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Last updated: April 19, 2026

Sughrue-265550

91 pending office actions • 30 clients

Portfolio Summary

91
Total Pending OAs
20
Final Rejections
71
Non-Final OAs

Client Portfolio (30 clients)

Client (Assignee)Pending OAs
Nihon Kohden Corporation 17
Fujifilm Corporation 11
The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. 9
Nsk Ltd. 7
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 6
Nidek Co., Ltd. 6
Takasago International Corporation 5
Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. 5
Ibiden Co., Ltd. 3
Nsk Ltd. 2
Masayuki Inami 1
Teijin Limited 1
Earth Corporation 1
Nsk Steering & Control, Inc. 1
Yazaki Corporaton 1
Wadeco Co., Ltd. 1
Kyoto Prefectural Public University Corporation 1
Nsk Ltd. 1
Nidek Co., Ltd. 1
Yazaki Corporation 1
Tohoku University 1
Kansai Paint Co., Ltd. 1
Espec Corp. 1
Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki 1
Meijo University 1
Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd. 1
Nidek Co., Ltd. 1
Tokushima University 1
Connectfree Corporation 1
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory, Inc. 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatusFiled
18864323 BALL ARRANGEMENT METHOD FOR BALL BEARING, MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING DEVICE FOR BALL BEARING, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR MACHINE AND VEHICLE Nsk Ltd. FORD, DARRELL CHRISTOPHER 3726 Non-Final OA Jul 01, 2025
19068521 STRUCTURE OF PORTABLE COIN HOLDER Masayuki Inami ACKUN, JACOB K 3736 Non-Final OA Mar 03, 2025
18879932 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SUPPLY OF LUBRICANT, DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING SUPPLY OF LUBRICANT, AND PROGRAM Nsk Ltd. BUSE, MARK KENNETH 3654 Non-Final OA Dec 30, 2024
18923054 PHYSIOLOGICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND RELAY DEVICE Nihon Kohden Corporation MCFARLAND-BARNES, KELAH JANAE 2431 Non-Final OA Oct 22, 2024
18923119 PHYSIOLOGICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND RELAY DEVICE Nihon Kohden Corporation YU, XIANG 2455 Non-Final OA Oct 22, 2024
18858156 ROLLER BEARING Nsk Ltd. PILKINGTON, JAMES 3617 Non-Final OA Oct 18, 2024
18857716 CROWN-TYPE RETAINER FOR BALL BEARING, AND BALL BEARING Nsk Ltd. WAITS, ALAN B 3617 Non-Final OA Oct 17, 2024
18856519 CROWN-TYPE RETAINER FOR BALL BEARING, AND BALL BEARING Nsk Ltd. NGUYEN, AIMEE TRAN 3617 Non-Final OA Oct 11, 2024
18684459 ROLLING BEARING Nsk Ltd. NGUYEN, AIMEE TRAN 3617 Final Rejection Sep 10, 2024
18833736 DEFIBRILLATOR AND DEFIBRILLATOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Nihon Kohden Corporation MORALES, JON ERIC C 3796 Non-Final OA Jul 26, 2024
18729387 AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR Nihon Kohden Corporation HOLTZCLAW, MICHAEL T. 3796 Non-Final OA Jul 16, 2024
18770080 DEODORANT FRAGRANCE COMPOSITION Takasago International Corporation BURKE, MATTHEW RYAN 1619 Non-Final OA Jul 11, 2024
18726966 AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR Nihon Kohden Corporation MANOS, SEFRA DESPINA 3792 Non-Final OA Jul 05, 2024
18710063 ROAD SURFACE DRAWING LAMP AND ROAD SURFACE DRAWING LAMP SYSTEM Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd. PEERCE, MATTHEW J 2875 Non-Final OA May 14, 2024
18662571 MUSCLE RELAXATION MONITORING DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Nihon Kohden Corporation DOUGHERTY, SEAN PATRICK 3791 Non-Final OA May 13, 2024
18709428 SENSING SYSTEM Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd. BAYNES, SAMUEL DAVID 2665 Non-Final OA May 10, 2024
18701121 PURIFIED PRODUCT OF CITRUS OIL AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF PURIFIED PRODUCT OF CITRUS OIL Takasago International Corporation ROBERTS, LEZAH 1612 Non-Final OA Apr 12, 2024
18699210 CLEANER NOZZLE Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd. LEE, CHEE-CHONG 3752 Non-Final OA Apr 05, 2024
18699064 CLEANER Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd. CHAUDHRI, OMAIR 1711 Non-Final OA Apr 05, 2024
18287101 MOLDING MATERIAL CONTAINING CARBON FIBERS AND GLASS FIBERS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MOLDED BODY BY COLD-PRESSING SAME Teijin Limited DANIELS, MATTHEW J 1742 Non-Final OA Apr 02, 2024
18611266 MOLDING CYCLE STOPPING METHOD, INJECTION DEVICE, AND INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. DERUSSO, JOHN J 1744 Non-Final OA Mar 20, 2024
18587417 PATIENT INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PATIENT INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND PATIENT INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM Nihon Kohden Corporation WASEEM, HUMA 3686 Non-Final OA Feb 26, 2024
18587199 PATIENT INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PATIENT INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND PATIENT INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM Nihon Kohden Corporation AKOGYERAM II, NICHOLAS A 3686 Non-Final OA Feb 26, 2024
18686241 COMPOSITION Earth Corporation BREDEFELD, RACHAEL EVA 3786 Non-Final OA Feb 23, 2024
18582236 PATIENT INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PATIENT INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND PATIENT INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM Nihon Kohden Corporation NGUYEN, CAO H 2171 Non-Final OA Feb 20, 2024
18444300 INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE AND METHOD OF PROVIDING COMPONENT REPLACEMENT RECOMMENDATION INFORMATION FOR INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. JARRETT, RYAN A 2116 Non-Final OA Feb 16, 2024
18436849 SPHYGMOMANOMETER, CONTROL DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Nihon Kohden Corporation CATINA, MICHAEL ANTHONY 3791 Non-Final OA Feb 08, 2024
18294732 METHOD FOR SUPPRESSING FOAMING IN CARBONATED BEVERAGE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING CARBONATED BEVERAGE, CARBONATED BEVERAGE WITH SUPPRESSED FOAMING Takasago International Corporation ZILBERING, ASSAF 1792 Non-Final OA Feb 02, 2024
18294296 PROCESS FOR MAKING AN EP4 ANTAGONIST Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. NESTOR, DONNA MICHELLE 1627 Non-Final OA Feb 01, 2024
18293686 MECHANICAL STRUCTURAL MEMBER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Nsk Steering & Control, Inc. AFZALI, SARANG 3726 Final Rejection Jan 30, 2024
18292220 POSITION DETERMINING MECHANISM FOR ROTARY PLATEN, MOLD CLAMPING DEVICE, AND INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. MELENDEZ, ARMAND 1759 Non-Final OA Jan 25, 2024
18290698 TARGET PRESENTATION DEVICE AND TARGET PRESENTATION PROGRAM Nidek Co., Ltd. SAHLE, MAHIDERE S 2872 Non-Final OA Jan 19, 2024
18415237 VITAL SIGNS INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, VITAL SIGNS INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Nihon Kohden Corporation ELSHAER, ALAAELDIN M 3687 Final Rejection Jan 17, 2024
18396270 HYDROGEN STATION, CONTROL UNIT FOR HYDROGEN STATION, AND PROGRAM FOR HYDROGEN STATION Yazaki Corporaton EVERETT, CHRISTOPHER E 2117 Non-Final OA Dec 26, 2023
18565407 SURFACE PROFILE DETECTION APPARATUS OF BURDEN AND OPERATION METHOD Wadeco Co., Ltd. BRAINARD, TIMOTHY A 3648 Non-Final OA Nov 29, 2023
18517711 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Nihon Kohden Corporation CATTUNGAL, SANJAY 3798 Non-Final OA Nov 22, 2023
18489722 THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR SOLID CANCERS, WHICH COMPRISES AXL INHIBITOR AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT Kyoto Prefectural Public University Corporation MCANANY, JOHN D 1625 Non-Final OA Oct 18, 2023
18487415 PHYSIOLOGICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PHYSIOLOGICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Nihon Kohden Corporation HOLMES, REX R 3796 Non-Final OA Oct 16, 2023
18485674 ACTINIC RAY-SENSITIVE OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, RESIST FILM, PATTERN FORMING METHOD, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMPOUND Fujifilm Corporation CHU, JOHN S Y 1737 Non-Final OA Oct 12, 2023
18282429 STATE MONITORING APPARATUS FOR MECHANICAL APPARATUS, WIND POWER GENERATION APPARATUS, STATE MONITORING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Nsk Ltd. LE, JOHN H 2857 Non-Final OA Sep 15, 2023
18282389 LOAD ESTIMATING DEVICE FOR ROLLING BEARING, CONTROL DEVICE FOR MECHANICAL DEVICE PROVIDED WITH ROLLING BEARING, LOAD ESTIMATING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Nsk Ltd. GO, RICKY 2857 Non-Final OA Sep 15, 2023
18460111 OCT DEVICE Nidek Co., Ltd. WILKES, ZACHARY W 2872 Final Rejection Sep 01, 2023
18457908 ACTINIC RAY-SENSITIVE OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, ACTINIC RAY-SENSITIVE OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE FILM, PATTERN FORMING METHOD, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE Fujifilm Corporation FRASER, STEWART A 1724 Non-Final OA Aug 29, 2023
18274553 FLAMEPROOF SHEET, ASSEMBLED BATTERY, AND BATTERY PACK Ibiden Co., Ltd. KERNS, KEVIN P 1735 Non-Final OA Aug 21, 2023
18448617 SHIELDING TAPE, SHIELDING MEMBER, AND WIRE HARNESS Yazaki Corporation PAGHADAL, PARESH H 2847 Non-Final OA Aug 11, 2023
18275098 ASSEMBLED BATTERY AND BATTERY PACK Ibiden Co., Ltd. RASSOULI, LILI 1728 Non-Final OA Jul 31, 2023
18275101 ASSEMBLED BATTERY AND BATTERY PACK Ibiden Co., Ltd. RASSOULI, LILI 1728 Non-Final OA Jul 31, 2023
18362376 ACTINIC RAY-SENSITIVE OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, ACTINIC RAY-SENSITIVE OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE FILM, PATTERN FORMING METHOD, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRONIC DEVICE Fujifilm Corporation SULLIVAN, CALEEN O 2899 Non-Final OA Jul 31, 2023
18359109 DYEING SYSTEM Nidek Co., Ltd. MCKINNON, LASHAWNDA T 1789 Non-Final OA Jul 26, 2023
18356701 ACTINIC RAY-SENSITIVE OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, ACTINIC RAY-SENSITIVE OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE FILM, PATTERN FORMING METHOD, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE, COMPOUND, AND RESIN Fujifilm Corporation EOFF, ANCA 1722 Non-Final OA Jul 21, 2023
18273460 MONITORING METHOD AND MONITOR Nihon Kohden Corporation JOHNSON, NICOLE F 3796 Final Rejection Jul 20, 2023
18355053 PATTERN FORMING METHOD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE Fujifilm Corporation FRASER, STEWART A 1724 Non-Final OA Jul 19, 2023
18355269 ACTINIC RAY-SENSITIVE OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, ACTINIC RAY-SENSITIVE OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE FILM, PATTERN FORMING METHOD, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE Fujifilm Corporation FRASER, STEWART A 1724 Non-Final OA Jul 19, 2023
18269883 GATING CAMERA, VEHICLE SENSING SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE LAMP Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd. HULKA, JAMES R 3645 Non-Final OA Jun 27, 2023
18340388 OPHTHALMIC APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Nidek Co., Ltd. MUHAMMAD, KEY 2872 Final Rejection Jun 23, 2023
18269384 SENSOR SYSTEM Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd. HODGES, SUSAN E 2425 Non-Final OA Jun 23, 2023
18339622 LAMINATE OF NEGATIVE TONE LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR AND METHOD OF PREPARING NEGATIVE TONE LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE Fujifilm Corporation EOFF, ANCA 1722 Non-Final OA Jun 22, 2023
18338455 MOLD CLAMPING DEVICE AND INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. NGUYEN, THUKHANH T 1743 Final Rejection Jun 21, 2023
18333625 MOLD CLAMPING DEVICE AND INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. LIANG, SHIBIN 1741 Non-Final OA Jun 13, 2023
18322358 INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE AND OPERATOR SUPPORT METHOD The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. SONG, INJA 1744 Non-Final OA May 23, 2023
18038185 HER2 TARGETING AGENT Tohoku University DRISCOLL, MAUREEN VARINA 1644 Final Rejection May 22, 2023
18036092 COATING COMPOSITION HAVING HIGH SOLID CONTENT AND METHOD FOR FORMING MULTILAYER COATING FILM Kansai Paint Co., Ltd. MCDONOUGH, JAMES E 1734 Non-Final OA May 09, 2023
18246914 STATE DIAGNOSIS METHOD, STATE DIAGNOSIS DEVICE, AND PROGRAM Nsk Ltd. SAUNCY, TONI DIAN 2857 Non-Final OA Mar 28, 2023
18191552 NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, METHOD OF MANAGING EYEGLASSES LENS MACHINING APPARATUS, AND EYEGLASSES LENS MACHINING APPARATUS Nidek Co., Ltd. CRANDALL, JOEL DILLON 3723 Non-Final OA Mar 28, 2023
18184339 TEMPERATURE CHAMBER Espec Corp. CHIU, MAY LEUNG 1758 Final Rejection Mar 15, 2023
18024114 ELECTRICITY STORAGE DEVICE Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki NGUYEN, KEVIN NMN 1752 Non-Final OA Mar 01, 2023
18175870 METHOD FOR PRODUCING ACTINIC RAY-SENSITIVE OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, PATTERN FORMING METHOD, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE Fujifilm Corporation SULLIVAN, CALEEN O 2899 Non-Final OA Feb 28, 2023
18043220 SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT Meijo University DAS, PINAKI 2898 Non-Final OA Feb 27, 2023
18042102 CENTERING TOOL, CENTERING DEVICE, MACHINE TOOL, METHOD OF CENTERING CIRCULAR WORKPIECE, CIRCULAR WORKPIECE MANUFACTURING METHOD, RING MEMBER MANUFACTURING METHOD, BEARING MANUFACTURING METHOD, MACHINE MANUFACTURING METHOD, VEHICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Nsk Ltd. RAMOS, NICOLE N 3722 Non-Final OA Feb 17, 2023
18171138 INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE FOR FOAM MOLDING AND METHOD FOR MOLDING FOAM MOLDED PRODUCT The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. BARTLETT, VICTORIA 1744 Non-Final OA Feb 17, 2023
18042118 yGT ESTIMATION DEVICE, yGT ESTIMATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd. HALPRIN, MOLLY SARA 3791 Final Rejection Feb 17, 2023
18015281 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETER VALUE, MONITORING DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Nihon Kohden Corporation SHAH, JAY B 3791 Non-Final OA Jan 09, 2023
17994611 EYE EXAMINATION DEVICE, ATTACHMENT, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Nidek Co., Ltd. SAHLE, MAHIDERE S 2872 Final Rejection Nov 28, 2022
17925934 AGENT FOR PROTECTING AND/OR REGENERATING NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. SOROUSH, ALI 1614 Final Rejection Nov 17, 2022
17987122 ACTINIC RAY-SENSITIVE OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, ACTINIC RAY-SENSITIVE OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE FILM, PATTERN FORMING METHOD, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE Fujifilm Corporation WALKE, AMANDA C 1722 Final Rejection Nov 15, 2022
17995686 METHOD FOR REMOVING COLOR FROM DRUG SUBSTANCE OF PROTEIN PREPARATION Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. KIEFER, DALTON EDWARD 1652 Non-Final OA Oct 06, 2022
17915356 OPTOMETRY SYSTEM AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Nidek Co., Ltd. PINKNEY, DAWAYNE 2872 Non-Final OA Sep 28, 2022
17915032 PHYSIOLOGICAL INFORMATION ACQUISITION DEVICE, PROCESSING DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Nihon Kohden Corporation HADDAD, MOUSSA MAHER 3796 Non-Final OA Sep 27, 2022
17911747 METHOD FOR DECOLORIZING ESSENTIAL OIL Takasago International Corporation DIVIESTI, KARLA ISOBEL 1792 Non-Final OA Sep 15, 2022
17909941 CERAMIDE GROWTH PROMOTING AGENT Takasago International Corporation ROMERO, KRISTEN WANG 1624 Final Rejection Sep 07, 2022
17877316 POSITIVE TONE RESIST COMPOSITION, RESIST FILM, PATTERN FORMING METHOD, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE Fujifilm Corporation WALKE, AMANDA C 1722 Final Rejection Jul 29, 2022
17829815 OCT APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Nidek Co., Ltd. JORDAN, DANIEL JEFFERY 2872 Final Rejection Jun 01, 2022
17724873 METHOD FOR PRODUCING RESIN, METHOD FOR PRODUCING ACTINIC RAY-SENSITIVE OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, PATTERN FORMING METHOD, AND RESIN Fujifilm Corporation HUFF, MARK F 1737 Final Rejection Apr 20, 2022
17633092 BISPECIFIC PROTEIN Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. DARPOLOR, JOSEPHINE KEBBEH 1642 Final Rejection Feb 04, 2022
17617781 IMMUNOSUPPRESSANT Tokushima University HUYNH, PHUONG N 1641 Final Rejection Dec 09, 2021
17476585 MOLD CLAMPING DEVICE, INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE, MOLD THICKNESS ADJUSTING DEVICE, AND MOLD THICKNESS ADJUSTING METHOD The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. MELENDEZ, ARMAND 1759 Non-Final OA Sep 16, 2021
17340558 HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETER ANALYSIS APPARATUS Nihon Kohden Corporation JANG, ELINA SOHYUN 3791 Non-Final OA Jun 07, 2021
17293316 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR NETWORK ADDRESS PROVISION Connectfree Corporation LESNIEWSKI, VICTOR D 2493 Non-Final OA May 12, 2021
16858244 QUINOLINE DERIVATIVE Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. DAVIS, BRIAN J 1614 Non-Final OA Apr 24, 2020
16652035 BINDER FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERIES, AND ELECTRODE AND SEPARATOR USING SAME The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. SRIPATHI, ANKITH REDDY 1728 Non-Final OA Mar 28, 2020
16645213 STEM CELL DERIVED FROM NEONATAL PIG AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory, Inc. NGUYEN, QUANG 1631 Final Rejection Mar 06, 2020

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