Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Spencer Fane LLP

182 pending office actions • 48 clients • 165 examiners • 102 art units • 0 of 182 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 530 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

182
Total Pending OAs
119
Non-Final OAs
57
Final Rejections
6
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 178 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

86
Overdue
6
Due this week
56
Due this month
16
Due in next 60 days
14
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. 178 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (86)Due ≤ 7 days (6)Due ≤ 30 days (56)Due ≤ 60 days (16)Due later (14)

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.

7
Hard (4%)
163
Medium (90%)
6
Easy (3%)
6
Unknown (3%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only7 (4%)
§103 only137 (75%)
§102 only26 (14%)
§112 only6 (3%)
No statute on record6 (3%)

Industry Mix

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

31
Life Sciences
17% of docket
8
Information Tech
4% of docket
9
Communications
5% of docket
30
Semiconductors
16% of docket
103
Mechanical / Eng
57% of docket
1
Business / Other
1% 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.

1,820 h
Manual time on pending OAs
364 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
637 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
15.9 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
STABLEY, MICHAEL R 3 85.7% +12.7%
WONG, JESSICA BOWEN 2 66.7% +21.3%
COMLEY, ALEXANDER BRYANT 2 57.1% +39.0%
NGUYEN, NGA X 2 77.7% +6.4%
GINES, GEORGE SAMUEL 2 69.6% +42.9%
REID JR, CHARLES H 2 68.6% +24.0%
ALSHOROOGI, RAMI ABDELNASER 2 100.0% +0.0%
VERA, ELISA H 2 71.6% +26.7%
TC 3600, DOCKET 2 4.2% -1.8%
FIDLER, SHELBY LEE 2 79.0% +14.7%

Quick Wins (5)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18616244 PRINTING DEVICE AND PRINTING METHOD ALSHOROOGI, RAMI ABDELNASER 60d overdue
18535885 DRIVE UNIT FOR HUMAN-POWERED VEHICLE STABLEY, MICHAEL R 15d overdue
18681138 CONSTRUCTION MACHINE STABLEY, MICHAEL R 8d
17576153 HUMAN-POWERED VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE STABLEY, MICHAEL R 20d
18820364 HEAD UNIT AND LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS ALSHOROOGI, RAMI ABDELNASER 46d

Hard Cases (9)

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
17885486 ESTIMATION MODEL CONSTRUCTION METHOD, PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS METHOD, ESTIMATION MODEL CONSTRUCTION DEVICE, AND PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS DEVICE QIN, JIANCHUN 112d overdue
18186981 PRINTING APPARATUS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT CALCULATES AMOUNT OF CARBON DIOXIDE EMITTED BY PRINTING APPARATUS IN ITS LIFETIME AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSION AMOUNT REPORT SENSENIG, SHAUN D 49d overdue
17801687 EFFICIENCY INFERENCE APPARATUS VANNI, GEORGE STEVEN 11d overdue
17447045 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACCESSING MULTIPLE DATA SOURCES TO DETERMINE LENGTH OF LICENSURE DUCK, BRANDON M 9d overdue
18771372 FISHING REEL TC 3600, DOCKET 5d overdue
18771403 FISHING REEL TC 3600, DOCKET 2d overdue
18809037 EXACERBATION RISK PREDICTION SYSTEM COBANOGLU, DILEK B 9d
18826380 EJECTION AMOUNT UPPER LIMIT VALUE DETERMINATION METHOD AND PRINTING DEVICE THOMPSON, LESLIE J. 46d

Interview Candidates (15)

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
18138848 SUPPORT SURFACE OVERLAY SYSTEM WITH WORKING FLUID RECYCLING GINES, GEORGE SAMUEL 67d overdue
18652572 ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE, COMPRESSOR, AND REFRIGERATOR DEVICE REID JR, CHARLES H 53d overdue
18621212 LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS FIDLER, SHELBY LEE 46d overdue
18940130 EXPANSION CONTROL ASSEMBLY GINES, GEORGE SAMUEL 19d overdue
18535885 DRIVE UNIT FOR HUMAN-POWERED VEHICLE STABLEY, MICHAEL R 15d overdue
18818680 STIRRING DEVICE, FIBER STRUCTURE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING FIBER STRUCTURE VERA, ELISA H 10d overdue
18896148 WATER WHEEL, HYDRAULIC POWER GENERATION DEVICE, AND HYDRAULIC POWER GENERATION SYSTEM REID JR, CHARLES H 8d overdue
18681138 CONSTRUCTION MACHINE STABLEY, MICHAEL R 8d

Client Portfolio (48 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
36118
28537
37637
37466
37836
36625
17485
36734
36683
37263

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19252623 System and Method for Auto-Provisioning AI-Based Dialog Service Nextiva, Inc. PHAM, KHANH B 2166 §103 Non-Final OA 62d Pending Jun 27, 2025
19212483 FISHING LINE GUIDE Shimano Inc. WONG, JESSICA BOWEN 3644 §103 Final Rejection 75d Pending May 19, 2025
19209250 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUGMENTING RESPONSES/RECOMMENDATIONS AND GENERATING ENHANCED DECISIONS THROUGH RESOURCE SHARING BETWEEN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENT (AI) AGENTS Affle (India) Limited CAO, PHUONG THAO 2164 §103 Non-Final OA 22d Pending May 15, 2025
19209496 LURE Shimano Inc. TRUONG, KATELYN T 3647 §102 Non-Final OA 19d overdue Pending May 15, 2025
19112990 CAPLESS FUEL FILLER ASSEMBLY Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. ALLEN, JEFFREY R 3733 §103 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Mar 19, 2025
19076848 GEAR PUMP OR GEAR MOTOR Daikin Industries, Ltd. COMLEY, ALEXANDER BRYANT 3746 §102 Final Rejection Pending Mar 11, 2025
19044579 AUTO-REGRESSION MECHANISM Sizewise Rentals, LLC THROOP, MYLES A 3673 §103 Non-Final OA 23d overdue Pending Feb 03, 2025
19040647 EVISCERATION WEIGHING SYSTEM BAADER Food Systems USA, Inc. PARSLEY, DAVID J 3643 §103 Non-Final OA 5d overdue Pending Jan 29, 2025
19040779 SCROLL COMPRESSOR AND REFRIGERATING APPARATUS Daikin Industries, Ltd. COMLEY, ALEXANDER BRYANT 3746 §103 Non-Final OA 69d Pending Jan 29, 2025
18994212 WORK MACHINE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WORK MACHINE Komatsu Ltd. HATCH, DAVID P 3668 §102 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Jan 14, 2025
18993997 CONVENIENTLY REFILLABLE APPLICATOR SYSTEM Geka GmbH WOODHOUSE, SARAH ANN 3772 §103 Non-Final OA 75d Pending Jan 13, 2025
19000182 ROTARY POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT DEVICE Spherical Rotors Inc. DOUNIS, LAERT 3746 Other Non-Final OA 103d overdue Pending Dec 23, 2024
18989267 SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR REPLACING A CORE OF DIESEL EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE Diesel Emission Technologies LLC WILENSKY, MOSHE K 3726 §103 Final Rejection 44d overdue Pending Dec 20, 2024
18876286 WORK MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR WORK MACHINE Komatsu Ltd. NGUYEN, NGA X 3662 §103 Non-Final OA 5d overdue Pending Dec 18, 2024
18985289 PUMP UNIT FOR A CENTRIFUGAL PUMP AND A CENTRIFUGAL PUMP Levitronix GmbH BERTHEAUD, PETER JOHN 3746 §103 Non-Final OA 12d Pending Dec 18, 2024
18723950 CONTROL SYSTEM, LOADING MACHINE, AND CONTROL METHOD Komatsu Ltd. FREJD, RUSSELL WARREN 3661 §102 Non-Final OA 5d overdue Pending Dec 12, 2024
18709435 HALF-WAVELENGTH ANTENNA DEVICE AND LOW-PROFILE ANTENNA DEVICE USING SAME Harada Industry Co., Ltd. ISLAM, HASAN Z 2845 §103 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending Dec 05, 2024
18724469 CONTROL SYSTEM, LOADING MACHINE, AND CONTROL METHOD Komatsu Ltd. HAN, CHARLES J 3665 §103 Non-Final OA 30d Pending Dec 03, 2024
18963420 COMPRESSOR AND REFRIGERATION DEVICE Daikin Industries, Ltd. PLAKKOOTTAM, DOMINICK L 3746 §103 Final Rejection 15d Pending Nov 27, 2024
18961562 METHOD OF MANAGING CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSION AMOUNT Seiko Epson Corporation KOESTER, MICHAEL RICHARD 3624 §103 Non-Final OA 44d overdue Pending Nov 27, 2024
18949504 ARTICULATING BOLSTER AND METHODS OF USE Sizewise Rentals LLC ORTIZ, ADAM C 3673 §103 Non-Final OA 5d Pending Nov 15, 2024
18940130 EXPANSION CONTROL ASSEMBLY Sizewise Rentals LLC GINES, GEORGE SAMUEL 3673 §103 Non-Final OA 19d overdue Pending Nov 07, 2024
18924031 REFLECTIVE MEMBER, PLANAR LIGHT SOURCE, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE Nichia Corporation SONG, ZHENG B 2875 §103 Non-Final OA 71d Pending Oct 23, 2024
18858783 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TECHNICAL AND BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCY ASSESSMENT AND TRAINING MANAGEMENT Risen Hr Consultancy Pvt Ltd. LANE, DANIEL E 3715 §103 Non-Final OA 11d overdue Pending Oct 22, 2024
18903626 CONTROL DEVICE FOR HUMAN-POWERED VEHICLE Shimano Inc. PECHE, JORGE O 3656 §103 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Oct 01, 2024
18853099 MIXER FOR MIXING AT LEAST TWO MATERIALS AND MIXING AND DISPENSING ASSEMBLY Medmix Switzerland AG ZADEH, BOB 3754 §102 Non-Final OA 41d Pending Sep 30, 2024
18898155 ROTARY PUMP FOR CONVEYING PROCESS FLUID Sulzer Management AG PETERS, BRIAN O 3711 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 26, 2024
18851032 AXIAL FAN Daikin Industries, Ltd. KIM, SANG K 3745 §103 Final Rejection 34d Pending Sep 25, 2024
18896148 WATER WHEEL, HYDRAULIC POWER GENERATION DEVICE, AND HYDRAULIC POWER GENERATION SYSTEM Daikin Industries, Ltd. REID JR, CHARLES H 2834 §103 Final Rejection 8d overdue Pending Sep 25, 2024
18890205 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FIN Daikin Industries, Ltd. YOO, JUN S 3726 §103 Non-Final OA 154d overdue Pending Sep 19, 2024
18826380 EJECTION AMOUNT UPPER LIMIT VALUE DETERMINATION METHOD AND PRINTING DEVICE Seiko Epson Corporation THOMPSON, LESLIE J. 2853 §101 Non-Final OA 46d Pending Sep 06, 2024
18821808 AUDIO PROCESSING METHOD, AUDIO PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM Yamaha Corporation ZHU, RICHARD Z 2654 §103 Non-Final OA 16d Pending Aug 30, 2024
18820364 HEAD UNIT AND LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS Seiko Epson Corporation ALSHOROOGI, RAMI ABDELNASER 2853 §103 Non-Final OA 46d Pending Aug 30, 2024
18818680 STIRRING DEVICE, FIBER STRUCTURE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING FIBER STRUCTURE Seiko Epson Corporation VERA, ELISA H 1748 §103 Non-Final OA 10d overdue Pending Aug 29, 2024
18809037 EXACERBATION RISK PREDICTION SYSTEM Daikin Industries, Ltd. COBANOGLU, DILEK B 3687 §101 Non-Final OA 9d Pending Aug 19, 2024
18806499 DISK-SHAPED GLASS PLATE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISK-SHAPED GLASS BLANK, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING GLASS SUBSTRATE FOR MAGNETIC DISK Hoya Corporation MULVANEY, ELIZABETH EVANS 1785 Other Non-Final OA 9d Pending Aug 15, 2024
18801188 FACILITATING LOCATION-BASED SALES VENUE TRANSACTION PAYMENTS USING NON-LOCATION-BASED IDENTITY TARGETS Iqmetrix Software Development Corporation CHAMPAGNE, LUNA 3627 §103 Non-Final OA 22d Pending Aug 12, 2024
18800094 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM Yamaha Corporation AL AUBAIDI, RASHA S 2693 §103 Non-Final OA 11d overdue Pending Aug 11, 2024
18784664 SPRAY NOZZLE Medmix Switzerland AG BOECKMANN, JASON J 3752 §103 Non-Final OA 62d Pending Jul 25, 2024
18777171 COLLECTION DEVICE CONTROL METHOD, COLLECTION DEVICE, AND SPATIAL SYSTEM Daikin Industries, Ltd. SLOWIK, ELIZABETH J 3662 §103 Non-Final OA 5d overdue Pending Jul 18, 2024
18771403 FISHING REEL Shimano Inc. TC 3600, DOCKET 3600 §102 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending Jul 12, 2024
18771372 FISHING REEL Shimano Inc. TC 3600, DOCKET 3600 §102 Non-Final OA 5d overdue Pending Jul 12, 2024
18760906 WINDOW FRAMING SYSTEM FOR SHIPPING CONTAINERS Safe Box Steel Structures Inc. MAESTRI, PATRICK J 3635 §112 Non-Final OA 12d Pending Jul 01, 2024
18741603 ORDER SUPPORTING METHOD, ORDER SUPPORTING SYSTEM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Asics Corporation LADONI, AHOORA 3689 §103 Non-Final OA 46d overdue Pending Jun 12, 2024
18738099 SHEET MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND CLEANING DEVICE Seiko Epson Corporation FORTUNA, JOSE A 1748 §103 Non-Final OA 60d Pending Jun 10, 2024
18738101 OPTIONAL UNIT FOR LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS Seiko Epson Corporation NOVAK, PETER MICHAEL 2838 §112 Non-Final OA 9d Pending Jun 10, 2024
18717797 WORK MACHINE Komatsu Ltd. HINCAPIE SERNA, GUSTAVO A 3763 §112 Non-Final OA 13d Pending Jun 07, 2024
18661080 READER Asterisk, Inc. MORTELL, JOHN F 2689 §103 Final Rejection 85d overdue Pending May 10, 2024
18659397 MEMORY DEVICE FOR HUMAN-POWERED VEHICLE Shimano Inc. HAILE, BENYAM 2688 §103 Non-Final OA 27d Pending May 09, 2024
18652572 ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE, COMPRESSOR, AND REFRIGERATOR DEVICE Daikin Industries, Ltd. REID JR, CHARLES H 2834 §103 Non-Final OA 53d overdue Pending May 01, 2024
18651566 ELECTROMAGNETIC ROTARY DRIVE AND A CENTRIFUGAL PUMP Levitronix GmbH DESAI, NAISHADH N 2834 §103 Non-Final OA 9d overdue Pending Apr 30, 2024
18646871 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT Seiko Epson Corporation TSUI, YUNG-SHENG M 1684 §102 Non-Final OA 56d overdue Pending Apr 26, 2024
18704861 AUTOINJECTOR Medmix Switzerland AG NORTH, ISABELLA SARAH HYO SO 3783 §103 Final Rejection 4d overdue Pending Apr 25, 2024
18637247 SHAFT SEAL STRUCTURE, COMPRESSOR, AND REFRIGERATION APPARATUS Daikin Industries, Ltd. EDWARDS, LOREN C 3746 §103 Final Rejection 33d Pending Apr 16, 2024
18633611 SCANNING SYSTEM, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING SCANNING PROGRAM, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING OUTPUT MATTER Seiko Epson Corporation ZAK, JACQUELINE ROSE 2666 §103 Non-Final OA 12d Pending Apr 12, 2024
18628535 LINE GUIDE MECHANISM FOR SPINNING REEL Shimano Inc. JEFFERSON, TIFFANY DOMONIQUE 3654 §103 Final Rejection 4d overdue Pending Apr 05, 2024
18621212 LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS Seiko Epson Corporation FIDLER, SHELBY LEE 2853 §103 Non-Final OA 46d overdue Pending Mar 29, 2024
18621195 LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS AND PRINT HEAD Seiko Epson Corporation FIDLER, SHELBY LEE 2853 §103 Final Rejection 34d Pending Mar 29, 2024
18619254 RIGIDITY LEVEL DETECTION APPARATUS Seiko Epson Corporation TAUFIQ, FARAH N 1754 Other Final Rejection 43d overdue Pending Mar 28, 2024
18619251 DEFIBRATION DEVICE Seiko Epson Corporation IBEKWE, DARLINGTON NDUKA 3725 §103 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending Mar 28, 2024
18618571 Modular Containerized Data Center Giga Energy Inc. PAPE, ZACHARY 2835 §112 Final Rejection 33d Pending Mar 27, 2024
18617662 PRINTING DEVICE AND PRINTING METHOD Seiko Epson Corporation VALENCIA, ALEJANDRO 2853 §102 Final Rejection 43d overdue Pending Mar 27, 2024
18616244 PRINTING DEVICE AND PRINTING METHOD Seiko Epson Corporation ALSHOROOGI, RAMI ABDELNASER 2853 §102 Non-Final OA 60d overdue Pending Mar 26, 2024
18281081 READING DEVICE, ANTENA, READING STAND, STORAGE SHELF, AND READING GATE Asterisk, Inc. GIRMA, FEKADESELASS 2689 §103 Final Rejection 14d Pending Mar 25, 2024
18276436 POSITION DETECTION SYSTEM Asterisk, Inc. NIRJHAR, NASIM NAZRUL 2896 §103 Final Rejection 30d overdue Pending Mar 22, 2024
18694158 WORK MACHINE, AND METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING WORK MACHINE Komatsu Ltd. NGUYEN, CUONG H 3664 §103 Non-Final OA 5d Pending Mar 21, 2024
18605787 X-RAY INSPECTION APPARATUS Ishida Co., Ltd. MAUPIN, HUGH H 2884 §103 Final Rejection 7d Pending Mar 14, 2024
18594069 CUTTING DEVICE AND CUTTING METHOD Seiko Epson Corporation WATSON, HALEIGH NOELLE 3724 §103 Non-Final OA 26d overdue Pending Mar 04, 2024
18594061 CUTTING DEVICE AND CUTTING METHOD Seiko Epson Corporation CROSBY JR, RICHARD D 3724 §103 Final Rejection 20d Pending Mar 04, 2024
18583982 OIL ABSORBER Seiko Epson Corporation GILLETT, JENNIFER ANN 1789 §103 Final Rejection 70d overdue Pending Feb 22, 2024
18685279 SOFTWARE UPDATING SYSTEM, WORKING MACHINE, AND SOFTWARE UPDATING METHOD Komatsu Ltd. HURUY, FEVEN HABTEMARIAM 2191 §103 Non-Final OA 32d overdue Pending Feb 21, 2024
18440294 CONSOLE ASSEMBLY Marelli North America, Inc. DANG, HUNG Q 2484 §102 Non-Final OA 23d overdue Pending Feb 13, 2024
18434911 PRINTING CONTROL APPARATUS, METHOD FOR PRODUCING PRINTED MATTER, AND PRINTING CONTROL PROGRAM Seiko Epson Corporation ROGERS, SCOTT A 2683 §103 Non-Final OA 8d overdue Pending Feb 07, 2024
18681138 CONSTRUCTION MACHINE Komatsu Ltd. STABLEY, MICHAEL R 3611 §103 Non-Final OA 8d Pending Feb 05, 2024
18429114 REFILLABLE MASTIC CARTRIDGE, DISPENSER, FILLING STATION AND SYSTEM COMPRISING A MASTIC CARTRIDGE, A DISPENSER AND A FILLING STATION, AS WELL AS CARTRIDGE AND CONNECTOR FOR A CARTRIDGE Medmix Switzerland AG GRAY, PAUL J 3753 §102 Final Rejection 141d overdue Pending Jan 31, 2024
18580836 FOIL CARTRIDGE, SUPPORT SLEEVE AND CARTRIDGE SYSTEM Medmix Switzerland AG ELOSHWAY, NIKI MARINA 3736 §103 Non-Final OA 23d Pending Jan 19, 2024
18579974 WORK MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR WORK MACHINE Komatsu Ltd. JONES, GORDON A 3763 §103 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Jan 17, 2024
18578752 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REGENERATIVE CONTROL OF HYBRID VEHICLE Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. FEES, CHRISTOPHER GEORGE 3662 §103 Non-Final OA 9d Pending Jan 12, 2024
18395792 DISPERSION DEVICE AND ACCUMULATION DEVICE Seiko Epson Corporation CALANDRA, ANTHONY J 1748 §103 Final Rejection 45d overdue Pending Dec 26, 2023
18392326 SHIFTING DEVICE FOR HUMAN-POWERED VEHICLE, DRIVE UNIT FOR HUMAN-POWERED VEHICLE, CONTROL SYSTEM FOR HUMAN-POWERED VEHICLE, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR HUMAN-POWERED VEHICLE Shimano Inc. TAN, OLIVER E 3669 §103 Non-Final OA 56d Pending Dec 21, 2023
18572215 COATING EVALUATION DEVICE AND COATING EVALUATION METHOD Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. SCHNASE, PAUL DANIEL 2877 §103 Non-Final OA 9d overdue Pending Dec 20, 2023
18572677 GLASS PLATE, DISK-SHAPED GLASS, MAGNETIC DISK GLASS SUBSTRATE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING GLASS PLATE Hoya Corporation CHAU, LINDA N 1785 §103 Final Rejection 26d Pending Dec 20, 2023
18542371 AIR CONDITIONER, AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND DEVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Daikin Industries, Ltd. SIDDIQUEE, TAMEEM 2116 §102 Non-Final OA 12d Pending Dec 15, 2023
18539599 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE Nichia Corporation WINTERS, SEAN AYERS 2892 §103 Non-Final OA 10d overdue Pending Dec 14, 2023
18535885 DRIVE UNIT FOR HUMAN-POWERED VEHICLE Shimano Inc. STABLEY, MICHAEL R 3611 §103 Non-Final OA 15d overdue Pending Dec 11, 2023
18526646 HUMIDIFIER Daikin Industries, Ltd. HOPKINS, ROBERT A 1776 §102 Non-Final OA 73d overdue Pending Dec 01, 2023
18524672 DISC BRAKE CALIPER Shimano Inc. RASHID, MAHBUBUR 3616 §103 Non-Final OA 29d Pending Nov 30, 2023
18518030 AIR CONDITIONING UNIT AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM Daikin Industries, Ltd. COMINGS, DANIEL C 3763 §103 Final Rejection 14d Pending Nov 22, 2023
18513504 MANUFACTURING METHOD OF OPTICAL MEMBER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE Nichia Corporation YAP, DOUGLAS ANTHONY 2899 §103 Non-Final OA 16d Pending Nov 17, 2023
18494749 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CELLULOSE DERIVATIVE Seiko Epson Corporation SCHACHERMEYER, SAMANTHA LYNN 1693 §102 Non-Final OA 18d overdue Pending Oct 25, 2023
18382867 MIXING SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR MIXING A PRIMARY FLUID WITH A FLOWABLE SECONDARY SUBSTANCE Levitronix GmbH HOWELL, MARC C 1774 §103 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Oct 23, 2023
18380521 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE CREATION OF FEE AGREEMENTS FOR TIMEKEEPING AND BILLING FOR PROFESSIONALS AND CONSULTANTS Fulcrum Global Technologies Inc. KWONG, CHO YIU 3693 §101 Non-Final OA 55d Pending Oct 16, 2023
18285928 DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE Medmix Switzerland AG ULSH, DUNG T 3783 §102 Non-Final OA 5d overdue Pending Oct 06, 2023
18481058 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESONATOR RAPID PATHOGEN DETECTION METHOD Tlc Millimeter Wave Products Inc. DAVIS, CYNTHIA L 2857 §103 Non-Final OA 22d Pending Oct 04, 2023
18376674 WAFER SCALE ENHANCED GAIN ELECTRON BOMBARDED CMOS IMAGER Elbit Systems Of America, LLC GUNBERG, EDWIN C 2884 §102 Final Rejection 29d Pending Oct 04, 2023
18374802 COUPLING UNIT FOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY, AND PEDAL Shimano Inc. ROGERS, ADAM D 3617 §103 Final Rejection 7d Pending Sep 29, 2023
18478357 PRESSURIZED GREENHOUSE Rimaco Greens Inc. DUKE, EMMANUEL E 3763 §112 Final Rejection 9d Pending Sep 29, 2023
18284499 ASSEMBLY FOR COMPENSATING AXIAL FORCES IN A ROTATING FLOW MACHINE AND A MULTI-STAGE CENTRIFUGAL PUMP Sulzer Management AG REITZ, MICHAEL K. 3745 §103 Final Rejection 46d Pending Sep 27, 2023
18372948 SHOE SOLE Shimano Inc. PRANGE, SHARON M 3732 §103 Final Rejection 21d Pending Sep 26, 2023
18373012 MAGNETIC REFRIGERATOR AND REFRIGERATION APPARATUS Daikin Industries, Ltd. ADENIJI, IBRAHIM M 3763 §103 Final Rejection 21d Pending Sep 26, 2023
18372484 MACHINE LEARNING DEVICE, VENTILATION CONTROL DEVICE, AND VENTILATION CONTROL METHOD Daikin Industries, Ltd. CAI, CHARLES J 2115 §103 Non-Final OA 31d overdue Pending Sep 25, 2023
18372571 MAGNETIC REFRIGERATOR AND REFRIGERATION APPARATUS Daikin Industries, Ltd. KING, BRIAN M 3763 §103 Non-Final OA 61d Pending Sep 25, 2023
18372519 MAGNETIC REFRIGERATOR AND REFRIGERATION APPARATUS Daikin Industries, Ltd. RAYMOND, KEITH MICHAEL 3798 §103 Final Rejection 72d Pending Sep 25, 2023
18468525 SOUND EDITING DEVICE, SOUND EDITING METHOD, AND SOUND EDITING PROGRAM Yamaha Corporation BRINEY III, WALTER F 2692 §103 Non-Final OA 54d Pending Sep 15, 2023
18466026 SHEET MANUFACTURING APPARATUS Seiko Epson Corporation VERA, ELISA H 1748 §103 Non-Final OA 30d Pending Sep 13, 2023
18466023 CUSHIONING MATERIAL AND PACKAGED PRODUCT Seiko Epson Corporation CAUDILL, JUSTIN REED 3733 §103 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Sep 13, 2023
18549824 COLLET REPLACEMENT MECHANISM Toray Engineering Co., Ltd. HOLLY, LEE A 3726 §102 Non-Final OA 84d Pending Sep 08, 2023
18462113 MILLIMETER WAVE ADVANCED THREAT DETECTION SYSTEM NETWORK Tlc Millimeter Wave Products, Inc. RIDDER, CLAYTON PAUL 3646 §103 Non-Final OA 83d Pending Sep 06, 2023
18279863 APPLICATOR AND METHOD OF FORMING AN APPLICATOR Medmix Switzerland AG POON, DANA LEE 3723 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 31, 2023
18279869 DISPENSER, CARTRIDGE ASSEMBLY, SUPPORT SLEEVE AND METHOD OF OPERATING A DISPENSER Medmix Switzerland AG PATTERSON, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER 3754 §103 Non-Final OA 81d overdue Pending Aug 31, 2023
18456549 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOUNDPROOF SHEET AND SOUNDPROOF SHEET Seiko Epson Corporation KRASNOW, NICHOLAS R 1744 §102 Non-Final OA 138d overdue Pending Aug 28, 2023
18455236 CATALYSTS COMPONENT AND PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF POLYPROPYLENE HAVING HIGH MELT FLOW RATE WITH HIGH ISOTACTICITY Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A. QIAN, YUN 1738 §103 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Aug 24, 2023
18446793 CONTROL DEVICE FOR HUMAN-POWERED VEHICLE Shimano Inc. SHOHATEE, IBRAHIM NAGI 2857 §103 Final Rejection 22d Pending Aug 09, 2023
18276246 PROCESS FOR SURFACE DECORATION Geka GmbH SONG, INJA 1744 §103 Non-Final OA 22d Pending Aug 07, 2023
18366361 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AUTOMATED DRIVER EVALUATION FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES Safety Holdings, Inc. SHAH, BHAVIN D 3694 §103 Non-Final OA 66d overdue Pending Aug 07, 2023
18364536 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE Nichia Corporation NELSON, HUNTER JARED 2828 §103 Non-Final OA 19d Pending Aug 03, 2023
18355484 TRANSFER DEVICE AND TRANSFER SUBSTRATE Toray Engineering Co., Ltd. SMITH JR., JIMMY R 1745 §103 Final Rejection 13d Pending Jul 20, 2023
18220525 CONTROL DEVICE FOR HUMAN-POWERED VEHICLE Shimano Inc. GLADE, ZACHARY EDWARD FREW 3664 §103 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending Jul 11, 2023
18220511 CONTROL DEVICE FOR HUMAN-POWERED VEHICLE Shimano Inc. NGUYEN, LILLIAN T 3655 §103 Non-Final OA 1d overdue Pending Jul 11, 2023
18349202 CUSHIONING MATERIAL Seiko Epson Corporation WORRELL, KEVIN 1789 §103 Final Rejection 29d Pending Jul 10, 2023
18219063 FEEDING DEVICE FOR SEALER Ferrum Packaging AG JORGENSEN, ABBY A 3651 §102 Final Rejection 20d Pending Jul 06, 2023
18218524 CASING FOR SEALER Ferrum Packaging AG SULLIVAN, DEBRA M 3725 §102 Non-Final OA 34d Pending Jul 05, 2023
18341791 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MOLDED BODY Seiko Epson Corporation KRASNOW, NICHOLAS R 1744 §102 Final Rejection 31d overdue Pending Jun 27, 2023
18269285 CUSHIONING MEMBER AND SOLE FOR SHOE Asics Corporation TAUFIQ, FARAH N 1754 §103 Final Rejection 43d overdue Pending Jun 22, 2023
18258905 WORK MACHINE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WORK MACHINE Komatsu Ltd. ALGEHAIM, MOHAMED A 3668 §103 Non-Final OA 112d overdue Pending Jun 22, 2023
18337868 FAST SWITCHED PULSED RADIO FREQUENCY AMPLIFIERS Weather Detection Systems, Inc. SHAMIRYAN, NAREH 2843 §103 Non-Final OA 74d overdue Pending Jun 20, 2023
18206875 CONTROL DEVICE FOR HUMAN-POWERED VEHICLE Shimano Inc. BEAN, JARED C 3669 §103 Non-Final OA 40d Pending Jun 07, 2023
18328999 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE Funai Electric Co., Ltd. LE, LANA N 2648 Other Non-Final OA 85d overdue Pending Jun 05, 2023
18205425 ROTARY FILTER SYSTEM, A ROTARY FILTER DEVICE AND A SEPARATION SYSTEM Levitronix GmbH MENON, KRISHNAN S 1777 §102 Non-Final OA 70d Pending Jun 02, 2023
18203464 FISHING REEL AND ATTACHMENT/DETACHMENT UNIT IN FISHING REEL Shimano Inc. SOTO, HENRIX 3654 §103 Non-Final OA 14d Pending May 30, 2023
18322628 SHEET MANUFACTURING APPARATUS Seiko Epson Corporation RUSSELL, STEPHEN MATTHEW 1748 §103 Final Rejection 103d overdue Pending May 24, 2023
18321922 PRINTING DEVICE AND PRINTING SYSTEM Seiko Epson Corporation NGUYEN, LAM S 2853 §103 Final Rejection 134d overdue Pending May 23, 2023
18308618 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND LIGHT-EMITTING MODULE Nichia Corporation MUNDI, JASMIN KAUR 2828 §103 Non-Final OA 19d overdue Pending Apr 27, 2023
18308602 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND MOUNTING MEMBER Nichia Corporation CARTER, MICHAEL W 2828 §103 Non-Final OA 34d Pending Apr 27, 2023
18138848 SUPPORT SURFACE OVERLAY SYSTEM WITH WORKING FLUID RECYCLING Raye'S, Inc. Dba Sizewise Manufacturing GINES, GEORGE SAMUEL 3673 §103 Final Rejection 67d overdue Pending Apr 25, 2023
18032444 NAP ENVIRONMENT DETERMINATION SYSTEM The University of Electro-Communications DECASTRO, ARIANA JOY LACAY 3791 §103 Non-Final OA 20d Pending Apr 18, 2023
18248437 LASER PROCESSING DEVICE Komatsu Ntc Ltd. VELASQUEZ SANCHEZ, CHANCIE ISABELLE 3761 §103 Non-Final OA 35d overdue Pending Apr 10, 2023
18248403 LASER PROCESSING DEVICE Komatsu Ntc Ltd. VELASQUEZ SANCHEZ, CHANCIE ISABELLE 3761 §103 Non-Final OA 35d overdue Pending Apr 10, 2023
18029887 IMPROVED STATIC MIXING TIP Medmix Switzerland AG INSLER, ELIZABETH 1774 §103 Non-Final OA 13d Pending Mar 31, 2023
18126300 PUMPING ARRANGEMENT Sulzer Management AG STIMPERT, PHILIP EARL 3783 §103 Non-Final OA 111d overdue Pending Mar 24, 2023
18187731 INJECTION MOLDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Seiko Epson Corporation LIANG, SHIBIN 1741 §103 Final Rejection 5d Pending Mar 22, 2023
18186981 PRINTING APPARATUS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT CALCULATES AMOUNT OF CARBON DIOXIDE EMITTED BY PRINTING APPARATUS IN ITS LIFETIME AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSION AMOUNT REPORT Seiko Epson Corporation SENSENIG, SHAUN D 3629 §101 Final Rejection 49d overdue Pending Mar 21, 2023
18182415 PRODUCTION PLAN DISPLAY SYSTEM FOR SHAPED ARTICLE Seiko Epson Corporation CHOY, PAN G 3624 §103 Final Rejection 100d overdue Pending Mar 13, 2023
18044441 WORK VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM, WORK VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND WORK VEHICLE Komatsu Ltd. NGUYEN, NGA X 3662 §103 Final Rejection 100d overdue Pending Mar 08, 2023
18043359 COATING DEVICE Toray Engineering Co., Ltd. TADESSE, YEWEBDAR T 1717 §103 Final Rejection 5d overdue Pending Feb 28, 2023
18106725 BICYCLE COMPONENT, BICYCLE COMPONENT ASSEMBLY AND CABLE CONNECTOR Shimano Inc. STANLEY, TYLER JAY 3611 §103 Non-Final OA 37d overdue Pending Feb 07, 2023
18161112 PLASTICIZING DEVICE, THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPING DEVICE, AND INJECTION MOLDING DEVICE Seiko Epson Corporation WOO, JONATHAN BRIAN 1754 §103 Non-Final OA 26d overdue Pending Jan 30, 2023
18101262 BICYCLE COMPONENT Shimano Inc. HUDA, MUHAMMAD AINUL 2467 §103 Non-Final OA 46d overdue Pending Jan 25, 2023
18085915 CONTROL DEVICE FOR HUMAN-POWERED VEHICLE AND AIR-PRESSURE ADJUSTING DEVICE Shimano Inc. MUSTAFA, IMRAN K 3668 §103 Final Rejection 15d overdue Pending Dec 21, 2022
18078859 VORTEX RING GENERATION DEVICE Daikin Industries, Ltd. COLON MORALES, DAVID 3753 Other Final Rejection 42d overdue Pending Dec 09, 2022
18075612 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR HUMAN-POWERED VEHICLE Shimano Inc. STANLEY, TYLER JAY 3611 §103 Non-Final OA 12d Pending Dec 06, 2022
18075258 LURE WITH A HOLLOW PORTION COMPRISING A SWINGING OSCILLATING WEIGHT OR SIMILAR Shimano Inc. WONG, JESSICA BOWEN 3644 §103 Final Rejection 19d Pending Dec 05, 2022
17991819 MUSICAL PIECE GENERATION DEVICE, MUSICAL PIECE GENERATION METHOD, MUSICAL PIECE GENERATION PROGRAM, MODEL GENERATION DEVICE, MODEL GENERATION METHOD, AND MODEL GENERATION PROGRAM Yamaha Corporation UHLIR, CHRISTOPHER J 3619 §102 Non-Final OA 35d overdue Pending Nov 21, 2022
17982782 CONTROL DEVICE FOR HUMAN-POWERED VEHICLE Shimano Inc. MEDANI, MOHAMED NMN 3611 §103 Final Rejection 49d overdue Pending Nov 08, 2022
17981231 DOSE DELIVERY MECHANISM Medmix Switzerland AG SHAH, NILAY J 3783 §102 Non-Final OA 46d overdue Pending Nov 04, 2022
17974077 CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR HUMAN-POWERED VEHICLE Shimano Inc. BRITTMAN-ALABI, FELICIA LUCILLE 3611 §103 Non-Final OA 12d Pending Oct 26, 2022
17952077 TRAINED MODEL ESTABLISHMENT METHOD, ESTIMATION METHOD, PERFORMANCE AGENT RECOMMENDATION METHOD, PERFORMANCE AGENT ADJUSTMENT METHOD, TRAINED MODEL ESTABLISHMENT SYSTEM, ESTIMATION SYSTEM, TRAINED MODEL ESTABLISHMENT PROGRAM, AND ESTIMATION PROGRAM Yamaha Corporation SCOLES, PHILIP GRANT 2837 §103 Non-Final OA 45d overdue Pending Sep 23, 2022
17947426 SOLID-STATE REFRIGERATION APPARATUS Daikin Industries, Ltd. PETTITT, JOHN F 3763 Non-Final OA 169d overdue Pending Sep 19, 2022
17801687 EFFICIENCY INFERENCE APPARATUS Daikin Industries, Ltd. VANNI, GEORGE STEVEN §101 Non-Final OA 11d overdue Pending Aug 23, 2022
17821346 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A CONDITION PROMPTING AN UPDATE TO AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE DRIVING MODEL Kache.Ai FITZHARRIS, KATHERINE MARIE 3665 §103 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Aug 22, 2022
17890923 CARTRIDGE HOLDING UNIT Medmix Switzerland AG ULSH, DUNG T 3783 §103 Non-Final OA 46d overdue Pending Aug 18, 2022
17890963 SHOE WITH CUT IN THE SOLE Asics Corporation COLLIER, JAMESON D 3732 §103 Non-Final OA 1d overdue Pending Aug 18, 2022
17885486 ESTIMATION MODEL CONSTRUCTION METHOD, PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS METHOD, ESTIMATION MODEL CONSTRUCTION DEVICE, AND PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS DEVICE Yamaha Corporation QIN, JIANCHUN 2837 §101 Non-Final OA 112d overdue Pending Aug 10, 2022
17796254 AUTOMATED LABORATORY APPARATUS AND A METHOD OF PROCESSING A SAMPLE Hombrechtikon Systems Engineering AG GERHARD, ALISON CLAIRE 1797 §103 Non-Final OA 8d Pending Jul 28, 2022
17796255 PIPETTING DEVICE AND A METHOD OF PROCESSING A FLUID SAMPLE Hombrechtikon Systems Engineering AG SIEFKE, SAMUEL P 1758 §102 Final Rejection 8d Pending Jul 28, 2022
17833401 BICYCLE COMPONENT, NON-CONTACT CHARGING SYSTEM AND NON-CONTACT CHARGING METHOD Shimano Inc. ALCORN III, GEORGE A 3662 §103 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Jun 06, 2022
17739000 MANURE NUTRIENT RECOVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD Element Agriculture Ltd. LANGEL, WAYNE A 1736 §112 Non-Final OA 12d Pending May 06, 2022
17735633 HOT WATER SUPPLY DEVICE Daikin Industries, Ltd. DEEAN, DEEPAK A 3762 §103 Final Rejection 2d overdue Pending May 03, 2022
17700935 HUMAN-POWERED VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE Shimano Inc. GENTILE, ALEXANDER VINCENT 3664 §103 Non-Final OA 42d overdue Pending Mar 22, 2022
17761470 METHOD OF FORMING A DEVICE OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL, A PATTERN, A DEVICE Adultimum AG ROBITAILLE, JOHN P 1743 §103 Final Rejection 6d Pending Mar 17, 2022
17669655 DYNAMIC REAL ESTATE TICKER SYSTEM, METHODS, AND APPARATUS Keller Williams Realty, Inc. SCHNEIDER, JOSHUA D 3626 §103 Final Rejection 125d overdue Pending Feb 11, 2022
17576153 HUMAN-POWERED VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE Shimano Inc. STABLEY, MICHAEL R 3611 §103 Final Rejection 20d Pending Jan 14, 2022
17645324 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EXECUTING DISCRIMINATION PROCESS OF PRINTING MEDIUM USING MACHINE LEARNING MODEL Seiko Epson Corporation HINCKLEY, CHASE PAUL 2124 §103 Non-Final OA 29d Pending Dec 21, 2021
17440970 DOSE DELIVERY MECHANISM WITH SPINNING THROUGH PREVENTION Haselmeier AG PAZ ESTEVEZ, GUILLERMO G 3783 §103 Non-Final OA 13d Pending Sep 20, 2021
17447045 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACCESSING MULTIPLE DATA SOURCES TO DETERMINE LENGTH OF LICENSURE Samba Safety Inc. DUCK, BRANDON M 3693 §101 Final Rejection 9d overdue Pending Sep 07, 2021
17426672 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WORK MACHINE Komatsu Ltd. SANTOS, AARRON EDUARDO 3663 §103 Non-Final OA 104d overdue Pending Jul 29, 2021
16983237 HANDLEBAR ASSEMBLY Shimano Inc. CAROC, LHEIREN MAE ANGLO 2831 §103 Non-Final OA 70d Pending Aug 03, 2020
16761314 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REVERSIBLY IMMOBILISING BIOMOLECULES Hombrechtikon Systems Engineering AG HYUN, PAUL SANG HWA 1796 §103 Final Rejection Pending May 04, 2020
16796319 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY IDENTIFYING AN ISSUE FROM SENSOR DATA FROM AN AUTONOMOUS DRIVE SYSTEM WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STATIC Kache.Ai FITZHARRIS, KATHERINE MARIE 3665 §103 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Feb 20, 2020
16624534 LIQUID DISTRIBUTOR FOR A SEPARATION DEVICE COMPRISING A SCREEN MADE OF A CARBON COMPOSITE MATERIAL Sgl Carbon SE HOBSON, STEPHEN 1776 §103 Non-Final OA 33d Pending Dec 19, 2019
16573800 FISHING SIGNAL DETECTOR Shimano Inc. SATANOVSKY, ALEXANDER 2857 §103 Final Rejection 70d Pending Sep 17, 2019
16371841 HUMAN-POWERED VEHICLE COMPONENT Shimano Inc. BOEHLER, ANNE MARIE M 3611 §103 Final Rejection 69d Pending Apr 01, 2019

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