Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
161 pending office actions • 26 clients • 124 examiners • 70 art units • 0 of 161 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Burr & Forman LLP (Primary Customer Number) has 154 pending office actions in Chemistry & Materials and 4828 career applications. The pending figure shows an active examination workload, while the application figure reflects a broader prosecution record associated with the primary customer number.
The resolved allowance rate is 91.53%, and the average is 3.04 office actions per allowance. Resolved applications reach allowance at the reported rate, while the average indicates that multiple office actions commonly occur before allowance. Practitioners can use these figures to prioritize responses and assess the prosecution demands of chemistry and materials matters.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 52 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. 52 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 (1%) |
| §101 + other | 16 (10%) |
| §103 only | 46 (29%) |
| §102 only | 11 (7%) |
| §112 only | 3 (2%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (1%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 7 (4%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 72 (45%) |
| No statute on record | 3 (2%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EFTA, ALEX B | 7 | 59.9% | +25.3% |
| FELTON, MICHAEL J | 4 | 59.6% | +14.5% |
| KESSIE, JENNIFER A | 4 | 65.2% | +20.2% |
| NGUYEN, PHU HOANG | 4 | 66.0% | +19.6% |
| YAARY, ERIC | 3 | 73.8% | +2.5% |
| JOH, CATHERINE | 3 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| DYE, ROBERT C | 3 | 63.4% | +11.1% |
| SZEWCZYK, CYNTHIA | 3 | 73.7% | +10.1% |
| SPARKS, RUSSELL E | 3 | 64.1% | +14.0% |
| LE, TOBEY CHOU | 3 | 27.8% | +51.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17594749 | ELECTRONIC VAPOR PROVISION SYSTEM WITH OPTICAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS | FULTON, MICHAEL TIMOTHY | 126d overdue |
| 18267493 | CONCRETE SURFACE PROCESSING MACHINES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING CONCRETE SURFACES | GUMP, MICHAEL ANTHONY | 112d overdue |
| 17754911 | AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM AND METHOD | DAVISON, CHARLOTTE INKERI | 81d overdue |
| 18845687 | METHOD AND COMPUTING DEVICE | DONAHUE, ZACHARY RYAN | 77d overdue |
| 18004984 | AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM | WORKU, KIDEST | 46d overdue |
| 18267856 | CONCRETE SURFACE MAPPING ROBOTS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING CONCRETE SURFACES | CHARIOUI, MOHAMED | 45d overdue |
| 19090091 | Impact Driver Anvil | HODGE, LINDA J | 42d overdue |
| 18502230 | CIRCLIP PLIERS WITH GRIPPING SURFACES | JOH, CATHERINE | 35d 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18004891 | AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM | SZEWCZYK, CYNTHIA | 93d overdue |
| 17309282 | DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM AND METHOD | LE, TOBEY CHOU | 30d overdue |
| 17655346 | AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM | KESSIE, JENNIFER A | 8d overdue |
| 17754941 | ELECTRONIC AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM AND METHOD | EFTA, ALEX B | 4d overdue |
| 18254510 | ELECTRONIC AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM | EFTA, ALEX B | 12d |
| 18467873 | ELECTRONIC AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM AND METHOD | EFTA, ALEX B | 33d |
| 18043754 | A SYSTEM COMPRISING A NON-COMBUSTIBLE AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE | SZEWCZYK, CYNTHIA | 41d |
| 19676089 | APPARATUS FOR GENERATING AEROSOL FROM AN AEROSOLIZABLE MEDIUM AND ARTICLE OF AEROSOLIZABLE MEDIUM | FELTON, MICHAEL J | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1747 | 21 |
| 3723 | 15 |
| 1755 | 9 |
| 1745 | 8 |
| 3724 | 7 |
| 2855 | 5 |
| 3731 | 4 |
| 2857 | 4 |
| 1700 | 4 |
| 2689 | 3 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19676089 | APPARATUS FOR GENERATING AEROSOL FROM AN AEROSOLIZABLE MEDIUM AND ARTICLE OF AEROSOLIZABLE MEDIUM | Nicoventures Trading Limited | FELTON, MICHAEL J | 1747 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 13, 2026 |
| 19670854 | APPARATUS FOR GENERATING AEROSOL FROM AN AEROSOLIZABLE MEDIUM AND ARTICLE OF AEROSOLIZABLE MEDIUM | Nicoventures Trading Limited | FELTON, MICHAEL J | 1747 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 07, 2026 |
| 19670798 | APPARATUS FOR GENERATING AEROSOL FROM AN AEROSOLIZABLE MEDIUM AND ARTICLE OF AEROSOLIZABLE MEDIUM | Nicoventures Trading Limited | FELTON, MICHAEL J | 1747 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 07, 2026 |
| 19670723 | APPARATUS FOR GENERATING AEROSOL FROM AN AEROSOLIZABLE MEDIUM AND ARTICLE OF AEROSOLIZABLE MEDIUM | Nicoventures Trading Limited | FELTON, MICHAEL J | 1747 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 07, 2026 |
| 19631383 | APPARATUS FOR HEATING SMOKABLE MATERIAL AND ARTICLE OF SMOKABLE MATERIAL | Nicoventures Trading Limited | YAARY, ERIC | 1755 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 27, 2026 |
| 19578314 | APPARATUS FOR HEATING SMOKABLE MATERIAL AND ARTICLE OF SMOKABLE MATERIAL | Nicoventures Trading Limited | YAARY, ERIC | 1755 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2026 |
| 19165797 | PREVENTING FRAUDULENT ROLLBACK OF A TRUSTED APPLICATION | Crunchfish Digital Cash AB | IMMANUEL, ILSE I | 3699 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 16, 2025 |
| 19164641 | IMPACT DRIVER TORQUE CONTROL | Apex Brands, Inc. | IGBOKWE, NICHOLAS E | 3731 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 12, 2025 |
| 19159426 | AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE | Nicoventures Trading Limited | TRIEU, VAN THANH | 2685 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 25, 2025 |
| 19287009 | Aerosol Generation Device Locator | Rai Strategic Holdings, Inc. | WILSON, BRIAN P | 2689 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 31, 2025 |
| 19281932 | ADJUSTABLE CURVED SURFACE SECURITY DEVICE | Edge Security Products, LLC | TWEEL JR, JOHN ALEXANDER | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 28, 2025 | |
| 19272567 | FOREIGN OBJECT DETECTION IN WIRELESS ENERGY TRANSFER SYSTEMS | Witricity Corporation | WHITTINGTON, KENNETH | 3992 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | 36d | Pending | Jul 17, 2025 |
| 19135413 | METHOD OF RESTRICTING ROTATIONAL SPEED OF AN ENGINE OF A HANDHELD POWER TOOL, CONTROL ARRANGEMENT, AND HANDHELD POWER TOOL | Husqvarna AB | LATHERS, KEVIN ANTHONY | 3747 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 04, 2025 |
| 19130709 | MULTI-REGION ERGONOMIC POWER TOOL AND HANDGRIP | Apex Brands, Inc. | TECCO, ANDREW M | 3731 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 16, 2025 |
| 19201226 | ROBOTIC LAWN MOWER WITH AN ENHANCED CAMERA ARRANGEMENT | Husqvarna AB | BERNS, MICHAEL ANDREW | 3667 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 07, 2025 |
| 19184596 | Functional Control and Age Verification of Electronic Devices Through Visual Communication | Rai Strategic Holdings, Inc. | SYED, NABIL H | 2689 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 21, 2025 |
| 18841159 | SHAPED PART AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SHAPED PART | Novem Car Interior Design GmbH | KRYUKOVA, ERIN | 2875 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 5d | Pending | Apr 09, 2025 |
| 19095470 | REMOTE AIRPORT MANAGEMENT SERVICES | Smartsky Networks LLC | HUYNH, DUNG B. | 2469 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 31, 2025 |
| 19090091 | Impact Driver Anvil | Jacobs Chuck Manufacturing (Suzhou) Company, Ltd. | HODGE, LINDA J | 3731 | §103§112Other | Final Rejection | 42d overdue | Pending | Mar 25, 2025 |
| 19114042 | AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM WITH TRANSACTION FUNCTIONALITY | Nicoventures Trading Limited | HUANG, JAY | 3619 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 17d overdue | Pending | Mar 21, 2025 |
| 19113560 | MOVABLE STORAGE ASSEMBLY FOR A RIDING LAWN CARE VEHICLE | Husqvarna AB | SAN, JASON W | 3677 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 20, 2025 |
| 19079995 | IN-CABIN AUDIO FILTERING | Cerence Operating Company | KRZYSTAN, ALEXANDER J | 2694 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 14, 2025 |
| 19078758 | VAPING POLICY ALERT SYSTEM AND METHOD | Nicoventures Trading Limited | BAHL, SANGEETA | 3626 | §103 | Final Rejection | 18d overdue | Pending | Mar 13, 2025 |
| 19077382 | ROBOTIC LAWN MOWER WITH ENHANCED CUTTING PROPERTIES | Husqvarna AB | GLENN III, FRANK T | 3662 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 12, 2025 |
| 19110843 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATING A SOLAR ROBOT WITH A SOLAR TABLE | Husqvarna AB | MILLER, PRESTON JAY | 3661 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 12, 2025 |
| 19067104 | VEHICLE STRUCTURE | Autotech Engineering S.L. | PAPE, JOSEPH | 3612 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2025 |
| 19107942 | A Torque Tester for Verifying Multiple Electronic Torque Wrenches | Apex Brands, Inc. | MORELLO, JEAN F | 2855 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2025 |
| 19065006 | CUTTING UNIT AND LAWNMOWER | Husqvarna AB | WRIGHT, GIOVANNA COLLINS | 3672 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 27, 2025 |
| 19059958 | P4215US00 | Husqvarna AB | WATSON, HALEIGH NOELLE | 3724 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 21, 2025 |
| 19058877 | TELESCOPIC HAND TOOL, IN PARTICULAR A TELESCOPIC PRUNER | Husqvarna AB | MACFARLANE, EVAN H | 3724 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 20, 2025 |
| 19058950 | TELESCOPIC HAND TOOL, IN PARTICULAR TELESCOPIC PRUNER | Husqvarna AB | CROSBY JR, RICHARD D | 3724 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 20, 2025 |
| 19056657 | MULTIPOLARIZED PATCH ANTENNA ARRAY | Innovoi OY / Ltd. | RICHARDSON, JANY | 2845 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 18, 2025 |
| 19052563 | WEDGE SHAPED CELLS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | Smartsky Networks LLC | TAYLOR, BARRY W | Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 13, 2025 | |
| 19099926 | A VEHICLE STRUCTURE | Autotech Engineering S.L. | ACOSTA, ERIC LAZARUS | 3644 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 30, 2025 |
| 18881930 | PRE-FILTER ARRANGEMENTS AND VALVES FOR AN INDUSTRIAL DUST EXTRACTOR | Husqvarna AB | HENSON, KATINA N | 3723 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 07, 2025 |
| 18880560 | ELECTRONIC TORQUE WRENCH WITH TORQUE OVERSHOOT COMPENSATION | Apex Brands, Inc. | HENSON, KATINA N | 3723 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 01, 2025 |
| 18858950 | CONTAINER | Nicoventures Trading Limited | MORTELL, JOHN F | 2689 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 9d | Pending | Oct 22, 2024 |
| 18858462 | ELECTRICALLY POWERED CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT COMPRISING A VIBRATION DEVICE | Husqvarna AB | LONG, ROBERT FRANKLIN | 3731 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 21, 2024 |
| 18856388 | ULTRASONIC METER | Sensus Spectrum LLC | WALSH, RYAN D | 2852 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 11, 2024 |
| 18911753 | CIRCLIP PLIER TIPS | Apex Brands, Inc. | JOH, CATHERINE | 3723 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 10, 2024 |
| 18854676 | TORQUE MEASUREMENT WITH COMPENSATION FOR STRAIN GAUGE BIAS | Apex Brands, Inc. | DUNLAP, JONATHAN M | 2855 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 07, 2024 |
| 18853405 | A REINFORCED TOOL ARM FOR A POWER CUTTER | Husqvarna AB | WATSON, HALEIGH NOELLE | 3724 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 01, 2024 |
| 18846261 | QUANTUM-RESISTANT SECURITY PROVISIONS FOR OFFLINE DIGITAL PAYMENTS | Crunchfish Digital Cash AB | STEVENSON, CHRISTINA C | 3698 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 12, 2024 |
| 18846498 | METHOD AND COMPUTING DEVICE | Nicoventures Trading Limited | WILDER, ANDREW H | 3627 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 12, 2024 |
| 18846256 | HARNESS HAVING AN EXTENSION PLATE | Husqvarna AB | WAGGENSPACK, ADAM J | 3734 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 12, 2024 |
| 18846056 | Photoelectric Sensor Controlled by Pulse-Width Modulation | Apex Brands, Inc. | AHMED, JAMIL | 2877 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 11, 2024 |
| 18846046 | Torque Measurement with Increased Accuracy at Lower Torque Values | Apex Brands, Inc. | HAMMOND III, THOMAS M | 2855 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 11, 2024 |
| 18846029 | Tool Storage System with an Electric Lock | Apex Brands, Inc. | NEUBAUER, THOMAS L | 3675 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 11, 2024 |
| 18845702 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATING A SOLAR ROBOT WITH A CHARGING POSITION MARKER | Husqvarna AB | MANCHO, RONNIE M | 3657 | — | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 10, 2024 |
| 18845687 | METHOD AND COMPUTING DEVICE | Nicoventures Trading Limited | DONAHUE, ZACHARY RYAN | 3689 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 77d overdue | Pending | Sep 10, 2024 |
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Start Free Trial91.5% of resolved applications prosecuted by Burr & Forman LLP (Primary Customer Number) were allowed, across 4,828 applications in USPTO records.
3.04 office actions per allowed application on average.
161 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 26 clients, before 124 examiners in 70 art units.
