Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Cushman Partners, LLC

52 pending office actions • 11 clients • 49 examiners • 39 art units • 0 of 52 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 46 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

52
Total Pending OAs
32
Non-Final OAs
16
Final Rejections
4
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 51 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

27
Overdue
0
Due this week
11
Due this month
10
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. 51 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (27)Due ≤ 30 days (11)Due ≤ 60 days (10)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.

1
Hard (2%)
47
Medium (90%)
3
Easy (6%)
1
Unknown (2%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (2%)
§103 only44 (85%)
§102 only3 (6%)
§112 only3 (6%)
No statute on record1 (2%)

Industry Mix

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

22
Life Sciences
42% of docket
2
Information Tech
4% of docket
4
Communications
8% of docket
12
Semiconductors
23% of docket
12
Mechanical / Eng
23% 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.

520 h
Manual time on pending OAs
104 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
182 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
4.5 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
GAITONDE, MEGHA MEHTA 3 40.3% +35.9%
HORGER, KIM S. 2 70.4% +19.7%
DUCKWORTH, BRIANNA T 1 44.2% +55.0%
KHAN, IBRAHIM A 1 81.9% +12.7%
KERNS, KEVIN P 1 78.9% +21.1%
TAUFIQ, FARAH N 1 62.2% +26.1%
PEERCE, MATTHEW J 1 67.9% +27.1%
WORRELL, KEVIN 1 11.7% -6.0%
SHEN, YUZHEN 1 70.7% +13.2%
DELAHOUSSAYE, KEITH G 1 80.2% +18.8%

Quick Wins (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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19163283 PROJECTION ASSEMBLY KHAN, IBRAHIM A 19d
18865549 GLASS ASSEMBLY AND WINDOW ASSEMBLY DELAHOUSSAYE, KEITH G 56d

Hard Cases (2)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18084934 METHODS FOR DETERMINING THE CONVERSION FACTOR BETWEEN THE VOLTAGE APPLIED TO A SYSTEM AND A PARAMETER OF SAID SYSTEM, THE OSCILLATION PERIOD BETWEEN TWO SPIN STATES AND THE EXCHANGE INTERACTION BETWEEN TWO CHARGED PARTICLES AND SYSTEM THEREFOR PATERSON, BRIGITTE A 12d
19107872 FIBER PREFORM CONTAINING TEXTILE MARKERS WORRELL, KEVIN 28d

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
19135633 CASTING CORE KERNS, KEVIN P 19d overdue
19112115 ILLUMINABLE GLAZING WITH MULTILAYER LIGHT COUPLING MEANS PEERCE, MATTHEW J 19d overdue
18041949 LAMINATED GLAZING WITH REDUCED OUTSIDE LIGHT REFLECTION AND HEAD-UP DISPLAY WITH IMPROVED VISIBILITY GAITONDE, MEGHA MEHTA 18d overdue
19112837 DRAINAGE MEMBRANE FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS TAUFIQ, FARAH N 11d overdue
18711455 MATERIAL COATED WITH A FUNCTIONAL COATING COMPRISING A HIGH-INDEX LAYER HORGER, KIM S. 8d overdue
19163283 PROJECTION ASSEMBLY KHAN, IBRAHIM A 19d
19470411 THREE-DIMENSIONAL WEAVING METHOD WITH YARN EXIT DUCKWORTH, BRIANNA T 27d
18994973 VEHICLE WINDOW GLASS AND VEHICLE-MOUNTED PROJECTION SYSTEM SHEN, YUZHEN 41d

Client Portfolio (11 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
17816
28723
28752
17892
17842
36332
28712
37612
37321
26281

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19470411 THREE-DIMENSIONAL WEAVING METHOD WITH YARN EXIT SAFRAN DUCKWORTH, BRIANNA T 3732 §103 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Sep 29, 2025
19163283 PROJECTION ASSEMBLY Saint-Gobain KHAN, IBRAHIM A 2628 §103 Non-Final OA 19d Pending Sep 08, 2025
19135633 CASTING CORE SAFRAN KERNS, KEVIN P 1735 §103 Non-Final OA 19d overdue Pending Jun 04, 2025
19112837 DRAINAGE MEMBRANE FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS SAFRAN TAUFIQ, FARAH N 1754 §103 Non-Final OA 11d overdue Pending Mar 18, 2025
19112115 ILLUMINABLE GLAZING WITH MULTILAYER LIGHT COUPLING MEANS Saint-Gobain PEERCE, MATTHEW J 2875 §103 Non-Final OA 19d overdue Pending Mar 14, 2025
19107872 FIBER PREFORM CONTAINING TEXTILE MARKERS SAFRAN WORRELL, KEVIN 1789 §103 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Feb 28, 2025
18994973 VEHICLE WINDOW GLASS AND VEHICLE-MOUNTED PROJECTION SYSTEM Saint-Gobain SHEN, YUZHEN 2623 §103 Final Rejection 41d Pending Jan 15, 2025
18865549 GLASS ASSEMBLY AND WINDOW ASSEMBLY Saint-Gobain DELAHOUSSAYE, KEITH G 2875 §103 Final Rejection 56d Pending Nov 13, 2024
18945170 MAGNETIC BASE BODY CONTAINING METAL MAGNETIC PARTICLES AND COIL COMPONENT INCLUDING THE SAME Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. CHAU, LINDA N 1785 Other Non-Final OA 19d Pending Nov 12, 2024
18840592 MATERIAL COMPRISING A SOLAR CONTROL COATING Saint-Gobain HORGER, KIM S. 1784 §103 Final Rejection 41d Pending Aug 22, 2024
18743981 LAMINATED CERAMIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LAMINATED CERAMIC CAPACITOR Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. MCFADDEN, MICHAEL P 2847 §103 Non-Final OA 1d overdue Pending Jun 14, 2024
18708927 METHOD FOR MONITORING CONFIGURATION OF AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEM SAFRAN ARAQUE JR, GERARDO 3629 §103 Final Rejection 14d Pending Jun 04, 2024
18714124 HYBRID GLASS-MANUFACTURING FURNACE WITH THREE CONVECTION CURRENTS FOR FEEDING A FLOAT UNIT Saint-Gobain FRANKLIN, JODI COHEN 1741 §103 Final Rejection 40d Pending May 29, 2024
18711455 MATERIAL COATED WITH A FUNCTIONAL COATING COMPRISING A HIGH-INDEX LAYER Saint-Gobain HORGER, KIM S. 1784 §103 Final Rejection 8d overdue Pending May 17, 2024
18638401 ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER ACTUATOR AND METHOD OF ACTUATION THEREOF Vicora, Inc. KALIHER, HANS CHRISTIAN 3781 §103 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Apr 17, 2024
18700007 GLAZED UNIT HAVING TRANSPARENT POLYCHROMIC COLOURING, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME BY LIQUID DEPOSITION IN ONE OR MORE PASSES Saint-Gobain KHATRI, PRASHANT J 1783 §103 Non-Final OA 30d overdue Pending Apr 10, 2024
18688033 METHOD FOR PROTECTING A CARBON/CARBON COMPOSITE MATERIAL PART FROM OXIDATION SAFRAN EMPIE, NATHAN H 1712 §103 Non-Final OA 71d Pending Feb 29, 2024
18686151 GLAZING UNIT WITH ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLABLE OPTICAL PROPERTIES WITH TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT SWITCHING BEHAVIOR Saint-Gobain SUMLAR, JOURNEY F 2872 §112 Non-Final OA 54d Pending Feb 23, 2024
18432866 WEARABLE DEVICE COMPRISING OPTICAL AND TEMPERATURE SENSORS Withings WALKER, OLIVIA 3796 §103 Non-Final OA 15d overdue Pending Feb 05, 2024
18576698 PREFABRICATED INSULATING PANEL Saint-Gobain TRAN, PHI DIEU 3633 §103 Final Rejection 21d Pending Jan 04, 2024
18575699 SUBSTRATE COATED WITH AT LEAST ONE DIAMOND-LIKE CARBON LAYER PROTECTED BY A GERMANIUM OR GERMANIUM OXIDE TEMPORARY LAYER Saint-Gobain YANG, ZHEREN J 1781 §103 Non-Final OA 9d Pending Dec 29, 2023
18538292 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SIGE CHANNEL FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR COMMISSARIAT À L'ÉNERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ÉNERGIES ALTERNATIVES SUN, MICHAEL BRENNAN 2892 §103 Non-Final OA 22d Pending Dec 13, 2023
18562094 METHOD FOR TREATING A SURFACE OF A PISTON ROD SAFRAN WILLIAMS, THOMAS J 3616 §103 Non-Final OA 1d overdue Pending Nov 17, 2023
18497370 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING COIL COMPONENT Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. MORALES, RICARDO D 1738 §103 Non-Final OA 31d overdue Pending Oct 30, 2023
18557689 SOUND INSULATING GLAZING FOR AN AIRCRAFT Saint-Gobain GUGLIOTTA, NICOLE T 1781 §103 Non-Final OA 51d overdue Pending Oct 27, 2023
18481751 OPTO-MECHANICAL STRUCTURE AND ASSOCIATED MANUFACTURING METHODS COMMISSARIAT À L'ÉNERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ÉNERGIES ALTERNATIVES WRIGHT, ANDREW RUSSELL 2872 §103 Non-Final OA 46d overdue Pending Oct 05, 2023
18552965 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, DETERMINATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Kanadevia Corporation PARK, CHAN S 2669 §103 Non-Final OA 1d overdue Pending Sep 28, 2023
18551125 VEHICLE GLAZING AND DEVICE HAVING AN ASSOCIATED NEAR-INFRARED DETECTION SYSTEM Saint-Gobain DANG, HUNG Q 2484 §103 Non-Final OA 85d Pending Sep 18, 2023
18550056 ILLUMINABLE GLAZING Saint-Gobain GAITONDE, MEGHA MEHTA 1781 §103 Non-Final OA 65d Pending Sep 11, 2023
18546923 LAMINATED VEHICLE GLAZING AND DEVICE COMPRISING AN ASSOCIATED NEAR-INFRARED VISION SYSTEM Saint-Gobain GAITONDE, MEGHA MEHTA 1781 §103 Final Rejection 49d Pending Aug 17, 2023
18546743 LAMINATED PANE, HEATABLE IN REGIONS, FOR PROJECTION ARRANGEMENT Saint-Gobain MERLIN, JESSICA M 2871 §103 Final Rejection Pending Aug 16, 2023
18261444 ELECTROSTATIC FILM FORMATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ALL SOLID SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME Kanadevia Corporation CLARY, KAYLA ELAINE 1721 §103 Non-Final OA 54d Pending Jul 13, 2023
18338942 SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR ANOMALY DETECTION 17LIVE Japan Inc. VY, HUNG T 2163 §102 Non-Final OA 25d overdue Pending Jun 21, 2023
18255260 LAMINATED VEHICLE GLAZING AND DEVICE COMPRISING AN ASSOCIATED NEAR-INFRARED VISION SYSTEM Saint-Gobain JENNISON, BRIAN W 3761 §103 Non-Final OA 40d Pending May 31, 2023
18195804 LOW PROFILE AIR PURIFIER Fellowes, Inc. ORLANDO, AMBER ROSE 1731 §103 Final Rejection 8d Pending May 10, 2023
18033247 A RAMAN PROBE AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR NON-INVASIVE IN VIVO MEASUREMENT OF ANALYTE PRESENCE OR CONCENTRATION Rsp Systems A/S BOLOGNA, DOMINIC JOSEPH 2877 §103 Final Rejection 91d overdue Pending Apr 21, 2023
18303231 BRACING ACCESSORY Saint-Gobain GLESSNER, BRIAN E 3633 §103 Final Rejection 42d Pending Apr 19, 2023
18248827 COMPOSITE PANE COMPRISING A SUN SHADING COATING Saint-Gobain QUANDT, MICHAEL M 3745 §103 Non-Final OA 19d overdue Pending Apr 12, 2023
17916348 PROPULSION SYSTEM FOR A NON-ROTARY-WING AIRCRAFT, AND ASSOCIATED AIRCRAFT SAFRAN IGUE, ROBERTO TOSHIHARU 3741 §103 Non-Final OA 46d overdue Pending Apr 12, 2023
18248642 NON-WOVEN FIBROUS TEXTURE WITH CRIMP SAFRAN IMANI, ELIZABETH MARY COLE 1789 §103 Non-Final OA 124d overdue Pending Apr 11, 2023
18248322 METHOD FOR SIMULATING THE EFFECTS OF THE OPTICAL DISTORTIONS OF A WINDSHIELD ON THE IMAGE RECORDING QUALITY OF A DIGITAL IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE Saint-Gobain YAO, JULIA ZHI-YI 2666 §103 Non-Final OA 72d overdue Pending Apr 07, 2023
18185801 COIL COMPONENT Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. NGUYEN, HA S 1766 §102 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending Mar 17, 2023
18041949 LAMINATED GLAZING WITH REDUCED OUTSIDE LIGHT REFLECTION AND HEAD-UP DISPLAY WITH IMPROVED VISIBILITY Saint-Gobain GAITONDE, MEGHA MEHTA 1781 §103 Non-Final OA 18d overdue Pending Feb 16, 2023
18005002 LAMINATED PANE WITH FUNCTIONAL ELEMENT WHICH CAN BE SWITCHED IN SEGMENTS AND HAS ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLABLE OPTICAL PROPERTIES Saint-Gobain SIMONE, CATHERINE A 1781 §102 Final Rejection 59d overdue Pending Jan 10, 2023
18084934 METHODS FOR DETERMINING THE CONVERSION FACTOR BETWEEN THE VOLTAGE APPLIED TO A SYSTEM AND A PARAMETER OF SAID SYSTEM, THE OSCILLATION PERIOD BETWEEN TWO SPIN STATES AND THE EXCHANGE INTERACTION BETWEEN TWO CHARGED PARTICLES AND SYSTEM THEREFOR Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique PATERSON, BRIGITTE A 2896 §101 Final Rejection 12d Pending Dec 20, 2022
18008906 DEVICE FOR FILTERING COOLING AIR OF A TURBOMACHINE TURBINE SAFRAN MCKENZIE, THOMAS B 1776 §103 Non-Final OA 66d overdue Pending Dec 07, 2022
17919429 TEST PLATE AND AUTOMATED BIOLOGICAL TEST SYSTEM Withings GZYBOWSKI, MICHAEL STANLEY 1798 §112 Non-Final OA 5d overdue Pending Oct 17, 2022
17787139 DEVICE FOR SPRAYING AN INSULATION PRODUCT Saint-Gobain BARRERA, JUAN C 3752 §112 Final Rejection 17d overdue Pending Jun 17, 2022
17784460 THERMAL TEMPERING OF A WORKING ELECTRODE Saint-Gobain KING, GEORGE G 2872 §103 Final Rejection 42d overdue Pending Jun 10, 2022
17705814 VERTICAL- STRUCTURE FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR HAVING A III-N SEMICONDUCTOR LAYER WITH FACE HAVING A POLARITY OF THE NITROGEN TYPE AND A CHANNEL LAYER FORMING A HETEROSTRUCTURE WITH A DRIFT LAYER COMMISSARIAT À L'ÉNERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ÉNERGIES ALTERNATIVES CORNELY, JOHN PATRICK 2812 §103 Non-Final OA 44d overdue Pending Mar 28, 2022
17764028 GLASS WITH FUNCTION OF REGULATION IN SECTIONS INCLUDING A FUNCTIONAL COMPONENT AND A CONDUCTIVE ELEMENT, AND SYSTEM FOR REGULATING GLASS IN SECTIONS Saint-Gobain NGUYEN, LAUREN 2871 §103 Non-Final OA 702d overdue Pending Mar 25, 2022
17440494 VEHICLE COMPOSITE PANE COMPRISING A HEATABLE INLAY ELEMENT Saint-Gobain MILLS JR., JOE E 3761 §103 Non-Final OA 50d Pending Sep 17, 2021

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