Apex Attorneys AT Law, LLP

Portfolio Summary

38

Total Pending OAs

31

Non-Final OAs

7

Final Rejections

0

Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 38 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

19

Overdue

1

Due this week

12

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. 38 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

Overdue (19)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (12)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.

0

Hard (0%)

27

Medium (71%)

8

Easy (21%)

3

Unknown (8%)

Rejection Statute Mix

Bucket	Cases
§103 only	22 (58%)
§102 only	5 (13%)
§112 only	8 (21%)
No statute on record	3 (8%)

Industry Mix

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

15

Life Sciences

39% of docket

3

Information Tech

8% of docket

1

Communications

3% of docket

4

Semiconductors

11% of docket

15

Mechanical / Eng

39% 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.

380 h

Manual time on pending OAs

76 h

Time saved (low, 20%)

133 h

Time saved (mid, 35%)

3.3 wks

FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

Examiner	Apps on this docket	Allow rate	Interview lift
REID, MICHAEL ROBERT	4	78.9%	+19.4%
HANSEN, KENNETH J	1	81.0%	+7.9%
GOLIK, ARTHUR PAUL	1	69.8%	+46.4%
WOLCOTT, BRIAN P	1	77.6%	+29.7%
CAHILL, JESSICA MARIE	1	78.3%	+22.9%
CRIBBS, MALCOLM	1	88.8%	+14.6%
RAMADAN, OMAR	1	22.8%	+64.1%
BRINEY III, WALTER F	1	65.4%	+5.2%
LEE, LAURA MICHELLE	1	54.8%	+30.9%
KNUTSON, JACOB D	1	79.2%	+20.8%

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 #	Title	Examiner	Due in
18998444	ELECTRIC PUMP	HANSEN, KENNETH J	43d overdue
18574381	LATTICE-BASED PROXY SIGNATURE METHOD, APPARATUS AND DEVICE, LATTICE-BASED PROXY SIGNATURE VERIFICATION METHOD, APPARATUS AND DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM	CRIBBS, MALCOLM	4d overdue

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 #	Title	Examiner	Due in
18721917	METHOD AND KIT FOR IMMUNOTYPING OF T LYMPHOCYTE DEVELOPMENT SUBGROUPS	RAMADAN, OMAR	176d overdue

Interview Candidates (11)

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
18685252	FLUID CONTROL ASSEMBLY AND FLUID CONTROL APPARATUS	REID, MICHAEL ROBERT	196d overdue
18721917	METHOD AND KIT FOR IMMUNOTYPING OF T LYMPHOCYTE DEVELOPMENT SUBGROUPS	RAMADAN, OMAR	176d overdue
18687327	FLUID CONTROL ASSEMBLY AND FLUID CONTROL DEVICE	REID, MICHAEL ROBERT	74d overdue
18860032	FLUID CONTROL APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND DRIVING ASSEMBLY	CAHILL, JESSICA MARIE	38d overdue
18878897	FLUID ASSEMBLY AND FLUID CONTROL DEVICE	GOLIK, ARTHUR PAUL	15d overdue
18852486	CONTROL VALVE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR	REID, MICHAEL ROBERT	10d overdue
18574381	LATTICE-BASED PROXY SIGNATURE METHOD, APPARATUS AND DEVICE, LATTICE-BASED PROXY SIGNATURE VERIFICATION METHOD, APPARATUS AND DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM	CRIBBS, MALCOLM	4d overdue
18843323	CONTROL VALVE	REID, MICHAEL ROBERT	14d

Client Portfolio (23 clients)

Client (Assignee)	Pending OAs
Sanhua	12
SHENZHEN CHIPSCREEN BIOSCIENCES CO., LTD.	2
NINGBO INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES	2
Autobio Labtec Instruments	2
SHENZHEN HYPERWAY PHARMACEUTICALS CO., LTD.	2
GUIZHOU POWER GRID CO., LTD.	1
Children’S Hospital Of Chongqing Medical University	1
Wuxi Future Mirror	1
Zhejiang Haishun	1
GUANGDONG LOFANDI INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD	1
Electric Power Research Institute	1
BEIJING AEROSPACE ENERGY CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TECHNOLO	1
Shanghai Volta Institute of Digital Battery Energy Storage	1
Ningxia Qipeptide Technology Co., Ltd.	1
NINGBO SUNPU LED CO., LTD.	1
Zhengzhou University	1
CRRC QINGDAO SIFANG CO., LTD.	1
ANHUI GUANGXIN AGROCHEMICAL CO., LTD.	1
ADLAI NORTYE BIOPHARMA CO., LTD.	1
Artivila Biopharma	1
SHENZHEN READLINE BIOTECH CO., LTD.	1
THE SECOND XIANGYA HOSPITAL OF CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY	1
Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications	1

Top Art Units

Art Unit	Apps
3753	5
3763	3
3746	2
2857	2
1621	2
3745	1
3711	1
2497	1
1678	1
2692	1

Pending Office Actions

App #	Title	Client	Examiner	Art Unit	Statutes	Status	Due in	AI	Filed
18998444	ELECTRIC PUMP	Zhejiang Sanhua Automotive Components Co., Ltd.	HANSEN, KENNETH J	3746	§112	Non-Final OA	43d overdue	Pending	Jan 24, 2025
18878897	FLUID ASSEMBLY AND FLUID CONTROL DEVICE	Zhejiang Sanhua Automotive Components Co., Ltd.	GOLIK, ARTHUR PAUL	3745	§103	Non-Final OA	15d overdue	Pending	Dec 25, 2024
18860036	FLUID CONTROL DEVICE AND ELECTRIC PUMP DEVICE	Zhejiang Sanhua Automotive Components Co., Ltd.	WOLCOTT, BRIAN P	3711	§103	Final Rejection	56d	Pending	Oct 25, 2024
18860032	FLUID CONTROL APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND DRIVING ASSEMBLY	Zhejiang Sanhua Automotive Components Co., Ltd.	CAHILL, JESSICA MARIE	3753	§112	Non-Final OA	38d overdue	Pending	Oct 25, 2024
18852486	CONTROL VALVE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR	Zhejiang Sanhua Commercial Refrigeration Controls Co., Ltd.	REID, MICHAEL ROBERT	3753	§103	Non-Final OA	10d overdue	Pending	Sep 29, 2024
18574381	LATTICE-BASED PROXY SIGNATURE METHOD, APPARATUS AND DEVICE, LATTICE-BASED PROXY SIGNATURE VERIFICATION METHOD, APPARATUS AND DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM	Guizhou Power Grid Co., Ltd.	CRIBBS, MALCOLM	2497	§102	Non-Final OA	4d overdue	Pending	Sep 26, 2024
18843323	CONTROL VALVE	Zhejiang Sanhua Automotive Components Co., Ltd.	REID, MICHAEL ROBERT	3753	§103	Final Rejection	14d	Pending	Sep 03, 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
18649692	DISPLAY METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MULTIMEDIA DEVICE	Wuxi Future Mirror Display Technology Co., Ltd.	BRINEY III, WALTER F	2692	§112	Non-Final OA	73d overdue	Pending	Apr 29, 2024
18703331	STATIC CUTTER OF HAIR CUTTER AND HAIR CUTTER	Zhejiang Haishun Electric Enterprises Ltd.	LEE, LAURA MICHELLE	3724	§103	Final Rejection	28d	Pending	Apr 20, 2024
18699565	HUB ASSEMBLY AND BICYCLE	Guangdong Lofandi Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.	KNUTSON, JACOB D	3611	§103	Non-Final OA	28d	Pending	Apr 08, 2024
18687327	FLUID CONTROL ASSEMBLY AND FLUID CONTROL DEVICE	Zhejiang Sanhua Automotive Components Co., Ltd.	REID, MICHAEL ROBERT	3753	§103	Final Rejection	74d overdue	Pending	Feb 28, 2024
18685252	FLUID CONTROL ASSEMBLY AND FLUID CONTROL APPARATUS	Zhejiang Sanhua Automotive Components Co., Ltd.	REID, MICHAEL ROBERT	3753	Other	Non-Final OA	196d overdue	Pending	Feb 21, 2024
18562867	LOW-VOLTAGE USER INTELLIGENT INTERACTION RESPONSE EXCHANGE SYSTEM AND METHOD	Electric Power Research Institute, China Southern Power Grid	ORTIZ RODRIGUEZ, CARLOS R	2119	§102	Non-Final OA	22d	Pending	Nov 21, 2023
18560686	REFRIGERATING SYSTEM, EXPANSION VALVE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING REFRIGERATING SYSTEM	Zhejiang Sanhua Automotive Components Co., Ltd.	BABAA, NAEL N	3763	§103	Non-Final OA	41d	Pending	Nov 14, 2023
18559572	ZERO-POWER-CONSUMPTION SELF-ADAPTIVE DISTRIBUTED WASTE HEAT RECOVERY AND UTILIZATION SYSTEM FOR ETHYLENE DEVICE	BEIJING AEROSPACE ENERGY CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TECHNOLOGY	SAVANI, AVINASH A	3762	§103	Non-Final OA	36d overdue	Pending	Nov 08, 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	Non-Final OA	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	§103	Non-Final OA	13d	Pending	Oct 18, 2023
18552920	HEAT EXCHANGER	Zhejiang Sanhua Automotive Components Co., Ltd.	ALVARE, PAUL	3763	§103	Non-Final OA	35d	Pending	Sep 28, 2023
18552857	ELECTRONIC OIL PUMP	Zhejiang Sanhua Automotive Components Co., Ltd.	HERRMANN, JOSEPH S	3746	§102	Final Rejection	26d	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	§103	Non-Final OA	6d	Pending	Sep 26, 2023
18279219	BIPHENYL COMPOUND AS IMMUNOMODULATOR, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF	Shenzhen Chipscreen Biosciences Co., Ltd.	MOORE, SUSANNA	1624	Other	Non-Final OA	5d overdue	Pending	Aug 29, 2023
18236085	USE OF GOJI GLYCOPEPTIDE IN PREPARATION OF DRUG FOR PREVENTING AND/OR TREATING AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS	Ningxia Qipeptide Technology Co., Ltd.	STEELE, AMBER D	1658	§102	Non-Final OA	72d	Pending	Aug 21, 2023
18232593	LED HUMAN CENTRIC LIGHTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME	Ningbo Sunpu Led Co., Ltd.	CRAWFORD EASON, LATANYA N	2813	§103	Non-Final OA	11d overdue	Pending	Aug 10, 2023
18275773	CIS-REPLICON CONSTRUCT	Zhengzhou University	GILL, RACHEL B	1671	§103	Non-Final OA	16d	Pending	Aug 03, 2023
18275363	HEAT EXCHANGER	Zhejiang Sanhua Automotive Components Co., Ltd.	LING, FOR K.	3763	§103	Non-Final OA	14d	Pending	Aug 01, 2023
18271442	METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TESTING POSITIONING AND SPEED MEASURING SYSTEM MAIN UNIT	Crrc Qingdao Sifang Co., Ltd.	TIMILSINA, SHARAD	2857	§112	Final Rejection	26d	Pending	Jul 07, 2023
18270905	METHOD FOR PREPARING AZOXYSTROBIN AND INTERMEDIATE THEREOF	Anhui Guangxin Agrochemical Co., Ltd.	RODRIGUEZ-GARCIA, VALERIE	1621	§103	Non-Final OA	2d overdue	Pending	Jul 05, 2023
18269951	CARTRIDGE PREPROCESSING SYSTEM FOR USE IN AUTOMATED MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS INSTRUMENT	Autobio Labtec Instruments Co., Ltd.	LIMBAUGH, KATHRYN ELIZABETH	1797	§103	Non-Final OA	3d overdue	Pending	Jun 27, 2023
18266600	ANTI-TNFR2 ANTIBODY AND APPLICATION THEREOF	Adlai Nortye Biopharma Co., Ltd.	BUTTICE, AUDREY L	1647	§112	Non-Final OA	16d overdue	Pending	Jun 12, 2023
18038230	AUTOMATIC LOADING SYSTEM FOR EXTRACTION STRIP	Autobio Labtec Instruments Co., Ltd.	THOMPSON, CURTIS A	1798	§103	Non-Final OA	31d overdue	Pending	May 23, 2023
18036673	SARM1 ENZYME ACTIVITY INHIBITOR AND USE THEREOF IN NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES	Artivila Biopharma	SCHMIDT, IZABELA MARIA	1621	§102	Non-Final OA	30d	Pending	May 12, 2023
18035736	MUTANT ENZYME, USE THEREOF AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING TRIPEPTIDE BY USING ENZYMATIC METHOD	Shenzhen Readline Biotech Co., Ltd.	BOWERS, ERIN M	1653	§112	Non-Final OA	22d overdue	Pending	May 06, 2023
18026592	THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER WITH EXCELLENT RESILIENCE AND HIGH STRENGTH AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF	Ningbo Institute Of Materials Technology And Engineering, Chinese Academy Of Sciences	MOORE, MARGARET G	1765	§103	Final Rejection	16d overdue	Pending	Mar 16, 2023
18020966	USE OF SORAFENIB IN TREATMENT OF TYPE 1 DIABETES	The Second Xiangya Hospital Of Central South University	OTTON, ALICIA L	1699	§103	Non-Final OA	24d overdue	Pending	Feb 13, 2023
18014156	COMPOUND SERVING AS BTK INHIBITOR, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND USE THEREOF	Shenzhen Hyperway Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.	HERNANDEZ, JACKSON J	1627	§112	Non-Final OA	34d	Pending	Dec 31, 2022
18014157	COMPOUND AS BRAIN-PERMEABLE BTK OR HER2 INHIBITOR, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND USE THEREOF	Shenzhen Hyperway Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.	KWON, YONG SOK	1613	§112	Non-Final OA	9d	Pending	Dec 31, 2022
17924991	TIME SERIES DATA ADVERSARIAL SAMPLE GENERATING METHOD AND SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM	Chongqing University Of Posts And Telecommunications	AHMED, SYED RAYHAN	2126	§103	Non-Final OA	70d	Pending	Nov 12, 2022