Technology areas: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
18 pending office actions • 13 clients • 18 examiners • 16 art units • 0 of 18 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 35 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 5 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. 5 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 | 1 (6%) |
| §101 + other | 3 (17%) |
| §103 only | 1 (6%) |
| §102 only | 3 (17%) |
| §112 only | 1 (6%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (6%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 2 (11%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 6 (33%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FISHER, WESLEY LE | 1 | 82.4% | +14.1% |
| ABEL, LENORA A | 1 | 68.7% | +33.8% |
| PHAM, CLINT V | 1 | 44.7% | +22.7% |
| OH, HARRY Y | 1 | 85.4% | +16.7% |
| BOSWELL, CHRISTOPHER J | 1 | 67.6% | +26.0% |
| UPCHURCH, DAVID M | 1 | 73.7% | +18.0% |
| COLEMAN, STEPHEN P | 1 | 84.1% | +11.2% |
| MA, KUN KAI | 1 | 79.5% | +12.8% |
| CHAPEL, DEREK S | 1 | 70.3% | +22.0% |
| VOLZ, ELIZABETH J | 1 | 66.7% | +19.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17957867 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING LOCALIZED THERMAL THERAPY | PAPE, ALYSSA MORGAN | 38d overdue |
| 18648680 | Method and System for Verification of Persons in Portrait Paintings | O'MALLEY, CONOR AIDAN | 63d |
| 19161584 | Centrifugal Blower, Impeller for Centrifugal Blower, and Vehicle Seat Ventilation System | FISHER, WESLEY LE | — |
| 19152222 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING WHETHER TO HEAT OR COOL A SURFACE | PHAM, CLINT V | — |
| 19218745 | Safety Device for Safeguarding a Danger Zone of an Automated Machine, in Particular a Robot | OH, HARRY Y | — |
| 18942867 | Method of Using a Coordinate Measuring Machine to Measure a Workpiece | COLEMAN, STEPHEN P | — |
| 18862067 | CONDITIONING SYSTEM FOR THERMAL EFFECTORS | MA, KUN KAI | — |
| 18770796 | Method and Apparatus for Automated Generation of a Test Plan to Measure a Measurement Object | GO, RICKY | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18799252 | FLIP SPOUT DRINKING CONTAINER | VOLZ, ELIZABETH J | 14d |
| 19161584 | Centrifugal Blower, Impeller for Centrifugal Blower, and Vehicle Seat Ventilation System | FISHER, WESLEY LE | — |
| 19312746 | Removal of Surrounding Cells From a Biological Sample Using Piezo-Actuation | ABEL, LENORA A | — |
| 19152222 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING WHETHER TO HEAT OR COOL A SURFACE | PHAM, CLINT V | — |
| 19218745 | Safety Device for Safeguarding a Danger Zone of an Automated Machine, in Particular a Robot | OH, HARRY Y | — |
| 19193115 | Door Latch System | BOSWELL, CHRISTOPHER J | — |
| 19070612 | Connector Stud, Connector Dock and Connector System | UPCHURCH, DAVID M | — |
| 18942867 | Method of Using a Coordinate Measuring Machine to Measure a Workpiece | COLEMAN, STEPHEN P | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| GENTHERM INCORPORATED | 5 |
| Carl Zeiss | 2 |
| Conceivable Life Sciences Inc. | 1 |
| Pilz GmbH & Co. KG | 1 |
| Willo Products Company, LLC | 1 |
| Peter Jones (Ilg) Limited | 1 |
| ZF | 1 |
| Tomy | 1 |
| Genesis Rail Services Ii, LLC | 1 |
| Fraunhofer | 1 |
| The Great States Corporation | 1 |
| GLYTEC, LLC | 1 |
| Freelander Innovations USA | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2675 | 2 |
| 3794 | 2 |
| 3745 | 1 |
| 1799 | 1 |
| 3663 | 1 |
| 3657 | 1 |
| 3675 | 1 |
| 3677 | 1 |
| 3763 | 1 |
| 2872 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19161584 | Centrifugal Blower, Impeller for Centrifugal Blower, and Vehicle Seat Ventilation System | Gentherm GmbH | FISHER, WESLEY LE | 3745 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 02, 2025 |
| 19312746 | Removal of Surrounding Cells From a Biological Sample Using Piezo-Actuation | Conceivable Life Sciences Inc. | ABEL, LENORA A | 1799 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 28, 2025 |
| 19152222 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING WHETHER TO HEAT OR COOL A SURFACE | Gentherm Incorporated | PHAM, CLINT V | 3663 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 30, 2025 |
| 19218745 | Safety Device for Safeguarding a Danger Zone of an Automated Machine, in Particular a Robot | Pilz GmbH & Co. Kg | OH, HARRY Y | 3657 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 27, 2025 |
| 19193115 | Door Latch System | Willo Products Company, LLC | BOSWELL, CHRISTOPHER J | 3675 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 29, 2025 |
| 19070612 | Connector Stud, Connector Dock and Connector System | Peter Jones (Ilg) Limited | UPCHURCH, DAVID M | 3677 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 05, 2025 |
| 18942867 | Method of Using a Coordinate Measuring Machine to Measure a Workpiece | Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik GmbH | COLEMAN, STEPHEN P | 2675 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 11, 2024 |
| 18862067 | CONDITIONING SYSTEM FOR THERMAL EFFECTORS | Gentherm Incorporated | MA, KUN KAI | 3763 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2024 |
| 18894578 | System for Automatically Adjusting Mirrors and Related Methods | ZF Friedrichshafen AG | CHAPEL, DEREK S | 2872 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 24, 2024 |
| 18799252 | FLIP SPOUT DRINKING CONTAINER | Tomy International, Inc. | VOLZ, ELIZABETH J | 3733 | §112 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Aug 09, 2024 |
| 18787014 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLACEMENT OF RAILROAD TIE PLATE | Genesis Rail Services Ii, LLC | MCCARRY JR, ROBERT J | 3615 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 29, 2024 |
| 18770796 | Method and Apparatus for Automated Generation of a Test Plan to Measure a Measurement Object | Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik GmbH | GO, RICKY | 2857 | §101Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 12, 2024 |
| 18648680 | Method and System for Verification of Persons in Portrait Paintings | Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. | O'MALLEY, CONOR AIDAN | 2675 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 63d | Pending | Apr 29, 2024 |
| 18605898 | Animal Waste Collection Apparatus | The Great States Corporation | QURESHI, REHMAN AHMED | 3654 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 15, 2024 |
| 18329451 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING INSULIN DOSAGES FOR DIABETIC SUBJECTS | Glytec, LLC | WHALEY, PABLO S | 3619 | §112DP | Non-Final OA | 67d overdue | Pending | Jun 05, 2023 |
| 18184195 | BIODEGRADABLE WRAPPING FOR CARTRIDGES | Freelander Innovations Usa, LLC | DEZENDORF, MORGAN FAITH | 1755 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 15, 2023 |
| 17957867 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING LOCALIZED THERMAL THERAPY | Gentherm Incorporated | PAPE, ALYSSA MORGAN | 3794 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 38d overdue | Pending | Sep 30, 2022 |
| 17957871 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING THERMAL CONTRAST THERAPY | Gentherm Incorporated | KERN, ASHLEIGH LAUREN | 3794 | §103DP | Final Rejection | 28d overdue | Pending | Sep 30, 2022 |
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