Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
48 pending office actions • 19 clients • 46 examiners • 39 art units • 0 of 48 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 48 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 47 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. 47 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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 37 (77%) |
| §102 only | 4 (8%) |
| §112 only | 1 (2%) |
| No statute on record | 6 (12%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TORRES, ALICIA M | 2 | 73.7% | +17.6% |
| MAYO, TARA LEIGH | 2 | 74.9% | +11.4% |
| KECK, DANIEL M | 1 | 81.1% | +17.3% |
| SAADOUN, HASSAN | 1 | 91.4% | -0.4% |
| ELOSHWAY, NIKI MARINA | 1 | 63.6% | +24.1% |
| LEE JR, WOODY A | 1 | 84.8% | +13.2% |
| WELLS, KENNETH B | 1 | 86.3% | +2.4% |
| TAYLOR JR, ANTHONY D | 1 | 74.1% | +83.3% |
| SWIFT, CANDICE LEE | 1 | 58.3% | +38.5% |
| VILLALUNA, ERIKA J | 1 | 84.8% | +3.0% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18734227 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A BRAZED JOINT | LEE JR, WOODY A | 38d overdue |
| 18441708 | LIQUID FLOW METER AND FLOW BALANCER AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | VILLALUNA, ERIKA J | 14d |
| 19003100 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTHENTICATING ENCRYPTED COMMUNICATION | SAADOUN, HASSAN | 70d |
| 19225126 | DUAL ACTING HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND RELATED DEVICES AND METHODS | KECK, DANIEL M | 76d |
| 18679195 | VOICE AND MOTION CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SURGICAL EYEWEAR | WELLS, KENNETH B | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18230534 | SINGLE-STEP SEED PLACEMENT IN FURROW AND RELATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | TORRES, ALICIA M | 127d overdue |
| 18923465 | JUNCTION BOX AND LIGHTING ASSEMBLY WITH O-RING AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | ELOSHWAY, NIKI MARINA | 126d overdue |
| 18732092 | CONTROLLED AIR PULSE METERING APPARATUS FOR AN AGRICULTURAL PLANTER AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | TORRES, ALICIA M | 110d overdue |
| 18665305 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR AGRICULTURAL GUIDANCE AND NAVIGATION | TAYLOR JR, ANTHONY D | 110d overdue |
| 18734227 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A BRAZED JOINT | LEE JR, WOODY A | 38d overdue |
| 18444307 | PROCESS FOR FRACTIONATION OF PHOTOSYNTHETIC BIOMASS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | SWIFT, CANDICE LEE | 12d |
| 17105437 | Devices, Systems And Methods For Seed Trench Monitoring And Closing | MAYO, TARA LEIGH | 20d |
| 17556506 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR SEED DELIVERY CONTROL | MAYO, TARA LEIGH | 47d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3671 | 5 |
| 2853 | 2 |
| 3792 | 2 |
| 2857 | 2 |
| 1629 | 2 |
| 1621 | 2 |
| 3614 | 1 |
| 2431 | 1 |
| 3736 | 1 |
| 3761 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19225126 | DUAL ACTING HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND RELATED DEVICES AND METHODS | Behnke Enterprises, Inc. | KECK, DANIEL M | 3614 | §103 | Final Rejection | 76d | Pending | Jun 02, 2025 |
| 19003100 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTHENTICATING ENCRYPTED COMMUNICATION | Eleven-X Incorporated | SAADOUN, HASSAN | 2431 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 70d | Pending | Dec 27, 2024 |
| 18923465 | JUNCTION BOX AND LIGHTING ASSEMBLY WITH O-RING AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Energyficient Lighting Syst. | ELOSHWAY, NIKI MARINA | 3736 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 126d overdue | Pending | Oct 22, 2024 |
| 18734227 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A BRAZED JOINT | Priefert Mfg. Co., Inc. | LEE JR, WOODY A | 3761 | §103 | Final Rejection | 38d overdue | Pending | Jun 05, 2024 |
| 18732092 | CONTROLLED AIR PULSE METERING APPARATUS FOR AN AGRICULTURAL PLANTER AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Ag Leader Technology | TORRES, ALICIA M | 3671 | §103 | Final Rejection | 110d overdue | Pending | Jun 03, 2024 |
| 18679195 | VOICE AND MOTION CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SURGICAL EYEWEAR | Hawkeye Surgical Lighting, Inc. | WELLS, KENNETH B | 2842 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 30, 2024 |
| 18665305 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR AGRICULTURAL GUIDANCE AND NAVIGATION | Ag Leader Technology | TAYLOR JR, ANTHONY D | 3747 | §103 | Final Rejection | 110d overdue | Pending | May 15, 2024 |
| 18444307 | PROCESS FOR FRACTIONATION OF PHOTOSYNTHETIC BIOMASS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Filament Biosciences, Llc. | SWIFT, CANDICE LEE | 1657 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 12d | Pending | Feb 16, 2024 |
| 18441708 | LIQUID FLOW METER AND FLOW BALANCER AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | Ag Leader Technology | VILLALUNA, ERIKA J | 2852 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 14d | Pending | Feb 14, 2024 |
| 18410878 | ROW CLEANER BLADE | Osmundson Mfg. Co. | SCOVILLE, BLAKE E | 3671 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 9d overdue | Pending | Jan 11, 2024 |
| 18516514 | STALK SENSORS AND RELATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | Ag Leader Technology | LIU, KENDRICK X | 2853 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 9d overdue | Pending | Nov 21, 2023 |
| 18515748 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED VERTICAL STRUCTURAL SUPPORTS | Priefert Mfg. Co., Inc. | SULLIVAN, DEBRA M | 3725 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 78d overdue | Pending | Nov 21, 2023 |
| 18509020 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIRECT AIR CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE | Capture6 Corp. | PATEL, SMITA S | 1732 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 68d | Pending | Nov 14, 2023 |
| 18507829 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR TRACKING ABDOMINAL ORIENTATION AND ACTIVITY FOR PREVENTION OF POOR DISEASE OUTCOMES | Smart Human Dynamics, Inc. | MANUEL, GEORGE C | 3792 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 23d overdue | Pending | Nov 13, 2023 |
| 18501663 | DEVICE FOR TREATMENT OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Regents Of The University Of Minnesota | SIRCAR, ALISHA JITENDRA | 3792 | Other | Non-Final OA | 98d overdue | Pending | Nov 03, 2023 |
| 18555381 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING ANEURYSM AND ARTERIAL WALL ENHANCEMENT | UNIVERSITY OF IOWA RESEARCH FOUNDATION | MALDONADO, STEVEN | 3797 | §103 | Final Rejection | 36d overdue | Pending | Oct 13, 2023 |
| 18457874 | Devices, Systems, And Methods For Sensing The Cross-Sectional Area Of Stalks | Ag Leader Technology | VON WALD, ERIC S | 2857 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 73d overdue | Pending | Aug 29, 2023 |
| 18238344 | COMBINE YIELD MONITOR AUTOMATIC CALIBRATION SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES AND METHODS | Ag Leader Technology | FABER, DAVID | 2172 | §112 | Final Rejection | 10d overdue | Pending | Aug 25, 2023 |
| 18233718 | SEXUAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS AND BREEDING STRATEGIES | Nexgen Plant Science Center, LLC | ABRAHAM, AMJAD A | 1663 | §102 | Final Rejection | 6d | Pending | Aug 14, 2023 |
| 18230534 | SINGLE-STEP SEED PLACEMENT IN FURROW AND RELATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | Ag Leader Technology | TORRES, ALICIA M | 3671 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 127d overdue | Pending | Aug 04, 2023 |
| 18227808 | PPARAXANTHINE-BASED COMPOSITIONS FOR INHIBITING INFLAMMATION, IMPROVING JOINT HEALTH, AND ENHANCING IMMUNE FUNCTION | Px Ing, LLC | HENLEY III, RAYMOND J | 1629 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 87d overdue | Pending | Jul 28, 2023 |
| 18274160 | SYSTEM FOR BEHAVIOUR MONITORING | 4Gd Limited | EDWARDS, ETHAN WESLEY | 2857 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 98d overdue | Pending | Jul 25, 2023 |
| 18217216 | COMBINE UNLOADING ON-THE-GO WITH BIN LEVEL SHARING AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | Ag Leader Technology | CHENNAULT, AUSTIN ROBERT | 3667 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 118d overdue | Pending | Jun 30, 2023 |
| 18203206 | SEED TUBE CAMERA AND RELATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | Ag Leader Technology | BUCK, MATTHEW R | 3672 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 110d overdue | Pending | May 30, 2023 |
| 18134988 | SMART IMPLANTABLE MICRO DEVICE FOR THERAPEUTIC ACTIVE FLOW CONTROL AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE | Injectsense, Inc. | HAN, SETH | 3781 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 72d overdue | Pending | Apr 14, 2023 |
| 18109039 | Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Catheter and Related Systems and Methods | Regents Of The University Of Minnesota | GRAY, PHILLIP A | 3783 | §103 | Final Rejection | 126d overdue | Pending | Feb 13, 2023 |
| 18102022 | LOAD CELL BACKING PLATE AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | Ag Leader Technology | DAVIS-HOLLINGTON, OCTAVIA L | 2855 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 52d overdue | Pending | Jan 26, 2023 |
| 18095314 | Nutritional Intervention for Improving Muscular Function and Strength | Metabolic Technologies, LLC | SANCHEZ, JUSTIN CHRISTOPHER | 1622 | Other | Final Rejection | 22d | Pending | Jan 10, 2023 |
| 18014067 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UNIFIED ENDOSCOPIC PROCEDURE PERFORMANCE AND VISUALIZATION | UNIVERSITY OF IOWA RESEARCH FOUNDATION | BOICE, JAMES EDWARD | 3795 | §103 | Final Rejection | 53d overdue | Pending | Dec 30, 2022 |
| 18087413 | DATA VISUALIZATION AND ANALYSIS FOR HARVEST STAND COUNTER AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Ag Leader Technology | MARINI, MATTHEW G | 2853 | §103 | Final Rejection | 60d overdue | Pending | Dec 22, 2022 |
| 18070435 | PARAXANTHINE-BASED COMPOSITIONS FOR ENHANCING MUSCLE FUNCTION, NITRIC OXIDE SIGNALING, AND/OR MUSCLE GLYCOGEN LEVELS | Ingenious Ingredients, LP | GALSTER, SAMUEL LEONARD | 1693 | Other | Final Rejection | 2d overdue | Pending | Nov 28, 2022 |
| 17875368 | PARAXANTHINE-BASED CAFFEINE SUBSTITUTE COMPOSITIONS AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF IN SLOW CAFFEINE METABOLIZERS | Ingenious Ingredients, LP | WILSON, JERICA KATLYNN | 1621 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 49d overdue | Pending | Jul 27, 2022 |
| 17794729 | PARAXANTHINE-BASED BIOACTIVE COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF | Px Ing, LLC | SCHMIDT, IZABELA MARIA | 1621 | Other | Final Rejection | 21d | Pending | Jul 22, 2022 |
| 17730850 | PROBIOTIC COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | Schism Bioworks LLC | SPANGLER, JOSEPH RANKIN | 1656 | §103 | Final Rejection | 37d overdue | Pending | Apr 27, 2022 |
| 17706183 | THE USE OF PARAXANTHINE TO REDUCE EXERCISE-INDUCED MENTAL FATIGUE | Px Ing, LLC | RODRIGUEZ, RAYNA B | 1628 | §103 | Final Rejection | 9d overdue | Pending | Mar 28, 2022 |
| 17701349 | PARAXANTHINE-BASED COMPOSITIONS FOR PROMOTING WEIGHT LOSS | Ingenious Ingredients, LP | HUTTER, GILLIAN A | 1625 | Other | Final Rejection | 18d overdue | Pending | Mar 22, 2022 |
| 17576463 | Apparatus, Systems, And Methods For Row Crop Headers | Ag Leader Technology | ISMAIL, MAHMOUD S | 3662 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 85d overdue | Pending | Jan 14, 2022 |
| 17563929 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ERGONOMIC MEDICAL PROCEDURES | UNIVERSITY OF IOWA RESEARCH FOUNDATION | GEIGER, RACHAEL L | 3771 | §103 | Final Rejection | 22d | Pending | Dec 28, 2021 |
| 17556506 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR SEED DELIVERY CONTROL | Ag Leader Technology | MAYO, TARA LEIGH | 3671 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 47d | Pending | Dec 20, 2021 |
| 17518301 | MULTIMODAL SENSORY STIMULATION | UNIVERSITY OF IOWA RESEARCH FOUNDATION | TRAN, JULIE THI | 3791 | §103 | Final Rejection | 52d overdue | Pending | Nov 03, 2021 |
| 17350521 | Compositions and Methods of Use of Beta-Hydroxy-Beta-methylbutyrate (HMB) for Improving Muscle Mass, Strength and Muscular Function Without Exercise | Metabolic Technologies, LLC | WHITE, DAWANNA SHAR-DAY | 1627 | Other | Final Rejection | 31d overdue | Pending | Jun 17, 2021 |
| 17105437 | Devices, Systems And Methods For Seed Trench Monitoring And Closing | Ag Leader Technology | MAYO, TARA LEIGH | 3671 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 20d | Pending | Nov 25, 2020 |
| 16952673 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE OF BETA-HYDROXY-BETA-METHYLBUTYRATE (HMB) FOR JOINT STABILITY | Metabolic Technologies, LLC | PUTTLITZ, KARL J | 1646 | §103 | Final Rejection | 10d overdue | Pending | Nov 19, 2020 |
| 17076493 | METHOD OF ADMINISTERING BETA-HYDROXY-BETA-METHYLBUTYRATE (HMB) | Metabolic Technologies, LLC | CHONG, YONG SOO | 1623 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 22d overdue | Pending | Oct 21, 2020 |
| 17020432 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING PARKINSONS DISEASE FROM ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY DATA | UNIVERSITY OF IOWA RESEARCH FOUNDATION | HAYES, JONATHAN EDWARD | 1685 | §102 | Final Rejection | 112d overdue | Pending | Sep 14, 2020 |
| 16921828 | Apparatus, Systems And Methods For Automatic Steering Guidance And Visualization Of Guidance Paths | Ag Leader Technology | ALLEN, PAUL MCCARTHY | 3669 | §103 | Final Rejection | 73d overdue | Pending | Jul 06, 2020 |
| 15348149 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE OF BETA-HYDROXY-BETA-METHYLBUTYRATE (HMB) AS AN ANIMAL FEED ADDITIVE | Metabolic Technologies, LLC | NEAGU, IRINA | 1629 | §103 | Final Rejection | 28d | Pending | Nov 10, 2016 |
| 14209614 | Liquids and Foodstuffs Containing beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate (HMB) in the Free Acid Form and Methods of Manufacturing or Producing the Same | Metabolic Technologies, LLC | LI, CHANGQING | 1791 | §103 | Final Rejection | 83d | Pending | Mar 13, 2014 |
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