Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
19 pending office actions • 9 clients • 15 examiners • 9 art units • 0 of 19 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
TILLMAN WRIGHT, PLLC has a significant history in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area, with 2418 career applications. The firm has achieved a resolved allowance rate pct of 80.42. This performance is coupled with an avg office actions per allowance of 2.45, suggesting an efficient path to grant for its mechanical engineering filings.
There are currently 11 pending office actions being managed by the firm. This active docket is a small fraction of its 2418 career applications, indicating a high volume of resolved cases. The avg office actions per allowance of 2.45 highlights the firm's ability to move applications toward allowance with relatively few interactions. With a resolved allowance rate pct of 80.42, the firm demonstrates its effectiveness in securing patent rights for its clients in the mechanical arts. These 11 pending office actions represent the current workload as the firm continues its established practice.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 4 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. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 7 (37%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 12 (63%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| VAZQUEZ, ANA M | 5 | 79.9% | +17.8% |
| WEEKS, GLORIA R | 1 | 70.4% | +12.4% |
| TAN, OLIVER E | 1 | 73.2% | +10.1% |
| MARONEY, JENNA M | 1 | 64.5% | +20.3% |
| DEMEREE, CHRISTOPHER R | 1 | 68.9% | +14.1% |
| TAVAKOLDAVANI, KAMRAN | 1 | 81.8% | +7.1% |
| ALAWADI, MOHAMMED S | 1 | 74.1% | +24.5% |
| SHAIKH, FARIS ASIM | 1 | 69.5% | +19.5% |
| WALRAED-SULLIVAN, KYLE | 1 | 73.3% | +30.4% |
| RUPPERT, ERIC S | 1 | 59.8% | +24.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18517061 | MANAGING EXTRA-HOSPITAL PATIENT CARE BY MONITORING PATIENTS VIA WEARABLE WIRELESS TISSUE AND PULSE OXYMETRY DEVICES | MCCORMACK, ERIN KATHLEEN | 5d |
| 18438516 | HEAT EXCHANGER ASSEMBLY OF THERMAL RETENTION APPARATUS FOR HEATING A LIQUID ON DEMAND | RUPPERT, ERIC S | 12d |
| 18380530 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHODS WITH DETECTOR HAVING STACKED WIRING LAYERS PROVIDING FAST READOUT | ARTMAN, THOMAS R | 27d |
| 19312278 | CREATING VIRTUAL POUCH IN REUSABLE PACKAGING METHODS AND SYSTEMS | WEEKS, GLORIA R | — |
| 19220082 | Using ISA System to Effect Driver Compliance with Fleet Policy | TAN, OLIVER E | — |
| 19011210 | RECHARGEABLE THERMAL BATTERY SYSTEMS FOR USE IN TRANSPORTING OR STORING PERISHABLE ITEMS | VAZQUEZ, ANA M | — |
| 19011201 | RECHARGEABLE THERMAL BATTERY SYSTEMS FOR USE IN TRANSPORTING OR STORING PERISHABLE ITEMS | VAZQUEZ, ANA M | — |
| 19011217 | RECHARGEABLE THERMAL BATTERY SYSTEMS FOR USE IN TRANSPORTING OR STORING PERISHABLE ITEMS | VAZQUEZ, ANA M | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18438516 | HEAT EXCHANGER ASSEMBLY OF THERMAL RETENTION APPARATUS FOR HEATING A LIQUID ON DEMAND | RUPPERT, ERIC S | 12d |
| 18977923 | SIMULATING BRAKING WHEN SPEEDING ON CRUISE CONTROL TO FACILITATE USE OF ISA SYSTEM | SHAIKH, FARIS ASIM | 19d |
| 19312278 | CREATING VIRTUAL POUCH IN REUSABLE PACKAGING METHODS AND SYSTEMS | WEEKS, GLORIA R | — |
| 19220082 | Using ISA System to Effect Driver Compliance with Fleet Policy | TAN, OLIVER E | — |
| 19011210 | RECHARGEABLE THERMAL BATTERY SYSTEMS FOR USE IN TRANSPORTING OR STORING PERISHABLE ITEMS | VAZQUEZ, ANA M | — |
| 19011201 | RECHARGEABLE THERMAL BATTERY SYSTEMS FOR USE IN TRANSPORTING OR STORING PERISHABLE ITEMS | VAZQUEZ, ANA M | — |
| 19011227 | RECHARGEABLE THERMAL BATTERY SYSTEMS FOR USE IN TRANSPORTING OR STORING PERISHABLE ITEMS | VAZQUEZ, ANA M | — |
| 19011217 | RECHARGEABLE THERMAL BATTERY SYSTEMS FOR USE IN TRANSPORTING OR STORING PERISHABLE ITEMS | VAZQUEZ, ANA M | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| PHASESTOR LLC | 8 |
| 7980302 CANADA INC. | 3 |
| Chatsworth Products | 2 |
| RZ CIRCULAR LTD | 1 |
| Brrr Box, LLC | 1 |
| Brh International | 1 |
| VYDAR MEDICAL | 1 |
| Real Time Imaging Technologies, LLC | 1 |
| Zibra, LLC | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3763 | 3 |
| 3731 | 1 |
| 3668 | 1 |
| 3635 | 1 |
| 3662 | 1 |
| 3791 | 1 |
| 2884 | 1 |
| 3762 | 1 |
| 3723 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19312278 | CREATING VIRTUAL POUCH IN REUSABLE PACKAGING METHODS AND SYSTEMS | Rz Circular Ltd. | WEEKS, GLORIA R | 3731 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 27, 2025 |
| 19220082 | Using ISA System to Effect Driver Compliance with Fleet Policy | 7980302 Canada Inc. | TAN, OLIVER E | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 28, 2025 | |
| 19011210 | RECHARGEABLE THERMAL BATTERY SYSTEMS FOR USE IN TRANSPORTING OR STORING PERISHABLE ITEMS | Phasestor LLC | VAZQUEZ, ANA M | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 06, 2025 | |
| 19011201 | RECHARGEABLE THERMAL BATTERY SYSTEMS FOR USE IN TRANSPORTING OR STORING PERISHABLE ITEMS | Phasestor LLC | VAZQUEZ, ANA M | 3763 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 06, 2025 |
| 19011227 | RECHARGEABLE THERMAL BATTERY SYSTEMS FOR USE IN TRANSPORTING OR STORING PERISHABLE ITEMS | Phasestor LLC | VAZQUEZ, ANA M | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 06, 2025 | |
| 19011217 | RECHARGEABLE THERMAL BATTERY SYSTEMS FOR USE IN TRANSPORTING OR STORING PERISHABLE ITEMS | Phasestor LLC | VAZQUEZ, ANA M | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 06, 2025 | |
| 19007439 | THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS | Phasestor LLC | MARONEY, JENNA M | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 31, 2024 | |
| 19005045 | COOLER APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MAKING FROM FOLDING SINGLE SHEET OF CORRUGATED MATERIAL | Brrr Box, LLC | DEMEREE, CHRISTOPHER R | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2024 | |
| 18986697 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING THERMAL ENERGY | Phasestor LLC | TAVAKOLDAVANI, KAMRAN | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 18, 2024 | |
| 18983320 | CONTAINER | Brh International | ALAWADI, MOHAMMED S | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 16, 2024 | |
| 18977923 | SIMULATING BRAKING WHEN SPEEDING ON CRUISE CONTROL TO FACILITATE USE OF ISA SYSTEM | 7980302 Canada Inc. | SHAIKH, FARIS ASIM | 3668 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 19d | Pending | Dec 12, 2024 |
| 18809850 | RECHARGEABLE THERMAL BATTERY SYSTEMS FOR USE IN TRANSPORTING OR STORING PERISHABLE ITEMS | Phasestor LLC | VAZQUEZ, ANA M | 3763 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 20, 2024 |
| 18800089 | MODULAR THERMAL ISOLATION BARRIER FOR DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT STRUCTURE | Chatsworth Products, Inc. | WALRAED-SULLIVAN, KYLE | 3635 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 11, 2024 |
| 18438516 | HEAT EXCHANGER ASSEMBLY OF THERMAL RETENTION APPARATUS FOR HEATING A LIQUID ON DEMAND | Phasestor LLC | RUPPERT, ERIC S | 3763 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 12d | Pending | Feb 11, 2024 |
| 18428235 | IMPLEMENTING CONTEXTUAL SPEED LIMITS IN ISA SYSTEM HAVING BOTH POSITIONING AND SITUATIONAL-AWARE SUBSYSTEMS | 7980302 Canada Inc. | MOLINA, NIKKI MARIE M | 3662 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2024 |
| 18517061 | MANAGING EXTRA-HOSPITAL PATIENT CARE BY MONITORING PATIENTS VIA WEARABLE WIRELESS TISSUE AND PULSE OXYMETRY DEVICES | Vydar Medical | MCCORMACK, ERIN KATHLEEN | 3791 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 5d | Pending | Nov 22, 2023 |
| 18380530 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHODS WITH DETECTOR HAVING STACKED WIRING LAYERS PROVIDING FAST READOUT | Real Time Imaging Technologies, LLC | ARTMAN, THOMAS R | 2884 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 27d | Pending | Oct 16, 2023 |
| 18241948 | DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT STRUCTURE | Chatsworth Products, Inc. | BRAWNER, CHARLES RILEY | 3762 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 04, 2023 |
| 18227928 | PAINTBRUSH | Zibra, LLC | MCCONNELL, AARON R | 3723 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 29, 2023 |
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