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Portfolio Summary

66

Total Pending OAs

48

Non-Final OAs

11

Final Rejections

7

Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 65 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

32

Overdue

3

Due this week

19

Due this month

8

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. 65 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

Overdue (32)Due ≤ 7 days (3)Due ≤ 30 days (19)Due ≤ 60 days (8)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.

4

Hard (6%)

58

Medium (88%)

1

Easy (2%)

3

Unknown (5%)

Rejection Statute Mix

Bucket	Cases
§101 only	4 (6%)
§103 only	54 (82%)
§102 only	4 (6%)
§112 only	1 (2%)
No statute on record	3 (5%)

Industry Mix

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

15

Life Sciences

23% of docket

6

Information Tech

9% of docket

1

Communications

2% of docket

16

Semiconductors

24% of docket

28

Mechanical / Eng

42% 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.

660 h

Manual time on pending OAs

132 h

Time saved (low, 20%)

231 h

Time saved (mid, 35%)

5.8 wks

FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

Examiner	Apps on this docket	Allow rate	Interview lift
LANCASTER, LINDSAY REGAN	3	55.1%	+26.3%
SHOULDERS, ANNIE LEE	2	72.2%	+18.9%
DAVISON, CHARLOTTE INKERI	1	53.1%	+18.8%
BOECKELMAN, JACOB A	1	36.1%	+46.3%
HAYES, KRISTEN C	1	68.6%	+21.7%
RUIZ, ANGELICA	1	83.0%	+14.7%
REAGAN, JAMES A	1	71.0%	+20.2%
WU, YICUN	1	81.4%	+17.1%
SHAW, BRIAN F	1	73.2%	+16.6%
POLLEY, CHRISTOPHER M	1	73.0%	+26.0%

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 #	Title	Examiner	Due in
19033046	SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MASSIVE DATA MANAGEMENT AND TAGGING	RUIZ, ANGELICA	53d overdue
19007416	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HYBRID MULTI MACHINE LEARNING AGENT ORCHESTRATION	WU, YICUN	38d overdue

Hard Cases (4)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #	Title	Examiner	Due in
18517422	System and Method of Defragmentation and Customized Optimization of Physical Assets Corresponding to Digital Tokens of a Distributed Ledger in a Decentralized Computing Environment	ZHOU, YINGYING	112d overdue
18140298	TOC-BASED SYSTEM FOR CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT	YESILDAG, LAURA G	59d overdue
18641240	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND REMOVING PERIODIC NON-PHYSIOLOGICAL ARTIFACT FROM EVOKED POTENTIALS	HOUGH, JESSANDRA F	4d overdue
18880545	BLOCKCHAIN TRANSACTION SHARDING FOR IMPROVED TRANSACTION THROUGHPUT	REAGAN, JAMES A	55d

Interview Candidates (13)

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
19033046	SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MASSIVE DATA MANAGEMENT AND TAGGING	RUIZ, ANGELICA	53d overdue
19213547	Biomass Clumping Material and Methods	HAYES, KRISTEN C	49d overdue
19007416	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HYBRID MULTI MACHINE LEARNING AGENT ORCHESTRATION	WU, YICUN	38d overdue
16484375	APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CRYOABLATION	LANCASTER, LINDSAY REGAN	30d overdue
18930634	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CRYPTOGRAPHIC JOINT CUSTODY SECURE STORAGE OF DIGITAL DATA OBJECTS ON DISTRIBUTED LEDGER DATA STRUCTURES	SHAW, BRIAN F	28d overdue
19269783	VAPING SYSTEMS AND METHODS	DAVISON, CHARLOTTE INKERI	9d overdue
18754724	ONE FIBER FORCE AND SHAPE SENSING	SHOULDERS, ANNIE LEE	5d
17779832	ABLATION CATHETER TIP WITH FLEXIBLE ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY	SHOULDERS, ANNIE LEE	9d

Client Portfolio (27 clients)

Client (Assignee)	Pending OAs
Western Digital	19
Abbott	11
HSBC	5
Next Level Ventures LLC	3
4Life Patents	2
Alphatec Spine	2
SafeOp Surgical, Inc.	2
Dynasthetics, LLC	2
PRO FARM GROUP, INC.	2
Singular X, Inc.	1
Lignetics	1
Intellix.AI Inc.	1
Marshall Radio Telemetry, Inc.	1
Donovan Group Holdings Limited	1
SCHALTBAU GMBH	1
Echo Mind AI Corp	1
Cynagra LLC	1
Anecare, LLC	1
Shenzhen Batian Ecotypic Engineering Co., Ltd.	1
TESSELLATE BIO BV	1
N&D Technologies	1
Transit Scientific, LLC	1
Greenwood Marketing, LLC	1
St. Jude Medical, LLC	1
POLYEMBO, LLC	1
Legend Story Studios	1
RxSideFx, LLC	1

Top Art Units

Art Unit	Apps
3794	9
3791	3
3785	3
1655	2
3697	2
2835	2
2831	2
2818	2
1745	2
2817	2

Pending Office Actions

App #	Title	Client	Examiner	Art Unit	Statutes	Status	Due in	AI	Filed
19269783	VAPING SYSTEMS AND METHODS	Singular X, Inc.	DAVISON, CHARLOTTE INKERI	1755	§103	Non-Final OA	9d overdue	Pending	Jul 15, 2025
19260073	PLANT-DERIVED COMPOSITIONS THAT MODULATE CELLULAR IMMUNITY	4Life Patents, LLC	BOECKELMAN, JACOB A	1655	§103	Non-Final OA	22d	Pending	Jul 03, 2025
19213547	Biomass Clumping Material and Methods	Lignetics, Inc.	HAYES, KRISTEN C	3642	§102	Non-Final OA	49d overdue	Pending	May 20, 2025
19033046	SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MASSIVE DATA MANAGEMENT AND TAGGING	Intellix.Ai Inc.	RUIZ, ANGELICA	2154	§103	Non-Final OA	53d overdue	Pending	Jan 21, 2025
18880545	BLOCKCHAIN TRANSACTION SHARDING FOR IMPROVED TRANSACTION THROUGHPUT	Hsbc Software Development (Guangdong) Limited	REAGAN, JAMES A	3697	§101	Final Rejection	55d	Pending	Dec 31, 2024
19007416	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HYBRID MULTI MACHINE LEARNING AGENT ORCHESTRATION	Hsbc Group Management Services Limited	WU, YICUN	2153	§103	Non-Final OA	38d overdue	Pending	Dec 31, 2024
18930634	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CRYPTOGRAPHIC JOINT CUSTODY SECURE STORAGE OF DIGITAL DATA OBJECTS ON DISTRIBUTED LEDGER DATA STRUCTURES	Hsbc Group Management Services Limited	SHAW, BRIAN F	2432	§103	Non-Final OA	28d overdue	Pending	Oct 29, 2024
18774511	AUTHENTICATABLE ENCLOSURE FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE	Sandisk Technologies, Inc.	POLLEY, CHRISTOPHER M	1785	Other	Non-Final OA	34d	Pending	Jul 16, 2024
18754724	ONE FIBER FORCE AND SHAPE SENSING	St. Jude Medical	SHOULDERS, ANNIE LEE	3794	§103	Non-Final OA	5d	Pending	Jun 26, 2024
18748469	OSTEOGENIC COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME	Alphatec Spine, Inc.	WESTON, ALYSSA G	1633	§102	Non-Final OA	58d overdue	Pending	Jun 20, 2024
18741711	TRACKING SYSTEMS WITH STANDARD TRANSMITTERS AND TAILORED CARRIERS	Marshall Radio Telemetry, Inc.	BYUN, HAE RIE JESSICA	3643	§103	Non-Final OA	45d overdue	Pending	Jun 12, 2024
18739566	ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING A DOUBLE-WALLED HOUSING THAT ACTS AS A THERMAL BARRIER	Sandisk Technologies, Inc.	KRIM, PETER	2841	§103	Non-Final OA	14d	Pending	Jun 11, 2024
18649558	COOLING APPARATUS FOR DISSIPATING HEAT IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE	Sandisk Technologies, Inc.	MUIR, MATTHEW SINCLAIR	2835	§103	Non-Final OA	12d	Pending	Apr 29, 2024
18705979	IMPROVEMENTS IN, OR RELATING TO, A JOINT AND SYSTEM THEREFOR	Donovan Group Holdings Limited	AUBREY, BETH A	3633	§103	Non-Final OA	66d overdue	Pending	Apr 29, 2024
18644043	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING NERVE FUNCTION	Safeop Surgical, Inc.	KRETZER, KYLE W.	3791	§103	Non-Final OA	39d	Pending	Apr 23, 2024
18641240	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND REMOVING PERIODIC NON-PHYSIOLOGICAL ARTIFACT FROM EVOKED POTENTIALS	Safeop Surgical, Inc.	HOUGH, JESSANDRA F	3796	§101	Non-Final OA	4d overdue	Pending	Apr 19, 2024
18591636	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC DETECTION OF PHRENIC NERVE STIMULATION	St. Jude Medical	MOSS, JAMES R	3792	§103	Non-Final OA	5d	Pending	Feb 29, 2024
18583458	STORAGE DEVICE COOLING AIR VENTILATION FEATURES	Sandisk Technologies, Inc.	PATEL, MUKUNDBHAI G	2835	§102	Final Rejection	53d	Pending	Feb 21, 2024
18581792	MEASURING REAL POWER USAGE OF SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS	Hsbc Global Services (Uk) Limited	WENTZEL, COLE JIAWEI	2175	§103	Final Rejection	22d	Pending	Feb 20, 2024
18410569	HIGH DENSITY CONNECTOR WITH MOVEABLE CONTACTS	Sandisk Technologies, Inc.	HARCUM, MARCUS E	2831	§103	Non-Final OA	14d	Pending	Jan 11, 2024
18545601	HYBRID THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL WITH EMBEDDED METAL LAYER	Sandisk Technologies, Inc.	ENAD, CHRISTINE A	2811	§103	Non-Final OA	18d overdue	Pending	Dec 19, 2023
18517422	System and Method of Defragmentation and Customized Optimization of Physical Assets Corresponding to Digital Tokens of a Distributed Ledger in a Decentralized Computing Environment	Hsbc Global Services (Uk) Limited	ZHOU, YINGYING	3697	§101	Non-Final OA	112d overdue	Pending	Nov 22, 2023
18516050	APPARATUS FOR CONNECTING OXYGEN DELIVERY CONTROL INSTRUMENT TO PATIENT DELIVERY DEVICE	Dynasthetics, LLC	DIXON, ANNETTE FREDRICKA	3785	Other	Non-Final OA	53d	Pending	Nov 21, 2023
18506524	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CATHETERS HAVING COMBINED MAPPING AND ABLATION CAPABILITIES	St. Jude Medical	LANCASTER, LINDSAY REGAN	3794	§103	Non-Final OA	70d	Pending	Nov 10, 2023
18504408	CREATING A SOLDER BARRIER BY CHANGING A MATERIAL PROPERTY OF A TRACE ON A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD	Sandsik Technologies, Inc.	AYCHILLHUM, ANDARGIE M	2847	§103	Non-Final OA	27d	Pending	Nov 08, 2023
18478358	CAPILLARY FOR A WIRE BONDING MACHINE HAVING A DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTABLE CHAMFER DIAMETER	Sandisk Technologies, Inc.	GAMINO, CARLOS J	1735	§103	Non-Final OA	22d	Pending	Sep 29, 2023
18473774	SCHEDULING EXECUTION OF COMMANDS IN A DATA STORAGE DEVICE BASED ON COMMAND PARAMETERS	Sandisk Technologies, Inc.	HEADLY, MELISSA A	2197	§103	Non-Final OA	13d	Pending	Sep 25, 2023
18468904	STAIR-STEP CONFIGURATION FOR A SEMICONDUCTOR DIE OF AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT	Sandisk Technologies, Inc.	MILLER, ALEXANDER MICHAEL	2898	§103	Non-Final OA	34d	Pending	Sep 18, 2023
18464779	BACK GRINDING TAPE HAVING TABS TO ASSIST IN REMOVING THE BACK GRINDING TAPE FROM A WAFER	Sandisk Technologies, Inc.	TURNER, BRIAN	2818	§103	Non-Final OA	26d	Pending	Sep 11, 2023
18463805	MEMORY DIE STACK HAVING A SWITCH FOR SELECTIVELY CONNECTING A MEMORY DIE TO A SUBSTRATE	Sandisk Technologies, Inc.	KARIMY, TIMOR	2818	§102	Non-Final OA	19d	Pending	Sep 08, 2023
18241533	CARTRIDGE PACKAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS	Next Level Ventures LLC	EFTA, ALEX B	1745	§112	Non-Final OA	74d overdue	Pending	Sep 01, 2023
18456906	UNSINGULATED SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE	Sandisk Technologies, Inc.	KOLB, THADDEUS J	2817	§103	Non-Final OA	5d overdue	Pending	Aug 28, 2023
18278491	ELECTRICAL CONNECTION DEVICE	Schaltbau GmbH	LEON MUNOZ, EDWIN A	2831	§103	Non-Final OA	5d	Pending	Aug 23, 2023
18448671	REAL-TIME ANALYSIS OF IMAGES CAPTURED BY AN ULTRASOUND PROBE	Echo Mind AI Corp.	WINDSOR, COURTNEY J	2661	§103	Final Rejection	23d	Pending	Aug 11, 2023
18448406	STREAM TEMPERATURE INTERLEAVE MONITOR	Sandisk Technologies, Inc.	TRUONG, LOAN	2114	§103	Non-Final OA	17d overdue	Pending	Aug 11, 2023
18232297	METHODS OF FORMING LOW SALT NITROGEN-BASED FERTILIZER	Cynagra LLC	SMITH, JENNIFER A	1731	§103	Non-Final OA	22d	Pending	Aug 09, 2023
18229318	VAPING CARTRIDGE	Next Level Ventures LLC	NGUYEN, PHU HOANG	1747	§103	Non-Final OA	36d overdue	Pending	Aug 02, 2023
18362140	TESTING PADDLE FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE CHARACTERIZATION	Sandisk Technologies, Inc.	RIOS RUSSO, RAUL J	2858	§103	Non-Final OA	1d overdue	Pending	Jul 31, 2023
18360555	SEMICONDUCTOR DIE STACKING ARCHITECTURE AND CONNECTION METHOD THEREFORE	Sandisk Technologies, Inc.	NICELY, JOSEPH C	2813	§103	Non-Final OA	15d overdue	Pending	Jul 27, 2023
18360361	BOND WIRE HAVING A RECYCLED THERMOPLASTIC CORE WITH CONDUCTIVE FILLERS	Sandisk Technologies, Inc.	CHAN, CANDICE	2813	§103	Non-Final OA	45d overdue	Pending	Jul 27, 2023
18359645	THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE SPACER	Sandisk Technologies, Inc.	SUN, YU-HSI DAVID	2817	§103	Final Rejection	32d overdue	Pending	Jul 26, 2023
18357379	SOLDER BARRIER CONTACT FOR AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT	Sandisk Technologies, Inc.	SEVEN, EVREN	2812	§103	Final Rejection	29d overdue	Pending	Jul 24, 2023
18223426	REACTIVATION OF AND RESTORATION OF ELECTRICAL SIGNALING BY NEURONS INVOLVED IN CONTROLLING BRAIN FUNCTION	Anecare, LLC	DITMER, KATHRYN ELIZABETH	3785	§103	Non-Final OA	3d overdue	Pending	Jul 18, 2023
18352975	SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR DETECTING THE THRESHOLD OF NERVE-MUSCLE RESPONSE USING VARIABLE FREQUENCY OF STIMULATION	Alphatec Spine, Inc.	FERNANDES, PATRICK M	3791	Other	Non-Final OA	32d overdue	Pending	Jul 14, 2023
18209343	METHOD, PRODUCT AND SYSTEM FOR COGENERATING FERRIC PHOSPHATE THROUGH NITROPHOSPHATE FERTILIZER DEVICE	Shenzhen Batian Ecotypic Engineering Co., Ltd.	GREGORIO, GUINEVER S	1732	§103	Non-Final OA	39d	Pending	Jun 13, 2023
18318335	ELONGATE MEDICAL DEVICE INCLUDING CHAMFERED RING ELECTRODE AND VARIABLE SHAFT	St. Jude Medical	GUERRERO ROSARIO, ANA VERUSKA	3794	§103	Non-Final OA	49d overdue	Pending	May 16, 2023
17612547	TREATMENT OF ALT CANCERS	Tessellate Bio BV	RAVINDRA, KRISHNA NUGGEHALLI	1636	§103	Non-Final OA	29d	Pending	May 09, 2023
18143473	COMBINABLE AND ORIENTABLE VAPORIZING DEVICES	Next Level Ventures LLC	GRAY, LINDA LAMEY	1745	§103	Non-Final OA	29d	Pending	May 04, 2023
18140298	TOC-BASED SYSTEM FOR CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT	N&D Technologies, LLC	YESILDAG, LAURA G	3629	§101	Non-Final OA	59d overdue	Pending	Apr 27, 2023
18136310	EXOSKELETON DEVICES FOR USE WITH ELONGATED MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS	Transit Scientific, LLC	TRINH, HONG-VAN N	3783	§103	Non-Final OA	33d	Pending	Apr 18, 2023
18133750	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTROPORATION USING ARBITRARY ELECTRODE ADDRESSING	St. Jude Medical	FLANAGAN, BEVERLY MEINDL	3794	§103	Non-Final OA	15d	Pending	Apr 12, 2023
18109825	MULTI LAYER CUSHIONS AND POSITIONERS	Greenwood Marketing, LLC	GINES, GEORGE SAMUEL	3673	§103	Non-Final OA	—	Pending	Feb 14, 2023
17987584	SEED TREATMENT COMPOSITIONS THAT INCREASE MICROORGANISM LONGEVITY	Pro Farm Group, Inc.	KNIGHT, SAMANTHA JO	1614	§103	Non-Final OA	15d	Pending	Nov 15, 2022
17984409	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENERGIZING ELECTROPORATION CATHETERS	St. Jude Medical	FOWLER, DANIEL WAYNE	3794	§103	Non-Final OA	72d	Pending	Nov 10, 2022
17880981	INSECTICIDE AND PLANT GROWTH PROMOTOR	Pro Farm Group, Inc.	LIU, SUE XU	1616	§103	Non-Final OA	120d overdue	Pending	Aug 04, 2022
17850696	SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AND MEASURING OXYGEN DELIVERY THROUGH A CPAP ADAPTOR	Dynasthetics, LLC	LEBRON DE JESUS, GRACIELA NATALIA	3785	§103	Non-Final OA	60d overdue	Pending	Jun 27, 2022
17846519	IRRIGATED ABLATION CATHETER WITH MULTIPLE SEGMENTED ABLATION ELECTRODES	St. Jude Medical, LLC	HALL, DEANNA K	3783	§103	Non-Final OA	11d overdue	Pending	Jun 22, 2022
17779832	ABLATION CATHETER TIP WITH FLEXIBLE ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY	St. Jude Medical	SHOULDERS, ANNIE LEE	3794	§103	Final Rejection	9d	Pending	May 25, 2022
17723365	CATHETER WITH ATRAUMATIC TIP	St. Jude Medical	CERIONI, DANIEL LEE	3791	§103	Final Rejection	11d overdue	Pending	Apr 18, 2022
17686359	OCCLUSIVE DEVICE WITH SELF-EXPANDING STRUTS	Polyembo, LLC	MCGINNITY, JAMES RYAN	3771	§103	Non-Final OA	8d	Pending	Mar 03, 2022
17623765	LESION PREDICTING FLEX TIP	St. Jude Medical	ZIEGLER, ABIGAIL M	3794	§103	Final Rejection	5d overdue	Pending	Dec 29, 2021
17617879	CARD GAME	Legend Story Studios Limited	VANDERVEEN, JEFFREY S	3711	§103	Final Rejection	71d overdue	Pending	Dec 09, 2021
17464629	SUPPLEMENTS CAPABLE OF ADDRESSING SIDE EFFECTS OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS	Rxsidefx, LLC	KOSTURKO, GEORGE W	1621	§103	Non-Final OA	35d overdue	Pending	Sep 01, 2021
17247198	ELECTROPORATION SYSTEM AND METHOD	St. Jude Medical	LANCASTER, LINDSAY REGAN	3794	§103	Final Rejection	21d	Pending	Dec 03, 2020
16484375	APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CRYOABLATION	St. Jude Medical	LANCASTER, LINDSAY REGAN	3794	§103	Non-Final OA	30d overdue	Pending	Aug 07, 2019
16380952	PROBIOTIC COMPOSITIONS INCLUDING IMMUNE MODULATORS	4Life Patents, LLC	HOFFMAN, SUSAN COE	1655	§103	Non-Final OA	70d	Pending	Apr 10, 2019

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