Technology area: Communications
165 pending office actions • 32 clients • 154 examiners • 86 art units • 0 of 165 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Metis IP LLC focuses on Communications and has 4,087 career applications, with 162 pending office actions. Its resolved allowance rate is 90.17%, indicating that resolved applications have generally produced favorable outcomes.
The average of 2.28 office actions per allowance suggests that successful cases typically reached allowance without extensive repeated examination. The combination of substantial application volume, a sizable active docket, and a high resolved allowance rate provides a broad basis for evaluating communications prosecution work.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 28 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. 28 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 | 12 (7%) |
| §101 + other | 19 (12%) |
| §103 only | 38 (23%) |
| §102 only | 9 (5%) |
| §112 only | 8 (5%) |
| Double-patenting only | 4 (2%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 6 (4%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 67 (41%) |
| No statute on record | 2 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANSARI, TAHMINA N | 2 | 85.4% | +18.5% |
| GUNBERG, EDWIN C | 2 | 78.2% | +6.9% |
| MCKINNEY, ANGELICA M | 2 | 85.3% | +13.8% |
| PHAM, ANNIE | 2 | 90.0% | +11.1% |
| DANG, JULIE X | 2 | 84.1% | +16.6% |
| SNIEZEK, ANDREW L | 2 | 85.0% | +8.6% |
| MINCHELLA, ADAM ZACHARY | 2 | 63.8% | +34.1% |
| LE, HUYEN D | 2 | 73.0% | +8.3% |
| SAHLE, MAHIDERE S | 2 | 79.5% | +13.1% |
| ZUBERI, MOHAMMED H | 2 | 71.2% | +26.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19037193 | LOUDSPEAKER APPARATUS | MCKINNEY, ANGELICA M | — |
| 19026733 | BONE CONDUCTION SPEAKER | DANG, JULIE X | — |
| 19014180 | LOUDSPEAKERS | SNIEZEK, ANDREW L | — |
| 19011536 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMAGING | PHAM, ANNIE | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19031153 | METHODS, IOT SYSTEMS, AND STORAGE MEDIA FOR DEMAND MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL GAS IN DISTRIBUTED ENERGY PIPELINES | HENRY, MATTHEW D | 211d overdue |
| 18515217 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DATA ACQUISITION AND TRANSMISSION IN PET | NGANGA, BONIFACE N | 146d overdue |
| 18414409 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMS FOR POSITIONING TARGET OBJECT | BALI, VIKKRAM | 22d overdue |
| 18317047 | STABLE COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING A CANNABINOID | STEINKE, SEAN JAMES | 16d overdue |
| 18760004 | MOTION EVALUATION METHODS AND SYSTEMS | ANTOINE, LISA HOPE | 5d |
| 18194608 | RADIATION THERAPY DEVICES, PHOTOFLASH THERAPY SYSTEMS, AND ULTRA-HIGH ENERGY ELECTRON FLASH THERAPY SYSTEMS | LOGIE, MICHAEL J | 5d |
| 17932283 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEVICE MONITORING | PEREZ BERMUDEZ, YARITZA H | 7d |
| 17810330 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ULTRASONIC IMAGING | KLEIN, BROOKE L | 12d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19037213 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGE PROCESSING | ANSARI, TAHMINA N | — |
| 19037193 | LOUDSPEAKER APPARATUS | MCKINNEY, ANGELICA M | — |
| 19031398 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR IMAGE REGISTRATION | PHAM, ANNIE | — |
| 19026733 | BONE CONDUCTION SPEAKER | DANG, JULIE X | — |
| 19014160 | CAMERA CALIBRATION SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMS FOR X-RAY IMAGING | ANSARI, TAHMINA N | — |
| 19014153 | TRANSDUCER DEVICES, CORE MODULES, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES | MCKINNEY, ANGELICA M | — |
| 19011536 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMAGING | PHAM, ANNIE | — |
| 18959561 | SPEAKERS | DANG, JULIE X | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2884 | 12 |
| 3797 | 7 |
| 2691 | 6 |
| 2694 | 6 |
| 2692 | 6 |
| 2693 | 5 |
| 2674 | 4 |
| 3794 | 4 |
| 2855 | 4 |
| 3629 | 3 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19329550 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VIDEO ENCODING | Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co., Ltd. | LOTFI, KYLE M | 2425 | §101§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 15, 2025 |
| 19299289 | METHOD AND INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) SYSTEM FOR ALLOCATING MAINTENANCE TASKS BASED ON SMART GAS | Chengdu Qinchuan Iot Technology Co., Ltd. | OBAID, HAMZEH M | 3624 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 13, 2025 |
| 19275932 | INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) SYSTEM FOR SMART GAS INSPECTION SUPERVISION AND DISTRIBUTION | Chengdu Qinchuan Iot Technology Co., Ltd. | BROWN, LUIS A | 3626 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 21, 2025 |
| 19234237 | METHODS, INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) SYSTEMS, AND STORAGE MEDIA FOR SMART GAS PIPELINE PRESSURE ADJUSTMENT | Chengdu Qinchuan Iot Technology Co., Ltd. | OUELLETTE, JONATHAN P | 3629 | §101§102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 10, 2025 |
| 19228729 | METHODS AND INTERNET OF THINGS LARGE MODEL SYSTEMS FOR SMART CITY INTEGRATED EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL | Chengdu Qinchuan Iot Technology Co., Ltd. | MINOR, AYANNA YVETTE | 3624 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 04, 2025 |
| 19190758 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING AND ALLOCATING GAS MAINTENANCE TASK BASED ON SMART GAS AND INTERNET OF THINGS SYSTEM THEREOF | Chengdu Qinchuan Iot Technology Co., Ltd. | TORRICO-LOPEZ, ALAN | 3625 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 27, 2025 |
| 19169026 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING GAS REGULATORY INFORMATION | Chengdu Qinchuan Iot Technology Co., Ltd. | WHITAKER, ANDREW B | 3629 | §101§103Other | Non-Final OA | 21d | Pending | Apr 03, 2025 |
| 19086188 | DISTRIBUTED STORAGE SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREOF, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co., Ltd. | HO, AARON D | 2139 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 21, 2025 |
| 19055410 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ENERGY SAVING CONTROL OF MEDICAL DEVICE | Wuhan United Imaging Healthcare Co., Ltd. | HAMILTON, MATTHEW L | 3682 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 17, 2025 |
| 19048959 | SPEAKERS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES | King Tong Innovation (Beijing) Technology Co. Ltd. | JOSHI, SUNITA | 2691 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 09, 2025 |
| 19037274 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING | Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare Co., Ltd. | HYDER, G.M. ALI | 2852 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 26, 2025 |
| 19037213 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGE PROCESSING | Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co., Ltd. | ANSARI, TAHMINA N | 2674 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 26, 2025 |
| 19037218 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING COINCIDENCE EVENTS | Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare Co., Ltd. | GUNBERG, EDWIN C | 2884 | — | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 26, 2025 |
| 19037193 | LOUDSPEAKER APPARATUS | Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd. | MCKINNEY, ANGELICA M | 2694 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 25, 2025 |
| 19031398 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR IMAGE REGISTRATION | Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare Co., Ltd. | PHAM, ANNIE | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 18, 2025 | |
| 19031407 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CORRECTING METAL ARTIFACTS | Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare Co., Ltd. | WILLIAMS, REBECCA COLETTE | 2677 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 18, 2025 |
| 19031401 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING DEVICES AND METHODS | Luxcreo Inc. | NELSON, JAMEL M | 1743 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 18, 2025 |
| 19026733 | BONE CONDUCTION SPEAKER | Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd. | DANG, JULIE X | 2692 | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19031237 | PUNCTURE DEVICE ENDS, PUNCTURE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING PUNCTURE SYSTEMS | Wuhan United Imaging Surgical Co., Ltd. | RHODES, NORA W | 3794 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19031153 | METHODS, IOT SYSTEMS, AND STORAGE MEDIA FOR DEMAND MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL GAS IN DISTRIBUTED ENERGY PIPELINES | Chengdu Jiuguan Smart Energy Technology Co., Ltd. | HENRY, MATTHEW D | 3625 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | 211d overdue | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19026747 | EARPHONES | Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd. | LIEBGOTT, TYLER MICHAEL | 2694 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19031166 | CAVITY OF MEDICAL DEVICE AND MEDICAL SYSTEM INCLUDING THE MEDICAL DEVICE | Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare Co., Ltd. | MAUPIN, HUGH H | 2884 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19026076 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING MOTION DATA | Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd. | YIP, JACK | 3715 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 19026319 | LOUDSPEAKERS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES | King Tone Innovation (Beijing) Technology Co. Ltd. | NI, SUHAN | 2691 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 19023201 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND STORAGE MEDIA FOR OBTAINING ENERGY SPECTRA | Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare Co., Ltd. | TANINGCO, MARCUS H | 2884 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 15, 2025 |
| 19021106 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NOISE CONTROL | Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd. | KURR, JASON R | 2695 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 14, 2025 |
| 19021086 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMS FOR VIDEO ENCODING AND DECODING | Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co., Ltd. | SULLIVAN, TYLER | 2487 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 14, 2025 |
| 19019391 | IMPLANT AND SUTURING DEVICES | Hangzhou Rejoin Mastin Medical Device Co., Ltd. | MCGINNITY, JAMES RYAN | 3771 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 13, 2025 |
| 19014160 | CAMERA CALIBRATION SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMS FOR X-RAY IMAGING | Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare Co., Ltd. | ANSARI, TAHMINA N | 2674 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 08, 2025 |
| 19014153 | TRANSDUCER DEVICES, CORE MODULES, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES | Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd. | MCKINNEY, ANGELICA M | 2694 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 08, 2025 |
| 19014180 | LOUDSPEAKERS | Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd. | SNIEZEK, ANDREW L | 2693 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 08, 2025 |
| 19014177 | EARPHONES | Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd. | NGUYEN, SEAN H | 2691 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 08, 2025 |
| 19012835 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTIPLE SPEAKER SPEECH RECOGNITION | Hithink Royalflush Information Network Co., Ltd. | PULLIAS, JESSE SCOTT | 2655 | §101Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 07, 2025 |
| 19010300 | X-RAY IMAGING SYSTEM FOR RADIATION THERAPY | Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare Co., Ltd. | GASSEN, CHRISTOPHER J | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 06, 2025 | |
| 19011536 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMAGING | Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare Co., Ltd. | PHAM, ANNIE | 2662 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 06, 2025 |
| 19006291 | ACCESSORY AND DRYING COMPONENT | Sz Zuvi Technology Co., Ltd. | NOBREGA, TATIANA L | 3799 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 57d | Pending | Dec 31, 2024 |
| 19006158 | RADIATION SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES | Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare Co., Ltd. | BRYANT, MICHAEL CASEY | 2884 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2024 |
| 19004527 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION | Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare Co., Ltd. | FUJITA, KATRINA R | 2672 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2024 |
| 19001617 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR IMAGE REGISTRATION | Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare Co., Ltd. | DEPALMA, CAROLINE ELIZABETH | 2675 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 26, 2024 |
| 19000361 | CORE MODULES AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES | Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd. | AL AUBAIDI, RASHA S | 2693 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 23, 2024 |
| 18988984 | METHODS AND SMART GAS INTERNET OF THINGS SYSTEMS FOR ADJUSTING GAS FLOWS | Chengdu Qinchuan Iot Technology Co., Ltd. | CARTER, CHRISTOPHER W | 2117 | §101Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18989052 | ELECTRONIC DEVICES | Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd. | SHAH, ANTIM G | 2693 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18984953 | MICROPHONE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME | Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd. | HAMID, AMMAR T | 2695 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 17, 2024 |
| 18981606 | SECURITY CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM | Lockin Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. | HOANG, HAN DINH | 2661 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 15, 2024 |
| 18979467 | ACOUSTIC DEVICE | Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd. | TESHALE, AKELAW | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2024 | |
| 18964370 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SYSTEMS AND COIL INTERFACE DEVICES THEREOF | Wuhan United Imaging Life Science Instrument Co., Ltd. | CURRAN, GREGORY H | 2852 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 30, 2024 |
| 18964321 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMS FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING | Wuhan United Imaging Life Science Instrument Co., Ltd. | MAHONEY, CHRISTOPHER E | 2852 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 29, 2024 |
| 18959561 | SPEAKERS | Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd. | DANG, JULIE X | 2692 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 25, 2024 |
| 18959554 | LOUDSPEAKERS | Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd. | POPE, KHARYE | 2693 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 25, 2024 |
| 18956249 | EARPHONES | Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd. | BEKEE, CHIMEZIE EZERIWE | 2691 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 22, 2024 |
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Start Free Trial90.2% of resolved applications prosecuted by Metis Ip LLC were allowed, across 4,087 applications in USPTO records.
2.28 office actions per allowed application on average.
165 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 32 clients, before 154 examiners in 86 art units.
