Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
39 pending office actions • 15 clients • 38 examiners • 25 art units • 0 of 39 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Esplin & Associates, PC works in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems and records 868 career applications. The profile includes 39 pending office actions, indicating a substantial active docket alongside its application history.
The resolved allowance rate is 82.12%, and the average office actions per allowance is 3.27. These figures show that resolved matters have produced a favorable allowance result while also involving repeated examination activity before allowance.
For prosecution planning, the profile supports a focus on managing office-action volume and preserving claim scope through multiple response cycles. The application total provides context for the firm’s experience, while the allowance rate and action average separately describe outcomes and the apparent effort associated with reaching them in this technology area.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 13 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. 13 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 | 9 (23%) |
| §101 + other | 14 (36%) |
| §103 only | 7 (18%) |
| Double-patenting only | 4 (10%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (3%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 3 (8%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (3%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDMONDS, DONALD J | 2 | 39.5% | +35.3% |
| HUANG, JAY | 1 | 52.9% | +20.9% |
| RHEE, ROY B | 1 | 70.3% | +21.7% |
| FIGUEROA, JAIME | 1 | 85.4% | +13.1% |
| FLORES SANCHEZ, OMAR | 1 | 74.1% | +14.2% |
| SITTNER, MATTHEW T | 1 | 57.9% | +56.1% |
| COULTER, KENNETH R | 1 | 86.8% | -4.7% |
| NGUYEN, THUY N | 1 | 57.8% | +24.9% |
| STIVALETTI, MATHEUS R | 1 | 37.7% | +26.0% |
| DELICH, STEPHANIE ZAGARELLA | 1 | 38.7% | +35.6% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19086811 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO LINK MEETINGS WITH UNITS OF WORK OF A COLLABORATION ENVIRONMENT | COULTER, KENNETH R | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18746431 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO FACILITATE QUALITY CONTROL OF BENEFIT ITEMS CREATED FOR SUBSCRIBERS OF A MEMBERSHIP PLATFORM | MACASIANO, MARILYN G | 44d overdue |
| 17225746 | BLENDER WITH TOUCHSCREEN INTERFACE | INSLER, ELIZABETH | 17d overdue |
| 18956704 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO GENERATE UNITS OF WORK IN A COLLABORATION ENVIRONMENT | EDMONDS, DONALD J | 11d overdue |
| 18348550 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO IMPLEMENT PHYSICAL AND/OR BEHAVIORAL ATTRIBUTES THAT DEFINE A PERSONALITY ENTITY ASSOCIATED WITH A DIGITAL ASSET VIA A PHYSICAL OBJECT | HYDER, MD SAKIB | 8d overdue |
| 18662386 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO GENERATE AGENDAS FOR GROUP MEETINGS | KONERU, SUJAY | 15d |
| 17972285 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO MANAGE DIGITAL ASSET FUNCTIONALITY BASED ON FULFILLMENT OF CRITERIA | SHARVIN, DAVID P | 23d |
| 18782445 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO FACILITATE NESTING OF PORTFOLIOS WITHIN A COLLABORATION ENVIRONMENT | NGUYEN, TAN D | 49d |
| 18897386 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO GENERATE UNITS OF WORK WITHIN A COLLABORATION ENVIRONMENT BASED ON SELECTION OF TEXT | NGUYEN, THU N | 70d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18956704 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO GENERATE UNITS OF WORK IN A COLLABORATION ENVIRONMENT | EDMONDS, DONALD J | 11d overdue |
| 19409396 | WATCH SKINS SELECTION APPLICATION WITH BLOCKCHAIN TOKEN | HUANG, JAY | — |
| 19245131 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING AND USING FLEET-SPECIFIC DRIVER PERFORMANCE | RHEE, ROY B | — |
| 19229088 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING SPEED THRESHOLDS FOR VEHICLES | FIGUEROA, JAIME | — |
| 19222366 | ONE BUTTON INTERFACE OF A BLENDER | FLORES SANCHEZ, OMAR | — |
| 19191878 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO CHARACTERIZE WORK UNIT RECORDS OF A COLLABORATION ENVIRONMENT BASED ON STAGES WITHIN A WORKFLOW | SITTNER, MATTHEW T | — |
| 19078012 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO TRACK DISPLAY OF A DIGITAL CONTENT ITEM AND DISTRIBUTE REWARDS BASED ON THE DISPLAY | NGUYEN, THUY N | — |
| 19066655 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PROVIDE RECORDS FOR NEW USERS OF A COLLABORATION ENVIRONMENT | STIVALETTI, MATHEUS R | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Asana | 13 |
| DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. | 5 |
| SmartDrive Systems, Inc. | 3 |
| MavorCo Operations LLC | 3 |
| Kabam | 3 |
| Watch Skins Corporation | 2 |
| PATREON, INC. | 2 |
| Omnitracs, LLC | 1 |
| Everguard, Inc. | 1 |
| Asthmatek, Inc. | 1 |
| AR2 Project | 1 |
| Kronosapiens Labs, LLC | 1 |
| Form Bio Inc. | 1 |
| SLB | 1 |
| Perdue Foods LLC | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3629 | 4 |
| 3715 | 4 |
| 3623 | 3 |
| 3664 | 2 |
| 3622 | 2 |
| 3698 | 2 |
| 3692 | 2 |
| 1774 | 2 |
| 3619 | 1 |
| 3656 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19409396 | WATCH SKINS SELECTION APPLICATION WITH BLOCKCHAIN TOKEN | Watch Skins Corporation | HUANG, JAY | 3619 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 04, 2025 |
| 19245131 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING AND USING FLEET-SPECIFIC DRIVER PERFORMANCE | Omnitracs, LLC | RHEE, ROY B | 3664 | §101§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 19229088 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING SPEED THRESHOLDS FOR VEHICLES | Smartdrive Systems, Inc. | FIGUEROA, JAIME | 3656 | §101Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 05, 2025 |
| 19222366 | ONE BUTTON INTERFACE OF A BLENDER | Mavorco Operations LLC | FLORES SANCHEZ, OMAR | 3724 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 29, 2025 |
| 19191878 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO CHARACTERIZE WORK UNIT RECORDS OF A COLLABORATION ENVIRONMENT BASED ON STAGES WITHIN A WORKFLOW | Asana, Inc. | SITTNER, MATTHEW T | 3629 | §101§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 28, 2025 |
| 19086811 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO LINK MEETINGS WITH UNITS OF WORK OF A COLLABORATION ENVIRONMENT | Asana, Inc. | COULTER, KENNETH R | 2445 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 21, 2025 |
| 19078012 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO TRACK DISPLAY OF A DIGITAL CONTENT ITEM AND DISTRIBUTE REWARDS BASED ON THE DISPLAY | Watch Skins Corporation | NGUYEN, THUY N | 3622 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 12, 2025 |
| 19066655 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PROVIDE RECORDS FOR NEW USERS OF A COLLABORATION ENVIRONMENT | Asana, Inc. | STIVALETTI, MATHEUS R | 3623 | §101Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2025 |
| 19062895 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO FACILITATE INTERACTION WITH A COLLABORATION ENVIRONMENT BASED ON ASSIGNMENT OF PROJECT-LEVEL ROLES | Asana, Inc. | EDMONDS, DONALD J | 3629 | §101Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 25, 2025 |
| 19062682 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO FACILITATE USER ENGAGEMENT WITH UNITS OF WORK ASSIGNED WITHIN A COLLABORATION ENVIRONMENT | Asana, Inc. | DELICH, STEPHANIE ZAGARELLA | 3623 | §103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 25, 2025 |
| 19027844 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING AND PRESENTING GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES | Asana, Inc. | WASEL, MOHAMED A | Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 | |
| 18984036 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING DURATIONAL PROMOTIONS TO PLAYERS | Kabam, Inc. | PIERCE, DAMON JOSEPH | 3715 | §101§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 17, 2024 |
| 18982633 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING TARGETED RECOMMENDATIONS TO SEGMENTS OF USERS OF A VIRTUAL SPACE | Kabam, Inc. | GRANT, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER | 3715 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 16, 2024 |
| 18956704 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO GENERATE UNITS OF WORK IN A COLLABORATION ENVIRONMENT | Asana, Inc. | EDMONDS, DONALD J | 3629 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 11d overdue | Pending | Nov 22, 2024 |
| 18953717 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO RECOMMEND BENEFIT TYPES OF BENEFIT ITEMS TO OFFER WITHIN A MEMBERSHIP PLATFORM | Patreon, Inc. | ELCHANTI, TAREK | 3621 | §101Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 20, 2024 |
| 18899919 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO EXECUTE BRANCHING AUTOMATION SCHEMES IN A COLLABORATION ENVIRONMENT | Asana, Inc. | KELLER, MICHAEL A | 2418 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2024 |
| 18897386 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO GENERATE UNITS OF WORK WITHIN A COLLABORATION ENVIRONMENT BASED ON SELECTION OF TEXT | Asana, Inc. | NGUYEN, THU N | 2154 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 70d | Pending | Sep 26, 2024 |
| 18782445 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO FACILITATE NESTING OF PORTFOLIOS WITHIN A COLLABORATION ENVIRONMENT | Asana, Inc. | NGUYEN, TAN D | 3629 | §101 | Final Rejection | 49d | Pending | Jul 24, 2024 |
| 18776020 | MULTIMODAL SAFETY SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Everguard, Inc. | COLEMAN, STEPHEN P | 2675 | §101§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 17, 2024 |
| 18764860 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO DETERMINE A THERAPY REGIMEN TO TREAT ASTHMA OF A SUBJECT | Asthmatek, Inc. | KASENGE, CHARLES R | 2116 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 05, 2024 |
| 18758475 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UTILIZING A LIVING ENTITY AS A MARKER FOR AUGMENTED REALITY CONTENT | Ar2 Project, LLC | SALVUCCI, MATTHEW D | 2613 | §103DP | Final Rejection | 1d overdue | Pending | Jun 28, 2024 |
| 18746431 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO FACILITATE QUALITY CONTROL OF BENEFIT ITEMS CREATED FOR SUBSCRIBERS OF A MEMBERSHIP PLATFORM | Patreon, Inc. | MACASIANO, MARILYN G | 3622 | §101Other | Final Rejection | 44d overdue | Pending | Jun 18, 2024 |
| 18662386 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO GENERATE AGENDAS FOR GROUP MEETINGS | Asana, Inc. | KONERU, SUJAY | 3624 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 15d | Pending | May 13, 2024 |
| 18633038 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPARING DRIVING PERFORMANCE FOR SIMULATED DRIVING | Smartdrive Systems, Inc. | YIP, JACK | 3715 | §103 | Final Rejection | 13d | Pending | Apr 11, 2024 |
| 18603698 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO GENERATE NARRATIVES BASED ON A COMPREHENSIVE SET OF EXPERIENCES OF USERS | Disney Enterprises, Inc. | REPSHER III, JOHN T | 2143 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 13, 2024 |
| 18476156 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO MANAGE CONTRIBUTIONS AND COMPLIANCE IN A DECENTRALIZED USER ENVIRONMENT | Kronosapiens Labs, LLC | GARCIA-GUERRA, DARLENE | 3625 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 75d | Pending | Sep 27, 2023 |
| 18455987 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AWARDS TO USERS OF AN ONLINE GAME | Kabam, Inc. | WONG, JEFFREY KEITH | 3715 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 25, 2023 |
| 18453864 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO EFFECTUATE SETS OF AUTOMATED ACTIONS OUTSIDE AND/OR WITHIN A COLLABORATION ENVIRONMENT BASED ON TRIGGER EVENTS OCCURRING OUTSIDE AND/OR WITHIN THE COLLABORATION ENVIRONMENT | Asana, Inc. | BOYCE, ANDRE D | 3623 | §103 | Final Rejection | 72d overdue | Pending | Aug 22, 2023 |
| 18451406 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO EFFECTUATE SETS OF AUTOMATED ACTIONS WITHIN A COLLABORATION ENVIRONMENT INCLUDING EMBEDDED THIRD-PARTY CONTENT BASED ON TRIGGER EVENTS | Asana, Inc. | PARCHER, DANIEL W | 2174 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 17, 2023 |
| 18348569 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO DETERMINE CONTENT FOR A NARRATIVE BASED ON USER INPUT RELATED TO THE NARRATIVE | Disney Enterprises, Inc. | ASGARI, SIMA | 3698 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 07, 2023 |
| 18348550 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO IMPLEMENT PHYSICAL AND/OR BEHAVIORAL ATTRIBUTES THAT DEFINE A PERSONALITY ENTITY ASSOCIATED WITH A DIGITAL ASSET VIA A PHYSICAL OBJECT | Disney Enterprises, Inc. | HYDER, MD SAKIB | 3698 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 8d overdue | Pending | Jul 07, 2023 |
| 18347291 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO GENERATE A COMPOSITE REPRESENTATION OF A DIGITAL WALLET BASED ON DIGITAL ASSETS INDICATED BY THE DIGITAL WALLET | Disney Enterprises, Inc. | BORLINGHAUS, JASON M | 3692 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 05, 2023 |
| 18169059 | MEASURING OPERATOR READINESS AND READINESS TESTING TRIGGERING IN AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE | Smartdrive Systems, Inc. | NIEVES FLORES, NEIT JOSAFAT | 3664 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 14, 2023 |
| 18150404 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODIFYING NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCES TO ENHANCE COMPOUND PRODUCTION | Form Bio Inc. | FUELLING, MICHAEL | 3992 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 05, 2023 |
| 17972285 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO MANAGE DIGITAL ASSET FUNCTIONALITY BASED ON FULFILLMENT OF CRITERIA | Disney Enterprises, Inc. | SHARVIN, DAVID P | 3692 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 23d | Pending | Oct 24, 2022 |
| 17919433 | COMPOSITIONAL RESERVOIR SIMULATION | Schlumberger Technology Corporation | STOICA, ADRIAN | 2188 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 17, 2022 |
| 17464555 | END-WALL CATCHING SYSTEM AND METHOD | Perdue Foods LLC | BYUN, HAE RIE JESSICA | 3643 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 01, 2021 |
| 17225746 | BLENDER WITH TOUCHSCREEN INTERFACE | Mavorco Operations LLC | INSLER, ELIZABETH | 1774 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 17d overdue | Pending | Apr 08, 2021 |
| 17064886 | LOCK MODE FOR A BLENDER | Mavorco Operations LLC | SORKIN, DAVID L | 1774 | §103 | Final Rejection | 78d overdue | Pending | Oct 07, 2020 |
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Start Free Trial82.1% of resolved applications prosecuted by Esplin & Associates, Pc were allowed, across 868 applications in USPTO records.
3.27 office actions per allowed application on average.
39 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 15 clients, before 38 examiners in 25 art units.
