Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
61 pending office actions • 39 clients • 61 examiners • 45 art units • 0 of 61 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Apex Attorneys at Law, LLP has 60 pending office actions in Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering and 1,397 career applications. Its resolved allowance rate is 89.31%, with an average of 2.16 office actions per allowance. The profile presents a sizeable application base and an active current docket.
The allowance rate supplies historical outcome context, while the office-action average indicates the examination activity associated with allowances. For practitioners, these figures support review of medical device and mechanical prosecution strategy, including how claim amendments and responses are used to reach resolution. The pending workload warrants structured prioritization by deadline, technology, and the significance of unresolved claims.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 13 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. 13 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%) |
| §101 + other | 2 (3%) |
| §103 only | 15 (25%) |
| §102 only | 3 (5%) |
| §112 only | 2 (3%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 3 (5%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 33 (54%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (2%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HERRMANN, JOSEPH S | 1 | 63.5% | +39.9% |
| MALLEY JR., DANIEL PATRICK | 1 | 56.3% | +45.6% |
| KASTURE, DNYANESH G | 1 | 48.0% | +26.1% |
| AL SAMIRI, KHALED AHMED ALI | 1 | 46.9% | +59.4% |
| CHAUDRY, ATIF H | 1 | 70.8% | +16.5% |
| VLAHOS, SOPHIA | 1 | 87.1% | +10.8% |
| JELLETT, MATTHEW WILLIAM | 1 | 80.1% | +17.3% |
| SANDHU, AMRITBIR K | 1 | 82.9% | +10.9% |
| ADJAGBE, MAXIME M | 1 | 84.1% | +9.7% |
| CELESTINE, NYROBI I | 1 | 81.4% | +23.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18038230 | AUTOMATIC LOADING SYSTEM FOR EXTRACTION STRIP | THOMPSON, CURTIS A | 31d overdue |
| 18232593 | LED HUMAN CENTRIC LIGHTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | CRAWFORD EASON, LATANYA N | 11d overdue |
| 18474308 | METHOD FOR CALCULATING STATE OF CHARGE OF BATTERY | DAVIS, CYNTHIA L | 6d |
| 18555871 | SINGLE-TRANSISTOR STRUCTURE, MULTI-TRANSISTOR STRUCTURE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS | KNUDSON, BRAD ALLAN | 13d |
| 18843323 | CONTROL VALVE | REID, MICHAEL ROBERT | 14d |
| 18036673 | SARM1 ENZYME ACTIVITY INHIBITOR AND USE THEREOF IN NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES | SCHMIDT, IZABELA MARIA | 30d |
| 18860036 | FLUID CONTROL DEVICE AND ELECTRIC PUMP DEVICE | WOLCOTT, BRIAN P | 56d |
| 18236085 | USE OF GOJI GLYCOPEPTIDE IN PREPARATION OF DRUG FOR PREVENTING AND/OR TREATING AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS | STEELE, AMBER D | 72d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19149514 | INTEGRATED COMPONENT | HERRMANN, JOSEPH S | — |
| 19122743 | BACK CONTACT SOLAR CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | MALLEY JR., DANIEL PATRICK | — |
| 19120775 | ELECTRIC PUMP | KASTURE, DNYANESH G | — |
| 19106631 | RADIATOR | AL SAMIRI, KHALED AHMED ALI | — |
| 18997072 | DRIVING DEVICE AND WATER VALVE | CHAUDRY, ATIF H | — |
| 18995538 | METHOD, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR CONTROLLING OUTPUT PHASE OF WIDE-BAND SYNCHRONOUS SIGNAL SOURCE | VLAHOS, SOPHIA | — |
| 18995285 | SHAFT ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRIC VALVE | JELLETT, MATTHEW WILLIAM | — |
| 18994645 | COMMUNICATION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM, AND TRAIN | SANDHU, AMRITBIR K | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3763 | 7 |
| 3753 | 4 |
| 3746 | 2 |
| 1626 | 2 |
| 1622 | 2 |
| 2857 | 2 |
| 3774 | 2 |
| 1627 | 2 |
| 1621 | 2 |
| 1726 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19149514 | INTEGRATED COMPONENT | Zhejiang Sanhua Automotive Components Co., Ltd. | HERRMANN, JOSEPH S | 3746 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 18, 2025 |
| 19122743 | BACK CONTACT SOLAR CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | Chint New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. | MALLEY JR., DANIEL PATRICK | 1726 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 20, 2025 |
| 19120775 | ELECTRIC PUMP | Zhejiang Sanhua Automotive Components Co., Ltd. | KASTURE, DNYANESH G | 3746 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 13, 2025 |
| 19106631 | RADIATOR | Guangdong Envicool Technology Co., Ltd. | AL SAMIRI, KHALED AHMED ALI | 3763 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 25, 2025 |
| 18997072 | DRIVING DEVICE AND WATER VALVE | Zhejiang Sanhua Intelligent Controls Co., Ltd. | CHAUDRY, ATIF H | 3753 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 18, 2025 |
| 18995538 | METHOD, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR CONTROLLING OUTPUT PHASE OF WIDE-BAND SYNCHRONOUS SIGNAL SOURCE | Electric Power Research Institute, China Southern Power Grid | VLAHOS, SOPHIA | 2633 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 18995285 | SHAFT ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRIC VALVE | Zhejiang Sanhua Automotive Components Co., Ltd. | JELLETT, MATTHEW WILLIAM | 3753 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 18994645 | COMMUNICATION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM, AND TRAIN | Crrc Qingdao Sifang Co., Ltd. | SANDHU, AMRITBIR K | 2634 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 15, 2025 |
| 18879285 | FLUID CONTROL DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND FLUID CONTROL SYSTEM | Zhejiang Sanhua Automotive Components Co., Ltd. | ADJAGBE, MAXIME M | 3745 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 27, 2024 |
| 18879278 | ULTRASOUND CONTRAST IMAGING METHOD, APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Sonoscape Medical Corp. | CELESTINE, NYROBI I | 3798 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 27, 2024 |
| 18878741 | SILICONE RUBBER INSULATOR SHED MATERIAL, AND SILICONE RUBBER INSULATOR AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND APPLICATION THEREOF | Electric Power Research Institute, China Southern Power Grid | MAYO III, WILLIAM H | 1742 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 24, 2024 |
| 18860036 | FLUID CONTROL DEVICE AND ELECTRIC PUMP DEVICE | Zhejiang Sanhua Automotive Components Co., Ltd. | WOLCOTT, BRIAN P | 3711 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 56d | Pending | Oct 25, 2024 |
| 18921056 | INFRARED THERMAL IMAGING DEVICE AND BUILT-IN RANGE-FINDING INFRARED CAMERA LENS THEREOF | Raytron Technology Co., Ltd. | GROSS, ALEXANDER P | 2872 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 21, 2024 |
| 18850633 | FLUID CONNECTOR AND ENERGY STORAGE AND HEAT DISSIPATION SYSTEM | Shenzhen Envicool Smart Connection Technology Co., Ltd. | DO, HAILEY KYUNG AE | 3753 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 25, 2024 |
| 18848548 | HETEROCYCLE-SUBSTITUTED AROMATIC COMPOUND, METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME, HERBICIDAL COMPOSITION, AND USE THEREOF | Qingdao Kingagroot Chemical Compound Co., Ltd. | HIRT, ERIN E | 1616 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 19, 2024 |
| 18845900 | SAMPLE REFRIGERATION STORAGE DEVICE AND SAMPLE FLOW-LINE ANALYSIS SYSTEM | Autobio Labtec Instruments Co., Ltd. | DELEON, DARIO ANTONIO | 3763 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 11, 2024 |
| 18843323 | CONTROL VALVE | Zhejiang Sanhua Automotive Components Co., Ltd. | REID, MICHAEL ROBERT | 3753 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Sep 03, 2024 |
| 18814628 | LIQUID COOLING SYSTEM AND SERVER | Shenzhen Envicool Technology Co., Ltd. | LING, FOR K. | 3763 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 26, 2024 |
| 18814636 | SERVER, LIQUID COOLING SYSTEM AND LEAKAGE PROTECTION DEVICE THEREOF | Shenzhen Envicool Technology Co., Ltd. | BHATTACHAN, BIGYAN NMN | 3763 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 26, 2024 |
| 18806061 | LIQUID COOLING SYSTEM AND SERVER | Shenzhen Envicool Technology Co., Ltd. | JALALI, AMIR A. | 2841 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2024 |
| 18805888 | LIQUID COOLING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE | Shenzhen Envicool Technology Co., Ltd. | JONES, GORDON A | 3763 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2024 |
| 18806087 | LIQUID LEAKAGE PROTECTION DEVICE | Shenzhen Envicool Technology Co., Ltd. | PHAN, AN BACH | 3763 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2024 |
| 18805939 | LIQUID LEAKAGE DETECTION BAND | Shenzhen Envicool Technology Co., Ltd. | WOODWARD, NATHANIEL T | 2855 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2024 |
| 18833411 | CRYSTAL FORM AND SALT OF PHENOTHIAZINE COMPOUND, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF | Chengdu Henghao Innovative Science And Technology Co., Ltd. | FETTEROLF, BRANDON J | 1626 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 26, 2024 |
| 18725158 | MENIN INHIBITOR AND USE THEREOF | Hitgen Inc. | CHAO, ALLEN | 1622 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 28, 2024 |
| 18725736 | PT PRIMARY VOLTAGE RECONSTRUCTION METHOD BASED ON INVERSE BLACK BOX MODEL AND INVERSE ELECTROMAGNETIC DUALITY MODEL | Chongqing University | NGHIEM, MICHAEL P | 2857 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 28, 2024 |
| 18725128 | ONLINE CENTRIFUGAL SYSTEM | Autobio Labtec Instruments Co., Ltd. | CHIU, MAY LEUNG | 1758 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 28, 2024 |
| 18721917 | METHOD AND KIT FOR IMMUNOTYPING OF T LYMPHOCYTE DEVELOPMENT SUBGROUPS | Children’S Hospital Of Chongqing Medical University | RAMADAN, OMAR | 1678 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 176d overdue | Pending | Jun 20, 2024 |
| 18709794 | SUCCESSIVE APPROXIMATION-BASED JOINT SCHEDULING METHOD FOR TIME SENSITIVE NETWORK AND INDUSTRIAL WIRELESS NETWORK | Chongqing University Of Posts And Telecommunications | HIGA, BRENDAN Y | 2441 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 13, 2024 |
| 18702805 | VASCULAR EMBOLIC AGENT, METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME AND USE THEREOF | The Fifth Affiliated Hospital Sun Yat-Sen University | HELM, CARALYNNE E | 1615 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 19, 2024 |
| 18699902 | COUPLING SYSTEM OF BIOMASS GASIFICATION AND WASTE INCINERATION | Huadian Electric Power Research Institute Co., Ltd. | AKRAM, IMRAN | 1725 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 11, 2024 |
| 18699322 | BIOMASS GASIFICATION AND WASTE INCINERATION INTEGRATED FURNACE | Huadian Electric Power Research Institute Co., Ltd. | LAUX, DAVID J | 3762 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 08, 2024 |
| 18621119 | MICRO-NANO MEDICAL STENT FOR DIRECTIONAL, QUANTITATIVE AND TIMED RELEASE OF DRUG AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF | Guangdong University of Technology | THOMAS, NATALIE NICOLE | 3774 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 29, 2024 |
| 18687335 | IRON-BASED AMORPHOUS/NANOCRYSTALLINE ALLOY AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR | Qingdao Yunlu Advanced Materials Technology Co., Ltd. | SU, XIAOWEI | 1733 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2024 |
| 18681103 | AROMATIC ACETYLENE DERIVATIVE, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF | Shanghai Aryl Pharmtech Co., Ltd. | HEASLEY, MEGHAN CHRISTINE | 1626 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 05, 2024 |
| 18575352 | ALKYL PHOSPHINATE COMPOSITION, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF | Jiangsu Liside New Material Co., Ltd. | EASHOO, MARK | 1767 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 29, 2023 |
| 18571213 | SALT OF SELECTIVE FGFR4 INHIBITOR, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND APPLICATION THEREOF | Zhejiang Hisun Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | WHITE, DAWANNA SHAR-DAY | 1627 | §103DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 16, 2023 |
| 18520609 | OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PRIMER WITH AN ACYCLIC NUCLEOSIDE STRUCTURE FOR INITIAL CAPPING | Jiangsu Synthgene Biotechnology Co., Ltd. | MAHADEVAN, JANAKI ANANTH | 1693 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 28, 2023 |
| 18563930 | VOLTAGE SOURCE TYPE DIRECT-CURRENT ICE MELTING APPARATUS, FLEXIBLE INTERCONNECTION SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD | Electric Power Research Institute. China Southern Power Grid | TRAN, THIEN S | 3761 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 24, 2023 |
| 18562355 | LOW-VOLTAGE USER DEMAND RESPONSE INTERACTION APPARATUS AND OPERATION METHOD THEREFOR | Electric Power Research Institute, China Southern Power Grid | TAN, ALVIN H | 2118 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 20, 2023 |
| 18562291 | MASSAGE CHAIR | Shandong Kangtai Industry Co., Ltd. | NELSON JR, MILTON | 3785 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 18, 2023 |
| 18561752 | NEODYMIUM-IRON-BORON MAGNET PREPARED BY USING WASTE SINTERED MAGNET AND METHOD FOR PREPARING NEODYMIUM-IRON-BORON MAGNET BY USING WASTE MATERIALS | Jl Mag Rare Earth Co., Ltd. | SIDDIQUI, ADIL ABDUL WAJID | 1735 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 17, 2023 |
| 18560381 | IN-VITRO DIAGNOSIS DEVICE AND BASKET THEREOF | Autobio Labtec Instruments Co., Ltd. | KRCHA, MATTHEW D | 1796 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 11, 2023 |
| 18556100 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION CONTAINING JAK3/JAK1/TBK1 SELECTIVE INHIBITOR AND MEDICAL USE THEREOF | Shenzhen Chipscreen Biosciences Co., Ltd. | ABDALHAMEED, MANAHIL MIRGHANI ALI | 1622 | Other | Final Rejection | 28d | Pending | Oct 19, 2023 |
| 18555871 | SINGLE-TRANSISTOR STRUCTURE, MULTI-TRANSISTOR STRUCTURE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS | Ningbo Institute Of Materials Technology And Engineering, Chinese Academy Of Sciences | KNUDSON, BRAD ALLAN | 2817 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 13d | Pending | Oct 18, 2023 |
| 18552695 | ION SCREENING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MASS SPECTROMETER, HIGH-VOLTAGE PULSE CIRCUIT, AND SELECTION CIRCUIT | Autobio Labtec Instruments Co., Ltd. | NGUYEN, KIET TUAN | 2881 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2023 |
| 18474308 | METHOD FOR CALCULATING STATE OF CHARGE OF BATTERY | Shanghai Volta Institute Of Digital Battery Energy Storage | DAVIS, CYNTHIA L | 2857 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 6d | Pending | Sep 26, 2023 |
| 18552391 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND FORMING METHOD THEREFOR | Icleague Technology Co., Ltd. | MOVVA, AMAR | 2898 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 25, 2023 |
| 18282569 | FLUID MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND HEAT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | Zhejiang Sanhua Automotive Components Co., Ltd. | MYERS, KEITH STANLEY | 3763 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 18, 2023 |
| 18279219 | BIPHENYL COMPOUND AS IMMUNOMODULATOR, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF | Shenzhen Chipscreen Biosciences Co., Ltd. | MOORE, SUSANNA | 1624 | §102DP | Final Rejection | 5d overdue | Pending | Aug 29, 2023 |
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Start Free Trial89.3% of resolved applications prosecuted by Apex Attorneys AT Law, LLP were allowed, across 1,397 applications in USPTO records.
2.16 office actions per allowed application on average.
61 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 39 clients, before 61 examiners in 45 art units.
