Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Sheridan Ross P.C. (10012)

33 pending office actions • 2 clients • 20 examiners • 2 art units • 0 of 33 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 54 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

33
Total Pending OAs
22
Non-Final OAs
11
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 33 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

12
Overdue
0
Due this week
13
Due this month
4
Due in next 60 days
4
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. 33 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (12)Due ≤ 30 days (13)Due ≤ 60 days (4)Due later (4)

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.

16
Hard (48%)
15
Medium (45%)
0
Easy (0%)
2
Unknown (6%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only16 (48%)
§103 only11 (33%)
§102 only4 (12%)
No statute on record2 (6%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
33
Mechanical / Eng
100% 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.

330 h
Manual time on pending OAs
66 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
115 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.9 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
MYHR, JUSTIN L 4 63.7% +29.1%
MOSSER, ROBERT E 4 46.1% +10.9%
GARNER, WERNER G 4 59.7% +24.7%
TORIMIRO, ADETOKUNBO OLUSEGUN 3 76.1% +16.7%
LEICHLITER, CHASE E 2 64.4% +23.6%
KIM, KEVIN Y 2 78.0% +15.9%
YEN, JASON TAHAI 1 76.6% +23.8%
IANNUZZI, PETER J 1 67.8% +14.4%
BLAISE, MALINA D 1 57.4% +39.6%
LANEAU, RONALD 1 88.2% +9.8%

Hard Cases (16)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
17834082 INTELLIGENT NEAR MISS ELIMINATOR HSU, RYAN 139d overdue
18087583 SLOT MACHINE IMPLEMENTING A SPEED SPIN DISCOUNT LEICHLITER, CHASE E 88d overdue
18746669 CROSS-GAME BONUS BASED ON PLAYER HISTORY AND PREFERENCE YEN, JASON TAHAI 9d overdue
18629512 SMALLER SCREENS FOR ENHANVED PAYTABLES LANEAU, RONALD 4d overdue
18106573 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CENTRALIZED CASINO PATRON AND ACTIVITY TRACKING, ANALYSIS AND REPORTING GARNER, WERNER G 2d overdue
18476191 WAGERING GAME PLAY FEATURE WITH SEQUENTIALLY PROVIDED BONUS GAME AWARDS YOO, JASSON H 16d
17824123 PAYLINE BONUS FEATURE FOR A WAGERING GAME MOSSER, ROBERT E 19d
18491501 DICE WAGERING EVENT TO ALTER TABLE GAME OUTCOME DOSHER, JULIE GRACE 20d

Interview Candidates (22)

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
17532742 TIPPING TO TICKET AT ELECTRONIC GAMING MACHINE (EGM) USING SERVICE WINDOW OR A MOBILE DEVICE GARNER, WERNER G 111d overdue
18087583 SLOT MACHINE IMPLEMENTING A SPEED SPIN DISCOUNT LEICHLITER, CHASE E 88d overdue
18597059 GROUP AND AREA ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE GENERATED CONTENT LEICHLITER, CHASE E 44d overdue
18377700 STACKING NON-FUNGIBLE TOKENS TORIMIRO, ADETOKUNBO OLUSEGUN 38d overdue
18228874 LOCATION-BASED CONNECTION BETWEEN CONSUMER VIDEO GAMES AND FORMAL GAME OF CHANCE TECHNOLOGIES TORIMIRO, ADETOKUNBO OLUSEGUN 19d overdue
18195779 DYNAMIC WAGERING FEATURES BASED ON NUMBER OF ACTIVE PLAYERS MYHR, JUSTIN L 19d overdue
18378987 SKILL TREES IN GAMES IN ORDER FOR THE PLAYER TO CUSTOMIZE THEIR EXPERIENCE MOSSER, ROBERT E 11d overdue
18735469 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RESPONSIBLE GAMING USING AUTOMATED PLAYER ALCOHOL LEVEL DETECTION IANNUZZI, PETER J 10d overdue

Client Portfolio (2 clients)

Client (Assignee)Pending OAs
IGT 31
Everi 2

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
371532
36921

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18746669 CROSS-GAME BONUS BASED ON PLAYER HISTORY AND PREFERENCE Igt YEN, JASON TAHAI 3715 §101 Non-Final OA 9d overdue Pending Jun 18, 2024
18736591 BEHAVIORAL MOBILE OFFER TARGETING Igt TORIMIRO, ADETOKUNBO OLUSEGUN 3715 Other Non-Final OA 39d Pending Jun 07, 2024
18735469 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RESPONSIBLE GAMING USING AUTOMATED PLAYER ALCOHOL LEVEL DETECTION Igt IANNUZZI, PETER J 3715 §102 Non-Final OA 10d overdue Pending Jun 06, 2024
18677289 GAMING DEVICE MANAGEMENT ACROSS DIFFERENT GAMING DEVICE CONTROLLERS Igt BLAISE, MALINA D 3715 §103 Non-Final OA 12d Pending May 29, 2024
18629512 SMALLER SCREENS FOR ENHANVED PAYTABLES Igt LANEAU, RONALD 3715 §101 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Apr 08, 2024
18597059 GROUP AND AREA ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE GENERATED CONTENT Igt LEICHLITER, CHASE E 3715 §102 Non-Final OA 44d overdue Pending Mar 06, 2024
18416400 DETECTING THEME GROUPINGS THAT ARE TYPICALLY PLAYED TOGETHER IN ELECTRONIC GAMES Igt HYLINSKI, STEVEN J 3715 §101 Final Rejection 29d Pending Jan 18, 2024
18538763 VIRTUAL REALITY CASINO GENERATION Igt MYHR, JUSTIN L 3715 §101 Final Rejection 75d Pending Dec 13, 2023
18387294 PROMO CODE FEATURE Igt MOSSER, ROBERT E 3715 §103 Final Rejection 26d Pending Nov 06, 2023
18496502 DISPLAYING A DIGITAL ELEMENT ON A DISPLAY SURFACE ASSOCIATED WITH A MECHANICAL REEL OF AN ELECTRONIC GAMING MACHINE Igt BIANCAMANO, ALYSSA N 3715 §103 Non-Final OA 26d Pending Oct 27, 2023
18491501 DICE WAGERING EVENT TO ALTER TABLE GAME OUTCOME Igt DOSHER, JULIE GRACE 3715 §101 Non-Final OA 20d Pending Oct 20, 2023
18491476 DISPLAYING MULTIPLE PROGRESSIVES Igt GARNER, WERNER G 3715 §103 Non-Final OA 26d Pending Oct 20, 2023
18378987 SKILL TREES IN GAMES IN ORDER FOR THE PLAYER TO CUSTOMIZE THEIR EXPERIENCE Igt MOSSER, ROBERT E 3715 §102 Final Rejection 11d overdue Pending Oct 11, 2023
18377700 STACKING NON-FUNGIBLE TOKENS Igt TORIMIRO, ADETOKUNBO OLUSEGUN 3715 §102 Non-Final OA 38d overdue Pending Oct 06, 2023
18476191 WAGERING GAME PLAY FEATURE WITH SEQUENTIALLY PROVIDED BONUS GAME AWARDS Igt YOO, JASSON H 3715 §101 Non-Final OA 16d Pending Sep 27, 2023
18368825 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF COMPLETELY ON DEMAND AI-GENERATED GAMES VIA PLAYER'S NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING Igt KIM, KEVIN Y 3715 §101 Non-Final OA 60d Pending Sep 15, 2023
18242614 PLAYER IDENTIFICATION BASED ON PLAYER BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS IN A CASINO ENVIRONMENT Igt KIM, KEVIN Y 3715 §103 Non-Final OA 22d Pending Sep 06, 2023
18449235 PRINTING PATTERNS ON PHYSICAL REEL STRIPS FOR LIGHT DIFFUSION Igt PINHEIRO, JASON PAUL 3715 §103 Final Rejection 28d Pending Aug 14, 2023
18228874 LOCATION-BASED CONNECTION BETWEEN CONSUMER VIDEO GAMES AND FORMAL GAME OF CHANCE TECHNOLOGIES Igt TORIMIRO, ADETOKUNBO OLUSEGUN 3715 §103 Final Rejection 19d overdue Pending Aug 01, 2023
18215279 PAYMENT MECHANICS OF FORMAL GAMES OF CHANCE IN CONSUMER VIDEO GAMES WITH ASSOCIATED TECHNOLOGIES Igt D'AGOSTINO, PAUL ANTHONY 3715 §103 Non-Final OA 70d Pending Jun 28, 2023
18210188 TIERED BONUS GAME METHODS Igt MYHR, JUSTIN L 3715 §103 Non-Final OA 20d Pending Jun 15, 2023
18195779 DYNAMIC WAGERING FEATURES BASED ON NUMBER OF ACTIVE PLAYERS Igt MYHR, JUSTIN L 3715 Other Non-Final OA 19d overdue Pending May 10, 2023
18134405 WIN POOLING Igt GARNER, WERNER G 3715 §101 Non-Final OA 34d Pending Apr 13, 2023
18131958 PERSONAL PROGRESS CHARMS Igt THOMAS, ERIC M 3715 §103 Non-Final OA 41d Pending Apr 07, 2023
18106573 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CENTRALIZED CASINO PATRON AND ACTIVITY TRACKING, ANALYSIS AND REPORTING Everi Payments Inc. GARNER, WERNER G 3715 §101 Final Rejection 2d overdue Pending Feb 07, 2023
18101649 TOOL POOL ELECTRONIC GAMING MACHINE PLAY Igt MOSSER, ROBERT E 3715 §101 Final Rejection 26d Pending Jan 26, 2023
18087583 SLOT MACHINE IMPLEMENTING A SPEED SPIN DISCOUNT Igt LEICHLITER, CHASE E 3715 §101 Non-Final OA 88d overdue Pending Dec 22, 2022
18085701 GAMING DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR TRIGGERING CHANGES TO PAY TABLES Igt WONG, JEFFREY KEITH 3715 §101 Final Rejection 20d Pending Dec 21, 2022
18086371 GEOGRAPHICAL DRAW-STYLE WAGERING Igt MYHR, JUSTIN L 3715 §101 Non-Final OA 68d Pending Dec 21, 2022
17947433 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING INTEGRATED FINANCIAL SERVICES FUNCTIONALITY IN A CASINO ENVIRONMENT Everi Payments Inc. ABDULLAEV, AMANULLA 3692 §101 Non-Final OA 72d Pending Sep 19, 2022
17834082 INTELLIGENT NEAR MISS ELIMINATOR Igt HSU, RYAN 3715 §101 Final Rejection 139d overdue Pending Jun 07, 2022
17824123 PAYLINE BONUS FEATURE FOR A WAGERING GAME Igt MOSSER, ROBERT E 3715 §101 Non-Final OA 19d Pending May 25, 2022
17532742 TIPPING TO TICKET AT ELECTRONIC GAMING MACHINE (EGM) USING SERVICE WINDOW OR A MOBILE DEVICE Igt GARNER, WERNER G 3715 §103 Final Rejection 111d overdue Pending Nov 22, 2021

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