPARATION METHOD, AND LITHIUM ION BATTERY Jiangsu Advanced Material Tech Co., Ltd. VO, JIMMY 1723 Non-Final OA Mar 29, 2023
17970179 CRUNCHY MEAT JERKY Unknown KIM, BRYAN 1792 Final Rejection Oct 20, 2022
18046032 METHOD FOR USER EQUIPMENT FOR IMPROVING A TRANSMISSION EFFICIENCY, METHOD FOR A NETWORK ENTITY, APPARATUS, VEHICLE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft WILLIAMS, ALYSSA RENEE 2465 Non-Final OA Oct 12, 2022
18045997 METHOD FOR USER EQUIPMENT FOR IMPROVING A HANDOVER LIST, METHOD FOR A CELL, APPARATUS, VEHICLE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft TAYLOR, BARRY W 2646 Non-Final OA Oct 12, 2022
17930358 BREATH TRAINING SYSTEM Health Defense, Inc. MERRIAM, AARON ROGERS 3791 Final Rejection Sep 07, 2022
17655668 METHOD FOR HANDLING TRAFFIC SITUATIONS WITH RESTRICTED PASSAGE GEOMETRY AND TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft BLOOMQUIST, KEITH D 2171 Final Rejection Mar 21, 2022
17476515 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DRYING A FILM MATERIAL Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft LAU, JASON 3762 Final Rejection Sep 16, 2021

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