Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
178 pending office actions • 67 clients • 167 examiners • 116 art units • 0 of 178 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 321 patents granted in the last 365 days
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP - East Coast practices in Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering and has 182 pending office actions from 60226 career applications. The profile shows a substantial pending workload within a very broad application record.
The resolved allowance rate is 82.57%, with an average of 3.21 office actions per allowance. These figures help practitioners distinguish the firm’s resolved outcome measure from the prosecution activity typically associated with allowance.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 57 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. 57 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 (2%) |
| §101 + other | 15 (8%) |
| §103 only | 41 (23%) |
| §102 only | 15 (8%) |
| §112 only | 8 (4%) |
| Double-patenting only | 2 (1%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 9 (5%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 82 (46%) |
| No statute on record | 3 (2%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WOLLSCHLAGER, JEFFREY MICHAEL | 3 | 62.1% | +29.6% |
| ZHAO, AIYING | 2 | 48.4% | +42.2% |
| PRANGE, SHARON M | 2 | 54.2% | +46.8% |
| BLASS, PARIS MARIE | 2 | 57.1% | +42.7% |
| TRISCHLER, JOHN T | 2 | 68.2% | +21.7% |
| PRINCE JR, FREDDIE GARY | 2 | 79.0% | +20.7% |
| SMITH, JORDAN T | 2 | 67.0% | +9.0% |
| WANG, RUIXUE | 2 | 55.9% | +19.0% |
| THOMPSON, MILANA KAYE | 2 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| GUSTILO, ESTELLA M | 2 | 53.6% | +34.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18265021 | METHOD FOR STOPPING A GAS TURBINE ENGINE OF A TURBOGENERATOR FOR AIRCRAFT | LIU, JINGCHEN | 98d overdue |
| 17295010 | IL-2 DEPENDENT NK-92 CELLS WITH STABLE FC RECEPTOR EXPRESSION | GUSTILO, ESTELLA M | 66d overdue |
| 18332266 | ACTUATOR | WIBLIN, MATTHEW | 60d overdue |
| 18716507 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING THE OXIDATION OF A BRAKE DISC BY MEANS OF DIAMAGNETISM MEASUREMENT | SCHINDLER, DAVID M | 51d overdue |
| 17909145 | FULLY SYNTHETIC, LONG-CHAIN NUCLEIC ACID FOR VACCINE PRODUCTION TO PROTECT AGAINST CORONAVIRUSES | WANG, RUIXUE | 49d overdue |
| 18652239 | ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR WITH UV CURABLE MATERIAL | ZHAO, AIYING | 38d overdue |
| 18292129 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A FRICTIONAL COEFFICIENT OF AN AIRCRAFT ON A RUNWAY | COOLEY, CHASE LITTLEJOHN | 32d overdue |
| 18632939 | CUSTOM MEDICAMENT INJECTION SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND INJECTORS | COBANOGLU, DILEK B | 31d overdue |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17295010 | IL-2 DEPENDENT NK-92 CELLS WITH STABLE FC RECEPTOR EXPRESSION | GUSTILO, ESTELLA M | 66d overdue |
| 17909145 | FULLY SYNTHETIC, LONG-CHAIN NUCLEIC ACID FOR VACCINE PRODUCTION TO PROTECT AGAINST CORONAVIRUSES | WANG, RUIXUE | 49d overdue |
| 18652239 | ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR WITH UV CURABLE MATERIAL | ZHAO, AIYING | 38d overdue |
| 19020884 | Flat Weft-Knitted Upper for Sports Shoes | PRANGE, SHARON M | 35d overdue |
| 19260912 | Soccer Shoe | PRANGE, SHARON M | 31d overdue |
| 18280150 | FULLY SYNTHETIC, LONG-CHAIN NUCLEIC ACID FOR VACCINE PRODUCTION TO PROTECT AGAINST CORONAVIRUSES | WANG, RUIXUE | 31d overdue |
| 18236722 | AUTOMATIC SWIMMING POOL CLEANER WITH WATER SENSING | PRINCE JR, FREDDIE GARY | 61d |
| 19152124 | PASSENGER VEHICLE COMPONENTS WITH PERFORATED FILM CONSTRUCTION | WOLLSCHLAGER, JEFFREY MICHAEL | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3732 | 9 |
| 3723 | 8 |
| 3677 | 7 |
| 3754 | 5 |
| 1779 | 4 |
| 1646 | 4 |
| 3745 | 3 |
| 1742 | 3 |
| 1662 | 3 |
| 3666 | 3 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19474146 | IMPROVED SURFACE HEAT EXCHANGER FOR AN AIRCRAFT NACELLE | SAFRAN | RIBADENEYRA, THEODORE C | 3745 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 09, 2025 |
| 19330111 | FASTENING DEVICE, COMBINATION OF FASTENING DEVICE, FUNCTIONAL UNIT AND RECEIVING UNIT, AND COMBINATION OF A HEAD-PROTECTIVE GEAR WITH SUCH A FASTENING DEVICE | Cardo Systems, Ltd. | PATEL, TAJASH D | 3732 | DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 16, 2025 |
| 19154327 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ANTI-ICING MEANS IN AN AIRCRAFT AS A FUNCTION OF THE ICE ACCRETION RATE, AND CORRESPONDING SYSTEM | SAFRAN | BONNETTE, RODNEY ANDREW | 3647 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 06, 2025 |
| 19152124 | PASSENGER VEHICLE COMPONENTS WITH PERFORATED FILM CONSTRUCTION | Safran Cabin, Inc. | WOLLSCHLAGER, JEFFREY MICHAEL | 1742 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 30, 2025 |
| 19272110 | ZIPPER | YKK Corporation | BROOKS, KARA JEAN | 3677 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 17, 2025 |
| 19267138 | AUXETIC ARTICLE | Adidas AG | ZHAO, AIYING | 3732 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 11, 2025 |
| 19260912 | Soccer Shoe | Adidas AG | PRANGE, SHARON M | 3732 | §103 | Final Rejection | 31d overdue | Pending | Jul 07, 2025 |
| 19257369 | LACE ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM AND SHOE | Adidas AG | LAVINDER, JACK W | 3677 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 01, 2025 |
| 19254946 | Method and Apparatus for Adapting Properties of a Sports Shoe | Adidas AG | WOLLSCHLAGER, JEFFREY MICHAEL | 3732 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 30, 2025 |
| 19248322 | DISK CUTTER | Element Six (Uk) Limited | LAWSON, STACY N | 3672 | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 24, 2025 |
| 19229232 | VARIABLE FLOW CONTROL NOZZLE FOR SWIMMING POOLS AND SPAS | ZODIAC POOL SYSTEMS LLC | VALVIS, ALEXANDER M | 3791 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 05, 2025 |
| 19228110 | ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY ARCHITECTURE | Goodrich Actuation Systems SAS | BADAWI, MEDHAT | 3642 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 25d overdue | Pending | Jun 04, 2025 |
| 19212093 | NETWORK-GRAPH FRAMEWORK AND OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM FOR CARGO ROUTES | Xpo, Inc. | ELCHANTI, ZEINA | 3628 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 19, 2025 |
| 19210616 | MOLD INSERT FOR USE IN A MOLD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF A CUSHIONING ELEMENT FOR SPORTS APPAREL | Adidas AG | YI, STELLA KIM | 1742 | §102§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 16, 2025 |
| 19209404 | SLIDER FOR CONCEALED SLIDE FASTENER | YKK Corporation | UPCHURCH, DAVID M | 3677 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 15, 2025 |
| 19187673 | CONVEYOR DEVICE | Somic Verpackungsmaschinen GmbH & Co. Kg | AWAIS, MUHAMMAD SUMRAIZ | 3651 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 23, 2025 |
| 19186492 | VISUALIZER FOR SWIMMING POOLS | Latham Pool Products, Inc. | COBB, MICHAEL J | 2615 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 22, 2025 |
| 19121750 | CLIP AND CLIP CONNECTOR | YKK Corporation | GRABER, MARIA EILEEN | 3644 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 16, 2025 |
| 19072351 | HEATER FOR POOLS AND SPAS WITH IMPROVED SENSOR CONTROL | ZODIAC POOL SYSTEMS LLC | NGUYEN, TUAN N | 3754 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 06, 2025 |
| 19107720 | OPTICAL LIMITERS | The Secretary of State for Defence | HUANG, CHENG YUAN | 1787 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2025 |
| 19103381 | PLANT SALINE-ALKALI-TOLERANT GENE AND USE THEREOF | Peking University Institute Of Advanced Agricultural Sciences | DELEO, VICTORIA LYNN | 1662 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 12, 2025 |
| 19048446 | SHOE HAVING A SOLE WITH A STABILITY STRUCTURE | Adidas AG | MARCHEWKA, MATTHEW R | 3732 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 07, 2025 |
| 19048113 | RVDT CONNECTOR | Goodrich Actuation Systems SAS | YABUT, DANIEL D | 3617 | Other | Final Rejection | 69d | Pending | Feb 07, 2025 |
| 19100927 | METHOD FOR ASSISTING WITH PROPULSION BY DETECTING A FAILURE OF A TURBOSHAFT ENGINE OF AN AIRCRAFT | SAFRAN | KUNTZ, JEWEL A | 3666 | §101§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 03, 2025 |
| 19028781 | TWO-WAY WIRELESS CONTROL OF DIGITALLY CONTROLLED VALVE ACTUATORS IN A POOL OR SPA SYSTEM | ZODIAC POOL SYSTEMS LLC | REFAI, RAMSEY | 3664 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19030951 | Knitted Shoe Upper | Adidas AG | PIERORAZIO, JILLIAN KUTCH | 3732 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19029694 | Recycling of a Shoe | Adidas AG | NELSON, JAMEL M | 1743 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19020884 | Flat Weft-Knitted Upper for Sports Shoes | Adidas AG | PRANGE, SHARON M | 3732 | §103Other | Final Rejection | 35d overdue | Pending | Jan 14, 2025 |
| 19009059 | ENHANCING IMAGE DATA WITH APPEARANCE CONTROLS | Imax Corporation | ROSWELL, MICHAEL | 3992 | DPOther | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 03, 2025 |
| 18880735 | COMPACT OBSERVATION DEVICE CONFIGURED TO OVERLAY AN IMAGE OF AN OBSERVED SCENE AND A PROCESSED IMAGE OF THE OBSERVED SCENE | SAFRAN | GAGNON, GRANT A | 2872 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 02, 2025 |
| 18989202 | SWIMMING POOL OR SPA WITH LOCALIZED HEATING | ZODIAC POOL CARE EUROPE | CRANE, LAUREN ASHLEY | 3754 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18876968 | DEVICE FOR VIBRATION-DAMPING GUIDANCE OF PIPING | SAFRAN | WOOD, KIMBERLY T | 3631 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2024 |
| 18982422 | ROTARY EMA END STOP ASSEMBLY | Goodrich Actuation Systems SAS | VAZIRI, MASOUD | 2834 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 16, 2024 |
| 18874952 | SLIDE FASTENER | YKK Corporation | JACKSON, DEZTANY OVE | 3677 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 13, 2024 |
| 18971716 | AUTOMATIC VALVE FOR SWIMMING POOL CIRCULATION SYSTEM | ZODIAC POOL CARE EUROPE | CHANG, VINCENT WEN-LIANG | 2119 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 06, 2024 |
| 18970166 | SAFETY SYSTEM FOR A POWERED SYSTEM | Gatekeyper, LLC | BROWN, MICHAEL J | 2115 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2024 |
| 18969763 | PROGRAMMABLE EPIGENETIC CONTROL OF GENE EXPRESSION IN PLANTS | Decibel Bio, Inc. | BYRNES, DAVID R | 1662 | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2024 |
| 18866377 | ORTHOPEDIC BALL TIP GUIDEWIRE POSITIONING DEVICE | BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM | RAMANA, ANURADHA | 3775 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 16d overdue | Pending | Nov 15, 2024 |
| 18946439 | INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME | Jungheinrich Aktiengesellschaft | DIAZ, THOMAS C | 3617 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 13, 2024 |
| 18943517 | METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF A PLASTIC COMPONENT, PLASTIC COMPONENT, AND SHOE | Adidas AG | KONVES, ADRIANNA N | 1748 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 11, 2024 |
| 18941608 | CONTROL DEVICE DETECTION FOR POOL OR SPA SYSTEMS | ZODIAC POOL SYSTEMS LLC | MURSHED, OSAMAH | 3754 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 08, 2024 |
| 18939714 | Specialized Artificial-Intelligence Architectures for Predicting User Behavior With Respect to an Obligation | Lendbuzz, Inc. | SACKALOSKY, COREY MATTHEW | 2128 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 07, 2024 |
| 18862007 | SURFACE-FASTENER-MANUFACTURING METHOD, SURFACE FASTENER, AND MOLDING DEVICE | Dymco, Ltd. | WOLLSCHLAGER, JEFFREY MICHAEL | 1742 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2024 |
| 18929370 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING AND DISTRIBUTING A LIVE AUDIO STREAM OF A LIVE EVENT IN REAL-TIME | Prowire Sport LLC | MADAMBA, GLENFORD J | 2451 | Other | Non-Final OA | 22d | Pending | Oct 28, 2024 |
| 18929230 | DUAL PROTOCOL COMMUNICATION WITH POOL AUTOMATION CONTROLLER | ZODIAC POOL SYSTEMS LLC | YU, HENRY W | 2181 | §103 | Final Rejection | 10d overdue | Pending | Oct 28, 2024 |
| 18928405 | FAULT TOLERANT ROTARY EMA | Goodrich Actuation Systems SAS | PRATHER, GREGORY T | 3618 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 28, 2024 |
| 18915701 | ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATOR WITH OPERATIONAL SENSORS | Goodrich Actuation Systems SAS | HULS, NATALIE F | 2855 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 15, 2024 |
| 18855583 | OPTICAL TESTING DEVICE AND KIT FOR CONSTRUCTION THEREOF | Smartray GmbH | STOCK JR, GORDON J | 2877 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 09, 2024 |
| 18909034 | EYE DROP APPLICATOR | Magic Touch Eye, Inc. | CHATRATHI, ARJUNA P | 3781 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 08, 2024 |
| 18909181 | AUTOMATIC SWIMMING POOL CLEANER CHARGING SYSTEMS WITH IMPROVED CHARGING CONTACTS | ZODIAC POOL CARE EUROPE | LE, HUYEN D | 3754 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 08, 2024 |
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Start Free Trial82.6% of resolved applications prosecuted by Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP - East Coast were allowed, across 60,226 applications in USPTO records.
3.21 office actions per allowed application on average.
178 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 67 clients, before 167 examiners in 116 art units.
