Technology areas: Computing & Software • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
36 pending office actions • 13 clients • 36 examiners • 32 art units • 0 of 36 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Seyfarth Shaw LLP has 40 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems and 3589 career applications. The profile pairs a substantial current workload with a broad application record in transportation, commerce, and mechanical systems.
The resolved allowance rate is 81.11%, and allowed cases average 3.57 office actions. The rate provides a measure of resolved outcomes across the recorded applications, while the action average indicates the examination activity associated with allowed cases. Practitioners can use the two measures to separate historical results from the prosecution effort reflected in successful matters.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 9 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. 9 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 | 4 (11%) |
| §101 + other | 11 (31%) |
| §103 only | 5 (14%) |
| §102 only | 1 (3%) |
| §112 only | 1 (3%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 14 (39%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WALCZAK, DAVID J | 1 | 74.1% | +17.7% |
| SUN, GEORGE | 1 | 69.2% | +34.1% |
| TAN, OLIVER E | 1 | 72.6% | +8.8% |
| GUSTAFSON, MATHEW DONALD | 1 | 71.4% | +57.1% |
| BLAISE, MALINA D | 1 | 57.4% | +38.8% |
| HAWK, NOAH CHANDLER | 1 | 61.3% | +22.5% |
| SILVA-AVINA, EMMANUEL | 1 | 79.5% | +11.3% |
| ELLIOTT, ANDREW JAMES | 1 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| SMITH, SLADE E | 1 | 29.6% | +30.8% |
| PARRA, OMAR S | 1 | 74.6% | +9.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18645273 | SEARCH SPACE OPTIMIZATION FOR DESIGN AND SIMULATION OF LINEAR INFRASTRUCTURE | GOOD JOHNSON, MOTILEWA | 111d overdue |
| 18106050 | URINE COLLECTION CUP | ROBERTS, ANNA L | 58d overdue |
| 18071881 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RISK-BIASED TRAJECTORY FORECASTING | NYE, LOUIS CHRISTOPHER | 44d overdue |
| 17830202 | STATE LEARNING IN AN EVENT-SOURCED ARCHITECTURE FOR MATERIALS PROVENANCE (ESAMP) | THOMPSON, MILANA KAYE | 31d overdue |
| 18412354 | ADVANCED ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING SYSTEM | SHRESTHA, BIJENDRA K | 4d overdue |
| 19002249 | PARKED CAR CLASSIFICATION BASED ON A VELOCITY ESTIMATION | TAN, OLIVER E | 19d |
| 17550496 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MACHINE-ASSISTED COLLABORATION IN PRODUCT DESIGN | BALLOU, MAAME BOAKYEWAA | 26d |
| 18737806 | GLOBAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM | PRESTON, JOHN O | 41d |
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 7 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19172196 | PROTECTIVE CASE | WALCZAK, DAVID J | — |
| 19005173 | NURSING PILLOW | SUN, GEORGE | — |
| 18967272 | HYBRID STRUCTURED AND UNSTRUCTURED DATA SEARCH FOR AUTOMATED ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS | GUSTAFSON, MATHEW DONALD | — |
| 18933913 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A DRIVING SCENARIO SIMULATOR | BLAISE, MALINA D | — |
| 18927741 | COLLAPSIBLE SHELTER WITH FLEXIBLE RODS | HAWK, NOAH CHANDLER | — |
| 18917905 | SHARED VISION SYSTEM BACKBONE | SILVA-AVINA, EMMANUEL | — |
| 18773401 | AUTONOMOUS DECISION MAKING BASED ON PREDICTING FUTURE USER ACTIONS | SMITH, SLADE E | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3754 | 2 |
| 3615 | 2 |
| 2141 | 2 |
| 1687 | 2 |
| 3673 | 1 |
| 3669 | 1 |
| 2113 | 1 |
| 3715 | 1 |
| 3636 | 1 |
| 2673 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19172196 | PROTECTIVE CASE | Balm Booster, LLC | WALCZAK, DAVID J | 3754 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 07, 2025 |
| 19005173 | NURSING PILLOW | Fridababy, LLC | SUN, GEORGE | 3673 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2024 |
| 19002249 | PARKED CAR CLASSIFICATION BASED ON A VELOCITY ESTIMATION | Toyota Research Institute, Inc. | TAN, OLIVER E | 3669 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | 19d | Pending | Dec 26, 2024 |
| 18967272 | HYBRID STRUCTURED AND UNSTRUCTURED DATA SEARCH FOR AUTOMATED ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS | Toyota Research Institute, Inc. | GUSTAFSON, MATHEW DONALD | 2113 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 03, 2024 |
| 18933913 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A DRIVING SCENARIO SIMULATOR | Toyota Research Institute, Inc. | BLAISE, MALINA D | 3715 | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2024 |
| 18927741 | COLLAPSIBLE SHELTER WITH FLEXIBLE RODS | International E-Z Up, Inc. | HAWK, NOAH CHANDLER | 3636 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 25, 2024 |
| 18917905 | SHARED VISION SYSTEM BACKBONE | Toyota Research Institute, Inc. | SILVA-AVINA, EMMANUEL | 2673 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 16, 2024 |
| 18830340 | PADDLE WITH REDUCED ACOUSTIC SIGNATURE AND IMPROVED VIBRATION DAMPING | La Golf Partners LLC | ELLIOTT, ANDREW JAMES | 3711 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 10, 2024 |
| 18773401 | AUTONOMOUS DECISION MAKING BASED ON PREDICTING FUTURE USER ACTIONS | Singleton Foundation | SMITH, SLADE E | 3694 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 15, 2024 |
| 18763925 | IMMUTABLE CHRONOLOGICAL ELECTRONIC RECORD SYSTEM | Apex Techlink, Inc. | PARRA, OMAR S | 2421 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 03, 2024 |
| 18723832 | A SWITCH FOR VEHICLES | DP WORLD LOGISTICS US HOLDINGS, INC. | SMITH, JASON CHRISTOPHER | 3615 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 24, 2024 |
| 18723830 | TOPOLOGIES TO REDUCE FORCE RIPPLE FOR PROPULSION MOTORS AND A VEHICLE WITH OFFSET PROPULSION MOTORS TO REDUCE RIPPLE FORCE | DP WORLD LOGISTICS US HOLDINGS, INC. | BARZEGAR, PEGAH | 3615 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 24, 2024 |
| 18737806 | GLOBAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM | Apex Techlink, Inc. | PRESTON, JOHN O | 3693 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 41d | Pending | Jun 07, 2024 |
| 18651418 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING A GENERATIVE MODEL TO GENERATE AN OUTPUT BASED ON A SET OF DIVERSE INPUTS | Toyota Research Institute, Inc. | DWIVEDI, MAHESH H | 2168 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 30, 2024 |
| 18646546 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TAILORING PROMPTS FOR GENERATIVE MODELS | Toyota Research Institute, Inc. | HUYNH, LINDA TANG | 2172 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 25, 2024 |
| 18645273 | SEARCH SPACE OPTIMIZATION FOR DESIGN AND SIMULATION OF LINEAR INFRASTRUCTURE | DP WORLD LOGISTICS US HOLDINGS, INC. | GOOD JOHNSON, MOTILEWA | 2619 | §102§112Other | Final Rejection | 111d overdue | Pending | Apr 24, 2024 |
| 18638281 | HOT/COLD BREAST PACK | Fridababy, LLC | NIA, ALIREZA | 3786 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 17, 2024 |
| 18633266 | TILTABLE FILTER CANISTER | Pitco Frialator, Inc. | WESTALL, ALEC STONE | 1779 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 11, 2024 |
| 18607388 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO CREATE INTERACTIVE PERSONAS FOR DESIGN | Toyota Research Institute, Inc. | GARCIA-GUERRA, DARLENE | 3625 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 15, 2024 |
| 18587475 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING MULTI-CELL BATTERIES | Nova Semiconductor Inc. | RIOS RUSSO, RAUL J | 2859 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 26, 2024 |
| 18424498 | TWO-WAY MIXTURE CONTAINER | TouchCare Coffee & Beverages LLC | NICOLAS, FREDERICK C | 3754 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 26, 2024 |
| 18412354 | ADVANCED ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING SYSTEM | Apex Techlink, Inc. | SHRESTHA, BIJENDRA K | 3691 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | 4d overdue | Pending | Jan 12, 2024 |
| 18481164 | LEARNING LATENT-SPACE BARRIER FUNCTIONS FROM SAFE DEMONSTRATIONS | Toyota Research Institute, Inc. | WERNER, MARSHALL L | 2125 | §101§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 04, 2023 |
| 18374222 | SQUEEZE LID FOR A CONTAINER | Cb Brand Strategies, LLC | BALDRIGHI, ERIC C | 3733 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 28, 2023 |
| 18260218 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIMULATING A MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION NETWORK | DP WORLD LOGISTICS US HOLDINGS, INC. | ALHIJA, SAIF A | 2186 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 30, 2023 |
| 18344750 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO IMPROVE MULTI-CAMERA MONOCULAR DEPTH ESTIMATION USING POSE AVERAGING | Toyota Technological Institute AT Chicago | CHANG, DANIEL CHEOLJIN | 2669 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 29, 2023 |
| 18319416 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING THE DESIRE TO KEEP THE DOOR OPEN WHEN MAKING DECISIONS | Toyota Research Institute, Inc. | PRESTON, ASHLEY DAWN | 3688 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 17, 2023 |
| 18106050 | URINE COLLECTION CUP | Fridababy, LLC | ROBERTS, ANNA L | 3791 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 58d overdue | Pending | Feb 06, 2023 |
| 18071881 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RISK-BIASED TRAJECTORY FORECASTING | Toyota Research Institute, Inc. | NYE, LOUIS CHRISTOPHER | 2141 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 44d overdue | Pending | Nov 30, 2022 |
| 17987530 | REPRESENTING ATOMIC STRUCTURES AS A GAUSSIAN PROCESS | Toyota Research Institute, Inc. | BAILEY, STEVEN WILLIAM | 1687 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 15, 2022 |
| 17964763 | System and Method for Modeling and Simulating a Hyperloop Portal | DP WORLD LOGISTICS US HOLDINGS, INC. | DRAPEAU, SIMEON PAUL | 2188 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 12, 2022 |
| 17946981 | USE OF ELICITED FACTORS TO INFORM INTERVENTION SUGGESTIONS | Toyota Research Institute, Inc. | ALLEN, WILLIAM J | 3619 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 16, 2022 |
| 17830202 | STATE LEARNING IN AN EVENT-SOURCED ARCHITECTURE FOR MATERIALS PROVENANCE (ESAMP) | Toyota Research Institute, Inc. | THOMPSON, MILANA KAYE | 1687 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | 31d overdue | Pending | Jun 01, 2022 |
| 17678922 | TRANSACTIONAL APPROVAL SYSTEM | Apex Techlink, Inc. | QAYYUM, ZESHAN | 3697 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | 42d | Pending | Feb 23, 2022 |
| 17550496 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MACHINE-ASSISTED COLLABORATION IN PRODUCT DESIGN | Toyota Research Institute, Inc. | BALLOU, MAAME BOAKYEWAA | 3629 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 26d | Pending | Dec 14, 2021 |
| 16917588 | ELECTRONIC DATA PLATFORM FOR A TESTING ENVIRONMENT | Toyota Research Institute, Inc. | HASTY, NICHOLAS | 2141 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 30, 2020 |
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Start Free Trial81.1% of resolved applications prosecuted by Seyfarth Shaw LLP were allowed, across 3,589 applications in USPTO records.
3.57 office actions per allowed application on average.
36 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 13 clients, before 36 examiners in 32 art units.
