Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Sanders Ip Law

39 pending office actions • 17 clients • 36 examiners • 29 art units • 0 of 39 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 54 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

39
Total Pending OAs
19
Non-Final OAs
18
Final Rejections
2
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 38 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

18
Overdue
2
Due this week
8
Due this month
5
Due in next 60 days
5
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. 38 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (18)Due ≤ 7 days (2)Due ≤ 30 days (8)Due ≤ 60 days (5)Due later (5)

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%)
33
Medium (85%)
4
Easy (10%)
1
Unknown (3%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (3%)
§103 only31 (79%)
§102 only2 (5%)
§112 only4 (10%)
No statute on record1 (3%)

Industry Mix

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

5
Life Sciences
13% of docket
3
Information Tech
8% of docket
6
Communications
15% of docket
1
Semiconductors
3% of docket
24
Mechanical / Eng
62% 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.

390 h
Manual time on pending OAs
78 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
136 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.4 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
HINCAPIE SERNA, GUSTAVO A 2 59.0% +24.9%
YEN, ERIC L 2 85.1% +11.6%
MARTINEZ, JOSE ANTONIO 2 96.0% +5.0%
GOFF II, JOHN L 1 59.3% +30.7%
MAWARI, REDHWAN K 1 72.3% +26.6%
WASAFF, JOHN S. 1 33.4% +43.6%
LANE, DEVON 1 55.2% +14.8%
ATTEY, JOEL M 1 64.4% +43.7%
ZENATI, AMAL S 1 79.7% +14.6%
ANDERSON, FOLASHADE 1 35.2% +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
18645563 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTELLIGENT EVALUATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE GENERATED TEXTS YEN, ERIC L 98d overdue
17946873 MOWER COMPONENTS MARTINEZ, JOSE ANTONIO 88d overdue
17946961 MOWER COMPONENTS MARTINEZ, JOSE ANTONIO 85d overdue

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
18421057 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LANGUAGE PROCESSING YEN, ERIC L 2d overdue

Interview Candidates (11)

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
18645563 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTELLIGENT EVALUATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE GENERATED TEXTS YEN, ERIC L 98d overdue
18628003 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING CALLBACKS ZENATI, AMAL S 97d overdue
18651657 Tube-In-Tube Heat Pipe ATTEY, JOEL M 70d overdue
18963254 Deformed Mesh Thermal Ground Plane HINCAPIE SERNA, GUSTAVO A 23d overdue
18421057 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LANGUAGE PROCESSING YEN, ERIC L 2d overdue
18758683 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING TRUST INDICATORS WASAFF, JOHN S. 7d
18852308 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LABELLING ROD BUNDLES OR THE LIKE GOFF II, JOHN L 28d
18454061 Deformed Mesh Thermal Ground Plane HINCAPIE SERNA, GUSTAVO A 55d

Client Portfolio (17 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
37635
26583
26932
36232
36712
21422
17461
36671
36291
26561

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18963254 Deformed Mesh Thermal Ground Plane Kelvin Thermal Technologies, Inc. HINCAPIE SERNA, GUSTAVO A 3763 §103 Final Rejection 23d overdue Pending Nov 27, 2024
18852308 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LABELLING ROD BUNDLES OR THE LIKE Green Project S.r.l. GOFF II, JOHN L 1746 §112 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Sep 27, 2024
18888140 TRUCK LOAD DUMPING FOR AN AUTONOMOUS LOADER Autonomous Solutions, Inc. MAWARI, REDHWAN K 3667 §103 Final Rejection 61d Pending Sep 17, 2024
18758683 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING TRUST INDICATORS Actimize Ltd. WASAFF, JOHN S. 3629 §103 Final Rejection 7d Pending Jun 28, 2024
18666811 THERMAL MANAGEMENT PLANES Kelvin Thermal Technologies, Inc. LANE, DEVON 3763 §103 Final Rejection 68d Pending May 17, 2024
18651657 Tube-In-Tube Heat Pipe Kelvin Thermal Technologies, Inc. ATTEY, JOEL M 3763 §103 Non-Final OA 70d overdue Pending Apr 30, 2024
18645563 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTELLIGENT EVALUATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE GENERATED TEXTS Actimize Ltd. YEN, ERIC L 2658 §112 Non-Final OA 98d overdue Pending Apr 25, 2024
18628003 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING CALLBACKS Nice Ltd. ZENATI, AMAL S 2693 §103 Non-Final OA 97d overdue Pending Apr 05, 2024
18619431 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING CHANGES TO WORKPLACE PLANS USING GENERATIVE AI Nice Ltd. ANDERSON, FOLASHADE 3623 §103 Final Rejection 83d Pending Mar 28, 2024
18591677 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING EVALUATION FORMS Nice Ltd. LEE, PO HAN 3623 §103 Final Rejection 9d overdue Pending Feb 29, 2024
18444821 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING INTERACTION TRANSCRIPTS Nice Ltd. AL AUBAIDI, RASHA S 2693 §103 Final Rejection 56d Pending Feb 19, 2024
18421057 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LANGUAGE PROCESSING Nice Ltd. YEN, ERIC L 2658 §101 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending Jan 24, 2024
18389749 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECOMMENDATION OF SUITABLE ASSETS USING LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL (LLM) Quantiphi, Inc. THOMAS-HOMESCU, ANNE L 2656 §103 Final Rejection 52d overdue Pending Dec 19, 2023
18540387 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING TRAINING RECOMMENDATIONS VIA AUTOMATED INTERACTION EVALUATION Nice Ltd. GOLDBERG, IVAN R 3619 §103 Non-Final OA 54d Pending Dec 14, 2023
18569446 MODULAR REFRIGERATION UNIT Frigoinvest Holdings B.V. ING, MATTHEW W 3637 Final Rejection 168d overdue Pending Dec 12, 2023
18374663 A SYNTHESIS OF POTASSIUM 5,7-DINITRO-[2,1,3]-BENZOXADIAZOL-4-OLATE-3-OXIDE Primodia Chemicals And Pharmaceuticals Private Limited JAIPRASHAD, RAJESH 1691 §103 Non-Final OA 46d overdue Pending Sep 29, 2023
18454061 Deformed Mesh Thermal Ground Plane Kelvin Thermal Technologies, Inc. HINCAPIE SERNA, GUSTAVO A 3763 §112 Final Rejection 55d Pending Aug 22, 2023
18264720 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING NAVIGATION OF ROBOT IN DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT BASED ON HEURISTIC LEARNING Avridh Technologies, Inc. GLADE, ZACHARY EDWARD FREW 3664 §103 Non-Final OA 12d Pending Aug 08, 2023
18349497 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATING CONFIGURATIONS FOR TENANT ONBOARDING Nice Ltd. ROTARU, OCTAVIAN 3624 §103 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Jul 10, 2023
18341760 POOL TYPE LIQUID METAL COOLED MOLTEN SALT REACTOR Alpha Tech Research Corp. DAVIS, SHARON M 3646 §103 Final Rejection 8d Pending Jun 27, 2023
18327256 VACUUM CARBURIZING HARMFUL EXHAUST GASE REDUCCTION APPARATUS AND VACUUM CARBURIZING HARMFUL EXHAUST GASE REDUCCTION METHOD USING THE SAME Dongwoo Hst Co., Ltd. MATTHIAS, JONATHAN R 3746 §103 Non-Final OA 6d Pending Jun 01, 2023
18202438 AUTOMATIC GENERATION OF A TAXONOMY WITH CLUSTER EXEMPLAR SCORING Nice Ltd. LERNER, MARTIN 2658 §103 Non-Final OA 11d overdue Pending May 26, 2023
18250205 Reference Electrode for Molten Salts Alpha Tech Research Corp. MENDEZ, ZULMARIAM 1794 §102 Non-Final OA 15d overdue Pending Apr 21, 2023
18134910 HYDROPHOBIC FLUORESCENT CARBON QUANTUM DOT FOR MARKER APPLICATION IN HYDROCARBON LIQUIDS AND PROCESS OF PREPARATION THEREOF Indian Oil Corporation Limited OYER, ANDREW J 1767 §112 Non-Final OA 61d Pending Apr 14, 2023
18071008 SYSTEM AND METHOD TO IDENTIFY AND QUANTIFY MONOTONY IN COMPUTER RELATED PROCESSES Nice Ltd. NEAL, ALLISON MICHELLE 3625 §103 Non-Final OA 42d overdue Pending Nov 29, 2022
17969188 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT HEAT STORAGE AND RETENTION Indian Oil Corporation Limited RUBY, TRAVIS C 3763 §102 Final Rejection 43d overdue Pending Oct 19, 2022
17917999 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING FRUIT SHELF LIFE Agropeeper Technologies Private Limited YAZBACK, MAHER 2877 §103 Final Rejection 127d overdue Pending Oct 10, 2022
17950947 METHOD FOR PRODUCING ANODE GRADE COKE FROM CRUDE OILS Indian Oil Corporation Limited PIRO, NICHOLAS ANTHONY 1738 §103 Non-Final OA 22d Pending Sep 22, 2022
17946873 MOWER COMPONENTS Asi Landscaping, LLC MARTINEZ, JOSE ANTONIO 3671 §103 Final Rejection 88d overdue Pending Sep 16, 2022
17946961 MOWER COMPONENTS Asi Landscaping, LLC MARTINEZ, JOSE ANTONIO 3671 §103 Non-Final OA 85d overdue Pending Sep 16, 2022
17797985 FABRICATION OF 3D-PRINTED FRACTURE-SPECIFIC ORTHOPAEDIC CAST 3D Implants, Incubatee, Foundation For Innovation & Research AT Sastra Technology Business Incubator STUART, COLIN W 3785 §103 Final Rejection 96d overdue Pending Aug 05, 2022
17702756 METHOD OF ACCESSING AN ENDOCORDIAL SITE, LUNGS OR ABDOMINAL ORGANS Staffan Holmin BOUCHELLE, LAURA A 3783 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 23, 2022
17681199 INTELLIGENT URGENT STOP SYSTEM FOR AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE Autonomous Solutions, Inc. SHUDY, ANGELINA M 3668 §103 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Feb 25, 2022
17585744 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY CREATING MACHINE LEARNED FRAUD DETECTION MODELS Actimize Ltd. MEYER, JACQUELINE CHRISTINE 2144 §103 Non-Final OA 72d Pending Jan 27, 2022
17494176 TRAINING A MACHINE LEARNING MODEL USING INCREMENTAL LEARNING WITHOUT FORGETTING Actimize Ltd. MILLER, ALEXANDRIA JOSEPHINE 2142 §103 Final Rejection 8d Pending Oct 05, 2021
17189847 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING AND SEGMENTING AUTOMATION SEQUENCES Nice Ltd. HONORE, EVEL NMN 2142 §103 Final Rejection 53d Pending Mar 02, 2021
16985495 AUTONOMOUS LAWN MOWER Asi Landscaping, LLC SANTOS, AARRON EDUARDO 3663 §103 Final Rejection 57d Pending Aug 05, 2020
16894379 AUTONOMOUS LAWN MOWING SYSTEM Asi Landscaping, LLC OSTERHOUT, SHELLEY MARIE 3669 §103 Non-Final OA 21d Pending Jun 05, 2020
16845044 Activity Pool Af5, LLC ROS, NICHOLAS A 3754 §103 Non-Final OA 53d overdue Pending Apr 09, 2020

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