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Last updated: April 19, 2026

Finch & Maloney Pllc

80 pending office actions • 43 clients

Portfolio Summary

80
Total Pending OAs
19
Final Rejections
61
Non-Final OAs

Client Portfolio (43 clients)

Client (Assignee)Pending OAs
ZF Friedrichshafen AG 19
Bariatek Medical 4
Aon Global Operations SE, Singapore Branch 3
Readily3D SA 2
Artedrone 2
Spark Biomedical, Inc. 2
ZF Cv Systems Global GmbH 2
Hpsp Co., Ltd. 2
Sentec AG 2
Cmr Surgical Limited 2
Hygentile AG 1
US SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES LLC 1
Tech Sonic Limited Partnership 1
Vti Medical, Inc. 1
Qrt Co., Ltd. 1
Stadler Rail AG 1
Woas SA 1
Polycontact AG 1
Hebe Studio Limited 1
Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH & Co. Kg 1
Aon Consulting, Inc. 1
ZF Padova Srl. 1
Bühler AG 1
Pjp Tech Inc. 1
Vascular Technology, Incorporated 1
Schleuniger AG 1
Sentec AG 1
Sentec AG 1
Korea Institute Of Ceramic Engineering And Technology 1
Artedrone 1
Bühler AG 1
Metrohm AG 1
Esco S.A. 1
Metriopharm AG 1
Metallurgica Ledrense Società Cooperativa 1
Kardiozis SAS 1
ZF Friedrichshafen AG 1
Pharmaprint Limited LLC 1
Re-Nut AG 1
Swiss Coffee Innovation AG 1
Delica AG 1
Odc Lizenz AG 1
Graphene Leaders Canada (Glc) Inc. 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatusFiled
19261060 Untitled ZF Friedrichshafen AG JOYCE, WILLIAM C 3618 Non-Final OA
19277691 Untitled ZF Friedrichshafen AG YOUNG, EDWIN 3655 Non-Final OA
19250373 METHOD FOR OPERATING A DRIVING DEVICE FOR A WORKING MACHINE ZF Friedrichshafen AG PANG, ROGER L 3655 Non-Final OA Jun 26, 2025
19109822 SYSTEM FOR FILLING AND CLOSING CANS UNDER HYGIENIC CONDITIONS Hygentile AG IGBOKWE, NICHOLAS E 3731 Non-Final OA Mar 07, 2025
19100241 METHOD FOR INVERTING DRIVING INSTRUCTIONS FOR A WORKING MACHINE ZF Friedrichshafen AG SANTOS, KIRSTEN JADE M 3664 Non-Final OA Jan 31, 2025
18880766 POWER-SHIFT TRANSMISSION FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE TRANSMISSION OF THE RANGE CHANGE TYPE ZF Friedrichshafen AG BROWN, JOSEPH HENRY 3618 Non-Final OA Jan 02, 2025
18874818 TWEEZERS AND A METHOD OF CONDUCTING ROOT CANAL THERAPY Unknown AZUBUOGU, CHIEMERIE CHIBUZOR 3772 Non-Final OA Dec 13, 2024
18871085 METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING AN INDUSTRIAL TRUCK ZF Friedrichshafen AG LEVY, MERRITT E 3666 Non-Final OA Dec 02, 2024
18931331 Safety Harness Motion Detector Systems and Methods for Use US SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES LLC LA, ANH V 2685 Non-Final OA Oct 30, 2024
18909581 DEVICE FOR FORMING AN OIL PAN AND AN OIL PAN ARRANGEMENT ZF Friedrichshafen AG HASAN, SYED O 3747 Non-Final OA Oct 08, 2024
18821331 APPARATUS FOR CLEANING INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS Tech Sonic Limited Partnership ZHANG, RICHARD Z 1714 Non-Final OA Aug 30, 2024
18786840 MULTI-ANGLE IMAGING PLATFORM Vti Medical, Inc. SEBASTIAN, KAITLYN E 3797 Non-Final OA Jul 29, 2024
18760723 Systems, Methods, and Platform for Performing a Multi-Level Catastrophic Risk Exposure Analysis for a Portfolio Aon Global Operations SE, Singapore Branch FU, HAO 3695 Non-Final OA Jul 01, 2024
18748924 RADIATION EVALUATION FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Qrt Co., Ltd. MCDONNOUGH, COURTNEY G 2858 Non-Final OA Jun 20, 2024
18743706 ELECTRIC MACHINE FOR DRIVING A MOTOR VEHICLE ZF Friedrichshafen AG JOHNSON, ERIC 2834 Non-Final OA Jun 14, 2024
18738724 LOADING/UNLOADING DEVICE FOR A DELIVERY VEHICLE Unknown ROMANO, ASHLEY K 3652 Non-Final OA Jun 10, 2024
18680020 RAILWAY VEHICLE WITH AT LEAST ONE DOOR OPENING AND A DOOR CLOSING THE DOOR OPENING, COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR MONITORING A DOOR, COMPUTER PROGRAMME PRODUCT AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Stadler Rail AG TAYLOR JR, ANTHONY D 3747 Non-Final OA May 31, 2024
18713390 WORKSPACE WALL, AIR PURIFYING DEVICE, AND DESKTOP SYSTEM Woas SA AUBREY, BETH A 3633 Non-Final OA May 24, 2024
18672639 METHOD FOR REGULATING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR ZF Friedrichshafen AG MASIH, KAREN 2846 Non-Final OA May 23, 2024
18659220 ROTOR ARRANGEMENT FOR IMPROVED COOLING OF A ROTOR ZF Friedrichshafen AG VAZIRI, MASOUD 2834 Non-Final OA May 09, 2024
18654461 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING THE POSITION OF A VEHICLE SEAT Polycontact AG MORA, ANTHONY GABRIEL 3664 Non-Final OA May 03, 2024
18609551 UTILITY TRAILER Unknown WEHRLY, CHRISTOPHER B 3611 Non-Final OA Mar 19, 2024
18603802 METHOD FOR LIMITING A POWER OF AN ELECTRIC MOTOR ZF Friedrichshafen AG BOUZIANE, SAID 2846 Non-Final OA Mar 13, 2024
18601369 DRIVE ARRANGEMENT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE AND MOTOR VEHICLE ZF Friedrichshafen AG TRIGGS, JAMES J 3614 Non-Final OA Mar 11, 2024
18688538 METHOD FOR DIGITAL ANALYTIC CORRECTION OF PHOTORESPONSIVE MATERIAL REACTIVITY IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Readily3D SA NELSON, JAMEL M 1743 Non-Final OA Mar 01, 2024
18682981 SCRATCHING APPARATUS Hebe Studio Limited GRABER, MARIA EILEEN 3644 Non-Final OA Feb 12, 2024
18682768 COOLING ASSEMBLY FOR COOLING A HYBRID VEHICLE OR AN ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN VEHICLE ZF Friedrichshafen AG SCHLAK, DANIEL KEITH 2834 Non-Final OA Feb 09, 2024
18682765 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LOADING A FIBRE-BASED CONTAINER WITH A PREFORM AND FOR INSERTING THE CONTAINER INTO A BLOW MOLD Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH & Co. Kg HUSON, MONICA ANNE 1742 Final Rejection Feb 09, 2024
18579098 PLUG INTERFACE, PLUG ELEMENT, MICROMOBILITY VEHICLE ZF Friedrichshafen AG PATEL, TULSIDAS C 2834 Non-Final OA Jan 12, 2024
18410630 Group Outcome Results Analysis Using Automatically Generated Control Group for Outcome Comparison Aon Consulting, Inc. PAULSON, SHEETAL R. 3615 Final Rejection Jan 11, 2024
18577799 PYLORIC ANCHOR AND GASTRO-INTESTINAL TUBE Bariatek Medical KALIHER, HANS CHRISTIAN 3781 Non-Final OA Jan 09, 2024
18575003 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE FABRICATION OF ALIGNED STRUCTURES BY OPTICAL MODULATION INSTABILITY Readily3D SA YE, XINWEN 1754 Non-Final OA Dec 28, 2023
18573558 MEDICAL DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RETRIEVING A THROMBUS FROM A VESSEL, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A DEVICE Artedrone BLAISE, BRADFORD CHRISTOPHER 3794 Non-Final OA Dec 22, 2023
18573693 METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE ZF Friedrichshafen AG NGUYEN, JASON TOAN 3666 Final Rejection Dec 22, 2023
18394982 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR RECOVERING FROM BRAIN TRAUMA USING ELECTRICAL STIMULATION Spark Biomedical, Inc. HUH, VYNN V 3792 Non-Final OA Dec 22, 2023
18572565 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USE IN MINIMALLY INVASIVE ANASTOMOSIS CREATION AND/OR ENDOLUMINAL NAVIGATION Bariatek Medical SEVERSON, RYAN J 3771 Non-Final OA Dec 20, 2023
18570356 MARINE DRIVE UNIT WITH A COOLING OIL CIRCUIT ZF Padova Srl. AVILA, STEPHEN P 3615 Non-Final OA Dec 14, 2023
18570359 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF OPTIMIZED TREATMENT CONDITIONS FOR TREATING CELLS WITH ELECTRIC PULSES Bühler AG KARUNASENA, ENUSHA 1653 Non-Final OA Dec 14, 2023
18538425 METHOD FOR BRAKE CONTROL OF A VEHICLE COMBINATION AND BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR OPERATING THIS METHOD ZF Cv Systems Global GmbH KING, BRADLEY T 3616 Non-Final OA Dec 13, 2023
18529116 A CHAIN CONNECTING LINK Unknown DICKSTEIN, WILLIAM DOUGLAS 3725 Non-Final OA Dec 05, 2023
18565189 RUNNING GEAR COMPONENT HAVING A STRUCTURAL PART, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH A RUNNING GEAR COMPONENT ZF Friedrichshafen AG WILEY, DANIEL J 3678 Final Rejection Nov 29, 2023
18511096 EPITAXIAL GROWTH APPARATUS AND MULTI-LAYER GAS SUPPLY MODULE USED THEREFOR Pjp Tech Inc. CHEN, KEATH T 1716 Non-Final OA Nov 16, 2023
18496164 GRASPABLE SURGICAL DEVICE Vascular Technology, Incorporated CERMAK, ADAM JASON 3783 Final Rejection Oct 27, 2023
18493358 CHECKING AN ACTUAL-PRESSURE SENSOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM ZF Cv Systems Global GmbH LAGUARDA, GONZALO 3747 Non-Final OA Oct 24, 2023
18554277 CRIMPING PRESS, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CRIMPED CONNECTION Schleuniger AG BROWN, JARED O 3725 Non-Final OA Oct 06, 2023
18552258 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENDOSCOPIC ANASTOMOSIS OF THE STOMACH AND THE BOWEL Bariatek Medical DAVID, SHAUN L 3771 Non-Final OA Sep 25, 2023
18371986 Connector for Flexible Circuitry Electrical Interface Spark Biomedical, Inc. LOPEZ PAGAN, CARLOS EMILIO 2834 Non-Final OA Sep 22, 2023
18467838 GAS BOX ASSEMBLY FOR HIGH PRESSURE PROCESSING APPARATUS Hpsp Co., Ltd. CHEN, KEATH T 1716 Non-Final OA Sep 15, 2023
18550746 DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF A MEASURE FOR THE HOMOGENEITY OF THE LUNG Sentec AG HOEKSTRA, JEFFREY GERBEN 3791 Non-Final OA Sep 15, 2023
18467848 HIGH PRESSURE PROCESSING APPARATUS Hpsp Co., Ltd. TUROCY, DAVID P 1718 Non-Final OA Sep 15, 2023
18362408 CONNECTION PIECE FOR A MEDICAL VENTILATOR ASSEMBLY, A VENTILATOR SYSTEM, AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A CONNECTION PIECE Sentec AG PATEL, ROHAN DEEP 3785 Non-Final OA Jul 31, 2023
18360963 HEAT DISSIPATION MATERIAL, COMPOSITION INCLUDING SAME, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR Korea Institute Of Ceramic Engineering And Technology TOOMER, CEPHIA D 1771 Non-Final OA Jul 28, 2023
18262108 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOVING A MEDICAL DEVICE FOR TREATING OR DIAGNOSING A PATIENT Artedrone SEBASTIAN, KAITLYN E 3797 Non-Final OA Jul 19, 2023
18259257 FOAMED, RESILIENT, PROTEIN-BASED PRODUCT Bühler AG MERCHLINSKY, JOSEPH CULLEN 1791 Non-Final OA Jun 23, 2023
18258715 METHOD FOR MODIFYING A POLYMER SUPPORT MATERIAL, POLYMER SUPPORT MATERIAL OBTAINABLE BY SUCH METHOD, CHROMATOGRAPHY COLUMN, METHOD OF CHROMATOGRAPHIC SEPARATION AND USE OF A POLYMER SUPPORT MATERIAL Metrohm AG WECKER, JENNIFER 1797 Non-Final OA Jun 21, 2023
18257707 ROTARY-HEAD MACHINING UNIT Esco S.A. RAMOS, NICOLE N 3722 Non-Final OA Jun 15, 2023
18256507 TRACTOR GROUPING WITH DRIVEN TRAILER ZF Friedrichshafen AG HURLEY, KEVIN 3611 Non-Final OA Jun 08, 2023
18255262 LUMINOL FOR THE PROPHYLAXIS AND THE TREATMENT OF SEQUELAE OF A SARS-COV-2 INFECTION Metriopharm AG NESTOR, DONNA MICHELLE 1627 Final Rejection May 31, 2023
18255202 AN IMPROVED CONTAINMENT GABION FOR CONTAINING AND CARRYING INERT MATERIAL Metallurgica Ledrense Società Cooperativa LAWSON, STACY N 3678 Final Rejection May 31, 2023
18326362 ARTICULATED DEVICE FOR ATTACHING A FILMING HEAD TO THE END OF A FILMING CRANE AND A FILMING CRANE INCORPORATING SUCH A DEVICE Unknown REISNER, NOAM S 2852 Non-Final OA May 31, 2023
18317600 DELIVERY DEVICE, DELIVERY SYSTEM, STENT GRAFT AND A SUPPORT STRUCTURE Kardiozis SAS SHARMA, YASHITA 3774 Non-Final OA May 15, 2023
18252257 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A DEFORMATION BODY FOR MEASURING A FORCE AND/OR A TORQUE FOR A ROLL STABILIZATION SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE, AND DEFORMATION BODY ZF Friedrichshafen AG ROBERTS, HERBERT K 2855 Final Rejection May 09, 2023
18000585 WATERTIGHT FINGER ELEMENT Unknown SNOW, BRUCE EDWARD 3774 Final Rejection Mar 14, 2023
18117681 Optimizing Benefits Selection in View of both Member Population and Organizational Preferences Aon Global Operations SE, Singapore Branch SHORTER, RASHIDA R 3626 Final Rejection Mar 06, 2023
18042717 REALTIME-CAPABLE RAINFLOW COUNTING METHOD ZF Friedrichshafen AG BHAT, ADITYA S 2857 Final Rejection Feb 23, 2023
18040591 PLANT AND METHOD FOR RECYCLING HETEROGENEOUS PLASTIC MATERIALS Unknown SORKIN, DAVID L 1774 Non-Final OA Feb 03, 2023
18005465 DEVICE FOR OBTAINING AN INDICATOR OF A MICROCIRCULATORY CONDITION Sentec AG LIU, CHU CHUAN 3791 Final Rejection Jan 13, 2023
18005450 GEARED INSTRUMENTS Cmr Surgical Limited BAIG, RUMAISA RASHID 3796 Non-Final OA Jan 13, 2023
18067556 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PHARMACEUTICAL OBJECTS VIA 3D PRINTING Pharmaprint Limited LLC YE, XINWEN 1754 Non-Final OA Dec 16, 2022
17921753 METHODS OF PROCESSING CULINARY NUTS AND EXTRACTION PRODUCTS OBTAINED BY THE SAME Re-Nut AG MERCHLINSKY, JOSEPH CULLEN 1791 Final Rejection Oct 27, 2022
17919817 METHOD FOR COATING A COMPACTED POWDER CAKE, IN PARTICULAR FOR PRODUCING A CAPSULE CONTAINING BEVERAGE POWDER Swiss Coffee Innovation AG WALTERS JR, ROBERT S 1717 Final Rejection Oct 19, 2022
17916250 A MEDICAL DEVICE, A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A DEVICE, A SYSTEM COMPRISING A DEVICE, AND A METHOD OF PRODUCING A DEVICE Artedrone TRAN, JULIE THI 3791 Non-Final OA Sep 30, 2022
17906209 Insulation of an Electrosurgical Instrument Cmr Surgical Limited COOK, KYLE A 3726 Non-Final OA Sep 13, 2022
17930897 DRIVE DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVE TRAIN OF AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE ZF Friedrichshafen AG PERVIN, FARHANA 3655 Final Rejection Sep 09, 2022
17910183 A DEVICE FOR TREATMENT OF OBESITY OR DIABETES OF A PATIENT AND A METHOD FOR SELECTING SUCH A DEVICE Bariatek Medical SMITH, PETER DANIEL 3781 Final Rejection Sep 08, 2022
17786984 SENSOR FOR DETECTION OF GAS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING Sentec AG WEARE, MEREDITH H 3791 Final Rejection Jun 17, 2022
17744425 Systems, Methods, and Environments for Providing Subscription Product Recommendations Aon Global Operations SE, Singapore Branch SMITH, LINDSEY B 3688 Final Rejection May 13, 2022
17639943 COMPOSTABLE CAPSULES AND PRODUCTION AND USE THEREOF Delica AG LACHICA, ERICSON M 1792 Final Rejection Mar 03, 2022
17616220 COCOA EXTRACTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES Odc Lizenz AG ZILBERING, ASSAF 1792 Non-Final OA Dec 03, 2021
17425866 GRAPHENE OXIDE NANOCOMPOSITES AS GRANULAR ACTIVE MEDIA Graphene Leaders Canada (Glc) Inc. JEONG, YOUNGSUL 1772 Non-Final OA Jul 26, 2021

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