Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Akerman LLP

35 pending office actions • 25 clients • 35 examiners • 31 art units • 0 of 35 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 81 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

35
Total Pending OAs
21
Non-Final OAs
14
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 35 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

20
Overdue
2
Due this week
5
Due this month
4
Due in next 60 days
4
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. 35 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (20)Due ≤ 7 days (2)Due ≤ 30 days (5)Due ≤ 60 days (4)Due later (4)

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.

0
Hard (0%)
30
Medium (86%)
4
Easy (11%)
1
Unknown (3%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only27 (77%)
§102 only3 (9%)
§112 only4 (11%)
No statute on record1 (3%)

Industry Mix

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

7
Life Sciences
20% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
5
Communications
14% of docket
5
Semiconductors
14% of docket
18
Mechanical / Eng
51% 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.

350 h
Manual time on pending OAs
70 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
122 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
JARIWALA, CHIRAG 1 61.5% +26.8%
YESHAW, ESAYAS G 1 86.9% +12.6%
WONG, JESSICA BOWEN 1 66.7% +21.3%
ALMEIDA BONNIN, ANGELICA ALEJANDRA 1 24.1% +25.6%
MUDD, HENRY HOOPER 1 69.7% +24.6%
RINK, RYAN J 1 78.1% +10.7%
COLEMAN, RYAN L 1 55.8% +60.2%
MELTON, TODD M 1 84.1% +18.2%
TUN, NAY L 1 64.8% +31.1%
DUCK, BRANDON M 1 64.6% +19.8%

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
19081472 DATA CENTER BACKUP POWER SYSTEM YESHAW, ESAYAS G 1d overdue
18818082 Robot-Assisted Processing of a Surface Using a Robot MELTON, TODD M 9d

Hard Cases (1)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18999470 EQUINE SHOE WITH INTERCHANGEABLE TRACTION SYSTEM ALMEIDA BONNIN, ANGELICA ALEJANDRA 6d

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
18853390 A Surface-Cleaning Device and Vehicle COLEMAN, RYAN L 23d overdue
18965235 Bout the IMPROVED TRACTION EQUINE SHOE MUDD, HENRY HOOPER 16d overdue
18942914 Method For Controlling An Autonomous Mobile Robot RINK, RYAN J 9d overdue
18778937 Momentum Trading Using Deep Reinforcement Learning DUCK, BRANDON M 4d overdue
18794025 CATALYTIC CONVERTER TAMPER DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE TUN, NAY L 3d overdue
19081472 DATA CENTER BACKUP POWER SYSTEM YESHAW, ESAYAS G 1d overdue
18999470 EQUINE SHOE WITH INTERCHANGEABLE TRACTION SYSTEM ALMEIDA BONNIN, ANGELICA ALEJANDRA 6d
18818082 Robot-Assisted Processing of a Surface Using a Robot MELTON, TODD M 9d

Client Portfolio (25 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
28723
37912
36652
37461
28491
36441
36431
36421
36191
17141

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19150477 ENHANCED BI-HELICAL TOOTHED WHEEL WITH VARIABLE HELIX ANGLE AND NON-ENCAPSULATING TOOTH PROFILE FOR HYDRAULIC GEAR Settima Meccanica S.r.l. JARIWALA, CHIRAG 3746 §103 Non-Final OA 40d Pending Jul 23, 2025
19081472 DATA CENTER BACKUP POWER SYSTEM Takanock, Inc. YESHAW, ESAYAS G 2849 §103 Non-Final OA 1d overdue Pending Mar 17, 2025
19043961 Bait Station Pestsense Holdings Pty Limited WONG, JESSICA BOWEN 3644 §103 Non-Final OA 36d Pending Feb 03, 2025
18999470 EQUINE SHOE WITH INTERCHANGEABLE TRACTION SYSTEM Easycare, Inc. ALMEIDA BONNIN, ANGELICA ALEJANDRA 3643 §103 Final Rejection 6d Pending Dec 23, 2024
18965235 Bout the IMPROVED TRACTION EQUINE SHOE Easycare, Inc. MUDD, HENRY HOOPER 3642 §103 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Dec 02, 2024
18942914 Method For Controlling An Autonomous Mobile Robot Papst Licensing GmbH & Co. Kg RINK, RYAN J 3619 §103 Non-Final OA 9d overdue Pending Nov 11, 2024
18853390 A Surface-Cleaning Device and Vehicle Trosvik Oceantech AS COLEMAN, RYAN L 1714 §112 Non-Final OA 23d overdue Pending Oct 01, 2024
18818082 Robot-Assisted Processing of a Surface Using a Robot Papst Licensing GmbH & Co. Kg MELTON, TODD M 3669 §103 Non-Final OA 9d Pending Aug 28, 2024
18794025 CATALYTIC CONVERTER TAMPER DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE Accelerated Solutions Group, LLC TUN, NAY L 2688 §112 Final Rejection 3d overdue Pending Aug 05, 2024
18778937 Momentum Trading Using Deep Reinforcement Learning Data-Core Systems, Inc. DUCK, BRANDON M 3693 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Jul 20, 2024
18729866 Targeting Device Createc GmbH & Co. Kg KU, SI MING 3775 §103 Final Rejection 83d Pending Jul 17, 2024
18642421 VIDEO CONFERENCING TRANSPARENT PROJECTION SCREEN WITH AN INTEGRATED BEHIND-DISPLAY CAMERA Veeo Technology, Inc. GAUTHIER, GERALD 2692 §103 Non-Final OA 70d overdue Pending Apr 22, 2024
18630213 AI-BASED ALLOCATION OF WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT RESOURCES Team Wildfire Inc. BROWN, SARA GRACE 3625 §103 Final Rejection 63d Pending Apr 09, 2024
18687222 Holographic system and pupil expander therefor Envisics Ltd. WASHINGTON, TAMARA Y 2872 §102 Non-Final OA 43d overdue Pending Feb 27, 2024
18583611 NON-INFECTIVE NASAL SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS Cmpd Licensing, LLC LANDAU, SHARMILA GOLLAMUDI 1653 §103 Final Rejection 28d Pending Feb 21, 2024
18420913 Method for Determining Pose of Target Object, and Computing Device Implementing the Same Solomon Technology Corporation WAIT, CHRISTOPHER 2683 §103 Non-Final OA 50d overdue Pending Jan 24, 2024
18403200 VIDEO CONFERENCING TRANSPARENT MONITOR WITH AN INTEGRATED BEHIND-DISPLAY CAMERA Pathway Innovations And Technologies Inc. SPINKS, ANTOINETTE T 2639 §103 Non-Final OA 28d overdue Pending Jan 03, 2024
18544931 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COMMISSIONING Winkel GmbH BROTHERS, LAURENCE RAPHAEL 3655 §103 Non-Final OA 29d Pending Dec 19, 2023
18561972 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR EXTINGUISHING FIRES Pyronemesis, Inc. LIEUWEN, CODY J 3752 §103 Final Rejection 15d Pending Nov 17, 2023
18280218 MANUFACTURING DEVICE OF ARTIFICIAL SKIN USING CELLS DIFFERENTIATED FROM INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS Clecell, Co. Ltd. ABEYRATNE-PERERA, HASHANTHI KOMITIGE 1632 §102 Non-Final OA 40d Pending Sep 02, 2023
18278343 MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ARTIFICIAL SKIN USING CELLS DIFFERENTIATED FROM INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS Clecell, Co. Ltd. ROGERS, ERIC JASON 1638 Other Non-Final OA 28d overdue Pending Aug 22, 2023
18234684 SECTORING OF MAPS FOR ROBOT NAVIGATION Papst Licensing GmbH & Co. Kg TESTARDI, DAVID A 3664 §112 Final Rejection 6d Pending Aug 16, 2023
18357735 Probe System for Endoluminal Negative Pressure Therapy Atmos Medizintechnik GmbH & Co. Kg WRUBLESKI, MATTHEW JAMES 3781 §103 Final Rejection 88d overdue Pending Jul 24, 2023
18316309 Light Turning Element Envisics Ltd. MEDICH, ANGELA MARGOT 2871 §103 Final Rejection 76d Pending May 12, 2023
18177094 Audio Content Serving and Creation Based on Modulation Characteristics and Closed Loop Monitoring Brainfm, Inc. RINEHART, SEAN MICHAEL 2694 §103 Non-Final OA 98d overdue Pending Mar 01, 2023
17886418 PUPIL EXPANDER INTEGRITY Envisics Ltd. GAGNON, GRANT A 2872 §103 Non-Final OA 17d overdue Pending Aug 11, 2022
17787810 COMBINED REACTOR FOR HIGH-PRESSURE SYNTHESIS OF MELAMINE Casale SA KUYKENDALL, ALYSSA LEE 1774 §103 Final Rejection 4d overdue Pending Jun 21, 2022
17804407 NON-AUDITORY NEUROSTIMULATION AND METHODS FOR ANESTHESIA RECOVERY Brainfm, Inc. TU, AURELIE H 3791 §102 Non-Final OA 78d overdue Pending May 27, 2022
17693508 Image Projection Envisics Ltd. CHANG, AUDREY Y 2872 §112 Non-Final OA 17d overdue Pending Mar 14, 2022
17688194 SUCTION-BASED ATTACHMENT SYSTEM FOR SEXUAL STIMULATION Pd Products, LLC MATTHEWS, CHRISTINE HOPKINS 3791 §103 Non-Final OA 63d Pending Mar 07, 2022
17665459 Wind-Powered Direct Air Carbon Dioxide Capture Device for Ocean Sequestration Dehlsen Associates Of The Pacific Limited PATEL, PRANAV N 1777 §103 Final Rejection 77d overdue Pending Feb 04, 2022
17272489 Exploration Of A Robot Deployment Area By An Autonomous Mobile Robot Papst Licensing GmbH & Co. Kg HEFLIN, HARRISON JAMES RIEL 3665 §103 Final Rejection 48d Pending Nov 23, 2021
16642285 Movement Planning For Autonomous Robots Robart GmbH AZHAR, ARSLAN 3656 §103 Non-Final OA 995d overdue Pending Jan 25, 2021
17254284 Autonomous Mobile Robot And Method For Controlling An Autonomous Mobile Robot Papst Licensing GmbH & Co. Kg WU, PAYSUN 3665 §103 Final Rejection 9d Pending Dec 20, 2020
17089195 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALTERING TIRE NOISE Atturo Tire Corp. LIANG, SHIBIN 1741 §103 Final Rejection 49d overdue Pending Nov 04, 2020

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