Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Arc Patents

Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

31 pending office actions • 16 clients • 31 examiners • 27 art units • 0 of 31 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 58 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

ARC PATENTS has 30 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems, with 1419 career applications. The application history provides meaningful context for its current prosecution workload in this technology area.

The resolved allowance rate is 91.06%, and the average is 2.72 office actions per allowance. The data shows a high rate of successful resolution alongside more than two examination actions on average. Practitioners may therefore prioritize both strong initial positioning and structured follow-up responses.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Quality Metrics (n=1419 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

91.1%
Allowance Rate
n=1419
+0.66σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=1419
2.7
OAs to Allowance
n=1110
-0.50σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=1110
905 days
Time to Allowance
n=1110
+9.0pp
Interview Lift
n=1419
24.0%
RCE Rate
n=1419
0.4%
Appeal Rate
n=1419

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

76.8%
§101 Overcome
n=190
85.5%
§102 Overcome
n=393
83.5%
§103 Overcome
n=697
86.5%
§112 Overcome
n=505

Specialization & Scale

G06F, A61N, H04L
Top CPC Subclasses
23%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=1419
0
Practitioners
n=1419
—
Apps / Practitioner
n=1419 (min 20)

Portfolio Summary

31
Total Pending OAs
19
Non-Final OAs
10
Final Rejections
2
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 8 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

5
Overdue
1
Due this week
1
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
1
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. 8 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (5)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (1)Due later (1)

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.

20
Hard (65%)
10
Medium (32%)
0
Easy (0%)
1
Unknown (3%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only5 (16%)
§101 + other10 (32%)
§103 only8 (26%)
§102 only1 (3%)
Double-patenting + other1 (3%)
Multi-statute (no §101)5 (16%)
No statute on record1 (3%)

Industry Mix

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

2
Life Sciences
6% of docket
6
Information Tech
19% of docket
3
Communications
10% of docket
3
Semiconductors
10% of docket
15
Mechanical / Eng
48% of docket
2
Business / Other
6% 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.

310 h
Manual time on pending OAs
62 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
108 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.7 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
TRACY JR., EDWARD 1 76.5% +38.4%
GUSTAFSON, MATHEW DONALD 1 71.4% +57.1%
DANGOL, ASHESH 1 69.6% +51.5%
BAHL, SANGEETA 1 20.9% +20.4%
WILSON, NICHOLAS R 1 87.3% +11.6%
SHIPMAN, KYLE HARRISON 1 — —
DAGNEW, SABA 1 37.4% +18.1%
REYES, REGINALD R 1 40.9% +31.5%
TRAN, KENNETH PHUOC 1 30.8% +66.7%
SIMPSON, DIONE N 1 32.3% +32.3%

Hard Cases (20)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18974043 TRIAGE AND RESOURCE OPTIMISATION SYSTEM FOR COMMUNITY-BASED PALLIATIVE CARE REYES, REGINALD R 112d overdue
18631481 HOTEL ROOM ONLINE MARKETPLACE FOR SELLING A PARTIAL BLOCK OF HOTEL ROOMS SELECTED FROM A BLOCK OF HOTEL ROOMS YONO, RAVEN E 71d overdue
18761242 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS WERONSKI, MATTHEW S 16d overdue
18628670 SYSTEM THAT EFFICIENTLY CALCULATES AND SETS ALARM DELAYS FOR PATIENT MONITORING DEVICES RASNIC, HUNTER J 6d
18641300 METHOD FOR DETERMINING A FUTURE HEALTH CONDITION OF AN INDIVIDUAL HUYNH, EMILY 29d
19275955 ITERATIVE METHOD FOR MONITORING A COMPUTING DEVICE GUSTAFSON, MATHEW DONALD —
19063557 METHOD FOR MANAGING CUSTOMER COMMUNICATIONS BAHL, SANGEETA —
19021749 DATA GENERATION METHOD, ASSOCIATED COMPUTER PROGRAM AND COMPUTING DEVICE WILSON, NICHOLAS R —

Interview Candidates (9)

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
18974043 TRIAGE AND RESOURCE OPTIMISATION SYSTEM FOR COMMUNITY-BASED PALLIATIVE CARE REYES, REGINALD R 112d overdue
19242914 DUCTED STRUCTURE, DUCTED FAN AND AIRCRAFT DANGOL, ASHESH 16d overdue
18980188 MULTI-STAGE CONTENT ANALYSIS SYSTEM THAT PROFILES USERS AND SELECTS PROMOTIONS DAGNEW, SABA 83d
19574005 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM THAT MODERATES AND EVALUATES DISCUSSIONS TRACY JR., EDWARD —
19275955 ITERATIVE METHOD FOR MONITORING A COMPUTING DEVICE GUSTAFSON, MATHEW DONALD —
19063557 METHOD FOR MANAGING CUSTOMER COMMUNICATIONS BAHL, SANGEETA —
19021749 DATA GENERATION METHOD, ASSOCIATED COMPUTER PROGRAM AND COMPUTING DEVICE WILSON, NICHOLAS R —
18940411 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREFETCHING DATA IN A HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING SYSTEM TRAN, KENNETH PHUOC —

Client Portfolio (16 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
28573
36842
26561
21131
36421
36261
26111
17711
36211
21961

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19574005 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM THAT MODERATES AND EVALUATES DISCUSSIONS Socratic Metric, LLC TRACY JR., EDWARD 2656 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Mar 20, 2026
19275955 ITERATIVE METHOD FOR MONITORING A COMPUTING DEVICE Bull SAS GUSTAFSON, MATHEW DONALD 2113 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 21, 2025
19242914 DUCTED STRUCTURE, DUCTED FAN AND AIRCRAFT Nanjing University Of Aeronautics And Astronautics DANGOL, ASHESH 3642 §103 Final Rejection 16d overdue Pending Jun 18, 2025
19063557 METHOD FOR MANAGING CUSTOMER COMMUNICATIONS Bull SAS BAHL, SANGEETA 3626 §101§102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 26, 2025
19021749 DATA GENERATION METHOD, ASSOCIATED COMPUTER PROGRAM AND COMPUTING DEVICE Bull SAS WILSON, NICHOLAS R 2611 §101 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 15, 2025
18877665 IMPROVED REMOTELY OR AUTONOMOUSLY OPERABLE AIR DISINFECTION SYSTEM Akara Robotics Limited SHIPMAN, KYLE HARRISON 1771 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 20, 2024
18980188 MULTI-STAGE CONTENT ANALYSIS SYSTEM THAT PROFILES USERS AND SELECTS PROMOTIONS Kaptivating Technology LLC DAGNEW, SABA 3621 — Non-Final OA 83d Pending Dec 13, 2024
18974043 TRIAGE AND RESOURCE OPTIMISATION SYSTEM FOR COMMUNITY-BASED PALLIATIVE CARE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK - NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND REYES, REGINALD R 3684 §101 Final Rejection 112d overdue Pending Dec 09, 2024
18940411 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREFETCHING DATA IN A HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING SYSTEM Ensta Bretagne TRAN, KENNETH PHUOC 2196 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 07, 2024
18905425 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY EVALUATING A CANDIDATE Bull SAS SIMPSON, DIONE N 3628 §101§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 03, 2024
18896528 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSIGNING TICKETS TO AGENTS Atos France IQBAL, MUSTAFA 3625 §101 Final Rejection — Pending Sep 25, 2024
18887586 DECISION INTELLIGENCE PLATFORM AND METHOD FOR DECISION INTELLIGENCE PLATFORM Atos France SYED, FARHAN M 2161 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 17, 2024
18827438 DIGITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, CORRESPONDING METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Bull SAS WILCOX, JAMES J 2439 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Sep 06, 2024
18810788 METHOD OF CONTROLLING PRESSURE VARIATION IN WORKING FLUIDS IN A FLUID CIRCUIT UNDERGOING WORKING PRESSURE VARIATIONS Holmes Solutions Limited Partnership KING, BRADLEY T 3616 §103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 21, 2024
18772811 SOFTWARE-DEFINED RADIO WITH POWER AMPLIFIER PROTECTION Bull SAS BURD, KEVIN MICHAEL 2632 §103 Non-Final OA 17d overdue Pending Jul 15, 2024
18761242 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS Bull SAS WERONSKI, MATTHEW S 3627 §101§103 Final Rejection 16d overdue Pending Jul 01, 2024
18742520 METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING A DECISION TREE FOR DIAGNOSING A SYSTEM, METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING THE SYSTEM, DEVICES AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS THEREOF Atos France JACKSON, JORDAN L 2857 §101§102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 13, 2024
18738998 DUAL NEEDLE DELIVERY SYSTEM THAT CONNECTS AND DEPLOYS NEEDLES OF A MEDICATION DELIVERY DEVICE Gina G. Stetsko ZAMORY, JUSTIN L §101 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 10, 2024
18735291 METHOD FOR CONFIGURING A DATA PROCESSING CHAIN Atos France LANE, THOMAS BERNARD 2142 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 06, 2024
18670348 DEVICE FOR DEEP TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION REGULATION TREATMENT Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University CASLER, BRIAN L 3791 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 21, 2024
18641300 METHOD FOR DETERMINING A FUTURE HEALTH CONDITION OF AN INDIVIDUAL Bull SAS HUYNH, EMILY 3683 §101§112 Non-Final OA 29d Pending Apr 19, 2024
18631481 HOTEL ROOM ONLINE MARKETPLACE FOR SELLING A PARTIAL BLOCK OF HOTEL ROOMS SELECTED FROM A BLOCK OF HOTEL ROOMS Roomrite Group Solutions, Inc. YONO, RAVEN E 3694 §101§112 Final Rejection 71d overdue Pending Apr 10, 2024
18628670 SYSTEM THAT EFFICIENTLY CALCULATES AND SETS ALARM DELAYS FOR PATIENT MONITORING DEVICES Nihon Kohden Digital Health Solutions LLC RASNIC, HUNTER J 3684 §101§103 Non-Final OA 6d Pending Apr 05, 2024
18618897 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RELEASING RESOURCES OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTATION SYSTEM Bull SAS SUN, CHARLIE 2198 §101§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 27, 2024
18598699 SHOCK DETECTION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Nihon Kohden Digital Health Solutions LLC HODGE, LAURA NICOLE 3792 §101 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 07, 2024
18590643 METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING THE DETECTION OF TARGET CASES IN AN IMBALANCED DATASET Bull SAS WHITAKER, ANDREW B 3629 §101§103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 28, 2024
18685868 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING HEALTH STATE OF SINTERING DEVICE Hunan Linxin New Materials Co., Ltd. ALEXANDER, EMMA LYNNE 2857 §101§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 22, 2024
18406968 SODA MAGCITE COMPOSITION, METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND USE IN CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) SEQUESTRATION Aspiring Materials Limited NASSIRI MOTLAGH, ANITA 1734 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jan 08, 2024
18248515 CLOTHES DRYER Maikology Designated Activity Company NGUYEN, BAO D 3762 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Apr 10, 2023
18081602 SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A CARBON FOOTPRINT OF A COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURE IN REAL TIME Bull SAS HAGOS, EYOB 2857 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 14, 2022
17870205 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLD STORAGE AND HOT OR COLD DELIVERY OF A BREWED BEVERAGE Ryan Brothers Coffee Of San Diego, Inc. MCKANE, ELIZABETH L 3991 §103§112Other Final Rejection — Pending Jul 21, 2022

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Arc Patents's patent allowance rate?

91.1% of resolved applications prosecuted by Arc Patents were allowed, across 1,419 applications in USPTO records.

How many office actions does Arc Patents average before allowance?

2.72 office actions per allowed application on average.

How many pending office actions does Arc Patents have?

31 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 16 clients, before 31 examiners in 27 art units.

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