Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
226 pending office actions • 101 clients • 207 examiners • 99 art units • 0 of 226 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Chrisman Gallo Tochtrop LLC handles 3308 career applications in Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering. The firm boasts a resolved allowance rate of 94.22 percent. This 94.22 percent resolved allowance rate indicates a very high frequency of successful outcomes. It averages 2.62 office actions per allowance. This 2.62 average office actions per allowance measures the typical frequency of examiner interaction.
There are 152 pending office actions currently under management. This workload of 152 pending office actions is part of a substantial 3308 career application total. The 2.62 average office actions per allowance suggests an efficient prosecution path for these applications. For a practitioner, the 94.22 percent resolved allowance rate is a significant metric for evaluating historical performance. The 3308 career applications demonstrate the firm's extensive experience in Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 58 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. 58 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 (7%) |
| §103 only | 59 (26%) |
| §102 only | 10 (4%) |
| §112 only | 10 (4%) |
| Double-patenting only | 3 (1%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 2 (1%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 122 (54%) |
| No statute on record | 2 (1%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAMPBELL, THOR S | 3 | 75.0% | +1.0% |
| POON, DANA LEE | 3 | 55.4% | +41.8% |
| GROUX, JENNIFER LILA | 2 | 34.8% | +39.3% |
| FINK, THOMAS ANDREW | 2 | 65.0% | +32.6% |
| LEE, DOUGLAS | 2 | 45.4% | +13.5% |
| NEIBAUR, ROBERT F | 2 | 76.8% | +31.7% |
| OTT, PATRICK S | 2 | 68.1% | +23.4% |
| TREMARCHE, CONNOR J. | 2 | 65.6% | +27.7% |
| HAY, GRANT DAVID | 2 | — | — |
| HARM, NICKOLAS R | 2 | 79.5% | +5.8% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18598526 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS OF TOFACITINIB FOR ORAL ADMINISTRATION | SOROUSH, LAYLA | 182d overdue |
| 16484523 | BED MONITORING SYSTEM | HOUGH, JESSANDRA F | 72d overdue |
| 18260100 | COMPLEX OXIDE THERMAL BARRIER COATINGS WITH LOW THERMAL INERTIA AND LOW THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY | WIESE, NOAH S | 37d overdue |
| 18326266 | HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS, HEAT TREATMENT METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | ADHIKARI DAWADI, BIPANA | 31d overdue |
| 18711200 | SYSTEM FOR ACQUIRING AND ANALYSING A SPORTS PERFORMANCE | SPAR, ILANA L | 23d overdue |
| 18508542 | SYSTEM FOR RECOGNISING UNSTABLE OBJECTS | NGHIEM, MICHAEL P | 23d overdue |
| 19014448 | HAIR IRON | NOBREGA, TATIANA L | 10d overdue |
| 18683004 | INTEGRALLY-TRANSPORTABLE PURGE CONTAINER AND METHOD OF USING THE INTEGRALLY-TRANSPORTABLE PURGE CONTAINER | ZEC, FILIP | 9d 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18858996 | COATING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT COMPONENTS | OTT, PATRICK S | 12d |
| 19066688 | AM APPARATUS | GROUX, JENNIFER LILA | 16d |
| 18560838 | GASKET MOLDING METHOD, FUEL CELL, FUEL CELL PRODUCTION METHOD, SEALING METHOD, AND GASKET MOLDING DEVICE | GROUX, JENNIFER LILA | 29d |
| 18675600 | APPARATUS AND A PROCESS FOR STERILIZING AND RINSING CONTAINERS | LEE, DOUGLAS | 42d |
| 18998343 | VOLUMETRIC VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT MACHINE | FINK, THOMAS ANDREW | — |
| 18949248 | SUBSTRATE STANDBY DEVICE, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD | LEE, DOUGLAS | — |
| 18932791 | APPARATUS FOR POLISHING, PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF POLISHING | NEIBAUR, ROBERT F | — |
| 18856182 | BURNER MODULE FOR A COOKING HOB | TREMARCHE, CONNOR J. | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3761 | 12 |
| 3675 | 7 |
| 3723 | 6 |
| 3746 | 4 |
| 1714 | 3 |
| 1759 | 3 |
| 3763 | 3 |
| 3635 | 3 |
| 1735 | 3 |
| 1743 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19338685 | MULTI-CHANNEL SPATIAL POSITIONING SYSTEM | Inpixon | LIN, ALLEN S | 2153 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 24, 2025 |
| 19168141 | LIMB SUPPORT TOOL | Mizuho Corporation | MILLER, DANIEL A | 3786 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 23, 2025 |
| 19149600 | COMBINATION OF A CONTAINER AND A CLOSING ELEMENT | Sacmi Cooperativa Meccanici Imola Societa' Cooperativa | SANGHERA, SYMREN K | 3735 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 21, 2025 |
| 19141224 | POWDER SUPPLY APPARATUS | Ebara Corporation | NGUYEN, THUKHANH T | 1743 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 19, 2025 |
| 19135774 | POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINE WITH SPEED SENSOR | Casappa S.p.A. | BERTHEAUD, PETER JOHN | 3746 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 04, 2025 |
| 19222933 | A RECTOSCOPE FOR INSPECTING A CAVITY | Thd S.p.A. | BARKER, DAYTON HYUN JIN | 3795 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 29, 2025 |
| 19133828 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A COSMETIC PRODUCT APPLICATOR, COSMETIC PRODUCT APPLICATOR AND COSMETIC PRODUCT DISPENSING DEVICE COMPRISING SUCH AN APPLICATOR | Hcp Germany Cosmetic GmbH & Co. Kg | STEITZ, RACHEL RUNNING | 3772 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 29, 2025 |
| 19215191 | AL-RICH ALTIN COATING LAYERS BY PVD FROM METALLIC TARGETS AND METHOD THEREOF | Oerlikon Surface Solutions AG, Pfäffikon | KRUPICKA, ADAM C | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 21, 2025 | |
| 19186758 | SUBSTRATE INSPECTION APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE INSPECTION METHOD | Tokyo Electron Limited | AHMED, JAMIL | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 23, 2025 | |
| 19175168 | HOT MELT ADHESIVE FORMULATIONS FOR FIBROUS SUBSTRATES | Savare I.C. S.r.l. | IMANI, ELIZABETH MARY COLE | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 10, 2025 | |
| 19170255 | METHOD FOR THE GENERATION OF A DIGITAL IDENTITY | Otid S.r.l. | MAUPIN, HUGH H | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 04, 2025 | |
| 19113151 | SCREEN FOR SHIELDING AN AREA OF OPERATION | 3D Company GmbH | PONCIANO, PATRICK BERNAS | 3634 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 19, 2025 |
| 19083049 | STABILISING SYSTEM FOR SELF-PROPELLED OPERATING MACHINES | Manitou Italia S.r.l. | HATCH, DAVID P | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| 19081553 | METHOD FOR DATA COMMUNICATION WITH A DOMESTIC APPLIANCE BY A MOBILE COMPUTER DEVICE, MOBILE COMPUTER DEVICE AND DOMESTIC APPLIANCE | Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag | HONG, MICHAEL HYUN | 2426 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | 14d | Pending | Mar 17, 2025 |
| 19073208 | DOOR LATCH APPARATUS | Minebea Mitsumi Inc. | NEUBAUER, THOMAS L | 3675 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2025 |
| 19072131 | DOOR HANDLE DEVICE | Minebea Accesssolutions Inc. | HOROWITZ, NOAH NMN | 3675 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 06, 2025 |
| 19069387 | KEY CYLINDER DEVICE FOR VEHICLE DOOR | Minebea Accesssolutions Inc. | CUMAR, NATHAN | 3675 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 04, 2025 |
| 19068340 | VEHICLE DOOR HANDLE DEVICE | Minebea Accesssolutions Inc. | LUGO, CARLOS | 3675 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 03, 2025 |
| 19068076 | LOW PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE | Curtiss-Wright Flow Control Corporation | ARUNDALE, ROBERT K | 3753 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 03, 2025 |
| 19066688 | AM APPARATUS | Ebara Corporation | GROUX, JENNIFER LILA | 1754 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 16d | Pending | Feb 28, 2025 |
| 19107878 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING OBJECTS WITH A COMPOSITE MATERIAL COMPRISING A NATURAL MATERIAL | Sacmi Cooperativa Meccanici Imola Societa' Cooperativa | DARNELL, BAILEIGH K | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2025 | |
| 19103956 | MANHOLE COVER, MANHOLE COVERING AND MONITORING SYTEM | Aco Ahlmann SE & Co. Kg | KWIECINSKI, RYAN D | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 14, 2025 | |
| 19100316 | MOTOR | Minebea Mitsumi Inc. | QURESHI, MOHAMMED AHMED | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2025 | |
| 19099828 | ROTOR | Ecop Technologies GmbH | BEEBE, JOSHUA R | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 30, 2025 | |
| 19099323 | COMPOSITION COMPRISING A PHOTOCHEMICAL ULTRAVIOLET ABSORBER PRECURSOR AND A COMPOUND FOR INCREASING THEIR PHOTOCHEMICAL CONVERSION RATE | Roka Furadada, S.L. | KRINOS, EMILY LYNN | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 28, 2025 | |
| 18998343 | VOLUMETRIC VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT MACHINE | Casappa S.p.A. | FINK, THOMAS ANDREW | 3746 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 24, 2025 |
| 18996403 | OPERATING VEHICLE WITH VERTICALLY MOVABLE SAFETY SENSOR | System Ceramics S.p.A. | NGUYEN, STEVEN VU | 3668 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 18996328 | A TITANIUM DIOXIDE FREE HARD CAPSULE SHELL | Qualicaps Europe, S.A. | LEE, SIN J | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 | |
| 18868358 | PEDAL SHAFT | Minebea Mitsumi Inc. | WOODWARD, NATHANIEL T | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 14, 2025 | |
| 19020529 | DEVICE FOR INSPECTING A CAVITY | Thd S.p.A. | BOLER, RYNAE E | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 14, 2025 | |
| 19017911 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A LAUNDRY WASHING MACHINE USING A UNIT DOSE PACKAGE AND LAUNDRY WASHING MACHINE IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD | Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag | BELL, SPENCER E | 1711 | Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 13, 2025 |
| 19014546 | VIBRATION GENERATING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | Minebea Mitsumi Inc. | ELNAKIB, AHMED | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 09, 2025 | |
| 19014448 | HAIR IRON | Ya-Man Ltd. | NOBREGA, TATIANA L | 3799 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 10d overdue | Pending | Jan 09, 2025 |
| 19004961 | FAN MOTOR | Minebea Mitsumi Inc. | PERKINS, THEODORE L | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2024 | |
| 19004699 | MOTOR | Minebea Mitsumi Inc. | MOK, ALEX W | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2024 | |
| 18879329 | GASKET MOLDING METHOD, GASKET, FUEL CELL COMPONENT, FUEL CELL, FUEL CELL PRODUCTION METHOD, SEALING METHOD, AND GASKET MOLDING DEVICE | ThreeBond Co., Ltd. | VARGOT, MATHIEU D | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 27, 2024 | |
| 18879139 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL SYSTEMS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND METHODS | UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA | O'MALLEY, CONOR AIDAN | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 26, 2024 | |
| 19002330 | ROPE ACCESS DEVICE | Fallprotec | TRAN, ZOE T | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 26, 2024 | |
| 18999660 | DISHWASHER WITH DETERGENT DISPENSER | Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag | SHAHINIAN, LEVON J | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 23, 2024 | |
| 18875317 | DECK PLATE | JFE Metal Products Corporation | KATCHEVES, BASIL S | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 16, 2024 | |
| 18978675 | POSTBIOTIC PREPARATION FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING OBESITY | Genbioma Aplicaciones, S.L. | BERKE-SCHLESSEL, DAVID W | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2024 | |
| 18971654 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF REMOTE MONITORING OF MULTIPLE VITAL SIGNS | Blue Spark Innovations, LLC | ADAMS, WILLIAM PATRICK | §101§102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 06, 2024 | |
| 18872015 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING OBJECTS IN CONTINUOUS CYCLE FROM PLASTIC MATERIAL | Sacmi Cooperativa Meccanici Imola Societa' Cooperativa | SONG, INJA | 1744 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2024 |
| 18872005 | AGRICULTURAL FENCING | Wireman Pty Limited | SKROUPA, JOSHUA A | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2024 | |
| 18867871 | DRYING-UP METHOD, COOLING-DOWN METHOD, AND HOT-UP METHOD FOR A PUMP APPARATUS | Ebara Corporation | RIBADENEYRA, THEODORE C | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 21, 2024 | |
| 18867603 | CLOSING CAP FOR A CONTAINER | Sacmi Cooperativa Meccanici Imola Societa' Cooperativa | ALLEN, JEFFREY R | 3733 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 20, 2024 |
| 18948684 | AIRBAG, PREFERABLY OPW AIRBAG, FOR A VEHICLE, AIRBAG ARRANGEMENT, AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DEPLOYING AN AIRBAG | Global Safety Textiles GmbH | SLITERIS, JOSELYNN Y | 3614 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 15, 2024 |
| 18866495 | ROBOTIC CLEANING DEVICE USING OPTICAL SENSOR FOR NAVIGATION | Aktiebolaget Electrolux | ALKIRSH, AHMED | 3668 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 15, 2024 |
| 18949248 | SUBSTRATE STANDBY DEVICE, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD | Tokyo Electron Limited | LEE, DOUGLAS | 1714 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 15, 2024 |
| 18865072 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COMPRESSION MOULDING CONCAVE OBJECTS | Sacmi Cooperativa Meccanici Imola Societa' Cooperativa | MORENO HERNANDEZ, JERZI H | 1743 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 12, 2024 |
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Start Free Trial94.2% of resolved applications prosecuted by Chrisman Gallo Tochtrop LLC were allowed, across 3,308 applications in USPTO records.
2.62 office actions per allowed application on average.
226 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 101 clients, before 207 examiners in 99 art units.