Technology areas: Computing & Software • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
38 pending office actions • 3 clients • 33 examiners • 22 art units • 0 of 38 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 312 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 10 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. 10 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 | 8 (21%) |
| §101 + other | 12 (32%) |
| §103 only | 12 (32%) |
| §112 only | 1 (3%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 5 (13%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RINES, ROBERT D | 2 | 38.8% | +47.4% |
| LADONI, AHOORA | 2 | 4.5% | +9.8% |
| MITROS, ANNA MAE | 2 | 36.1% | +48.3% |
| KANG, TIMOTHY J | 2 | 45.5% | +27.0% |
| ULLAH, ARIF | 2 | 48.1% | +36.5% |
| HOANG, HAU HAI | 1 | 78.4% | +13.4% |
| MARI VALCARCEL, FERNANDO MARIANO | 1 | 49.1% | +19.9% |
| LE, THUYKHANH | 1 | 78.2% | +34.2% |
| GILLIARD, DELOMIA L | 1 | 89.6% | +10.3% |
| GARG, YOGESH C | 1 | 61.7% | +33.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19088241 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECOMMENDING INFORMATION ITEMS FOR FULFILLMENT-BASED NATURAL LANGUAGE QUERIES | HOANG, HAU HAI | 10d overdue |
| 18673692 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO GUIDE A NEEDLE | OKONAK, ELIZABETH LOUISE | 2d overdue |
| 18451174 | BIODEGRADABLE RADIOPAQUE MICROSPHERE | MOSHER, ERIC PARKER | 14d |
| 18467990 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ITEM-SELLER RECOMMENDATION FOR ASSORTMENT GROWTH | ULLAH, ARIF | 26d |
| 18757090 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERACTIVE LIST BUILDING | ZIMMERMAN, MATTHEW E | 63d |
| 19034036 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING FULFILLMENT TIMES AND UPDATING USER REQUESTS | RINES, ROBERT D | — |
| 19029686 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ITEM RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON IMAGES | LADONI, AHOORA | — |
| 19027645 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF AUTOMATED GENERATION OF THEME-AWARE KEYWORDS FOR AN ITEM | LE, THUYKHANH | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18025230 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR AUTOMATICALLY PREDICTING FILL RATES | RINES, ROBERT D | 72d overdue |
| 19088241 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECOMMENDING INFORMATION ITEMS FOR FULFILLMENT-BASED NATURAL LANGUAGE QUERIES | HOANG, HAU HAI | 10d overdue |
| 18467990 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ITEM-SELLER RECOMMENDATION FOR ASSORTMENT GROWTH | ULLAH, ARIF | 26d |
| 19051796 | CONTEXTUALLY RELEVANT ITEM SELECTION | MARI VALCARCEL, FERNANDO MARIANO | — |
| 19034036 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING FULFILLMENT TIMES AND UPDATING USER REQUESTS | RINES, ROBERT D | — |
| 19027645 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF AUTOMATED GENERATION OF THEME-AWARE KEYWORDS FOR AN ITEM | LE, THUYKHANH | — |
| 19026265 | DETERMINING SIMILAR ITEMS USING GROUPED IMAGES | GILLIARD, DELOMIA L | — |
| 19025836 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRIORITIZING INFORMATION ITEMS FOR THIRD-PARTY PRESENTATION | GARG, YOGESH C | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Walmart | 29 |
| Varian Inc. | 8 |
| Siemens Healthineers | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3689 | 7 |
| 3625 | 4 |
| 2154 | 3 |
| 3794 | 3 |
| 3688 | 2 |
| 2884 | 2 |
| 2121 | 2 |
| 2159 | 1 |
| 2655 | 1 |
| 2661 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19088241 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECOMMENDING INFORMATION ITEMS FOR FULFILLMENT-BASED NATURAL LANGUAGE QUERIES | Walmart Apollo, LLC | HOANG, HAU HAI | 2154 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 10d overdue | Pending | Mar 24, 2025 |
| 19051796 | CONTEXTUALLY RELEVANT ITEM SELECTION | Walmart Apollo, LLC | MARI VALCARCEL, FERNANDO MARIANO | 2159 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 12, 2025 |
| 19034036 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING FULFILLMENT TIMES AND UPDATING USER REQUESTS | Walmart Apollo, LLC | RINES, ROBERT D | 3625 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 22, 2025 |
| 19029686 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ITEM RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON IMAGES | Walmart Apollo, LLC | LADONI, AHOORA | 3689 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19027645 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF AUTOMATED GENERATION OF THEME-AWARE KEYWORDS FOR AN ITEM | Walmart Apollo, LLC | LE, THUYKHANH | 2655 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19026265 | DETERMINING SIMILAR ITEMS USING GROUPED IMAGES | Walmart Apollo, LLC | GILLIARD, DELOMIA L | 2661 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 19025836 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRIORITIZING INFORMATION ITEMS FOR THIRD-PARTY PRESENTATION | Walmart Apollo, LLC | GARG, YOGESH C | 3688 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 19025759 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERSONA-BASED MIXED CROSS ITEM TYPE RECOMMENDATIONS | Walmart Apollo, LLC | LOHARIKAR, ANAND R | 3689 | §101§102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 19015882 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CROSS-CATEGORY RECOMMENDATION AND RANKING | Walmart Apollo, LLC | MITROS, ANNA MAE | 3689 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 10, 2025 |
| 19014715 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING COHESIVE PRODUCT RECOMMENDATION SETS AND VARIANTS | Walmart Apollo, LLC | MITROS, ANNA MAE | 3689 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 09, 2025 |
| 19012417 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INFORMATION RECOMMENDATION BASED ON COLLABORATIVE FILTERING | Walmart Apollo, LLC | LADONI, AHOORA | 3689 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 07, 2025 |
| 18757090 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERACTIVE LIST BUILDING | Walmart Apollo, LLC | ZIMMERMAN, MATTHEW E | 3688 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | 63d | Pending | Jun 27, 2024 |
| 18737175 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UNIFIED PROBLEM RECOVERY OF WORKLOADS | Walmart Apollo, LLC | WILSON, YOLANDA L | 2113 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 07, 2024 |
| 18674162 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC ADJUSTMENTS USING SUPER ELASTICITY | Walmart Apollo, LLC | TO, BAOQUOC N | 2154 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 24, 2024 |
| 18673692 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO GUIDE A NEEDLE | Varian Medical Systems, Inc. | OKONAK, ELIZABETH LOUISE | 3792 | §101§102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 2d overdue | Pending | May 24, 2024 |
| 18630012 | IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Siemens Healthineers International AG | GUNBERG, EDWIN C | 2884 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 30d | Pending | Apr 09, 2024 |
| 18694293 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR RADIOABLATION TREATMENT AREA TARGETING AND GUIDANCE | Varian Medical Systems, Inc. | LAM, ANDREW H | 2682 | §103 | Final Rejection | 2d overdue | Pending | Mar 21, 2024 |
| 18583438 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED PERSON DETECTION AND NOTIFICATION | Walmart Apollo, LLC | CESE, KENNY A | 2663 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 21, 2024 |
| 18428578 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CUSTOMER RETENTION | Walmart Apollo, LLC | BAHL, SANGEETA | 3626 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2024 |
| 18428459 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INVENTORY PLACEMENT AND DEMAND ALLOCATION | Walmart Apollo, LLC | CRAWLEY, TALIA F | 3627 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2024 |
| 18429128 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIAMESE WIDE AND DEEP NEURAL NETWORK RANKING | Walmart Apollo, LLC | BATTINA, RAAJITA | 2125 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2024 |
| 18427727 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PRODUCT RECOMMENDATIONS | Walmart Apollo, LLC | KANG, TIMOTHY J | 3689 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 30, 2024 |
| 18523762 | COOLANT STATUS MONITORING FOR MICROWAVE ABLATION PROBE | Varian Medical Systems, Inc. | PEFFLEY, MICHAEL F | 3794 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 29, 2023 |
| 18490648 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PRODUCT ALLOCATION IN RESPONSE TO MARKET VARIATIONS | Walmart Apollo, LLC | ULLAH, ARIF | 3625 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 19, 2023 |
| 18489249 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING SUBSTITUTES USING LEARNING-TO-RANK | Walmart Apollo, LLC | CHOWDHURY, SUMAIR RASHED | 4100 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 18, 2023 |
| 18477374 | MICROWAVE ABLATION PROBE ASSEMBLY AND CABLE STRUCTURE | Varian Medical Systems, Inc. | HUPCZEY, JR, RONALD JAMES | 3794 | §103 | Final Rejection | 30d | Pending | Sep 28, 2023 |
| 18473504 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLASSIFICATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF NON-COMPLIANT ELEMENTS | Walmart Apollo, LLC | HALE, BROOKS T | 2166 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 25, 2023 |
| 18467990 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ITEM-SELLER RECOMMENDATION FOR ASSORTMENT GROWTH | Walmart Apollo, LLC | ULLAH, ARIF | 3625 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 26d | Pending | Sep 15, 2023 |
| 18451174 | BIODEGRADABLE RADIOPAQUE MICROSPHERE | Varian Medical Systems, Inc. | MOSHER, ERIC PARKER | 1612 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 14d | Pending | Aug 17, 2023 |
| 18353260 | RADIATION TREATMENT PLANNING AND DELIVERY FOR MOVING TARGETS IN THE HEART | Varian Medical Systems, Inc. | KAO, CHIH CHENG G | 2884 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 17, 2023 |
| 18317696 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR QUANTIFICATION OF SUBSTANCE CONCENTRATION IN BODY STRUCTURES USING SPECTRAL COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY | Varian Medical Systems, Inc. | DICKINSON, PAUL W | 1618 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 15, 2023 |
| 18025230 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR AUTOMATICALLY PREDICTING FILL RATES | Walmart Apollo, LLC | RINES, ROBERT D | 3625 | §112 | Final Rejection | 72d overdue | Pending | Mar 08, 2023 |
| 18153796 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECOMMENDING ITEMS BASED ON ENHANCED USER REPRESENTATIONS | Walmart Apollo, LLC | PHAM, JESSICA THUY | 2121 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 12, 2023 |
| 18072155 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NOISE-RESISTANT COMPLEMENTARY ITEM RECOMMENDATION | Walmart Apollo, LLC | KANG, TIMOTHY J | 3689 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 30, 2022 |
| 17655218 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING BLEEDING DURING CRYOABLATION TREATMENTS | Varian Medical Systems, Inc. | MOSSBROOK, WILLIAM ERIC | 3794 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 17, 2022 |
| 17677839 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DATA IMPUTATION OF A SPARSE TIME SERIES DATA SET | Walmart Apollo, LLC | PHAKOUSONH, DARAVANH | 2121 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 22, 2022 |
| 17647283 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PREDICTING A USER CONVERSION EVENT | Walmart Apollo, LLC | BOYCE, ANDRE D | 3623 | §101§102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 06, 2022 |
| 17246179 | MACHINE LEARNING BASED METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING ITEM RANKINGS | Walmart Apollo, LLC | GORNEY, BORIS | 2154 | §103 | Final Rejection | 175d overdue | Pending | Apr 30, 2021 |
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Start Free Trial89.1% of resolved applications prosecuted by Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (Sf)(Walmart) were allowed, across 11,766 applications in USPTO records.
2.53 office actions per allowed application on average.
38 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 3 clients, before 33 examiners in 22 art units.
