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Prosecution Insights
74 pending office actions • 5 clients • 52 examiners • 20 art units • 0 of 74 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 21 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. 21 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 | 2 (3%) |
| §103 only | 22 (30%) |
| §102 only | 16 (22%) |
| §112 only | 3 (4%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 28 (38%) |
| No statute on record | 3 (4%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAUMEN, GARY F | 6 | 88.6% | -1.5% |
| MANGOT, GREGORY LAWRENCE | 4 | 63.2% | +17.8% |
| HARCUM, MARCUS E | 3 | 89.2% | +5.7% |
| BURGOS-GUNTIN, NELSON R | 3 | 92.4% | +4.4% |
| PATEL, HARSHAD C | 2 | 82.8% | +8.5% |
| BAILLARGEON, PAUL D | 2 | 77.6% | +4.9% |
| DINH, PHUONG K | 2 | 87.3% | +8.9% |
| PAGHADAL, PARESH H | 2 | 59.6% | +21.9% |
| NGUYEN, THANG H | 2 | 84.8% | +16.1% |
| MCDONALD, RODNEY GLENN | 2 | 63.4% | +24.4% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18720825 | SHIELD MEMBER | HARCUM, MARCUS E | — |
| 18720791 | MALE CONNECTOR AND CONNECTOR PAIR | PAUMEN, GARY F | — |
| 18668704 | CONNECTOR | BURGOS-GUNTIN, NELSON R | — |
| 18711037 | CONNECTOR | PAUMEN, GARY F | — |
| 18705187 | CONNECTOR | BURGOS-GUNTIN, NELSON R | — |
| 18705124 | LEVER-TYPE CONNECTOR | HARCUM, MARCUS E | — |
| 18616974 | CONNECTOR | PAUMEN, GARY F | — |
| 18690189 | STACKED CONNECTOR | BURGOS-GUNTIN, NELSON R | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18572719 | CONNECTING TERMINAL AND WIRE WITH CONNECTING TERMINAL | PAUMEN, GARY F | 43d overdue |
| 18290435 | TERMINAL FITTING | GUSHI, ROSS N | 29d overdue |
| 18702059 | PROTECTIVE TAPE MEMBER AND WIRE HARNESS | PAGHADAL, PARESH H | 4d overdue |
| 18405145 | CONNECTOR | MANGOT, GREGORY LAWRENCE | 4d overdue |
| 18510394 | SUBSTRATE TRANSFER APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE TRANSFER METHOD | MCCLAIN, GERALD | 14d |
| 18579429 | WIRE HARNESS | PAGHADAL, PARESH H | 26d |
| 18051285 | Method and Apparatus for Mobile Rental of Vehicles | MOLNAR, HUNTER A | 34d |
| 19063756 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SELECTION SUPPORTING METHOD | SPIELER, WILLIAM | 35d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18702059 | PROTECTIVE TAPE MEMBER AND WIRE HARNESS | PAGHADAL, PARESH H | 4d overdue |
| 18405145 | CONNECTOR | MANGOT, GREGORY LAWRENCE | 4d overdue |
| 18082192 | CONNECTOR AND CONNECTOR DEVICE | MANGOT, GREGORY LAWRENCE | 15d |
| 18579429 | WIRE HARNESS | PAGHADAL, PARESH H | 26d |
| 18617076 | CONNECTOR, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING CONNECTOR | NGUYEN, THANG H | — |
| 18694978 | CONNECTOR AND CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY | NGUYEN, THANG H | — |
| 18612678 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD | MCDONALD, RODNEY GLENN | — |
| 18443783 | CONNECTOR | MANGOT, GREGORY LAWRENCE | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Sumitomo | 49 |
| Tokyo Electron | 14 |
| Yaskawa | 6 |
| SHIBAURA MECHATRONICS CORPORATION | 3 |
| U-HAUL INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 2 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2831 | 9 |
| 2834 | 9 |
| 1718 | 3 |
| 1716 | 3 |
| 1717 | 3 |
| 2847 | 2 |
| 2896 | 2 |
| 2837 | 2 |
| 2159 | 1 |
| 2855 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19207755 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND MATCHING DEVICE | Tokyo Electron Limited | KAISER, SYED M | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 14, 2025 | |
| 19063756 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SELECTION SUPPORTING METHOD | Tokyo Electron Limited | SPIELER, WILLIAM | 2159 | §101 | Final Rejection | 35d | Pending | Feb 26, 2025 |
| 18945034 | AXIAL GAP MOTOR, ROBOT, AND ROBOT SYSTEM | Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki | SECK, AHMED F | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 12, 2024 | |
| 18945083 | AXIAL GAP MOTOR, ROBOT, AND ROBOT SYSTEM | Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki | PHAM, LEDA T | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 12, 2024 | |
| 18945116 | TRANSFER ROBOT FOR SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS | Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki | DHAKAL, BICKEY | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 12, 2024 | |
| 18772666 | SHIELD TERMINAL | Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. | PAUMEN, GARY F | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 15, 2024 | |
| 18761766 | CONNECTOR | Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. | PATEL, TULSIDAS C | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 02, 2024 | |
| 18748171 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, MIXING METHOD, AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD | Tokyo Electron Limited | BENNETT, CHARLEE | 1718 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2024 |
| 18720825 | SHIELD MEMBER | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | HARCUM, MARCUS E | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 17, 2024 | |
| 18720808 | CONNECTOR | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | PATEL, HARSHAD C | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 17, 2024 | |
| 18720791 | MALE CONNECTOR AND CONNECTOR PAIR | Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. | PAUMEN, GARY F | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 17, 2024 | |
| 18743342 | CONNECTOR | Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. | ALHAWAMDEH, NADER J | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 14, 2024 | |
| 18718144 | SHIELD CONNECTOR | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | HYEON, HAE M | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 10, 2024 | |
| 18679760 | CONNECTOR | Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. | BAILLARGEON, PAUL D | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 31, 2024 | |
| 18713909 | WIRE ASSEMBLY | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | ROBERTS, HERBERT K | 2855 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 28, 2024 |
| 18670921 | AUTOMATIC TEACHING APPARATUS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT | Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki | TIGHE, BRENDAN P | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 22, 2024 | |
| 18712064 | CONNECTOR | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | BAILLARGEON, PAUL D | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 21, 2024 | |
| 18668704 | CONNECTOR | Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. | BURGOS-GUNTIN, NELSON R | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 20, 2024 | |
| 18710920 | SHIELD CONNECTOR | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | PAUMEN, GARY F | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 16, 2024 | |
| 18711054 | CONNECTOR | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | DINH, PHUONG K | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 16, 2024 | |
| 18711037 | CONNECTOR | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | PAUMEN, GARY F | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 16, 2024 | |
| 18711045 | CONNECTOR | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | DINH, PHUONG K | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 16, 2024 | |
| 18705187 | CONNECTOR | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | BURGOS-GUNTIN, NELSON R | 2831 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 26, 2024 |
| 18704918 | COMPOSITE ELECTRICAL WIRE | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | LEE, PETE T | 2848 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 53d overdue | Pending | Apr 26, 2024 |
| 18705124 | LEVER-TYPE CONNECTOR | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | HARCUM, MARCUS E | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 26, 2024 | |
| 18702059 | PROTECTIVE TAPE MEMBER AND WIRE HARNESS | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | PAGHADAL, PARESH H | 2847 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | Pending | Apr 17, 2024 |
| 18701549 | CONNECTOR AND CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | TA, THO DAC | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 15, 2024 | |
| 18696282 | PHOTOELECTRIC COMPOSITE CONNECTOR | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | GREEN, TAJANAE NICOLE | 2874 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 27, 2024 |
| 18617076 | CONNECTOR, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING CONNECTOR | Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. | NGUYEN, THANG H | — | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 26, 2024 | |
| 18616974 | CONNECTOR | Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. | PAUMEN, GARY F | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 26, 2024 | |
| 18694978 | CONNECTOR AND CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | NGUYEN, THANG H | — | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 24, 2024 | |
| 18612598 | DRYING APPARATUS, DRY CONDITION CONFIRMATION METHOD, AND WAFER STORAGE CONTAINER CLEANING APPARATUS | Shibaura Mechatronics Corporation | TREMARCHE, CONNOR J. | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 21, 2024 | |
| 18612678 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD | Shibaura Mechatronics Corporation | MCDONALD, RODNEY GLENN | 1713 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 21, 2024 |
| 18612873 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS | Tokyo Electron Limited | MACARTHUR, SYLVIA | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 21, 2024 | |
| 18610755 | CONNECTOR | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | LE, THANH TAM T | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 20, 2024 | |
| 18599997 | CONNECTOR AND WIRING HARNESS | Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. | GUSHI, ROSS N | 2834 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 08, 2024 |
| 18600011 | LEVER CONNECTOR AND CONNECTOR DEVICE | Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. | LE, THANH TAM T | 2831 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 08, 2024 |
| 18690189 | STACKED CONNECTOR | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | BURGOS-GUNTIN, NELSON R | 2833 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2024 |
| 18596099 | DEVICE CONNECTOR AND ELECTRICAL DEVICE | Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. | ANDERSON, AMARA | 2831 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 05, 2024 |
| 18596248 | WIRING HARNESS AND PROTECTOR | Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. | PATEL, HARSHAD C | 2831 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 05, 2024 |
| 18588371 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS | Tokyo Electron Limited | KLUNK, MARGARET D | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 27, 2024 | |
| 18443783 | CONNECTOR | Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. | MANGOT, GREGORY LAWRENCE | 2834 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 16, 2024 |
| 18434173 | CONNECTOR | Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. | JIMENEZ, OSCAR C | 2896 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 06, 2024 |
| 18291741 | BOARD CONNECTOR AND DEVICE | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | NGUYEN, TRUC T | 2834 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 23d overdue | Pending | Jan 24, 2024 |
| 18420206 | CONNECTOR | Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. | FIGUEROA, FELIX O | 2831 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 23, 2024 |
| 18413283 | CONNECTOR | Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. | HARCUM, MARCUS E | 2831 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2024 |
| 18579410 | BOARD CONNECTOR AND DEVICE | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | KRATT, JUSTIN M | 2831 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 15, 2024 |
| 18579429 | WIRE HARNESS | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | PAGHADAL, PARESH H | 2847 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 26d | Pending | Jan 15, 2024 |
| 18405145 | CONNECTOR | Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. | MANGOT, GREGORY LAWRENCE | 2834 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 4d overdue | Pending | Jan 05, 2024 |
| 18572719 | CONNECTING TERMINAL AND WIRE WITH CONNECTING TERMINAL | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | PAUMEN, GARY F | 2834 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 43d overdue | Pending | Dec 20, 2023 |
| 18564606 | REACTOR, CONVERTER, AND POWER CONVERSION DEVICE | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | LIAN, MANG TIN BIK | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2023 | |
| 18563453 | CONNECTOR | Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. | GUGGER, SEAN A | 2834 | §103 | Final Rejection | 8d | Pending | Nov 22, 2023 |
| 18510394 | SUBSTRATE TRANSFER APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE TRANSFER METHOD | Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki | MCCLAIN, GERALD | 3652 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 14d | Pending | Nov 15, 2023 |
| 18290440 | FLEXIBLE CABLE CONNECTOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FLEXIBLE CABLE CONNECTOR | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | FIGUEROA, FELIX O | 2831 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 15d | Pending | Nov 13, 2023 |
| 18290435 | TERMINAL FITTING | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | GUSHI, ROSS N | 2834 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | 29d overdue | Pending | Nov 13, 2023 |
| 18383637 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS | Tokyo Electron Limited | MCDONALD, RODNEY GLENN | 1794 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 25, 2023 |
| 18383673 | CONTROL METHOD OF SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS | Tokyo Electron Limited | KENDALL, BENJAMIN R | 2896 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 36d | Pending | Oct 25, 2023 |
| 18023847 | FLAME-RETARDANT RESIN COMPOSITION, INSULATED ELECTRIC WIRE, AND WIRE HARNESS | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | FISCHER, JUSTIN R | 1749 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 20, 2023 |
| 18378932 | VAPORIZATION DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR VAPORIZING SOLID RAW MATERIAL | Tokyo Electron Limited | HASSANZADEH, PARVIZ | 1716 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 11, 2023 |
| 18283195 | TERMINAL MODULE AND CONNECTOR | Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. | MANGOT, GREGORY LAWRENCE | 2834 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 20, 2023 |
| 18280595 | SHIELDED CONNECTOR ATTACHED TO SHIELDING CASE, HAVING TERMINAL PROVIDED WITH TERMINAL AND CONDUCTOR CONNECTION PORTIONS CONNECTED TO MATING TERMINAL OF MATING CONNECTOR | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | RIYAMI, ABDULLAH A | 2831 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 182d overdue | Pending | Sep 06, 2023 |
| 18240010 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS | Tokyo Electron Limited | CROWELL, ANNA M | 1716 | §102§103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 30, 2023 |
| 18115366 | SUBSTRATE HEATING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS | Tokyo Electron Limited | HUNTER, JOHN S | 3761 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2023 |
| 18112791 | PAINTING SYSTEM AND PAINTING METHOD | Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki | KURPLE, KARL | 1717 | §103 | Final Rejection | 61d | Pending | Feb 22, 2023 |
| 18021057 | REACTOR, CONVERTER, AND POWER CONVERSION DEVICE | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | HINSON, RONALD | 2837 | §103Other | Final Rejection | 22d overdue | Pending | Feb 13, 2023 |
| 18021086 | REACTOR, CONVERTER, AND POWER CONVERSION DEVICE | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | NGUYEN, TUYEN T | 2837 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 83d | Pending | Feb 13, 2023 |
| 18103462 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD | Shibaura Mechatronics Corporation | KURPLE, KARL | 1717 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 30, 2023 |
| 18147157 | HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS, PROCESSING TARGET PROTECTING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Tokyo Electron Limited | REYES, JOSHUA NATHANIEL PI | 1718 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 86d overdue | Pending | Dec 28, 2022 |
| 18082192 | CONNECTOR AND CONNECTOR DEVICE | Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. | MANGOT, GREGORY LAWRENCE | 2834 | — | Final Rejection | 15d | Pending | Dec 15, 2022 |
| 18051285 | Method and Apparatus for Mobile Rental of Vehicles | U-HAUL INTERNATIONAL, INC. | MOLNAR, HUNTER A | 3628 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 34d | Pending | Oct 31, 2022 |
| 17857914 | FILM FORMING METHOD AND HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS | Tokyo Electron Limited | LOUIE, MANDY C | 1718 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 05, 2022 |
| 17747326 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR FILM FORMING APPARATUS | Tokyo Electron Limited | KITT, STEPHEN A | 1717 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 30d | Pending | May 18, 2022 |
| 17651938 | Noise Isolator for Quiet Ball Mount | U-HAUL INTERNATIONAL, INC. | BRITTMAN-ALABI, FELICIA LUCILLE | 3611 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 69d | Pending | Feb 22, 2022 |
| 17522191 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD | Tokyo Electron Limited | FORD, NATHAN K | 1716 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 09, 2021 |
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