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Last updated: April 19, 2026

Pauley Erickson & Swanson

46 pending office actions • 24 clients

Portfolio Summary

46
Total Pending OAs
15
Final Rejections
31
Non-Final OAs

Client Portfolio (24 clients)

Client (Assignee)Pending OAs
Illinois Tool Works Inc. 12
On Clouds GmbH 4
Gti Energy 3
Progressive Components International Corporation 3
Aura Home, Inc. 2
Nivalis Energy Systems LLC 2
Huber+Suhner AG 2
Illionis Tool Works Inc. 1
Sennco Solutions Inc. 1
Illinois Tool Works Inc. 1
Intergalactic AI Research LLC 1
Universität Zürich, Prorektorat Forschung 1
Moving Spine AG 1
Ferag AG 1
Dr. Tung'S Products, Incorporated 1
Sennco Solutions, Inc. 1
Sport Components AG 1
Green Hockey AG 1
Kt Projektentwicklungs GmbH 1
Mootral Innovations Limited 1
UTILIZATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, NFP 1
Medtron AG 1
Qubs AG 1
Ziropa, Inc. 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatusFiled
18720422 Untitled On Clouds GmbH PRANGE, SHARON M 3732 Non-Final OA
19308561 CONTEXT WEIGHTED METALABELS FOR ENHANCED SEARCH IN HIERARCHICAL ABSTRACT DATA ORGANIZATION SYSTEMS Unknown LIN, ALLEN S 2153 Non-Final OA Aug 25, 2025
19185884 CONTAINER CARRIER Illionis Tool Works Inc. REYNOLDS, STEVEN ALAN 3735 Non-Final OA Apr 22, 2025
19034880 THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM Sennco Solutions Inc. KRYCINSKI, STANTON L 3631 Non-Final OA Jan 23, 2025
18927355 TREND DETECTION IN CLUSTERED PHOTOS FOR DIGITAL PICTURE FRAMES Aura Home, Inc. NGUYEN, DUSTIN 2446 Non-Final OA Oct 25, 2024
18925702 DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY Illinois Tool Works Inc. TULLIA, STEVEN A 3675 Non-Final OA Oct 24, 2024
18921892 AUTOMATIC LANE ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM Illinois Tool Works Inc. BIDWELL, JAMES R 3651 Non-Final OA Oct 21, 2024
18920247 DOOR LOCK Illinois Tool Works Inc. TULLIA, STEVEN A 3675 Non-Final OA Oct 18, 2024
18914445 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING KITCHEN SAFETY AND SECURITY Intergalactic AI Research LLC KING, CURTIS J 2685 Non-Final OA Oct 14, 2024
18910906 COMPACT INLINE OVER-PRESSURIZATION PROTECTION DEVICE Gti Energy NICHOLS, PHYLLIS M 3753 Non-Final OA Oct 09, 2024
18854875 LATERALLY AND MEDIALLY FLEXIBLE MIDSOLE On Clouds GmbH WEIS, RAQUEL M. 3732 Non-Final OA Oct 07, 2024
18901367 MIDSOLE HAVING A CLEAR FREE SPACE On Clouds GmbH HUYNH, KHOA D 3732 Final Rejection Sep 30, 2024
18824365 GIFTED DIGITAL PICTURE FRAME Aura Home, Inc. NGUYEN, DUSTIN 2446 Non-Final OA Sep 04, 2024
18815079 DISHWASHER DOOR-OPENING STRIKER Illinois Tool Works Inc. HOROWITZ, NOAH NMN 3675 Final Rejection Aug 26, 2024
18808218 METHOD, COMPUTING DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR ASSISTING POSITIONING OF A TOOL WITH RESPECT TO A SPECIFIC BODY PART OF A PATIENT Universität Zürich, Prorektorat Forschung KIM, KAITLYN EUNJI 3797 Non-Final OA Aug 19, 2024
18777848 DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRICAL APPLICANCE Illinois Tool Works Inc. HOROWITZ, NOAH NMN 3675 Final Rejection Jul 19, 2024
18777791 SPINE STABILIZATION Moving Spine AG HARVEY, JULIANNA NANCY 3773 Non-Final OA Jul 19, 2024
18777819 DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE Illinois Tool Works Inc. HOROWITZ, NOAH NMN 3675 Final Rejection Jul 19, 2024
18756378 STATE OF CHARGE LIMITATION FOR INCREASING BATTERY LIFE Nivalis Energy Systems LLC RAJAPUTRA, SURESH KS 2858 Non-Final OA Jun 27, 2024
18748420 DIRECT DRIVE WHEEL END GENERATOR Nivalis Energy Systems LLC SETZER, NICHOLAS LEE 2834 Non-Final OA Jun 20, 2024
18717229 ANTENNA DEVICE Huber+Suhner AG SALIH, AWAT M 2845 Final Rejection Jun 06, 2024
18712321 DEVICE FOR MANAGING THE LOADING OF TRANSPORT UNITS OF A CONVEYOR SYSTEM Ferag AG SINGH, KAVEL 3651 Non-Final OA May 22, 2024
18655489 SAFETY STRAP FOR INJECTION MOLDS Progressive Components International Corporation MALEKZADEH, SEYED MASOUD 1754 Final Rejection May 06, 2024
18655476 GATE INSERT FOR INJECTION MOLDING Progressive Components International Corporation LUK, EMMANUEL S 1744 Non-Final OA May 06, 2024
18649039 TOOTHPOWDER COMPOSITION Dr. Tung'S Products, Incorporated MILLER, MAKENNA RYLEIGH 1611 Non-Final OA Apr 29, 2024
18705044 A GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT Illinois Tool Works Inc. BONZELL, PHILIP J 3642 Non-Final OA Apr 26, 2024
18705053 IMPROVED DOOR LOCK FOR A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE Illinois Tool Works Inc. WATSON, PETER HUCKLEBERRY 3675 Final Rejection Apr 26, 2024
18615540 SECURITY LOCKDOWN DEVICE AND METHOD Sennco Solutions, Inc. LAU, HOI CHING 2689 Non-Final OA Mar 25, 2024
18691154 VALVE SYSTEM FOR A TUBELESS WHEEL Sport Components AG CHOI, TAEKWON NMN 3615 Non-Final OA Mar 12, 2024
18579010 ICE-SKATE BLADE Green Hockey AG WALTERS, JOHN DANIEL 3613 Non-Final OA Jan 12, 2024
18559748 ANTENNA DEVICE FOR AUTOMOTIVE RADAR APPLICATIONS Huber+Suhner AG LUONG, HENRY T 2844 Non-Final OA Nov 08, 2023
18289419 SOLE COMPRISING A TWO-LAYER MIDSOLE On Clouds GmbH LYNCH, MEGAN E 3732 Final Rejection Nov 03, 2023
18368351 SPACER WASHER FOR USE WITH INJECTION MOLD Progressive Components International Corporation MELENDEZ, ARMAND 1759 Non-Final OA Sep 14, 2023
18367755 DOOR-LOCKING MODULE FOR A DOOR OF A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE Illinois Tool Works Inc. WATSON, PETER HUCKLEBERRY 3675 Final Rejection Sep 13, 2023
18281494 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING A MULTI-PACK HAVING A PLURALITY OF PRODUCTS Illinois Tool Works Inc. WITTENSCHLAEGER, THOMAS M 3731 Final Rejection Sep 11, 2023
18281504 TILE BACKER BOARD Illinois Tool Works Inc. ZHANG, MICHAEL N 1781 Non-Final OA Sep 11, 2023
18244673 CLEAN WATER RECIRCULATION FOR STEAM PRODUCTION IN ROTATING PACKED BED DESORBER SYSTEM Gti Energy CHU, YONG LIANG 1731 Non-Final OA Sep 11, 2023
18270090 DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING COMPRESSED AIR OR CONTROL AND/OR WORKING PRESSURES IN A CARDAN SHAFT ARRANGEMENT Kt Projektentwicklungs GmbH BELLINGER, JASON R 3615 Final Rejection Jun 28, 2023
18268263 COMPOSITIONS FOR REDUCING METHANE EMISSION, METHODS FOR IMPROVING THE METABOLIC EFFICIENCY OF RUMINANT ANIMALS AND METHANOGENESIS INHIBITOR ADMINISTRATION Mootral Innovations Limited AL-AWADI, DANAH J 1615 Final Rejection Jun 19, 2023
18121154 GRID INDEPENDENT HEATING SYSTEM UTILIZATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, NFP BARGERO, JOHN E 3762 Non-Final OA Mar 14, 2023
18114359 DISHWASHER DIVERTER VALVE DRIVE Illinois Tool Works Inc. KOEHLER, CHRISTOPHER M 2834 Final Rejection Feb 27, 2023
18107628 INTEGRATED PARTIAL OXIDATION AND ELECTROLYSIS PROCESS Gti Energy CHUNG, HOSUNG CHARLES 1794 Non-Final OA Feb 09, 2023
17993265 HIGH-PRESSURE MEDICAL INJECTOR Medtron AG VU, QUYNH-NHU HOANG 3783 Non-Final OA Nov 23, 2022
17954057 ARRAYED VACUUM END OF ARM TOOL Illinois Tool Works Inc. CHIN, PAUL T 3654 Non-Final OA Sep 27, 2022
17775984 EDUCATIONAL TOY SET Qubs AG BALDORI, JOSEPH B 3711 Final Rejection May 11, 2022
17444829 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TOPICAL DELIVERY Ziropa, Inc. LEE, SIN J 1613 Final Rejection Aug 10, 2021

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