Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
67 pending office actions • 34 clients • 65 examiners • 39 art units • 0 of 67 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 117 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 23 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. 23 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 | 1 (1%) |
| §101 + other | 10 (15%) |
| §103 only | 19 (28%) |
| §102 only | 2 (3%) |
| §112 only | 4 (6%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 3 (4%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 28 (42%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEMEREE, CHRISTOPHER R | 2 | 68.9% | +14.1% |
| WITHERSPOON, SIKARL A | 2 | 86.2% | -20.1% |
| LISOWSKI, JACEK | 1 | 66.1% | +40.4% |
| PATEL, BRIJESH V | 1 | 64.7% | +40.6% |
| LAM, ALEX W | 1 | 91.6% | +2.1% |
| HANDVILLE, BRIAN | 1 | 51.4% | +28.9% |
| BONNETTE, RODNEY ANDREW | 1 | 90.5% | +6.4% |
| SINAKI, ARFAN Y | 1 | 79.0% | +41.9% |
| EDWARDS, LOREN C | 1 | 81.5% | +29.2% |
| REDHEAD, AKWOKWO OLABISI | 1 | 41.2% | +35.5% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19211514 | FUEL CELL SYSTEMS FOR AERONAUTICAL VEHICLES | BONNETTE, RODNEY ANDREW | — |
| 19083335 | AIRCRAFT ENGINE AEROMECHANICAL INSTABILITY DETECTION | EDWARDS, LOREN C | — |
| 18638013 | Process for alkoxycarbonylation of olefins using synthesis gas | WITHERSPOON, SIKARL A | — |
| 18410227 | Mixture of two constitutionally isomeric bisphosphites | WITHERSPOON, SIKARL 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18300078 | BIODEGRADABLE STRING TRIMMER LINE | MCKINNON, LASHAWNDA T | 141d overdue |
| 18737507 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT | GREEN, RICHARD R | 36d overdue |
| 15154147 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING PATIENT-CENTRIC DATA | SEREBOFF, NEAL | 23d overdue |
| 18817121 | INFANT CAR SEAT SYSTEM | BRINDLEY, TIMOTHY J | 18d overdue |
| 18551277 | Systems and Methods for Predicting Behavioral Traits | BULLINGTON, ROBERT P | 1d overdue |
| 18201345 | NESTED INSULATED PACKAGING | KIRSCH, ANDREW THOMAS | 21d |
| 19248197 | INSULATED PACKAGING ASSEMBLY WITH MULTI-LAYER A-B LINER | HANDVILLE, BRIAN | 23d |
| 17773491 | INTERNET OF THINGS SECURITY ANALYTICS AND SOLUTIONS WITH DEEP LEARNING | POPHAM, JEFFREY D | 29d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19248197 | INSULATED PACKAGING ASSEMBLY WITH MULTI-LAYER A-B LINER | HANDVILLE, BRIAN | 23d |
| 18937474 | Untitled | LISOWSKI, JACEK | — |
| 19556349 | MODULAR SHIPPING ASSEMBLY WITH INSULATOR WRAP AND INNER INSULATOR BOXES | PATEL, BRIJESH V | — |
| 19446284 | HINGED WRAP INSULATED CONTAINER | DEMEREE, CHRISTOPHER R | — |
| 19205521 | MODULAR APPARATUS, DESIGN, CONCEPT FOR MODULES, CONNECTION, ATTACHMENT AND CAPABILITY ADDING STRUCTURAL ADD ONS FOR VEHICLES, STRUCTURES | SINAKI, ARFAN Y | — |
| 19083335 | AIRCRAFT ENGINE AEROMECHANICAL INSTABILITY DETECTION | EDWARDS, LOREN C | — |
| 19080782 | HYBRID OVERMITT | REDHEAD, AKWOKWO OLABISI | — |
| 18899210 | SEALABLE BOX ASSEMBLY | DEMEREE, CHRISTOPHER R | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3736 | 3 |
| 3734 | 3 |
| 3741 | 3 |
| 1692 | 3 |
| 3647 | 2 |
| 3642 | 2 |
| 1789 | 2 |
| 3731 | 2 |
| 1783 | 1 |
| 3746 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18937474 | Untitled | General Electric Company | LISOWSKI, JACEK | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | ||
| 19556349 | MODULAR SHIPPING ASSEMBLY WITH INSULATOR WRAP AND INNER INSULATOR BOXES | Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc. | PATEL, BRIJESH V | 3736 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 04, 2026 |
| 19446284 | HINGED WRAP INSULATED CONTAINER | Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC | DEMEREE, CHRISTOPHER R | 3734 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 12, 2026 |
| 19282105 | LOADING SHARING ACROSS MULITPLE POWER SUPPLIES | General Electric Company | LAM, ALEX W | §101§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 28, 2025 | |
| 19248197 | INSULATED PACKAGING ASSEMBLY WITH MULTI-LAYER A-B LINER | Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc. | HANDVILLE, BRIAN | 1783 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 23d | Pending | Jun 24, 2025 |
| 19211514 | FUEL CELL SYSTEMS FOR AERONAUTICAL VEHICLES | General Electric Deutschland Holding GmbH | BONNETTE, RODNEY ANDREW | 3647 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 19, 2025 |
| 19205521 | MODULAR APPARATUS, DESIGN, CONCEPT FOR MODULES, CONNECTION, ATTACHMENT AND CAPABILITY ADDING STRUCTURAL ADD ONS FOR VEHICLES, STRUCTURES | Rhoman Aerospace Corporation | SINAKI, ARFAN Y | 3642 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 12, 2025 |
| 19083335 | AIRCRAFT ENGINE AEROMECHANICAL INSTABILITY DETECTION | General Electric Company | EDWARDS, LOREN C | 3746 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 18, 2025 |
| 19080782 | HYBRID OVERMITT | The North Face Apparel Corp. | REDHEAD, AKWOKWO OLABISI | 3732 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 14, 2025 |
| 19079526 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYNCHROPHASING A PROPULSION SYSTEM USING ELECTRIC MACHINES | General Electric Company | NGUYEN, ANDREW H | 3741 | §103 | Final Rejection | 82d | Pending | Mar 14, 2025 |
| 19070799 | FILM DEPOSITION DELIVERY CONTAINER | Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc. | SPICER, JENINE MARIE | 3736 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 42d | Pending | Mar 05, 2025 |
| 19056573 | STARCH-CELLULOSE COMPOSITE MATERIAL | Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc. | RUSSELL, STEPHEN MATTHEW | 1748 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 18, 2025 |
| 18997007 | HOLE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM | Mti Group Pty Ltd. | LE, HAILEY R | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 18, 2025 | |
| 19022019 | ELONGATED VEHICLE BODY PANEL AND VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE | Toa Industries Co., Ltd. | ZHUO, WENWEI | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 15, 2025 | |
| 19014361 | CONTROLLING EXCITATION LOADS ASSOCIATED WITH OPEN ROTOR AERONAUTICAL ENGINES | General Electric Company Polska Sp. Z O.O. | DELRUE, BRIAN CHRISTOPHER | 3745 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 09, 2025 |
| 18870316 | EPOXIDE COMPOUNDS, METHODS OF PREPARATIONS AND USES THEREOF | Zschimmer & Schwarz, Inc. | OH, TAYLOR V | 1625 | §101§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2024 |
| 18870216 | A SYSTEM FOR MANAGING DISTRIBUTED DIGITAL RIGHTS | Rair Technologies, Inc. | AVERY, BRIAN WILLIAM | 2495 | §103 | Final Rejection | 42d | Pending | Nov 27, 2024 |
| 18931500 | Manganese-Nitride Based Novel Magnetic Materials | Georgetown University | OTT, PATRICK S | 1784 | §112 | Final Rejection | 46d | Pending | Oct 30, 2024 |
| 18930139 | VEHICLE SIDE STRUCTURE | Subaru Corporation | LEMBO, AARON LLOYD | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 29, 2024 | |
| 18925629 | METHOD OF USING DOUBLE-HANDLE BOX | Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc. | GEHMAN, BRYON P | 3736 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 24, 2024 |
| 18899210 | SEALABLE BOX ASSEMBLY | Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc. | DEMEREE, CHRISTOPHER R | 3734 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2024 |
| 18817121 | INFANT CAR SEAT SYSTEM | Strolleazi Group Limited | BRINDLEY, TIMOTHY J | 3636 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 18d overdue | Pending | Aug 27, 2024 |
| 18838764 | MICROORGANISMS WITH REDUCED COMPETENCE | Evonik Operations GmbH | RAHMAN, MASUDUR | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2024 | |
| 18838188 | BACILLOTA STRAINS WITH IMPROVED OUTGROWTH | Evonik Operations GmbH | DURYEE, ALEXANDER MARSH | §101§102§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 13, 2024 | |
| 18797502 | VINE GROWTH PREVENTION SYSTEM | Product Launch Advisors, LLC | CLERKLEY, DANIELLE A | 3643 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 07, 2024 |
| 18768586 | LAMINATES FOR A ROTOR OF AN ELECTRIC MACHINE | General Electric Deutschland Holding GmbH | TRUONG, THOMAS | 2834 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 10, 2024 |
| 18763536 | Apparatuses, Methods and Systems for Virtualizing a Reprogrammable Universal Integrated Circuit Chip | Gigsky, Inc. | DOAN, PHUOC HUU | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 03, 2024 | |
| 18758204 | SUBSTRATES COMPRISING ELASTIN-LIKE POLYPEPTIDES AND CALCIUM IONS | Mintech-V, LLC | VARADARAJ, ARCHANA | §101§102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| 18747098 | INSULATED CONTAINER | Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC | ATTEL, NINA KAY | 3734 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 55d | Pending | Jun 18, 2024 |
| 18737507 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT | General Electric Company | GREEN, RICHARD R | 3647 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 36d overdue | Pending | Jun 07, 2024 |
| 18678918 | ACOUSTIC INSPECTION DEVICE AND METHODS OF OPERATION | General Electric Company | SINGER, DAVID L | 2855 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 30, 2024 |
| 18649671 | Process for preparing an acetal from an olefin using an iodine-alkyl compound | Evonik Oxeno GmbH & Co. Kg | MURESAN, ANA Z | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 29, 2024 | |
| 18638013 | Process for alkoxycarbonylation of olefins using synthesis gas | Evonik Oxeno GmbH & Co. Kg | WITHERSPOON, SIKARL A | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 17, 2024 | |
| 18629156 | MAPPING RESTING-STATE EEG ONTO MOTOR IMAGERY EEG SIGNALS VIA DATA CLUSTERING FOR REDUCED CLASSIFIER TRAINING REQUIREMENTS | Kennesaw State University Research And Service Foundation, Inc. | DOUGHERTY, SEAN PATRICK | 3791 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 08, 2024 |
| 18692262 | HARMONIC DRIVE COMPRISING A TRANSMITTER RING WITHOUT PINS | Tq-Systems GmbH | TAYLOR II, JAMES JOSEPH | 3655 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 14, 2024 |
| 18687724 | CERAMIC PRODUCT | Noritake Co., Limited | COHEN, STEFANIE J | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2024 | |
| 18580535 | INTERMODAL CONTAINER MANAGEMENT METHOD, PROGRAM AND SYSTEM | Syscom Japan, Inc. | ADE, OGER GARCIA | 3627 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 18, 2024 |
| 18410227 | Mixture of two constitutionally isomeric bisphosphites | Evonik Oxeno GmbH & Co. Kg | WITHERSPOON, SIKARL A | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 11, 2024 | |
| 18576988 | FIRE ENCLOSURE | Viridian Solar Limited | JIMENEZ, OSCAR C | 2896 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 05, 2024 |
| 18541611 | Diphosphites with a dicyclohexylphosphino radical | Evonik Oxeno GmbH & Co. Kg | BONAPARTE, AMY C | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 15, 2023 | |
| 18567183 | METHOD FOR PREPARING MERCAPTANS WITH SULFHYDROLYSIS OF PURIFIED DIALKYL SULFIDES | Arkema France | PAGANO, ALEXANDER R | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2023 | |
| 18515871 | TURBINE ENGINE INCLUDING A STEAM SYSTEM | General Electric Company | MEILLER, SEAN V | 3741 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | Nov 21, 2023 |
| 18560071 | FEEDSTOCK HOMOGENIZER WITH INTEGRATED SEPARATOR | Ampacet Corporation | INSLER, ELIZABETH | 1774 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 09, 2023 |
| 18551277 | Systems and Methods for Predicting Behavioral Traits | Georgia State University Research Foundation, Inc. | BULLINGTON, ROBERT P | 3715 | §101§112 | Final Rejection | 1d overdue | Pending | Sep 19, 2023 |
| 18550836 | GASOLINE PARTICLE FILTER WITH INCREASED FRESH FILTRATION | UMICORE AG & CO. KG | VALENCIA, JUAN C | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 15, 2023 | |
| 18462549 | Biodegradable Plant Container with Tear Strips | Green Ip, LLC | HAYES, KRISTEN C | 3642 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 07, 2023 |
| 18459750 | South Facing Mounting System | K2 Systems, LLC | FONSECA, JESSIE T | 3633 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 01, 2023 |
| 18362381 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE HAVING OPTIMIZED ACCELERATION RATES BASED ON CLEARANCES | General Electric Company | BURKE, THOMAS P | 3741 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 31, 2023 |
| 18262516 | METAL COMPLEXES HAVING 4-H,6-H OR 8-H DIHYDROAZULENYL LIGANDS AND USE THEREOF | UMICORE AG & CO. KG | HOU, FRANK S | 1692 | §102§112DP | Final Rejection | 21d | Pending | Jul 21, 2023 |
| 18256693 | METHOD FOR DRYING METHYL MERCAPTAN BY MEANS OF AZEOTROPIC DISTILLATION | Arkema France | PARSA, JAFAR F | 1692 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 09, 2023 |
| 18256407 | CATALYTICALLY ACTIVE PARTICLE FILTER WITH A HIGH DEGREE OF FILTERING EFFICIENCY | UMICORE AG & CO. KG | FIORITO, JAMES A | 1731 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 5d | Pending | Jun 07, 2023 |
| 18201345 | NESTED INSULATED PACKAGING | Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc. | KIRSCH, ANDREW THOMAS | 3733 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 21d | Pending | May 24, 2023 |
| 18302439 | Process and Apparatus for Curing Glass-fiber Paper Composites | UMICORE AG & CO. KG | DAGENAIS, KRISTEN A | 1717 | §103 | Final Rejection | 16d overdue | Pending | Apr 18, 2023 |
| 18300078 | BIODEGRADABLE STRING TRIMMER LINE | Green Ip, LLC | MCKINNON, LASHAWNDA T | 1789 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 141d overdue | Pending | Apr 13, 2023 |
| 18246071 | BISMUT CONTAINING DIESELOXIDATION CATALYST | UMICORE AG & CO. KG | PHAN, ANNETTE HOANG-ANH | 1736 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 21, 2023 |
| 18180213 | Platinum complexes having benzyl-based diphosphine ligands for the catalysis of the alkoxycarbonylation of ethylenically unsaturated compounds | Evonik Operations GmbH | RHOADES, DEREK JAMES | 1692 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 08, 2023 |
| 18115791 | INSULATED BAG WITH HANDLES | Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC | FERRERO, EDUARDO R | 3731 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 29d | Pending | Mar 01, 2023 |
| 17930751 | RECYCLED BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC ADDITIVE, BIODEGRADABLE RECYCLED FIBERS AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME | Everywhere Apparel, Inc. | USELDING, JOHN E | 1763 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 09, 2022 |
| 17773491 | INTERNET OF THINGS SECURITY ANALYTICS AND SOLUTIONS WITH DEEP LEARNING | BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM | POPHAM, JEFFREY D | 2432 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 29d | Pending | Apr 29, 2022 |
| 17687950 | COMPOSITE LAMINATE DESIGNING METHOD AND AIRCRAFT | Subaru Corporation | DRAPEAU, SIMEON PAUL | 2188 | §101§112 | Final Rejection | 60d | Pending | Mar 07, 2022 |
| 17537893 | FASTENER POSITION HOLDING TOOL | Product Launch Advisors, LLC | HUANG, STEVEN | 3723 | §103 | Final Rejection | 71d overdue | Pending | Nov 30, 2021 |
| 17467068 | BREATHABLE BAFFLES | The North Face Apparel Corp. | JOHNSON, JENNA LEIGH | 1789 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 03, 2021 |
| 17173293 | INSULATED BOX | Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC | TAWFIK, SAMEH | 3731 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | Feb 11, 2021 |
| 17048953 | Compositions and Methods for Diagnosis and Treatment of Endometriosis | The Board Of Regents Of The University Of Texas System | MUMMERT, STEPHANIE KANE | 1681 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 40d | Pending | Oct 19, 2020 |
| 16978906 | A PROTEIN-BINDING PRODUCT, A DEVICE CONTAINING SAID PROTEIN-BINDING PRODUCT AND A METHOD FOR EXTRACORPOREAL REDUCTION OF THE LEVEL OF PROTEIN IN BLOOD PLASMA | Glycorex Transplantation AB | BUNKER, AMY M | 1684 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 46d overdue | Pending | Sep 08, 2020 |
| 16860765 | In-Vitro Method and Device for Detecting a Target Nucleic Acid | Ichortec GmbH | BLUMEL, BENJAMIN P | 1671 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 28, 2020 |
| 15154147 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING PATIENT-CENTRIC DATA | Photon Medical Communications, Inc. | SEREBOFF, NEAL | 3683 | §101 | Final Rejection | 23d overdue | Pending | May 13, 2016 |
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