Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Computing & Software • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
44 pending office actions • 15 clients • 44 examiners • 28 art units • 0 of 44 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Seyfarth Shaw LLP has a career total of 3583 career applications, with a concentration in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. The firm has reached a resolved allowance rate pct of 81.12. There are 28 pending office actions currently being prosecuted. The 3583 career applications represent the body of work in these diverse technical fields.
The average office actions per allowance for this firm is 3.57. This figure provides insight into the typical prosecution cycle for applications in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems sector. The 81.12 resolved allowance rate pct serves as a baseline for the firm's success in obtaining patent grants. With 28 pending office actions, the firm continues to navigate the examination process for its clients. These metrics highlight the firm's presence and its procedural approach to patent prosecution.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 12 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. 12 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 | 3 (7%) |
| §101 + other | 12 (27%) |
| §103 only | 9 (20%) |
| §102 only | 1 (2%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (2%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 18 (41%) |
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% |
| LE, HUYEN D | 1 | 72.9% | +8.4% |
| ROBLES, EILEEN | 1 | — | — |
| SUN, GEORGE | 1 | 69.1% | +34.2% |
| TAN, OLIVER E | 1 | 73.2% | +10.1% |
| CREARY, LATRELL ANTHONY | 1 | 76.2% | +37.0% |
| DUONG, JOHNNYKHOI BAO | 1 | 64.5% | +31.6% |
| BLAISE, MALINA D | 1 | 57.5% | +38.8% |
| SILVA-AVINA, EMMANUEL | 1 | 80.2% | +9.5% |
| ELLIOTT, ANDREW JAMES | 1 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18917905 | SHARED VISION SYSTEM BACKBONE | SILVA-AVINA, EMMANUEL | — |
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 |
| 17513726 | SMART INFRASTRUCTURE | MIRABITO, MICHAEL PAUL | 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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19002249 | PARKED CAR CLASSIFICATION BASED ON A VELOCITY ESTIMATION | TAN, OLIVER E | 19d |
| 19172196 | PROTECTIVE CASE | WALCZAK, DAVID J | — |
| 19005173 | NURSING PILLOW | SUN, GEORGE | — |
| 18984685 | DOMAIN-SPECIFIC ATTRIBUTE-ADAPTER AUGMENTING PRE-TRAINED TEXT-TO-IMAGE DIFFUSION MODELS | CREARY, LATRELL ANTHONY | — |
| 18982985 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UNCERTAINTY AWARE MONOCULAR 3D OBJECT DETECTION | DUONG, JOHNNYKHOI BAO | — |
| 18933913 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A DRIVING SCENARIO SIMULATOR | BLAISE, MALINA D | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2141 | 2 |
| 3673 | 1 |
| 3669 | 1 |
| 2613 | 1 |
| 2667 | 1 |
| 3715 | 1 |
| 3694 | 1 |
| 2421 | 1 |
| 3693 | 1 |
| 2619 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19172196 | PROTECTIVE CASE | Balm Booster, LLC | WALCZAK, DAVID J | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 07, 2025 | |
| 19093120 | POTTY TRAINING SYSTEM | Fridababy, LLC | LE, HUYEN D | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 27, 2025 | |
| 19006596 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLANTABLE CLOSED-LOOP, BI-DIRECTIONAL BRAINSTEM/SPINAL CORD-MACHINE INTERFACE | Ecate LLC | ROBLES, EILEEN | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 31, 2024 | |
| 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 |
| 18984685 | DOMAIN-SPECIFIC ATTRIBUTE-ADAPTER AUGMENTING PRE-TRAINED TEXT-TO-IMAGE DIFFUSION MODELS | Toyota Research Institute, Inc. | CREARY, LATRELL ANTHONY | 2613 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 17, 2024 |
| 18982985 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UNCERTAINTY AWARE MONOCULAR 3D OBJECT DETECTION | The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | DUONG, JOHNNYKHOI BAO | 2667 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 16, 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 |
| 18917905 | SHARED VISION SYSTEM BACKBONE | Toyota Research Institute, Inc. | SILVA-AVINA, EMMANUEL | §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 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 10, 2024 | |
| 18807734 | SELF-SUPERVISED COMPOSITIONAL FEATURE REPRESENTATION FOR VIDEO UNDERSTANDING | Toyota Research Institute, Inc. | KOETH, MICHELLE M | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 16, 2024 | |
| 18794298 | MULTI-VIEW DEPTH ESTIMATION LEVERAGING OFFLINE STRUCTURE-FROM-MOTION | Toyota Research Institute, Inc. | SETH, MANAV | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 05, 2024 | |
| 18773401 | AUTONOMOUS DECISION MAKING BASED ON PREDICTING FUTURE USER ACTIONS | Singleton Foundation | SMITH, SLADE E | 3694 | §101§103 | 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 | §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 | §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 | §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 | §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 |
| 18638435 | ITERATIVE PRUNING OF LAYERS, NODES, AND WEIGHTS FOR AN ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK | Toyota Research Institute, Inc. | WILLIAMS, JEFFERY A | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 17, 2024 | |
| 18633266 | TILTABLE FILTER CANISTER | Pitco Frialator, Inc. | WESTALL, ALEC STONE | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 11, 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 |
| 18429137 | FUSING NEURAL RADIANCE FIELDS BY REGISTRATION AND BLENDING | Toyota Technological Institute AT Chicago | LE, MICHAEL | 2614 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 33d | Pending | Jan 31, 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 |
| 18502917 | INTELLIGENT BMS CHARGE CONTROL | Nova Semiconductor Inc. | MCDANIEL, TYNESE V | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 06, 2023 | |
| 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 | §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 |
| 18015999 | MICROBIAL COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THEREOF FOR USE IN TREATMENT OF CONTAMINATED SOIL, WATER, AND/OR SURFACES | Environmental Bioorganic Sciences Corporation | OLSEN, KAELEIGH ELIZABETH | 1619 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 42d | Pending | Jan 13, 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 |
| 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 |
| 17733901 | AGENT AND SCENARIO MODELING EXTRACTED VIA AN MBSE CLASSIFICATION ON A LARGE NUMBER OF REAL-WORLD DATA SAMPLES | Toyota Research Institute, Inc. | DARWISH, AMIR ELSAYED | 2199 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 29, 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 |
| 17513726 | SMART INFRASTRUCTURE | DP WORLD LOGISTICS US HOLDINGS, INC. | MIRABITO, MICHAEL PAUL | 2187 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | 27d | Pending | Oct 28, 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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