Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Barnes & Thornburg LLP (Ch)

70 pending office actions • 41 clients • 58 examiners • 44 art units • 0 of 70 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 139 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

70
Total Pending OAs
49
Non-Final OAs
20
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 67 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

42
Overdue
2
Due this week
15
Due this month
5
Due in next 60 days
3
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. 67 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (42)Due ≤ 7 days (2)Due ≤ 30 days (15)Due ≤ 60 days (5)Due later (3)

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.

8
Hard (11%)
55
Medium (79%)
5
Easy (7%)
2
Unknown (3%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only8 (11%)
§103 only49 (70%)
§102 only5 (7%)
§112 only5 (7%)
Double-patenting + other1 (1%)
No statute on record2 (3%)

Industry Mix

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

10
Life Sciences
14% of docket
5
Information Tech
7% of docket
2
Communications
3% of docket
7
Semiconductors
10% of docket
46
Mechanical / Eng
66% 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.

700 h
Manual time on pending OAs
140 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
245 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
6.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
PATEL, TAJASH D 9 80.7% +6.9%
HADEN, SALLY CLINE 2 32.1% +41.4%
HASKE, WOJCIECH 2 72.8% +17.9%
CATTANACH, COLIN J 2 59.1% +19.2%
ESPERON, NATHAN GREGORY 2 41.2% +25.4%
TSO, LAURA K 1 86.6% +6.9%
MORAN, KATHERINE M 1 53.8% +24.4%
MIAN, SHAFIQ A 1 78.7% +25.4%
NEWTON, CHAD A 1 36.9% +25.4%
SHEN, YUZHEN 1 70.7% +13.2%

Quick Wins (3)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19308585 PORTABLE LIGHT WITH MULTIPLE OPERATING MODES TSO, LAURA K 16d overdue
18973743 SYSTEM FOR MONITORING A PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETER OF A PERSON WEARING PROTECTIVE SPORTS EQUIPMENT WHILE ENGAGED IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PATEL, TAJASH D 2d overdue
19275266 HELMET PATEL, TAJASH D 20d

Hard Cases (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 #TitleExaminerDue in
17913933 BODY TISSUE MONITOR, BODY TISSUE PRESERVATION SYSTEM AND CORRESPONDING METHOD ESPERON, NATHAN GREGORY 38d overdue
19027367 POSITION SPECIFIC PROTECTIVE SPORTS HELMET PATEL, TAJASH D 25d overdue
19026173 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING A PROTECTIVE HELMET TAILORED TO A SELECTED GROUP OF HELMET WEARERS PATEL, TAJASH D 25d overdue
19026156 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING A PROTECTIVE HELMET TAILORED TO A SELECTED GROUP OF HELMET WEARERS PATEL, TAJASH D 25d overdue
19026147 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING A PROTECTIVE HELMET TAILORED TO A SELECTED GROUP OF HELMET WEARERS PATEL, TAJASH D 25d overdue
19026192 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING A PROTECTIVE HELMET TAILORED TO A SELECTED GROUP OF HELMET WEARERS PATEL, TAJASH D 25d overdue
19026180 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING A PROTECTIVE HELMET TAILORED TO A SELECTED GROUP OF HELMET WEARERS PATEL, TAJASH D 19d overdue
19027427 POSITION SPECIFIC PROTECTIVE SPORTS HELMET PATEL, TAJASH D 8d overdue

Interview Candidates (12)

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
18426630 MULTI-PURPOSE FLASHLIGHT CATTANACH, COLIN J 131d overdue
18518419 MULTILAYER LATTICE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT HADEN, SALLY CLINE 81d overdue
19103189 Sensors and Methods SHEN, YUZHEN 43d overdue
17913933 BODY TISSUE MONITOR, BODY TISSUE PRESERVATION SYSTEM AND CORRESPONDING METHOD ESPERON, NATHAN GREGORY 38d overdue
17798960 APPARATUS AND METHOD ESPERON, NATHAN GREGORY 24d overdue
18911083 MIXED METAL IRIDIUM RUTHENIUM PALLADIUM ELECTROCATALYSTS HASKE, WOJCIECH 18d overdue
18911078 MIXED METAL IRIDIUM RUTHENIUM MOLYBDENUM ELECTROCATALYSTS HASKE, WOJCIECH 16d overdue
19195678 FOOTBALL HELMET WITH COMPONENTS ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED TO MANAGE IMPACT FORCES MORAN, KATHERINE M 7d

Client Portfolio (41 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
373214
37636
28753
37463
37982
17942
37612
17992
36811
26231

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19308585 PORTABLE LIGHT WITH MULTIPLE OPERATING MODES Promier Products Inc. TSO, LAURA K 2875 §103 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Aug 25, 2025
19275266 HELMET Riddell, Inc. PATEL, TAJASH D 3732 §103 Non-Final OA 20d Pending Jul 21, 2025
19195678 FOOTBALL HELMET WITH COMPONENTS ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED TO MANAGE IMPACT FORCES Riddell, Inc. MORAN, KATHERINE M 3732 §112 Non-Final OA 7d Pending Apr 30, 2025
19174820 PUMPED HEAT ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM WITH CHARGE CYCLE THERMAL INTEGRATION Malta Inc. MIAN, SHAFIQ A 3746 §103 Non-Final OA 22d Pending Apr 09, 2025
19076698 INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM VETSNAP CORP. NEWTON, CHAD A 3681 §103 Non-Final OA 23d Pending Mar 11, 2025
19103189 Sensors and Methods Touch Biometrix Limited SHEN, YUZHEN 2623 §103 Non-Final OA 43d overdue Pending Feb 11, 2025
19046760 Low Cost Dispatchable Solar Power Raygen Resources Pty Ltd. EDWARDS, LOREN C 3746 §103 Non-Final OA 15d overdue Pending Feb 06, 2025
19027367 POSITION SPECIFIC PROTECTIVE SPORTS HELMET Riddell, Inc. PATEL, TAJASH D 3732 §101 Non-Final OA 25d overdue Pending Jan 17, 2025
19027427 POSITION SPECIFIC PROTECTIVE SPORTS HELMET Riddell, Inc. PATEL, TAJASH D 3732 §101 Non-Final OA 8d overdue Pending Jan 17, 2025
19026173 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING A PROTECTIVE HELMET TAILORED TO A SELECTED GROUP OF HELMET WEARERS Riddell, Inc. PATEL, TAJASH D 3732 §101 Non-Final OA 25d overdue Pending Jan 16, 2025
19026156 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING A PROTECTIVE HELMET TAILORED TO A SELECTED GROUP OF HELMET WEARERS Riddell, Inc. PATEL, TAJASH D 3732 §101 Non-Final OA 25d overdue Pending Jan 16, 2025
19026180 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING A PROTECTIVE HELMET TAILORED TO A SELECTED GROUP OF HELMET WEARERS Riddell, Inc. PATEL, TAJASH D 3732 §101 Non-Final OA 19d overdue Pending Jan 16, 2025
19026147 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING A PROTECTIVE HELMET TAILORED TO A SELECTED GROUP OF HELMET WEARERS Riddell, Inc. PATEL, TAJASH D 3732 §101 Non-Final OA 25d overdue Pending Jan 16, 2025
19026192 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING A PROTECTIVE HELMET TAILORED TO A SELECTED GROUP OF HELMET WEARERS Riddell, Inc. PATEL, TAJASH D 3732 §101 Non-Final OA 25d overdue Pending Jan 16, 2025
19021845 SUPPORT SURFACE OVERLAY WITH PIVOTING INFLATABLE ELEMENT Iplexxus Holdings, LLC LABARGE, ALISON N 3679 §103 Non-Final OA 36d Pending Jan 15, 2025
18986053 PROTECTIVE ASSEMBLY FOR A HUMAN TORSO TO BE WORN DURING A CONTACT SPORT Riddell, Inc. HADEN, SALLY CLINE 3732 §103 Final Rejection 21d Pending Dec 18, 2024
18973743 SYSTEM FOR MONITORING A PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETER OF A PERSON WEARING PROTECTIVE SPORTS EQUIPMENT WHILE ENGAGED IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY Riddell, Inc. PATEL, TAJASH D 3732 §103 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending Dec 09, 2024
18868533 Non-Invasive Intracranial Pressure Sensing System and Method Comind Technologies Limited YANG, YI-SHAN 3798 §112 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Nov 22, 2024
18868634 BLASTHOLE STEMMING BASED ON FORMALDEHYDE RESINS, SYSTEM AND CHARGING METHOD Oxiquim S.A. ELDRED, JOHN W 3641 §103 Non-Final OA 46d overdue Pending Nov 22, 2024
18943181 SUSPENSION CONTROLLER AND SENSOR NETWORK FOR RIDE HEIGHT CONTROL WITH AIR SUSPENSION Arnott T&P Holding, LLC PICON-FELICIANO, RUBEN 3747 §112 Non-Final OA 6d Pending Nov 11, 2024
18931267 MOUNTING PLATE Mahle International GmbH MCDUFFIE, MICHAEL D 3632 §103 Non-Final OA 17d overdue Pending Oct 30, 2024
18911083 MIXED METAL IRIDIUM RUTHENIUM PALLADIUM ELECTROCATALYSTS Mattiq, Inc. HASKE, WOJCIECH 1794 §103 Non-Final OA 18d overdue Pending Oct 09, 2024
18911078 MIXED METAL IRIDIUM RUTHENIUM MOLYBDENUM ELECTROCATALYSTS Mattiq, Inc. HASKE, WOJCIECH 1794 §103 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Oct 09, 2024
18902334 ELBOWS AND RELATED METHODS Distribution International, Inc. SULTANA, NAHIDA 1743 §103 Non-Final OA 61d Pending Sep 30, 2024
18830222 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLASSIFICATION OF UNSTRUCTURED DATA Blueflash Software LLC BROMELL, ALEXANDRIA Y 2156 §102 Non-Final OA 38d overdue Pending Sep 10, 2024
18825582 HOUSING FOR MULTI-FLOWPATH HVAC SYSTEM Mahle International GmbH RUPPERT, ERIC S 3763 §103 Final Rejection Pending Sep 05, 2024
18843049 FOOD PORTIONING MACHINE AND METHODS OF OPERATION THEREOF Thurne-Middleby Ltd. DONG, LIANG 3724 §102 Non-Final OA 23d Pending Aug 30, 2024
18753098 METHOD FOR SETTING AN AIR CONDITIONER Mahle International GmbH COMINGS, DANIEL C 3763 §102 Non-Final OA 22d Pending Jun 25, 2024
18736307 HIGH RESOLUTION PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY Tera-Print LLC ASFAW, MESFIN T 2882 §103 Non-Final OA 44d overdue Pending Jun 06, 2024
18731480 PROTECTIVE HELMET Bell Sports, Inc. HALL, FORREST G 3732 DPOther Final Rejection 68d Pending Jun 03, 2024
18639070 THERMAL MANAGEMENT MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A THERMAL MANAGEMENT MODULE Mahle International GmbH ALVARE, PAUL 3763 §103 Final Rejection 34d Pending Apr 18, 2024
18633728 PROTECTIVE COVER FOR A POST Guardeon LLC MCMAHON, MATTHEW R 3678 §103 Non-Final OA 31d overdue Pending Apr 12, 2024
18624397 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FLUID FLOW-THROUGH COMPONENT FOR A HEAT EXCHANGER Mahle International GmbH BESLER, CHRISTOPHER JAMES 3726 §103 Final Rejection 13d Pending Apr 02, 2024
18613530 HIGH RESOLUTION TOUCH SENSOR APPARATUS AND METHOD Touch Biometrix Limited LAMB, CHRISTOPHER RAY 2622 §103 Non-Final OA 113d overdue Pending Mar 22, 2024
18599027 LOW ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY HEAT TRANSFER FLUIDS Prestone Products Corporation DUKE, EMMANUEL E 3763 §103 Final Rejection 20d Pending Mar 07, 2024
18594554 MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES FOR DETERMINING SIGIFICANT EVENTS The Weather Company, LLC LEE, PO HAN 3623 §103 Non-Final OA 28d overdue Pending Mar 04, 2024
18593241 EXPANDABLE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL UNIT Aar Manufacturing, Inc. ZERPHEY, CHRISTOPHER R 3799 §103 Final Rejection 15d Pending Mar 01, 2024
18426630 MULTI-PURPOSE FLASHLIGHT Promier Products Inc. CATTANACH, COLIN J 2875 §103 Final Rejection 131d overdue Pending Jan 30, 2024
18544950 HEAT PUMP HVAC SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE WITH DEICE FUNCTIONALITY Mahle International GmbH BABAA, NAEL N 3763 §103 Non-Final OA 21d Pending Dec 19, 2023
18518419 MULTILAYER LATTICE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT Riddell, Inc. HADEN, SALLY CLINE 3732 §103 Non-Final OA 81d overdue Pending Nov 22, 2023
18380790 HEAT EXCHANGER MODULE, METHOD FOR PROVIDING THE SAME AND MOTOR VEHICLE SYSTEM HAVING AT LEAST ONE HEAT EXCHANGER MODULE Mahle International GmbH AL SAMIRI, KHALED AHMED ALI 3763 §103 Non-Final OA 50d Pending Oct 17, 2023
18380046 SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES FOR MANAGING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE INVENTORY DATA VETSNAP CORP. ILAGAN, VINCENT CAESAR 3686 §103 Final Rejection 26d overdue Pending Oct 13, 2023
18374345 SYSTEM TO CUT BLOCKS OF MEAT Mp Equipment, LLC TAYLOR, AUSTIN PARKER 1792 §103 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Sep 28, 2023
18371824 CONTEXT-AWARE MOBILE DEVICE MANAGEMENT Cellcontrol, Inc. RONI, SYED A 2432 §103 Final Rejection 15d Pending Sep 22, 2023
18467220 BICYCLE TRAILER The Radio Flyer Company CHOWDHURY, AL-BIRR RAHMAN 3618 §103 Non-Final OA 30d overdue Pending Sep 14, 2023
18242369 LUMINAIRE STRUCTURE Axis Lighting Inc. CATTANACH, COLIN J 2875 §103 Final Rejection 69d Pending Sep 05, 2023
18454200 BEVERAGE CONTAINER WITH HANGING TOY Leapfrog Product Development LLC PAL, PRINCE 3735 §103 Non-Final OA 43d Pending Aug 23, 2023
18227669 BIODEGRADABLE AND/OR COMPOSTABLE ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE Evercorn, Inc. RODD, CHRISTOPHER M 1766 Other Non-Final OA 10d overdue Pending Jul 28, 2023
18274111 PERIPHERAL INPUT DEVICE MODULE Tangi0 Limited YEN, JASON TAHAI 3715 §103 Non-Final OA 237d overdue Pending Jul 25, 2023
18272254 LENS POSITION DETERMINATION IN DEPTH IMAGING Airy3D Inc. BROOME, SHARRIEF I 2872 §102 Final Rejection 56d Pending Jul 13, 2023
18210249 FLUID PUMP Mahle International GmbH BOBISH, CHRISTOPHER S 3746 §103 Final Rejection 99d overdue Pending Jun 15, 2023
18200317 BEAN TO BATCH BREWER Bunn-O-Matic Corporation TRAN-LE, THAO UYEN 3761 §102 Non-Final OA 28d overdue Pending May 22, 2023
18034021 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SORTING AND/OR PACKING ITEMS Wootzano Limited LOGAN, KYLE O 3655 §103 Non-Final OA 147d overdue Pending Apr 26, 2023
18298093 FUNCTION-INFORMED MATERIALS STRUCTURE Mattiq, Inc. KUAN, JOHN CHUNYANG 2857 §103 Non-Final OA 9d Pending Apr 10, 2023
18029208 ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER ASSEMBLY AND RELATED METHODS E2Sense Inc. CELESTINE, NYROBI I 3798 §103 Final Rejection 97d overdue Pending Mar 29, 2023
18188595 SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES FOR PROVIDING AN ADAPTABLE AND CONTAINER-BASED INTERNET OF THINGS PLATFORM ENVIRONMENT The Morey Corporation NGUYEN, AN-AN NGOC 2195 §103 Final Rejection Pending Mar 23, 2023
18115606 SYNTHETIC WOOD PRODUCT Symmetry Wood LLC HIGGINS, GERARD T 1785 §103 Final Rejection 60d overdue Pending Feb 28, 2023
18112897 MULTI-ROBOTIC ARM COOKING SYSTEM Taylor Commercial Foodservice, LLC WANG, FRANKLIN JEFFERSON 3761 §103 Non-Final OA 44d overdue Pending Feb 22, 2023
18099411 CONTEXT-AWARE MOBILE DEVICE MANAGEMENT Cellcontrol, Inc. ONAT, UMUT 2194 §103 Non-Final OA 45d overdue Pending Jan 20, 2023
18086092 Heat Transfer Fluids Containing Synergistic Blends of Corrosion Inhibitor Formulations Prestone Products Corporation DIGGS, TANISHA 1761 §103 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Dec 21, 2022
18070865 INDUCTOR AND A METHOD OF PROVIDING AN INDUCTOR Eta Green Power Limited LIAN, MANG TIN BIK 2837 §103 Non-Final OA 22d overdue Pending Nov 29, 2022
18058960 ADJUSTABLE FURROW CLOSING ASSEMBLY Yetter Manufacturing Company TORRES, ALICIA M 3671 §112 Final Rejection Pending Nov 28, 2022
17913933 BODY TISSUE MONITOR, BODY TISSUE PRESERVATION SYSTEM AND CORRESPONDING METHOD UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE ESPERON, NATHAN GREGORY 1799 §101 Final Rejection 38d overdue Pending Sep 23, 2022
17798960 APPARATUS AND METHOD UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE ESPERON, NATHAN GREGORY 1799 §103 Non-Final OA 24d overdue Pending Aug 11, 2022
17798962 APPARATUS FOR STORING AN ORGAN OR BODY TISSUE, AND CORRESPONDING METHOD UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE LEPAGE, JONATHAN EVERETT 1796 §103 Non-Final OA 51d overdue Pending Aug 11, 2022
17878199 PAD ASSEMBLIES FOR A PROTECTIVE SPORTS HELMET Riddell, Inc. HOEY, ALISSA L 3732 Other Non-Final OA 51d overdue Pending Aug 01, 2022
17710380 INTEGRAL FLOOR MODULE, CARGO LOADING SYSTEM, LATCH ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING A PASSENGER DECK INTO A CARGO DECK Telair International GmbH COLILLA, DANIEL JAMES 3612 §103 Non-Final OA 100d overdue Pending Mar 31, 2022
17555622 ROOF ATTACHMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS Taaaza LLC CHAVCHAVADZE, COLLEEN MARGARET 3634 §103 Final Rejection 43d overdue Pending Dec 20, 2021
17327636 PROTECTIVE RECREATIONAL SPORTS HELMET WITH COMPONENTS ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED TO MANAGE IMPACT FORCES Riddell, Inc. LUU, CUONG V 2189 §103 Non-Final OA 56d overdue Pending May 21, 2021
17265735 DEVICE FOR APPLICATION OF A FLUID PRODUCT Societe Industrielle De Matieres Plastiques WOODHOUSE, SARAH ANN 3772 §112 Final Rejection 29d Pending Feb 03, 2021

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