Technology areas: Computing & Software • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
38 pending office actions • 9 clients • 33 examiners • 27 art units • 0 of 38 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 45 patents granted in the last 365 days
HEA Law has 38 pending office actions in Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering and 1,292 career applications. The profile combines an active technical docket with a recorded application history.
The resolved allowance rate is 96.2%, and the average is 3.8 office actions per allowance. The figures present a favorable resolved outcome rate alongside the examination activity associated with allowances.
Medical-device clients can use the record to frame discussions about workload and prosecution results. The data does not identify the distribution of outcomes across clients, technologies, or individual matters.
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 | 3 (8%) |
| §101 + other | 10 (26%) |
| §103 only | 17 (45%) |
| §102 only | 1 (3%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 7 (18%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOORE, DEVON TYLEN | 5 | 48.4% | +37.2% |
| MENGESHA, WEBESHET | 2 | 47.2% | +12.7% |
| MILLER, JAMES H | 1 | 41.1% | +36.8% |
| MALKOWSKI, MARK A | 1 | 47.8% | +7.0% |
| FERRER, JEDIDIAH P | 1 | 51.7% | +38.9% |
| KING, BRIAN M | 1 | 70.3% | +23.7% |
| NGUYEN, LOAN T | 1 | 64.2% | +23.2% |
| HATCH, ANGELA MAIDA | 1 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| REICHERT, RACHELLE LEIGH | 1 | 30.1% | +33.4% |
| WOOLCOCK, MADHU | 1 | 56.5% | +72.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18939525 | APPOINTMENT ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM, APPOINTMENT ADJUSTMENT METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM | WAESCO, JOSEPH M | 43d overdue |
| 18686882 | LEARNING SYSTEM, LEARNING METHOD, AND PROGRAM | SORRIN, AARON JOSEPH | 13d |
| 19052236 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM | SHARON, AYAL I | 16d |
| 19107555 | WATCHING DEVICE, WATCHING METHOD, AND PROGRAM | REICHERT, RACHELLE LEIGH | 22d |
| 17783651 | ESTIMATION SYSTEM, ESTIMATION METHOD AND PROGRAM | YESILDAG, MEHMET | 28d |
| 17928607 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM | SANKS, SCHYLER S | 78d |
| 19294191 | AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM, AUTHENTICATION METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM | MILLER, JAMES H | — |
| 19228751 | SETTLEMENT SYSTEM, WEARABLE DEVICE, PROCESSING EXECUTION METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM | MALKOWSKI, MARK A | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18743087 | CRYOCOOLER COMPRESSOR | MOORE, DEVON TYLEN | 15d overdue |
| 19221524 | SEO INFORMATION ACQUISITION SYSTEM, SEO INFORMATION ACQUISITION METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM | FERRER, JEDIDIAH P | 8d |
| 19107555 | WATCHING DEVICE, WATCHING METHOD, AND PROGRAM | REICHERT, RACHELLE LEIGH | 22d |
| 19294191 | AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM, AUTHENTICATION METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM | MILLER, JAMES H | — |
| 19211262 | JOULE-THOMSON CRYOCOOLER | KING, BRIAN M | — |
| 19211274 | JOULE-THOMSON CRYOCOOLER | MENGESHA, WEBESHET | — |
| 19078190 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | NGUYEN, LOAN T | — |
| 19059268 | WORK SUPPORT SYSTEM, WORK SUPPORT METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM | WOOLCOCK, MADHU | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| RAKUTEN GROUP, INC. | 19 |
| Sumitomo | 11 |
| Cybozu | 2 |
| Sekisui | 1 |
| Cybozu Labs, Inc. | 1 |
| California Institute of Technology | 1 |
| Yamaha Motor | 1 |
| Avgidea | 1 |
| Yaskawa | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3763 | 10 |
| 3626 | 2 |
| 3694 | 1 |
| 3696 | 1 |
| 2153 | 1 |
| 2165 | 1 |
| 3686 | 1 |
| 2451 | 1 |
| 2175 | 1 |
| 3695 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19294191 | AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM, AUTHENTICATION METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM | Rakuten Group, Inc. | MILLER, JAMES H | 3694 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 07, 2025 |
| 19228751 | SETTLEMENT SYSTEM, WEARABLE DEVICE, PROCESSING EXECUTION METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM | Rakuten Group, Inc. | MALKOWSKI, MARK A | 3696 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 05, 2025 |
| 19221524 | SEO INFORMATION ACQUISITION SYSTEM, SEO INFORMATION ACQUISITION METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM | Rakuten Group, Inc. | FERRER, JEDIDIAH P | 2153 | §103 | Final Rejection | 8d | Pending | May 29, 2025 |
| 19211262 | JOULE-THOMSON CRYOCOOLER | Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. | KING, BRIAN M | 3763 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 18, 2025 |
| 19211274 | JOULE-THOMSON CRYOCOOLER | Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. | MENGESHA, WEBESHET | 3763 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 18, 2025 |
| 19078190 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | Rakuten Group, Inc. | NGUYEN, LOAN T | 2165 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 12, 2025 |
| 19108727 | ANOMALY DETECTION SYSTEM, ANOMALY DETECTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM | Rakuten Group, Inc. | HATCH, ANGELA MAIDA | 3626 | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 04, 2025 |
| 19107555 | WATCHING DEVICE, WATCHING METHOD, AND PROGRAM | Sekisui House, Ltd. | REICHERT, RACHELLE LEIGH | 3686 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | 22d | Pending | Feb 27, 2025 |
| 19059268 | WORK SUPPORT SYSTEM, WORK SUPPORT METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM | Cybozu Labs, Inc. | WOOLCOCK, MADHU | 2451 | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 21, 2025 |
| 19057854 | SWITCHOVER CONTROL SYSTEM, SWITCHOVER CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | Rakuten Group, Inc. | ADVINCULA, LAURENZ | 2175 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 19, 2025 |
| 19052236 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM | Rakuten Group, Inc. | SHARON, AYAL I | 3695 | §101 | Final Rejection | 16d | Pending | Feb 12, 2025 |
| 18981667 | CRYOGENIC REFRIGERATOR | Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. | MENGESHA, WEBESHET | 3763 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 16, 2024 |
| 18979726 | SUPERCONDUCTING EQUIPMENT COOLING DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD FOR SUPERCONDUCTING EQUIPMENT COOLING DEVICE | Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. | MOORE, DEVON TYLEN | 3763 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 13, 2024 |
| 18974842 | ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD OF ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM | California Institute Of Technology | SHAH, MILAP | 3715 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 10, 2024 |
| 18939525 | APPOINTMENT ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM, APPOINTMENT ADJUSTMENT METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM | Cybozu, Inc. | WAESCO, JOSEPH M | 3625 | §101 | Final Rejection | 43d overdue | Pending | Nov 07, 2024 |
| 18932637 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | Rakuten Group, Inc. | LEVENTAL, YUVAL HAIM | 2659 | §101§102§103§112Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2024 |
| 18932634 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | Rakuten Group, Inc. | AZAD, ABUL K | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2024 | |
| 18919441 | OIL LUBRICATION-TYPE COMPRESSOR FOR CRYOCOOLER | Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. | ZEC, FILIP | 3763 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 18, 2024 |
| 18907426 | ELECTRIC POWER-ASSISTED BICYCLE | Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha | WEHRLY, CHRISTOPHER B | 3611 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 04, 2024 |
| 18898711 | LEARNING SYSTEM, LEARNING METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM | Rakuten Group, Inc. | DHOOGE, DEVIN J | 2677 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2024 |
| 18884327 | CRYOCOOLER AND FLEXIBLE HOSE FOR CRYOCOOLER | Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. | SCHNEIDER, CRAIG M | 3753 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 13, 2024 |
| 18783358 | GIFFORD-MCMAHON (GM) CRYOCOOLER FIRST-STAGE DISPLACER, FIRST-STAGE DISPLACER ASSEMBLY, AND GIFFORD-MCMAHON CRYOCOOLER | Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. | MOORE, DEVON TYLEN | 3763 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 24, 2024 |
| 18776252 | GROUPWARE SYSTEM, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM | Cybozu, Inc. | ULRICH, NICHOLAS S | 2179 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 18, 2024 |
| 18743087 | CRYOCOOLER COMPRESSOR | Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. | MOORE, DEVON TYLEN | 3763 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 15d overdue | Pending | Jun 13, 2024 |
| 18665614 | REGENERATOR MATERIAL FOR CRYOCOOLER, REGENERATOR FOR CRYOCOOLER, AND CRYOCOOLER | Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. | MOORE, DEVON TYLEN | 3763 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 16, 2024 |
| 18700273 | ABNORMALITY DETERMINATION SYSTEM, ABNORMALITY DETERMINATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM | Rakuten Group, Inc. | WILSON, YOLANDA L | 2113 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 11, 2024 |
| 18696981 | LAYOUT ANALYSIS SYSTEM, LAYOUT ANALYSIS METHOD, AND PROGRAM | Rakuten Group, Inc. | FATIMA, UROOJ | 2676 | §103Other | Final Rejection | 5d overdue | Pending | Mar 28, 2024 |
| 18686882 | LEARNING SYSTEM, LEARNING METHOD, AND PROGRAM | Rakuten Group, Inc. | SORRIN, AARON JOSEPH | 2672 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 13d | Pending | Feb 27, 2024 |
| 18523917 | PULSE TUBE CRYOCOOLER AND METHOD FOR COOLING DOWN PULSE TUBE CRYOCOOLER | Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. | PETTITT, JOHN F | 3763 | §103 | Final Rejection | 41d | Pending | Nov 30, 2023 |
| 18488987 | OIL-LUBRICATED CRYOCOOLER COMPRESSOR AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF | Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. | MOORE, DEVON TYLEN | 3763 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 17, 2023 |
| 18199380 | PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, PROGRAM MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM | Avgidea, Inc. | RIGGINS, ARI FAITH COLEMA | 2197 | §103 | Final Rejection | 35d | Pending | May 19, 2023 |
| 17928607 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM | Rakuten Group, Inc. | SANKS, SCHYLER S | 2129 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | 78d | Pending | Nov 29, 2022 |
| 17928614 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM | Rakuten Group, Inc. | TRUONG, BENJAMIN LY | 3626 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 29, 2022 |
| 17783651 | ESTIMATION SYSTEM, ESTIMATION METHOD AND PROGRAM | Rakuten Group, Inc. | YESILDAG, MEHMET | 3624 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | Sep 29, 2022 |
| 17721372 | MACHINE LEARNING DATA GENERATION DEVICE, MACHINE LEARNING DEVICE, AND MACHINE LEARNING DATA GENERATION METHOD | Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki | RAMESH, TIRUMALE K | 2121 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 15, 2022 |
| 17645740 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE FOR TRAINING A MACHINE LEARNING MODEL IN A RESPONSE SERVER | Rakuten Group, Inc. | KIM, JONATHAN J | 2141 | §103 | Final Rejection | 3d overdue | Pending | Dec 22, 2021 |
| 17055996 | FRAUD ESTIMATION SYSTEM, FRAUD ESTIMATION METHOD AND PROGRAM | Rakuten Group, Inc. | ABOU EL SEOUD, MOHAMED | 2148 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 17, 2020 |
| 16969964 | SEARCH SYSTEM, SEARCH METHOD, AND PROGRAM | Rakuten Group, Inc. | ALGHAZZY, SHAMCY | 2128 | §103Other | Final Rejection | 3d overdue | Pending | Aug 13, 2020 |
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Start Free Trial96.2% of resolved applications prosecuted by Hea Law were allowed, across 1,292 applications in USPTO records.
3.80 office actions per allowed application on average.
38 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 9 clients, before 33 examiners in 27 art units.
