Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
42 pending office actions • 19 clients • 41 examiners • 21 art units • 0 of 42 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Esplin & Associates, PC has a history in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems with 896 career applications. The firm maintains a resolved allowance rate of 82.94 percent in this technology area, reflecting its effectiveness in moving applications toward grant. This success rate provides a benchmark for the firm's performance in this field.
Securing an allowance requires an average of 3.36 office actions at this firm. Currently, Esplin & Associates, PC is managing 31 pending office actions, continuing its prosecution work in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems after 896 career applications. This data highlights the firm's historical success and current administrative requirements for practitioners evaluating its services.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 15 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. 15 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 | 7 (17%) |
| §101 + other | 18 (43%) |
| §103 only | 7 (17%) |
| §112 only | 1 (2%) |
| Double-patenting only | 5 (12%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (2%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 3 (7%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KONERU, SUJAY | 2 | 58.2% | +37.6% |
| ANDERSON, MEGAN M | 1 | 74.9% | +27.8% |
| HUANG, JAY | 1 | 53.0% | +20.7% |
| RHEE, ROY B | 1 | 69.8% | +23.2% |
| FIGUEROA, JAIME | 1 | 85.4% | +13.1% |
| FLORES SANCHEZ, OMAR | 1 | 74.0% | +14.3% |
| HALIYUR, PADMA | 1 | 86.6% | +13.3% |
| SITTNER, MATTHEW T | 1 | 57.9% | +56.1% |
| COULTER, KENNETH R | 1 | 86.7% | -4.7% |
| NGUYEN, THUY N | 1 | 57.5% | +24.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19203017 | CONVERSION BETWEEN ASPECT RATIOS IN CAMERA | HALIYUR, PADMA | — |
| 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 |
| 18819295 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PROCESS PAYMENTS FOR SUBSCRIBERSHIP WITHIN A MEMBERSHIP PLATFORM | HAMILTON, SARA CHANDLER | 37d 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 |
| 18999200 | GENERATION OF ENGAGEMENT AND SUPPORT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CONTENT CREATORS | KONERU, SUJAY | 15d |
| 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 |
| 18989997 | GENERATION OF SUBSCRIPTION RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CONTENT CREATORS | PADOT, TIMOTHY | 27d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18999200 | GENERATION OF ENGAGEMENT AND SUPPORT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CONTENT CREATORS | KONERU, SUJAY | 15d |
| 18662386 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO GENERATE AGENDAS FOR GROUP MEETINGS | KONERU, SUJAY | 15d |
| 19566446 | EXERCISE AND THERAPY DEVICE | ANDERSON, MEGAN M | — |
| 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 | — |
| 19203017 | CONVERSION BETWEEN ASPECT RATIOS IN CAMERA | HALIYUR, PADMA | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Asana | 9 |
| DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. | 5 |
| SmartDrive Systems, Inc. | 4 |
| PATREON, INC. | 4 |
| Kabam | 4 |
| Watch Skins Corporation | 2 |
| MavorCo Operations LLC | 2 |
| Jean-Patrick Netter | 1 |
| Omnitracs, LLC | 1 |
| GoPro | 1 |
| Mindshow Inc. | 1 |
| Everguard, Inc. | 1 |
| Asthmatek, Inc. | 1 |
| AR2 Project | 1 |
| Kronosapiens Labs, LLC | 1 |
| Form Bio Inc. | 1 |
| SLB | 1 |
| Perdue Foods LLC | 1 |
| Honey, Feel Better | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3715 | 4 |
| 3629 | 3 |
| 3664 | 2 |
| 3624 | 2 |
| 3625 | 2 |
| 3698 | 2 |
| 3692 | 2 |
| 3784 | 1 |
| 3619 | 1 |
| 3695 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19566446 | EXERCISE AND THERAPY DEVICE | Jean-Patrick Netter | ANDERSON, MEGAN M | 3784 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 13, 2026 |
| 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 | §101Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 05, 2025 | |
| 19222366 | ONE BUTTON INTERFACE OF A BLENDER | Mavorco Operations LLC | FLORES SANCHEZ, OMAR | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 29, 2025 | |
| 19203017 | CONVERSION BETWEEN ASPECT RATIOS IN CAMERA | Gopro, Inc. | HALIYUR, PADMA | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 08, 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§103 | 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 | §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 | §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 | §101Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2025 | |
| 19050997 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO GENERATE A VIDEO OF A USER-DEFINED VIRTUAL REALITY SCENE | Mindshow Inc. | SAMS, MICHELLE L | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 11, 2025 | |
| 18999200 | GENERATION OF ENGAGEMENT AND SUPPORT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CONTENT CREATORS | Patreon, Inc. | KONERU, SUJAY | 3624 | §101§103Other | Final Rejection | 15d | Pending | Dec 23, 2024 |
| 18989997 | GENERATION OF SUBSCRIPTION RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CONTENT CREATORS | Patreon, Inc. | PADOT, TIMOTHY | 3625 | §101§103Other | Final Rejection | 27d | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18984036 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING DURATIONAL PROMOTIONS TO PLAYERS | Kabam, Inc. | PIERCE, DAMON JOSEPH | §101§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 17, 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 |
| 18899919 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO EXECUTE BRANCHING AUTOMATION SCHEMES IN A COLLABORATION ENVIRONMENT | Asana, Inc. | KELLER, MICHAEL A | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2024 | |
| 18819295 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PROCESS PAYMENTS FOR SUBSCRIBERSHIP WITHIN A MEMBERSHIP PLATFORM | Patreon, Inc. | HAMILTON, SARA CHANDLER | 3695 | §101§103Other | Final Rejection | 37d overdue | Pending | Aug 29, 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 | 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 | §103Other | Final Rejection | 13d | Pending | Apr 11, 2024 |
| 18621632 | UNLOCKING GAME CONTENT BASED ON AMOUNTS OF COLLABORATIVE GAMEPLAY | Kabam, Inc. | THOMAS, ERIC M | 3715 | §101§102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 29, 2024 |
| 18614132 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING A SITTING DUCK SCENARIO | Smartdrive Systems, Inc. | ELARABI, TAREK A | 3661 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 22, 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 |
| 18482204 | FACILITATING EVENT IMPLEMENTATION IN AN ONLINE GAME | Kabam, Inc. | YEN, JASON TAHAI | 3715 | §101§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 06, 2023 |
| 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 | §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 |
| 17064886 | LOCK MODE FOR A BLENDER | Mavorco Operations LLC | SORKIN, DAVID L | 1774 | §103 | Final Rejection | 78d overdue | Pending | Oct 07, 2020 |
| 16044281 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PACKAGING A SINGLE-SERVE PORTION OF HONEYCOMB | Honey, Feel Better LLC | LACHICA, ERICSON M | 1792 | §103 | Final Rejection | 85d overdue | Pending | Jul 24, 2018 |
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