Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Esplin & Associates, Pc

37 pending office actions • 16 clients • 33 examiners • 25 art units • 0 of 37 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

37
Total Pending OAs
25
Non-Final OAs
12
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 37 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

23
Overdue
1
Due this week
9
Due this month
1
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. 37 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (23)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (9)Due ≤ 60 days (1)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.

6
Hard (16%)
28
Medium (76%)
0
Easy (0%)
3
Unknown (8%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only6 (16%)
§103 only25 (68%)
§102 only3 (8%)
No statute on record3 (8%)

Industry Mix

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

3
Life Sciences
8% of docket
9
Information Tech
24% of docket
2
Communications
5% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
23
Mechanical / Eng
62% 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.

370 h
Manual time on pending OAs
74 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
130 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.2 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
NGUYEN, TAN D 3 24.3% +19.1%
KONERU, SUJAY 2 58.3% +37.1%
EDMONDS, DONALD J 2 40.0% +40.6%
NGUYEN, CINDY 1 78.4% +9.2%
PADOT, TIMOTHY 1 39.3% +28.2%
OH, HARRY Y 1 85.4% +17.7%
AHMED, MAHABUB S 1 85.5% +7.8%
FOXX, CHICO A 1 78.5% +29.9%
MERLINO, DAVID P 1 71.2% +12.1%
KANE, KATHARINE GRACZ 1 47.1% +45.5%

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
18897526 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO IDENTIFY A PHYSICAL OBJECT AS A DIGITAL ASSET AHMED, MAHABUB S 25d overdue
18982468 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING DATA DESCRIBING PHYSICAL SURROUNDINGS OF A VEHICLE OH, HARRY Y 84d

Hard Cases (6)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 6 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18746431 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO FACILITATE QUALITY CONTROL OF BENEFIT ITEMS CREATED FOR SUBSCRIBERS OF A MEMBERSHIP PLATFORM MACASIANO, MARILYN G 44d overdue
18830946 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO RECOMMEND TEMPLATES FOR PROJECT-LEVEL GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES WITHIN A COLLABORATION ENVIRONMENT EDMONDS, DONALD J 18d overdue
18456745 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO FACILITATE RESOLUTION OF WORK ITEMS IN A FRAUD RESOLUTION WORKFLOW NGUYEN, TAN D 22d
18662530 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PROVIDE MEASURES OF USER WORKLOAD WHEN GENERATING UNITS OF WORK BASED ON CHAT SESSIONS BETWEEN USERS OF A COLLABORATION ENVIRONMENT NGUYEN, TAN D 28d
18782445 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO FACILITATE NESTING OF PORTFOLIOS WITHIN A COLLABORATION ENVIRONMENT NGUYEN, TAN D 49d
18817983 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO GENERATE SUBSCRIPTION RECOMMENDATIONS WITHIN A MEMBERSHIP PLATFORM VANDERHORST, MARIA VICTORIA 84d

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
18886165 APPARATUS TO SECURE A PRIMARY BODY TO A SHOE KANE, KATHARINE GRACZ 126d overdue
18894347 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VERIFYING WHETHER VEHICLE OPERATORS ARE PAYING ATTENTION FOXX, CHICO A 30d overdue
18830946 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO RECOMMEND TEMPLATES FOR PROJECT-LEVEL GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES WITHIN A COLLABORATION ENVIRONMENT EDMONDS, DONALD J 18d overdue
18956704 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO GENERATE UNITS OF WORK IN A COLLABORATION ENVIRONMENT EDMONDS, DONALD J 11d 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
18894394 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CAPTURING AND OFFLOADING DIFFERENT INFORMATION BASED ON EVENT TRIGGER TYPE MERLINO, DAVID P 20d
18456745 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO FACILITATE RESOLUTION OF WORK ITEMS IN A FRAUD RESOLUTION WORKFLOW NGUYEN, TAN D 22d

Client Portfolio (16 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
36295
37154
36243
36252
37322
17742
21561
36571
24341
26851

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19066602 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO AUTOMATICALLY CLASSIFY RECORDS MANAGED BY A COLLABORATION ENVIRONMENT Asana, Inc. NGUYEN, CINDY 2156 §102 Non-Final OA 58d overdue Pending Feb 28, 2025
18999200 GENERATION OF ENGAGEMENT AND SUPPORT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CONTENT CREATORS Patreon, Inc. KONERU, SUJAY 3624 §103 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Dec 23, 2024
18989997 GENERATION OF SUBSCRIPTION RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CONTENT CREATORS Patreon, Inc. PADOT, TIMOTHY 3625 §103 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Dec 20, 2024
18982468 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING DATA DESCRIBING PHYSICAL SURROUNDINGS OF A VEHICLE Smartdrive Systems, Inc. OH, HARRY Y 3657 §103 Final Rejection 84d Pending Dec 16, 2024
18956704 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO GENERATE UNITS OF WORK IN A COLLABORATION ENVIRONMENT Asana, Inc. EDMONDS, DONALD J 3629 §103 Non-Final OA 11d overdue Pending Nov 22, 2024
18897526 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO IDENTIFY A PHYSICAL OBJECT AS A DIGITAL ASSET Microgroove, LLC AHMED, MAHABUB S 2434 §103 Non-Final OA 25d overdue Pending Sep 26, 2024
18894347 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VERIFYING WHETHER VEHICLE OPERATORS ARE PAYING ATTENTION Smartdrive Systems, Inc. FOXX, CHICO A 2685 §103 Non-Final OA 30d overdue Pending Sep 24, 2024
18894394 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CAPTURING AND OFFLOADING DIFFERENT INFORMATION BASED ON EVENT TRIGGER TYPE Smartdrive Systems, Inc. MERLINO, DAVID P 3665 §103 Non-Final OA 20d Pending Sep 24, 2024
18886165 APPARATUS TO SECURE A PRIMARY BODY TO A SHOE Univited Inc. KANE, KATHARINE GRACZ 3732 §103 Final Rejection 126d overdue Pending Sep 16, 2024
18830946 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO RECOMMEND TEMPLATES FOR PROJECT-LEVEL GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES WITHIN A COLLABORATION ENVIRONMENT Asana, Inc. EDMONDS, DONALD J 3629 §101 Non-Final OA 18d overdue Pending Sep 11, 2024
18819295 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PROCESS PAYMENTS FOR SUBSCRIBERSHIP WITHIN A MEMBERSHIP PLATFORM Patreon, Inc. HAMILTON, SARA CHANDLER 3695 §103 Non-Final OA 37d overdue Pending Aug 29, 2024
18817983 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO GENERATE SUBSCRIPTION RECOMMENDATIONS WITHIN A MEMBERSHIP PLATFORM Patreon, Inc. VANDERHORST, MARIA VICTORIA 3621 §101 Final Rejection 84d Pending Aug 28, 2024
18817576 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO STORE AND MANAGE ENTITY VERIFICATION INFORMATION TO REDUCE REDUNDANT ENTITY INFORMATION AND REDUNDANT SUBMISSION OF REQUESTS Simur, Inc. CHIANG, JASON 2431 §103 Non-Final OA 21d Pending Aug 28, 2024
18782445 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO FACILITATE NESTING OF PORTFOLIOS WITHIN A COLLABORATION ENVIRONMENT Asana, Inc. NGUYEN, TAN D 3629 §101 Non-Final OA 49d Pending Jul 24, 2024
18758475 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UTILIZING A LIVING ENTITY AS A MARKER FOR AUGMENTED REALITY CONTENT Ar2 Project, LLC SALVUCCI, MATTHEW D 2613 §103 Non-Final OA 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 §101 Non-Final OA 44d overdue Pending Jun 18, 2024
18745950 MULTI-LAYER HEADGEAR SYSTEM Openbci, Inc. PATEL, TAJASH D 3732 §103 Non-Final OA 38d overdue Pending Jun 17, 2024
18740117 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IN-GAME EVENTS Kabam, Inc. DEODHAR, OMKAR A 3715 Other Non-Final OA 35d overdue Pending Jun 11, 2024
18677614 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO DETERMINE CONTENT TO PRESENT BASED ON INTERACTION INFORMATION OF A GIVEN USER Solsten, Inc. KIM, EUI H 2453 §103 Non-Final OA 125d overdue Pending May 29, 2024
18662530 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PROVIDE MEASURES OF USER WORKLOAD WHEN GENERATING UNITS OF WORK BASED ON CHAT SESSIONS BETWEEN USERS OF A COLLABORATION ENVIRONMENT Asana, Inc. NGUYEN, TAN D 3629 §101 Final Rejection 28d Pending May 13, 2024
18662386 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO GENERATE AGENDAS FOR GROUP MEETINGS Asana, Inc. KONERU, SUJAY 3624 §103 Final Rejection 15d Pending May 13, 2024
18656897 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO CONNECT CARE SEEKERS WITH CARE PROVIDERS FOR CARETAKING NEEDS Helpr, Inc. SHIH, HAOSHIAN 2179 Other Non-Final OA 25d overdue Pending May 07, 2024
18633038 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPARING DRIVING PERFORMANCE FOR SIMULATED DRIVING Smartdrive Systems, Inc. YIP, JACK 3715 Other Non-Final OA 13d Pending Apr 11, 2024
18610544 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO GENERATE CORRESPONDENCES BETWEEN PORTIONS OF RECORDED AUDIO CONTENT AND RECORDS OF A COLLABORATION ENVIRONMENT Asana, Inc. LI, LIANG Y 2143 §103 Final Rejection 9d overdue Pending Mar 20, 2024
18589040 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING VIRTUAL ITEMS TO USERS OF A VIRTUAL SPACE Kabam, Inc. CHAN, ALLEN 3715 §102 Non-Final OA 29d Pending Feb 27, 2024
18525557 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING AN EVENT SPACE ASSOCIATED WITH A PRIMARY VIRTUAL SPACE Kabam, Inc. YEN, JASON TAHAI 3715 §103 Non-Final OA 45d overdue Pending Nov 30, 2023
18490650 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO RECOMMEND PRICE OF BENEFIT ITEMS OFFERED THROUGH A MEMBERSHIP PLATFORM Pateron, Inc. WALTON, CHESIREE A 3624 §102 Final Rejection 6d Pending Oct 19, 2023
18476156 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO MANAGE CONTRIBUTIONS AND COMPLIANCE IN A DECENTRALIZED USER ENVIRONMENT Kronosapiens Labs, LLC GARCIA-GUERRA, DARLENE 3625 §103 Non-Final OA 75d Pending Sep 27, 2023
18456745 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO FACILITATE RESOLUTION OF WORK ITEMS IN A FRAUD RESOLUTION WORKFLOW Patreon, Inc. NGUYEN, TAN D 3629 §101 Final Rejection 22d Pending Aug 28, 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 Non-Final OA 72d overdue Pending Aug 22, 2023
18168869 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO IDENTIFY PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILES OF USERS BY UTILIZING CORRELATIONS BETWEEN CONTENT CLASSIFICATIONS Solsten, Inc. WU, TONY 2166 §103 Final Rejection 37d overdue Pending Feb 14, 2023
18169046 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING LANE-SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS TO A VEHICLE OPERATOR OF A VEHICLE Smartdrive Systems, Inc. ABD EL LATIF, HOSSAM M 3664 §103 Final Rejection 87d overdue Pending Feb 14, 2023
17859810 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING POTENTIAL TRAFFIC PATTERNS WITHIN AN INTERIOR PHYSICAL SPACE AND DETERMINING A FURNISHING LAYOUT FOR THE INTERIOR PHYSICAL SPACE BASED ON THE POTENTIAL TRAFFIC PATTERNS Homster Inc. LEATHERS, EMILY GORMAN 2187 §103 Final Rejection 15d overdue Pending Jul 07, 2022
17545866 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO FACILITATE MANAGEMENT OF ONLINE SUBJECT INFORMATION Solsten, Inc. GREENE, JOSEPH L 2443 §103 Non-Final OA 118d overdue Pending Dec 08, 2021
17225746 BLENDER WITH TOUCHSCREEN INTERFACE Mavorco Operations LLC INSLER, ELIZABETH 1774 §103 Final Rejection 17d overdue Pending Apr 08, 2021
17064886 LOCK MODE FOR A BLENDER Mavorco Operations LLC SORKIN, DAVID L 1774 §103 Non-Final OA 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 Non-Final OA 85d overdue Pending Jul 24, 2018

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