Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
49 pending office actions • 21 clients • 46 examiners • 31 art units • 0 of 49 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 49 patents granted in the last 365 days
PDSD LAW manages 1817 career applications in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. The firm has a resolved allowance rate of 87.65 percent. The average number of office actions per allowance is 3.66. There are 38 pending office actions currently active.
This workload is part of the firm's experience with 1817 career applications. The 87.65 percent resolved allowance rate is a performance indicator for the firm in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. The 3.66 average office actions per allowance indicates the effort required to secure these grants. This firm's data demonstrates a practice with a volume of 1817 career applications. The 87.65 percent resolved allowance rate provides a baseline for performance. With 38 pending office actions, the firm is managing a docket in its primary technology area, using a prosecution style that averages 3.66 office actions per grant. The 3.66 average office actions per allowance is a consistent metric for its 1817 career applications.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 20 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. 20 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 + other | 4 (8%) |
| §103 only | 11 (22%) |
| §102 only | 2 (4%) |
| §112 only | 5 (10%) |
| Double-patenting only | 2 (4%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (2%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 24 (49%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WALRAED-SULLIVAN, KYLE | 3 | 73.3% | +30.4% |
| CHEN, SHELLEY | 2 | 66.2% | +20.4% |
| FRY, PATRICK B | 1 | 53.9% | +8.0% |
| WILLIAMS, MARK A | 1 | 77.8% | +13.2% |
| MURPHY, KEVIN F | 1 | 67.8% | +27.7% |
| HOROWITZ, NOAH NMN | 1 | 74.0% | +27.5% |
| CAJILIG, CHRISTINE T | 1 | 70.7% | +15.1% |
| GLADE, ZACHARY EDWARD FREW | 1 | 67.3% | +53.3% |
| ZHAO, LEI | 1 | 73.3% | +17.7% |
| ALLADIN, AMBREEN A | 1 | 24.6% | +24.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18567566 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A MOTORISED FLAP ARRANGEMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE | THOMPSON, JOSEPH LEIGH | 89d overdue |
| 18014583 | AUTOMATED CENTRIFUGE SETUP OF A BIOPROCESSING INSTALLATION | HERBERT, MADISON TAYLOR | 31d overdue |
| 18853841 | DRIVE DEVICE FOR A CLOSURE ELEMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE | PONCIANO, PATRICK BERNAS | 23d overdue |
| 18572860 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM FOR AN INTERIOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE | DUNNE, KENNETH MICHAEL | 17d overdue |
| 18392882 | SILL CLEAT FOR FENESTRATION SYSTEMS | WALRAED-SULLIVAN, KYLE | 2d overdue |
| 18227406 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCED FINE PARTICULATE DELIVERY IN FEED FOR ANIMALS | MUKHOPADHYAY, BHASKAR | 1d overdue |
| 18399110 | TWO-PIECE FRAME ASSEMBLY FOR FENESTRATION ASSEMBLIES | WALRAED-SULLIVAN, KYLE | 27d |
| 18267627 | MOTOR VEHICLE LOCK | IGNACZEWSKI, JAMES EDWARD | 27d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18688174 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A MOTORISED FLAP ARRANGEMENT | CHEN, SHELLEY | 28d overdue |
| 18688137 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A FLAP ASSEMBLY OF A MOTOR VEHICLE | CHEN, SHELLEY | 26d overdue |
| 18392882 | SILL CLEAT FOR FENESTRATION SYSTEMS | WALRAED-SULLIVAN, KYLE | 2d overdue |
| 18399110 | TWO-PIECE FRAME ASSEMBLY FOR FENESTRATION ASSEMBLIES | WALRAED-SULLIVAN, KYLE | 27d |
| 18545380 | FENESTRATION PANEL AND TRIM RETENTION SYSTEM | WALRAED-SULLIVAN, KYLE | 39d |
| 19175361 | MOTOR VEHICLE LOCK | WILLIAMS, MARK A | — |
| 19061599 | SWING CHECK VALVE | MURPHY, KEVIN F | — |
| 18996692 | MOTOR VEHICLE LOCK | HOROWITZ, NOAH NMN | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Brose | 15 |
| Andersen | 6 |
| Sartorius | 4 |
| Dezurik, Inc. | 2 |
| SarTec Corporation | 2 |
| Evolve | 2 |
| Dornbracht | 2 |
| Campbell Soup | 2 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA | 2 |
| Relco LLC | 1 |
| Cafe Imports, Inc. | 1 |
| Vocxi Health, Inc. | 1 |
| Bruker | 1 |
| Metrospec | 1 |
| THE TORO COMPANY | 1 |
| Heller Tools GmbH | 1 |
| American Peat Technology, Llc. | 1 |
| BatFast Cricket Centres Limited | 1 |
| Post Brands Pet Care, LLC | 1 |
| CVRX | 1 |
| TJB Medical, Inc. | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3675 | 4 |
| 3665 | 3 |
| 3635 | 3 |
| 3634 | 2 |
| 3752 | 2 |
| 1792 | 2 |
| 1793 | 2 |
| 3731 | 1 |
| 3753 | 1 |
| 3664 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19179488 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PACKAGING | Relco LLC | FRY, PATRICK B | 3731 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 15, 2025 |
| 19175361 | MOTOR VEHICLE LOCK | Brose Schliesssysteme GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft | WILLIAMS, MARK A | 3675 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 10, 2025 |
| 19061599 | SWING CHECK VALVE | Dezurik, Inc. | MURPHY, KEVIN F | 3753 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 24, 2025 |
| 18996692 | MOTOR VEHICLE LOCK | Brose Schliesssysteme GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft | HOROWITZ, NOAH NMN | 3675 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19029748 | SYSTEM AND METHODS OF ATTACHING RETENTION MEMBERS TO INSULATING GLAZING UNITS | Andersen Corporation | CAJILIG, CHRISTINE T | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 | |
| 19008147 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A CLOSURE ELEMENT ARRANGEMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE | Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg | GLADE, ZACHARY EDWARD FREW | 3664 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 02, 2025 |
| 18989973 | ADVANCED MEASURING TOOL FOR FENESTRATION REPLACEMENTS AND INSTALLATION | Andersen Corporation | ZHAO, LEI | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 | |
| 18981427 | COFFEE FLAVOR EVALUATION SYSTEM AND PROCESS | Cafe Imports, Inc. | ALLADIN, AMBREEN A | 3691 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 13, 2024 |
| 18975747 | SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS | Sartec Corporation | PO, MING CHEUNG | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 10, 2024 | |
| 18956976 | GRAPHENE SENSOR SYSTEMS FOR CANNABINOID INGESTION ANALYSIS | Vocxi Health, Inc. | PYLE, SIENNA CHRISTINE | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 22, 2024 | |
| 18943303 | MOTOR VEHICLE LOCK | Brose Schliesssysteme GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft | MERLINO, ALYSON MARIE | 3675 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 20d | Pending | Nov 11, 2024 |
| 18925991 | TESTING ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A MULTIPLE DEGREE OF FREEDOM STAGE | Bruker Nano, Inc. | NATH, SUMAN KUMAR | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 24, 2024 | |
| 18688174 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A MOTORISED FLAP ARRANGEMENT | Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg | CHEN, SHELLEY | 3665 | §103 | Final Rejection | 28d overdue | Pending | Oct 14, 2024 |
| 18688137 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A FLAP ASSEMBLY OF A MOTOR VEHICLE | Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg | CHEN, SHELLEY | 3665 | §103 | Final Rejection | 26d overdue | Pending | Oct 07, 2024 |
| 18853997 | CONNECTION JOINT ARRANGEMENT | Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg | ANDERSON, AMBER R | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 03, 2024 | |
| 18853841 | DRIVE DEVICE FOR A CLOSURE ELEMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE | Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg | PONCIANO, PATRICK BERNAS | 3634 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 23d overdue | Pending | Oct 03, 2024 |
| 18572860 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM FOR AN INTERIOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE | Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg | DUNNE, KENNETH MICHAEL | 3669 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 17d overdue | Pending | Aug 01, 2024 |
| 18725357 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM WITH IMAGE-BASED BUILD CONTROLS | Evolve Additive Solutions, Inc. | CORTES, HOWARD | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| 18567566 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A MOTORISED FLAP ARRANGEMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE | Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg | THOMPSON, JOSEPH LEIGH | 3665 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 89d overdue | Pending | Jun 21, 2024 |
| 18717351 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A COMFORT SYSTEM OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, FOOTREST SYSTEM, COMFORT SYSTEM AND MOTOR VEHICLE | Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Coburg | BARFIELD, ANTHONY DERRELL | 3636 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 06, 2024 |
| 18670033 | INTERCONNECTABLE CIRCUIT BOARDS ADAPTED FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONSTRUCTIONS AS LIGHTING SOURCES | Metrospec Technology, LLC | BAILLARGEON, PAUL D | 2831 | §103 | Final Rejection | 27d | Pending | May 21, 2024 |
| 18661350 | ROTOR FOR SNOW THROWER | The Toro Company | MAYO, TARA LEIGH | 3671 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 10, 2024 |
| 18620263 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH IMPROVED STRUCTURE | Evolve Additive Solutions, Inc. | SONG, INJA | 1744 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 28, 2024 |
| 18615706 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING VALVE SEALING ENGAGEMENT | Dezurik, Inc. | TIETJEN, MARINA ANNETTE | 3799 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2024 |
| 18612424 | DRILLING DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR SUCTION DRILLING DEVICE, FOR DRILLING A DRILL HOLE | Heller Tools GmbH | DO, NHAT CHIEU Q | 3724 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 21, 2024 |
| 18277725 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR ARRANGEMENT | Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommandit- Gesellschaft, Bamberg | CODRINGTON, SHANE WRENSFORD | 2667 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 18, 2024 |
| 18685530 | SPINDLE DRIVE | Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg | STRIMBU, GREGORY J | 3634 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 22, 2024 |
| 18399110 | TWO-PIECE FRAME ASSEMBLY FOR FENESTRATION ASSEMBLIES | Andersen Corporation | WALRAED-SULLIVAN, KYLE | 3635 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 27d | Pending | Dec 28, 2023 |
| 18397289 | SHOWER DEVICE FOR GENERATING AT LEAST TWO WATER JET IMAGES | Dornbracht AG & Co. Kg | ZHOU, QINGZHANG | 3752 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 27, 2023 |
| 18392882 | SILL CLEAT FOR FENESTRATION SYSTEMS | Andersen Corporation | WALRAED-SULLIVAN, KYLE | 3635 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 2d overdue | Pending | Dec 21, 2023 |
| 18545380 | FENESTRATION PANEL AND TRIM RETENTION SYSTEM | Andersen Corporation | WALRAED-SULLIVAN, KYLE | 3635 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 39d | Pending | Dec 19, 2023 |
| 18526705 | ANTI-SHRINK WEATHERSTRIP CLIP | Andersen Corporation | GUGLIOTTA, NICOLE T | 1781 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 01, 2023 |
| 18524995 | DRIVE ARRANGEMENT FOR ADJUSTING A FLAP OF A MOTOR VEHICLE | Brose Fahrzeugteile SE &Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg | BEMKO, TARAS P | 3672 | §103 | Final Rejection | 15d overdue | Pending | Nov 30, 2023 |
| 18267627 | MOTOR VEHICLE LOCK | Brose Schliesssysteme GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft | IGNACZEWSKI, JAMES EDWARD | 3675 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 27d | Pending | Nov 10, 2023 |
| 18283403 | DEVICE FOR CONTINUOUS VIRUS INACTIVATION | Sartorius Stedim Biotech GmbH | EDWARDS, LYDIA E | 1796 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 21, 2023 |
| 18368226 | MECHANICAL DEMOISTURIZING OF PARTIALLY-DECOMPOSED ORGANIC MATERIAL | American Peat Technology, Llc. | KEYWORTH, PETER | 1777 | §101§112DPOther | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 14, 2023 |
| 18227406 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCED FINE PARTICULATE DELIVERY IN FEED FOR ANIMALS | Sartec Corporation | MUKHOPADHYAY, BHASKAR | 1792 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 1d overdue | Pending | Jul 28, 2023 |
| 18265187 | AN IMPACT TARGET | Batfast Cricket Centres Limited | ZHANG, YINGCHUAN | 3711 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 02, 2023 |
| 18133941 | DUAL TEXTURED ANIMAL FOOD PRODUCT AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF | Post Brands Pet Care, LLC | HAWKINS, AMANDA SALATA | 1793 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 22d | Pending | Apr 12, 2023 |
| 18165735 | FOOD PRODUCTS WITH STABLE GREEN COLOR | Campbell Soup Company | MORENO, LARK JULIA | 1793 | §103 | Final Rejection | 45d overdue | Pending | Feb 07, 2023 |
| 18014583 | AUTOMATED CENTRIFUGE SETUP OF A BIOPROCESSING INSTALLATION | Sartorius Stedim Biotech GmbH | HERBERT, MADISON TAYLOR | 1758 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 31d overdue | Pending | Jan 05, 2023 |
| 18090996 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR BAROREFLEX ACTIVATION | Cvrx, Inc. | LEE, ERICA SHENGKAI | 3796 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 29, 2022 |
| 18089184 | SHOWER DEVICE | Dornbracht AG & Co. Kg | KIM, CHRISTOPHER S | 3752 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 15d | Pending | Dec 27, 2022 |
| 18068600 | ULTRA-COMPACT, PASSIVE, WIRELESS SENSOR USING QUANTUM CAPACITANCE EFFECT IN GRAPHENE | Regents Of The University Of Minnesota | ROLAND, CHRISTOPHER M | 2893 | DP | Final Rejection | 7d | Pending | Dec 20, 2022 |
| 17922165 | AERATION DEVICE FOR A BIOPROCESSING INSTALLATION | Sartorius Stedim Biotech GmbH | HENKEL, DANIELLE B | 1799 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 28, 2022 |
| 17575199 | AIR FRYING OF SNACK FOOD PRODUCTS | Campbell Soup Company | RODGERS, ARIEL M | 1792 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 13, 2022 |
| 17534108 | BIOPROCESS FILTRATION EXPERIMENT SYSTEM | Sartorius Stedim Biotech GmbH | GZYBOWSKI, MICHAEL STANLEY | 1798 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 23, 2021 |
| 17387503 | CHEMICAL SENSORS WITH NON-COVALENT SURFACE MODIFICATION OF GRAPHENE | Regents Of The University Of Minnesota | EOM, ROBERT J | 1797 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 46d overdue | Pending | Jul 28, 2021 |
| 16744160 | FLEXIBLE ARTICULATING INTUBATION TOOL | Tjb Medical, Inc. | DANIEL, ANTARIUS S | 3783 | §103 | Final Rejection | 240d overdue | Pending | Jan 15, 2020 |
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