Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
160 pending office actions • 8 clients • 123 examiners • 46 art units • 0 of 160 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
KED & ASSOCIATES, LLP handles Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering matters and has 161 pending office actions from 11920 career applications. The pending docket and application total together describe a substantial prosecution practice in the stated technology area.
The resolved allowance rate is 87.29%, with an average of 3.64 office actions per allowance. The rate supplies a resolved-outcome measure, while the action average indicates that allowances commonly follow multiple office-action exchanges.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 29 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. 29 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 + other | 4 (2%) |
| §103 only | 57 (36%) |
| §102 only | 11 (7%) |
| §112 only | 4 (2%) |
| Double-patenting only | 2 (1%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (1%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 80 (50%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (1%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GAYE, SAMBA NMN | 8 | 62.2% | +32.8% |
| OSWALD, KIRSTIN U | 8 | 59.4% | +32.1% |
| TRAN, HANH VAN | 4 | 74.1% | +13.8% |
| DELEON, DARIO ANTONIO | 3 | 65.3% | +30.9% |
| SHIRSAT, VIVEK K | 3 | 74.3% | +27.9% |
| HENSON, KATINA N | 3 | 56.8% | +31.5% |
| TRPISOVSKY, JOSEPH F | 2 | 70.4% | +19.8% |
| SHAHINIAN, LEVON J | 2 | 85.7% | -6.5% |
| MARTIN, ELIZABETH J | 2 | 78.8% | +20.7% |
| MILLER, CAMERON KENNETH | 2 | 81.6% | +0.3% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19110527 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR SAME | SHAHINIAN, LEVON J | — |
| 19107756 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR SAME | SHAHINIAN, LEVON J | — |
| 18991920 | LUMINESCENT ANTIBACTERIAL GLASS COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PREPARING LUMINESCENT ANTIBACTERIAL GLASS POWDERS INCLUDING THE SAME | MILLER, CAMERON KENNETH | — |
| 18843083 | DETERGENT GLASS COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PREPARING DETERGENT GLASS POWDER BY USING SAME | MILLER, CAMERON KENNETH | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18688182 | PLANT CULTIVATOR | REYES, EDGAR | 66d overdue |
| 18034851 | VACUUM ADIABATIC BODY | PLESZCZYNSKA, JOANNA | 43d overdue |
| 18559640 | DEVICE FOR PREDICTION PURPOSE OF STAY AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING PURPOSE OF STAY | TRUONG, BENJAMIN LY | 31d overdue |
| 18037692 | FOLDING MEMBER AND DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING SAME | VONCH, JEFFREY A | 24d overdue |
| 18802082 | REFRIGERATOR | MARTIN, ELIZABETH J | 4d overdue |
| 18277131 | MASK DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR | ELLABIB, MAAP AHMED | 4d overdue |
| 18538053 | REFRIGERATOR AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR | GAYE, SAMBA NMN | 7d |
| 17790791 | LIFT PIN, WAFER PROCESSING APPARATUS COMPRISING SAME, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING WAFERS | CHEN, JACK S J | 9d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18671437 | ICE MAKER AND REFRIGERATOR COMPRISING SAME | DELEON, DARIO ANTONIO | 18d overdue |
| 18802082 | REFRIGERATOR | MARTIN, ELIZABETH J | 4d overdue |
| 18270829 | REFRIGERATOR | TRAN, HANH VAN | 6d |
| 18538053 | REFRIGERATOR AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR | GAYE, SAMBA NMN | 7d |
| 18775751 | HEAT SUPPLY APPARATUS | DELEON, DARIO ANTONIO | 14d |
| 18675801 | REFRIGERATOR | OSWALD, KIRSTIN U | 14d |
| 18812566 | REFRIGERATOR | OSWALD, KIRSTIN U | 15d |
| 18017478 | NOZZLE UNIT AND ROBOT CLEANER INCLUDING SAME | HENSON, KATINA N | 16d |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| LG | 150 |
| SK Group | 4 |
| LG Innotek Co., Ltd. | 1 |
| KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION | 1 |
| LG Innotek Co., | 1 |
| Amogreentech | 1 |
| Won Goo KANG | 1 |
| L G Electronics Inc. | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3763 | 36 |
| 3723 | 16 |
| 3761 | 10 |
| 3762 | 9 |
| 3637 | 8 |
| 2872 | 7 |
| 1783 | 4 |
| 2847 | 4 |
| 2893 | 4 |
| 1776 | 4 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19442173 | FAN MOTOR | LG Electronics Inc. | COMLEY, ALEXANDER BRYANT | 3746 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 07, 2026 |
| 19471459 | FAN MOTOR | LG Electronics Inc. | LARGI, MATTHEW THOMAS | 3746 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 01, 2025 |
| 19304241 | LIGHTING DEVICE AND VEHICLE LAMP HAVING SAME | LG Innotek Co., Ltd. | KRYUKOVA, ERIN | 2875 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 19, 2025 |
| 19234529 | LENS DRIVING DEVICE, CAMERA MODULE AND OPTICAL DEVICE | LG Innotek Co., Ltd. | GARCES-RIVERA, ANGEL L | 2637 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 11, 2025 |
| 19224192 | REFRIGERATOR HAVING PANEL ASSEMBLY | LG Electronics Inc. | NOUKETCHA, LIONEL W | 3763 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 30, 2025 |
| 19200843 | QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY SERVICE APPARATUS AND QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY COMMUNICATION SERVICE METHOD | Korea Institute Of Science & Technology Information | AYALA, KEVIN ALEXIS | 2496 | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 07, 2025 |
| 19194262 | VACUUM ADIABATIC BODY AND REFRIGERATOR | LG Electronics Inc. | TRPISOVSKY, JOSEPH F | 3763 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 30, 2025 |
| 19182843 | CAMERA MODULE AND OPTICAL DEVICE | LG Innotek Co., Ltd. | FOSSELMAN, JOEL W | 2639 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 18, 2025 |
| 19093505 | SENSING DEVICE | LG Innotek Co., Ltd. | AURORA, REENA | 2858 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 28, 2025 |
| 19110527 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR SAME | LG Electronics Inc. | SHAHINIAN, LEVON J | 1711 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 11, 2025 |
| 19074978 | VACUUM ADIABATIC BODY AND REFRIGERATOR | LG Electronics Inc. | TRPISOVSKY, JOSEPH F | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 10, 2025 | |
| 19069855 | IMAGE SENSOR PACKAGE AND CAMERA DEVICE COMPRISING SAME | LG Innotek Co., Ltd. | CHIU, WESLEY JASON | 2639 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 04, 2025 |
| 19107756 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR SAME | LG Electronics Inc. | SHAHINIAN, LEVON J | 1711 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2025 |
| 19107236 | APPARATUS FOR TREATING LAUNDRY | LG Electronics Inc. | CHAUDHRI, OMAIR | 1711 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 27, 2025 |
| 19065194 | REFRIGERATOR | LG Electronics Inc. | GAYE, SAMBA NMN | 3763 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 27, 2025 |
| 19063048 | REFRIGERATOR | LG Electronics Inc. | MARTIN, ELIZABETH J | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 25, 2025 | |
| 19105885 | POWER CONVERSION DEVICE | LG Innotek Co., Ltd. | CHOWDHURI, SWARNA N | 2836 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 24, 2025 |
| 19053902 | VACUUM ADIABATIC BODY | LG Electronics Inc. | POLLEY, CHRISTOPHER M | 1785 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 14, 2025 |
| 19103625 | STORAGE CHAMBER | LG Electronics Inc. | TANENBAUM, TZVI SAMUEL | 3763 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 13, 2025 |
| 19049254 | DOOR FOR HOME APPLIANCE, HOME APPLIANCE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | LG Electronics Inc. | WILENSKY, MOSHE K | 3637 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 10, 2025 |
| 19048224 | VACUUM ADIABATIC BODY AND REFRIGERATOR | LG Electronics Inc. | NORDMEYER, PATRICIA L | 1788 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 07, 2025 |
| 19044954 | CAMERA DEVICE | LG Innotek Co., Ltd. | VIEAUX, GARY C | 2638 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 04, 2025 |
| 19038299 | VACUUM ADIABATIC BODY | LG Electronics Inc. | HANDVILLE, BRIAN | 1783 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 27, 2025 |
| 18992374 | MOTOR AND PUMP COMPRISING SAME | LG Innotek Co., Ltd. | KASTURE, DNYANESH G | 3746 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 08, 2025 |
| 18879326 | REFRIGERATOR AND REFRIGERATOR DOOR UPGRADE KIT | LG Electronics Inc. | EIDE, ERIC T | 3637 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 27, 2024 |
| 18991920 | LUMINESCENT ANTIBACTERIAL GLASS COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PREPARING LUMINESCENT ANTIBACTERIAL GLASS POWDERS INCLUDING THE SAME | LG Electronics Inc. | MILLER, CAMERON KENNETH | 1731 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 23, 2024 |
| 18983966 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND PACKAGE SUBSTRATE INCLUDING SAME | LG Innotek Co., Ltd. | AYCHILLHUM, ANDARGIE M | 2847 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 17, 2024 |
| 18873845 | CAMERA MODULE | LG Innotek Co., Ltd. | BARRY, STEVEN DANIEL | 2638 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 11, 2024 |
| 18974058 | REFRIGERATOR AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME | LG Electronics Inc. | OSWALD, KIRSTIN U | 3763 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 09, 2024 |
| 18967855 | CIRCUIT BOARD | LG Innotek Co., Ltd. | NORRIS, JEREMY C | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 04, 2024 | |
| 18870551 | OPTICAL SYSTEM AND CAMERA MODULE COMPRISING SAME | LG Innotek Co., Ltd. | MEBRAHTU, EPHREM ZERU | 2872 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 29, 2024 |
| 18962080 | AIR CONDITIONER | LG Electronics Inc. | CLARK, RYAN C | 3745 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2024 |
| 18961911 | AIR CONDITIONER AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AIR CONDITIONER | LG Electronics Inc. | WORKU, KIDEST | 2119 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2024 |
| 18951206 | VACUUM ADIABATIC BODY AND REFRIGERATOR | LG Electronics Inc. | ROERSMA, ANDREW MARK | 3637 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 18, 2024 |
| 18950645 | REFRIGERATOR | LG Electronics Inc. | GAYE, SAMBA NMN | 3763 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 18, 2024 |
| 18940991 | ICE MAKER AND REFRIGERATOR INCLUDING THE SAME | LG Electronics Inc. | BAUER, CASSEY D | 3763 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 08, 2024 |
| 18939174 | REFRIGERATOR | LG Electronics Inc. | GAYE, SAMBA NMN | 3763 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 06, 2024 |
| 18935814 | WAFER EDGE POLISHING DRUM AND WAFER EDGE POLISHING EQUIPMENT INCLUDING THE SAME | SK Siltron Co., Ltd. | LUNDY, DANIEL STEFAN | 3723 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 04, 2024 |
| 18861987 | FILTER HAVING STACKED STRUCTURE AND ELECTRIC PRODUCT INCLUDING THE SAME | LG Innotek Co., Ltd. | GLENN, KIMBERLY E | 2843 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2024 |
| 18921828 | REFRIGERATOR | LG Electronics Inc. | DELEON, DARIO ANTONIO | 3763 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 21, 2024 |
| 18855717 | VACUUM CLEANER STATION | LG Electronics Inc. | RIVERA, CARLOS A | 3723 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 10, 2024 |
| 18909677 | REFRIGERATOR | LG Electronics Inc. | NORMAN, MARC E | 3763 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 08, 2024 |
| 18908412 | REFRIGERATOR | LG Electronics Inc. | OSWALD, KIRSTIN U | 3763 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 07, 2024 |
| 18904322 | BURNER | LG Electronics Inc. | SHIRSAT, VIVEK K | 3762 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 02, 2024 |
| 18903575 | REFRIGERATOR AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME | LG Electronics Inc. | OSWALD, KIRSTIN U | 3763 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 01, 2024 |
| 18899541 | REFRIGERATOR | LG Electronics Inc. | OSWALD, KIRSTIN U | 3763 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2024 |
| 18899402 | VACUUM ADIABATIC MODULE AND REFRIGERATOR | LG Electronics Inc. | TRAN, HANH VAN | 3637 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2024 |
| 18709862 | CIRCUIT BOARD AND SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE COMPRISING SAME | LG Innotek Co., Ltd. | NORRIS, JEREMY C | 2847 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 24, 2024 |
| 18709620 | CAMERA ACTUATOR, LENS TRANSFER DEVICE, AND CAMERA DEVICE COMPRISING SAME | LG Innotek Co., Ltd. | BOUTSIKARIS, LEONIDAS | 2872 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 24, 2024 |
| 18849843 | REFRIGERATOR | LG Electronics Inc. | VAZQUEZ, ANA M | 3763 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 23, 2024 |
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Start Free Trial87.3% of resolved applications prosecuted by Ked & Associates, LLP were allowed, across 11,920 applications in USPTO records.
3.64 office actions per allowed application on average.
160 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 8 clients, before 123 examiners in 46 art units.
