Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Elc Management LLC

21 pending office actions • 15 art units • 20 examiners • 0 of 21 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 45 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

21
Total Pending OAs
15
Non-Final OAs
6
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

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.

8
Overdue
0
Due this week
7
Due this month
4
Due in next 60 days
2
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. 21 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (8)Due ≤ 30 days (7)Due ≤ 60 days (4)Due later (2)

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.

3
Hard (14%)
17
Medium (81%)
0
Easy (0%)
1
Unknown (5%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only3 (14%)
§103 only16 (76%)
§102 only1 (5%)
No statute on record1 (5%)

Industry Mix

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

4
Life Sciences
19% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
6
Communications
29% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
11
Mechanical / Eng
52% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% 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.

210 h
Manual time on pending OAs
42 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
74 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.8 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
FRENCH, CORRELL T 2 46.8% +32.0%
CIVAN, ETHAN D 1 68.2% +29.2%
LIN, CHUN-NAN 1 87.1% +16.0%
WEI, XIAOMING 1 83.3% +24.0%
EGLOFF, PETER RICHARD 1 42.5% +32.3%
BULLINGTON, ROBERT P 1 43.2% +30.3%
ANSARI, AZAM A 1 47.6% +49.6%
BUDISALICH, ANDREW STEVEN 1 78.8% +11.0%
OLIVER, BRADLEY S 1 61.1% +14.2%
AZUBUOGU, CHIEMERIE CHIBUZOR 1

Quick Wins (2)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18748879 User Feedback Interfaces for Facial Map Points to Improve and Enhance Augmented Reality for Cosmetics Try-On WEI, XIAOMING 16d
18758742 METHODS OF USING NAIL ENHANCMENT SYSTEMS AND AN ASSOCIATED MOBILE APPLICATION LIN, CHUN-NAN 30d

Hard Cases (3)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17874226 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCENT EXPLORATION MITROS, ANNA MAE 43d overdue
18748805 Mobile Application and Method for Assisting Visually Impaired Users in Accurate Makeup Application BULLINGTON, ROBERT P 14d
18740605 AI-Based Predictive Analysis Engine for Beauty Trends ANSARI, AZAM A 19d

Interview Candidates (10)

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
18749096 Look Suggester System Utilizing Favorited, Saved, and Liked Photos and Videos to Recreate Flattering Looks Based on User's Unique Facial Features EGLOFF, PETER RICHARD 38d overdue
18748805 Mobile Application and Method for Assisting Visually Impaired Users in Accurate Makeup Application BULLINGTON, ROBERT P 14d
18748879 User Feedback Interfaces for Facial Map Points to Improve and Enhance Augmented Reality for Cosmetics Try-On WEI, XIAOMING 16d
18761800 Digital Techniques for Managing Cosmetics and Skincare Product Usage CIVAN, ETHAN D 19d
18740605 AI-Based Predictive Analysis Engine for Beauty Trends ANSARI, AZAM A 19d
18622809 Cosmetic Application Drone System BUDISALICH, ANDREW STEVEN 23d
18758742 METHODS OF USING NAIL ENHANCMENT SYSTEMS AND AN ASSOCIATED MOBILE APPLICATION LIN, CHUN-NAN 30d
18758945 AR Assisted Beauty Applicator Device FRENCH, CORRELL T 34d

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3715 4
3754 2
3772 2
1619 2
3688 1
2629 1
2611 1
3621 1
2662 1
2615 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18761800 Digital Techniques for Managing Cosmetics and Skincare Product Usage CIVAN, ETHAN D 3688 §103 Non-Final OA 19d Pending Jul 02, 2024
18758945 AR Assisted Beauty Applicator Device FRENCH, CORRELL T 3715 §103 Non-Final OA 34d Pending Jun 28, 2024
18759288 Voice-Activated Beauty Tutorials Utilizing AI Voice Assistants and AR Capabilities FRENCH, CORRELL T 3715 §103 Non-Final OA 34d Pending Jun 28, 2024
18758742 METHODS OF USING NAIL ENHANCMENT SYSTEMS AND AN ASSOCIATED MOBILE APPLICATION LIN, CHUN-NAN 2629 §103 Non-Final OA 30d Pending Jun 28, 2024
18748879 User Feedback Interfaces for Facial Map Points to Improve and Enhance Augmented Reality for Cosmetics Try-On WEI, XIAOMING 2611 §103 Final Rejection 16d Pending Jun 20, 2024
18749096 Look Suggester System Utilizing Favorited, Saved, and Liked Photos and Videos to Recreate Flattering Looks Based on User's Unique Facial Features EGLOFF, PETER RICHARD 3715 §103 Non-Final OA 38d overdue Pending Jun 20, 2024
18748805 Mobile Application and Method for Assisting Visually Impaired Users in Accurate Makeup Application BULLINGTON, ROBERT P 3715 §101 Final Rejection 14d Pending Jun 20, 2024
18740605 AI-Based Predictive Analysis Engine for Beauty Trends ANSARI, AZAM A 3621 §101 Final Rejection 19d Pending Jun 12, 2024
18622809 Cosmetic Application Drone System BUDISALICH, ANDREW STEVEN 2662 §103 Non-Final OA 23d Pending Mar 29, 2024
18622273 COSMETIC PRODUCT CONTAINER AND RETENTION MECHANISM OLIVER, BRADLEY S 3754 §103 Non-Final OA 55d Pending Mar 29, 2024
18607994 Stackable Compact Storage Containers AZUBUOGU, CHIEMERIE CHIBUZOR 3772 §103 Non-Final OA 99d overdue Pending Mar 18, 2024
18605065 Dispensing Mechanism for Cosmetic Product Container ANGWIN, DAVID PATRICK 3754 §103 Non-Final OA 45d overdue Pending Mar 14, 2024
18444512 CONTROLLING VIRTUAL APPEARANCES IN IMAGES THAT ARE CAPTURED AND PROVIDED BY IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICES HARRISON, CHANTE E 2615 §103 Non-Final OA 29d overdue Pending Feb 16, 2024
18444478 CONTROLLING VIRTUAL APPEARANCES IN IMAGES THAT ARE CAPTURED AND PROVIDED BY IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICES CALDERON, CYNTHIA 2639 §102 Non-Final OA 63d Pending Feb 16, 2024
18444382 Smart Mirror with Makeup Look Superimposition and Guided Tracing HOANG, HAN DINH 2661 §103 Non-Final OA 43d Pending Feb 16, 2024
18492486 Hair Perming Compositions With Amine Derivatives ALAWADI, SARAH 1619 §103 Non-Final OA 121d overdue Pending Oct 23, 2023
18492328 Liquid Makeup Compositions PROSSER, ALISSA J 1619 §103 Final Rejection 66d overdue Pending Oct 23, 2023
18140744 COSMETIC DELIVERY SYSTEM WOODHOUSE, SARAH ANN 3772 §103 Final Rejection 71d Pending Apr 28, 2023
17874226 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCENT EXPLORATION MITROS, ANNA MAE 3689 §101 Final Rejection 43d overdue Pending Jul 26, 2022
17873434 COSMETIC COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS YU, HONG 1614 Other Non-Final OA 5d overdue Pending Jul 26, 2022
17187883 Methods For Repairing Skin Using Nanofibers ISNOR, ALEXANDRA NICOLE 1611 §103 Non-Final OA 22d Pending Mar 01, 2021

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