Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
50 pending office actions • 33 clients • 49 examiners • 26 art units • 0 of 50 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
SHUTTLEWORTH & INGERSOLL, P.L.C. has managed 2952 career applications, primarily in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. The firm has achieved a resolved allowance rate pct of 86.84. Currently, there are 31 pending office actions in its docket. The 2952 career applications reflect the firm's experience in handling medical and mechanical inventions.
The average office actions per allowance for this profile is 3.04. This figure suggests the prosecution process for reaching an allowance in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering field. The 86.84 resolved allowance rate pct is an indicator of success for the 2952 career applications managed by the firm. With 31 pending office actions, the firm is actively engaged in the examination process. These data points provide a concise summary of the firm's performance and its focus on medical and mechanical technology.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 14 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. 14 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 + other | 2 (4%) |
| §103 only | 9 (18%) |
| §102 only | 2 (4%) |
| §112 only | 7 (14%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 2 (4%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 28 (56%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SZUMIGALSKI, NICOLE ASHLEY | 2 | 56.5% | +23.8% |
| MERENE, JAN CHRISTOP L | 1 | 68.5% | +48.2% |
| SEBASCO CHENG, STEPHANIE | 1 | 58.8% | +71.3% |
| RODRIGUEZ, WILLIAM H | 1 | 90.1% | +3.4% |
| SONG, HIMCHAN | 1 | 86.4% | +12.2% |
| DIAZ, MIGUEL ANGEL | 1 | 79.8% | +11.6% |
| COOLEY, CHASE LITTLEJOHN | 1 | 66.8% | +16.9% |
| DEUBLE, MARK A | 1 | 88.2% | +8.2% |
| SEIF, DARIUSH | 1 | 70.5% | +6.2% |
| MELIKA, ERMIA EMAD | 1 | 63.4% | +27.5% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19109013 | MACHINE FOR FORMING FILTER BAGS FOR INFUSION PRODUCTS | SONG, HIMCHAN | — |
| 18998715 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CENTRING COMPONENTS | DEUBLE, MARK A | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18170860 | EPOXY-BASED PROTECTIVE COATING PRODUCT | LI, JUN | 188d overdue |
| 17910966 | METHOD AND PLANT FOR PROCESSING RECONSTITUTED TOBACCO | DEZENDORF, MORGAN FAITH | 49d overdue |
| 18167471 | PROTECTIVE MASK | DITMER, KATHRYN ELIZABETH | 43d overdue |
| 18717062 | HERMETIC PACKAGE FOR LIQUID OR PASTY FOOD PRODUCTS AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE PACKAGE | BATTISTI, DEREK J | 8d overdue |
| 18263858 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING AN INDUSTRIAL VEHICLE | LAU, TUNG S | 2d overdue |
| 18160133 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A HYDROPHILIC-COATED PIPE LINER | LEARY, JOSHUA DENNIS | 2d overdue |
| 18800646 | SEALED SINGLE-DOSE BREAK-OPEN PACKAGE, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MAKING | MACFARLANE, EVAN H | 15d |
| 18264891 | ENDODONTIC TOOL FOR ACTIVATING A DISINFECTANT LIQUID | MORAN, EDWARD JOHN | 22d |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17276125 | Production and Plant for the Production of Reconstituted Tobacco | SZUMIGALSKI, NICOLE ASHLEY | 34d |
| 19385611 | INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL | MERENE, JAN CHRISTOP L | — |
| 19352022 | PILOT ARRANGEMENT, NOZZLE DEVICE, PRODUCTION METHOD, AND GAS TURBINE ARRANGEMENT | SEBASCO CHENG, STEPHANIE | — |
| 19109013 | MACHINE FOR FORMING FILTER BAGS FOR INFUSION PRODUCTS | SONG, HIMCHAN | — |
| 19071200 | METHOD AND MACHINE FOR MAKING A SINGLE-DOSE ICE CREAM PRODUCT | DIAZ, MIGUEL ANGEL | — |
| 19061286 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN AIRCRAFT, AND AIRCRAFT | COOLEY, CHASE LITTLEJOHN | — |
| 18996573 | MACHINE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ROLLS OF PAPER MATERIAL AND RELATIVE WINDING PROCEDURE | MELIKA, ERMIA EMAD | — |
| 17910998 | METHOD OF PRODUCING HOMOGENEOUS SHEETS OF NICOTINE-FREE VEGETABLE FIBERS | SZUMIGALSKI, NICOLE ASHLEY | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3731 | 4 |
| 1755 | 3 |
| 3741 | 2 |
| 1792 | 2 |
| 3772 | 2 |
| 3773 | 1 |
| 3662 | 1 |
| 2117 | 1 |
| 3735 | 1 |
| 3724 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19385611 | INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL | Citieffe S.r.l. | MERENE, JAN CHRISTOP L | 3773 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 11, 2025 |
| 19352022 | PILOT ARRANGEMENT, NOZZLE DEVICE, PRODUCTION METHOD, AND GAS TURBINE ARRANGEMENT | Rolls-Royce | SEBASCO CHENG, STEPHANIE | 3741 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 07, 2025 |
| 19235046 | INJECTOR ASSEMBLY FOR AN ENGINE, AND AIRCRAFT | Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd. & Vo Kg | RODRIGUEZ, WILLIAM H | 3741 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 11, 2025 |
| 19109013 | MACHINE FOR FORMING FILTER BAGS FOR INFUSION PRODUCTS | I.M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.p.A. | SONG, HIMCHAN | 3731 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 05, 2025 |
| 19071200 | METHOD AND MACHINE FOR MAKING A SINGLE-DOSE ICE CREAM PRODUCT | Ali Group S.r.l. - Carpigiani | DIAZ, MIGUEL ANGEL | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 05, 2025 | |
| 19061286 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN AIRCRAFT, AND AIRCRAFT | Rolls-Royce | COOLEY, CHASE LITTLEJOHN | 3662 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 24, 2025 |
| 18998715 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CENTRING COMPONENTS | G.D S.p.A. | DEUBLE, MARK A | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 27, 2025 | |
| 19035352 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INSERTING ARTICLES INSIDE CONTAINERS | Ct Pack S.r.l. | SEIF, DARIUSH | 3731 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 23, 2025 |
| 18996573 | MACHINE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ROLLS OF PAPER MATERIAL AND RELATIVE WINDING PROCEDURE | Giotto Technologies Srl | MELIKA, ERMIA EMAD | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 | |
| 18881095 | OVER-WRAPPING ENVELOPE FOR FILTER BAGS AND METHOD OF FORMING A PACKAGE WITH OVER-WRAPPING ENVELOPE | I.M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.p.A. | SMITH, CHAIM A | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 03, 2025 | |
| 18880718 | RESERVOIR AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE RESERVOIR | G.D S.p.A. | COLLINS, MICHAEL | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 02, 2025 | |
| 18975902 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SOUND-ABSORBING PANEL | Impact Acoustic AG | FORTUNA, JOSE A | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 10, 2024 | |
| 18965685 | MACHINE FOR PROCESSING AND STORING LIQUID OR SEMI-LIQUID FOOD PRODUCTS | Ali Group S.r.l. - Carpigiani | MARTIN, ELIZABETH J | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 02, 2024 | |
| 18865501 | MACHINE FOR PREPARING A SINGLE SERVING OF A FOOD PRODUCT | Revip - Rev Ice Project S.r.l. | MELARAGNO, MICHAEL | 2117 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 13, 2024 |
| 18844477 | A MEMBER FOR SUPPORTING ONE OR MORE ARTICLES | Renogroup S.r.l. | SANGHERA, SYMREN K | 3735 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 06, 2024 |
| 18843618 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A STEPPING MOTOR AND RELATIVE CONTROL DEVICE | Gh Enterprise S.r.l. | PAUL, ANTONY M | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 03, 2024 | |
| 18800646 | SEALED SINGLE-DOSE BREAK-OPEN PACKAGE, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MAKING | V-SHAPES S.R.L. | MACFARLANE, EVAN H | 3724 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 15d | Pending | Aug 12, 2024 |
| 18789161 | FILLING UNIT FOR FILLING A SUCCESSION OF TUBULAR WRAPPERS OF THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY | G.D S.p.A. | TILL, TERRENCE R | 3993 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 181d overdue | Pending | Jul 30, 2024 |
| 18768782 | MACHINE FOR MAKING LIQUID, SEMILIQUID OR SEMISOLID FOOD PRODUCTS AND RELATED CONTROL METHOD | Ali Group S.r.l. - Carpigiani | WORKU, KIDEST | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 10, 2024 | |
| 18723258 | PEDAL-ASSISTED BICYCLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A PEDAL-ASSISTED BICYCLE | Zehus S.p.A. | BRITTMAN-ALABI, FELICIA LUCILLE | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 21, 2024 | |
| 18723238 | PEDAL-ASSISTED BICYCLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A PEDAL-ASSISTED BICYCLE | Zehus S.p.A. | ARCE, MARLON ALEXANDER | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 21, 2024 | |
| 18720348 | MACHINE FOR PREPARING AND EXTRACTING A HOT BEVERAGE | Gise Caffe' S.r.l. | ELLIOTT, TOPAZ L | 1792 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 14, 2024 |
| 18720371 | MACHINE FOR PREPARING AND EXTRACTING A HOT BEVERAGE | Gise Caffe' S.r.l. | CAMPBELL, THOR S | 1792 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 14, 2024 |
| 18717048 | MACHINE FOR MAKING PACKAGES FOR LIQUID OR PASTY PRODUCTS AND THE RELATIVE METHOD FOR MAKING PACKAGES | I.M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.p.A. | KINSAUL, ANNA KATHRYN | 3731 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 06, 2024 |
| 18717062 | HERMETIC PACKAGE FOR LIQUID OR PASTY FOOD PRODUCTS AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE PACKAGE | I.M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.p.A. | BATTISTI, DEREK J | 3734 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 8d overdue | Pending | Jun 06, 2024 |
| 18662725 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MOVING TUBULAR BODIES | G.D S.p.A. | SPARKS, RUSSELL E | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 13, 2024 | |
| 18709477 | AN ELECTRIC OR HYBRID ELECTRIC-ENDOTHERMIC TRACTION SYSTEM AND A RECONFIGURATION METHOD FOR AN ELECTRIC MACHINE | Eldor Corporation S.p.A. | SECK, AHMED F | 2834 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 72d | Pending | May 10, 2024 |
| 18699850 | LOW ENERGY IMPACT KITCHEN SYSTEM, CONFIGURED FOR INSTALLATION IN A REMOTE AND HARSH OR EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT | Azionaria Costruzioni Macchine Automatiche A.C.M.A. S.p.A. | BASICHAS, ALFRED | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 09, 2024 | |
| 18620709 | POROUS NANOCARRIERS FOR THE MONITORING AND TREATMENT OF BLADDER CANCER | Nanomedtrix, LLC | BAEK, JONGHWAN NMN | 1618 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 28, 2024 |
| 18601111 | Tool Holder | Techniks, LLC | YOO, JUN S | 3726 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 11, 2024 |
| 18594871 | ELECTROMAGNETIC MEASURING DEVICE FOR MEASURING ONE OR MORE EXTENSIVE PROPERTIES OF A PRODUCT AND MEASURING METHOD THEREOF | G.D S.p.A. | HULS, NATALIE F | 2855 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 04, 2024 |
| 18433732 | PRE-SWIRL NOZZLE SYSTEM IN A GAS TURBINE AND PRE-SWIRL NOZZLE SYSTEM | Rolls-Royce | PRUITT, JUSTIN A | 3745 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 23d | Pending | Feb 06, 2024 |
| 18502355 | CUTTING MACHINE AND RELATIVE CLAMPING UNIT | Aek S.r.l. | MACEDA, KRYSTENE NHE BANDONG | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 06, 2023 | |
| 18558306 | A SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION | Dico Technologies S.r.l. | DEBROW, JAMES J | 2174 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | Oct 31, 2023 |
| 18558274 | CENTRIFUGATION STATION FOR EXTRUSION PLANTS | VB SOLUZIONI E TECNOLOGIE S.R.L. | ROTONDI, CONNOR JON | 1779 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2023 |
| 18470843 | ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT FOR A HIGH-VOLTAGE NETWORK OF A VEHICLE | DR. ING. H.C. F. PORSCHE AG | MIKELS, MATTHEW | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 20, 2023 | |
| 18264891 | ENDODONTIC TOOL FOR ACTIVATING A DISINFECTANT LIQUID | LG Innovation S.r.l. | MORAN, EDWARD JOHN | 3772 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 22d | Pending | Aug 09, 2023 |
| 18263858 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING AN INDUSTRIAL VEHICLE | Kiwitron S.r.l. | LAU, TUNG S | 2857 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | 2d overdue | Pending | Aug 01, 2023 |
| 18259631 | FILM REACTOR FOR A GAS-LIQUID, IN PARTICULAR A SULFONATION, OR SULFATATION, REACTION | Desmet Ballestra S.p.A. | BOYER, RANDY | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 28, 2023 | |
| 18310885 | MIXING DEVICE FOR A PRIMARY FLUID FLOW IN FIRST TUBE WITH AT LEAST ONE SECONDARY FLUID FLOW, A METHOD FOR MIXING AND AIRCRAFT ENGINE | Rolls-Royce | INSLER, ELIZABETH | 1774 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 02, 2023 |
| 18170860 | EPOXY-BASED PROTECTIVE COATING PRODUCT | Pharmapaint S.r.l. | LI, JUN | 1732 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 188d overdue | Pending | Feb 17, 2023 |
| 18167471 | PROTECTIVE MASK | Dispositivi Protezione Individuale D.P.I. S.r.l. | DITMER, KATHRYN ELIZABETH | 3785 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 43d overdue | Pending | Feb 10, 2023 |
| 18160133 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A HYDROPHILIC-COATED PIPE LINER | Vortex Technology Group, LLC | LEARY, JOSHUA DENNIS | 3753 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 2d overdue | Pending | Jan 26, 2023 |
| 17917489 | ABRASIVE MATERIAL, A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN ABRASIVE MATERIAL AND A SUBSTRATE COATED WITH AN ABRASIVE MATERIAL | Rolls-Royce | PATEL, RONAK C | 1788 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 06, 2022 |
| 17910998 | METHOD OF PRODUCING HOMOGENEOUS SHEETS OF NICOTINE-FREE VEGETABLE FIBERS | Comas - Costruzioni Macchine Speciali - S.p.A. | SZUMIGALSKI, NICOLE ASHLEY | 1755 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 12, 2022 |
| 17910966 | METHOD AND PLANT FOR PROCESSING RECONSTITUTED TOBACCO | Comas - Costruzioni Macchine Speciali - S.p.A. | DEZENDORF, MORGAN FAITH | 1755 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 49d overdue | Pending | Sep 12, 2022 |
| 17798140 | A MACHINE AND METHOD FOR MAKING A CONTINUOUS TUBULAR ELEMENT WITH FILLING HAVING A SPACER AND/OR FILTER FUNCTION | G.D S.p.A. | TAWFIK, SAMEH | 3731 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 08, 2022 |
| 17839564 | THERMOSTATIC CUP STRUCTURE | Oesso 5, LLC | TRAN-LE, THAO UYEN | 3761 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 79d overdue | Pending | Jun 14, 2022 |
| 17628482 | DENTAL GRINDING INSTRUMENT HAVING INCREASED SERVICE LIFE | Gebr. Brasseler GmbH & Co. Kg | MAI, HAO D | 3772 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 19, 2022 |
| 17276125 | Production and Plant for the Production of Reconstituted Tobacco | Comas - Costruzioni Macchine Speciali - S.p.A. | SZUMIGALSKI, NICOLE ASHLEY | 1755 | §103 | Final Rejection | 34d | Pending | Mar 13, 2021 |
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