Technology areas: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
698 pending office actions • 177 clients • 599 examiners • 255 art units • 0 of 698 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Mke) has 14,636 career applications in Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering and 700 pending office actions. Its resolved allowance rate is 99.33%, indicating an exceptionally favorable outcome across resolved applications.
The average of 3.95 office actions per allowance shows that even the highly favorable resolved record involved multiple examination rounds. The combination of extensive application volume and a large active docket supports a broad assessment of prosecution experience in medical device and mechanical matters.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 196 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. 196 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 | 7 (1%) |
| §101 + other | 40 (6%) |
| §103 only | 249 (36%) |
| §102 only | 35 (5%) |
| §112 only | 22 (3%) |
| Double-patenting only | 13 (2%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 23 (3%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 307 (44%) |
| No statute on record | 2 (0%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LONG, ROBERT FRANKLIN | 5 | 72.3% | +20.4% |
| HENSON, KATINA N | 4 | 56.8% | +31.5% |
| PELTON, NATHANIEL R | 4 | 74.5% | +18.9% |
| SHAKERI, HADI | 4 | 62.2% | +36.8% |
| KOUSAR, SADIA | 4 | 65.9% | +10.9% |
| LOPEZ, MICHELLE | 3 | 81.8% | +11.7% |
| SHUTTY, DAVID G | 3 | 69.1% | +12.9% |
| LEEDS, DANIEL JEREMY | 3 | 69.9% | +34.7% |
| NEJAD, MAHDI H | 3 | 73.9% | +29.2% |
| RODGERS, THOMAS RAYMOND | 3 | 58.7% | +59.3% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19453951 | IMPACT TOOL ANVIL WITH IMPROVED DURABILITY | LOPEZ, MICHELLE | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18364340 | MOLDED CONTAINER BASE | CASTELLANO, STEPHEN J | 194d overdue |
| 18304484 | VEHICLE DOOR, VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD | CONDO, VERONICA MARIE | 163d overdue |
| 17372586 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING DATA | BLAIR, DOUGLAS B | 124d overdue |
| 17909318 | ANTIMICROBIAL TARGET | BERRY, LAYLA D | 121d overdue |
| 18965760 | IMPACT TOOL | IGBOKWE, NICHOLAS E | 92d overdue |
| 18267287 | ROTATABLE MANDREL | PARSLEY, DAVID J | 89d overdue |
| 18687001 | COOLING PLATE | VORTMAN, ANATOLY | 87d overdue |
| 18060425 | BATTERY CELL CARRIER FOR BATTERY PACK | CANTELMO, GREGG | 87d 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18918545 | ROTARY TOOL | LEEDS, DANIEL JEREMY | 4d overdue |
| 18749765 | IMPACT TOOL | SHUTTY, DAVID G | 4d overdue |
| 17106806 | MULTI-SPEED POWER TOOL WITH ELECTRONIC CLUTCH | LONG, ROBERT FRANKLIN | 6d |
| 19211914 | POWER TOOL INCLUDING DUAL BATTERY PACK SEQUENTIAL DISCHARGE | LEEDS, DANIEL JEREMY | 21d |
| 19084145 | POWER TOOL WITH ENCLOSED GEARCASE | LONG, ROBERT FRANKLIN | 22d |
| 18602705 | ROTARY TOOL | SHAKERI, HADI | 27d |
| 19226709 | OSCILLATING POWER TOOL WITH ADJUSTABLE ANGULAR AMPLITUDE OF OSCILLATION | LEEDS, DANIEL JEREMY | 43d |
| 17733316 | WORK CART CHARGING | KOUSAR, SADIA | 72d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3723 | 37 |
| 2859 | 29 |
| 3731 | 24 |
| 2834 | 23 |
| 3724 | 21 |
| 2858 | 12 |
| 3645 | 10 |
| 1725 | 9 |
| 3761 | 9 |
| 2871 | 8 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19112624 | Untitled | Robert Bosch GmbH | BADII, BEHRANG | 3665 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | |
| 19135888 | Untitled | Robert Bosch GmbH | ZALESKAS, JOHN M | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | ||
| 18710374 | Untitled | Robert Bosch GmbH | TRUONG, THOMAS | 2834 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | |
| 19637170 | RECIPROCATING TOOL | Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation | JALLOW, EYAMINDAE CHOSSAN | 3731 | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 02, 2026 |
| 19550744 | POWER TOOL BRAKE ABORT | Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation | JALLOW, EYAMINDAE CHOSSAN | 3731 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 26, 2026 |
| 19466980 | BLOWER | Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation | TRAN, BINH Q | 3746 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 02, 2026 |
| 19453951 | IMPACT TOOL ANVIL WITH IMPROVED DURABILITY | Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation | LOPEZ, MICHELLE | 3731 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 20, 2026 |
| 19411901 | POWER TOOL INCLUDING FIELD ORIENTED CONTROL SPEED-TORQUE CURVE MATCHING | Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation | SEIF, DARIUSH | 3731 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 08, 2025 |
| 19405886 | ELECTRONIC SPINDLE LOCK FOR A POWER TOOL | Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation | FERRERO, EDUARDO R | 3731 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 02, 2025 |
| 19401617 | CO-ROTATING SCROLL COMPRESSOR | Robert Bosch GmbH | TRAN, BINH Q | 3746 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 26, 2025 |
| 19377617 | POWER TOOL INCLUDING MOTOR POWER RAMPING DURING IMPACTING | Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation | LOPEZ, MICHELLE | 3731 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 03, 2025 |
| 19343143 | GAS SPRING-POWERED FASTENER DRIVER | Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation | LONG, ROBERT FRANKLIN | 3731 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 29, 2025 |
| 19341648 | HOLE SAW ARBOR ASSEMBLY | Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation | RUFO, RYAN C | 3722 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2025 |
| 19290178 | MARKER DEVICES, MARKER SYSTEMS, AND CONTAINERS WITH MARKER PLATES THEREON FOR DISPLAYING PERSONALIZED INFORMATION RELATED APPLICATIONS | Stitch Golf Holdings, Inc. | DAVIS, CASSANDRA HOPE | 3631 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | 34d | Pending | Aug 04, 2025 |
| 19149439 | SYSTEM FOR MAKING PREPARATORY INCISION LONGITUDINALLY OF A POULTRY LEG | Foodmate B.V. | PARSLEY, DAVID J | 3643 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 18, 2025 |
| 19264613 | DISPLAY FOR CONTROLLING ROBOTIC TOOL | Techtronic Cordless Gp | HUTCHINSON, ALAN D | 3669 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 09, 2025 |
| 19258269 | POWER TOOL EXTENSION POLE ASSEMBLY | Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation | GERTH, KATIE L | 3731 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 02, 2025 |
| 19244225 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS FOR ATTITUDE DETERMINATION OF AN AIRCRAFT FOR NAVIGATION | Flare Bright Ltd. | OH, HARRY Y | 3657 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 19233983 | POWER TOOL WITH IMPULSE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A VALVE | Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation | SHUTTY, DAVID G | 3731 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 10, 2025 |
| 19231062 | METHOD OF FORMING A POLYMER COMPOSITE AND APPARATUS FOR THE SAME | Arizona Board of Regents | MELENDEZ, ARMAND | 1742 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 06, 2025 |
| 19226352 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD FOR DETERMINING A TRAVEL SPEED OF A VEHICLE, COMPUTER PROGRAM AS WELL AS IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING THE IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD | Robert Bosch GmbH | DEL VALLE, LUIS GERARDO | 3666 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 03, 2025 |
| 19226709 | OSCILLATING POWER TOOL WITH ADJUSTABLE ANGULAR AMPLITUDE OF OSCILLATION | Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation | LEEDS, DANIEL JEREMY | 3731 | §103 | Final Rejection | 43d | Pending | Jun 03, 2025 |
| 19220680 | ADAPTER FOR POWER TOOL | Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation | KOTIS, JOSHUA G | 3731 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 28, 2025 |
| 19221360 | INSECTICIDAL PROTEINS COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE | Genective SA | SHARMA, SANTOSH | 1663 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | 53d | Pending | May 28, 2025 |
| 19211914 | POWER TOOL INCLUDING DUAL BATTERY PACK SEQUENTIAL DISCHARGE | Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation | LEEDS, DANIEL JEREMY | 3731 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 21d | Pending | May 19, 2025 |
| 19129470 | CRYOABLATION CATHETER WITH VARYING CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE | Medtronic Ireland Manufacturing Unlimited Company | NASSER, ROBERT L | 3992 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 13, 2025 |
| 19194587 | ELECTROFUSION TOOL | Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation | TOLIN, MICHAEL A | 1745 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 30, 2025 |
| 19123223 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UTILITY CONDUCTOR POSITION MONITORING SYSTEM | Aclara Technologies LLC | CLARK, CHRISTOPHER JAY | 2838 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 22, 2025 |
| 19185454 | CAMERA MODULE | Japan Display Inc. | JOHNSON-CALDERON, FRANK J | 2425 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 22, 2025 |
| 19122298 | FUEL INJECTOR ARRANGEMENT FOR INSTALLING A FUEL INJECTOR IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE | Robert Bosch GmbH | BRAUCH, CHARLES JOSEPH | 3747 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 18, 2025 |
| 19183146 | WORK LIGHT | Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation | HARRIS, WILLIAM N | 2875 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 18, 2025 |
| 18853590 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM | Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation | NARRAMORE, BLAKE I | 2438 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 17, 2025 |
| 19176959 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD | Robert Bosch GmbH | GREENE, DANIEL LAWSON | 3665 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 11, 2025 |
| 19173900 | DISPLAY DEVICE | Japan Display Inc. | NGUYEN, LAUREN | 2871 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 09, 2025 |
| 19173530 | BACKPACKS, BACKPACK SYSTEMS, BACKPACK INSERTS AND RELATED METHODS | Fowl, LLC | MCNURLEN, SCOTT THOMAS | 3734 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 08, 2025 |
| 19171029 | GRAPHENE-NICKEL COMPOSITE WIRES | Arizona Board of Regents | RODRIGUEZ, MICHAEL P | 1712 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 04, 2025 |
| 19169812 | USER AUTHENTICATION WITH BIOMETRIC DATA IN CONJUNCTION WITH AUTOFILL ASSISTANCE | Mastercard Technologies Canada Ulc | LE, CANH | 2439 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 03, 2025 |
| 19097324 | DECODING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR BIT STREAM SUPPORTING PLURALITY OF LAYERS | ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE | PICON-FELICIANO, ANA J | 2482 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 01, 2025 |
| 19097072 | LIQUID CRYSTAL OPTICAL SHUTTER AND IMAGING DEVICE | Japan Display Inc. | CROCKETT, RYAN M | 2871 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 01, 2025 |
| 19095619 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE | Japan Display Inc. | SHAH, PRIYANK J | 2626 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 31, 2025 |
| 19116523 | LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEM | Inventronics GmbH | SATHIRAJU, SRINIVAS | 2845 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 28, 2025 |
| 19092621 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREFORM STERILIZATION | Niagara Bottling, LLC | AHMED ALI, MOHAMED K | 1743 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 27, 2025 |
| 18699787 | IMAGING APPARATUS, POWER CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM | Sony Group Corporation | CALDERON, CYNTHIA | 2639 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 26, 2025 |
| 18840770 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM | Sony Group Corporation | POUDEL, SAMIKSHYA NMN | 2436 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2025 |
| 19114974 | DC VOLTAGE CONVERTER APPARATUS, POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR DISCHARGING A DC LINK CAPACITOR | Robert Bosch GmbH | FIN, MICHAEL RUTLAND | 2836 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2025 |
| 19087849 | DISPLAY DEVICE | Japan Display Inc. | CROCKETT, RYAN M | 2871 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 24, 2025 |
| 19084145 | POWER TOOL WITH ENCLOSED GEARCASE | Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation | LONG, ROBERT FRANKLIN | 3731 | §102§103Other | Final Rejection | 22d | Pending | Mar 19, 2025 |
| 19084111 | HANDLE ASSEMBLY FOR A FINISHER BOX | Ames Tools Corporation | SULLIVAN, MATTHEW J | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 19, 2025 | |
| 19113182 | DC CONVERTER ARRANGEMENT, ELECTRIC VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A DC CONVERTER ARRANGEMENT | Robert Bosch GmbH | MOURAD, RASEM | 2836 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 19, 2025 |
| 19082367 | DISPLAY DEVICE | Magnolia White Corporation | LEIBY, CHRISTOPHER E | 2621 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 18, 2025 |
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Start Free Trial95.3% of resolved applications prosecuted by Michael Best & Friedrich LLP were allowed, across 2,296 applications in USPTO records.
2.45 office actions per allowed application on average.
698 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 177 clients, before 599 examiners in 255 art units.
