Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Sandberg Phoenix & Von Gontard, Pc

37 pending office actions • 22 clients • 37 examiners • 33 art units • 0 of 37 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 91 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

37
Total Pending OAs
24
Non-Final OAs
13
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 36 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

19
Overdue
0
Due this week
12
Due this month
3
Due in next 60 days
2
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

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. 36 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (19)Due ≤ 30 days (12)Due ≤ 60 days (3)Due later (2)

Case Difficulty Mix

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.

1
Hard (3%)
32
Medium (86%)
2
Easy (5%)
2
Unknown (5%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (3%)
§103 only29 (78%)
§102 only3 (8%)
§112 only2 (5%)
No statute on record2 (5%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

8
Life Sciences
22% of docket
3
Information Tech
8% of docket
1
Communications
3% of docket
5
Semiconductors
14% of docket
20
Mechanical / Eng
54% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

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.

370 h
Manual time on pending OAs
74 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
130 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.2 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
BORLINGHAUS, JASON M 1 47.4% +20.6%
TRUONG, MINH D 1 66.9% +24.2%
BOGUE, JESSE SAMUEL 1 79.1% +20.7%
WIEHE, NATHANIEL EDWARD 1 51.5% +32.8%
MONSUR, NASIMA 1 78.5% +26.2%
NASH, BRIAN D 1 82.0% +13.9%
ARANT, HARRY E 1 48.5% +22.1%
AKAKPO, DANY E 1 87.0% +13.1%
BITAR, NANCY 1 82.8% +8.4%
SCHLAK, DANIEL KEITH 1 69.6% +38.9%

Quick Wins (3)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18577256 A DATA PROCESSING METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT IN VIDEO PRODUCTION OF A LIVE EVENT BITAR, NANCY 43d overdue
18684810 CENTER CONSOLE HAVING A CONTROL MEMBER WITH TWO INTERNAL LIGHTING TRIGGERS, FOR A VEHICLE AKAKPO, DANY E 2d overdue
18706786 SECURE CUSHIONING CARGO BAG NASH, BRIAN D 60d

Hard Cases (1)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17772443 TASK CONCATENATION AND PREDICTION OF OPERATOR AND SYSTEM RESPONSE IN SOCIO-TECHNICAL SYSTEMS USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WEBB III, JAMES L 13d

Interview Candidates (9)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18941484 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGEMENT OF PHYSICAL ASSETS BORLINGHAUS, JASON M 205d overdue
18842003 THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH HEAT RECOVERY STEAM GENERATOR BOGUE, JESSE SAMUEL 11d overdue
18684810 CENTER CONSOLE HAVING A CONTROL MEMBER WITH TWO INTERNAL LIGHTING TRIGGERS, FOR A VEHICLE AKAKPO, DANY E 2d overdue
18572065 ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE SCHLAK, DANIEL KEITH 14d
18637642 MULTILAYER HIGH ASPECT RATIO MICROCHANNEL DEVICE ARANT, HARRY E 29d
18715006 ESTIMATING INFORMATION IN RELATION TO A CELLULAR BATTERY MONSUR, NASIMA 30d
18690802 OIL DEAERATOR DEVICE WITH RESERVOIR PROVIDED WITH A STABILIZING WALL TRUONG, MINH D 50d
18706786 SECURE CUSHIONING CARGO BAG NASH, BRIAN D 60d

Client Portfolio (22 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
37633
36722
28342
36921
36541
37461
37451
28581
37341
26641

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18941484 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGEMENT OF PHYSICAL ASSETS Curie Technologies, Inc. BORLINGHAUS, JASON M 3692 §103 Non-Final OA 205d overdue Pending Nov 08, 2024
18690802 OIL DEAERATOR DEVICE WITH RESERVOIR PROVIDED WITH A STABILIZING WALL SAFRAN TRUONG, MINH D 3654 §103 Non-Final OA 50d Pending Sep 30, 2024
18842003 THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH HEAT RECOVERY STEAM GENERATOR Nooter/Eriksen, Inc. BOGUE, JESSE SAMUEL 3746 §103 Non-Final OA 11d overdue Pending Aug 27, 2024
18580346 TURBINE ENGINE FOR AIRCRAFT WITH HEAT EXCHANGER General Electric Company WIEHE, NATHANIEL EDWARD 3745 Other Final Rejection Pending Jul 03, 2024
18715006 ESTIMATING INFORMATION IN RELATION TO A CELLULAR BATTERY Stellantis Auto SAS MONSUR, NASIMA 2858 §103 Final Rejection 30d Pending May 30, 2024
18706786 SECURE CUSHIONING CARGO BAG Seasucker, LLC NASH, BRIAN D 3734 §103 Non-Final OA 60d Pending May 02, 2024
18637642 MULTILAYER HIGH ASPECT RATIO MICROCHANNEL DEVICE ThermAvant Technologies, LLC ARANT, HARRY E 3763 §103 Non-Final OA 29d Pending Apr 17, 2024
18684810 CENTER CONSOLE HAVING A CONTROL MEMBER WITH TWO INTERNAL LIGHTING TRIGGERS, FOR A VEHICLE Stellantis Auto SAS AKAKPO, DANY E 3672 §103 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending Feb 19, 2024
18577256 A DATA PROCESSING METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT IN VIDEO PRODUCTION OF A LIVE EVENT Spiideo AB BITAR, NANCY 2664 §103 Non-Final OA 43d overdue Pending Jan 06, 2024
18572065 ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE Nidec Psa Emotors SCHLAK, DANIEL KEITH 2834 §103 Final Rejection 14d Pending Dec 19, 2023
18498568 ALL-ELECTRIC ROTARY-TYPE TURF VEHICLE Textron Inc. TC 3600, DOCKET 3600 §103 Non-Final OA 9d Pending Oct 31, 2023
18465802 INCREASING PLANT OIL CONTENT BY IMPROVING ACTIVITY OF ACETYL-COA CARBOXYLASE The Curators of the University of Missouri ZHONG, WAYNESHAOBIN 1662 Other Non-Final OA 21d Pending Sep 12, 2023
18463593 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURED OSCILLATING HEAT PIPE DEVICE WITH FLUSHABLE CHANNELS ThermAvant Technologies, LLC RUBY, TRAVIS C 3763 §102 Non-Final OA 99d overdue Pending Sep 08, 2023
18546669 TRANSMISSION OF A SIGNAL FROM A FIRST ELECTRONIC COMPONENT OF A VEHICLE TO AT LEAST ONE SECOND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT OF THE VEHICLE Psa Automobiles SA CHU, WUTCHUNG 2418 §103 Final Rejection 70d Pending Aug 16, 2023
18546694 OBJECT-RECEIVING DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A DEVICE Psa Automobiles SA KESSLER JR, THOMAS JOSEPH 1782 §103 Final Rejection 16d overdue Pending Aug 16, 2023
18546558 METHOD FOR SELECTING A CHOPPING FREQUENCY OF AN INVERTER CONTROLLING AN ELECTRIC MACHINE, AND CORRESPONDING DEVICE Nidec Psa Emotors DINH, THAI T 2846 §103 Non-Final OA 112d overdue Pending Aug 15, 2023
18264653 FRONT CROSSMEMBER ASSEMBLY FOR THE SMALL OVERLAP FRONTAL CRASH TEST Psa Automobiles SA BEMKO, TARAS P 3672 §112 Non-Final OA 127d overdue Pending Aug 08, 2023
18264139 Neonate IV Catheter Trainer The Curators of the University of Missouri ANGELES, JOSE 3715 §103 Non-Final OA 121d overdue Pending Aug 03, 2023
18364160 GANG-TYPE LAWN MOWER Textron Inc. RUNCO, MADELINE IVY 3671 §102 Non-Final OA 5d overdue Pending Aug 02, 2023
18263936 PIM KINASE INHIBITOR Hangzhou Biosun Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. YOUNGBLOOD, WILLIAM JUSTIN 1629 §103 Final Rejection 71d Pending Aug 02, 2023
18345345 VEHICLE WITH MULTI-USE HOOP Textron Inc. GUTMAN, HILARY L 3612 §103 Final Rejection 44d overdue Pending Jun 30, 2023
18214894 Wheel Clamp System For Tire Changing Machine Hunter Engineering Company MULLER, BRYAN R 3723 §103 Final Rejection 13d Pending Jun 27, 2023
18254498 CYLINDRICAL SUB-ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE REGULATING DEVICE FOR INSERTION INTO A GAS CYLINDER Rotarex S.A. WADDY, JONATHAN J 3753 §103 Non-Final OA 29d Pending May 25, 2023
18254347 VEHICLE DISPLAY DEVICE WITH PARAMETERISABLE VIRTUAL IMAGE Psa Automobiles SA THOMAS, BRANDI N 2872 §103 Final Rejection 72d overdue Pending May 24, 2023
18044335 A MARITIME EVACUATION SYSTEM VIKING LIFE-SAVING EQUIPMENT A/S BURGESS, MARC R 3615 §103 Non-Final OA 8d overdue Pending Mar 07, 2023
18041379 BIOFILM CARRIER FOR MOVING BED BIOFILM REACTORS VEOLIA WATER SOLUTIONS & TECHNOLOGIES SUPPORT NORRIS, CLAIRE A 1779 §103 Non-Final OA 38d overdue Pending Feb 10, 2023
18017615 RETURNING UNIT FOR FLAT FOOD PRODUCT LIKE PANCAKES Acemal International TRAN-LE, THAO UYEN 3761 §103 Non-Final OA 31d overdue Pending Jan 23, 2023
18013632 MULTIPLY FUSED PORPHYRIN POLYMER FILM COATED ON A SUBSTRATE LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BUTTNER, DAVID J 1765 §102 Final Rejection 21d Pending Dec 29, 2022
18012134 STATOR FOR A ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE Skyazur MULLINS, BURTON S 2834 §103 Final Rejection 13d Pending Dec 21, 2022
17970095 POINT-OF-CARE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM The Curators of the University of Missouri CERIONI, DANIEL LEE 3791 §103 Non-Final OA 33d Pending Oct 20, 2022
17909571 MULTI-USER COMPLEX PROBLEMS RESOLUTION SYSTEM LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TSENG, KYLE HWA-KAI 2189 §103 Non-Final OA 74d overdue Pending Sep 06, 2022
17742125 HYDROGEN GENERATION AND CHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE Nooter/Eriksen, Inc. COHEN, BRIAN W 1759 §103 Non-Final OA 5d overdue Pending May 11, 2022
17772443 TASK CONCATENATION AND PREDICTION OF OPERATOR AND SYSTEM RESPONSE IN SOCIO-TECHNICAL SYSTEMS USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Fraign Analytics, LLC WEBB III, JAMES L 3624 §101 Non-Final OA 13d Pending Apr 27, 2022
17762126 MICRO AND NANO STRUCTURING OF A DIAMOND SUBSTRATE UNIVERSITÄT DES SAARLANDES COSGROVE, JAYSON D 1737 §103 Final Rejection 13d Pending Mar 21, 2022
17481285 RECONFIGURABLE CHIP AND COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE USING GOSSIP PROTOCOL FOR MESSAGE PASSING The Curators of the University of Missouri HUISMAN, DAVID J 2183 §112 Final Rejection 19d overdue Pending Sep 21, 2021
17404772 OSCILLATING HEAT PIPE CHANNEL ARCHITECTURE ThermAvant Technologies, LLC AL SAMIRI, KHALED AHMED ALI 3763 §103 Non-Final OA 21d Pending Aug 17, 2021
17294587 MICROFLUIDIC IN VITRO MODEL FOR ELUCIDATING THE MOLECULAR EFFECTS OF SIMULATED DIETARY REGIMENS ON GUT MICROBIOTA AND HOST CELLS UNIVERSITE DU LUXEMBOURG MARTIN, RACHEL E 1657 §103 Non-Final OA 73d overdue Pending May 17, 2021

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