Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
7 pending office actions • 1 client • 6 examiners • 5 art units • 0 of 7 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Akona IP - Bell is a patent law firm that focuses on Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems, having handled 1720 career applications. The firm achieves a resolved allowance rate of 83.54 percent, demonstrating a capability in securing patent protection for mechanical and e-commerce innovations. This success rate is an indicator of their proficiency in these sectors.
The firm currently manages 6 pending office actions. Their prosecution history includes an average of 2.69 office actions per allowance. This figure indicates an efficient prosecution process, with the firm typically reaching an allowance in the rounds of examiner interaction recorded in the data. For practitioners, the 2.69 average provides a benchmark for estimating the effort required for new filings in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems.
With 1720 career applications, the firm has a foundation of experience in the industry. The 83.54 percent allowance rate and 2.69 office actions per allowance together paint a picture of a firm with a track record of success. These metrics, along with the 6 pending office actions, offer a view of the firm's performance.
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 | 3 (43%) |
| §102 only | 1 (14%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 3 (43%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHUR, STEVEN JAMES | 2 | 64.4% | +33.1% |
| NGUYEN, DANNY | 1 | 90.1% | +6.5% |
| KIRKLAND III, FREDDIE | 1 | 84.4% | +10.4% |
| ISLAM, SYED A | 1 | 67.9% | +22.2% |
| SCHATZ, CHRISTOPHER T | 1 | 62.5% | +27.0% |
| PRUITT, JUSTIN A | 1 | 61.9% | +15.4% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18678354 | AIRCRAFT PASSENGER SEAT AND HEADREST | ISLAM, SYED A | 55d |
| 19021629 | AIRCRAFT LIGHTNING AVOIDANCE SYSTEMS AND METHODS | NGUYEN, DANNY | — |
| 18895620 | REAL-TIME ENGINE INLET BARRIER FILTER CONDITION MONITOR | KIRKLAND III, FREDDIE | — |
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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17089131 | ZONED CONTACT BUSHING | PRUITT, JUSTIN A | 168d overdue |
| 19055990 | TILTING HEXROTOR AIRCRAFT | SHUR, STEVEN JAMES | 40d |
| 18456858 | TECHNIQUES FOR RELEASE OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL FROM FORM LAYUP TOOL | SCHATZ, CHRISTOPHER T | 40d |
| 18678354 | AIRCRAFT PASSENGER SEAT AND HEADREST | ISLAM, SYED A | 55d |
| 18933072 | Tilting Hexrotor Aircraft | SHUR, STEVEN JAMES | — |
| 18895620 | REAL-TIME ENGINE INLET BARRIER FILTER CONDITION MONITOR | KIRKLAND III, FREDDIE | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Textron | 7 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3647 | 2 |
| 2855 | 1 |
| 3636 | 1 |
| 1746 | 1 |
| 3745 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19055990 | TILTING HEXROTOR AIRCRAFT | Textron Innovations Inc. | SHUR, STEVEN JAMES | 3647 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 40d | Pending | Feb 18, 2025 |
| 19021629 | AIRCRAFT LIGHTNING AVOIDANCE SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Textron Innovations Inc. | NGUYEN, DANNY | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 15, 2025 | |
| 18933072 | Tilting Hexrotor Aircraft | Textron Innovations Inc. | SHUR, STEVEN JAMES | 3647 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2024 |
| 18895620 | REAL-TIME ENGINE INLET BARRIER FILTER CONDITION MONITOR | Textron Innovations Inc. | KIRKLAND III, FREDDIE | 2855 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 25, 2024 |
| 18678354 | AIRCRAFT PASSENGER SEAT AND HEADREST | Textron Innovations Inc. | ISLAM, SYED A | 3636 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 55d | Pending | May 30, 2024 |
| 18456858 | TECHNIQUES FOR RELEASE OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL FROM FORM LAYUP TOOL | Textron Innovations Inc. | SCHATZ, CHRISTOPHER T | 1746 | §102 | Final Rejection | 40d | Pending | Aug 28, 2023 |
| 17089131 | ZONED CONTACT BUSHING | BELL TEXTRON INC. | PRUITT, JUSTIN A | 3745 | §103 | Final Rejection | 168d overdue | Pending | Nov 04, 2020 |
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