Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
523 pending office actions • 252 clients • 483 examiners • 230 art units • 2 of 523 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 155 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. 155 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 | 12 (2%) |
| §101 + other | 54 (10%) |
| §103 only | 137 (26%) |
| §102 only | 17 (3%) |
| §112 only | 31 (6%) |
| Double-patenting only | 10 (2%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 28 (5%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 232 (44%) |
| No statute on record | 2 (0%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PATEL, TAJASH D | 7 | 80.8% | +7.3% |
| NELSON JR, MILTON | 3 | 84.6% | +5.6% |
| ROGERS, JAMES WILLIAM | 3 | 46.1% | +22.4% |
| GARTLAND, SCOTT D | 2 | 10.9% | +12.2% |
| PERSONS, JENNA L | 2 | 50.8% | +61.7% |
| PRICE, CRAIG JAMES | 2 | 69.0% | +22.0% |
| CATTANACH, COLIN J | 2 | 59.1% | +19.8% |
| CHEN, JOSE V | 2 | 78.1% | +15.1% |
| MARLEN, TAMMIE K | 2 | 75.3% | +20.8% |
| SHAH, SAMIR | 2 | 36.7% | +35.1% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 7 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19026156 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING A PROTECTIVE HELMET TAILORED TO A SELECTED GROUP OF HELMET WEARERS | 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 |
| 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 |
| 18973743 | SYSTEM FOR MONITORING A PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETER OF A PERSON WEARING PROTECTIVE SPORTS EQUIPMENT WHILE ENGAGED IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY | PATEL, TAJASH D | 2d overdue |
| 18925754 | CHILD RESTRAINT | NELSON JR, MILTON | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17000965 | IMPLANT HOLDER | PERREAULT, ANDREW D | 603d overdue |
| 17557603 | CONTACTLESS PATIENT MONITORING SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATIC IMAGE IMPROVEMENT | SHOSTAK, ANDREY | 187d overdue |
| 17029113 | Focal Pressure Applicator to Cease Bleeding | COLELLO, ERIN L | 181d overdue |
| 17229975 | SEEDLING PACKAGE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME | ALMATRAHI, SAHAR FARIS | 176d overdue |
| 18613530 | HIGH RESOLUTION TOUCH SENSOR APPARATUS AND METHOD | LAMB, CHRISTOPHER RAY | 113d overdue |
| 18350663 | MACHINE LEARNING CLOUD BASED CARE PAIRING TECHNOLOGY AND ASSOCIATED METHODS THEREOF | GARTLAND, SCOTT D | 113d overdue |
| 18229462 | CONSUMER COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHODS THEREOF | WALTON, CHESIREE A | 105d overdue |
| 18852246 | DYNAMICALLY UPDATED AUTOMATIC MAKEUP APPLICATION | DANG, TRANG THANH | 77d overdue |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18350663 | MACHINE LEARNING CLOUD BASED CARE PAIRING TECHNOLOGY AND ASSOCIATED METHODS THEREOF | GARTLAND, SCOTT D | 113d overdue |
| 18047181 | FULLERENE AND ITS USE TO MAINTAIN GOOD HEALTH AND TO PROLONG THE EXPECTED LIFESPAN OF MAMMALS | ROGERS, JAMES WILLIAM | 5d overdue |
| 19223597 | CHEMICALLY MODIFIED ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDES (ASOS) AND COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING THE SAME FOR RNA EDITING | PERSONS, JENNA L | 8d |
| 18242369 | LUMINAIRE STRUCTURE | CATTANACH, COLIN J | 69d |
| 19304650 | TECHNOLOGIES FOR PATIENT DOCUMENTATION IN A HEALTHCARE FACILITY USING VOICE INPUTS | GARTLAND, SCOTT D | — |
| 19193283 | MULTI-WAY VALVE WITH SEAL HAVING DECOUPLED SEAL FORCE VECTORS FOR REDUCED VALVE ACTUATION POWER REQUIREMENTS | PRICE, CRAIG JAMES | — |
| 19117272 | SURGICAL LIGHTING ASSEMBLY | CATTANACH, COLIN J | — |
| 19089403 | SEAT TRIM ASSEMBLY | CHEN, JOSE V | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3791 | 15 |
| 3732 | 11 |
| 3796 | 11 |
| 3763 | 9 |
| 3792 | 9 |
| 3636 | 8 |
| 3761 | 8 |
| 3715 | 7 |
| 3762 | 7 |
| 1618 | 7 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18805512 | Untitled | Massachusetts Institute Of Technology | CHRISTY, KATHERINE A | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | ||
| 19426749 | QUICK CONNECTOR SYSTEM, AIRCRAFT CARGO COMPARTMENT, AIRCRAFT, AND METHOD FOR RECONFIGURING AN AIRCRAFT CARGO COMPARTMENT | Telair International GmbH | RODZIWICZ, AARON M | 3642 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2025 |
| 19415289 | Fan | Mahle International GmbH | BEEBE, JOSHUA R | 3745 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 10, 2025 |
| 19387711 | REMOTE DIAGNOSTICS FOR PATIENT BEDS | Hill-Rom Services, Inc. | PATEL, SHERYL GOPAL | 3685 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 13, 2025 |
| 19311028 | Technologies for Resolving Disputed Transactions and Customer Service With Artificial Intelligence Agent-Based Systems | The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | MADAMBA, CLIFFORD B | 3692 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 27, 2025 |
| 19311283 | Technologies for Resolving Disputed Transactions and Customer Service With Artificial Intelligence Agent-Based Systems | The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | KYU, TAYAR M | 3628 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 27, 2025 |
| 19159146 | A TUBE SUPPORT FOR INSERTION INTO THE END OF A PIPE | Reliance Worldwide Corporation (Uk) Limited | BOCHNA, DAVID | 3679 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 22, 2025 |
| 19304650 | TECHNOLOGIES FOR PATIENT DOCUMENTATION IN A HEALTHCARE FACILITY USING VOICE INPUTS | Hill-Rom Services, Inc. | GARTLAND, SCOTT D | 3685 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 20, 2025 |
| 30018911 | MATTRESS | Hill-Rom Services, Inc. | REEVES, MICHELLE MADAYAG | 2931 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 19, 2025 |
| 19298612 | BED EXIT PREDICTION BASED ON PATIENT BEHAVIOR PATTERNS | Hill-Rom Services, Inc. | STONE, RACHAEL SOJIN | 3681 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 13, 2025 |
| 19279724 | METHODS OF FABRICATING AND MANIPULATING OBJECTS WITHOUT HUMAN INTERACTION | Apsara Energy LLC | PATTON, SPENCER D | 3656 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 24, 2025 |
| 19271229 | OXYGEN TANK SUPPORTS FOR A PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS | Hill-Rom Services, Inc. | GINES, GEORGE SAMUEL | 3673 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 16, 2025 |
| 19264983 | A MODULE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AN ENHANCED RESPONSE USING A RETRIEVAL AUGMENTED GENERATION MODEL | Certis Cisco Security Pte. Ltd. | ALMANI, MOHSEN | 2159 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 10, 2025 |
| 19245636 | AUTHENTICATION OF BLOCKCHAIN ADDRESSES, USING CROSS-CHAIN COMMUNICATION | Ava Labs, Inc. | OLAEGBE, MUDASIRU K | 2495 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 23, 2025 |
| 19241768 | ABDOMINAL EXERCISE DEVICE WITH TETHER ASSEMBLY FOR CONNECTION TO A RESISTANCE ASSEMBLY | Kormel LLC | LO, ANDREW S | 3784 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 18, 2025 |
| 19238242 | IMPLANT RECEIVERS AND CONNECTORS WITH GRIP GROOVES FOR ROD FIXATION | Medos International Sàrl | CARTER, TARA ROSE E | 3773 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 13, 2025 |
| 19223597 | CHEMICALLY MODIFIED ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDES (ASOS) AND COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING THE SAME FOR RNA EDITING | EBERHARD KARLS UNIVERSITÄT TÜBINGEN | PERSONS, JENNA L | 1637 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 8d | Pending | May 30, 2025 |
| 19134007 | A METHOD FOR GUIDING A BOWDEN CABLE PLUG-IN CONNECTION TO AN END POSITION IN A TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE COMPONENT OF A TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE, GUIDE SYSTEM FOR GUIDING A BOWDEN CABLE PLUG-IN CONNECTION TO AN END POSITION IN A TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE COMPONENT OF A TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE, AND BOWDEN CABLE SYSTEM FOR A TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE COMPONENT OF A TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE | Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft | LUGO, CARLOS | 3675 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 29, 2025 |
| 19210280 | CHILD RESTRAINT | Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc. | NELSON JR, MILTON | 3636 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 16, 2025 |
| 19206337 | TECHNOLOGIES FOR AUTOMATED PREDICTIVE CURATION OF CONTEXTUALIZATION STEPS FOR INVESTIGATING A SECURITY INCIDENT | Arctic Wolf Networks, Inc. | WILCOX, JAMES J | 2439 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 13, 2025 |
| 19206362 | COLLAPSIBLE BAG | The Radio Flyer Company | TAMIL, JESSICA KAVINI | 3733 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 13, 2025 |
| 19206744 | CAMERA POSITION INDICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Medos International Sàrl | CHIN, MICHELLE | 2614 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 13, 2025 |
| 19202445 | PROJECTILE FEEDER | United Tactical Systems, LLC | LEE, BENJAMIN P | 3641 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 08, 2025 |
| 19198337 | PREVIEW FUNCTION FOR CONTINUOUS LATERAL ROTATION THERAPY | Hill-Rom Services, Inc. | HARE, DAVID R | 3673 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 05, 2025 |
| 19126826 | ORCHESTRATOR-BASED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME | Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH | LOFTIS, JOHNNA RONEE | 3625 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 02, 2025 |
| 19197220 | ACID GAS AND CARBONYL REMOVAL IN A STREAM OF A CHEMICAL PROCESSING PLANT | Ecolab Usa Inc. | DOYLE, BRANDI M | 1771 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 02, 2025 |
| 19195851 | Technologies for Detecting Cash-Related Money Laundering | The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | MILEF, ELDA G | 3694 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 01, 2025 |
| 19195678 | FOOTBALL HELMET WITH COMPONENTS ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED TO MANAGE IMPACT FORCES | Riddell, Inc. | MORAN, KATHERINE M | 3732 | §112 | Final Rejection | 7d | Pending | Apr 30, 2025 |
| 19193713 | TECHNOLOGIES FOR ESTABLISHING PROOF OF INVENTORY TRANSACTION | VETSNAP CORP. | RAMPHAL, LATASHA DEVI | 3688 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 29, 2025 |
| 19193283 | MULTI-WAY VALVE WITH SEAL HAVING DECOUPLED SEAL FORCE VECTORS FOR REDUCED VALVE ACTUATION POWER REQUIREMENTS | Stant Usa Corp. | PRICE, CRAIG JAMES | 3753 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 29, 2025 |
| 19189680 | Adhesive Assembled Furring Strip | Liberty Plastics, Inc. | MAESTRI, PATRICK J | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 25, 2025 | |
| 19189717 | Heat Exchanger With a Reservoir, in Particular for a Thermal Management Module | Mahle International GmbH | DUKE, EMMANUEL E | 3763 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 25, 2025 |
| 19186989 | MECHANISM FOR DISPLACING A PART OF A SEAT AND A SEAT COMPRISING SUCH A MECHANISM | Faurecia Sièges D'Automobile | NELSON JR, MILTON | 3636 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 23, 2025 |
| 19122006 | SAFETY DEVICE FOR CEILING FORMWORK | Doka GmbH | FERENCE, JAMES M | 3635 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 17, 2025 |
| 19179197 | SURGICAL TRACTION BOOT HAVING RESILIENT HEEL PAD AND MEDIAL AND LATERAL STRAPS | Allen Medical Systems, Inc. | SANTOS, ROBERT G | 3673 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 15, 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 |
| 19172718 | TECHNOLOGIES FOR DETERMINING LOCATION OF A TELEMATICS DEVICE DURING COMMUNICATION MODE SWITCHING | Calamp Corp. | AN, IG TAI | 3662 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 08, 2025 |
| 19098586 | SCREENING ELEMENT, SCREEN ASSEMBLY AND MOUNTING SYSTEM | Valmont Australia Pty Ltd. | SHABLACK, JOHNNIE A | 3634 | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 02, 2025 |
| 19117828 | COLLAR FOR SCREW PUMP | Berry Beaute Marolles SAS | MELARAGNO, MICHAEL | 3754 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 02, 2025 |
| 19095649 | CONTAINER | BERRY GLOBAL, INC. | CASTELLANO, STEPHEN J | 3733 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 31, 2025 |
| 19117272 | SURGICAL LIGHTING ASSEMBLY | Baxter Medical Systems GmbH + Co. Kg | CATTANACH, COLIN J | 2875 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 31, 2025 |
| 19094257 | METHODS, SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS FOR PERFORMING A SURGICAL PROCEDURE TO BALANCE A PATIENT'S KNEE | Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company | BOLES, SAMEH RAAFAT | 3775 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 28, 2025 |
| 19114847 | MODULAR LADDER | Moonraker Innovation Ltd. | CANFIELD, ROBERT | 3636 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2025 |
| 19089403 | SEAT TRIM ASSEMBLY | Indorama Ventures Mobility Obernburg GmbH | CHEN, JOSE V | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2025 | |
| 19114159 | A TUBE CONNECTOR | Reliance Worldwide Corporation (Uk) Limited | DRAGICEVICH, ZACHARY T | 3679 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 21, 2025 |
| 19084862 | WIRELESS CONFIGURATION AND AUTHORIZATION OF A WALL UNIT THAT PAIRS WITH A MEDICAL DEVICE | Hill-Rom Services, Inc. | AKHTER, SHARMIN | 2689 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 20, 2025 |
| 19083859 | APPARATUS LOCALIZATION | Navlive Limited | GHEBRETINSAE, TEMESGHEN | 2626 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 19, 2025 |
| 19082920 | SYSTEM FOR LOCKING A CONTINUOUSLY ADJUSTABLE SLIDE | Faurecia Sièges D'Automobile | ISLAM, SYED A | 3636 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 18, 2025 |
| 19081559 | OSCILLATING FLOW CONTROLLER | Iplexxus Holdings, LLC | PRICE, CRAIG JAMES | 3753 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 17, 2025 |
| 19076490 | CHILD RESTRAINT | Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc. | CHEN, JOSE V | 3637 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 11, 2025 |
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