Prosecution Insights
Last updated: July 17, 2026

Bacon & Thomas, Pllc

52 pending office actions • 39 clients • 50 examiners • 37 art units • 0 of 52 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 114 patents granted in the last 365 days

Quality Metrics (n=22216 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

76.0%
Allowance Rate
n=22216
+0.35σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=22216
2.6
OAs to Allowance
n=15921
-0.35σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=15921
1096 days
Time to Allowance
n=15921
+8.4pp
Interview Lift
n=22216
14.4%
RCE Rate
n=22216
2.0%
Appeal Rate
n=22216

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

88.9%
§101 Overcome
n=199
82.7%
§102 Overcome
n=1845
78.5%
§103 Overcome
n=7611
92.3%
§112 Overcome
n=1638

Specialization & Scale

G06F, Y10T, H01L
Top CPC Subclasses
11%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=22216
4
Practitioners
n=22216
5554.0
Apps / Practitioner
n=22216

Portfolio Summary

52
Total Pending OAs
31
Non-Final OAs
18
Final Rejections
3
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 31 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

26
Overdue
1
Due this week
2
Due this month
1
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. 31 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (26)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (2)Due ≤ 60 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.

1
Hard (2%)
42
Medium (81%)
8
Easy (15%)
1
Unknown (2%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (2%)
§103 only33 (63%)
§102 only9 (17%)
§112 only6 (12%)
Double-patenting only2 (4%)
No statute on record1 (2%)

Industry Mix

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

6
Life Sciences
12% of docket
2
Information Tech
4% of docket
1
Communications
2% of docket
10
Semiconductors
19% of docket
26
Mechanical / Eng
50% of docket
7
Business / Other
13% 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.

520 h
Manual time on pending OAs
104 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
182 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
4.5 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
HOQUE, MOHAMMAD M 2 85.1% +9.2%
SHAPIRO, JEFFREY ALAN 2 55.0% +15.7%
SEVERSON, JEREMY R 1 87.6% +10.9%
ROBINSON, KYLE G 1 11.8% +16.7%
GEHMAN, BRYON P 1 73.7% +30.7%
ABOUZAHRA, REHAM K 1 11.1% +9.0%
MCANDREW, CHRISTOPHER P 1 85.8% +14.0%
ANDERSON, AMBER R 1 32.3% +34.9%
VU, PHU 1 85.3% +9.3%
ORTIZ-ORTIZ, ALONDRA MICHELLE 1

Quick Wins (5)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18139017 SIC SHIELDED GATE TRENCH MOSFET WITH IMPROVED PERFORMANCE HOQUE, MOHAMMAD M 45d overdue
18202400 SHIELDED GATE TRENCH DEVICES HAVING A PLANARIZED THERAMLLY GROWN INTER-POLYSILICON OXIDE STRUCTURE HOQUE, MOHAMMAD M 2d overdue
19140534 Alignment and Discrimination Module of Medium Deposit Device SEVERSON, JEREMY R
18868460 ELECTRICAL CONNECTING APPARATUS MCANDREW, CHRISTOPHER P
18884754 ULTRA SHORT THROW PROJECTION LENS VU, PHU

Hard Cases (3)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18962369 ELECTRONIC IDENTIFICATION CODE SCANNER FOR TRACKING SUPPLY CHAIN TRANSACTION INFORMATION BASED ON NO-CODE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF ABOUZAHRA, REHAM K 44d overdue
18766021 SERVER AND METHOD FOR GENERATING INTERVIEW QUESTIONS BASED ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PATEL, NEHA 44d overdue
19131342 ASSESSING HEALTH OF A HEART VALVE ROBINSON, KYLE G

Interview Candidates (7)

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 7 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18888412 ROCK BOLT ANDERSON, AMBER R 45d overdue
18165636 AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME SHAPIRO, JEFFREY ALAN 17d overdue
19140534 Alignment and Discrimination Module of Medium Deposit Device SEVERSON, JEREMY R
19131342 ASSESSING HEALTH OF A HEART VALVE ROBINSON, KYLE G
19085097 STORAGE DEVICE FOR COLLETS GEHMAN, BRYON P
18868460 ELECTRICAL CONNECTING APPARATUS MCANDREW, CHRISTOPHER P
17959526 Method of verifying number of media in media storage unit SHAPIRO, JEFFREY ALAN

Client Portfolio (39 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
28174
36193
37362
37962
37242
17792
17591
36851
36251
36781

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19140534 Alignment and Discrimination Module of Medium Deposit Device Hyosung Tns Inc. SEVERSON, JEREMY R 1759 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 18, 2025
19131342 ASSESSING HEALTH OF A HEART VALVE UNIVERSITETET I OSLO ROBINSON, KYLE G 3685 §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 20, 2025
19085097 STORAGE DEVICE FOR COLLETS Refine Machinery Co., Ltd. GEHMAN, BRYON P 3736 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 20, 2025
18962369 ELECTRONIC IDENTIFICATION CODE SCANNER FOR TRACKING SUPPLY CHAIN TRANSACTION INFORMATION BASED ON NO-CODE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Yysoft Co., Ltd. ABOUZAHRA, REHAM K 3625 §103 Non-Final OA 44d overdue Pending Nov 27, 2024
18868460 ELECTRICAL CONNECTING APPARATUS Kabushiki Kaisha Nihon Micronics MCANDREW, CHRISTOPHER P §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 22, 2024
18888412 ROCK BOLT Msp Mine Support Products (Pty) Ltd. ANDERSON, AMBER R 3678 §103 Non-Final OA 45d overdue Pending Sep 18, 2024
18884754 ULTRA SHORT THROW PROJECTION LENS Sun Yang Optics Development Co., Ltd. VU, PHU 2871 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 13, 2024
18805960 HYDRAULIC CRIMPER FREE FROM DIE CHANGE Kudos Mechanical Co., Ltd. ORTIZ-ORTIZ, ALONDRA MICHELLE 4100 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 15, 2024
18777815 METAL CONTAINER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Tokyo Seikan Co., Ltd. ELOSHWAY, NIKI MARINA 3736 §103 Final Rejection 53d overdue Pending Jul 19, 2024
18770881 SMART MEDICAL BRACELET WITH TRIAGE FUNCTION AND APPLICATION METHOD THEREOF Irobot Medicine Technology Co., Ltd. SAHAND, SANA 3796 §103 Final Rejection 11d overdue Pending Jul 12, 2024
18766021 SERVER AND METHOD FOR GENERATING INTERVIEW QUESTIONS BASED ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Ablej Inc. PATEL, NEHA 3699 §101 Final Rejection 44d overdue Pending Jul 08, 2024
18746151 Temperature Sensor Futaba Corporation COTEY, PHILIP L §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 18, 2024
18745037 ELECTRIC WORKING MACHINE WITH OPERATING ROD Yamabiko Corporation CROSBY JR, RICHARD D 3724 §102 Final Rejection 44d overdue Pending Jun 17, 2024
18670246 STRETCHED FILM AND METHOD FOR MODIFICATION TREATMENT OF STRETCHED FILM Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, Ltd. KHATRI, PRASHANT J 1783 §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 21, 2024
18664684 METHOD OF INTRODUCING A BARE FIBER TIP INTO A HANDPIECE, SCOPE, OR CANNULA WITHOUT DAMAGE Optical Integrity, Inc. BAYS, PAMELA M 3796 §103 Non-Final OA 1d overdue Pending May 15, 2024
18655456 POWER CUTTING MACHINE Yamabiko Corporation RILEY, JONATHAN G 3724 §112 Non-Final OA Pending May 06, 2024
18654038 DISPLAY DEVICE Innolux Corporation NARAGHI, ALI §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 03, 2024
18650558 ELECTRONIC DEVICE Innolux Corporation JAHAN, BILKIS 2817 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 30, 2024
18643213 GYRO UNIT AND STEERING SYSTEM Futaba Corporation REDA, MATTHEW J 3665 §103 Final Rejection Pending Apr 23, 2024
18697121 CURTAIN WALL Nausikaa Els P. Claeys KWIECINSKI, RYAN D 3635 §103 Final Rejection 96d overdue Pending Mar 29, 2024
18617701 Isolated Power Supply Having a Fast Output Response National Taiwan University FINCH III, FRED E 2838 §102 Final Rejection Pending Mar 27, 2024
18432674 LAPAROSCOPIC HEPATIC PORTAL OCCLUSION DEVICE Jining Medical University DUBOSE, LAUREN 3771 §112 Non-Final OA 40d Pending Feb 05, 2024
18411510 AI Vehicle with Its Control System Powershow Limited ORANGE, DAVID BENJAMIN 2663 §103 Non-Final OA 6d Pending Jan 12, 2024
18521012 Electromagnetically Activated Moisture Reactive Solid Adhesive Laya Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd. USELDING, JOHN E §112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 28, 2023
18520914 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS Tomofun Co., Ltd. HAN, JOSEP §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 28, 2023
18511100 ROBOTIC WORKING APPARATUS Yamabiko Corporation CHAD, ANISS 3662 §102 Final Rejection 52d overdue Pending Nov 16, 2023
18509373 OPTICAL COMPENSATION FILM Ytdiamond Co., Ltd. HALL, VICTORIA KATHLEEN 2897 §112 Non-Final OA 9d overdue Pending Nov 15, 2023
18501426 THERMAL CONDUCTIVE AND BREATHABLE MEMBRANE UC Bacon Company Limited NORRIS, CLAIRE A 1779 §112 Final Rejection 31d overdue Pending Nov 03, 2023
18384429 DONUT TOOLING MOLD STRUCTURE AND METHOD Cool Things Corp. LAN, YAN 1782 §102 Non-Final OA 36d overdue Pending Oct 27, 2023
18375587 SYSTEM INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE EJECTABLE SAFETY POD FOR PROTECTING OCCUPANTS OF A VEHICLE DURING AND AFTER A CATASTROPHIC EVENT X-Pod Technologies LLC GLOVER, SHANNA DANIELLE 3642 §103 Non-Final OA 46d overdue Pending Oct 02, 2023
18551944 METHOD OF PRODUCING WATER TREATMENT AGENT FOR SOLVING SILICA SCALE PROBLEM Hiroyuki Koike PERRIN, CLARE M 1779 §103 Non-Final OA 50d overdue Pending Sep 22, 2023
18368217 ANTI-ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE WAFER STRUCTURE Walton Advanced Engineering Inc. PHAN, STEVE QUOC 2817 §103 Non-Final OA 46d overdue Pending Sep 14, 2023
18368065 METHOD FOR HIGH-SECURITY NETWORK MESSAGE TRANSMISSION Walton Advanced Engineering Inc. SURVILLO, OLEG 2457 §103 Final Rejection 14d Pending Sep 14, 2023
18234083 SIC TRENCH DEVICES HAVING N-TYPE GATE OXIDE SHIELD ZONES Nami Mos Co., Ltd. BARZYKIN, VICTOR V 2893 §103 Non-Final OA 24d overdue Pending Aug 15, 2023
18260404 LECTIN PROTEIN FOR TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES UNICHEM LABORATORIES LIMITED SCHWECHTER, BRANDON ROSS 1674 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 05, 2023
18202400 SHIELDED GATE TRENCH DEVICES HAVING A PLANARIZED THERAMLLY GROWN INTER-POLYSILICON OXIDE STRUCTURE Nami Mos Co., Ltd. HOQUE, MOHAMMAD M 2817 §103 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending May 26, 2023
18315637 WHEEL MACHINING DEVICE Top-One Machinery Co., Ltd. RAMOS, NICOLE N 3722 §103 Non-Final OA 45d overdue Pending May 11, 2023
18139017 SIC SHIELDED GATE TRENCH MOSFET WITH IMPROVED PERFORMANCE Nami Mos Co., Ltd. HOQUE, MOHAMMAD M 2817 §103 Non-Final OA 45d overdue Pending Apr 25, 2023
18138764 QUANTUM DOT LIGHT EMITTING MATERIAL AND DIFFUSION PLATE COMPRISING THE SAME Skylight Inc. HOBAN, MATTHEW E DP Non-Final OA Pending Apr 25, 2023
18127159 BODY MASSAGING AND WASHING APPARATUS Samwell Testing Inc. JONES, AISLINN MOIRA 3785 §103 Non-Final OA 72d overdue Pending Mar 28, 2023
18114421 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CAN BODY AND MANUFACTURING LINE OF THE SAME Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, Ltd. TEMPLETON, CHRISTOPHER L 3725 §102 Non-Final OA 157d overdue Pending Feb 27, 2023
18109430 METHOD FOR PREPARING SEMICONDUCTOR LAYER National Taiwan University RODRIGUEZ VILLANU, SANDRA MILENA 2898 §103 Final Rejection 61d Pending Feb 14, 2023
18165636 AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME Hyosung Tns Inc. SHAPIRO, JEFFREY ALAN 3619 §103 Non-Final OA 17d overdue Pending Feb 07, 2023
17789077 PLUG FOR ELECTRONIC PLUCKED STRING INSTRUMENT AND CABLE WITH PLUG FOR ELECTRONIC PLUCKED STRING INSTRUMENT Tri-Sound Inc. UHLIR, CHRISTOPHER J 3619 DP Final Rejection Pending Oct 24, 2022
17917578 MONITORING FLUID BALANCE Elmedix NV WITTLIFF, KATERINA ANNA 3783 §103 Final Rejection Pending Oct 07, 2022
17959526 Method of verifying number of media in media storage unit Hyosung Tns Inc. SHAPIRO, JEFFREY ALAN 3619 §103 Final Rejection Pending Oct 04, 2022
17950414 SURGICAL LASER FIBER WITH REFLECTIVE STANDOFF SLEEVE AND METHOD OF PREVENTING DUST PARTICLE BUILDUP WITHIN A STANDOFF SLEEVE Optical Integrity, Inc. CHU, CHRIS H 2874 §103 Final Rejection 21d Pending Sep 22, 2022
17881176 WORKING ROBOT SYSTEM Yamabiko Corporation ALGEHAIM, MOHAMED A 3668 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 04, 2022
17731341 MICROWAVE DRYING APPARATUS FOR THE MINIMIZATION OF DRINKING WATER PLANT RESIDUALS U.S. Environmental Protection Agency BELAY, DILNESSA B 3761 §102 Final Rejection 119d overdue Pending Apr 28, 2022
17711203 ROBOTIC COLLECTION SYSTEM Yamabiko Corporation MACKEY, PATRICK HEWEY 3653 §102 Final Rejection 18d overdue Pending Apr 01, 2022
17639671 PROJECTOR FOR A SOLID-STATE LIDAR SYSTEM Xenomatix NV CHEN, CHIA-LING 3645 §103 Non-Final OA 1d overdue Pending Mar 02, 2022
17491571 Multiple Physiological Data Collection Device and System Largan Health Ai-Tech Co., Ltd. ROBINSON, GRETA LEE 2163 §102 Final Rejection 1d overdue Pending Oct 01, 2021

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