Technology areas: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
69 pending office actions • 46 clients • 68 examiners • 57 art units • 0 of 69 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 105 patents granted in the last 365 days
BUCHALTER has 71 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems and 2738 career applications. The pending figure captures current examination work, while the application total describes a broader prosecution record in the same technology area.
The resolved allowance rate is 89.32%, and the average is 3.45 office actions per allowance. The record shows resolved applications reaching allowance at the reported rate, with several office actions commonly preceding allowance. Practitioners can use these measures to assess docket needs and prepare for continued examination of transportation, commerce, and mechanical claims.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 24 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. 24 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 | 2 (3%) |
| §101 + other | 11 (16%) |
| §103 only | 21 (30%) |
| §102 only | 5 (7%) |
| §112 only | 4 (6%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 2 (3%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 24 (35%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHARMA, SANTOSH | 2 | 72.8% | +29.8% |
| DANDRIDGE, CHRISTOPHER R. | 1 | 65.8% | +35.6% |
| DETWEILER, JAMES M | 1 | 39.0% | +43.6% |
| CLEMENT, MICHELLE RENEE | 1 | 69.7% | +18.6% |
| KHAN, MOEEN | 1 | 69.0% | +59.9% |
| DURAN, ARTHUR D | 1 | 16.2% | +24.3% |
| DEROSE, VOLVICK | 1 | 90.0% | +11.0% |
| DEMUREN, BABAJIDE A | 1 | 73.9% | +22.3% |
| LYONS, MICHAEL A | 1 | 86.5% | +9.9% |
| MICHENER, BLAKE E | 1 | 77.3% | +25.2% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19203972 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODIFYING A SMART PHONE OR TABLET DEVICE FOR HYBRID AUTOMATED SMART DEVICE USE | DEROSE, VOLVICK | — |
| 19192138 | PORTABLE OPTICAL GYROSCOPE AND COMPASS UNIT | LYONS, MICHAEL A | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19182288 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING A HOUSINGLESS TUBING ANCHOR CATCHER | MICHENER, BLAKE E | 66d overdue |
| 18450127 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR DECREASING THE TEMPERATURE OF A SOLUTION | SCHERMERHORN, JON | 32d overdue |
| 18814369 | DISTRIBUTED LEDGER BASED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIGITAL VOUCHER CREATION, MANAGEMENT, AND TRANSACTIONS IN A SUPPLY CHAIN | TURK, BROCK E | 26d overdue |
| 18832505 | ALL-PLASTIC SINGLE-MATERIAL PRESS PUMP | CARROLL, JEREMY W | 9d overdue |
| 18563632 | ESTIMATION DEVICE, ENERGY STORAGE APPARATUS, AND ESTIMATION METHOD | FORRISTALL, JOSHUA L | 21d |
| 18920061 | SELF-POWERED, SELF-PROPELLED COMPUTER GRID WITH LOOP TOPOLOGY | KONG, SZE-HON | 22d |
| 17935918 | Ride Attraction and Method for Creating Impression of Rider Instability | DEL SOLE, JOSEPH STEVEN | 22d |
| 19033271 | ISSUE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS, PROCESSES AND METHODS | LEE, PO HAN | 23d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19182288 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING A HOUSINGLESS TUBING ANCHOR CATCHER | MICHENER, BLAKE E | 66d overdue |
| 19380533 | FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM | DANDRIDGE, CHRISTOPHER R. | — |
| 19167265 | PROGRAM, TERMINAL, ARTICLE SUPPLY APPARATUS, AND MANAGEMENT APPARATUS | DETWEILER, JAMES M | — |
| 19297831 | SUPPRESSOR | CLEMENT, MICHELLE RENEE | — |
| 19257442 | AUTHENTICATION AND KEY REGENERATION USING A REGENERATED SECRET | KHAN, MOEEN | — |
| 19216598 | OUTCOME MEASUREMENT IN A CLEANROOM | DURAN, ARTHUR D | — |
| 19203972 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODIFYING A SMART PHONE OR TABLET DEVICE FOR HYBRID AUTOMATED SMART DEVICE USE | DEROSE, VOLVICK | — |
| 19195375 | METHOD OF PROTECTING A DOOR WINDOW | DEMUREN, BABAJIDE A | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2858 | 3 |
| 2877 | 2 |
| 1661 | 2 |
| 2836 | 2 |
| 2853 | 2 |
| 3711 | 2 |
| 3785 | 2 |
| 2857 | 2 |
| 2876 | 2 |
| 2896 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19380533 | FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM | Acme Group, LLC | DANDRIDGE, CHRISTOPHER R. | 3752 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 05, 2025 |
| 19167265 | PROGRAM, TERMINAL, ARTICLE SUPPLY APPARATUS, AND MANAGEMENT APPARATUS | BANDAI CO., LTD. | DETWEILER, JAMES M | 3621 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 19, 2025 |
| 19297831 | SUPPRESSOR | Shaw Armament Systems, LLC | CLEMENT, MICHELLE RENEE | 3641 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 12, 2025 |
| 19257442 | AUTHENTICATION AND KEY REGENERATION USING A REGENERATED SECRET | Bkey, Inc. | KHAN, MOEEN | 2431 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 01, 2025 |
| 19216598 | OUTCOME MEASUREMENT IN A CLEANROOM | VIDEOAMP, INC. | DURAN, ARTHUR D | 3622 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 22, 2025 |
| 19203972 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODIFYING A SMART PHONE OR TABLET DEVICE FOR HYBRID AUTOMATED SMART DEVICE USE | Visual Defence Inc. | DEROSE, VOLVICK | 2176 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 09, 2025 |
| 19195375 | METHOD OF PROTECTING A DOOR WINDOW | Osceola Cuts, LLC | DEMUREN, BABAJIDE A | 3633 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 30, 2025 |
| 19192138 | PORTABLE OPTICAL GYROSCOPE AND COMPASS UNIT | Anello Photonics, Inc. | LYONS, MICHAEL A | 2877 | §112Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 28, 2025 |
| 19182592 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AGAVE CULTURES FOR TEQUILA | Phyto Teq, Inc. | SHARMA, SANTOSH | 1661 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 18, 2025 |
| 19182557 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AGAVE CULTURES FOR TEQUILA | Phytoteq, Inc. | SHARMA, SANTOSH | 1661 | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 17, 2025 |
| 19182288 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING A HOUSINGLESS TUBING ANCHOR CATCHER | Tech Tac Company, Inc. | MICHENER, BLAKE E | 3676 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 66d overdue | Pending | Apr 17, 2025 |
| 19121364 | ENERGY STORAGE UNIT, ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM, AND ELECTRIC ENERGY STORAGE AND CONVERSION SYSTEM | Gs Yuasa International Ltd. | ORTIZ, ELIM | 2836 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 15, 2025 |
| 19113800 | ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM AND ENERGY STORAGE BANK INPUTTING METHOD | Gs Yuasa International Ltd. | AMRANY, ADI | 2836 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 20, 2025 |
| 19081896 | COLLAPSIBLE CAMPERS, AND ADJUSTABLE COMPONENTS AND ACCESSORIES FOR CAMPERS AND OTHER DWELLINGS | Stream It, Inc. | BLANKENSHIP, GREGORY A | 3612 | §102§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 17, 2025 |
| 19067066 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USER INTERACTIONS | Datum Point Labs Inc. | FOSTER JR., MICHAEL ALAN | 2654 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2025 |
| 19066231 | CONJOINED MULTIPLE BOWL WATER SLIDE FEATURE | Whitewater West Industries, Ltd. | DILLON JR, JOSEPH A | 3653 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2025 |
| 18689201 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD | Gs Yuasa International Ltd. | RAMIREZ, ELLIS B | 3658 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 19, 2025 |
| 19052645 | FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR PLAY CENTER | Whitewater West Industries, Ltd. | AWAD, AMR A | 2621 | §102§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 13, 2025 |
| 19103423 | DETECTION APPARATUS, ENERGY STORAGE APPARATUS, AND DETECTION METHOD | Gs Yuasa International Ltd. | RHODES-VIVOUR, TEMILADE S | 2858 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 12, 2025 |
| 18729425 | ESTIMATION DEVICE, ENERGY STORAGE APPARATUS, ESTIMATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM | Gs Yuasa International Ltd. | AURORA, REENA | 2858 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 23, 2025 |
| 19033271 | ISSUE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS, PROCESSES AND METHODS | True Analytics, LLC | LEE, PO HAN | 3623 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 23d | Pending | Jan 21, 2025 |
| 18996590 | STRETCHED FILM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME | C.I. Takiron Corporation | SHAH, SAMIR | 1787 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 18996245 | ESTIMATION DEVICE, ESTIMATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM | Gs Yuasa International Ltd. | ZAKARIA, AKM | 2858 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 18993176 | ESTIMATION DEVICE, DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE, ESTIMATION METHOD, ESTIMATION PROGRAM, AND DIAGNOSTIC METHOD | Gs Yuasa International Ltd. | LIU, KENDRICK X | 2853 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 10, 2025 |
| 18992547 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTION OF OUTCOMES BY ANALYZING DATA | Yara Group, Inc. | NGUYEN, TRAN N | 3685 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 08, 2025 |
| 19001269 | CROSS-SCREEN OPTIMIZATION OF ADVERTISING PLACEMENT | VIDEOAMP, INC. | FLYNN, RANDY A | 2424 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 46d | Pending | Dec 24, 2024 |
| 18957309 | MODULAR COURT SYSTEM | Gen10X Holdings LLC | SIMMS JR, JOHN ELLIOTT | 3711 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 22, 2024 |
| 18862519 | GENERATING AN IMAGE BASED ON A RENDERED IMAGE | Disguise Technologies Limited | CRAWFORD, JACINTA M | 2617 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 01, 2024 |
| 18933917 | FULL-KEYBOARD KEY PRESSURE TESTING EQUIPMENT | Peratech Electronic Tech Suzhou Co. Ltd. | KIRKLAND III, FREDDIE | 2855 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2024 |
| 18920061 | SELF-POWERED, SELF-PROPELLED COMPUTER GRID WITH LOOP TOPOLOGY | Lone Gull Holdings, Ltd. | KONG, SZE-HON | 3657 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 22d | Pending | Oct 18, 2024 |
| 18709007 | CHARGE-DISCHARGE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CHARGE-DISCHARGE SYSTEM | Gs Yuasa International Ltd. | ANWARI, MACEEH | 3663 | §103 | Final Rejection | 67d overdue | Pending | Oct 02, 2024 |
| 18814369 | DISTRIBUTED LEDGER BASED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIGITAL VOUCHER CREATION, MANAGEMENT, AND TRANSACTIONS IN A SUPPLY CHAIN | Codehost, Inc. | TURK, BROCK E | 3692 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | 26d overdue | Pending | Aug 23, 2024 |
| 18832505 | ALL-PLASTIC SINGLE-MATERIAL PRESS PUMP | Majesty Holdings Co., Ltd. | CARROLL, JEREMY W | 3754 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 9d overdue | Pending | Jul 23, 2024 |
| 18649898 | EXTERNAL COUNTER PULSATION DEVICE WITH IMPROVED TIMING AND CONTROL | Cocardio, Inc. | JONES, AISLINN MOIRA | 3785 | §101§102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 29, 2024 |
| 18649943 | EXTERNAL COUNTER PULSATION DEVICE WITH EMR INTEGRATION FOR IDENTIFYING SUBJECTS | Cocardio, Inc. | HAWTHORNE, OPHELIA ALTHEA | 3786 | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 29, 2024 |
| 18649923 | EXTERNAL COUNTER PULSATION DEVICE WITH EMR INTEGRATION | Cocardio, Inc. | CHANG, THOMAS ZHU | 3785 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 29, 2024 |
| 18634867 | GENERATING DIGITAL COMPONENTS | Theaimegroup Ltd. | SOUGH, HYUNG SUB | 2192 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | 83d | Pending | Apr 12, 2024 |
| 18609402 | PARACHUTE RANGE AUGMENTER | Rhea Higher Education And Aviation LLC | GORDON, ANNA L | 3642 | §103 | Final Rejection | 71d | Pending | Mar 19, 2024 |
| 18602505 | INTERACTIVE AMUSEMENT ATTRACTION SYSTEM AND METHOD | Whitewater West Industries, Ltd. | DENNIS, MICHAEL DAVID | 3711 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 12, 2024 |
| 18440467 | VALVE PERFORMANCE DETECTION SYSTEMS, PROCESSES, AND METHODS | True Analytics, LLC | PEREZ BERMUDEZ, YARITZA H | 4100 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 13, 2024 |
| 18413953 | ADJUSTABLE MATERIAL HOIST | Tie Down, Inc. | MEKHAEIL, SHIREF M | 3634 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 71d | Pending | Jan 16, 2024 |
| 18577830 | ENERGY STORAGE APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF DIAGNOSING FAILURE OF CURRENT INTERRUPTION DEVICE | Gs Yuasa International Ltd. | CANTELMO, GREGG | 1725 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 09, 2024 |
| 18389663 | INTEGRATED PHOTONICS CHIP WITH ELECTRO-OPTIC MATERIAL BASED WAVEGUIDE COMPONENTS | Anello Photonics, Inc. | RIZVI, AKBAR HASSAN | 2877 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2023 |
| 18537722 | CONTACT TRACING AMONG WORKERS AND EMPLOYEES | Noodle Technology Inc. | DHRUV, DARSHAN I | 2498 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | 169d overdue | Pending | Dec 12, 2023 |
| 18535978 | DEVICE FOR REMOVING HAIR COLOR | Sophoxy LLC | SAHAND, SANA | 3796 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 11, 2023 |
| 18533168 | TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER | Zhongshan Chuancheng Precision Electronics Co., Ltd. | NGUYEN, PHUONG T | 3761 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 07, 2023 |
| 18563632 | ESTIMATION DEVICE, ENERGY STORAGE APPARATUS, AND ESTIMATION METHOD | Gs Yuasa International Ltd. | FORRISTALL, JOSHUA L | 2857 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 21d | Pending | Nov 22, 2023 |
| 18563639 | CORRECTION DEVICE, ENERGY STORAGE APPARATUS, AND CORRECTION METHOD | Gs Yuasa International Ltd. | NGUYEN, LAM S | 2853 | §103 | Final Rejection | 3d overdue | Pending | Nov 22, 2023 |
| 18553730 | PORTABLE HYPERSPECTRAL SYSTEM | Kulia Labs, Inc. | WOO, JAE KYUN | 3795 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 02, 2023 |
| 18550403 | ESTIMATION DEVICE, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND ESTIMATION METHOD | Gs Yuasa International Ltd. | MIKELS, MATTHEW | 2876 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 13, 2023 |
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Start Free Trial89.3% of resolved applications prosecuted by Buchalter were allowed, across 2,738 applications in USPTO records.
3.45 office actions per allowed application on average.
69 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 46 clients, before 68 examiners in 57 art units.
