Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Gardner, Linn, Burkhart & Ondersma LLP

23 pending office actions • 13 clients • 23 examiners • 19 art units • 0 of 23 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 117 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

23
Total Pending OAs
20
Non-Final OAs
3
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 23 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

9
Overdue
0
Due this week
12
Due this month
2
Due in next 60 days
0
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. 23 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (9)Due ≤ 30 days (12)Due ≤ 60 days (2)

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.

0
Hard (0%)
19
Medium (83%)
3
Easy (13%)
1
Unknown (4%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only18 (78%)
§102 only1 (4%)
§112 only3 (13%)
No statute on record1 (4%)

Industry Mix

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

2
Life Sciences
9% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
3
Semiconductors
13% of docket
17
Mechanical / Eng
74% of docket
1
Business / Other
4% 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.

230 h
Manual time on pending OAs
46 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
80 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.0 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
LAM, ALEX W 1 92.1% +1.3%
TEJADA, JOSEANE ECLAIR 1 55.2% +59.1%
KOTIS, JOSHUA G 1 74.0% +56.7%
HELVEY, PETER N. 1 54.5% +18.7%
DILLON JR, JOSEPH A 1 81.0% +6.9%
MASUD, ROKIB 1 68.4% +0.4%
LULTSCHIK, WILLIAM G 1 22.4% +32.3%
MORRIS, ERIN GRANT 1 81.9% +18.1%
PATEL, JAIMIN GHANSHYAM 1 100.0% +0.0%
ZHANG, HAIDONG 1 81.0% +13.3%

Quick Wins (5)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18575536 STORAGE SYSTEM WITH A MULTI-LEVEL STORAGE RACK, A VERTICAL LIFT CONNECTING THE LEVELS OF THE MULTI-LEVEL STORAGE RACK AND METHOD OF OPERATION PATEL, JAIMIN GHANSHYAM 8d
18763423 CONVEYOR BELT DRIVE SYSTEM AND CONFIGURATION DILLON JR, JOSEPH A 14d
19184613 HYBRID ENERGY SYSTEMS LAM, ALEX W 15d
18543374 DEVICE ASSEMBLY WITH A CONTROLLER FOR CONDITION MONITORING ZHANG, HAIDONG 22d
18415790 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME ORDER PROJECTION AND RELEASE MORRIS, ERIN GRANT 43d

Hard Cases (1)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18634515 METHOD FOR PREPARING A TOOL FOR CLASSIFYING PATIENTS WITH NEUROMUSCULAR, PROPRIOCEPTIVE, MOVEMENT AND SENSORIMOTOR DEFICITS INTO DIFFERENT SUBGROUPS BASED ON THEIR MOTOR CONTROL DEFICITS, AND A SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR CLASSIFYING THESE PATIENTS LULTSCHIK, WILLIAM G 49d overdue

Interview Candidates (6)

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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18634515 METHOD FOR PREPARING A TOOL FOR CLASSIFYING PATIENTS WITH NEUROMUSCULAR, PROPRIOCEPTIVE, MOVEMENT AND SENSORIMOTOR DEFICITS INTO DIFFERENT SUBGROUPS BASED ON THEIR MOTOR CONTROL DEFICITS, AND A SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR CLASSIFYING THESE PATIENTS LULTSCHIK, WILLIAM G 49d overdue
18899445 MEDICAL TEST DEVICE PACKAGE, PACKAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PACKAGING A MEDICAL TEST DEVICE KOTIS, JOSHUA G 26d overdue
18543374 DEVICE ASSEMBLY WITH A CONTROLLER FOR CONDITION MONITORING ZHANG, HAIDONG 22d
19008254 STORAGE SYSTEM TEJADA, JOSEANE ECLAIR 29d
18776632 JACK-MOUNTED STORAGE CARRIER HELVEY, PETER N. 29d
18415790 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME ORDER PROJECTION AND RELEASE MORRIS, ERIN GRANT 43d

Client Portfolio (13 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
36532
36552
36522
36482
28421
36731
37311
37341
36271
36821

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19184613 HYBRID ENERGY SYSTEMS Spoc Grid Inverter Technologies, Inc. LAM, ALEX W 2842 §103 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Apr 21, 2025
19008254 STORAGE SYSTEM Daves Medical LLC TEJADA, JOSEANE ECLAIR 3673 §103 Non-Final OA 29d Pending Jan 02, 2025
18899445 MEDICAL TEST DEVICE PACKAGE, PACKAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PACKAGING A MEDICAL TEST DEVICE Kinematic Automation, Inc. KOTIS, JOSHUA G 3731 §103 Non-Final OA 26d overdue Pending Sep 27, 2024
18776632 JACK-MOUNTED STORAGE CARRIER Nb4 Brand LLC D/B/A The Kingstar Company HELVEY, PETER N. 3734 §103 Non-Final OA 29d Pending Jul 18, 2024
18763423 CONVEYOR BELT DRIVE SYSTEM AND CONFIGURATION Dematic Corp. DILLON JR, JOSEPH A 3653 §112 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Jul 03, 2024
18678400 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTION OF OPTIMAL TOTE MULTIPLICITY Dematic Corp. MASUD, ROKIB 3627 §103 Non-Final OA 45d overdue Pending May 30, 2024
18634515 METHOD FOR PREPARING A TOOL FOR CLASSIFYING PATIENTS WITH NEUROMUSCULAR, PROPRIOCEPTIVE, MOVEMENT AND SENSORIMOTOR DEFICITS INTO DIFFERENT SUBGROUPS BASED ON THEIR MOTOR CONTROL DEFICITS, AND A SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR CLASSIFYING THESE PATIENTS Jernej Rosker LULTSCHIK, WILLIAM G 3682 §112 Final Rejection 49d overdue Pending Apr 12, 2024
18415790 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME ORDER PROJECTION AND RELEASE Dematic Corp. MORRIS, ERIN GRANT 3655 §103 Non-Final OA 43d Pending Jan 18, 2024
18575536 STORAGE SYSTEM WITH A MULTI-LEVEL STORAGE RACK, A VERTICAL LIFT CONNECTING THE LEVELS OF THE MULTI-LEVEL STORAGE RACK AND METHOD OF OPERATION Dematic GmbH PATEL, JAIMIN GHANSHYAM 3652 §102 Non-Final OA 8d Pending Dec 29, 2023
18543374 DEVICE ASSEMBLY WITH A CONTROLLER FOR CONDITION MONITORING Dematic Corp. ZHANG, HAIDONG 2858 §103 Non-Final OA 22d Pending Dec 18, 2023
18511888 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CLEANING A STORAGE RACK AND A SYSTEM AND ARRANGEMENT HAVING SUCH A DEVICE Dematic GmbH DAVIS, JASON GREGORY 3745 §103 Non-Final OA 23d Pending Nov 16, 2023
18501638 SYSTEM FOR IMAGE ACQUISITION, ANALYSIS, AND CHARACTERIZATION OF TISSUE SAMPLES Diagnostic Instruments, Inc. FAYE, MAMADOU 2884 §103 Non-Final OA 23d overdue Pending Nov 03, 2023
18557422 METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR LOADING A DRIVERLESS TRANSPORT VEHICLE FOR INDIVIDUAL PRODUCTS Dematic GmbH JOERGER, KAITLIN S 3655 §103 Non-Final OA 35d overdue Pending Oct 26, 2023
18447424 COMPACT BATTERY FOR POWER TOOL AND POWER TOOL WITH COMPACT BATTERY Zhuhai Sharp-Group Enterprise Company, Ltd. APICELLA, KARIE O 1725 §103 Non-Final OA 22d Pending Aug 10, 2023
18273633 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FORMED COMPONENT FROM A STEEL BLANK, USE OF SUCH A COMPONENT, AND CORRESPONDING BLANK AND COMPONENT Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH WU, JENNY R 1733 §103 Non-Final OA 49d overdue Pending Jul 21, 2023
18336489 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FAST FREQUENCY HOPPING WAVEFORMS WITH CONTINUOUS PHASE MODULATION IN RADAR SYSTEMS UHNDER, INC. JENKINS, KIMBERLY YVETTE 3648 §103 Final Rejection 40d Pending Jun 16, 2023
35520334 Surface pattern for building materials Reckli GmbH COLEMAN, JASMINE LO'REN 2933 §112 Non-Final OA 9d Pending Mar 22, 2023
18009924 MUSHROOM HANDLING APPARATUS Axis Technology and Development Limited NGUYEN, PHUONG T 3761 Other Non-Final OA 99d overdue Pending Dec 12, 2022
17983095 RFID ENABLED WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD Dematic Corp. RODRIGUEZ, JOSEPH C 3653 §103 Non-Final OA 29d Pending Nov 08, 2022
17724771 FLUID-DRIVEN HATCH Dcl, Inc. PONCIANO, PATRICK BERNAS 3634 §103 Non-Final OA 13d Pending Apr 20, 2022
17720799 METHOD FOR MAINTAINING SYSTEMS, IN PARTICULAR MACHINES IN WAREHOUSES Dematic GmbH CAIN, AARON G 3656 §103 Final Rejection 22d overdue Pending Apr 14, 2022
17582587 AUTOMOTIVE RADAR DEVICE UHNDER, INC. ZHU, NOAH YI MIN 3648 §103 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending Jan 24, 2022
17547643 CONTACTLESS CUSTOMER ORDER PICK-UP PORTAL Dematic Corp. ROMANO, ASHLEY K 3652 §103 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Dec 10, 2021

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